Sentence examples for opts to perform from inspiring English sources

Rattle opts to perform the original 1841 version of the D Minor Symphony No 4, rather than Schumann's 1851 revision, but otherwise, it's hard to square these stolid performances, and their self-consciously moulded, almost Karajan-like detail, with the energised, transparent, period-instrument Schumann that Rattle conducted in London with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, six years ago.

I am accused of exploiting the performers of Exhibit B. The implication is that those who opt to perform in the piece lack agency.

He opted to perform a song he hadn't yet released.

Therefore, we opted to perform the EO extraction via instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) technology.

While all young German men are subject to conscription, they can easily opt to perform civilian public service instead.

At the U.S. Classic in July, her first competition since the Olympics, Biles opted to perform a difficult vault called a Cheng.

Lang Lang was the pianist chosen to open the Chopin celebrations in Warsaw; he also opted to perform Chopin (Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3) when invited to play for President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

The British boy band won for Best Pop Act, Best Live Act and Biggest Fans but were unable to collect their trophies in person after opting to perform on The X Factor results show instead (the group were former contestants).

The Philharmonic could opt to perform "Messiah" with its full forces, but in recent years it has emulated the lean period-instrument aesthetic now in vogue, recruiting early-music specialists like Ton Koopman to lead its annual renditions.

Like so much else it's a pointless addition, and ENO has missed a trick by opting to perform the traditional Alfano completion rather than Luciano Berio's – arguably more faithful to Puccini's intentions, and yet to be used in a staging by a professional company in this country.

If this is correct, then the spermaceti organ became co-opted to perform new functions over time; even if we eventually understand what living sperm whales are using the organ for, its current function may not tell us why it evolved in the first place.