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Dubai has welcomed some of the biggest names in the music business in 2019, from Jamiroquai at Dubai Jazz Festival to Fatboy Slim at Party in the Park. International stars Boyzone performed one of their final ever gigs in the emirate as part of their farewell tour. One of the most successful bands in Ireland … Read more
Acclaimed bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has embarked on a versatile musical journey at the iconic Sydney Opera House: Joined at this marvellous Unesco World heritage site by his wife, harpist Hannah Stone the charismatic Welshman performs great classics – from Wagner’s sombre characters to the broadway musical “South Pacific” and back to his Welsh roots. “I … Read more
There were no red carpets, no tickets, nor a fancy jury at the Russian outdoor film festival — just an audience happy to choose a winner for a competition that started back in June. The competing short films were shown for free across the whole country in cities, towns and small remote villages. Millions watched … Read more
Screenings of Roman Polanski’s latest movie, “J’accuse (An Officer and a Spy)” were cancelled in northern France on Sunday after a feminist group invaded a cinema following fresh allegations of sexual assault against the director. It comes just days after a similar protest blocked a preview showing in Paris. “We denounce the recent release of … Read more
Premiering at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, “Die Tote Stadt” (The dead city) is a story about grief; a man who lost his wife, Marie and can’t move on. After eventually falling in love with her look-alike Marietta, Paul is torn between desire and a feeling of guilt. “The rooms which split up and … Read more
In 1988, when the Berlin Wall still divided the city, a group of prestigious European filmmakers – members of the European Film Academy – joined forces to defend independent European cinema. They created the European Film Awards which each year nominates the best European film, actor, actress, director, etc. More than 30 years later, the … Read more
Apple Inc’s television news drama “The Morning Show” scored three Golden Globe nominations on Monday, putting the iPhone maker in the running for its first major Hollywood awards as a new player in the crowded streaming video market. Digital video pioneer Netflix Inc dominated the field, landing 17 nominations in TV categories plus 17 more … Read more
The Favourite certainly lived up to its name at this year’s European Film Awards. It was the clear winner at the Berlin ceremony, picking up a total of eight awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Its Oscar-winning star Olivia Colman was unable to attend because of filming commitments, but co-producer Andrew … Read more
“We jokingly call ourselves ‘black restorers’ because what we do no one else wants to do,” Alexander Saprykin told Euronews. Pointing at the dilapidated logs of the “drums” — the special roof of the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in the village of Berezhnaya Dubrova, in the northwestern region of Arkhangelsk, Saprykin offered a resigned … Read more
Betrayal, despair and madness combine for an extraordinary production of Bellini’s rarely staged masterpiece Il Pirata at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Written when Bellini was just 26-years-old, Soprano Sonya Yoncheva casts her spell on yet another strong female character – the heroine Imogene. Her tragic lover Gualtiero is passionately portrayed by Javier Camarena. The … Read more