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Conduct Your Very Own Blob Opera (Even if You Can't Read Music)
Some people are born with musical gifts. Others spend years—maybe even decades—taking lessons, only to realize that their musical abilities are serviceable, at best. And then there are those who, for a variety of reasons, are best off as an enjoyer of music, …
Some people are born with musical gifts. Others spend yearsmaybe even decadestaking lessons, only to realize that their musical abilities are serviceable, at best. And then there are those who, for a… [+1889 chars]
Elizabeth Yuko
2021-01-30 15:00:00
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Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser
Opera is turning to e-commerce to help it stand out from rival web browsers with the launch of a cashback service. Starting today, Opera is testing a smart shopping mode on desktops in Spain that lets users claim money back when purchasing items from partners…
Opera is turning to e-commerce to help it stand out from rival web browsers with the launch of a cashback service. Starting today, Opera is testing a smart shopping mode in its desktop browser that l… [+1756 chars]
Saqib Shah
2021-02-17 11:00:21
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Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again
A six-week program developed by the English National Opera and a London hospital offers customized vocal lessons to aid coronavirus recovery.
And how was Camerons singing now? He laughed. Im more in tune, he said. The program had helped him reach high notes when singing along in the car, he added. Having learned the technique, you can mana… [+1375 chars]
Andrew Dickson
2021-02-16 15:26:17
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Peter G. Davis, Music Critic of Wide Knowledge and Wit, Dies at 84
He wrote with passion and bite about classical music, and especially opera, over a 50-year career at The Times and New York magazine.
Mr. Davis wrote a number of musical works of his own in the early 1960s, including an opera, Zoe, and a pair of Gilbert and Sullivan-esque operettas. But he decided that his future lay not in writing… [+1929 chars]
Clay Risen
2021-02-19 19:43:45
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Its Musicians Are Out of Work, but the Met Is Streaming
Anna Netrebko sang a recital live from Vienna as the opera company and its unions remain in a standoff.
Here were hints of the fearsome intensity and thrilling sound she brought to Act II of Turandot for the gala over a year ago. But watching her recital, it was hard not to think about what was missing… [+1678 chars]
Anthony Tommasini
2021-02-07 20:25:35
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South African jazz singer Sibongile Khumalo dies after stroke - Reuters.com
South African opera and jazz singer, Sibongile Khumalo, a recipient of the country's second highest national order, died on Thursday, her family said a statement.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African opera and jazz singer, Sibongile Khumalo, a recipient of the countrys second highest national order, died on Thursday, her family said a state… [+563 chars]
Reuters Staff
2021-01-28 18:27:00
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love String Quartets
Listen as our writers and some of our favorite artists share music of intimacy, intensity and joy.
In the past, weve chosen the five minutes or so we would play to make our friends fall in love with classical music, the piano, opera, the cello, Mozart, 21st-century composers, the violin, Baroque m… [+750 chars]
2021-02-03 10:00:18
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Breakingviews - Porsche IPO would be valid twist in VW soap opera - Reuters
The long-running Volkswagen-Porsche soap opera has a new twist. The 90 billion euro carmaker is mulling a listing of the sports-car division it has wholly owned since a melodramatic turn of events roughly a decade ago. It makes strategic sense, but might also…
The Porsche 918 Spyder is seen on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - The long-running Volkswagen-Porsche soap opera has … [+2804 chars]
George Hay
2021-02-19 11:35:00
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'Like a soap opera': The glamorous life of El Chapo's detained wife - Reuters
The arrest on drug trafficking charges of Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, follows a telenovela-style life that straddled hyper-violent Mexican cartels, fame and motherhood.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The arrest on drug trafficking charges of Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, follows a telenovela-style life… [+3620 chars]
Drazen Jorgic, Lizbeth Diaz
2021-02-23 05:33:00
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10 Classical Concerts to Stream in March
Mitsuko Uchida, the Louisiana Philharmonic and a performance organized by Teju Cole are among the highlights.
As the live performing arts continue to struggle through the coronavirus pandemic, here are 10 highlights from the flood of online music content coming in March. (Times listed are Eastern.)
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2021-02-25 15:00:08
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Opera browser, created before Google was born, launches into the fintech universe with the Spanish premiere of Dify
Opera, one of the world's best-known browsers, has launched its fintech Dify in Spain on Wednesday. "Spanish users tend to use new fintech products," explains the head of the company in Spain, Alessio Oliva, in an interview with Business Insider Spain.
