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A straightforward modern-day staging of the composer's opera allows his music to shine
The star's directorial debut casts June Squibb as a woman who appropriates her late friend's wartime memories
Traditional or 'kogei' works in clay, glass and wood are an immeasurable step up from stocking filler tat
Returns to musicians and writers are dwindling fast
Conducting his last opening night as music director, Riccardo Chailly gave listeners a performance to remember
Hans Abrahamsen's opera based on the fairytale features a superlative cast and warm, sensual orchestral playing
As she stars in a revival of the late playwright's 'Indian Ink', the actress reflects on a life in the theatre
The myths surrounding the composer spring from the conviction that great artists cannot be ordinary people
The globetrotting 'starchitect' created some of the world's best-known buildings, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall
After a faltering start, this concert at Berlin's Philharmonie took flight when the early music conductor and orchestra clicked
The Janeite market is booming in the author's anniversary year
The darkly atmospheric 'Partenope' reveals another side to the late composer, best known for his melodious film scores
Noël Coward's 1920s comedy is riotously led by Janie Dee and Alexandra Gilbreath at London's Menier Chocolate Factory
Ahead of a BFI retrospective of the late director's work, the 'Twin Peaks' actor explains their bond and why, for him, Lynch 'is very much alive'
The singer-songwriter discusses rediscovering her mother tongue on her first solo album in more than a decade
Staging at London's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse dives into the play's darker recesses
Show at London's Savoy Theatre emphasises empathy and acceptance " and features a bonkers song-and-dance tribute to marmalade
On stage and screen, the writer turned the weightiest of topics into dazzling, humane drama
The Who's 1965 hit encapsulated the rage of Pete Townshend, while cover versions hoped to channel its countercultural credentials
Czech-born author of witty, cerebral plays was also an award-winning screenwriter
For his latest album, the pianist radically recontextualises Beethoven's Opus 109 to dazzling, mind-expanding effect. Here, he explains his approach " to life, as well as music
In 2022 he believed he had made his last film " this year he won Cannes's top prize with political kidnapping drama 'It Was Just an Accident'
Bandcamp's Dan Melnick on the best concert halls, record shops and "crabsters" in his hometown
From huge digital billboards to advising tech billionaires, US arts institutions are embracing a range of moneymaking initiatives
Programme at London's Sadler's Wells also features newly commissioned Jung-inspired piece A Shadow Work
