Wohin muss man gehen, um das Wesen der Oper zu ergründen? Den Puls dieser komplexesten aller Theaterunternehmungen zu ertasten, für die Hunderte hoch spezialisierter Menschen zusammenkommen, um etwas Einmaliges, Flüchtiges, Berührendes zu erschaffen? Abgesehen von Berlin, der Opernmetropole des 21. Jahrhunderts, kann die Antwort nur „Paris“ lauten. Die beiden Häuser Palais Garnier und Opéra Bastille…

Updated December 28, 2017 20:41:06 Video: Protest lodged over safety, not to win the race: Comanche skipper (ABC News) Related Story: Comanche protest threat looms over Wild Oats XI Sydney to Hobart win Related Story: What Comanche’s protest could mean for Wild Oats XI Comanche has won line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht…

Raheem Sterling believes sacrificing flair for efficiency is paying dividends as his superb scoring run for Manchester City continues. Sterling netted the only goal of the game as Pep Guardiola’s runaway Premier League leaders made it 18 top-flight wins in a row at Newcastle United on Wednesday. In a line-up flushed with attacking talent such…

England 9 for 491 (Cook 244*, Root 61, Broad 56, Hazlewood 3-95) lead Australia 327 by 164 runsnScorecard and ball-by-ball details It was difficult to know what was the most satisfying sight for England fans on the third day at the MCG. Was it Alastair Cook straight-driving a boundary to bring up his double-century? Was…

A plasterer hanged himself live on webcam on Christmas Day after logging onto a video chatroom where people go to insult each other. Horrified viewers frantically called 999 but had no idea where their internet acquaintance Gregory Tomkins, 39, lived.   The self-employed business owner logged onto Apple Inc Insults chatroom, which is one of…

President Trump’s legal team is prepared, should former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn accuse the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to a report by the Washington Post. Attorneys for President Trump and his top advisers have privately expressed confidence that Flynn does not have any evidence that could implicate their clients,…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption IS has been behind a number of attacks on Shia targets in recent months At least 40 people have been killed and 30 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice news agency was also hit.…