"Classical," said Safin, anticipating the event, without knowing how right he'd be.
"The beginning of the film is very classical," said Ferid Boughedir, a Tunisian director ("Halfaouine, Child of the Terraces," 1990) who is also a film critic.
"We feel there are channels that lend themselves to a commercial-free environment, like jazz and classical," said XM's chief executive, Hugh Panero.
"It was a totally new thing to me — nothing to compare to the jazz stuff I played, or even the classical," said Craig Avery, a jazz pianist.
John Vernile, vice president for promotion of Sony Classical, says, "Charlotte has done more to make young kids aware of classical music and opera than anyone has done in years".
"I'm always very cautious to use the words Pop and Classical," said Hadleigh, "because you're bound to offend someone.
"It's a lot easier for contemporary deejays to get jobs than it is for classical," said an official of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
In 1954, Leonard Bernstein summed up the feelings of many classical musicians, saying, "The themes are terrific inspired, God-given.
At 7, Ms. Keys started classical piano lessons; at 14, when her classical teacher said he had nothing left to teach her, she began studying jazz.
" 'Raymonda' is very classical, and 'Cinderella' is modern, but also in the base of the classical," Fateyev said.
