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Romania · RomaniaRecent stories of note: “Massive Ancient Roman Villa Unearthed in France Opens to the Public”Tessa Solomon, ARTnews The Romanian government has secured a long-term hold on a contested painting by El Greco, currently at Christie’s in New York. The painting, Saint Sebastian (ca. 1610–14), which has an estimated worth of $7–9 million, was pulled from a New York Old Masters Sale in February when the Romanian government claimed that the painting was …Read Article
“Week in review,” by Robert Steven Mack
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Venice, Veneto · VenicePeriodization, for all the fleeting satisfaction it provides, can cause severe headaches for a historian. “Among the many and various dangers that beset the would-be writer of history,” writes John Julius Norwich in A History of Venice, “one of the most insidious is the temptation to adjust . . . events in order to fit them more neatly into a prearranged scheme.” A particularly well-known example of this tendency is the argument over the precise…Read Article
“The merchants of Venice,” by Max Sligh
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Charleston, South Carolina · CharlestonThis year’s Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, featured a world-debut production of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera The Turn of the Screw, headed up by Rodula Gaitanou (stage direction), Yannis Thavoris (scenic and costume design), and Paul Hackenmueller (lighting design). The work is perfect for a small space—here, the historic Dock Street Theatre—and for limited personnel (six singers, thirteen instruments). The opera is an adapt…Read Article
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“Dated Angst," by Kyle Smith
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“To compose an opera,” by Jay Nordlinger
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