Hints and tips:
...This is something which Marilyn Richardson is now reckoning with....
...The Notwist [a German Indie band], most preludes by Wagner, all of Bach. What are you scared of? Capitalism. What keeps you awake at night? A starry sky. When were you happiest?...
...Richard Wagner: The Sorcerer of Bayreuth, by Barry Millington, Thames & Hudson, RRP£24.95 This is the plain man’s Wagner – a balanced and beautifully illustrated compendium of life and works, written in...
...Sutherland’s career – with Franco Zeffirelli, who gave her the confidence to play Lucia, with Luciano Pavarotti, with whom she triumphed on both sides of the Atlantic in La fille du régiment, and with Marilyn...
...Another highlight is Bert Stern’s portrait, “Marilyn Monroe, The Last Sitting” (1962). The exhibition continues until August 15....
...There were plenty of big women stars during this period, with Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe making films that were box-office hits around the world....
...The influences of Wagner, Strauss and Berlioz are clearly audible, with a hint of Respighi and a whiff of Puccini that has been left out of the fridge for too long....
...It is difficult these days to cast Wagner’s music- dramas, and finding a proper baritone for Verdi is a strenuous challenge....
...This is Wagner in the round, with the audience close to the action and the orchestra beneath the new stage and spilling out below the royal box....
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