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Opera Doesn't Like April Fool's Day Because They Say It Makes Them Look Too Serious Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
Browser-maker Opera decided not to have an April's Fool Day prank or hoax. But why?
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Opera At The Movies? Posted: 3 years ago by musicgirldani
In order to bring opera into the mainstream, the Metropolitan Opera will broadcast live into your local theatres.
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Robert McFerrin Sr. dies at 85. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
Father of Bobby McFerrin (Don't Worry, Be Happy) was the first black man to sing solo at the Met.
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Possible New Opera Feature Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
A lot of guessing on what new feature that Opera is working on that will "reinvent the web". One possibility would offer a wide range of possibilities.
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The opera singer who grew an extra set of ribs Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
An opera singer unable to perform due to a rare condition which saw her grow an extra set of ribs is singing for joy after pioneering surgery saved her career. Talented Maria Field, 42, suffered from Cervical Rib, where an extra set of ribs forms above the normal first rib - an anatomical feature normally found in snakes.
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`Brokeback Mountain' to become opera Posted: 1 year ago by bevissimo
All I can say is, thank god Pavoratti is dead. Where will they find height/weight appropriate opera stars for the production?
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Royal Opera House withdraws naked billboard Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
The Royal Opera House has been forced to withdraw one of its posters after a performer who appears naked in the centre of the image claimed it had been unflatteringly distorted.

What, a couple of inches gone!
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Indonesian gas company funds 'mud volcano' soap opera Posted: 3 years ago by teaya21
The "mud volcano" which displaced more than 13,000 Indonesian's in East Java is being dramatised through a soap opera in one of the weirdest public relations exercise.
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Opera show cancelled due to possibly offending content. Posted: 3 years ago by XXXXXPP
A leading opera house in Germany has cancelled a production because a scene that might offend Muslims could create a security threat. The production of Idomeneo features a scene in which a character presents the severed heads of religious leaders including Buddha, Jesus and...
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New Opera Browser Released Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Cool users use Opera Browsers. The latest version, 9.23 has just be released.
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50 glorious years of `kill da wabbit' Posted: 2 years ago by readingitall
"Let's steal time and funding from our other projects so we can go way over budget making a cartoon with no jokes, and no real gags. The score will be a German opera. Kids won't get it. Most adults won't get it, but I don't care because I think it's funny."

Video in comments.
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Sex, then amnesia...and it's no soap opera Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
One August morning, Alice and her husband, Scott, had sex.
That's when things became confusing. Rather than appearing pleased, Alice, 59, seemed disoriented.
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It's not over until everybody sings Posted: 2 years ago by buddha
You been her 4 hour, You Sing Now!!!

Classic Peking Opera items will be added to the music curriculum in 200 schools across 10 provinces in China to promote traditional culture among its younger generation, the Beijing News said Monday.
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Opera soprano sues over hotel bedbugs Posted: 3 years ago by Phildo
"She looks like a piece of wood that has been attacked by termites."
She woke up with blood on the sheets and still stayed 6 nights?
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Metropolitan Police CO19 Posted: 3 years ago by spocksmyhomeboy
formerly SO19 are the Specialist Firearms Command unit operating in london and i know posing today is about monsters but people who cary large knives and firearm with one purpose in mind i would consider a monster.
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Cool new Opera feature for 9.2 - Speed Dial Posted: 3 years ago by titojuante
A visual bookmark feature that opens in any new tab that allows you to see your favorite 9 websites and go to it with just a click.
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The most "moving" video ive seen in awhile Posted: 2 years ago by trushafty38
A guy sings opera for a tv talent show sorta like american idol but for the UK(?) .
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Paul Potts - Undercover Opera Singer Posted: 2 years ago by cheeselog1234
From "Britain's Got Talent" - this guy is a cellphone salesman...but sings opera like a professional. Someone posted a previous video of him and this one is a follow-up vid - must see...
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Booed tenor to sue Milan's La Scala Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
Top tenor Roberto Alagna, who stormed off the stage at Milan's La Scala after he was booed in mid-performance, said on Tuesday he would sue the famed opera house if they did not let him return even though the opera house asserts that he nullified the contract by leaving the stage, a first in their 230-year history.
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New Browsers Fight the Malware Scourge Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
The just-released Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5, and the upcoming IE 8, respond to the growing threat with enhanced blocking features.
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