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The Met, bless its cotton socks, has a new project to display as an adjunct to its HD worldwide cinecasts. It says the intention is to exp...

Er, no, it's Nessun dorma ("None shall sleep"). Known affectionately among some aficionados as Nissan Dormer. Here is my littl...

Argy-bargy at the Royal Opera House press conference yesterday: in the course of a highly operatic morning, Tony Pappano had a go at everyon...

[NB: Tenor rave alert. If you don't like tenor raves, look away now.]   If Pavarotti had been making his Royal Festival Hall recital...

Quite a feast at the Dorchester yesterday for the Gramophone Awards. First of all, it was Benjamin's big day [left]. Since the BBC h...

You'd think the presence of Nicola Benedetti and Joseph Calleja would be musical Olympics enough, but there's an extra dimension to ...

Here's my review of last night's absolutely unbelievable night at the ROH for The Independent. It may seem a bit effusive, but it...

Congratulations to STEPHEN LLEWELLYN, winner of the JDCMB 'Chacun a son gout' competition. Yes, bizarrely enough, that is indeed the...

* Glyndebourne is filming Die Meistersinger this afternoon and it will be webcast live and free on The Guardian's website. It's als...

If so, sit back and turn up the volume. Listen to Joseph Calleja singing 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca (on Youtube, below). Then...