Austria in a Quandary Over Opera Ball
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Austria's government and glitterati are in a quandary: Should next month's lavish Vienna Opera Ball be canceled out of respect for victims of the tsunami disaster? Or should the show go on, if only to help raise cash for survivors?
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BERLIN   Pressure mounted Tuesday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Muhammad, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying 'there can be ...Comment
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Many investors might be surprised to learn that the highest-flying exchange-traded fund in 2004 doesn't invest in energy, real estate or Latin American stocks -- but rather a tiny European country: Austria.
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Even for those who embrace opera as a celebration of excess, it seemed almost a provocation to open the Teatro alla ScalaÂs season on Thursday with an extravagantly lavish new production of ÂAida.Â
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WELSH National Opera has introduced a new marketing idea - posting tissues to audiences who have recently seen its tear-jerker La Bohme.   The tissues, containing information on future operas, has been encouraging opera- lovers to book seats for future performances.
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The cancellation of an opera in Germany for fear of offending Muslims outrages several European papers.
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A German court on Thursday began considering a lawsuit seeking royalties from the heirs of German composer Richard Strauss for nine works, including opera favorites "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Elektra."
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As far as Hermann Maier is concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start. The Austrian champion has never had such a slow start to a World Cup season
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Frenchman Dominique Meyer has been named  the new director of Vienna&#39;s famed State Opera, the Austrian  government said on Wednesday.
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A Berlin opera house condemned for   canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it   could provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might   consider staging the production if it had security assurances.
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Every opera season demands a scene-chewing scandal to feed fansâ appetites for outsize drama, and this summer that niche has been filled in Europe by the new production here of Wagnerâs âMeistersinger.â
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German chancellor warns against self-censorship after opera house strikes performance
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VIENNA, Austria  Â Good operas, like fine wines, can improve with age. And so it is with the Vienna State opera staging of Verdi's "La Traviata."
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Mozart and his librettist labeled it a "jolly play," but there was no happy end to the premiere of Vienna's newest "Don Giovanni." In fact the stage resembled a slaughterhouse.
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A messy battle with Mass MoCA wanting to uncover an exhibition and the artist Christoph BÃ¼chel wanting to withdraw it.
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Plans to end subsidies for coal mining in Germany are under threat after a dispute over the timetable for the move.
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BUDAPEST, Mar 8 (IPS) - The Czech Republic is once more under Austrian   pressure over its controversial Temelin  nuclear plant, which  many want decommissioned.