80 years after its destruction, the music of Dresden is shaped by both tragedy and hope

Sven Helbig is one of the most innovative musical exports to come out of Germany since Kraftwerk. A self-taught composer and ...
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'Siebenschläfer': The New Dresden 'Tatort'

After Karin Hanczewski's departure, the Dresden 'Tatort' team needs to find its new footing. In 'Siebenschläfer', Martin ...
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Dresden’s Old Masters Picture Gallery Reopens After a $50 Million Renovation, Looking to Shake Up How We Experience Classical Art

Since 1754, one of Raphael’s most enigmatic paintings, The Sistine Madonna, has resided at the Old Masters Picture Gallery in Dresden (besides a short stint during which the painting headed to Russia, ...
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On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden, tributes to victims are hijacked by far right

Victor Gregg, a British prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945 who lived through the Allied bombings of the city, described the onset of the attack in the Guardian in 2013: “As the incendiaries fell, the ...

The King is an insightful guest on Cate Blanchett’s podcast, and more: Radio and podcasts of the week

Weight Loss Jabs World Service/BBC Sounds, 7.06pm A debate likely to be of interest to many of the estimated 1.5 million ...

Thieves hit the Louvre again. Here’s a look at other famous heists in museums worldwide

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket ...

Germany U21 updates | Nürnberg’s Tim Drexler and Dynamo Dresden’s Julian Pauli earn late call-ups

With Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins still struggling with illness, Germany U21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo has ...
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Hostage situation in Dresden, Germany, ends with suspect dead and hostages freed

German police say hostages are free and the suspect is dead after a man took two people hostage at a mall in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday. Around 10:50 a.m. local time, authorities ...