MOSCOW, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

On November 6, Musical America announced its 2008 Musician of the Year, "continuing a tradition that dates back nearly a half-century, when Leonard Bernstein received the award, in 1960," "the meeting place for the entire performing arts industry" said on its website.

Musical America described Netrebko, a soloist at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg as "a genuine superstar of the 21st century." The magazine said Netrebko will "grace the cover of the 2008 Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts, often referred to in the business as the 'bible' of the industry."

Composer of the Year Kaija Saariaho, Conductor of the Year Robert Spano, Instrumentalist of the Year Charles Rosen, 80, and Ensemble of the Year Chanticleer were also honored in a special ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday.

Previous recipients include Placido Domingo, Leontyne Price, a remarkably endowed Black American soprano, Beverly Sills, the

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