Yet there had to be something to it, if the locals prized it as a status symbol, allowed only their highborn to drink it, and ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

The Recording Academy has announced its Special Merits Awards for 2026, observing the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustee Award and Technical Grammy Award recipients: Carlos Santana, Chaka Khan, Cher, ...

Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad Saudi Arabia alone has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on ...

The Beggar's Opera Broadway in 1854 - The Beggar's Opera At its London premiere in 1728, John Gay's rollicking Beggar's Opera caused a sensation. Lampooning the politics and public morality of the day ...

Following a period of limited waitlist access, Opera Neon, the company’s subscription-based AI-powered browser, is now generally available. Here’s what it can do. A few months ago, Opera released Neon ...

UNLV Opera Workshop I presents Crime & Punishment on Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rando-Grillot Recital Hall. The performance will feature criminal, carceral, and courtroom scenes from operas and ...

After nearly 90 years, the Des Moines metro area has ended its Beggars' Night tradition of trick-or-treating on Oct. 30. The change was prompted by a weather-forced move to Halloween last year, which ...

Opera’s AI-powered browser can now split queries into multiple tasks to quickly provide a more comprehensive result. Here’s how that works. Opera aims at a ‘symphony’ of agents workin in sync for the ...

Opera today launched its subscription-based, AI-focused Neon browser, which joins a growing field of companies touting agentic browsing capabilities. Opera first previewed Neon in May and is now ...