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...In 1738, the statue of Handel as Orpheus, now in the V&A, was unveiled at Vauxhall’s Spring Gardens in London....
...A star trio of women’s voices — Julia Bullock, Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara — tug at the heartstrings with “Migratory V”. Part two, Work, follows on February 24; Love in April; Faith in May....
...When organisers brought this to the general assembly, the crowd was not “fussed”, Colvin recalls with a chuckle. “Nobody cared. They just weren’t interested in engaging with it at all.” V....
...Michael Colvin is a vivid Herod and Susan Bickley an authoritative Herodias, though they seem semi-detached from the action, and tenor Stuart Jackson confirms his promise as Narraboth....
...(FT) Schwarzman v Urbano Cairo Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive of the world’s largest private equity firm Blackstone, has found himself in a legal battle with one of Italy’s...
...The firm expedited a case, League of Women Voters v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to push for a decision in time for the midterm elections....
...Classical music and opera by Richard Fairman Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, edited by Kate Bailey, V&A Publishing, RRP£25 A strong coffee table is needed for this handsome volume....
...A series of numbers from Walton’s film score for Henry V, perhaps one too many, showcased rousing speeches from Dominic West’s King Henry....
...Hartmann, Weinberg, Shostakovich Wartime Consolations Linus Roth (Challenge Classics) To coincide with the 70th anniversary of V-J Day violinist Linus Roth and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn...
...Richard Fairman Nadine Sierra Born in 1988, soprano Nadine Sierra is embarked on what promises to be an impressive opera career....
...A short first half brought a selection of four wildly varied works played without a break, ranging from Elliott Carter’s Figment V, a playful set of variations for marimba written in 2009, to Toshio Hosokawa...
...Indeed, the v-shape that results from a diamond position might even make it uncomfortable for your back, with two symmetrical bits of hollowness on your spine, thereby making the cushion not quite fit for...
...Michael Colvin’s singing sounds nasal during the Prologue, but his predatory Quint is convincing, and Cheryl Barker makes a sturdy Miss Jessel....
...Fisher and James V. Koch, argues otherwise. It reasons that a substantial proportion of entrepreneurial behaviour is genetically determined....
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