Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. The round, which marks the Fund’s first investment in an African startup, drew participation from existing investors like Sequoia Capital China, Redpoint China, Source Code Capital, and Softbank […]
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler review – vivid version of an unmistakably political opera
Wolfgang Koch/Kurt Streit/Manuela Uhl/Vienna SO/Bertrand de Billy(Naxos, Blu-ray or 2 DVDs)The visionary story of an artist caught up in social turmoil still resonates in this superbly conducted productionMathis der Maler is easily the best known of Pa…
“The addition to your edition”
The TLS relaunched their podcast at the beginning of last winter, with hosts Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas. Usually the format is two interviews about an article each in each week’s issue, bracketing a couple of shorter items. Among the subjects cove…