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Wagner and Verdi: Bicentenary Year 2013

02/26/2013

These two musical giants share a revolutionary zeal as well as the birth year of 1813. German Richard Wagner and Italian Giuseppe Verdi each took operatic theatre in completely fresh directions. Their rival legacies are to be acknowledged anew in a bonanza of activities including recordings and performances, books, broadcasts and tours in many cities in Europe and beyond. While they never met, and seemed to resent each other greatly, the two composers will be widely celebrated throughout 2013….

UN commission of inquiry: all parties becoming increasingly reckless with human life as the Syrian conflict drags on

02/21/2013

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Geneva, 18 February 2013 — In its latest report, released today, the UN commission of inquiry finds that both pro- and anti-Government forces have become increasingly violent and reckless with human life as the conflict draws to the close of its second year. It emphasizes the urgent need for parties to the conflict to commit to a political settlement to end the violence. Although the Government has yet to allow the commission to undertake investigations inside Syria, the 445…