Vienna State Opera [ENA] Animal Farm at the world famous Wiener Staatsoper is one of those most rare operatic evenings that manages to be both intellectually acute and immediately theatrical. Alexander Raskatov’s adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic does not merely retell a familiar story of revolt and betrayal; it turns that story into an unsettlingly vivid and impressive stage experience.   [Full story...]

Bern [ENA] A study commissioned by the Federal Office for Gender Equality (FOGE) from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) indicates that the women in Switzerland have less trust in their public institutions than men. Whilst Switzerland enjoys a high level of trust in its institutions by international standards, it also has one of the widest gender gaps.   [Full story...]