A 1709 La Pucelle Stradivarius owned by David Fulton is seen April 9, 2007, in Redmond, Wash. (The Seattle Times, Greg Gilbert/Associated Press)
Wolfgang Wagner, grandson of German composer Richard Wagner, is in his final season as director of the Bayreuth Festival. His daughter Katharina, left, has plans to incorporate new technology. (Eckehard Schulz/Associated Press) How much would opera fans be willing to pay for an exclusive online viewing of Wagner's Die Meistersinger of Nuernberg from the Bayreuth Festival?
Germany's annual opera festival devoted to the works of Richard Wagner has set a price and it's a high one — $77.
The festival will show opera live online for the first time during the performance of Die Meistersinger (The MasterSingers of Nuremberg) that opens the event July 27.
Only 10,000 will be able to sign up for the online video. There will also be a free viewing in the Bayreuth public square.
The concept is a new twist for the opera world, where companies are looking for ways to develop young audiences.
Peter Mansbridge has had a 40-year career at the CBC, starting at age 19. (CBC)The CBC's Peter Mansbridge is to become an officer of the Order of Canada, according to a list of 75 appointees released on Canada Day by Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean.
Mansbridge, the chief correspondent of CBC News, anchors the flagship nightly news program The National and also hosts Newsworld's Mansbridge One on One.
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean speaks at Tuesday's Canada Day ceremony on Parliment Hill in Ottawa. (CBC)Housing activists say about 11 Montreal families were left homeless in the wake of Quebec's annual moving day.
July 1 is Quebec's traditional moving day because most rental leases expire on June 30.
Dr. Henry Morgentaler laughs during an interview with the Canadian Press in his Toronto abortion clinic in December 2004. (J.P. Moczulski/Canadian Press) Abortion rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler said Wednesday he's "genuinely honoured" to receive the Order of Canada, an award that has generated controversy and caused Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government to distance itself from the decision.
Internet providers who selectively slow certain kinds of traffic on their networks, such as file-sharing, could soon have a new tool at their disposal to prevent savvy users from evading the speed controls.
Research by Italian engineers shows how providers like Bell and Rogers can use statistical methods to curb internet traffic even when the content is encrypted.
Bell, Rogers and some other Canadian internet service providers, or ISPs, currently limit the speeds of certain peer-to-peer file-sharing programs like Limewire and BitTorrent during peak internet hours. The companies say the practice, called "throttling," is necessary to keep their networks from congesting.
Bell Canada said it was investigating the cause of Monday's two-hour BlackBerry service interruptions. Consumers and businesses are exasperated by high cellphone prices and low adoption, which critics say are putting Canada at a competitive disadvantage with other countries. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
