by robin | Jul 20, 2015 | art & culture, stories
By David Liu The iconic Trabant, the most common car in East Germany, was manufactured by VEB Sachsenring from 1957 to 1991, Two years after the Berlin Wall fell, the company made the last “Trabi,” marking an end to its 3-million-strong production. Equipped with a...
by robin | Jul 18, 2015 | art & culture, stories
by Steven Wang Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who lived in Leipzig, Germany for 27 years and died there, has become the calling card for the city. But 2 kilometers southeast of the Bach Museum and St Thomas Church, where Bach worked, is an inconspicuous...
by robin | Jun 23, 2015 | art & culture, stories
By Kumiko Lau photos courtesy of Bettina Stöß Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” may not be the most popular opera, but it certainly tops the favorites list of diva lovers. The opera not only features a flirtatious and tempestuous love story, but its well-known melodies...
