Mozart's Birthday

Opera guild's party draws big crowd
Denver Post - Helen Santilli; Mary Ann Ross; Jack Race; and Lyn Barber, who is chairing the 2006 vocal competition. Preliminaries begin March 4 at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver. (Special / Carol Hoffman) Baritone William Wilson, left, with mezzo

'Amadeus' staging is fun challenge for Players
Sun and Press - TICKETS: $15 (seniors on Sundays, $12). Call 687-2130 for more information or for reservations. DIRECTIONS FROM BINGHAMTON: From Route 17 West, take exit 64 for Owego. Go over the Court Street Bridge, and take a right at the light onto Front Street

Mozart masterpieces with a sweet twist
Independent Online - Vienna, Austria - It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart musical motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday

WinterSong Festival: The hills are alive
Georgia Straight - Chor Leoni conductor Diane Loomer will be leading both her choir and Vancouverites in song during the region s newest annual festival. So you ve made it through the slog of Christmas, with all of its associated musical accoutrements, and survived

Mozart megastar at 250
Washington Times - SALZBURG, Austria -- People toasted Mozart with champagne yesterday and sang "Happy Birthday" outside the house where he was born in Salzburg, as the world celebrated the birth 250 years ago of the musical genius. "You feel Mozart in every street

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