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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first act to perform - the wine smashed against the ship for its maiden voyage, as it were - was the Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, a symphony orchestra decked out with traditional (violins, etc) and modern (electric guitars, etc.) instruments. The Orquestra kicked things off with an ear-splitting version of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" - that's the theme from "2001: A Space Odessey" for those of you who don't follow classical music. The group was so startlingly loud I didn't really look up to see whether they were actually playing "Also Spach Zarathustra" or whether it was prerecorded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock in Rio, Part 3 | 1/18/2001 | See Source »

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