Anastasia Soboleva, first soloist, stretches during practice at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 20, 2015. For theatregoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet houses in Russia, it's the culmination of hundreds of hours of toil and sweat by dancers, costume makers, set designers and musicians playing the famous score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor PICTURE 2 OF 31 - SEARCH "DUKOR NUTCRACKER" FOR ALL IMAGES 

Ballet soloist Valeria Zapasnikova (L) and principal dancer Leonid Sarafanov perform during a rehearsal of "The Nutcracker," choreographed by Nacho Duato, at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 18, 2015. For theatregoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet houses in Russia, it's the culmination of hundreds of hours of toil and sweat by dancers, costume makers, set designers and musicians playing the famous score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor PICTURE 3 OF 31 - SEARCH "DUKOR NUTCRACKER" FOR ALL IMAGES 

Ballet soloist Valeria Zapasnikova lies exhausted on the floor during a rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" choreographed by Nacho Duato at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 19, 2015. For theatregoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet houses in Russia, it's the culmination of hundreds of hours of toil and sweat by dancers, costume makers, set designers and musicians playing the famous score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor PICTURE 4 OF 31 - SEARCH "DUKOR NUTCRACKER" FOR ALL IMAGES 

Anastasia Soboleva, first soloist, chooses her pointe shoes for practice at Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 20, 2015. For theatregoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet houses in Russia, it's the culmination of hundreds of hours of toil and sweat by dancers, costume makers, set designers and musicians playing the famous score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor PICTURE 1 OF 31 - SEARCH "DUKOR NUTCRACKER" FOR ALL IMAGES 

A soloist from the Israeli Opera performs during a promotional event at the Mahne Yehuda market in Jerusalem March 23, 2015. The event was to promote an Opera Festival to be held in Jerusalem in June 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A soloist from the Israeli Opera performs during a promotional event at the Mahne Yehuda market in Jerusalem March 23, 2015. The event was to promote an Opera Festival to be held in Jerusalem in June 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Soloists from the Israeli Opera perform during a promotional event at the Mahne Yehuda market in Jerusalem March 23, 2015. The event was to promote an Opera Festival to be held in Jerusalem in June 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis (L) and German model Cathy Lugner watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Guests watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Guests dance during Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Guests dance during Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Opera singer Aida Garifullina performs during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Opera singer Aida Garifullina performs during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

Opera singer Carlos Alvarez performs during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

Opera singer Olga Bezsmertna perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

The State Opera is illuminated ahead of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 12, 2015. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: CITYSCAPE ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) 

A soloist of the Greek National Opera performs in front of the Temple of the Olympian Zeus in Athens July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Soloist Shiri Hershkovitz (R) performs during a dress rehearsal for Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" at the foot of Masada June 11, 2014. A spectacular performance of La Traviata is the focus of the 2014 Masada Opera Festival at the arena on the shores of the Dead Sea. Built by King Herod as a winter palace between 37-31 BC, Masada is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has been a source of archaeological fascination. The ambitious opera festival is being held there for the fourth time in five years. Picture taken June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Soloist Elena Mosuc (R) and tenor Giorgio Berruggi perform during a dress rehearsal for Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" at the foot of Masada June 11, 2014. A spectacular performance of La Traviata is the focus of the 2014 Masada Opera Festival at the arena on the shores of the Dead Sea. Built by King Herod as a winter palace between 37-31 BC, Masada is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has been a source of archaeological fascination. The ambitious opera festival is being held there for the fourth time in five years. Picture taken June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Soloist Elena Mosuc (L) and tenor Giorgio Berruggi perform during a dress rehearsal of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" at the foothill of Masada, an ancient Jewish mountaintop fortress near the Dead Sea in southeast Israel June 10, 2014. The opera will be performed during the fourth annual Israeli Opera Festival from June 12 until June 17. The festival is Israel's largest cultural production, with a cast of 700 performers and musicians, and 50,000 people are expected to visit the show, according to the Israeli tourism ministry. Picture taken June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Precious Perez, a soprano, performs during the Handel and Haydn Society Vocal Apprenticeship Program's high school soloists winter recital at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts January 8, 2014. Sixteen year-old Precious Perez, who has been blind her whole life, attends public high school like any other teenager, plays goalball with other blind and visually impaired children and takes classical voice lessons. Picture taken January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION)

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Precious Perez, a soprano, gets into a public transportation system called "The Ride" after performing in the Handel and Haydn Society Vocal Apprenticeship Program's high school soloists winter recital at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts January 8, 2014. Sixteen-year-old Perez has been blind since birth. She lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a working-class city on the outskirts of Boston. Her life is both like and unlike that of many of her contemporaries, blind or sighted. She walks with a friend to their public high school in the morning, takes voice lessons, plays goalball, and spends her time on social media. Picture taken January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION TRANSPORT)


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Precious Perez, a soprano, performs during the Handel and Haydn Society Vocal Apprenticeship Program's high school soloists winter recital at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts January 8, 2014. Sixteen-year-old Perez has been blind since birth. She lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a working-class city on the outskirts of Boston. Her life is both like and unlike that of many of her contemporaries, blind or sighted. She walks with a friend to their public high school in the morning, takes voice lessons, plays goalball, and spends her time on social media. Picture taken January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION)

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Visitors watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Dancers of the state opera ballet perform at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Visitors dance at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

A general view of the dance floor at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Visitors dance at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

U.S. television personality Kim Kardashian watches the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Visitors watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Visitors watch the opening ceremony of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

