Conte made his Bay Area-based BALCO a notorious hub that altered the sporting landscape, allowing Bonds to one-up his suspected cheating predecessors Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa while strengthening Mosley to a follow-up triumph over his southern California rival, Oscar De La Hoya.

The former 'Tower of Power' bass player, turned sports doping guru, then crime fighter, died this month leaving behind a star-studded list of drug

During the Christmas holidays, the Conciergerie welcomes families as part of the Contes et Histoires 2025 event. This is your chance to take your children by the hand and introduce them to a little piece of French history in a fun way, from December 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026, in one of the capital's most iconic monuments.

A scene from the Prologue of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" with Ana Netrebko as Stella. (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) Joseph Calleja as Hoffmann and Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” Taken during the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The opening of a new season at the Metropolitan Opera marks the pinnacle of gala time in New York, with its red carpets, lavish dinners and flowing champagne.

The Château de Rambouillet is participating in the latest edition of the Contes et Histoires event. On January 3, 2026, the monument is offering a magical and entertaining program for families during the Christmas holidays.

Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet for Offenbach’s final work. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, Pretty Yende as the plagued diva Antonia, and Clémentine Margaine as the ...