PRIME MINISTER Rama meets the UN chief: Recognition of Kosovo, stability for the entire region On page 5
CULTURE Pirgu and Myshketa, two Albanians in the crown of the “San Carlo” theatre On page 12
SAIMIR PIRGU On pages 18-19
SAIMIR PIRGU “The contracts at TOB were necessary; no one gets in anymore because of connections” On pages 18-19
SUMMpage STORY: IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL I WORKED AS A DISHWASHER IN ITALY SAJMIR PIRGU: I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND, NEXT TIME I’LL SHOW YOU Supplement
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He promised to annul it On pages 8-9
PROMISED TO REPEAL IT On pages 8-9
I have a girlfriend, I’ll tell you about it another time I have a girlfriend, I’ll tell you about it another time PREMIERE “The new Pavarotti” from Albania sang last night alongside Domingo
INTERVIEW WITH THE TENOR IN ITALY Saimir Pirgu: The diploma of Renzo Bosi? It was left at that out of fear On page 13
THE TENOR’S INTERVIEW IN ITALY Saimir Pirgu: Renzo Bosi’s diploma? They left it at that out of fear On page 13
Opinion of the Day By ANDI BUSHATI A wave of insults, irony and unjustified contempt has erupted on social media since tenor Saimir Pirgu’s tearful appearance, that the protests ... The unnecessary outpouring of rage against Saimir Continued on page 21
TENOR Saimir Pirgu, alongside Placido Domingo On page 23
THE TENOR On page 23
“FUNDJAVA” Pages 13–17 Saimir Pirgu, success with Placido Domingo in the US
The anthem will be sung by Inva Mula, the program On page 20