Iowa Public Radio

Beggars Bargain is worth every penny

Central Iowa duo Beggars Bargain has arrived with a soulful indie-rock style and an album fueled by relentless positivity.
BroadwayWorld

The Beggar's Opera Revival

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New York Post

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know how you do it,” the tenor recently told BBC Radio 3. In the same interview, ...
BroadwayWorld

The Beggar's Opera Broadway Original Cast Revival

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ZDNet

A new Opera One is coming with some killer new features

Opera just released a new version of its browser. Opera One R3 focuses on organization and personalization. Opera can be downloaded and used for free. Ever since the Opera browser introduced ...
The Conversation

Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era

Christos Makridis is also a co-founder of Living Opera and the Living Opera Foundation and founder of CM Culture Management. He is also an affiliate and contributor to several think tank communities ...
ZDNet

Opera just gave me 5 compelling reasons to ditch Chrome and Safari for good

Opera just released a new version of its browser. Opera One R3 focuses on organization and personalization. Opera can be downloaded and used for free. Ever since the Opera browser introduced ...
Phys.org

Opera is not dying, but it needs a second act for the streaming era

Every few years, you'll hear a familiar refrain: "Opera is dying." National surveys point to slumping attendance at live performances. Audiences are aging, leaving fewer fans to fill seats at ...
The New York Times

Washington National Opera Finds a Stage Outside the Kennedy Center

Spring performances of “Treemonisha” and “The Crucible” will be held at George Washington University. By Reggie Ugwu The Washington National Opera will host two operas this spring season at George ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

A Utah arts institution is set to give Beethoven’s only opera a modern spin

When prolific composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote the first iteration of his only opera — “Fidelio” — he dedicated it to a certain French statesman and general. “He really admired Napoleon [Bonaparte] ...
The New York Times

Rhoda Levine, Pathbreaking Opera Director, Dies at 93

Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics. By Adam Nossiter Rhoda Levine, one of the rare ...
People

Philippine Airlines’ New Soap Opera-Style Safety Video Goes Viral for 'Unique' Content, Full of 'Twists'

Philippine Airlines unveiled its new flight safety "novella" on Dec. 31 Philippine Airlines/Youtube The new safety video from Philippine Airlines has gone viral for its compelling, soap-opera-style ...