Something great in C major

1984 is a 1956 film loosely based on Orwell’s novel. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by Michael Anderson, and starring Edmond O’Brien, Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave. ​Both audio […]

Ahead of the arrival of Cristian Macelaru as music director, musicians in the Cincinnati Symphony have agreed a new wage deal. The basic salary will rise almost a quarter over the next five years, the […]

Kurt Weill’s Broadway musical One Touch of Venus transferred to Hollywood in 1948. But the delicacy of ‘Speak Low’ was way beyond the capcity of its female lead. Eileen Wilson did the singing while Ava […]