Arguably the least musical US national anthem

Look again:   European Paintings—Rembrandt, Restoring a Masterpiece Here’s another of those ‘behind the scenes at the museum’ videos that I love so much. ​ This one has curator Adam Eaker  and conservator Dorothy Mahon as […]

La forza del destino is an opera from Verdi’s heyday. Premiered four years after Un ballo in maschera, a very special moment in his production, it coincides with the prevailing taste for the exoticism of other worlds. Only […]

Nicky Spence, my guest on the Lebrecht Interview last weekend, has launched a scheme to benefit students from deprived backgrounds similar to his own. Message from the Guildhall: We’re delighted to announce the Nicky Spence […]