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Seat sale offer for La Traviata in Gozo

Monday, 19 January 2015, 14:36 Last update: about 13 years ago

After it announced the opera title of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata for the opening of the Autumn 2015 theatre season, the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora has announced that prior booking and online ticket...

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra visits China

Monday, 19 January 2015, 14:35 Last update: about 13 years ago

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra has returned from an engaging and highly rewarding nine-day tour in China. The MPO gave in total eight concerts across the country. This is the first time in six years...

'Selma' stars on poignancy and parallels of movie

Sunday, 18 January 2015, 13:48 Last update: about 13 years ago

At Sunday's premiere of "Selma" in New York, the cast acknowledged parallels between their film about the African-American civil rights movement and recent protests nationwide, calling...

AP Exclusive: Academy president responds to Oscar firestorm

Saturday, 17 January 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

Responding for the first time to the firestorm that erupted over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says the all-white acting slate...

Presley's 1st record, 'My Happiness,' auctions for $300,000

Saturday, 17 January 2015, 14:28 Last update: about 13 years ago

An acetate recording of the ballad "My Happiness," the first song Elvis Presley ever recorded, sold at auction Thursday night for $300,000. An undisclosed Internet buyer placed the winning bid at...

Q&A: Chris Rock on 'Top Five,' Obama and fame

Saturday, 17 January 2015, 13:47 Last update: about 13 years ago

With his latest and best film in tow, Chris Rock is back in the spotlight right when we most need him. There's no more salient voice on race in America, not to mention most other things...

Phil Hogan delivers clever psychological thriller

Saturday, 17 January 2015, 13:30 Last update: about 13 years ago

William Heming is the proverbial quiet man, nondescript, keeping to himself, mastering "the skill of being likable, but not memorable." Yet Heming seethes with self-righteous contempt for others and a...

Historic Les Paul guitar to be auctioned next month in NYC

Friday, 16 January 2015, 14:24 Last update: about 13 years ago

The 1954 electric guitar that served as the prototype for Gibson's iconic Les Paul models is going on the auction block. The Paul-designed guitar known as "Black Beauty" features gold-plated...

Jackson leaves Middle Earth with 'The Hobbit'

Friday, 16 January 2015, 13:46 Last update: about 13 years ago

After a long and eventful journey, "The Hobbit" trilogy has reached its bloody climax. Not a minute too soon for director Peter Jackson, who has been longing to unleash mayhem on Middle...

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