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=== News - 25 new results for [Opera] ===

Annapolis Opera celebrates turning 40 with pair of Verdi classics
Baltimore Sun
Italy's preeminent composer will be honored at Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts in Annapolis Opera's productions of two masterworks — a
concert version of "Aida" and a fully staged "Rigoletto." This season also
celebrates the 25th annual Vocal ...
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Haymarket Opera's 'Clori, Tirsi e Fileno' a pure delight
Chicago Sun-Times
In addition to the musical magic their Haymarket Opera Company has been
working now for a year, founders Craig Trompeter and Jeri-Lou Zike have
shown tremendous organizational skills as they launch their second season
of staged Baroque vocal works.
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Viswa Subbaraman Leaves Opera Vista for Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre
Houston Press (blog)
We just got word that Opera Vista artistic director and founder Viswa
Subbaraman is leaving the group to become becoming the new artistic
director for Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre in the 2013-2014 season.
Skylight Music Theatre has a full season ...
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'Jenufa' by Opera Slavica With Susan Marie Pierson
New York Times
Janacek's "Jenufa," which Opera Slavica presented in a wrenching
performance on Thursday evening at the Bohemian National Hall, has always
struck me as a thoroughly wintry work. That may be because of its almost
ceaseless grimness, or because its ...
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Italian Teen Sensation Il Volo Takes 'Operatic Pop' on Tour
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Watching Il Volo, a trio of teenage opera singers from Italy, perform at
New York's Beacon Theatre was an exercise in cognitive dissonance: three
suave teenagers crooning classic opera to an audience of mostly 50 years
old and up. Sure, there were some ...
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Lyric Opera's new home hits all the right notes
Kansas City Star
Now neat stacks and shelves of scenery and props await future use in a
brand new home — the lower level of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's
administrative building in the East Crossroads. The new center, at 1725
Holmes St., will be christened ...
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Firefox, Opera allow crooks to hide an entire phish site in a link
Register
A shortcoming in browsers including Firefox and Opera allows crooks to
easily hide an entire malicious web page in a clickable link - ideal for
fooling victims into handing over passwords and other sensitive info.
Usually, so-called "phishing attacks ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/03/phishing_without_hosts_peril/>
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Len Lye: An inspiring new opera
National Business Review
Like other major opera operas of the last few decades by such composers as
Philip Glass and John Adams, the opera uses multimedia elements, political
commentary, popular music and other unconventional elements not normally
found in more traditional ...
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Coco Chanel, Chagall Reign at Paris Opera Costume Show
Businessweek
That hasn't stopped the Paris Opera from presenting them side by side.
"L'Etoffe de la Modernite," or the Fabric of Modernism, tells the story
of how the style of opera costumes changed at the beginning of the 20th
century. In the 19th century, big ...
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Column: Atlanta Opera Ball to have Spanish theme
NeighborNewspapers.com
The gala scene will replicate the magical location of the opera's
season-opening production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen." The artistry of
Tony Brewer will transform the St. Regis into a beautiful Spanish-style
courtyard and evoke the ancient charm of ...
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Calling All Opera Buffs To Italy (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
Are there any more perfect settings for hearing an opera aria than a
palazzo or piazza in Tuscany? For one month each summer it's possible to
enjoy just that, thanks to Daniel Ferro. Daniel Ferro, the Julliard
School's famed vocal coach (he fine-tuned ...
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SF Opera Gala chair celebrates birthday with Bulgari
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Mary Carroon, Sallie Huntting and Barbara Henry hosted a lunch for her with
friends Judith Renard and Opera Ball co-chair Diane Rubin in the private
room at the Neiman Marcus Rotunda, made more special with a visit from the
store's general manager, ...
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Clint Eastwood's Republican convention speech: Inspired by opera?
Washington Post (blog)
Clint Eastwood's Republican convention speech: Inspired by opera? By Philip
Kennicott. Jean Cocteau and Francis Poulenc wrote a one-act opera called
"La voix humaine" (1958) for a solo soprano, which is a one-sided
conversation. There were a few of ...
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Fall Arts Preview: Classical/Opera
MetroWest Daily News
The classical music fall season looks back at some old friends, but
welcomes some new stars in equal measure. All in all, it's a busy season
with extraordinary diversity, and despite the demise last winter of Opera
Boston, there's plenty of singing ...
<http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x2107489008/Fall-Arts-Preview-Classical-Opera>
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Opera competition (times two) return to Opera Theater
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (blog)
PITTSBURGH, PA (August 30, 2011)— Two voice competitions again provide
both professional and amateur singers opportunities for prize monies and
Opera Theater SummerFest season performance opportunities. For a second
year, Opera Theater ...
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Classical Music and Opera Listings for Aug. 31-Sept. 6
New York Times
Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival (Friday through Monday) The Met's
free screenings from the ever-broadening archives of its Live in HD movie
theater broadcasts comes to a close this week. The best option is the last:
Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" ...
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10 classical events: Opera, ballet, more
Newsday
The Long Island Opera, long confined by financial considerations to concert
operatics, presents a fully staged production, with live orchestration, of
the Verdi classic. madisontheatreny.org, 516-678-5000, ext. 7715. 6.
Emerson String Quartet (Staller ...
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"Spring Awakening" brings rock opera to local...
The Morning Sun
One could dispute that claim, given the obvious contradiction in linking
the two words together. But, Hall's portrayal of Melchior leaves little
doubt that the actor knows whereof he speaks. Viewers can judge for
themselves during the next two weekends ...
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Opera 12.02 is an essential update
BetaNews
Norwegian browser developer Opera has updated its cross-platform browser.
Opera 12.02 features minor security and stability updates, making it an
essential update for all users. The update comes less than 48 hours after
Opera also released a new ...
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Sarasota Opera Director Susan Danis appointed CEO of Florida Grand Opera
Bradenton Herald
SARASOTA -- Susan Danis, longtime executive director of the Sarasota Opera,
has been appointed general director and chief executive officer of Florida
Grand Opera. Florida Grand Opera is a level one opera company in Miami with
an operating budget of ...
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Soap Opera Over Kabul
Antiwar.com
Oh Lordy, Lordy, how I love the Afghan war: it just goes on and on, without
end. By comparison, death and taxes seem long shots. In the latest episode
of this long-running sitcom, the Afghan army is killing GIs. Yes. Blowing
them away right and left.
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Big Brother is watching… the opera: Bazalgette appointed Arts Council chief
The Independent
He served as a non-executive director of Channel 4 and is chair of English
National Opera, president of the Royal Television Society and Non-Executive
Director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. He was knighted
for his services to ...
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Opera Gone Wild
Madison Magazine (blog)
The Wild West might seem an odd setting for an opera, but Fresco Opera
Theatre isn't interested in doing the same old thing. The group's latest
performance, The Good, the Bad, and the Divas, which runs Friday through
Sunday at Overture Center, combines ...
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Florida Grand Opera Names CEO
HispanicBusiness.com
Wednesday afternoon, the organization's board of directors approved the
selection of Susan T. Danis, a self-described "opera geek" who has been
executive director of the Sarasota Opera since 1999. William Hill, vice
president of FGO's board of ...
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Opera Per Tutti takes up residence at Cleveland Public Theatre
Plain Dealer
Founded in 2006, Opera Per Tutti (Opera For All) has given concerts and
productions throughout Northeast Ohio and at CPT, where it performed
Puccini's "Il Tabarro," the first part of "Il Trittico," in October 2010.
The company will complete the trilogy ...
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Altech gets its Opera on
Opera Software and Altech Multimedia, a leading provider of multimedia
products and services, announced today an agreement to expand their
cooperation on web technology for the TV industry. In addition to the
Altech devices, powered by ...
<http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2012/09/04_2/>
Opera Press Room
<http://www.opera.com/developer/tools/mobile/>

