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There are many artworks entitled The Kiss – Rodin, Klimt, Toulouse-Lautrec, etc – but this one is remarkable for being the very first on-screen kiss. It happened in April 1896, between actors May Irwin and […]

With, or without, the forced smile. Enjoy. The post Most fun music by Shostakovich appeared first on Slippedisc.

Some weeks ago, we reported the death in war of the renowned Ukrainian tenor Vladyslav Gorai. Two of his close friends, soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska and baritone Vitaliy Bilyi came together in a memorial performance of […]

A class action has been filed in Los Angeles on behalf of Diane Alvarez and others who are claiming for unpaid wages. They also claim violations of the California Labor Code including failing to provide […]

… comes from our critic in residence, Alastair Macaulay: When you read about it beforehand, the Albert Hall Prom of July 21 – played by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds – seemed to […]

The great British jazz vocalist who died today, aged 97, was a singer of exceptional versatility. Among other modern classics she performer were the Seven Deadly Sins of Kurt Weill and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold […]

The restless conductor, 89, is on a 6-city tour of china with the Maggio Musicale orchestra of Florence. More here. The post Where’s Zubin? On China tour appeared first on Slippedisc.

The family of Chuck Mangione has shared news of his death at his home in Rochester, New York on July 22. Chuck was 84. A jazz composer and virtuoso flugelhorn and trumpet player, he was […]

The Wagner Festival was supposed to celebrate 150 years since its 1876 foundation with a blaze of glory. Instead, tightened budgets and lower attendance this year have prompted a rethink. The 2026 season, announced yesterday, […]

 How, in ‘80s Dublin, does a 16-year old boy impress a pretty girl? Thinking fast, Conor tells her he’s starting a band and he wants her to star in the video. That’s Sing Street, the […]