Lucia di Lammermoor is one of the masterpieces of bel canto opera and the title role, with its challenging combination of exquisite, stylised singing and intense, realistic drama, is among the most ...

Rough seas. An almost moonless night. And a small fishing boat crossing a treacherous stretch of the Caribbean Sea, carrying precious cargo with a target on her back. Those were the conditions that ...

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, did not attend the ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Machado's daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, ...

Caracas (AFP) – Maria Corina Machado is the lynchpin of opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime, a fearless activist with rock star appeal whose inability to attend her own Nobel ...

Ana Corina Sosa Machado receives a standing ovation as she accepts the Nobel Peace Prize diploma and medal on her mother’s behalf. © AFP via Getty Images Ana ...