The Critics
Spook and crook
Research and authenticity are at the centre of these two series
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Ethics men
Opera directors are utilising programme books to purvey their moral and ethical wisdom
’Verse averse
The idea that there are multiple universes and that it might be possible to “‘versejump” is surely one way of explaining the cinematic urge
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Hot sauce
Lil Nas X is the greatest show in the world right now
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
Rooster booster
Pretty much the whole of Jerusalem is in some way “problematic”, which is why people relish it
Rolling back into town
The world’s greatest band return to Liverpool — do they still have it?
Joyous adventures in the absurd
A new performance of a Janacek opera takes one to the moon and back