In operatic dispute, Met Opera director and designers order names stripped from ‘Carmen’

In operatic dispute, Met Opera director and designers order names stripped from ‘Carmen’

NEW YORK — In a dispute of operatic proportions, the production team of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera ordered their names stripped from programs over a restaging decision, and the company intends to bring back sets of a retired 2009 version. Director Carrie Cracknell’s production opened on Dec. 31, 2023, in her Met debut,…

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Sacks blasts California wealth tax as asset seizure and confiscation

Sacks blasts California wealth tax as asset seizure and confiscation

President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks on Wednesday criticized California’s proposed wealth tax on billionaires, calling it a “scary direction” for the U.S. “This is this is not a tax, this is an asset seizure,” the venture capitalist told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Never…

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