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The Radio France Philharmonic orchestra's South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung performs during a rehearsal in the new auditorium of the Maison de la Radio before its inauguration on November 14, 2014 in Paris. The two orchestras of Radio France will perform Wagner, Mozart and Prokofiev during tonight's inauguration of the new Maison de la Radio after five years of refurbishing. AFP PHOTO LOIC VENANCE

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South Korean maestro Chung will be the first Asian to head Italy’s famed La Scala

by Anthony Kuhn June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan’s famous opera house.

Justin Hopkins, left, Nathan Granner, David Morgans, Markel Reed and Chaz'men Williams-Ali rehearse a scene for Detroit Opera's performances of Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five on May 10, 16 and 18

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This opera tells the story of ‘The Central Park Five,’ Donald Trump’s role included

by Neda Ulaby May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

In 1989, Trump took out full-page newspaper ads demanding the death penalty “for roving bands of wild criminals.” The Detroit Opera decided to program this work long before the presidential election.

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