Jules Massenet : NPR Accessibility links Jules Massenet Jules Massenet artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music Víkingur Ólafsson's album was a fitting tribute to the 80th birthday of composer Philip Glass. Ari Magg/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption toggle caption Ari Magg/Deutsche Grammophon French composer Jules Massenet died 100 years ago, leaving the opera world with a wealth of elegantly composed dramas. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Topical Press Agency/Getty Images 'Herodiade' at Vlaamse Opera, Belgium.

By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 16:01, 10 February 2009 View comments From Christian Laboutins heels to vintage corsages, her fashion-forward character in Sex and the City launched a decade of trends. So when Sarah Jessica Parker stepped out  in a pair of rather unusual looking shoes,  onlookers weren't sure what to make of them. And while the actress has been keen to set herself apart from the style icon she plays, the bizarre hoof-effect boots prove you can take the girl out of the show, but Carrie Bradshaw's style influence will live on.

Celebrity Sydney Sweeney explained her take on the sex scenes in 'Euphoria' and why she finds them realistic. She also got candid about what it's like to film those incredibly intimate scenes. Published on January 10, 2022 2 min read Euphoria Season 2 has finally arrived and the sophomore season isn’t pulling any punches. For months, the cast has been teasing that Season 2 would be darker and it seems that they weren’t exaggerating.

Keairra Woods faces felony child endangerment charges in Texas The woman who was caught on video dumping a friend's toddler on a stranger's doorstep has spoken out to place the blame on the child's mother.  Keairra Woods faces felony child endangerment charges after leaving two-year-old Royal Prince Simmons in front of a home in Spring, Texas on Wednesday night and running away. Now, Woods blames the boy's mother for giving her bad directions, calling herself an 'innocent bystander' in the incident that outraged the nation after police released doorbell video.

Gallery Launch Gallery Swarmed By Fans Launch Gallery Gallery Backgrid Sometimes being the world's highest-paid athlete ain't always easy ... 'cause Lionel Messi had to deal with a SWARM of fans while he was trying to get a little R&R in on a vacation this week. Messi, fellow soccer stars Luis Suarez and Cesc Fabregas, as well as their wives chartered a yacht in Formentera -- and when they stepped off of it to grab a bite to eat .

The ObserverArt and designInterviewAlex Poots: the Scottish impresario opening NYC’s largest new art spaceEmma BrockesThe former director of the Manchester international festival has a reputation for bringing diverse creative talents together. At Manhattan’s the Shed, he says, everything is up for reinventionIn 2014, Alex Poots, then artistic director of the Manchester international festival, was approached by a group of New Yorkers with a perplexing proposal. Would he be interested, they asked, in moving to Manhattan to run an as yet unbuilt arts centre, to which $75m (£57m) in public money had been committed but for which, at that stage, there were no offices, no staff, no website, no bank account and no mission, beyond that of creating something that was “unlike anything else in New York”?

British businessman kidnapped shortly after arriving in Jamaica is found dead with his throat slit Keith Murrain, 54, was found brutally murdered in a remote sugarcane fieldHe was kidnapped as he left Kingston's Norman Manley Airport on Friday Businessman regularly visited Jamaica on business and owned house therePolice suspect he was targetted in an arranged kidnapping and robbery Now a senior Jamaican police officer warns foreigners to be wary of who they tell when visiting the island, in order to avoid threat of kidnapping

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has been making waves online with his recent antics at a Home Depot. While the big man started off his quest by sliding into the girl’s DM, he eventually made it to the store seemingly in search of the girl. Following the Lakers icon, Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman’s actions at a Home Depot have created doubts in the minds of NBA fans. The Worm’s uncanny Father’s Day celebration triggered hilarious reactions from the hoops community.

CitiesTurning Villa 31 into a barrio will bring greater stability and prosperity, say city authorities, but the plan is stirring deep resentments about ownership and identity For many Argentinians, especially those from Buenos Aires, Villa 31 is a household name. It is the most famous – and notorious – slum in Buenos Aires, synonymous with poverty and violence (it has the second-highest murder rate in the city), and with the narcotráficantes (organised drug gangs) and paco, a cocaine paste that destroys communities in Argentina.

Arizona is facing dramatic cuts in water deliveries from the drought-imperiled Colorado River. But many water managers there aren't that worried due to a long in the works conservation strategy. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN%2BjmlwaGllZH5yfpJrb3JsZW58or7Is6anmV2drrR5lGZsZrGVlr%2B0ec6fZJ6wk5rAtHnCqKOoqpGZvG6%2ByK%2Bcq2WnlsGmvoysq6ivlZl6qrqMmmSsnZOnsrV50Z6qnqqmpLY%3D