And for opera fans, there is a pair of natural pearl drop earrings once possessed by opera diva Maria Callas .
That energy depletion would have resulted in a spectral distortion detectable by OPERA. However, the OPERA data did not show either the energy depletion or the spectral shift.
Among his recent roles are Emile de Becque in the Lincoln Center revival of "South Pacific" that recently toured Australia (a role that has been played by opera singers), and Stanley Kowalski in the coming modern-opera production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Chicago's Lyric Opera and New York's Carnegie Hall in March.
Placido Domingo's recently vacated post as artistic advisor to the Washington National Opera (WNO) will be filled by the opera director Francesca Zambello.
And the adulation showered on today's Hollywood stars has been enjoyed by great opera singers for centuries.
One of Scotland's best-known authors is to write the words for a work being staged by Scottish Opera.
John Swinney asked whether the comments by Scottish Opera Chief Executive Christopher Barron were true, and asked the first minister to hold an inquiry into the leaking of the confidential information.
The technology is thoroughly tested, and has been proved successful by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and by Covent Garden and Glyndebourne in England.
The show debuts at Monaco in September 2009, and Machover said it should revolutionize the world of opera -- by introducing the personal opera combined with robotic instruments and 'hyperinstruments'.
Since being performed at Bregenz, Szymanowski's operas have been performed by the English National Opera in London and by companies in Houston, New York, Chicago, France, Poland and Germany.
In 1918, "Gianni Schicchi, " a one-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, was first performed at New York's Metropolitan opera.
The Enchanted Canary, a fairy-tale opera by Noel Scott Stevens, first performed in Tampa, Fla.
The problem is that it remains a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
This year's other highlights include an opera by Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.
In 1821, "Der Freischutz, " an opera by Carl Maria von Weber was first performed in Berlin.
In 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York.
What fantastic claim be shown by doing an OPERA-like experiment to measure speed of light instead of neutrinos?
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He often broke the mold of traditional opera by collaborating with acts like Barry White, Bono and James Brown.
There will also be a lifetime achievement award and an award based on voting by readers of Opera magazine.
Vocally enhanced by a pumped-up soundtrack and accompanied by the Royal Opera House Orchestra, under the high-throttle leadership of Antonio Pappano, they all sound magnificent.
An opera by Gioachino Rossini has been broadcast live over the internet for the first time in Vienna, giving audiences around the world free access to a classical production.
There will also be an opera by Philip Glass, based on Franz Kafka's The Trial, part of ROH's focus on making new work "the core of what we are".
Some critics raised an eyebrow at the inclusion of an opera by Gordon Getty himself among the new works, but WNO insists he is an accomplished composer that merits performance.
Next season, City Opera is presenting "Anna Nicole, " an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage in which the soprano singing the role of Anna-Nicole Smith wears a pair of fake, ridiculously oversized breasts.
In the banquet hall, guests were entertained by a Chinese opera troupe, as Chang drifted happily from guest to guest, engaging them in conversation and making introductions across continents and cultures.
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Until it was popularized in 1990 by a Brazilian soap opera loosely based on the Rondon family, the region was rarely visited, even by Brazilians.
Then there was a recent opera in London by composer Richard Thomas, called Jerry Springer: The Opera.
By completing the soap opera season, Sanchez is now part of the mix, another controversial Jet.
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By the way, Opera Software also released a new browser today.
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That's how Edinburgh International Festival director Jonathan Mills summed up The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan, a version of the Shakespeare play performed by the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe.
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