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...high B-flat at the end of Celeste Aida-was rough and ragged, belted out with a desperate fortissimo instead of the more difficult pianissimo that Verdi called for in the score. Elsewhere, Pavarotti's eyes clung to the safety of the prompter's box and the conductor's baton, leaving most of the acting to Soprano Margaret Price (battling a bronchial infection but singing well nonetheless) and Stefania Toczyska, a sultry Polish mezzo and a star of the future, whose Amneris blazed with passionate fury...
Boston Philharmonic--Benjamin Zander, conductor; Andrew Rangell, soloist; music of Gluck, Beethoven and Stravinsky; Jordan Hall...
CLASSICAL: B.U. Symphony Orchestra; Mario di Bonaventura, conductor; music of Haydn and Ginastera; B.U. Concert Hall; Friday...
...Arte Chamber Orchestra--David Hoose, guest conductor; music of Haydn, Harbison, and Schumann; Sanders Theater...
Orpheus Chambar Ensemble--Merrill Shea, conductor; music of Krommer, Mozart, Dvorak and Seita; Naumburg Room, Fogg Art Museum...