A general view of the dance floor at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Dancers of the state opera ballet perform at the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

The opera house is pictured on the evening of the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane (R) arrive for the Opera Ball in Vienna February 27, 2014. The traditional ball is opened by Austrian President Heinz Fischer (C) and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. Tickets start at 250 euros ($340) and a box costs as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) 

Workers lay the dance floor in the opera house in Vienna February 25, 2014. The Opera Ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. The traditional ball takes place on February 27, with tickets starting at 250 euros ($340) and a box as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Workers lay the dance floor in the opera house in Vienna February 25, 2014. The Opera Ball is opened by the Austrian president and features a musical programme with soloists and artists from the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz. The traditional ball takes place on February 27, with tickets starting at 250 euros ($340) and a box as much as 18,500 euros ($25,000). Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A sketch of a composition by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki is displayed at a concert hall in Tel Aviv, where he was performing his Polish Requiem, February 12, 2014. Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated living composers, says his music bears witness to the harrowing history of his native Poland in the 20th century. Now 80 but showing no signs of slowing down, Penderecki is performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra this week in Israeli cities his Polish Requiem, a monumental composition with soloists and choir first performed 30 years ago. Picture taken February 12, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) 

Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki (C) conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during a performance of his Polish Requiem in Tel Aviv February 12, 2014. Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated living composers, says his music bears witness to the harrowing history of his native Poland in the 20th century. Now 80 but showing no signs of slowing down, Penderecki is performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra this week in Israeli cities his Polish Requiem, a monumental composition with soloists and choir first performed 30 years ago. Picture taken February 12, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY PROFILE) 

Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during a performance of his Polish Requiem in Tel Aviv February 12, 2014. Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated living composers, says his music bears witness to the harrowing history of his native Poland in the 20th century. Now 80 but showing no signs of slowing down, Penderecki is performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra this week in Israeli cities his Polish Requiem, a monumental composition with soloists and choir first performed 30 years ago. Picture taken February 12, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY PROFILE) 

Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during a performance of his Polish Requiem in Tel Aviv February 12, 2014. Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated living composers, says his music bears witness to the harrowing history of his native Poland in the 20th century. Now 80 but showing no signs of slowing down, Penderecki is performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra this week in Israeli cities his Polish Requiem, a monumental composition with soloists and choir first performed 30 years ago. Picture taken February 12, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY PROFILE) 

Soloist Chen Halevi (R) of the New York Philharmonic performs during a rehearsal of the composition 'Kraft' (Power) by Finnish composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg, inside the Glaeserne Manufaktur (transparent factory) where Germany's car maker Volkswagen AG assemble the luxury model Phaeton, in Dresden May 14, 2013. The orchestra is using original car parts of the Phaeton as percussion instruments during their rendition of 'Kraft'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORT) 

Soloist Chen Halevi (R) of the New York Philharmonic performs during a rehearsal of the composition 'Kraft' (Power) by Finnish composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg, inside the Glaeserne Manufaktur (transparent factory) where Germany's car maker Volkswagen AG assemble the luxury model Phaeton, in Dresden May 14, 2013. The orchestra is using original car parts of the Phaeton as percussion instruments during their rendition of 'Kraft'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORT) 

A percussion soloist of the New York Philharmonic makes checks during a rehearsal of the composition 'Kraft' (Power) by Finnish composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg, inside the Glaeserne Manufaktur (transparent factory) where Germany's car maker Volkswagen AG assemble the luxury model Phaeton, in Dresden May 14, 2013. The orchestra is using original car parts of the Phaeton as percussion instruments during their rendition of 'Kraft'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORT) 

Soloist Chen Halevi of the New York Philharmonic performs during a rehearsal of the composition 'Kraft' (Power) by Finnish composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg, inside the Glaeserne Manufaktur (transparent factory) where Germany's car maker Volkswagen AG assemble the luxury model Phaeton, in Dresden May 14, 2013. The orchestra is using original car parts of the Phaeton as percussion instruments during their rendition of 'Kraft'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORT) 

Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr., subject of the movie "The Soloist", plays guitar on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, March 6, 2013. Los Angeles has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police and city workers to seize or destroy property that homeless people leave unattended on sidewalks, saying Skid Row homeless encampments presented a public-health risk. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, some 11 people have died from tuberculosis since 2007, and of the 78 people infected, 60 were homeless. Picture taken March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: PROFILE ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH POVERTY) 

Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr., subject of the movie "The Soloist", plays guitar on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, March 6, 2013. Los Angeles has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police and city workers to seize or destroy property that homeless people leave unattended on sidewalks, saying Skid Row homeless encampments presented a public-health risk. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, some 11 people have died from tuberculosis since 2007, and of the 78 people infected, 60 were homeless. Picture taken March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: PROFILE ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH POVERTY) 

Bolshoi Theatre ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko performs during the media preview of the "Ivan The Terrible" ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, in this picture taken November 4, 2012. Russian police searched the home of one of the Bolshoi Ballet's top dancers on Tuesday over an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe's artistic director, and detained a man suspected of carrying it out. Police said the Moscow home of Dmitrichenko, a Bolshoi soloist who has been performing the lead role in Sergei Prokofiev's Ivan The Terrible, had been searched but did not say whether the search indicated he was being treated as a suspect. Picture taken November 4, 2012. REUTERS/Anton Tarasov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW SOCIETY)