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3 months ago

As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one | Martin Kettle

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise

Puccini’s Tosca is high on the list of operas I don’t much care if I never …

4 months ago

The moment I knew: as the curtains fell on our first performance, the electricity between us was palpable

At first, Australian soprano Nicole Car found her costar’s confidence curiously endearing. Later she realised they had serious chemistry, on and off the stage

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9 months ago

‘The palace called and I heard myself saying yes’: how Errollyn Wallen went from Top of the Pops to Master of the King’s Music

Written off in her youth, the unstoppable Belize-born musician has overcome indifference, mockery and abuse to become one of Britain’s most acclaimed composers. You have to hang onto your own worth, …

As the far right surges around the globe, what can a new TV series about Mussolini teach us? | Caroline Moorehead

Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to know

On 3 January 1925, Benito Mussolini delivered the most important speech of…

Driver who hit union rally in ‘suspected attack’ in Munich is Afghan asylum seeker, police say

Children among at least 28 hurt as incident expected to inflame tensions ahead of this month’s election

A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has driven a car into a trade union demonstration in Munich, …

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