VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets.
Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was arrested over the weekend, along with Italian lay woman Francesca Chaouqui, following an investigation by the Vatican's police force. Both had been part of a temporary commission established by Pope Francis in 2013 to advise the pontiff on how to overhaul the Holy See administration.
Boston Ballet opened its 2015-16 season with a bold statement: the North American première of The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet, by choreographer John Neumeier. The work is set to Mahler's Symphony No. 3, and is known for being physically demanding. The ballet lasts one hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission. Boston Ballet is the fourth company in the world to perform the piece .
Unlike works such as Swan Lake or Don Quixote, The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet has no literary narrative. Instead, it presents a spectrum of human experiences against the backdrop of Mahler's dramatic music. With Neumeier's innovative and architectural choreography, it is a visually stunning ballet.
