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Barrie Kosky prepares musical feast for Berliners

<b>Barrie Kosky, the enfant terrible of Australia’s theatre scene, talks with David Wroe about his production of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate opening at Berlin’s Komische Oper on Saturday night.</b>

Culture

Cultural group slams plans to bin Berlin multicultural radio show

The president of German cultural institution <i>Akademie der Künste</i> Klaus Staeck has criticized a recent decision to take a popular Berlin multicultural radio station off air, calling it an “irresponsible rejection of cultural diversity.”

Culture

Wagner women battle for Bayreuth

While it now seems certain that Germany’s famed Bayreuth festival will pass into the hands of two Wagner women, the question is, which two?

Music

Bavarian orchestra cancels deafening musical work

The symphony orchestra of Bavarian public broadcaster BR decided to drop a musical work from its programme after musicians complained it was too loud.

Culture

Eurovision contestants No Angels accused of plagiarism

A German radio station is investigating whether the country's hope for the upcoming 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, band No Angels, has plagiarized their winning song.