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Salzburg Festival promises high art despite lower budget

The Salzburg Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious arts gatherings, will launch on Saturday hoping to prove that a reduced budget and fewer shows do not mean a less exciting programme. The tighter schedule is a telltale sign that interim directors Helga Rabl-Stadler and Sven-Eric Bechtolf have made good on their promise to lower costs after the extravagant two-year reign of Alexander Pereira, who quit in 2014 to direct

Salzburg Festival promises high art despite lower budget

The Salzburg Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious arts gatherings, will launch on Saturday hoping to prove that a reduced budget and fewer shows do not mean a less exciting programme. The tighter schedule is a telltale sign that interim directors Helga Rabl-Stadler and Sven-Eric Bechtolf have made good on their promise to lower costs after the extravagant two-year reign of Alexander Pereira, who quit in 2014 to direct

India's most expensive film ever smashes box office records

India’s most expensive film ever, “Baahubali”, is close to quickly recouping its massive $40 million-dollar budget after a record-breaking week at the box office, an industry analyst said on Friday. It went on to make more than $22 million across India in its first weekend, according to Komal Nahta, the editor of Indian movie magazine “Film Information”, smashing the previous record of $17 million set by “Happy New Year”. “It

India's most expensive film ever smashes box office records

India’s most expensive film ever, “Baahubali”, is close to quickly recouping its massive $40 million-dollar budget after a record-breaking week at the box office, an industry analyst said on Friday. It went on to make more than $22 million across India in its first weekend, according to Komal Nahta, the editor of Indian movie magazine “Film Information”, smashing the previous record of $17 million set by “Happy New Year”. “It