11.   This year he will conduct no operas, he said.

12.   Carlo Rizzi conducted both operas with a lot of energy but also with some missed signals between the orchestra and the singers.

13.   Carlo Rizzi conducted both operas with fervor, although with occasional miscues between the orchestra and the singers.

14.   Doctors warned Levine that conducting the opera by Ferruccio Busoni could aggravate a recurring back ailment.

15.   He conducted opera at the Stadtisches Theater in Freiburg and in Darmstadt.

16.   The opera will be conducted by Italian Maurizio Barbacini.

17.   Under the contract, Gergiev will conduct eight operas at the Met in the next five seasons, primarily works in Russian.