User banner image
User avatar
  • David Belcher

Posts

Iranian Film at South by Southwest London Offers a Dose of Hope

Amirali Navaee’s new film, “Sunshine Express,” screening next at South by Southwest London, is a project more focused on hope than politics.

Santa Fe Opera Continues to Draw Performers From Across the Globe

Nearly 70 years old, the Santa Fe Opera and its summer season draw singers, directors, designers, conductors and apprentices from across the globe.

Film Noir Was All About Ticking Clocks and Checking the Time

Experts say the genre was all about suspense, and what better way to convey that to audiences than an obsession with time?

Venice Film Festival: Marina Cicogna’s Glamorous Legacy

Cicogna, who died in November, was the face of the Venice Film Festival for decades and a pioneer for women in the Italian film industry....

In a Handel Opera, a Rare Type of Voice Gets a New Audience

A revival of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” this summer at Glyndebourne, an English opera festival, features three countertenors with three different sounds.

In Muscat and Beyond, an Omani Paradise

Muscat, the capital, offers opulent culture, but it is the mountains and the sea that bedazzle.

In a New ‘Simon Boccanegra,’ Family Ties Are Tightened

“Simon Boccanegra,” a story of fathers, politics, love and duty, is returning to La Scala, where personal connections to the opera run deep.

In Vienna, the Adventures of ‘Candide’ Continue

On the heels of the new film “Maestro,” an American director will stage Leonard Bernstein’s often-reworked operetta in its “concert version.”

Two Shopping Areas in Qatar Couldn’t Be More Different

The neighboring areas in Doha, Qatar, couldn’t be more different when it comes to ambience and goods for sale.

Frankincense Tops Gift Lists in Oman

The resin’s sweet and musky scent has been added to items like sunscreen and ice cream.