Opera Software preparing Opera for Windows 8
By Martin Brinkmann
Third party software developers who want their programs to function
properly under Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8 need to
focus their attention.
<http://www.ghacks.net/2012/09/04/opera-software-preparing-opera-for-windows-8/>
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Opera: Facebook, YouTube and Google Dominate Mobile Web in Asia
By Jon Russell
Opera's latest State of the Mobile report has thrown light on Asia's mobile
habits, showing Facebook, YouTube and Google dominate there.
<http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/08/31/facebook-youtube-google-asia-opera/>
The Next Web
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Opera 12.02 final released, download now
By Melanie Gross
Norwegian company Opera Software has released a new version of its desktop
web browser Opera to the public. The new version is an update to the stable
version.
<http://www.ghacks.net/2012/08/30/opera-12-02-final-released-download-now/>
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Kia Hamsters return for party at the opera
By Zach Bowman
As promised, the Kia Hamsters have returned for yet another volley of
advertisements to show off the Soul. We've seen the rodents play roles in
some.
<http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/30/kia-hamsters-return-for-party-at-the-opera/>
Autoblog
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Opera Chic: Mark Twain's Debut* at the San Francisco Opera
By opera chic
The American writer, during his time in San Francisco, had a bout of
performance anxiety at the San Francisco Opera...
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Opera Chic
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Bones From an Ankara Opera House « rogueclassicism
By rogueclassicist
I seem to have the 'before' and 'after' articles of this one, both from
Hurriyet … first, the before … from August 30: Human bones and a skull
have been discovered under the stage at the historical Ankara Opera House,
home of the Ankara State ...
<http://rogueclassicism.com/2012/09/04/bones-from-an-ankara-opera-house/>
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Amon Tobin at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 8/4/12 (review ...
By Billy Thieme
Photography alone couldn't catch it — Amon Tobin's unique electronic live
masterpiece is best both seen and heard to feel its full effect. In as
beautiful a venue as the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, his show Tuesday was
incomparable.
<http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2012/09/05/amon-tobin-ellie-caulkins-denver/55026/>
Reverb
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What Opera to choose? | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums
By cdispoto
It seems like the Rigoletto in Venice is the costliest ticket and therefore
the one to pick especially since it's at La Fenice. I not only want to see
a good opera but also at a great venue so any help from the Italian opera
lovers would be greatly ...
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Community
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Conversations@the Opera | The Dallas Opera Blog
By Suzanne Calvin
DALLAS, AUGUST 31, 2012 – The Dallas Opera, in partnership with KERA's
"ART&SEEK", is extremely proud to announce this season's schedule for
our ongoing series of "Composing Conversations" and "Conversations
with Keith", reflecting ...
<http://blog.dallasopera.org/2012/08/31/conversationsthe-opera/>
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=== Web - 10 new results for [Opera] ===

