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British conductor Edward Gardner sorry for calling Italian opera singers Mafia

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Edward Gardner was threatened with a defamation action for his comments.

He said the Teatro San Carlo in Naples was made up of two rival Mafia families.

In a statement issued by the opera house, he said he wanted to "sincerely apologise" He said he did not intend to suggest that the choir were members of the Mafia .

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70

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69

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77

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informal

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English

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62

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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