Leonard Cohen would have been 90 today

The Excursions of Mr. Brouček is Janáček’s most overtly comic opera, the comedy essentially deriving from the confrontation of Mr Brouček with worlds beyond his limited imagination. The effect, however, is rather different in the […]

The conductor and arranger Robin White has died after a richly fulfilling career, mainly in light-music and outdoor concerts. A  student of Vernon Handley, he gave concerts at National Trust properties across the south of […]

Mama Africa Zenzile Miriam Makeba, often known as Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s, she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music around […]