Over a period of seventeen days and nights, Spoleto presents opera, classical and modern music, theater, and dance.

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The first, which concludes in Istanbul on July 1, after spending 12 days in Mediterranean and Black Sea ports, focused on classical arts with performances in ballet, classical piano, and opera.

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Classical music and opera were at the core of Jewish curricula.

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The project is called New Music 20x12 which covers a wide range of genres from contemporary classical, folk and opera in Scotland and Northern Ireland to bell ringing, beat boxing, jazz and brass band music in England and Wales.

BBC: Wonderbrass

Chicago has always understood the power of the arts, too, in helping it to carve out a strong identity (its art museum is staggering), and sitting among those iconic riverside buildings is the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a tempting mix of neo-classical exterior and golden art nouveau and art deco interior.

BBC: Musical destinations: Chicago

Now in its 65th year, the international festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues.

BBC: king lear

It consists of poetry (often the briefest of fragments), a selection of essays, including several about authors from classical antiquity, and even the libretto of an opera.

ECONOMIST: New verse