The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, with Artis—Naples Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley, will be joined onstage by at least 100 singers for the performance of the Beethoven Symphony No. 9. Photos courtesy Artis—Naples
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At last, Beethoven’s best, the ‘Ode to Joy’ symphony No. 9 returns
From a piece of poetry that bounced around Beethoven’s brain for 20 years before he took a music quill to it — and spent 20 more years composing around it — the Symphony No. 9 has emerged as the world’s biggest success story.
