Tributes are flowing for the late Herbie Flowers, whose distinctive twang can be heard on recordings by David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Elton John and, indelibly, on Lou Reed’s Walk On The Wild Side. Herbie learned […]
The tenor Nicky Spence, subject of the second Lebrecht Interview at 2145 tomorrow night on BBC Radio, had a turbulent childhood which stabilised only when his mother moved with him to Scotland. He started singing, […]
From Steve Swartz in Baltimore: Baltimore, MD – Due to Sunday morning’s underground fire in downtown Baltimore and the resulting loss of electrical power, the Sunday matinee performance of composer Michael Hersch’s new opera, and […]