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Music Review

A Tosca Who Comes Out to Meet the Audience
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
When Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic gave a concert performance of Puccini’s “Tosca,” the stage looked as though it had been set up for a rock concert.
Music Review

Day of Celebration: From Russia With Love and a Few Other Things
By ALLAN KOZINN
It looked promising: “Stars of the Kirov Celebrate Russia Day” brought together a handful of Russian singers, a chorus, a pianist and a cellist to commemorate the Russian Federation’s national day at Carnegie Hall.