The voice of the muezzin echoed among the stones of the majestic Roman amphitheatre of El Djem, Tunisia, and Riccardo Muti lowered his baton, letting the religious call die down before returning to direct the Mephistopheles: “moments like this – he would later state – transcend different religions and cultures”, and underline the true meaning of the Roads to Friendship.
For the first time the “resident” orchestra, the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, perfomed at the Festival.

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