Muti
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
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/ ˈmʊtɪ /
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muti
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/ ˈmʊtɪ /
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Etymology
Origin of muti
from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine
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As the resident orchestra the Vienna Philharmonic will also perform five concert programs, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Tugan Sokhiev, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann and Andris Nelsons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
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 placed Muti on the floor before us and raised her voice to be heard over her son’s loud cries.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
It is not the politicians, it is not poverty, it is not muti or juju it is not anything but the sickness in our heads.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2013
Every proper muti shop features animal skins hanging from the ceiling, rows of animal fats in ancient brandy bottles, belts, sticks, bones, and other mysterious piles that would make a vegetarian cringe.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
Johannesburg's muti market is located in the southeast, in an area of the city, where you will rarely find tourists, though Joburg's tourism website claims otherwise.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
In South Africa, muti is used at all levels of the game, from players kicking the ball socially on weekends to managers of top-flight clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2010
“Cholera a bad bugger. Frelimo send soldiers with muti* but too late. Muti no work good, anyway.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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