HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - Caught on Camera

Arts Council cuts: the problems with 'levelling up' through culture

Questions about the politics of support for the arts have always been fraught and the recent announcement about Arts Council England’s latest funding round is no exception. At the heart of the current controversy is the movement of millions of pounds away from key London organisations to the regions. This…

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

English National Opera fights ‘insane’ move from London to Manchester

ENO head says plan to force it to move out of capital is unworkable and ‘absurd’

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2022

English National Opera’s funding to be cut to zero unless it moves from London

Arts Council to scrap annual £12.8m grant if ENO does not comply with government levelling up agenda

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Modern and major: how Gilbert and Sullivan still skewer England’s absurdities

Dismiss their works at your peril. Strip the barnacles of stale tradition off the Victorian duos’s light operettas and their seditious glory still shines

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

A knight’s tale: Brindley Sherratt on the stamina and storytelling of Wagner’s Parsifal

The bass is singing Gurnemanz in Wagner’s epic final opera. How do you get to grips with the challenges of such a demanding role – and still not get the best dressing room?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Proms 2022: back to normal, but why settle for ‘normal’?

The return of international orchestras and an increased focus on concerts outside London are welcome facets, but adventurous and ambitious programming feels in short supply. And, below, our pick of this year’s concerts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Groundbreaking Composer Harrison Birtwistle Dies at 87

Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87. Birtwistle’s publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, said he died Monday at his home in Mere, southwest England.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

Groundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87

Harrison Birtwistle, widely recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Sir Harrison Birtwistle obituary

Composer renowned as a great modernist whose music is imbued with stubborn power and a sense of unreachable mystery

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022

The week in classical: The Handmaid’s Tale; Le Chemin de la Croix; Bournemouth SO/Karabits

Strong performances offset the misery in ENO’s new production of Poul Ruders’s opera. Elsewhere, Easter organ music and a cosmic world premiere

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022