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We just kept waiting and waiting, but that question was foremost on everybodies mind. who could have done this? >> detectives returned to the theory that either dr. bill hunter or his wife, dr. claire hunter, might have been the intended victim. between the two of them, they figured, bill hunters position at creighton made him the more likely target. >> he basically oversaw all the students that were going through this pathology training program at creighton university. and if there was discipli...

Brumback and his wife, mary, were murdered in their home, omaha detectives flew to indiana, ready to make an arrest. their target was a former creighton med school resident, dr. anthony garcia. the detectives had arranged to have a s.w.a.t. team and forensic technicians, on hand, in terra haute when they made the arrest at garcias home. but, once their plane landed,

Outside the city. she sings. yeah, the first month for me was totally in silence. because i feel that the voice didnt want to sing. i was not in a mood. are you worried about the future for opera and future performances in other parts of the world? its a very worrying period. of course, everybody thinks of how it will be in the future, how we can come back to work. the music is my life. its not only a job for me. i miss a lot the relationship with the public, i miss to go and to put my feet on t...

He sings. and the last performer is the extraordinary baritone, leo nucci, singing an aria for my favourite opera — rigoletto by verdi. he sings.

Applause.

Applause. then the artistic director cecelia gasida joins in the finale — a personal triumph for her. the arena di verona has not been silenced. they sing.

♪ we caught him. >> this is treason. >> they were spying on our campaign. there was treason. >> long before donald trump become conspir sist in chief, there was joseph mccarthy. >> even if theres only one in the state department there will still be one communist too many. >> in the early 1950s, the republican senator accused all kinds of americans of treason, largely without any evidence. it was what joe mccarthy called a vast communist conspiracy. >> activities may well determine for this n...

Lombardi was the part of italy at the pandemic‘s epicentre in which 35,000 italians died. milan is the regional capital, and mezzo—soprano annalisa stroppa lives just outside the city. she sings. yeah, the first month for me was totally in silence. because i feel that the voice didnt want to sing. i was not in a mood. are you worried about the future for opera and future performances in other parts of the world? its a very worrying period. of course, everybody thinks of how it will be in the...

So, you can see how the audience absolutely loved francesco meli — singing an aria there from il trovatore by verdi. the knight talking about his eternal love for his fiancee, leonora. and considered to be the leading tenor here in italy, francesco meli, and, you can just tell from the reaction of the audience here that they loved it. bravo! she sings.

And they told me the only two sounds they could hear, it was of the ambulance and the bells of the church for dead people. so how did you manage to maintain your normal routine of practising your vocal exercises and so on? of course, when i started to feel better, i thought, what was the future of my life and of myjob, of course, and my art? it was soon possible, i started to practice again alone to move my voice and to run to the light because i wanted to exit from this. lombardi was the part o...