MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 20: Francesco Micheli (L) and Daniel Barenboim (R) attend the 'Science For Peace' First World Conference on November 20, 2009 in Milan, Italy. The aim of the Conference is to examine the importance of scientific development as a means of improving the quality of our lives, and to delineate a new role for science in the society of the third millennium. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 20: Francesco Micheli (L) and Daniel Barenboim (R) attend the 'Science For Peace' First World Conference on November 20, 2009 in Milan, Italy. The aim of the Conference is to examine the importance of scientific development as a means of improving the quality of our lives, and to delineate a new role for science in the society of the third millennium.

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  2. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim and Sicilian director Emma Dante talk of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  3. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  4. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  5. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  6. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim gestures as he talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  7. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim plays piano as he talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  8. Marina Berlusconi, daughter of Italy's prime minister Silvio, and her husband Maurizio Vanadia pose during a break at George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  9. Marina Berlusconi, daughter of Italy's prime minister Silvio, and her husband Maurizio Vanadia pose during a break at George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  10. Marina Berlusconi, daughter of Italy's prime minister Silvio, gestures during a break at George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  11. Saif al-Islam (R), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talks with Eni's Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni as they attend George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  12. A general view of the audience during George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  13. Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (C), Milan's Mayor Letizia Moratti (R) and Gabon's President Ali Ben Bongo attend George Bizet's "Carmen" show at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  14. FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, a general view of La Scala theater is seen prior to Daniel Barenboim conducting Bizet's "Carmen" for La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere in Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. La Scala performers and musicians wanted management's attention when they donned street clothes for the final December performance of "Carmen." Though the lead singers were in costume, some other performers and musicians dressed down for the show in a protest to pressure the revered Italian opera house to clarify the rules for their working abroad.
  15. Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arrives to watch George Bizet's "Carmen" at the La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducted "Carmen" which opened the 2010 opera season.
  16. Marina Berlusconi, daughter of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and her husband Maurizio Vanadia, left, arrive for the premiere of Daniel Barenboim conducting Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The gala season opener Monday evening stars German tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Don Jose and 25-year-old Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, just a year out of La Scala's academy, in the title role as Carmen.

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