Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall stands in front of Mount Everest before departing from Advanced Base Camp at 6400m (20,800ft). Photograph: Reuters A mountaineer who was left for dead on Mount Everest has returned to camp after being found half dressed and sitting on the edge of a precipice 150 metres (500ft) from the summit. Sherpas pronounced Lincoln Hall, 50, dead at sunset on Thursday after he had shown no signs of life for two hours. Read More...
OperaReviewRoyal Opera House, London
The rising star, in her first major Verdi role, gives a tour de force of glorious singing in an otherwise unfocused production which struggles with character and dramatic intensity
This is the fourth time that Nicholas Hytner’s staging of Verdi’s sprawling masterpiece, first seen in 2008, has been revived. As before, it’s the final version of Don Carlo that’s being performed – in five acts, and sung in Italian – and in most respects it is a routine revival. Read More...
Documentary films This article is more than 11 years oldFilm-makers Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight killed in helicopter smashThis article is more than 11 years oldTitanic director James Cameron pays tribute to his deep-sea brothers who had accomplished 'extraordinary things'The American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia.
Police said two people – a pilot and a passenger – died on Saturday when their aircraft crashed soon after takeoff near Nowra, 97 miles south of Sydney, but did not immediately release the victims' identities. Read More...
