Plácido Domingo to sing "Parcifal" in Berlin

"Legendary opera singer Plácido Domingo is returning to Berlin this spring, Die Welt reported on Thursday. The world-renowned tenor will be back at the Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper Unter den Linden) this March to perform "Parsifal."Domingo will assume the starring role in...

New Photos From Hiroshima: An Unfriendly Reminder

"Hillary Clinton recently revealed what a Clinton Presidency would consider in response to a scenario in which Iran attacks Israel: "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran...In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider...

Italian Tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano Dies at 86

Italian opera tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano has passed away."Giuseppe Di Stefano, a celebrated Italian tenor who was a singing partner of soprano Maria Callas, has died at his home near Milan. He was 86. Di Stefano...

A Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

It's been a tough summer for opera, with so many deaths of the great opera singers who influenced us. To me, the death of Luciano Pavarotti is the most personal loss yet, and the most emotional. The opera...

A crowd of 50.000 for Pavarotti's funeral

A crowd of 50.000 today attended at tenor Luciano Pavarotti's funeral. Among them former UN Secretary Kofi Annan, Italian PM Romano Prodi (who made a short speech during the ceremony) and friends and colleagues such as U2's Bono, Italian popstars Zucchero and Jovanotti;...

Pavarotti's funeral will be held today at 3 PM (CET) in Modena

Luciano Pavarotti's funeral is being held today in the Duomo of Modena at 3 PM (CET). Thousands have visited the cathedral to pay homage to the deceased tenor in the past two days. Yesterday the church was...

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti died this morning at 5 AM CET in his home, south of Modena, Italy. His conditions had worsened in the past two days, and it seemed clear that he was about to die when he received honours...

Domingo to take on baritone role

"Opera singer Placido Domingo is to make the jump from tenor to baritone in a production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. The Spanish singer, 66, will take the title role in the opera for the first time at Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2009, his spokesman said."

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