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  • Saturday, 15 June, 2019
    ObituaryFranco Zeffirelli
    Franco Zeffirelli, film and opera director 1923-2019

    Anglophile Italian who brought panache-with-naturalism to stage and screen

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    A versatile talent who turned his back on glamour to embrace music for its own sake

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    Peter Maxwell Davies, composer, 1934-2016

    ‘Enfant terrible’ who became a prolific member of the UK’s classical music establishment

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    Pierre Boulez, composer, 1925-2016

    Champion of the avant-garde who stamped his image on the musical life of the second half of the 20th century

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    Recording documents how Georg Solti invests the music with the intensity and drive that became his hallmark as a conductor

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    The composer’s most successful opera underscores her gift for concision and sound-pictures of sophisticated lyricism

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    Berlioz: Harold in Italy

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    The mezzo soprano and her regular accompanist explore the folk-inspired work of five classical composers spanning a century

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