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All the lovely singing fails to save the Vienna State Opera's new production of Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito."

In this photo taken Monday, May 7, 2012, Chen Reiss in the role of Servilia and Serena Malfi as Annio, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria.

In this photo taken Monday, May 7, 2012, Elina Garanca in the role of Sesto and Juliane Banse as Vitellia, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria.

In this photo taken Monday, May 7, 2012, Michael Schade in the role of Tito, Elina Garanca as Sesto and Adam Plachetka as Publio, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria.

In this photo taken Monday, May 7, 2012, Elina Garanca in the role of Sesto and Michael Schade as Tito, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria.

George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission.

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, American singer, songwriter and music producer George Clinton performs with the funk, soul and rock music collective Parliament-Funkadelic on stage at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland. Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of improperly sampling his music.

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 file photo, singer Fergie of the group Black Eyed Peas performs for the "Concert 4 NYC" at Central Park, Great Lawn in New York. George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a federal lawsuit in which the funk pioneer claimed the pop group used his music without proper permission. The settlement announcement on May 14, 2012, came a few weeks before the two sides were to go to trial, but after a judge limited the amount of damages Clinton would have been eligible to receive.

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 file photo, musician George Clinton arrives for a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman," in New York. Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a federal lawsuit in which the funk pioneer claimed the pop group used his music without proper permission. The settlement announcement on May 14, 2012, came a few weeks before the two sides were to go to trial, but after a judge limited the amount of damages Clinton would have been eligible to receive.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the renowned German baritone who performed for more than five decades on stages in Berlin, Vienna, London and New York, died Friday. He was 86.

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2006 file picture German opera singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau attends an awards ceremony in Berlin. A German opera house says renowned baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has died. He was 86. Berlin's Deutsche Oper said the singer of opera and artistic songs died Friday May 18, 2012 at his home in Bavaria in southern Germany.

Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

An image of the birth certificate of country music legend Loretta Lynn, who was born Loretta Webb, is seen in an image provided by the Kentucky state Office of Vital Statistics. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that casts shadows on the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The birth certificate on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, Ky., shows that Loretta Webb was born on April 14, 1932, in Johnson County, Kentucky. That makes her 80 years old, not 77, as numerous books and other references claim her to be, based on her widely-accepted birth year of 1935. The record was filed in 1965.

An undated image provided by the Johnson County, Ky., clerk’s office shows Loretta Lynn's marriage certificate for her marriage to Oliver Vanetta Lynn, Jr. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that casts shadows on the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.” In Lynn's 1976 bestselling autobiography, she says she was married at 13, moved with her husband to Washington State at 16 and was a mother of four by 18. Lynn was instead married at 15, which was not unusual at that place and time.

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, singer Loretta Lynn poses in the press room during the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that undermines the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

An image of the birth certificate of country music legend Loretta Lynn, who was born Loretta Webb, is seen in an image provided by the Kentucky state Office of Vital Statistics. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that casts shadows on the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The birth certificate on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, Ky., shows that Loretta Webb was born on April 14, 1932, in Johnson County, Kentucky. That makes her 80 years old, not 77, as numerous books and other references claim her to be, based on her widely-accepted birth year of 1935. The record was filed in 1965.

An undated image provided by the Johnson County, Ky., clerk’s office shows Loretta Lynn's marriage certificate for her marriage to Oliver Vanetta Lynn, Jr. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that casts shadows on the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.” In Lynn's 1976 bestselling autobiography, she says she was married at 13, moved with her husband to Washington State at 16 and was a mother of four by 18. Lynn was instead married at 15, which was not unusual at that place and time.

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, singer Loretta Lynn poses in the press room during the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that undermines the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.”