Opera News
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The German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has died, aged 86. He became a celebrated vocalist across the international stage.
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London -
If you listen to certain hip-hop artists, you may think mother is only half a word. There is though, an entirely different type of black performer out there.
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Experiments on mice have shown that playing soothing music during organ transplants leads to faster recoveries and extended life expectancies. The same positive effect could work on people.
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New York -
The Metropolitan Opera's 2012-2013 season is characterized by revivals, re-envisionings, and remembrances, including celebrations of two operatic giants.
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Santiago -
Summer is a great season for enjoyment of the beaches and outdoor activities, but also an excellent opportunity for domestic and international visitors to attend various artistic and cultural activities in the Chilean resort city of Viña del Mar.
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Toronto -
Puccini's opera is one of the most loved and frequently produced works in the classical music world. The Canadian Opera Company's current production is rooted in tradition but has some modern touches.
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Jerusalem -
Opera singer Plácido Domingo, together with music conductor Simon Rattle, has won the distinguished Wolf Prize for the Arts.
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Boston -
The Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston MA, will go dark on Jan. 1 as Opera Boston closes its doors for good. This jaw-dropping news came mid-season and right before Christmas.
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Geneva -
Physicists at CERN have rerun tests conducted in September which suggested that neutrinos travel faster than light. The latest results are consistent with those of the first received with skepticism after faults were found in the experiment design.
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Opera Australia has begun work in Melbourne on the life of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. If the proposed opera goes to full production, it will be the second time Assange's life has inspired an artistic production in his native Australia.
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Opera Headlines
A 60th anniversary version of a work composed for the Queen's coronation is announced by the Royal Opera House's new director of opera.
Philip Glass's opera about Walt Disney is to get its UK premiere at the English National Opera (ENO).
Opera star Elizabeth Connell, who performed with such leading opera houses as the Royal Opera House and La Scala, dies at 65.
An opera about the Greek debt crisis has opened in Germany.
How soap operas have changed the world
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