The Critics
Radio 2 is now beyond my Ken
What used to work, and what listeners enjoyed, is no longer the most important consideration for the decision-makers in Radio
Going for a song
In true bel canto, the only important thing is the voice, the song
Just do the bloody show
Rusalka, Royal Opera House
Killer jokes
The Unfriend explores how closely good and evil can live in cosy accommodation
A genius who could say “no”
The things Beethoven never did
Taking the piss
If you’re going to be provocative, people are going to be provoked
Taking flight
Why planes make such a great setting for films
Vinyl solution
Vinyl’s comeback is down to a desire for a tangible point of contact with a performer
The human subject
Tár is a film of moving ambiguities
Beyond satire
Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos
