A cultural exchange that turned into a musical masala
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GEORGINA BENISON -
It is incredible to think that Georges Bizet was just 24 years old when he composed his opera, ‘Les Pecheurs de Perles’, a work showing uncanny maturity which foreshadows his much-loved classic, ‘Carmen’, which he would write 10 years later.
Audiences at The Royal Opera House, Muscat were fortunate enough to watch the 2012 production by ‘Opera Royal de Wallonie – Liege’ from Belgium on two evenings at the weekend.
Although the Belgian company usually performs Italian operas from the standard repertoire, this was a work by a French composer, sung in French with English and Arabic subtitles, by a totally French speaking cast – a refreshing experience for Francophiles in Oman!
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May 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned his dream home project into a reality through his hard work day and night.
In a tweet, he said that in the first phase, 10,000 affordable houses at 41 places in 39 tehsils of Punjab will be completed in a period of one year.
He said Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation stone for simultaneous construction in 10 tehsils including Raiwind in Lahore today (Thursday).
Local Government code of conduct complaints have turned into a monster
3 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Local Government New Zealand president Stuart Crosby. Photo / George Novak
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
A law expert says the local government code of conduct complaints process is a well-intentioned idea that has grown into a monster.
In the Wellington Region alone complaints have ranged from whether it was accurate to refer to councillors eating a lavish buffet of roast chicken, to claims of being attacked on Facebook.
Yesterday the Herald revealed Wellington City Council was made to release a complaint against councillor Simon Woolf, alleging he caused staff considerable distress and failed to consider his duty of care to them.