German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned against "self-censorship out of fear" on Wednesday, a day after a leading Berlin opera house decided not stage a production because of concerns it could provoke ...

Johan Strauss II's masterwork, which will be performed Jan. 16 and 18 by the Cedar Rapids Opera with Orchestra Iowa at the ...

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2006 file picture German opera singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau attends an awards ceremony in Berlin. A German opera house says renowned baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has ...

The city of Magdeburg, one and a half hours west of Berlin, isn't the sort of place that features in international cool city rankings. Still, each year a steady stream of highly qualified young North ...

An award-winning German ballet critic who smeared dog faeces over the face of a critic because of her negative review sparking outrage has been fired by the opera house he worked for. Hanover State ...

Koutaiba Al Rahmoon tap-dances across the stage in cut-off trousers and a kitsch Christmas jumper. The Syrian drama student had never performed before coming to Europe. Four years later, he’s ...