Columbus, OH

The Italian soprano Celestina Casapietra died this week in her homeland. After early successes in Milan she married the DDR conductor Herbert Kegel and became half of the regime’s operatic glamour couple. In Berlin, she performed Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Elsa in Lohengrin and Tatiana in Eugene Onegin,...

East Berlin’s Italian diva has died, at 85

New Haven, CT

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Herbie J Pilato

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

The former opera singer Nikola David has been named as the victim of a violent crime in Augsburg on Friday. Police say there did not appear to be an anti-semitic motivation. David, who came from Novi Sad in Serbia, sang Tamino at the national theatre in Belgrade, before moving to Germany. From 2000 to 2008, he was a soloist at the opera houses in Augsburg and Dessau.

Horror as Jewish cantor is murdered in Bavaria

The father of 17-year-old Spanish football star Lamine Yamal has reportedly been stabbed multiple times in a car park. According to reports in Spanish media, Mounir Nasraoui was attacked in the coastal town of Mataró, north of Barcelona, on Wednesday night by a group of people he had spoken to earlier in the day.

Father of Spain football star Yamal stabbed in car park - reports

You can now get excluded from the Last Night for carrying a flag related to ‘protest, hatred and advertising’. Seems to cover pretty much everything.

BBC Proms tightens Last Night flags restriction

Lindsay McMurdo, a critic at the Edinburgh Festival, hits the elusive nail bang on the head:. And therein lies both a small part of the appeal and a large part of the problem, at least to this reviewer. At 37 (way too old now to be riding the prodigy bandwagon) Wang’s complete technical mastery is beyond question, and her market positioning unassailable. However, her motivation seems unclear. What does she actually want to do with all this talent? To dazzle and impress? Or to genuinely move and enlighten? On the evidence of Monday’s performance, it’s the former. But there was plenty of evidence that if she just pulled back slightly and dared to reveal a bit more of herself, she could achieve the latter. And that would be a wonderful thing to behold.

The big question for Yuja Wang

The recent opening of the 2,000-year-old “Tomb of Cerberus” in Naples, Italy, has unveiled fascinating insights into the lives and burial practices of an ancient Roman family. Discovered in 2023 near Giugliano, this well-preserved tomb is adorned with elaborate frescoes depicting Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog, and ichthyocentaurs, suggesting the high status of those interred. The tomb’s lavish design, featuring three altars and funeral beds, indicates that it was meant for a wealthy family, who were buried with goods intended to accompany them in the afterlife. Among the most significant findings was a coffin that had remained sealed for two millennia, containing a skeleton wrapped in a mineralized shroud, surrounded by glass jars filled with perfume and toiletry ointments.

2,000-Year-Old ‘Tomb of Cerberus’ Coffin Is Cracked Open in Italy

The Belgian cellist Camille Thomas has left Liu Kotow Management in Hannover, which she joined five years ago. Thomas, 35, is now with Eleanor Ripman and Keynote Artists in London. She has a DG record contract.

Cellist flits from one boutique to the next

The search for a retired doctor who fell while hiking in the Pyrenees has been called off. Tom Doherty, 67, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, was travelling and camping solo in the Lot-et-Garonne region of southern France. The prosecutor's office in Foix told Agence France Presse: "Search operations have been suspended....

Search for hiker missing in the Pyrenees called off

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Message from Florian Peelman, professor at the Hanns Eisler Academy in Berlin:. I was denied boarding today on a Brussels Airlines flight from Brussels to Bilbao due to my viola case exceeding the baggage allowance measurements. Their website says violins are allowed, and I have flown many times with them before without problems.

This airline won’t board violas

Los Angeles, CA

The Colburn School in Los Angeles, host to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s conducting Fellowship, has received a huge $16.6 million donation from an Illinois-based foundation. Salonen said: ‘I am deeply grateful to The Negaunee Foundation for supporting this program from the very beginning. With this new and generous gift, we hope to make the Negaunee Conducting Program into the foremost conducting apprenticeship, finding talented individuals, regardless of their age or where they are in their studies, and nurturing that talent to share with the world.’

LA school gets $16.6m donation for Salonen program

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

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The search for a retired British doctor missing in the French Pyrenees has been called off six days after he disappeared, local prosecutors have said.Tom Doherty, aged 67, had been on a solo hike in France whe he messaged his family calling for help on Tuesday evening because he had “fallen and cannot move”.French officials had launched a major search involving helicopters and dogs, as Mr Doherty’s wife and one of his daughters arrived in the area to help.But the prosecutors office in Foix said on Monday that search operations had been suspended, telling Agence France-Presse: “After five days, we haven’t managed to find him.”Investigations would continue into his disappearance, a spokesperson said.Mr Doherty, who has four children, is from St Albans, but has been living in France for the past 10 years following his retirement.Reportedly an experienced walker, he had set off on his hiking and camping trip on Saturday, and was near Col d’Escots when he sent messages calling for help at 7:07pm.

Tom Doherty latest: Search called off for missing British doctor in Pyrenees, six days after he disappeared

Cooking With Maryann

I grew up on these babies. This cookie is sweet nostalgia to me. There are so many variations to make it too, you really can't go wrong with it! For a super easy and fast cookie bar, these are a winner!

Magic Layer Bars aka Hello Dolly Bars

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CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Aspen, CO

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This summer, the Dior Spa is just like you—eager to get out of town. After last year’s takeover of a yacht on the Seine and its recent residence aboard Belmond’s luxury trains, the Dior Spa is venturing someplace fresh, glamorous, and slightly unexpected: Colorado.

This Summer, You Don’t Have to Go to France to Experience the Dior Spa

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

 Spanish police have arrested a man in Madrid for trying to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting in Italy for €1.3m (£1.1m).French customs officers intercepted the suspect two years ago at the Modane border, where he was found travelling with the forged portrait in his vehicle, reported The Guardian.The man, in his 40s, was suspected of being on his way to a buyer based in Milan, Italy.While at first everything looked in order, the customs officials found the man’s export permit, though valid, had expired.They seized the portrait, ostensibly of Italian aristocrat Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, and alerted the...

Spanish police arrest man for trying to sell fake da Vinci painting in Italy

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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Racing to Reims in a Rossini Formula-1

Il viaggio a Reims was Rossini’s last Italian opera and the first he wrote in France for its Paris premiere in 1825 as part of the...

Racing to Reims in a Rossini Formula-1

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