A good night for English violas

Scrutiny of the ROH accounts for the year ending August 27, 2023 shows that the outgoing music director, Sir Antonio Pappano, earned just under £940,000 in 12 months, one-third up on the previous year. Some […]

This weekend’s season opening concerts of Verdi’s Requiem have been called off after chorus members called a three-day walkout. Ticket holders for last night’s concerts were given two hours notice. Some were already on their […]

A delicious quote from Richard Jones in a rare interview with Ben Lawrence in the Telegraph. Jones is directing Festen at Covent Garden. He is sure the Daily Mail will hate its bad launguage. Full […]