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Does Obama's baritone give him an edge?: A powerful voice is a "god-given sound," says opera's Lotfi Mansouri. Obama's baritone seems to have that magic. Clinton's higher-pitched voice, not so much.; By Frank Browning Feb 28, 2008
I'm acting like a monster so my friends are deserting me: Needy, whiny, goes to extremes, OK -- but is that reason enough to shun me?; By Cary Tennis Feb 22, 2008
Dirty, sexy opera: In Germany, Wagner is worshiped like a god. His scheming, squabbling descendants are another story.; By Laura Miller Jan 15, 2008
Opera's misguided antitrust charges against Microsoft: Reliving the last decade, the Norwegian browser make asks a court to order that Microsoft "unbundle" Internet Explorer from its operating system and comply with Web standards.; By Farhad Manjoo Dec 13, 2007
Opera's gateway drug: Luciano Pavarotti's golden voice was a siren song luring the young and the uninitiated into opera's deep cultural waters.; By Richard Speer Sep 6, 2007
"Big in every way": The great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is remembered by Vanna White, John McEnroe, Celine Dion, Bono and others.; By Dana Cook Sep 6, 2007
Heaven is Renee Fleming's bare shoulder: On a snowy winter afternoon there's nothing like the passion of the Metropolitan Opera to remind you of life's daily beauties.; By Garrison Keillor Feb 28, 2007
Microsoft wants your cellphone: The software king has big plans for making the world of mobile phones safe for Windows. Can phone makers, and a little Norwegian company called Opera, stop the onslaught?; By Farhad Manjoo Nov 21, 2002
Mozilla rising: Netscape won't dislodge Internet Explorer from its hegemony over browser space. But its open-source sibling is aiming at even bigger game: Windows.; By Farhad Manjoo Sep 10, 2002
Dead man singing: "Dead Man Walking," the opera version, opens in San Francisco. Is it a misguided abuse of the genre -- or a radical reworking of operatic stagecraft?; By Paul Festa Oct 11, 2000
Sharps & Flats: Gluck gave Armide a new life to save opera in the 18th century. The grand sorceress still bewitches.; By Patrick Giles Jan 5, 2000
Sharps & Flats: "La Bohème" again? With a revised text and a fine young cast -- yes.; By Patrick Giles Nov 8, 1999
Even more "Tales of the City": Armistead Maupin and the San Francisco Opera's Jake Heggie imagine toking transsexual Anna Madrigal as a mezzo-soprano.; By Stacey Kors Aug 4, 1999
Sharps & Flats: Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine; By Stacey Kors Sep 30, 1998
Reviews: The little browser that could: Move over Microsoft and Netscape -- opera is coming to town.; By Paul Bissex Apr 23, 1998
Stravinsky: Sharps and flats is a daily music review.; By Paul Festa Dec 23, 1996
Salon: Sharps and Flats: By Paul Festa Dec 2, 1996

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