Royal Opera
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
Genuine English opera
‘Peter Grimes’ labours under the weight of national anxieties
Into the mystic
Contemporary debates over the “suitability” of many operas leaves us with only English productions
The art world must escape gender theory
Grim, irrational ideas still dominate the Arts
The Venice Art Biennale
The overall tone is rather bloodless, smug and muted where one might hope for exhilaration
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
Three cheers for peers of mature years
Removing some of the wisest and most experienced voices in the House would be destructive and wrong
Have hope, have kids
How parenthood can steel us against stress and despair
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
Something rotten in the state of Germany
The Bundestag has weakened the criminal penalties for child pornography