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Muti

¹ British

/ ˈmʊtɪ /

noun

Riccardo (rɪˈkɑːdəʊ). born 1941, Italian conductor: musical director of Philharmonia Orchestra, London (1979–82), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–92), and La Scala, Milan (1986–2005)

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muti ² British

/ ˈmʊtɪ /

noun

informal medicine, esp herbal medicine

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Etymology

Origin of muti

from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine

Example Sentences

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Riccardo Muti is this year’s conductor for one of the profession’s most prestigious gigs and one that went to Gustavo Dudamel in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

On my first day in Salzburg, I headed for an 11 a.m. concert featuring Riccardo Muti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

Muti was music director for 13 seasons before stepping down last summer ahead of his 82nd birthday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

In 2018, Riccardo Muti, the pre-eminent Verdi conductor, called her “without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet.”

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Nayaraq, Ucho’s mother, came to us carrying her younger son, Muti, in her arms.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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