Renee Fleming

Conductor Ion Marin was presented today with the French Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters "for his immense career, for his tireless friendship for France, for the constant connection he has established" between France and Romania, as French ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer said at the award ceremony.

The 57th annual Grammy Awards, broadcast on Sunday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, had it all, without buts… unless you exclude Madonna’s butt that stole the show. The 56-year-old singer showed up in a see-through black mini dress by Givenchy that particularly showed off her bust. She offered the paparazzi the full view.

Placido Domingo will star in a return to Los Angeles of Woody Allen's first opera production, Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi," the opera house said Tuesday.
 

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate on Dec. 9 crowned their whirlwind tour of New York with a glittering gala dinner to raise money for the university where they fell in love.