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What democracy means today – watch theatre director Abhishek Majumdar’s Kavan, a political cabaret

February 07, 2025 5:41 pm

Kavan, an Ambedkarite opera that will premiere at Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai on February 8 and 9, is an exercise in testing democracy in a creative space

Opera integrates Google Gemini into Aria browser AI, can now generate images and talk-like humans

May 29, 2024 2:09 pm

Opera's AI browser assistant Aria is getting Google Gemini integration. It can now generate images from text and offer answers in a more conversational manner.

‘The Hours’ gets dressed for the opera

November 25, 2022 6:55 pm

While creating the costumes for the opera, Pye found inspiration in archival wallpaper, an English farmhouse and 1990s Calvin Klein.

Opera crypto browser adds supports for Binance blockchain, decentralised apps

May 10, 2022 2:38 pm

Users will be able to buy BNB crypto token with fiat, as well as send and receive it using the built-in Opera crypto wallet

Opera launches new Web3 fueled crypto browser for iPhones and iPads

April 16, 2022 2:21 pm

Opera's crypto browser also comes with direct access to decentralized exchange – including over 7,000 Polygon (Blockchain)-based services. 

'Don’t Worry, Be Happy': Behind sandbags, Odessa waits to see if it's next

March 10, 2022 2:27 pm

The orchestra's website strikes a similar tone, informing its audiences that concerts are postponed "due to the imposition of martial law in Ukraine" and urging them to stay calm and trust only "reliable official sources" before signing off: "Glory to Ukraine!"

Metropolitan Opera to require booster shots for audiences as Covid concerns grow

December 18, 2021 9:04 pm

The booster will be required in addition to proof of double vaccination and masking that has been in operation for six months at the Met, one of the world's premier opera houses, and at Broadway theaters.

The show must go on; 'Macbeth' opens La Scala opera season despite Covid

December 09, 2021 7:01 pm

Though "Macbeth" is set in the 11th century, director Davide Livermore staged the opera in a modern city, using augmented reality.

The Met Opera races to reopen after months of pandemic silence

September 11, 2021 5:26 pm

The orchestra saw 11 of its 96 regular full-time members retire or leave their jobs during the pandemic, according to the orchestra committee, which negotiates labor issues on behalf of the musicians. A number of veteran stagehands retired too

Italy's La Scala reopens to public after seven-month pandemic-led closure

May 11, 2021 1:24 pm

The concert also marked the 75th anniversary of the reopening of the Milan opera house after World War Two bombings

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