Alexandra Wilson

Alexandra Wilson is a musicologist, cultural historian and commentator on the arts. She has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham and Newcastle, the Open University and Oxford Brookes, and currently holds a Research Residency at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She tweets at @amwilson_opera

The problem with modern period drama

Increase access, yes, but don’t restrict movement

The cliché of Britain as “the land without music” was disproved

What does the BBC have against classical music?

We shouldn’t accept the decline of the high street

Tired stereotypes enable philistine governance