Opera News

The Dallas Opera Announces 2023/2024 Season featuring World Premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

DALLAS, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Opera's 2023/2024 Season was announced today by Ian Derrer, The Kern Wildenthal General Director, and Emmanuel Villaume, The Mrs. Eugene McDermott Music Director.

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  • The Dallas Opera kicks off the 2023/2024 Mainstage Season with Puccini's high drama Tosca featuring "Honey-tone tenor" (The New York Times) Joseph Calleja in his highly anticipated Dallas Opera debut.
  • The world premiere Dallas Opera production of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly takes to the Winspear Opera House stage with a powerhouse cast led by Grammy Award-winner Lucas Meachem as Jean-Dominique Bauby.
  • Opera legend Donnie Ray Albert returns to The Dallas Opera as Lord Capulet in this new-to-Dallas co-production with Houston Grand Opera and The Atlanta Opera.
  • Peak Principal Guest Conductor, leads The Dallas Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and Romain Gilbert directs, in his Dallas Opera debut.

Opera Crypto Browser to unlock instant NFT publishing with Alteon LaunchPad

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Monday, December 5, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221205005557/en/
    Alteon LaunchPad, coming soon exclusively to Opera Crypto Browser, will allow anyone to mint an NFT in real-time.
  • Opera Crypto Browser is all about exploring Web3 privately and securely, said Susie Batt, Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera.
  • The Alteon LaunchPad icon will become available on the left-hand sidebar of Opera Crypto Browser in the first quarter of 2023.
  • In January 2022, Opera released the first version of its Crypto Browser, a dedicated web browser tweaked to crypto-enthusiasts and the crypto-curious.

Opera becomes the first browser to add built-in TikTok

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Now, with the addition of TikTok, users are able to experience the entertainment platform directly in the browser.

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  • Now, with the addition of TikTok, users are able to experience the entertainment platform directly in the browser.
  • With this release, Opera is answering our users' requests to have TikTok at their fingertips," said Joanna Czajka, Product Director at Opera.
  • Additionally, Opera desktop browser users are able to upload their content to TikTok directly from the browser, allowing them to edit on a larger screen before uploading their videos.
  • Opera is a web innovator building on more than 25 years of innovation that started with the Opera web browser.

Opera premieres deep NFT analytics tool DegenKnows, releases NEAR, Elrond, and Fantom support in the Opera Crypto Browser

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

"Our aim with the Opera Crypto Browser is to provide a portal into Web3 at its fullest.

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  • "Our aim with the Opera Crypto Browser is to provide a portal into Web3 at its fullest.
  • From browsing dApps to using their funds, our users can explore Web3 from the safe environment of a user-friendly browser by a trusted brand.
  • In 2018, Opera introduced the first browser with a built-in crypto wallet and web3 support.
  • The browser provides seamless access to Web3, support for cryptocurrency and NFT exchanges, decentralized apps (dApps), and features a built-in non-custodial crypto wallet.

DappRadar and Opera Join Forces To Accelerate Web3 Adoption

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Friday, September 16, 2022

Opera Crypto Browser users can now explore and discover dapps via DappRadars dedicated dapp store integrated into the browser.

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  • Opera Crypto Browser users can now explore and discover dapps via DappRadars dedicated dapp store integrated into the browser.
  • I see our partnership with Opera, with its growing base of hundreds of millions monthly users, as the start of a new era of dapp innovation and adoption.
  • This partnership enables DappRadars reliable data to be shared with Opera Crypto Browser users through DappRadars API, in a user-friendly front-end design.
  • In January 2022, Opera released the first version of its Crypto Browser, a dedicated web browser tweaked to crypto-enthusiasts and the crypto-curious.

Opera ships its new VPN Pro service to Windows and Mac to give you an extra level of security as you travel

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

The VPN Pro service, previously available on Android, is now coming to Opera users on Windows and Mac .

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  • The VPN Pro service, previously available on Android, is now coming to Opera users on Windows and Mac .
  • Opera VPN Pro users can enjoy safe and seamless connections wherever their vacation or business trip takes them.
  • To use the new Opera VPN Pro, users need to install Opera Browser on Windows, or Mac on their computer, then sign into their Opera Account and try it for free.
  • With Opera VPN Pro, existing Opera users can easily subscribe using their Opera account without the need to download another app or create another account.

Opera becomes the only major browser with both Free & Pro VPN solutions for serious data protection and powerful online security

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

This makes Opera the only major browser with both a no-log, unlimited Free VPN for the browser and a device-wide VPN Pro solution, providing an additional level of data protection and powerful online security.

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  • This makes Opera the only major browser with both a no-log, unlimited Free VPN for the browser and a device-wide VPN Pro solution, providing an additional level of data protection and powerful online security.
  • The VPN Pro service is also already available in the Developer version of the Opera browser for desktop.
  • Users can browse safely with a free, no-log, unlimited VPN that protects their browser, or users can protect their entire device with VPN Pro.
  • Opera is currently developing the VPN Pro service for its other browsers to ensure that users get serious data protection and powerful online security no matter which device they use.

Opera Crypto Browser Integrates BNB Chain and Unlocks Access to Its Ecosystem of dApps

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

The integration will allow users to buy the BNB token with fiat, as well as to send and receive it using the built-in Opera crypto wallet, and access dApps on the BNB Chain.

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  • The integration will allow users to buy the BNB token with fiat, as well as to send and receive it using the built-in Opera crypto wallet, and access dApps on the BNB Chain.
  • The Opera Crypto Browser's BNB Chain integrationfollows its much-awaited launch in April on iOS , which opened the service to millions of new users worldwide.
  • The BNB Chain and its ecosystem of dApps are available in the Opera Crypto Browser on Windows, Mac and Android with iOS coming soon.
  • BNB has a market capitalization of $64 Billion .BNB Chain consists of BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), which is EVM compatible and facilitates a multi-chain ecosystem.

Opera GX announces strategic partnership with ESE

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

The agreement focuses on providing advertising services in connection with the promotion of Opera GX, Operas gamer-oriented browser.

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  • The agreement focuses on providing advertising services in connection with the promotion of Opera GX, Operas gamer-oriented browser.
  • GameAddik will use its technology and marketing expertise to support the rapid growth of the Opera GX ecosystem to increase the number of new monthly Opera GX users.
  • Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers and Gaming at Opera, commented, The Opera GX gaming browser had over 14 million monthly active users across PC and mobile, as of the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • The partnership with GameAddik will serve to onboard more gamers to try and enjoy Opera GX a browser tailored to their needs.

Opera sells its stake in Star X (StarMaker) for $83.5 million, earning a 178% cash gain

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Opera will collect 3.5% simple annual interest on the deferred installments.

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  • Opera will collect 3.5% simple annual interest on the deferred installments.
  • Star X is a fast-growing technology-driven social media company focused on audio-centric social networking, which is popular in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
  • The Kunlun group was already the controlling shareholder of Star X prior to this transaction.
  • "We are very pleased to realize a significant return on our investment for all of our shareholders," said Opera co-CEO Song Lin.