Pope enjoys anniversary concert at Vatican

Riccardo Muti, left, conducts his orchestra during a concert offered by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's Pontificate at the Vatican, Friday, May 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Riccardo Muti, left, conducts his orchestra during a concert offered by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's Pontificate at the Vatican, Friday, May 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Maestro Riccardo Muti conducted a concert of sacred music by Vivaldi and Verdi at the Vatican for an appreciative Pope Benedict XVI on May 11 in a celebration of the seventh anniversary of the pontiff's election to the papacy. Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, offered the concert in Benedict's honor.