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Italian opera chief takes Russian citizenship

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Italian opera chief takes Russian citizenship

Vladimir Putin has issued a decree granting Russian citizenship to the veteran Italian stage director Giancarlo del Monaco.

Son of the famed tenor Mario del Monaco. Giancarlo directed Rigoletto at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow last month.

Giancarlo del Monaco, 81 this week, has been General Director of Opéra de Nice and Artistic Director of the Tenerife Opera Festival. he has directed more than 100 operas in many leading houses.

He is now a willing accessory to Putin’s war crimes.

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The groundbreaking collaboration between the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain & learning disability charity Soundabout is now in its fourth year

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On the 50th anniversary of Britten’s death, Britten Pears Arts is staging a weekend of events honouring his life, music and legacy.

On the 50th anniversary of Britten’s death, Britten Pears Arts is staging a weekend of events honouring his life, music and legacy.

An artist without the slightest spark of genius? Your chance to judge as Gothic Opera revives Fromental Halévy's rarely performed La Dame de Pique

An artist without the slightest spark of genius? Your chance to judge as Gothic Opera revives Fromental Halévy’s rarely performed La Dame de Pique

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