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Will Benedict Rescue Our Music?
O n the day of Benedict XVI’s first Mass as Pope, I received an e-mail from an Anglican friend. He had not been impressed by the televised liturgy, nor the music. “And to the......
The Life And Times Of Miserable Hacks
Nick Thomas Media Matter P ress coverage of the election of Pope Benedict XVI was suitably extensive, and I suppose we should be grateful that the event was not downplayed by......
Turning Wagner Into Jerry Springer
Claus von Below Opera T here are many good reasons for staging Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and Covent Garden has now, for the second time, revived its Caurier and Leiser......
Matisse’s Release
T he exhibition, Matisse , His Art and His Textiles is a marvellous eye opener. You might say that Matisse is never not an eye opener, but this is something quite different. The......