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...Bernard Butler’s production edges up the grit and rage and the words will start to tumble out of Lee with the urgency of an Old Testament prophet. Lee came to prominence as a folk-song collector....
...Set in 10th-century Italy, the opera is centred on Adelaide, widow of Lothair II of Italy, who is pursued by rivals Ottone, the German emperor, and the noble Adelberto....
...NON-FICTION JANUARY Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J Bass (Picador/Knopf) A magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s wartime leaders — the largely overlooked...
...It’s stridently traditional for a start: a world in which a sports car might be frowned upon, where the butler’s pantry is still presided over by a butler, jewellery thefts go unreported to avoid scandal...
...When he completed his “Frog Service” dinner set for Empress Catherine II of Russia, he sold tickets for exclusive viewings....
...The belle-époque glamour of the Casino de Monte-Carlo, immortalised in James Bond films and run as a monopoly by the Société des Bains de Mer, is reserved mainly for visiting high-rollers and tourists from...
...Lee aligns himself with Extinction Rebellion — he dedicates a stomping reading of the spiritual “Lay This Body Down”, with fuzzy guitar from producer Bernard Butler and walking double-bass from Misha Mullov-Abbado...
...A ‘golden age’ The upmarket London district of Mayfair — once an area of muddy fields before King James II gave permission in 1686 for an annual fair to take place in May — has long been synonymous with...
...(II) WeWork without the ‘bloodbath’ Flexible-office provider Knotel has long toiled in WeWork’s shadow....
...His gold-coated altar plates are on display in the vestry, including an alms dish made by one of Charles II’s goldsmiths....
...She wanted Robert Armstrong dismissed, because he was friendly with Heath and Roy Jenkins, as well as Robin Butler because he had once attended a Private Eye lunch (she hated the magazine)....
...The guest in question, George Bernard Shaw, is said to have replied that she need not worry: he always slept with his eyes shut....
...Nick Butler writes that science can succeed on climate change where politics fails....
...Cardinal Law was one of the most influential bishops of the US Catholic Church under Pope John Paul II, rising to lead one of America’s key dioceses....
...Jason Butler, FT columnist @jbthewealthman Money can be a dry subject, but people learn more when they’re laughing....
...Allied Irish Banks will appoint Colin Hunt as its new chief executive, picking an internal candidate to lead Ireland’s largest lender after the surprise departure of Bernard Byrne....
...Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who resigned in 2002 as the child sex abuse scandal engulfed the Catholic Church, has died aged 86....
...“We upgraded the entire island,” says Bernard Lackner, the club’s chief executive. Many Fisher residents are taking the lead from the club and renovating their homes, says Shuffield....
...Bernard M’Mahon of Philadelphia published the first American seed catalogue in booklet form in 1804....
...He hung his jacket beside a portrait of Charles II. The film he wants to talk about is his new one, of course: Love & Friendship....
...He was called the bottler, which is where the word butler comes from.”...
...consumerist society, launching broadsides against the rising tide of luxury that was seen as at odds with a Christian ethic, at the same time there was a stronger current of thought, evident in the writings of Bernard...
...UBP suffered large client withdrawals after the Bernard Madoff scandal, for which it paid a $500m settlement. RBS said it was sure UBP would be “a good long-term owner for this business”....
...“George Clooney’s recent purchase has driven more inquiries for property in Sonning than we’ve ever seen before,” says James Butler....
...In Charles II’s time, the entertainments enhanced the parks....
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