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James Levine (Verbier Festival)All the World’s a Stage: Extraordinary Locations
Great musicians and extraordinary surroundings are essential to the making of any summer festival. Every year since 1949, the world's most accomplished and promising musicians have made a pilgrimage to the Colorado Rockies for the Aspen Music Festival. We speak with David Zinman, Aspen’s music director, about what makes this idyllic destination such a destination not only for the rich and famous, but also for top-flight musicians. Then we speak with James Levine, music director of Switzerland’s Verbier Festival, about why it is fast becoming one of the hottest tickets in Europe. And we get a report from our European correspondent Mariana Schroeder about the Seville Music Festival in Spain.
» Aspen Music Festival Web site
» Carmen in Seville Web site
» Verbier Festival Web site
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