Cluster: Swiss Identity

OPERA: Rigoletto

This content was published on May 30, 2011 This summer Avenches presents Rigoletto, an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. First performed in Venice in 1851, the aria “La donna è mobile” (Woman is Flighty) is perhaps the most popular. The opera is performed out-doors in the ancient Roman amphitheatre, the perfect setting for a summer opera.

“We don’t produce pop stars”

This content was published on May 30, 2011 The young students – four men and a woman – hope to turn their talents into careers. For 25-year-old Mara Miccichè from Zurich, pop music is anything that isn’t classical or jazz. “Pop has many facets. What particularly interests me is the independent area, which is continually growing and thanks to the internet allows networking…

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Generational change

This content was published on May 30, 2011 The Rauber family live in the Onsernone valley – an isolated part of southern Switzerland. Besides a long arduous trek to get to the family farm, photographer Fabian Stamm had to win the Rauber’s trust before he could take pictures to document their mountain life. Family patriarch Filippo Rauber speaks at the beginning, setting the…

Fifa clears Blatter in bribery scandal

This content was published on May 30, 2011 But Fifa on Sunday evening announced in Zurich that it had temporarily suspended two other top officials, Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner, over the affair, saying they should face a full inquiry. Bin Hammam, the head of Asian football, had said that he was withdrawing from Fifa’s presidential election, where he was the only…

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Fans favourite exits Indy 500 early

This content was published on May 30, 2011 The 22-year-old with HVM Racing was one of four women to race in the 100th anniversary of the world-class event in Indiana on Sunday. She brushed the wall early in the race, never got back on the lead lap and eventually dropped out with handling problems after finishing 44 of 200 laps. The 500-mile-long contest…

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Sion triumph over Xamax to win Swiss Cup

This content was published on May 29, 2011 Sion dominated the game on Sunday at Basel’s St Jakob’s Park, with two goals coming in the first six minutes. The first was scored by Giovanni Sio in the second minute, followed four minutes later by a header by Vilmos Vanczak. Sion, which have now won every Swiss Cup final it has been in, had…

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Fifa clears Blatter in bribery scandal

This content was published on May 29, 2011 But Fifa on Sunday evening announced that it had temporarily suspended two other top officials, Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner, saying they should face a full enquiry. Bin Hammam, the head of Asian football, had said that he was withdrawing from Fifa’s presidential election, where he was the only candidate standing against Blatter, just…

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Fifa boss appears before ethics committee

This content was published on May 29, 2011 Also taking part in Zurich is Mohamed bin Hammam who said on Sunday that he was withdrawing from Fifa’s presidential election, where he was the only candidate standing against Blatter, just hours before the hearing. Bin Hammam, from Qatar and head of Asian football, is accused of bribing Caribbean voters on a campaign visit. Blatter…

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Federer wins Swiss duel against Wawrinka

This content was published on May 29, 2011 Federer, the world number three, outclassed the 14th-ranked Wawrinka on Sunday in Paris to reach a record 28th career Grand Slam quarterfinal. “28 quarterfinals in a row, that’s great,” Federer said. “But that’s another opportunity for me to go one step further.” The two Swiss have so far played each other nine times, including in…

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Fifa boss misses Champions League final

This content was published on May 29, 2011 The move was announced by Blatter’s advisor Brian Alexander. Blatter would normally have attended the Uefa showpiece match – this time between Barcelona and Manchester United. Also present at the game are the leaders of 53 European football federations who have votes in the presidential election at Fifa, the world football governing body, on Wednesday.…

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