The brand new W hotel Paris-Opera is on the leading edge of edgy in Paris.

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Overall, Mayer's transfer of Verdi's first great middle-period opera from 16th-century Mantua to a 1960 hotel and casino on the Strip resulted in straightforward storytelling.

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Events which have already been confirmed are an exhibition of Gustav Klimt's work at Tate Liverpool and an opera based around the city's famous Adelphi Hotel.

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Journalists are by nature a skeptical bunch, and all the more so when they've been assigned to cover a photo op. (The hotel had scheduled a dog-serenading opera singer, and puppy weddings.) But sometimes you need to set aside your attitude, not to mention your dreams of becoming the next Walter Cronkite or Edward R.

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This low-rise hotel under the Harbour Bridge takes a different approach to the Opera House: water level and straight ahead, giving the view added drama.

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This contemporary three-storey hotel is known for its breezy indoor-outdoor public areas and spectacular views of the Sydney Opera House through floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies.

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