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Jessye Norman to sing John Cage (not at the Obama inaugural)

November 8, 2012 by Norman Lebrecht

11/8/12 6:28 PM | filed under: main |

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Dave says:

November 8, 2012 at 11:06 pm

I think that making the right choices includes not listening to Cage’s so-called music.
- Jeanne C. Fuchs says:
  
  November 9, 2012 at 9:44 pm
  
  Probaby a couple days of silence would be nice. Easy rehearsal.
Graham Harris says:

November 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Norman to sing Cage? A “musical” oxymoron!

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