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NEW YORK, Jul 27, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Mostly Mozart Festival in New York will mark both its 40th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the birth of the famed composer this year.
The New York Post reported that when the festival begins Friday, those in attendance will be treated to an opera based upon an unfinished work of Mozart's and performances from the festival's assembled orchestra.
Louis Langree, the festival music director, said fans will not be disappointed by the performance of the orchestra, which is made up of members of several symphony orchestras.
"It's very mysterious," said Langree. "We play only one month a year, yet when we are together again we so quickly find our sound, our way of shaping the phrasing."
Langree also had high praise for the festival's performance of Mozart's unfinished anti-slavery opera, "Zaide," calling it "a masterpiece."
To begin the festival, fans of the composer will be presented with a free concert which will feature both Mozart's first and last symphonies, the Post said.
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