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Opera Philadelphia Gives Up This Year’s O Festival

For the second year in a row, the company’s critically praised September week of mostly new opera is called off; even as other groups expect to be in the concert hall by then, management feels that opera requires too many people collaborating in too-close quarters to be safe so soon. Meanwhile, says general director David Devan, the company will “continue the artistic exploration of cinematic opera [online].” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

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The British Museum Adds An Audio Tour To The Bayeux Tapestry in Response To Blind Man’s Lawsuit

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