“The news was that Seeger was the past.” But Seeger isn’t a Salieri figure to Dylan’s Mozart. The film shows him as a mentor-turned-mediator actively negotiating a generational clas ...

Pope Benedict’s shocking announcement on Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign the ministry of the Bishop of Rome reverberates ...

At the same time popular music is taking on operatic themes, as in David Byrne’s new ‘song cycle’ Here Lies Love, a joint commission of the Adelaide and Liverpool festivals. Although Byrne envisages ...

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ [Good] and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” [Good] of Mozart Insurance, Ltd. [Mozart] [Bermuda]. The outlook of these ...

Baritone vocalist Brian James Myer, who plays the titular role of this opera production, agrees. He is more than familiar with the source material, having thrice played Masetto (Zerlina’s ...

During his winding-up speech, Woo defended his actions regarding the caricature, allegedly involving Razman's face. He explained that his action was a form of satire based on facts, which he said ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis’s passion was football — for him “the most beautiful game” and also a vehicle to educate and spread peace.

So, if you listen to Mozart, Schubert or even Beethoven who was very modern for his time, you couldn’t try to compose like that today. On the other hand, Victorian fiction, or say, writers such ...