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(THE BLAZE) – The famed Edinburgh International Festival had to make a last-minute itinerary change this year because of demands made by the visiting Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Festival – scheduled to take place over eight days, starting this Sunday – had advertised that the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, the self-described "backbone of the International Festival’s choral programme," would pair up with the Philadelphia Orchestra for a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. However, due to concerns about the spread of COVID, the orchestra had requested that members of the chorus wear a mask during the performance.
As chorus members contribute to the performance exclusively by singing, the chorus refused to accommodate the request. Despite the chorus's refusal, the orchestra remained adamant.
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