Sophie Coulombeau is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York, and her Essay looks at the writings of this man of letters, whose compositions have recently been recorded for the first time by the ...

We spoke to voters set to go to the polls in the first electoral test of Reform UK’s reign at Kent County Council.

On the 10th anniversary of the death of conductor and music pioneer Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016), a commemorative plaque has been installed at the former residence of the Harnoncourt family in ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — When the curtain rises at the State Theater in Playhouse Square this weekend, audiences may think they know what they’re about to hear. “Messiah” — with its instantly recognizable ...

At Carnegie Hall, the English Concert made a case for “Hercules” as a strikingly modern dramatic oratorio of psychological and musical depth.

Afro-pop legend Angélique Kidjo announced a new album, Hope!!, due out April 24 via Warner. It’s the follow-up to 2021’s ...

Arriving April 24, Hope!! also features contributions from Quavo, Ayra Starr, and Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson ...

When Dr Johnson described opera as “an exotic and irrational entertainment”, he was taking aim at works sung in Italian, for English audiences. Handel epitomised everything that Johnson was ...

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The London Handel festival opened with Arcangelo’s agile and elegant performance of the operatic oratorio. Christopher Purves dominated as the king, as David, Hugh Cutting’s voice was liquid honey ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. His latest ...