He is best known for his intense and sometimes controversial interpretations of opera, especially works by Italian composers and Richard Strauss. Sinopoli specialized in late-nineteenth century and early-twentieth century music, from Wagner and Verdi to Strauss, Mahler and the Second Viennese School. His conducting was the object of much controversy, especially in the symphonic genre, with some berating the ``eccentricity'' of his interpretations and even doubting his conducting abilities (in Norman Lebrecht's book The Maestro Myth Lebrecht interviewed many players who performed under Sinopoli who insisted that as a conductor he was actually incompetent) while others praised the insightfulness of his often intellectual approach to works.
He is best known for his intense and sometimes controversial interpretations of opera, especially works by Italian composers and Richard Strauss.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Sup
well
best
ADV
RBS
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
intense
intense
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
controversial
controversial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
interpretation
interpretations
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
especially
especially
ADV
RB
appos
Number=Plur
work
works
NOUN
NNS
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Italian
Italian
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
composer
composers
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Strauss
Strauss
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Sinopoli specialized in late-nineteenth century and early-twentieth century music, from Wagner and Verdi to Strauss, Mahler and the Second Viennese School.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sinopoli
Sinopoli
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
specialize
specialized
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
late
late
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
nineteenth
nineteenth
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
twentieth
twentieth
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
music
music
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Wagner
Wagner
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Verdi
Verdi
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Strauss
Strauss
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Mahler
Mahler
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
Second
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Viennese
Viennese
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
punct
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.
PUNCT
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His conducting was the object of much controversy, especially in the symphonic genre, with some berating the ``eccentricity'' of his interpretations and even doubting his conducting abilities (in Norman Lebrecht's book The Maestro Myth Lebrecht interviewed many players who performed under Sinopoli who insisted that as a conductor he was actually incompetent) while others praised the insightfulness of his often intellectual approach to works.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
conduct
conducting
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
object
object
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
controversy
controversy
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
especially
especially
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
symphonic
symphonic
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
genre
genre
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
some
some
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DT
nmod
VerbForm=Ger
berate
berating
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VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
eccentricity
eccentricity
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
interpretation
interpretations
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Ger
doubt
doubting
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
VerbForm=Ger
conduct
conducting
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
ability
abilities
NOUN
NNS
punct
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(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Norman
Norman
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lebrecht
Lebrecht
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Maestro
Maestro
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Myth
Myth
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lebrecht
Lebrecht
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
interview
interviewed
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
perform
performed
VERB
VBD
case
under
under
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sinopoli
Sinopoli
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
insist
insisted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
conductor
conductor
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
actually
actually
ADV
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
incompetent
incompetent
ADJ
JJ
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
praise
praised
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
insightfulness
insightfulness
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
intellectual
intellectual
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
approach
approach
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
work
works
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.