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...Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado has led multiple Wagners at El Real; the cast includes Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley and South Korean bass Jongmin Park....
...La Venencia, Madrid Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid This is a contender for my favourite bar in the world: understated, charming and an important piece of Madrid history....
...Many in the UK woke up to French police tactics last year when crowds were tear gassed outside the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid....
...These include Madrid-born star Achraf Hakimi, who scored the winning penalty against Spain....
...The game, won by Real Madrid, was delayed while thousands of Liverpool fans struggled to gain entry....
...Interior minister Gérald Darmanin and sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said they regretted what happened to Liverpool football fans amassed outside the gates, including women and children being tear...
...It also concluded that there were not enough police officers at the Stade de France to prevent muggers attacking fans before and after the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid....
...Gérald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, blamed “thousands” of British fans who allegedly attempted to break into the stadium without tickets or with falsified tickets....
...Both France’s government and Uefa have commissioned investigations into events before the match, which Real Madrid won 1-0....
...Gerald Ford, US president from 1974 to 1977, entitled his autobiography A Time to Heal. “If I’m remembered, it will probably be for healing the land,” he wrote....
...One effect of the rescue package would be to push this year’s French budget deficit up to 3.9 per cent of GDP from a planned 2.2 per cent, according to budget minister Gérald Darmanin....
...Madrid and Catalonia, the two Spanish regions hardest hit, had more than tripled their intensive care beds by Wednesday — to 1,893 in the case of Madrid and 2,010 in Catalonia....
...The UN climate talks taking place this week in Madrid could help to address concerns....
...It is looking at expanding this to allow Ryanair customers to connect to Air Europa long-haul flights through Madrid....
...Sir Gerald Howarth, a former Tory defence minister, urged Mr Cameron to “hold firm” with his tough approach to taking large numbers of refugees....
...Bartomeu is something of a Catalan Gerald Ford....
...Our hosts at the Almunia del Valle left Madrid 12 years ago and have clearly never looked back. To stay there is like staying with your most generous friends....
...Madrid added a runway and low-cost airlines went in.” The projected dominance of Middle Eastern hubs to the exclusion of Heathrow was also queried....
...“We think the government would only privatise Aena if they are really forced to,” said Javier Mielgo, analyst at Mirabaud in Madrid....
...Among the three soloists, baritone Gerald Finley was outstanding as Friar Laurence, bringing nobility and excellent French to his oration at the end....
...Gerald Khoo, analyst at Espirito Santo, said that by taking control of Vueling, IAG could transfer flying that is currently done elsewhere in the group to the low-cost carrier....
...Gerald Khoo, analyst at Espírito Santo, described the Iberia restructuring as “radical”, but said the problems at the carrier were “systemic”....
...His friend Gerald Brenan described him as looking more like a mechanic than an intellectual....
...Splendid new museums sprang up: the Reina Sofia and Thyssen in Madrid, the Guggenheim (a bit later) in Bilbao....
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