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Mieczysław Weinberg’s work is superbly staged, played and sung at Munich’s National Theatre
Munich court orders release of Oliver Bellenhaus in blow to payment group’s former chief Markus Braun
Key Notes | The former headquarters of Bavaria’s State Bank have been reborn as a first German hotel for the Hong Kong brand
Daniel Halemba was detained just before taking up his seat in Bavaria’s state parliament
The Munich show highlights women artists creating spaces filled with everything from feathers to wind
Conservative opposition claims victory in Bavaria and Hesse while far right AfD gains support
Inside the Bavarian jewellery house that has been holding court for 130 years
Record numbers of drinkers are flocking to the Theresienwiese fairground despite the soaring cost of beer
Specialist in tank gear boxes has benefited from growing insecurity
An antisemitism scandal has derailed Christian Democrat hopes for forthcoming elections
Also in this newsletter: green NGOs denounce the choice of new EU climate commissioner
State’s deputy premier admits as a schoolboy he possessed pamphlet with facetious Holocaust references
Geothermal technology has ‘enormous potential’ as renewable heating source, say industry experts
From a house with three outdoor terraces and a koi pond to a penthouse five minutes’ walk from Englischer Garten
The Schmuck show is part of a week-long gathering that brings together makers, gallerists and collectors
US data group seeking government contracts In Europe faces pushback over privacy concerns
There is first-class singing and playing in Kornél Mundruczó’s bold but incoherent production
There is fine singing and the picture of a dysfunctional modern family in Valentin Schwarz’s production of Wagner’s epic operas
Christophe Honoré chooses not to tell a story in his production of Berlioz’s opera for Bayerische Staatsoper
Governments nudge citizens to get jab as pace of Covid inoculations slows
At this year’s Bayreuth Festival, both cheers and jeers greet the new production of Wagner’s classic
The CDU leader, now in pole position to take over as German chancellor, wants to see a return to the orthodoxies of the pre-pandemic world
German law enforcement authority faces parliamentary scrutiny over decision
From Manchester to Madrid, tensions are high between local authorities and central governments over the pandemic
King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s residency becomes flashpoint in student protests in Thailand
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