Sentence examples for conducted the opening from inspiring English sources

Arturo Toscanini conducted the opening concerts in December 1936 and again in April 1938.

The meetings will begin, say, with analyzing how one priest or another conducted the opening prayers or the Eucharistic prayer.

When Georges Prêtre, who has died aged 92, conducted the opening bars of his first opera, Saint-Saëns Samsonn et Dalila, they were disturbed by rustling sweet papers.

Mr. Ozawa conducted the opening concert, on Friday, the orchestra's first outing together in eight weeks (after a run of Boston Pops concerts, involving most of the players, and vacation).

In 1954 he conducted the opening performance of a new production of The Tales of Hoffmann (without rehearsal) as the elderly French conductor was considered incapable and tactfully removed.

Although Mackerras was chief conductor at Sadler's Wells in 1970, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in his native Australia in 1982 (he had conducted the opening concert at the Sydney Opera House in 1973), and Welsh National Opera from 1987-92, he was never given the top orchestral or operatic job he deserved.

Mr. Gergiev conducts the opening concert and James Levine the closing concert.

Mr. Gergiev will conduct the opening of the Russian Festival (June 8 to June 27).

At 2 30 p.m. Baba Lorisha John Mason will conduct the opening prayers of good beginnings in the African Galleries.

Zubin Mehta is the principal director, and he was around earlier to conduct the opening presentation of "La Traviata" and a couple of concerts.

On Wednesday, ushering in his first season as the artistic director of the Los Angeles Opera, Mr. Domingo will conduct the opening of Verdi's "Aida".