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Magdalena Kozena as Idamante in a dress rehearsal for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Idomeneo; the production was part of the 2006 Salzburg (Austria) Festival.

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Topics

rock festival Glastonbury Festival 8 Music Festivals Not to Miss Newport Folk Festival Lollapalooza BBC Proms Coachella Monterey Jazz Festival Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Pitchfork Music Festival concert musical societies and institutions opera Notre-Dame school Western music Japanese music Native American music jazz harmony choral music

Key People

Portrait of Benjamin Britten, British composer, wearing a suit and patterned tie, looking toward the camera with a neutral expression.

Benjamin Britten

British composer

Wagner, Cosima and Richard

Cosima Wagner

German art director

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Elizabeth Penn Sprague Coolidge

American philanthropist

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