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  • May 2008
    • Vivaldi Opera Revived 278 Years Later

      Vivaldi Opera Revived 278 Years Later

      (Newser) - A long-lost opera by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi has resurfaced nearly 280 years after its Prague premiere, BBC reports. Argippo , a tale of love and deception set in an Indian maharaja’s court, was first performed in 1730 but vanished soon after, leaving only a libretto. But that was enough for a Czech musician to start hunting around Europe for the rest. More »

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      music   Germany   classical music   opera   Czech Republic   Prague   preservation   aria   Antonio Vivaldi

  • November 2007
    • Protesters Thwart Neo-Nazi Rally in Prague

      Protesters Thwart Neo-Nazi Rally in Prague

      (Newser) - Neo-Nazis marching on the anniversary of the infamous 1938 Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht ran into a wall of more than 1,000 counter-protesters bearing the Star of David in Prague's old Jewish quarter yesterday, the BBC reports. Czech police had earlier detained some of the skinheads, members of the Young Nationalist Democrats, who were armed with batons and homemade Molotov cocktails. More »

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      Nazi   Holocaust   Czech Republic   Neo-Nazi   Prague   Kristallnacht

  • July 2007

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