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Besides Soccer, Qatar Is Packed With Activities Around the World Cup

Here’s a list of other things to do in Qatar in the next few months.

Stalin Once Banned This Opera in Russia, but Audiences Still Enjoy It

“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” by Dmitri Shostakovich, a tale of love and betrayal once banned in Soviet Russia, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera.

An Orchestra Brings Harmony to a Region of Discord

The Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra unites players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine with a message of peace and dialogue.

‘Country House Operas’ Offer a Glimpse of Opera’s Future

Steeped in romantic history, smaller “country house operas” such as Grange Park Opera, west of London, offer a leisurely pace and less overhead.

How Elvis Measured His Success: With Watches

The legend’s hips weren’t the only things keeping time, says Catherine Martin, the production designer for Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic.

A Busy Baritone Gets Ready for a New ‘Rigoletto’

For Amartuvshin Enkhbat, a Mongolian singer, bringing the role of the cursed court jester to La Scala’s modern production is a personal milestone.

South Korea Offers Davos a Model for Recycling

Ambitious goals, messaging and enforcement put the nation at the top of the sustainability pack, serving as a model as the World Economic Forum pushes...

A Beckett Play Comes Home to Paris, as an Opera

“Fin de Partie,” an opera of “Endgame,” will be sung at the Palais Garnier in French, the language it was written in.

‘Cleopatra’ May Be 60, but the Jewelry Never Gets Old

The Elizabeth Taylor extravaganza influenced designs for decades. Soon, a new remake may have us all wearing scarabs again.

The Okavango Blue Diamond, and a Lesson in Geology

Visitors to the American Museum of Natural History may be attracted by glitter, but scientists see more in the unusual stone.