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The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg Airport, before expanding to a nationwide strike.

Munich police said the car, a Mini Cooper, accelerated and ploughed into the back of a rally by the Verdi trade union at about 10:30 local time during a strike by public sector workers.

Her radical sophistication and courage were in further evidence in 1974 when she addressed a Verdi musicology conference in Chicago.

"Puccini and Verdi and Mozart were writing operas that dealt with the issues of their time," he said.

Simons also produced “Viva Verdi!,” a documentary that follows elderly musicians as they continue performing and mentor up-and-coming talent.