words that feller's opposition figures say support the regime of strongman leader alexander because shane crow and mark widespread protests in the country following last year's elections. more music news and a piece that still very much in the running for this weekend's grammy awards a recording of the dwarf by austrian composer onyx on doubt some minsky is competing for best opera recording sung by the berlin it's a chance for the world to get to know an opera that is rarely performs. on it's the 18th century and the spanish royal court is celebrating the birthday of the king's daughter one gift in particular is causing a sensation it's a human being a dwarf a gift from a sultan the man doesn't know he's a little person because he's never seen himself in a mirror. 6 the one act opera was written in 1922 inspired by oscar wilde story the birthday of the infanta director to be as cuts a has brought the tale into the present day he sees it as less a drama about an individual artist and more of a description of the state of society. you can read it as a very individual story regardless of age or