On World of Opera, Lisa Simeone presents Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen in a production from the Maggio Musicale in Florence, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa.

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The funeral began with Venezuela's national youth orchestra singing the national anthem, led by famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

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The percussion-based band consists of 17 musicians, and each show is completely improvised, led by a conductor who uses more than 70 hand, finger and body signals to tell the musicians what and how to play.

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His abilities eventually led him to the conductor's job in Boston -- a role he's occupied for nearly 30 years.

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Conductor Louis Langree led the orchestra in a wonderfully idiomatic account of the haunting and lushly melodic score.

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His pursuit of conducting was aided by a two-year scholarship in Aberdeen, which led him to study with eminent German conductor Hermann Scherchen.

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This led to a performance that the panel liked less than the one under the meeker conductor, who exercised little influence over his players.

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