tonight at london's royal opera house, the curtain came down onjonas kaufmann's debut as verdi's otello the ability to act, the looks, and the voice as well, usefully. otello — as othello fans will know — murders his wife in a fit ofjealousy, believing her unfaithful, thanks to poison dripped in his ear by his best friend. it is a role that placido domingo made his own, and unsurprisingly comparisons have been made between kaufmann and the latin opera great. katie razzall‘s been finding out what makes kaufmann's voice so distinct. # l'armi lo vinse l‘uragano... how do i describe my voice? this is very difficult. over the years, the voice has matured, and the voice has become rounder and darker all the time, which makes it ideal for parts like otello. jonas kaufmann, the rich—voiced german tenor with the byronic good looks, is one of opera's brightest stars. his voice... you can't divorce it from the intelligence that is behind it, the charisma that is behind it, the musicality that is behind it, the gift that he has for languages. it's all part of the package, you know. you must help hi

open—air event in the italian capital features opera, ballet, and music, including bizet‘s carmen and verdi'sformance by roberto bolle. and one of belgium's biggest festivals, the rock werchter, will be welcoming over 100,000 fansto its stagesjune 29 through july 2nd. for four days, this small town located between brussels and antwerp will be hosting some ferocious young talent. this year, there will be the foo fighters, radiohead, kings of leon and linkin park. in the us, the smithsonian folklife festival in washington, dc is celebrating its 50 year anniversary, a free event that takes place around the lithjuly holiday. this year, there will be circus arts, with a behind—the—scenes look at the generations of families involved in this business. there will also be a focus on craft, with chainsaw carvers to religious scroll painters to silversmiths and much of the music, dance and storytelling and performance will be themed around the issue of migration. the event beginsjune 29th, playing through july 4th, then againjuly 6th—9th. if you're looking for more petrol fuelled fun, then head to south

. >> the nine men and three women of the kaplan jury ordered lunch and soon after reached a verdi verdict. a clean sweep for the prosecution guilty on all 17 counts including child rape against lee kaplan. >> i feel relieved, um, i think the jury did a great thing. they did the right thing, and society is better off for it. >> reporter: cap man's crimes shocked region the rape and sexual assault of the six sisters in his feasterville home over decade. the oldest now 19 bore two of his children. >> do you believe your client was innocent? >> i do believe he was innocent of some of the things they accused of him of. >> what was he innocent of? >> does it -- go ahead. i'm sorry. >> is he innocent of child rape. >> i'm not going to answer that question right now. >> reporter: one of the sister was gived to kaplan by their parents parent until return for fm hem. the parents plead to child endangerment charges and sentenced the prosecutor is repulsed by what cap man did. >> i think it's disgusting. definitely. unfortunately this type of behavior does happen more often than it should. >> reporte

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they take their time and they come up with a verdict in this case if they can reach a verdi verdict. he seemed pretty positive tonight leaving the courtroom along with mr. cosby. lucy? >> all right, thank you very much, dave. >>> of course we'll be on this story around the clock, right. >> absolutely. we'll be back out live at the courthouse during good day when deliberations begin in the morning. >> another blockbuster hearing into the russia investigation into washington, d.c. attorney general jeff sessions returned to the senate today to testify before the senate intelligence committee. >> and sessions came out with guns blazing sounding defiant or wounded as senators lobbed one question after another. >> i do. please be seated. >> attorney general jeff sessions under oath and under scrutiny and trauma many administration controversy such as campaign connections to russia and any undisclosed contacts he might had with the russian ambassador to the united states. >> the suggestion that i participated in nicole lucien that i was aware of nicole lucien witness russian government to h