$6m to stage Wagner's Ring in LA
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The Los Angeles Opera is given money by philanthropists to stage Wagner's Ring cycle for the first time.
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German playwright Tankred Dorst, chosen to direct the Ring cycle at the 2006 Richard Wagner Opera Festival, plans to make the story larger than life in what will be his first foray ever into the opera genre.
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Arts & entertainment: Larger stage to host productions in tandem with Donmar Warehouse.
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The money needed to treat ailing ground zero workers could soar to $20 million a month by the end of this year, up from about $6 million a month now.
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Up to Â£125m in public money may be needed to bring London's theatres up to standard.
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Hollywood studios are expected to take record box office figures this year, beating 2002's $9.3 billion.
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Dan Aykroyd is throwing his star power behind an $11 million winery that aims to boost the Niagara wine region's international profile.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal, The Associated Press learned Saturday.
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Â· Clinton's rival raises record breaking $32m in a monthÂ· Schwarzenegger endorses Republican frontrunner
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The Los Angeles Opera has received a $4 million donation for a multiyear "Recovered Voices" project that will produce music the Nazis tried to silence.
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Arena Stage auctioned off a silk kimono from "M. Butterfly" on eBay last week for $637.76. It also unloaded two hand-carved thrones from "Camelot," getting $152.50 for the pair.
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JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders agreed in principle Monday night to a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie.
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Madison Square Garden raised the stakes for a property where the New York Jets want to build a stadium by offering &#36;600 million &#151; twice what the Jets have been asked to pay.
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Tuesday was the start of the 11-city tour to sell HBOâs $54.95 pay-per-view production of the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout on May 5.
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The airline may be planning 6,000 more job cuts as it attempts to lure business travelers.
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La Scala, one of the world's most celebrated opera theaters, reopened to the public and to music Tuesday after nearly three years of renovation that cost about $67 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood studios have suggested all along that striking writers will be sadly surprised when they discover the high cost of their six-week-old strike.