|MG| Opera 12.50 Build Build 1577 Beta Download
A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed
browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's
groundbreaking ...
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download6298.html?2012-08-28>

Developing Responsive Designs With Opera Mobile Emulator ...
Back in 2009, when coding version 10 of Opera Mobile, my Opera colleagues
decided to tune the Opera Mobile build machine so that it would churn out
builds ...
<http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2012/08/30/responsive-designs-opera-mobile-emulator/>

Mageia alert MGASA-2012-0251 (opera) [LWN.net]
Subject: [updates-announce] MGASA-2012-0251: opera-12.02-1.mga (1, 2/
nonfree). Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:44:24 +0200. Message-ID: <
20120830194424.
<http://lwn.net/Articles/514530/>

Santa Fe Opera's chief conductor resigns - Yahoo! Music
From Yahoo! Music: Santa Fe Opera chief conductor Frederic Chaslin has
resigned and opera officials say a search for his successor will start in
the fall.
<http://music.yahoo.com/news/santa-fe-operas-chief-conductor-resigns-213157421.html>

Firefox, Opera Allow Phishing By Data URI Claims New Paper ...
hypnosec writes "A student at the University of Oslo, Norway has claimed
that Phishing attacks can be carried out through the use of URI and users
of Firefox ...
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Opera, Portable Edition 12.02 (web browser) Released ...
Opera, Portable Edition 12.02 has been released. Opera, Portable Edition is
a lightweight, customizable browser designed for speed. It's the popular
Opera™ ...
<http://portableapps.com/news/2012-08-30--opera-portable-12.02-released>

Opera Mini 7 for Symbian Updated (Phone Scoop)
Opera Software today provided an update to the Symbian version of Opera
Mini 7 . According to Opera, the update improves the behavior of the
progress bar ...
<http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=11060>

Careers - Minnesota Opera
Sept. 22, 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala. Sept. 22, Nabucco Opening
Night Cocktail Party & iPads for Opera Raffle. Sept. 22, Silver & Gold
Soiree. Sept .
<http://www.mnopera.org/careers>

How to disable Java – Opera | Naked Security
For users who primarily surf using Opera it is handy to disable Java, but
allow it to work in another browser for the rare application that requires
Java.
<http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-opera/>

the Metropolitan Opera Planned Giving :: Welcome to Gift Planning
Including the Metropolitan Opera in your long-range financial and estate
plans is a wonderful way to support the Met and ensure a legacy of great
opera for ...
<http://metopera.giftplans.org/>