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Famed Metropolitan Opera Conductor James Levine Dies at 77
Dr. Len Horovitz, his personal physician, said Levine died on March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes
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Dr. Len Horovitz, his personal physician, said Levine died on March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes
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