Open Street Map (OSM) is to Google Maps what Wikipedia is to Britannica. The book describes how you can create & use you own maps. E.g. cyclists organizations use OSM to add cycle routes to maps of local areas. & businesses can use OSM free for any purpose, whereas other map systems limit how they can be used, or charge fees. ...

A guide for opera enthusiasts & converts to this ancient rite. It explores 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass & Thomas Ades. It helps you discover hundreds of classic & modern opera interpretations & learn about the lives of operatic masters. ...

Opera is often dismissed as outdated & excessive, & perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, & ill-mannered divas. Revealing the diverse reasons behind opera's lasting appeal, this title introduces the agendas that have governed its composition, production & reception over the last four centuries. ...

A compilation of opera & ballet highlights featuring artists including Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside & Agnes Letestu. The repertoire comprises: Verdi's Il Trovatore: Gypsy Chorus (Royal Opera House), Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake: Entrance of Swans
- Act 2 (Paris Opera Ballet), Mozart's The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night aria
- Act 2 (Royal Opera House), Puccini's La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina! (Teatro Real); Bizet's Carmen: Habanera (Glyndebourne), Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Divertissement
- Act 2 (Pacific Northwest Ballet), Puccini's Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro (Glyndebourne), Strauss's Die Fledermaus: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Glyndebourne), Rameau's Zoroastre: Entr'acte: Ouverture/A Mes Tristes Regards
- Act 2/ Scene 1 (Drottningholm Theatre), Rossini's La Cenerentola: Signora Altezza
- Act 1 (Glyndebourne), Bellini's Norma: Casta Diva (De Nederlandse Opera), Balanchine's Jewels: Emeralds
- Final (Paris Opera Ballet), Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne & Mozart's Die Zauberflote: Pa-pa-pa-pa duet (Glyndebourne).





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Live recording of the Royal Opera House's 1993 Winter Gala Concert in London's Covent Garden. Placido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kiri Te Kanawa, Darcey Bussell & Irek Mukhamedov are among the international stars uniting to celebrate the music of Tchaikovsky, with particular emphasis on opera, concert & ballet favourites such as the 1812 Overture & the Nutcracker. ...