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...Georg Solti, the Paris Opéra's principal guest conductor, led Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. A light had been glaring in his eyes all evening and, leaning away to avoid it, he had already broken two batons. Then, early on in Act III, he stabbed himself in the temple with the point of his third baton. Blood poured down into his right eye, dripping onto the score and music desk. Onstage, Count Almaviva was alone, plotting revenge against his uppity manservant, Figaro. Solti went on beating time with his right hand and sopping...
...many an opera buff the music is all well and good, but what really counts is the thrill of encountering a glamorous big-name conductor-such as Paris' Sir Georg Solti (who will conduct Le Nozze di Figaro and Otello) or La Scala's dashing Claudio Abbado (Macbeth, La Cenerentola, Simon Boccanegra). Or being present when an important artist breaks through into international stardom-as, say, Paris' dulcet-voiced soprano Margaret Price (the Countess in Figaro, Desdemona in Otello) may well do this time. Before La Scala and Paris wind up their two-week stands (Paris will...
...Elgin Symphony Orchestra, she might be called an unsung heroine: her principal job is to ready her chorus for other maestros. She founded her group 19 years ago at Fritz Reiner's invitation. Today the Hillis sound-vibrant, precise, enormous-has become an indispensable element of the famed Solti sound, notably at events like Sir Georg's luminous concert version of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman. Says Solti: "Working with her and that chorus is one of the major joys of my life...
...chorus have voices of professional solo caliber. But even they earn only about $2,000 per year-the rest get nothing-and most of the singers have full-time jobs elsewhere, so it is up to Hillis to keep drilling them. She is just as demanding as Reiner or Solti, although a bit less overwhelming. Her worst insult: "You sound like a church choir...
...Chicago Symphony Orchestra is at home, and yet its conductor, Georg Solti, was reportedly spotted at Logan airport...