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Lulu opera: a female artist’s perspective

Published on July 23, 2018 In the first of a two-part piece, maeshelle west-davies and Christopher Lade go see Lulu. She speaks up first. Will… Keep Reading
#TechTavern: come and sit by the fire

Published on July 21, 2018 "We've been able to stumble onto something so precious, so unintentionally - simply by sharing our ideas with those who… Keep Reading
World Cup 2018: picking the Best Eleven

Published on July 19, 2018 If you could draft any eleven players from World Cup 2018 into your dream team, which would you pick?… Keep Reading
Cavafy: the lighthouse of Alexandria

Published on July 17, 2018 If you still haven't had the chance to encounter C.P. Cavafy during your literary adventures, maybe you will be happy… Keep Reading
Feline and Strange: love and “Your Life”

Published on July 15, 2018 Dating in our modern world is complicated. "And they lived happily ever after" is not as easy as the fairy… Keep Reading

LEIPGLO HIGHLIGHTS

July 3, 2018 Society/Travel

Confusing, intriguing, surprising Minsk

"It surpassed all my expectations and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone for a city break, not even just to … Keep Reading

The Mendelssohn-Saal at Gewandhaus before the Ntokou piano recital’s beginning, 5 May, 2018. (Photo: Maximilian Georg)

July 1, 2018 Classical music/Reviews

A lady, a piano & the classical music “cage”

With classical musicians held to such strict rules and standards today, we may want to choose to simply sit back, relax and … Keep Reading

Die Piraten (MuKo), featuring Jeffery Krueger in 2016-17. Photo © Tom Schulze

June 20, 2018 Opera/Philosophies

Jeffery Krueger: US-born, German-made

Opera singer Jeffery Krueger’s journey from the American heartland to the German stage. … Keep Reading

Photo credit: Jonathan Kos-Read on Visualhunt.com / CC BY-ND

April 30, 2018 Literature/My Leipzig

Literary Contest: 1003 Nights (of Leipzig)

"If I believe the story or get carried away by the flow of the poem – I'll fall in love at first … Keep Reading

Lulu opera: a female artist’s perspective

Published on July 23, 2018 in O & P Highlights/Opera by maeshelle west-davies

Lulu Premiere 16.06.2018 // Rebecca Nelsen (Lulu), Patrick Vogel (the artist) © Tom Schulze

In the first of a two-part piece, maeshelle west-davies and Christopher Lade go see Lulu. She speaks up first. Will they agree or agree to disagree?

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#TechTavern: come and sit by the fire

Published on July 21, 2018 in #TechTavern by Taylor Harvey

The writers for #TechTavern, new column on LeipGlo. (Photo: Patrick Bauer)

“We’ve been able to stumble onto something so precious, so unintentionally – simply by sharing our ideas with those who happen to be around us.” Meet the inspiring and inspired guys from our new bi-weekly column, #TechTavern.

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World Cup 2018: picking the Best Eleven

Published on July 19, 2018 in Sports by Daniel Leon

Daniel's Best Eleven. Public domain photo

If you could draft any eleven players from World Cup 2018 into your dream team, which would you pick?

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Cavafy: the lighthouse of Alexandria

Published on July 17, 2018 in Poetry by Lito Seizani

If you still haven’t had the chance to encounter C.P. Cavafy during your literary adventures, maybe you will be happy to let this lighthouse of Alexandria guide you through centuries of Greek history – and timeless insights into the human condition.

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