The Critics

What used to work, and what listeners enjoyed, is no longer the most important consideration for the decision-makers in Radio

In true bel canto, the only important thing is the voice, the song

Rusalka, Royal Opera House

The Unfriend explores how closely good and evil can live in cosy accommodation

The things Beethoven never did

If you’re going to be provocative, people are going to be provoked

Why planes make such a great setting for films

Vinyl’s comeback is down to a desire for a tangible point of contact with a performer

Tár is a film of moving ambiguities

Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos