May on Planet Hugill
An historically informed Ring in Dresden, and a serpent in a car museum in Göttingen.
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January 26th is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Newman (1925-2008), American actor, director, racing car driver, entrepreneur and philanthropist. A noted political liberal, Newman was outspoken in support of causes such as […]
From my op-ed today in The Telegraph, under the headline ‘Why is the Royal Opera House allowing a Russian singer back on stage?’ … Are we victimising an important artist for her country’s crimes, a […]
Katharina Wagner’s parting message last night at the closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024 was: The entire Festspielchor must re-audition. The existing Festspielchor has been disbanded. The Festspiele will hold auditions on around 10 weekends […]
