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...Puccini: Turandot Antonio Pappano Opera recordings made in a studio are a rarity these days....
...The US financial system: As the Federal Reserve ponders the Basel III rules, we should aim for a regulatory structure that is simple and boring, argues Rana Foroohar in her latest column....
...The Norwegian soprano was impressively loud in her Italian arias, soggily conducted, and “Rule, Britannia!”....
...In 2019 Antonio Banderas told the FT that Hollywood had left him “tired” and “angry” and a heart attack had galvanised his resolve to make only work that mattered....
...It was also a rehearsal space — arias and oratorios wafting through sash windows — with candlelit performances held upstairs for friends and patrons. That tradition continues today....
...through their wings: Javier Portús, Spanish painting before 1800; Javier Barón, 19th-century Spanish painting; Joan Molina, Gothic art; Alejandro Vergara, Flemish and Northern European painting; Manuel Arias...
...The menu at the classic Casa Fermín on Calle San Francisco — where Meryl Streep dined with Antonio Banderas after receiving her Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts last year — includes wild salmon from...
...Expect an evening of the most-loved arias performed by a stellar ensemble....
...An estimated 20mn people in the UK recently had a chance to see the Williams double act when he appeared as both performer and composer at the coronation of King Charles III....
...Take a break from the news King Charles III has often been described as stiff and awkward-looking. But this has obscured the fact that he is an exceptionally good dresser....
...He is tight with the club’s owner Joe Lewis, the 86-year-old East End billionaire who lives on Aviva III, a 223ft super yacht in the Bahamas....
...It is typical that Elena Stikhina’s Aida makes her opening aria not a vocal showpiece but a detailed insight into her emotional conflict....
...They begin — Ilia’s aria from Act III of Mozart’s Idomeneo. Biermann paves the way on the piano. Then, Helene begins to sing. Suddenly the room, me, Biermann, the piano, orbit her....
...prime minister made no secret of her distaste for the green agenda, promising to ramp up oil and gas production, kick-start fracking and restrict solar development — and, of course, banning King Charles III...
...“Their classroom was full of fun, growth, giggles, teamwork, and, most of all, love,” Natalie Arias, an educational technology specialist in Uvalde, wrote on Twitter....
...“I think the issue is unlikely to trigger a severe political crisis that could lead to the collapse of the government,” said Antonio Barroso, deputy director of research at Teneo....
...Young soprano Federica Lombardi leads the cast as an elegantly sung Countess, pure of musicianship in both her arias....
...Antonio Alvarez III, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at consultancy Alvarez & Marsal, this month declared that EY’s break-up planning was “an important development for our firm”....
...Antonios Sykaris, 59, a Greek businessman, was aiming to be the oldest person to climb the 14. “I know the dangers but this is my dream,” he told me last year....
...The second act ends strongly, with a deeply felt aria originally from Giacomelli's Merope and a striking, newly-composed Vivaldi quartet....
...What to watch European Commission presents its Basel III bank capital package EU Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans meets China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua ahead of this weekend’s G20 meeting and...
...Spencer Ferguson Silver III was born in San Antonio, Texas, on February 6 1941. His father was an accountant and his mother a secretary....
...Ostling then followed with the pensive solo elegy of James Lee III’s Chôro sem tristeza....
...Accompanist Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera, brought Handel, Britten and Finzi alike vividly to life....
...In an aria from Scipione il giovane by Luca Antonio Predieri, the singer ranges over long lines ornamented by trills while strings add decorative details above and below....
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