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In Europe's opera wings

In front | REVIEW
‘St Kilda – Island of the Bird People’ (Photo: Le Phénix/ Valenciennes)

It's billed as a unique opera project which will occur simultaneously in five EU countries - but during the performance of ‘St Kilda – Island of the Bird People’ in Valenciennes, Europe made itself scarce

by Katharina Kloss // 28/06/07

AGENDA

July culture vulture

Between Italian jazz and Nordic tango, Slovenian saxophone and Scottish rock, Spanish bull running and German contemporary art – check out the July issue of our Vultures for Culture calendar

by Jannik Pfister // 04/07/07

PORTRAIT

Belarus rocks

Art is politics: the first part of our series on portraits of artists who attempt to resist the 'cultural Chernobyl' which reigns in Belarus, a country asphyxiated by the authoritarian regime of president Alexander Lukashenko

by Jef Bonifacino // 02/07/07

REPORT
Songs for a conservative, Christian orthodox land (Photo: Natalie Gryvnyak)

Pink revolution

Over 200,000 people flooded Independence Square on 16 June to see British singer Elton John's AIDS-awareness free concert - publicising a dark aspect of Ukrainian society, with estimated adult HIV prevalence of 1.4%

by Natalie Gryvnyak // 27/06/07

Gilbert Varga, director of the musical orchestra of Euskadi, from the Basque Country (Photo: Patricia Sevilla)

Playing it by ear in Brussels

The prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Competition also acts as an international assembly, uniting the best piano soloists in the European capital in May and June 2007

by Sophie Zimmer // 25/05/07

REPORT
Slovenian opera singer Alenka Gotar will be exercising her vocal muscles in the final (Photo: eurovision.tv)

Serbia win Eurovision

Inaugarated one year before the Treaty of Rome in 1957, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates European diversity. All eyes are on Helsinki during 5-12 May

by Milena Fayt // 11/05/07

PORTRAIT
(Photo: Gonzalo Ovejero/ almostdesign.com)

DJ Krush - Tokyo-ing Barcelona

One night in Barcelona's famous 'Apolo' club, where the 'international master of turntablism' divides clubgoers with his mellow electronic strains

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 07/03/07

REPORT
The future? Opera-Bastille, Paris (Photo: Julien Henry/ Flickr)

Verdi on the web

Can more young people enjoy opera, asks a congress in Paris

by Martin Schneider // 02/03/07

PORTRAIT
Ennio Morricone, melodious genius (Photo: Wikipedia)

Honorary Oscar for Ennio Morricone

The Italian composer for the likes of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' and 'Bulworth' takes home an Academy Award on February 25

by Valeria Ibello // 22/02/07

FOCUS
Visual delights: Chalga star Emilia shows it's not just about the sound (Photo: Gergana Ivanova)

Chalga folkpop: 'forget yourself in our rhythm'

Arabian disco, gypsy rock and house music boom from buses, taxis and radios throughout Bulgaria. But the knives are out

by Srebrina Bognar // 09/02/07

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