The appointment of Lisa Nandy to Culture, Media and Sport is something of a surprise give her lack of profile in any of these spheres.
But those with long memories may recall she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell for a couple of years, and Tessa was the best Culture Secretary we ever had.
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Les Arts Florissants, singers from Le Jardin des Voix, dancers from Companie Käfig – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/ Chris Christodoulou) Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Les Arts Florissants, singers from Le Jardin […]
Could be interesting. This is Christine Nilsson – no relation to Birgit – and she’s going down very well in Aida. She’s from Ystaad, with local management, and still appearing mostly in Stockholm. But that’s […]
The state has stepped in to resolve a conflict at the Kassel State Theatre between the intendant Florian Lutz and the Generalmusikdirektor Franceso Angelico. The Minister of Culture of the state of Hesse Timon Gremmels […]
