Operatic Soprano Chen Reiss on re-attributing credit to romantic composer Fanny Hansel

The first woman to compose for the Vienna Opera, Austrian Olga Neuwirth says she hopes to challenge traditional norms with a work that aims to "shake up the institution" by celebrating the fluidity of genres and musical identities.

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Moody's Investors Service says meeting the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CNB) minimum requirement of 65 per cent Loan-to-Deposit ratio will be credit negative for the banks as they expect Nigerian banks to potentially make riskier loans to meet the LDR target by March. Peter Mushangwe, Banking Analyst at Moody’s joins CNBC Africa from London for more.

British pianist and composer George Benjamin, who has often been described as a 20th-century Mozart, is in Paris this month to take part in Radio France's 30th edition of the Présences Festival. Among all the concerts on offer, two of his operas, "Written on Skin" and "Lessons in Love and Violence", are the highlight. He spoke to FRANCE 24 about his long-standing relationship with France, plus his fears and expectations in relation to how Brexit will affect the music industry.

"Il Maestro" Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, has died in Rome.

In a news briefing that lasted slightly longer than one minute, and announced within minutes of taking place, US President Donald Trump praises his administration after the Dow surged past 30,000 points for the first time. Trump did not offer a concession nor take questions from reporters the day after he authorized a transition to the Biden administration.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has advised students in Nigerian Universities to take full advantage of its credit interventions and build their business ideas.

Akinwande Ademosu, MD/CEO Credit Direct talks to GuardianTV about the company's services, partnership with employers and customers. How it provides friendly innovative loan and investment options. And various repayment options give to customers that encourage freedom, flexibility, and confidence in lending.

With the help of a virtual instrument, composer Alexandros Markeas is developing an encounter with artificial intelligence, which plays notes in response to his own.

E-commerce giant Amazon will continue to accept UK-issued visa credit cards on its British website. The company emailed customers on Monday with the update. Back in November, the retail giant took the controversial step, saying it would ban the use of Visa credit cards because of high transaction fees. Since Brexit, the EU's enforced-cap on the fees charged by card issuers no longer applies in the UK.

Operatic Soprano Chen Reiss began singing at the age of 14 in her native Israel. She has since toured the world and taken part in many recordings of classics and soundtracks. Her new album explores the work of romantic composer Fanny Hensel, whose music was often attributed to her brother Felix Mendelssohn. She stopped by the FRANCE 24 studio to tell Marjorie Hache more.