Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of her time. Today’s Google Doodle commemorating what would have her 193rd birthday. The German composer and classical musician died […]
Generations of German-speaking teenagers got their first sex and love advice from Dr. Sommer (Martin Goldstein). The director of a youth centre in Düsseldorf hat a no-nonsense approach to sex. In 1969, when sex was […]
Dear German World Reader, Make a German exchange student’s dream come true today by welcoming him or her into your home! As of today, we still have 30 wonderful German students waiting for a family. […]
At the Goethe-Institut, Annette Rupp was succeeded in March by Mr. Fareed Majari as new director at the Goethe-Institut L.A. Then in May the program department also experienced a change in personnel. Margit Kleinman, who […]
For 40 years the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition has proved to be the starting point for some of the most successful opera singers of our time. Founded in 1973 by the late Viennese-born […]
Every Word Means a Universe On May 18, just ten days shy of his 87th birthday, the world-renowned baritone died at his home in Bavaria. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who recorded over 400 albums, and whose repertoire […]
Every Word Means a Universe On May 18, just ten days shy of his 87th birthday, the world-renowned baritone died at his home in Bavaria. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who recorded over 400 albums, and whose repertoire […]
“Diane Kruger takes role fit for queen,” writes Roger Moore of McClatchy News Service about Kruger’s latest role as Marie Antoinette in Benoît Jacquot’s masterfully shot movie “Farewell, My Queen.” German-born actress who resides in […]
There are 5 German channels available via satellite on DISH (www.dish.com) by subscription: Deutsche Welle (DW), MyGermanTV, MyGermanTV+, ProSiebenSat.1Welt, and GermanKinoPlus. DW is also available on various cable stations in the US. (www.dw.de) Check out the upcoming […]
Spiegel-Bestseller: „Die deutsche Seele“ von Thea Dorn und Richard Wagner Buchtipp von Eva-Maria Manz Sie haben sich mit dem Bundeskleingartengesetz und den deutschen Bier- und Wurstsorten beschäftigt, mit den Weimarer Verfassungstexten und den literarischen Werken […]
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