In this Newsbud report, we will examine what has been referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shadow army, or Putin’s ghost soldiers, who played a significant role in the Ukraine conflict. Downing a Ukrainian military plane full of paratroopers, carrying out combat operations and conducting assassinations. This shadow army is currently on the ground inside […]
December 15, a day of remembrance for journalists killed in the line of duty is observed across Russia in memory of journalists who died while simply doing their jobs. We
Plácido Domingo and Adrienne Pieczonka as Siegmund and Sieglinde at the Met, April 2009by KenThis week I want to finish up with my contention that that extraordinary depth of pain we hear coming out of Wotan, first in Act II of Die Walküre and then, of course, in the his final farewell to his cherished daughter Brünnhhilde at the end of the opera, is tempered by our knowledge that most of this pain is self-inflicted.
English singing translation by Andrew Porter, used in the Goodall-ENO performance below:LOGE: Never one wordof praise or thanks!For your sake alone,hoping to helpI restlessly roamedto the ends of the earthto find a ransom for Freia,one that the giants would like more.In vain sought I,and now I can seein this whole wide world,nothing at allis of greaterworth to a manthan woman's beauty and love!I asked every one living,in water, earth, and sky,one question, sought for the answerand all whom I met,I asked them this question:"What in the worldmeans more to youthan woman's beauty an
