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A round-up of events in Glasgow, New York and Madrid

A round-up of events in Glasgow, New York and Madrid

Glasgow 

Film festivalEleven days of UK premieres, celebrity guests, family events and masterclasses make up this year's Glasgow Film Festival. Various venues. February 12th-22nd. www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk.

Literature festivalThe Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival features a wide range of Scottish and international writers. Topics up for discussion include Scottish culture's literary connections. The Mitchell Library, Charing Cross. March 6th-14th. www.ayewrite.com.

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ComedyThe largest of its kind in Europe, Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival features more than 300 shows from household names (including Jimmy Carr and Rob Brydon), comedy newcomers and comedy drama. March 12th-29th. Various venues. www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com.

New York

OperaEugene Onegin (which features Thomas Hampson as the nobleman whose aristocratic demeanor is shattered by love) is performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center. Until February 21st. www.lincolncenter.org.

ExhibitionProvocative Visions: Race and Identity features acquisitions made by MoMa during the past 15 years with the theme of confronting issues of racial heritage and identity. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. Until March 8th. www.metmusem.org.

Madrid

Pop-operaClean-cut singing quartet Il Divo bring their pristine pop-opera to the Spanish capital. Palacio de Deportes Comunidad de Madrid, April 4th. www.ildivo.com.

ExhibitionBetween Gods and Men is an exhibition of classical sculptures culled in part from the temporarily closed Albertinum Museum, in Dresden. Museo del Prado. Until April 12th. www.museodelprado.es

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture