Singers Samuel Youn, Yang Joon-mo draw listeners to Wagnerian world

Bass-baritone Samuel Youn, left, and baritone Yang Joon-mo perform in the opera “Das Rheingold”/ Courtesy of the Korea National Opera Baritone Yang Joon-mo, 52, describes Alberich, the dwarf in Richard Wagner’s opera “Das Rheingold,” as a role that places considerable demands on singers, requiring them to navigate a wide vocal range and master the forceful…

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Mecca defence alliance members in Tehran to defuse Iran-US, Yemen tensions | US-Israel war on Iran News

Tehran, Iran – Ministers and senior security officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye – the three nations that signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement – are in Tehran to discuss regional security issues amid threats of new US strikes on Iran. Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, Pakistani military chief Asim Munir…

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