Venice’s La Fenice opera house cancels opening night due to strike

Venice’s La Fenice opera house cancels opening night due to strike

Milan. Venice’s famous La Fenice opera house on Wednesday canceled its opening night for the first time in more than 30 years due to a staff strike, forcing the theater to refund tickets to disappointed Italian and foreign spectators. Built in 1792, La Fenice is an emblematic monument of Venice that attracts more than 200 … Read more

FAW Trucks South Africa to upgrade Coega truck plant with R200m investment

FAW Trucks South Africa to upgrade Coega truck plant with R200m investment

The Coega Development Corporation recently announced a substantial R200 million investment by FAW Trucks South Africa, contributing to the province’s automotive sector growth. The Chinese-owned truck company’s investment will further strengthen the Eastern Cape as a strategic hub for automotive manufacturing. FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd was established in 1994 and is now a … Read more

CONTROVERSIAL SANCTA BLOOD VOMITING | Tickets sold out for the controversial opera that has caused 18 people to vomit and nausea in Germany

CONTROVERSIAL SANCTA BLOOD VOMITING | Tickets sold out for the controversial opera that has caused 18 people to vomit and nausea in Germany

‘Sancta’ can boast of not leaving anyone indifferent during its controversial ‘performance’ at the Stuttgart State Opera. This readaptation of the work Paul Hindemith, written in 1921, shows liters of blood and sexual and explicit violence that has caused anxiety, vomiting and nausea in 18 people in Germany. Hindemith’s work cannot be separated from the … Read more

Enjoy ‘Grounded’ on the big screen at Cine Yelmo | EL PAÍS + for subscribers

Enjoy ‘Grounded’ on the big screen at Cine Yelmo | EL PAÍS + for subscribers

Promotional poster for the opera ‘Grounded’ Cine Yelmo screens live from the MET in New York Grounded, the avant-garde opera by the award-winning and prolific Jeanine Tesori. As a reader of EL PAÍS, you can enjoy it on Saturday October 19 in Cine Yelmo through +Que Cineyour alternative content window. Participate in our contest and … Read more

Conductor Hrůš has won two Gramophone awards, the Czech Philharmonic is Orchestra of the Year

Conductor Hrůš has won two Gramophone awards, the Czech Philharmonic is Orchestra of the Year

Director Jakub Hrůša turned both nominations into the prestigious Gramophone music awards, which are given by the British monthly magazine of the same name. The recordings in which he participated were successful in the Opera and Concerto categories. In the first, the jury recommended the recording of the opera Káťa Kabanová by Leoš Janáček, in … Read more

The hardest role of my life, says Angelina Jolie. Maria Callas plays and sings in the film

The hardest role of my life, says Angelina Jolie. Maria Callas plays and sings in the film

Angelina Jolie calls the film Maria, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this Thursday, the most challenging role of her career. In it, the 49-year-old Oscar winner plays the Greek soprano Maria Callas, one of the greatest opera stars of all time. The American girl learned opera singing because of it. … Read more

US weather: temperature and chance of rain for Dallas on August 26

US weather: temperature and chance of rain for Dallas on August 26

Climate information is becoming increasingly relevant to society. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez) Will it rain, be sunny or cold this August 26th? Here it is the weather forecast for the next few hours in Dallas. The probability of precipitation For this Monday in Dallas it is 25% during the day and 2% at night. Meanwhile, cloud cover … Read more

Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner, to whom celebrities from all over the world came to Vienna, has died

Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner, to whom celebrities from all over the world came to Vienna, has died

The well-known Austrian billionaire and entrepreneur Richard Lugner has died at the age of 91, Austrian media reports. Lugner’s name was mainly associated with the annual Viennese ball at the opera, where he invited show business stars from all over the world, the APA agency recalls. In the past, Lugner invited many celebrities to the … Read more

A dreamy night on the Trojan fortress. The Portuguese star in pink sang about ardour and want | Presently.cz

A dreamy night on the Trojan fortress.  The Portuguese star in pink sang about ardour and want |  Presently.cz

The theme of ardour and want is the interwoven compositions carried out this previous Monday at Prague’s Troja Citadel. The live performance known as Fantasia portuguesa was ready by the Early Summer time Music Competition. Charismatic singers and a virtuoso orchestra provided a charming journey into Portuguese Baroque artwork. The ambiance of the noble courtroom … Read more