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Verdi's opera showcases the city of Venice's complex and lethal political history in a dramatic version of the life of 15th-century doge Francesco Foscari.

Though the main characters are devout Puritans, Bellini manages to pack plenty of worldly action into this love story set during the English Civil War. Hear Elvira go mad when her betrothed leaves camp with another woman.

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%. The data indicates a steady labor market heading into the Labor Day weekend.

As trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue, Beijing is now requiring buyers of germanium and gallium to ask for approval from the Chinese government.

With members hailing from Cuba, Senegal and Venezuela, this Tiny Desk is a truly international musical experience.

The eccentric, fictional salsa band pulls the Tiny Desk audience into the realm of the imaginary.

It's hard to say who wrote the very first opera, but there's little doubt about the first, truly great one — it's Monteverdi's 1607 masterpiece, Orfeo, and it comes to World of Opera from the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam.

The widely acclaimed pianist serves up nearly 200-year-old music by Chopin mixed with a contemporary work that looks back in time.

Ford says it will extend contract talks in Detroit beyond the midnight deadline. General Motors and Chrysler may do so as well. Each company says it needs major changes from the United Auto Workers if they are to survive.

Often called "the father of Czech opera," Bedrich Smetana's composed 8 operas altogether, including the 1878 charmer, The Secret, a gentle folk tale about a family feud and long-delayed love.

Full-bore, Italian "verismo" meets the American frontier, in Puccini's Girl of the Golden West, from Glimmerglass Opera. Minnie is a golden-hearted woman serving a Deadwood-style mining camp as everyman's sister, teacher, mother and sweetheart — until a mysterious stranger comes to town, and she falls in love with the wrong guy.

Haydn's lighthearted look at lunacy features a warrior knight going crazy for love, while a rival tries to hunt him down and a friendly witch pursues him with helpful hexes. The performance is from Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.

Verdi's tightly wound masterpiece swirls heartfelt sentiment together with appalling violence and genuine tragedy, along with some of the most familiar tunes he ever composed. From the Washington National Opera.

Successful operas based on Shakespeare are rare, and Verdi alone accounts for three of them. The Bavarian State Opera's Macbeth includes a controversial staging — complete with gruesome tableaus, and a graphic orgy — along with a remarkable performance by soprano Nadja Michael as Lady Macbeth.

Italian carmaker Fiat and Chrysler reached a nonbinding agreement today for an alliance that would give Fiat a 35 percent stake in Chrysler. The deal would give the ailing U.S. automaker access to new markets and technology.

Kevyn Orr tells All Things Considered the crisis was the city's own making, but it doesn't help anyone to look for blame in the past.

2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.

The Colombian superestrella brought his mesmerizing vocals and a few proud tears to the Tiny Desk.

See two graphs that show how we spend our money today, and how our spending patterns have changed since 1949.

In our very first tap dancing Tiny Desk, the artists created an experience so unexpectedly fresh and suffused with joy, it moved some to tears and others to cheer for more.