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The Berlin Senate (State Executive) wants to illegally shut down the Oyoun cultural centre by the end of the year because it has provided meeting space for Jewish Voices for Peace and socialists opposing war.
The Berlin State Opera, one of the most important opera houses in the world, has a new maestro. Christian Thielemann will succeed Daniel Barenboim, who stepped down in January for health reasons.