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Oman opens first Gulf opera house
Oct 13, 2011 07:33 EDT
The Royal Opera House of Oman, the first of its kind in the Arabian Peninsula, was officially opened on Wednesday by the country's ruler Sultan Qaboos, himself a music enthusiast.
Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Mar 24, 2011 00:19 EDT
Hollywood legend and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, famed as much for her glamorous but stormy love life as her five-decade Oscar-winning film career, died Wednesday at age 79.
Liz Taylor, last star of Hollywood's golden era
Mar 23, 2011 23:10 EDT
She was arguably the brightest star in Hollywood's golden era -- and her death, after the recent passing of Tony Curtis and Blake Edwards, turns out a light in the Tinsel Town firmament.
Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Mar 23, 2011 17:22 EDT
Hollywood legend and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, famed as much for her glamorous but stormy love life as well as her five-decade Oscar-winning film career, died Wednesday at age 79.
Italian director Zeffirelli pays tribute to Taylor
Mar 23, 2011 15:10 EDT
Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli paid his respects on Wednesday to Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor and mourned his friend who was "the last star from an era that no longer exists".
Factbox: Key films in the career of Elizabeth Taylor
Mar 23, 2011 10:22 EDT
(Reuters) - Key films in the career of Elizabeth Taylor:
Maria Callas dresses, jewelry on display in New York
Mar 01, 2011 19:17 EST
The stage costumes, dresses and jewelry of late opera singer Maria Callas are featured in an exhibition opening Wednesday in New York.
Poplavskaya rules in Decker's 'Traviata'
Jan 02, 2011 11:26 EST
Poplavskaya is a Violetta to remember in Met premiere of Decker's stripped-down 'Traviata'. Five years after it premiered, Willy Decker's minimalist version of Verdi's "La Traviata" still has the power to shock.
Dino De Laurentiis: a long and varied film career
Nov 11, 2010 14:51 EST
Dino De Laurentiis: a long and varied film career. Selected films from Dino De Laurentiis' producing career:
Vittorio Grigolo promising in Met opera debut
Oct 17, 2010 16:24 EDT
Vittorio Grigolo makes promising Met debut, partnering with Maija Kovalevska in 'La Boheme'. It was a night of debuts ? led by the promising young Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo ? as the Metropolitan Opera revived Puccini's "La Boheme" for the first time this season.
Joan Sutherland, 'voice of the century,' dies
Oct 11, 2010 19:28 EDT
Soprano Joan Sutherland, known as 'La Stupenda' and successor to Callas, dies at 83. Joan Sutherland's radiant soprano stretched effortlessly over more than three octaves, with a purity of tone that made her one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time.
Opera great Joan Sutherland dies aged 83
Oct 11, 2010 14:05 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Australian opera star Joan Sutherland, known by her legion of fans as "La Stupenda," has died in Switzerland aged 83.
Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies
Jul 31, 2010 11:13 EDT
Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico known for neo-realist films dies at 96. Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," died Saturday at age 96.
Quintessential experience when in Italy: The opera
Jun 24, 2010 15:25 EDT
An opera-lover's Italian summer, from a Roman arena to a lake town where Puccini once lived. Opera is as fundamental to Italy's soul as the Colosseum, Michelangelo or pasta. To attend an opera performance here in the summer is a quintessential Italian experience ? especially if you're willing to brave the often-byzantine process for getting last-minute but astonishingly cheap tickets.
Quintessential experience when in Italy: The opera
Jun 22, 2010 14:17 EDT
An opera-lover's Italian summer, from a Roman arena to a lake town where Puccini once lived. Opera is as fundamental to Italy's soul as the Colosseum, Michelangelo or pasta. To attend an opera performance here in the summer is a quintessential Italian experience ? especially if you're willing to brave the often-byzantine process for getting last-minute but astonishingly cheap tickets.
Vatican endorses "The Blues Brothers"
Jun 17, 2010 02:57 EDT
TAORMINA, Sicily (Hollywood Reporter) - When Jake and Elwood Blues, the protagonists in John Landis' cult classic "The Blues Brothers," claimed they were on a mission from God, the Catholic Church apparently took them at their word.
Exhibition opens wardrobes of opera's super stars
Jun 09, 2010 23:15 EDT
The sumptuous salmon pink gown worn by Maria Callas in 1964 in Bellini's "Norma", one of her most famous roles, still looks immaculate, but it has a flaw: a tiny square of fabric is missing.
New Met season to feature Wagner's 'Ring,' higher prices
Feb 23, 2010 12:29 EST
vNew York's Metropolitan Opera will stage seven new productions this year, including the first two parts of a new "Ring" cycle, and raise ticket prices by six to 11 percent.
New Met season to feature Wagner's 'Ring,' higher prices
Feb 23, 2010 12:20 EST
vNew York's Metropolitan Opera will stage seven new productions this year, including the first two parts of a new "Ring" cycle, and raise ticket prices by six to 11 percent.
Metropolitan Opera raising prices for next season
Feb 22, 2010 18:44 EST
Metropolitan Opera raising prices across the board next season for first increase in 5 years. The Metropolitan Opera is instituting an across-the-board ticket price increase for the first time in five years next season, when another traditional Franco Zeffirelli production will be jettisoned for a minimalist staging.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Franco Zeffirelli | |
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| Born | Gianfranco Corsi 12 February 1923 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
