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Berlin Philharmonic Picks Kirill Petrenko as New Chief: Report
The prestigious Berlin Philharmonic, regarded as one of the world's best orchestras, has chosen 43-year-old Russian conductor Kirill Petrenko as its new chief conductor, media reports said today.
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Russia Sacks Theatre Chief in 'Blasphemous' Opera Scandal
Russia's culture ministry said Monday it fired a theatre director for offending Orthodox believers with a radical staging of a Wagner opera, whose posters showed a crucifixion scene between a naked woman's legs.
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Opera Passion But No Angela Merkel as Famed Wagner Fest Starts
The curtain rose on Friday on the world-famous Bayreuth Festival, the month-long summer opera extravaganza dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel conspicuously absent for the first time in years.
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Indian billionaire couple hosts Prince Charles' birthday dinner
London-based Indian billionaire couple, Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala, hosted a gala event at the Buckingham Palace to mark the 65th birthday of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne.
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Berlin Philharmonic Picks Kirill Petrenko as New Chief: Report
The prestigious Berlin Philharmonic, regarded as one of the world's best orchestras, has chosen 43-year-old Russian conductor Kirill Petrenko as its new chief conductor, media reports said today.
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Russia Sacks Theatre Chief in 'Blasphemous' Opera Scandal
Russia's culture ministry said Monday it fired a theatre director for offending Orthodox believers with a radical staging of a Wagner opera, whose posters showed a crucifixion scene between a naked woman's legs.
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Opera Passion But No Angela Merkel as Famed Wagner Fest Starts
The curtain rose on Friday on the world-famous Bayreuth Festival, the month-long summer opera extravaganza dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel conspicuously absent for the first time in years.
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Indian billionaire couple hosts Prince Charles' birthday dinner
London-based Indian billionaire couple, Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala, hosted a gala event at the Buckingham Palace to mark the 65th birthday of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne.
