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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: 'Marriage of Figaro' a wedding of many talents

    Jean Nouvel, the French architect, is credited with creating "installations" for the Los Angeles Philharmonic production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," although "transformations" would be more accurate. Azzedine Alaïa designed the striking costumes. The result is a stunningly high style and wonderfully performed French "Figaro" that customized Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday night in more ways than one.
    Jean Nouvel, the French architect, is credited with creating "installations" for the Los Angeles Philharmonic production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," although "transformations" would be more accurate. Azzedine Alaïa designed the striking...

    Tags: Hussein Chalayan, Architecture, Zaha Hadid, Arts and Culture, Family

    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage

    PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders.
    PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, France, Social Issues, Politics

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century

    Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro."
    Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Same-Sex Marriage, Rodarte, France, Hussein Chalayan

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Cannes 2013: Chile's onetime cult king still the wizard of weird

    CANNES, France — The Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky has made only seven features in his nearly half-century career, but his legendary midnight movie "El Topo," a wigged-out peyote western that played to New York audiences for months in 1970, sealed his place in the annals of cult cinema.
    CANNES, France — The Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky has made only seven features in his nearly half-century career, but his legendary midnight movie "El Topo," a wigged-out peyote western that played to New York audiences for months in 1970,...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Literature, Criminals, Mick Jagger, Psychotherapy

    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. James Conlon to pay tribute to Colin Davis in Paris

    James Conlon, the music director of Los Angeles Opera, will pay tribute to the late conductor Colin Davis in a pair of concerts this month at the Festival de Saint-Denis in Paris. Davis had been scheduled to conduct the concerts, but the renowned British maestro died in April at the age of 85.
    James Conlon, the music director of Los Angeles Opera, will pay tribute to the late conductor Colin Davis in a pair of concerts this month at the Festival de Saint-Denis in Paris. Davis had been scheduled to conduct the concerts, but the renowned...

    Tags: France, Music, Arts and Culture, Radio, James Conlon

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Paris riots: Watch melee in streets after Paris Saint-Germain parade

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    Paris Saint-Germain won its first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with a 1-0 victory over Lyon at Lyon, France, on Sunday night, and in the fine tradition of soccer hooligans everywhere, some of the team's fans decided to celebrate with some rioting. A...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, David Beckham, Festive Events

    7. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Paris: Louvre Museum reopens after shutdown over pickpocket gangs

    If you're going to the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2006/may/14/travel/tr-louvre14" target="_self">Louvre</a> Museum anytime soon, watch your wallet.
    Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
    If you're going to the Louvre Museum anytime soon, watch your wallet. The world's busiest museum reopened Thursday with the presence of uniformed police officers aimed at deterring aggressive gangs of pickpockets who target visitors and staff, Agence...
    8. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Traveling smarter with geography-driven apps

    Planning, traveling and sharing a vacation with apps that have geography at their heart is no longer just a futuristic idea.
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    Planning, traveling and sharing a vacation with apps that have geography at their heart is no longer just a futuristic idea. Dated guidebooks, tattered maps and finding a place to eat may have been part of the travel headache in times past, but new...

    Tags: Wildlife, Empire State Building, Telecommunication Service, Science and Technology, Travel

    9. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. The Paris Photo art fair comes to Los Angeles: Photography's new aim

    The photograph is almost famous: a shot by Kevin Winter of actress Jennifer Lawrence that caught her just as she stumbled on her way to receive an Oscar this year.
    The photograph is almost famous: a shot by Kevin Winter of actress Jennifer Lawrence that caught her just as she stumbled on her way to receive an Oscar this year. The small drawings hanging beneath are less familiar: delicate images by P.E. Sharpe of a...

    Tags: Ansel Adams, Yosemite National Park, Jennifer Lawrence, AIDS, Artists

    10. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. The boy behind Kristallnacht

    On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan fired five bullets at Rath; only two of them hit their target, but one proved fatal. Despite multiple transfusions of good French blood and the ministrations of Hitler's personal physician, Rath died two days later in a Paris clinic.
    On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan...

    Tags: Car Mechanics, France, Murder, Massacres, Assassinations

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Newport Beach and L.A. Children's Film Festival among highlights

    The TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood, isn't the only high-profile fest this weekend.
    The TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood, isn't the only high-profile fest this weekend. The 14th annual Newport Beach Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening at the Edwards Big Newport with the West Coast...

    Tags: France, Jim Rash, Animal, The Blues Brothers (movie), Green Day (music group)

    12. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Dr. Francois Jacob dies at 92; Nobel-winning biologist

    When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child?
    When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child? Their work also created conundrums, however. They and...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Culture

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