Hinterhäuser is out as Salzburg Festival artistic director after a decade in the influential role

Hinterhäuser is out as Salzburg Festival artistic director after a decade in the influential role

Markus Hinterhäuser is out as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival after a decade in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles, cutting short a tenure that had been set to run through 2031. An Austrian pianist who turns 68 on Monday, Hinterhäuser became artistic director on Oct. 1, 2016. The festival announced in April…

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Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

The Texas State Capitol on the day of a new session of the Texas House after Democratic lawmakers left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 11, 2025. Sergio Flores | Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’…

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