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The brilliant soprano Anna Netrebko stars in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, an opera with a slapstick surface that hides deeply emotional roots. The production is from the Salzburg Festival.

"A train plays" are created on NYC's longest subway line. Performers, writers, composers and directors have about a day to take a production from the first line on paper to its first performance.

The legendary deal with the devil comes to life, as the brilliant soprano Angela Gheorghiu stars as Marguerite in the Vienna State Opera's production of Gounod's Faust, with tenor Roberto Alagna in the title role.

The government's latest estimate on the GDP — gross domestic product is 0.6 percent, the second in a row of slight growth. That allows the economy to skirt the classic definition of recession. But it still points to an overall slowdown, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again today.

Rimsky-Korsakov combines ravishing music, mystical folklore and fervent religion in his spectacular opera, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh. The production is from the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari.

The crooner lived in the house for eight years. The space is a fan favorite among the stars. Lucille Ball lived there, and the property's been used in productions like Mad Men and Bewitched.

The popular professional networking site is laying off people in positions across its engineering, product, talent and finance departments.

The mid-2012 13 inch MacBook Pro will still work, but Apple will no longer service it. An Apple product is obsolete once it hasn't been distributed for sale for more than seven years.

The North Carolina film industry fared reasonably well last year economically, but challenges linger.

For years, programs like D.A.R.E. told students to "just say no" to drugs. But research shows that approach alone didn't work. Now experts are backing a new approach that could help save lives.

There are a lot of films and we are here to help! We've assembled details and coverage for the 13 films nominated in six major categories — all in one place.

Rep. Jeff Hurd, of Colorado, is among a small group of Republicans openly challenging President Trump's authority over tariffs. Hurd is co-sponsoring a bill that would require Congressional approval.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Specialist Henry Smithers who was among the millions of American servicemen and women deployed to Vietnam during the conflict.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is no longer President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the U.N. Stefanik's nomination had been expected to easily clear the Senate — but Republicans are concerned about holding on to their thin majority in the House of Representatives.

Has the end of Game of Thrones and the long wait for the next Song of Ice and Fire book got you, uh ... dragon? We've rounded up some of this year's best scales-and-wings reads to help fill the void.

The same House conservatives who helped defeat the bill are now trying to revive it, just ahead of their two-week recess to go home and face constituents.

Amazon Studios is bringing an ongoing Lord of the Rings prequel series to television. The deal includes an option for "a potential additional spin-off series." Tom Bombadil, call your agent.

A new study shows that private equity firms have hastened the failure and liquidation of retail businesses. Host Scott Simon talks with its co-author, Maggie Corser.

The Ohio Republican will again hold the top post in the House. He challenged House members Thursday to come to their jobs humbled. "If you have come here to see your name in lights or to pass off political victory as some accomplishment, you have come to the wrong place," Boehner said.

Since the governors last met in July, some have shifted their views on the federal health care law. A few Republicans have even changed their minds about the potential benefits of the president's plan to expand Medicaid.