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insider@insider.com (Marta Pachón Díaz)
2021-02-18 10:21:31
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Undine Spragg’s Life in Objects
Beauty, charm and luck all factor into the social ascent of Edith Wharton’s ambitious protagonist — but money, crucially, matters the most.
This article is part of Ts Book Club, a series of essays and events dedicated to classic works of American literature. Click here to R.S.V.P. to a virtual conversation, led by Claire Messud, about Th… [+27486 chars]
Samuel Rutter
2021-01-26 17:19:04
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Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa’s ‘First Lady of Song,’ Dies at 63
Proficient across a range of genres, she had the hall-filling power of an operatic mezzo-soprano and the directness of a pop singer.
Sibongile began studying at age 8 under a respected local music teacher, Emily Motsieloa, focusing on the violin. She was heavily influenced by the music of local healers and ministers at the nearby … [+1634 chars]
Giovanni Russonello
2021-02-01 20:04:36
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HBO Max didn't expect to have this many subscribers for another two years
During its Q4 2020 earnings call on Tuesday, AT&T revealed that its streaming subsidiary HBO Max now boasts some 40 million paid monthly subscribers — a figure neither company anticipated the service would attain until at least 2023. HBO overall now boasts mo…
During its Q4 2020 earnings call on Tuesday, AT&T revealed that its streaming subsidiary HBO Max now boasts some 40 million paid monthly subscribers — a figure neither company anticipated the ser… [+815 chars]
Andrew Tarantola
2021-01-27 18:25:03
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Lincoln Center Will Head Outside Its Closed Theaters to Perform
Officials announced plans to create 10 outdoor spaces for pandemic-era performances and rehearsals, and to work with blood drives and food banks.
Thursdays announcement comes as New York has begun inching its way toward restoring a taste of the artistic and cultural events that have long infused the city with much of its energy and creativity,… [+1941 chars]
Matt Stevens
2021-02-26 11:56:25
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Gender, Lockdown and Really Good Outerwear
Two critics weigh in on the London Fashion Week that was, from Burberry to Simone Rocha and with a guest appearance by the Redgrave women.
GT With rolling lockdowns in London, there has obviously been less location shooting, although Grace Wales Bonner did assemble a look book with a typically quirky and restrained collection, photograp… [+1852 chars]
Vanessa Friedman and Guy Trebay
2021-02-24 10:00:26
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ECB's Schnabel says rise in nominal yields may be welcome - Reuters
A rise in nominal bond yields in the euro zone would be welcome if it is accompanied by higher inflation expectations, showing that the European Central Bank's anti-pandemic stimulus is working, ECB policymaker Isabel Schnabel said on Friday.
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FILE PHOTO: Isabel Schnabel, member of the German advisory board of economic experts attends the 29th Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) at the Old Opera house in Frankfurt, … [+812 chars]
Reuters Staff
2021-02-26 09:02:00
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Raising rates abruptly could jeopardise economic recovery: ECB's Schnabel - Reuters
Raising interest rates too abruptly could jeopardise economic recovery, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said in an interview published on Thursday, adding there would be no unwarranted tightening of financing conditions.
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FILE PHOTO: Isabel Schnabel, member of the German advisory board of economic experts attends the 29th Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) at the Old Opera house in Frankfurt, … [+615 chars]
Reuters Staff
2021-02-25 06:21:00
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Prince Charles unfit to be king, and Barbra Streisand addicted, in this week's Shonda Rhimes-themed tabloid
Imagine a world scripted by Shonda Rhimes.
A world filled with scandal, sex, intrigue and gossip, it would be peopled by schemers and dreamers who manipulate, lie and cheat their way to selfish ends – while looking fabulous.
That's the world view of the…
Imagine a world scripted by Shonda Rhimes.
A world filled with scandal, sex, intrigue and gossip, it would be peopled by schemers and dreamers who manipulate, lie and cheat their way to selfish ends… [+8208 chars]
Peter Sheridan
2021-02-04 16:06:09
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Rate hike would be devastating: ECB's Schnabel - Reuters
Raising euro zone interest rates in the current environment would have a devastating impact, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Sunday, adding that temporary spikes in inflation should not be confused with a trend.
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FILE PHOTO: Isabel Schnabel, member of the German advisory board of economic experts attends the 29th Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) at the Old Opera house in Frankfurt, … [+1015 chars]
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2021-01-31 11:32:00
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