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Crisis forces Russia's Bolshoi to scrap opera MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's renowned Bolshoi Theatre has cancelled a tour and a major opera premiere due to budget cuts forced by the financial crisis, its general director was quoted as saying on Tuesday.   Nations:Russia Mexico   Source:(AFP)   2009-01-27 Tricks of the trade: the illusion of the costume MOULINS, France (AFP) - Lavish costumes are an intrinsic part of the magic of ballet, opera and theatre, but they are every bit as much of an illusion as the performance.   Nations:France   Source:(AFP)   2008-12-15 Sydney Opera House mourns architect's death SYDNEY, Australia - The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House darkened Sunday night to mourn the death of Joern Utzon, the creative mind behind the globally known landmark.   Nations:Australia Denmark   People:Kevin Rudd   Source:(AP)   2008-11-30 Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance.   Nations:Austria   Source:(AP)   2008-10-12 `The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris season PARIS - Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, "The Fly," has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera.   Nations:France   Source:(AP)   2008-07-02 Headlines Crisis forces Russia's Bolshoi to scrap opera 2009-01-27 Tricks of the trade: the illusion of the costume 2008-12-15 Sydney Opera House mourns architect's death 2008-11-30 Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera 2008-10-12 `The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris season 2008-07-02 Berlin Staatsoper director quits in funding row: spokesman 2008-05-15 Long-lost Vivaldi opera to play in Prague after 278-year hiatus 2008-05-01 Wagner festival director to step down 2008-04-29 Glass' `Satyagraha' reaches Met 2008-04-13 Oslo to inaugurate new opera building Saturday 2008-04-11 Naked German seniors star in post-9/11 Verdi opera 2008-04-11 Vienna State Opera unveils 2008/2009 season 2008-04-03 Voigt postpones Bruennhilde debut 2008-02-22 Puccini opera with 'Chinese ending' to be staged in Beijing 2008-02-10 Waltzing football legends to grace Vienna's Opera Ball 2008-01-31 Country ends ban on opera and circus 2008-01-23 Beijing opens theater for Peking Opera 2007-12-01 Chinese street opera struggles to keep curtain raised 2007-10-31 Wagner opera to be performed in Berlin 2007-10-17 17th century opera re-enacted and set to travel 2007-10-17 Would-be soldiers audition for "War and Peace" 2007-10-14 Kaiser to make Met Opera debut 2007-10-02 Paris goes ape over Albarn's Chinese monkey show 2007-09-27 Strong casting at SF Opera performances 2007-07-02 Japanese legend Ozawa returns to opera stage 2007-03-17 Puccini's Madame Butterfly denounced as 'racist' 2007-02-15 A night at the opera: Korea's passion crosses the globe 2007-01-25 Chinese composer brings East-meets-West opera to New York 2006-12-26 Siberian opera to rehabilitate 'Soviet' composer, Shostakovich 2006-12-24 High security for disputed opera in Berlin 2006-12-18 'Headless opera' puts police on alert 2006-12-17 Anna Netrebko brings the Vienna Opera public to its feet 2006-12-01 New opera premieres in Vienna - The Passion of Simone 2006-11-28 Thai government censors Ramayana opera 2006-11-18 New York opera to broadcast live on Internet 2006-10-25 German leaders blast axing of provocative opera 2006-09-26 Poland staging world premiere of Roger Waters opera 2006-08-25 Curtain rises on 'Das Rheingold' at Bayreuth Festival 2006-07-26 World renowned opera singer Loraraine Hunt Lieberson dies 2006-07-08 Lavish new opera "Grendel" garners mixed reviews 2006-06-11 Chinese sopranos spread wings in Paris opera 2006-01-31 Milan Awash with Scala Fever as Opera Reopens 2004-12-05 Money Woes Prompt Panic at Seattle Opera 2004-12-01 "Phantom" to make theatrical debut in Shanghai 2004-07-21 Sex-Laced Mozart Opera Raises Scandal 2004-06-28 "Vagina Monologues" silenced before Shanghai debut 2004-02-10 Phantom Celebrates 7,000th Show in London 2003-08-14 Opera 'Madame Mao' a Villainous Portrayal 2003-08-12 Peking opera star Yuan Shihai dies 2002-12-22 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Kaiser to make Met Opera debut 2007-10-02 Oslo to inaugurate new opera building Saturday 2008-04-11 Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera 2008-10-12 Glass' `Satyagraha' reaches Met 2008-04-13 Curtain rises on 'Das Rheingold' at Bayreuth Festival 2006-07-26

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