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...The Metropolitan Opera has had several notable productions of Die Zauberflöte, including one by David Hockney and the most recent from Julie Taymor, a 20-year success....
...Tenor Lawrence Brownlee sings and plays the role of Idreno with captivating panache....
...Follow David J Lynch on twitter: @davidjlynch...
...David Cameron, thank you. But now we need to change again. For the referendum was not just a vote to withdraw from the EU....
...She has also spoken to David Cameron, UK prime minister....
...Winter shows that eschew dames and slapstick tend to be found in subsidised theatres, says David Brownlee, UK Theatre Association’s executive director....
...Since 2007, Glasgow-based Turner nominees have included Christine Borland, Karla Black, Jim Lambie, Cathy Wilkes, Lucy Skaer, Nathan Coley, Luke Fowler and, most recently, David Shrigley....
...David Brailsford, performance director, British Cycling. David Tanner, performance director, British Rowing. Bradley Wiggins, cyclist....
...The brothers Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee from Yorkshire, who won the gold and bronze medals in the triathlon, were splendidly down-to-earth....
...Boris Johnson stole the show from David Cameron with a barnstorming speech at Mondays’ parade celebrating the sporting achievements of Britain’s Olympians and Paralympians....
...Some of the most poignant singing came from David Chan’s solo violin and Rafael Figueroa’s solo cello. Riccardo Frizza conducted nimbly....
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