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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Götterdämmerung

  

  Boy leaves girl. Boy forgets girl. Girl gets boy killed. World ends. Torch song tetralogy: Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde in Götterdämmerung. Photo by Brigitte... Read more

  The 14 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• From the Archives: Chunee, a Tragic Story

  

  The Royal College of Surgeons' Hunterian Museum lost many of its exhibits thanks to a World War II bomb. Among these was the skeleton of a once-beloved London... Read more

  The 14 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Did Marco Polo Travel To China?

  

  image credit Marco Polo's travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. Born into a Venetian... Read more

  The 11 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Merola Opera: Where Future Stars Get Loads of Training and TLC

  

  25 Young Artists. 7 Performances. And individual training, training, training galore. The Merola Opera Program is the training and performance program for... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Galegirl
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• Mozart, Beyond: "Jupiter" and Vesperae Solennes De Confessore

  

  Iván Fischer, in a recent interview, offered the following paradoxical definition of Mozart's work: that it lies beyond categorization. This might seem closer t... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Singingscholar
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• House of the Week 120: Useche Residence

  

  The house of architect Pedro Useche is located in the wealthy district of Morumbi - one of the highest points in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Architechnophilia
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• New Work ::: Capela De Santa Ana

  

  Designed by Póvoa de Varzim based practice e|348 Arquitectura the chapel in Sousanil, Portugal is a physical testament honoring Santa Ana. Located on a... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Architechnophilia
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• Links Mostly About German Novels

  

  T. T. Heine's poster for a Munich cabaret (depicting Marya Delvard)The Tablet launches a series of monthly podcasts called 'Long Story Short' with an interview... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Praymont
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• Photographing Street Photography

  

  I really don't shoot lots of street photography! If you ask me why, I'd be hard pressed to come up with an honest answer! I do enjoy it. I like viewing it.... Read more

  The 10 August 2011 by   Jpbrandanophoto
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• James Bond Vs. The Philharmonic

  

  Roger Moore as 007, getting ready to commute across the Piazza San Marco in an inflatable gondola. Photo © 1979 EON Productions/DANJAQ S.A./MGM Studios/United... Read more

  The 09 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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