A collaboration of producers and artists from across the country present a new opera about a local tragedy: “The Princess Sophia.” Can art help us process the worst maritime disaster in Alaska history?
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Opera based on century-old Princess Sophia disaster premieres in Juneau
Alaskan artists come together to write, compose, and conduct an original opera based on the deadliest maritime disaster in Alaska history: the October 1918 shipwreck and sinking of the Princess Sophia that killed over 340 people near Juneau.
Justice Ginsburg will make her operatic debut — sort of
The Supreme Court justice is set to play a nonsinging role on opening night of the Donizetti opera “The Daughter of the Regiment” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Tech Giants Launch Internet.org, A Global Plan To Widen Access
Citing the billions of people worldwide who can’t access the Internet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the leaders of other technology firms are launching an ambitious project to narrow the digital divide Wednesday.