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Opera time


Austrian singer Jurgen Maurer (CR), playing Selim, performs on the stage of the Opera Garnier in Paris during the rehearsale of Mozart’s opera The Abduction from the Seraglio directed by Zabou Breitman. PHOTO: AFP/PATRICK KOVARIK
Rebel with a cause

Yu Sijia, guitarist and singer for punk band Hell City, diving into the crowd during a performance at the annual Beijing Punk Festival in Beijing. A marigold and magenta mohawk adorning his shaven skull, Chinese punk rocker Shan Lin has a subversive message in a country that suppresses dissent — a rebel with a cause. PHOTO: AFP/Greg BAKER

Net role


US author, musician and artist Jaron Lanier performs Laotian music instrument Khaen after being awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Association at the Paul’s Cathedral in Frankfurt, western Germany. The American critic of the digital age was awarded the prestigious annual prize during the International Frankfurt Book Fair for his groundbreaking role in exploring the risks of today’s internet technologies. PHOTO: AFP/DANIEL ROLAND

 





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