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The Bregenz Festival is known for its monumental opera productions. For "Madame Butterfly," stage designer Michael Levine created a set that looks like gigantic sheet of paper floating effortlessly over Lake Constance.

In Colorado Springs opera singer and voice teacher Valerie Nicolosi Niemerg’s first comedic novel, “Elly Uncomposed,” we meet Elly, a pianist who plays in the pit for a small university

Kind of a tough day here. >> ill never forget when tim russert died. the network gave pete the impossible job of writing the story. >> tim russert was most of all a family man. >> he could do the hardest story, but he could also do a story that broke his heart. and he could do it in the most loving way possible. >> reporter: pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> hes so special. hes unique. we love him. >> for me hes always been my consigliere. if i could have somebody to be a consigliere, it w...

On a warm evening this past January, a crowd gathered outside the Weiwuying Opera House in Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second largest city, more than an hour before the night’s performance was scheduled to begin. As they waited to enter the theater, people explored an opera-themed bazaar set up underneath the towering canopies stretched between the wings of the sprawling performing

>> just dont do it. >> will come up to me every day. i swear to you. they tell me its their favorite movie. it touched everyone. >> reporter: it was a career that spent half a century with paul sorvino gracing the screen and the stage. the 1973, he owned a tony nomination. at 63", the actor arranged as broad as his shoulders. even singing opera. his daughter won an oscar in 1996. her proud dad was there in the audience. >> you honor my father who has taught me everything i know about acting. i l...

Several female employees at the Bayreuth classical music festival were allegedly groped, including festival director Katharina Wagner. The incidents will now be investigated.

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM From August 7 to 14, Astana Opera will host a tour of the Qaraghandy Academic Musical Comedy Theatre. The Temple of Melpomene, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will present musicals, operettas, and musical fairytales to the capital’s audience. All performances, including children’s, will be accompanied by a symphony orchestra, conducted by Nikolai Makarevich (Minsk, Belarus), the press office of Astana Opera informs.

An air raid siren warns of a possible attack. im ushered down stairs. this is shelter. musicians and dancers wait in the basement. the threat delays the start of the show. two of tonights solo ballerinas try to stay limber. >> no, it is not normal. >> why are you sitting here? >> because war. war, yes, in our country. >> are you afraid? >> yes, of course were afraid, says katarina, though were getting accustomed to these threats and that in itself is horrible. >> reporter: after a long delay the...

Ballet performance, but amid preparations there is an interruption. an air raid siren warns of a possible attack. i am ushered downstairs. >> this says shelter. >> musicians and dancers wait in the basement. the threat delays the start of the show. two of tonight ballerinas try to stay limber. >> its not normal. >> why are you sitting here? >> are you afraid? >> of course we are afraid, though we are getting accustomed to these threats, and that in itself is horrible. after a long delay the oper...

Symbol of defiance, a sign that ukrainians are not giving up. the odesa opera and ballet theater stands like a jewel, albeit one protected by sandbags. the russian rockets and missiles periodically pound odesa. residents here cling to pre war normality and that includes the citys 135-year-old opera. the operas director. its beautiful. do you still need opera and ballet when there is a terrible war? >> yes, all people need this and its very important for society, opera house is the symbol of good...