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The Winter Olympics officially began on Friday with the opening ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. After the parade of nations, IOC president Thomas Bach gave a speech that took a clear shot at Russia, saying athletes must “respect the rules and stay clean.” Russia is not being formally recognized at these Olympics due to sanctions against the country […]
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1. In his lifetime, Bach wrote a total of at least 175 hours of music. 2. His first wife was his second cousin. They had seven children. He had 13 more children with his second wife. 3. Bach and Handel, the two greatest composers of their time, were both born in Germany in 1685 but […]
Before getting down to the strenuous business of an evening’s conducting Mahler’s 7th Symphony and Berg’s Violin Concerto, Noseda attended a reception to celebrate the release of the LSO Live recording of Verdi’s Requiem that he had conducted at the start of the Barbican’s 2016/17 season. It was particularly pleasing, he said, to know a […]
This time, though, Leigh and revival director Sarah Tipple have hit it spot on. The singers’ diction is for the most part as crisp as in the days before the mixed blessing of surtitles at English National Opera. The cast includes promising young singers and distinguished veterans. It must be rare, indeed, for the role […]
NHL participation in the 2018 Olympics may get a much-needed boost on Friday. A source has confirmed to The Canadian Press that a meeting will take place in New York City between NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, IOC president Thomas Bach and IIHF president Rene Fasel. The gathering could go a […]
