Placido Domingo promos his new book

NYP2003040210 - NEW YORK, APRIL 2 (UPI) Opera tenor Placido Domingo appears at the Metropolitan Opera Shop at New York City's Lincoln Center on April 2, 2003 to autograph copies of a new book about him entitled: "Placido Domingo: My Operatic Roles" by Helena Matheopoulos. rlw/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI

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Opera company founder Rescigno dead at 92

VITERBO, Italy, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Nicola Rescigno, a famed conductor and founder of two major U.S. opera companies, has died in a hospital in Viterbo, Italy, said his nephew, Joseph.

Bryan Adams' photos on display in N.Y.

NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- Canadian musician Bryan Adams has photographed numerous celebrities for a Hear the World exhibit now open in New York.

Placido Domingo set for Pope's U.S. party

WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- Tenor Placido Domingo is set to perform at the 81st birthday party for Pope Benedict XVI at the Italian Embassy in Washington, officials said.

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Pavarotti funeral a home town tribute

MODENA, Italy, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The home town of the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti was alive with applause Saturday as the singer's friends and family paid him one last tribute.

Music world mourns Pavarotti's death

MODENA, Italy, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- British pop star Elton John declared Thursday "a sad day for music and a sad day for the world" because Luciano Pavarotti has died in Italy at the age of 71.

Woody Allen to direct Puccini opera

LOS ANGELES, June 21 (UPI) -- Actor-director Woody Allen will make his operatic directorial debut in September 2008, directing Giacomo Puccini's lone comedy for the Los Angeles Opera.

'La Boheme' to be simulcast this fall

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The Washington National Opera said it will present Puccini's "La Boheme" to 17 universities and high schools across the nation through a free, live simulcast.

Edgar Baitzel, L.A. Opera COO, dies

LOS ANGELES, March 13 (UPI) -- Edgar Baitzel, chief operating officer of Los Angeles Opera, died of cancer in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 51. Baitzel was considered by many as a major contributor to the artistic and financial success of the company, the Los Angeles Times said