In 1999, I named a seat at the Royal Opera House after my eldest sister. She had been a devoted operagoer in the 1950s and my kid brother’s nod to her past happiness was much […]
Message from the Norwegian artist Leif Ove Andsnes: “It is with mixed emotions that I share with you that this year’s festival will be my last” says founder and artistic director Leif Ove Andsnes. “I […]
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 […]