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As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Mom of Elon Musk wants people to have kids even if they can't afford it

“You don’t have to go to the movies, you don’t have to go out for dinner, just spend time with the most wonderful gifts you can ever have, which is the children,” she said.

Fortune

Nearly 90, But Opera Legend Kabaivanska Is Still Calling Tune

Raina Kabaivanska was one of the greatest sopranos of her generation -- arguably the greatest Tosca after Maria Callas.

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Elon Musk’s brother recalls the two siblings watching a man die from stab wound to head

Kimbal, who is the younger sibling of the Tesla billionaire, has reflected on growing up in South Africa

The Independent UK

The week in classical: Platée; Tosca review – a reality TV winner and shades of Callas

Breathless action and Rameau’s fizzing score ignite in Louisa Muller’s ingenious take on French baroque, while Stephen Barlow’s 60s-set Puccini sparkles in a long-overdue revival

The Guardian - UK

Opera Australia ready to serve up Tosca at tennis venue

Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne is hosting an opera for the first time, as a lack of venues in the city remains a challenge for Opera Australia.

AAP

Animal giveaways, musical Wombles and mysterious discoveries – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

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Puccini: Symphonic Suites album review – Carlo Rizzi celebrates an opera giant’s genius

The conductor’s orchestral suites explores the subtlety of Puccini’s scoring, and render Madama Butterfly and Tosca afresh

The Guardian - UK

Tosca review – full of thrills but star soprano Ausrine Stundyte doesn’t quite rise to this challenge

The Lithuanian singer is a superb actor but was not on her best form vocally here. She is strongly supported by Marcelo Puente and Gabriele Viviani and terrific conducting from Karen Kamensek

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Elektra; Jenůfa; Scottish Ensemble with Jasdeep Singh Degun – review

In the hands of two great conductors, high drama and outstanding playing converge in Strauss’s unyielding tragedy and Janáček’s dark masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

‘They’ll see she was extraordinary’: Callas centenary inspires new generation to find the real Maria

Films, shows and a new museum seek to capture the charisma of the great soprano

The Guardian - UK

'Friendly' pet cat suffers 'broken ribs' after group of kids 'pin him down and attack him'

Eyewitnesses say the kids threw a drinks can at him and kicked him.

Daily Record

Heartbreak as gang pin down family's cat and brutally kick him in vile attack

Tosca now needs veterinary treatment

Manchester Evening News

The week in classical: Tosca; Gloriana review – made in Britain

The sensational Freddie De Tommaso soars alongside Natalya Romaniw in a catch-it-while-you-can Tosca

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Tosca review – British pairing make this a Tosca to treasure

With Freddie De Tommaso, Natalya Romaniw and Erwin Schrott in the lead roles this revival of Jonathan Kent’s sure-footed staging of Puccini’s opera is in very good hands

Evening Standard

London Theatre Week: Our pick of the top 10 shows to see including Eureka Day, 2:22 A Ghost Story and Tosca

You now have a whole extra week to buy tickets at show-stopping prices

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s mother Maye says she sleeps in the garage when she visits him

The Tesla founder is worth an estimated $257.3bn (£219bn)

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk's dad says he's not proud of his son who has 'really surpassed the mark'

Errol Musk, father of Tesla founder and billionaire Elon, spoke about his family on an Australian radio show, and said all his kids had done and seen a lot of things

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Dad of billionaire Elon Musk reveals unseen childhood snaps of son during trips to UK

Elon Musk's dad Errol reveals exclusive unseen snaps of the billionaire's childhood which included holidays to England with his siblings and trips to Wimbledon tennis

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