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Table of Contents | Week 25 15 BSO NEWS 23 ON DISPLAY IN SYMPHONY HALL 24 BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES LEVINE 26 THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 29 TRANSLATING SHAKESPEARE: COMING TO MUSICAL TERMS WITH THE BARD BY THOMAS MAY 38 FAREWELL, THANKS, AND ALL BEST: THIS YEAR'S BSO RETIREE 40 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Notes on the Program 44 Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette" 56 To Read and Hear More... 58 Text and Translation Guest Artists 68 Charles Dutoit 69 Bernarda Fink 71 Jean-Paul Fouchecourt 72 Laurent Naouri 73 Tanglewood Festival Chorus 75 John Oliver 78 2010-2011 SEASON SUMMARY 92 SPONSORS AND DONORS 106 SYMPHONY HALL EXIT PLAN 107 SYMPHONY HALL INFORMATION THIS WEEK S PRE-CONCERT TALKS ARE GIVEN BY BSO DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS MARC MANDEL. program copyright ©2011 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. design by Hecht Design, Arlington, MA cover photograph by Michael J. 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