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A Conductor Stops The Opera Twice When Audience Cellphones Ring

MUSIC Posted: February 24, 2020 4:45 am

Carlo Rozzi, conducting the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff on February 22, stopped Verdi’s Les Vêpres Sicilienes twice – and he wasn’t afraid to go directly to the audience about why. Said a member of the audience, “He got a warm round of applause after he stopped and ticked off the audience member. Both incidents were right at the beginning of the show and all was well after that.” – BBC

MUSIC Published: 02.23.20

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