My Life
by Benvenuto Cellini
Acelebrated goldsmith, sculptor, and writer, Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) memorialized his notorious life in one of the worlds earliest surviving autobiographies...
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The Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) is considered the greatest goldsmith of the Italian Renaissance. He was also the author of the celebrated "Autobiography."Given the imm...
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Hector Berlioz was devastated when his "Benvenuto Cellini" was booed off the stage 169 years ago. On Friday, he would have been vindicated.The finicky Salzburg Festival audience couldn't get enough...
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Vienna (dpa) - A man charged with the theft of a priceless 500-
year-old baroque Saliera salt-cellar was sentenced to five years
imprisonment Tuesday in Austria's most spect...
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The latest resurrection of Gounod's Faust at the Metropolitan Opera-staged with compulsive vividness-employs a cast that for uniform brilliance may surpass that of any Faust in the company's 122-ye...
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Marcello Giordani is performing for the Supremes.No, the Italian tenor isn't auditioning for a crossover career. He's been invited to give a private recital Thursday night in Washington for the Sup...
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