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Phantom of the Opera
MUSICAL theatre fans will be delighted to hear that the Malagaborn and based actor and director, Antonio Banderas, recently spent time attending the auditions for the new Spanish production of Phantom of the Opera.
Banderas has confirmed he is collaborating with Amigos Para Siempre (APS) and Andrew Lloyd Webber, to create Spanishlanguage productions of the musical across major global markets.
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by
Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe.
Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the sto ry of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House.
The show’s initial run in Madrid will start from September 22 until November 11 at the Teatro Albeniz Umusic Hotel, Madrid Calle de la Paz, 11, 28012. For more information or to book tickets head to the website: https://umusichotels.com/ or call (+34) 911 231 099.
Five arrested for pigeon theft
THE men, aged between 16 and 20 were intercepted by the National Police in Alicante, when they were allegedly returning from having stolen competition pigeons from a bird club in Benidorm. They would have forced the cages where the birds were found to take them and transfer them to Alicante. Officials attached to the North District Police Station intercepted the vehicle with five occupants. The police realised the occupants were ner vous and elusive when questioned about the origin of the pigeons they had in the car with them. After investigations, it was found they were stolen and the men were charged with robbery. It is not the first time these competitive birds have been stolen, due to their high value within the world of pigeon racing. Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.
Betty Henderson
THE President of France embraced Olivier Dubois in an emotional scene on Tuesday, March 22 as the journalist arrived back from Mali where he was held hostage. Dubois arrived back at Villacoublay military base after being held for 711 days by an AlQaeda affiliated group.
Dubois arrived on a French official Falcon
