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Simon Stone’s staging of Penderecki’s disturbing opera employs highly uncomfortable realism
The US rapper stuns; plus a blistering show from Jack White and a ‘legends’ set by Motown great Diana Ross
Concert performance at London’s Royal Festival Hall was dominated by the world-class voice of Brindley Sherratt
EFG London Jazz Festival’s Summer Series also featured a strong showing from the SF Jazz Collective
Part of his farewell tour, the singer’s show drew from his immense catalogue of hit songs
Their 1966 track was radically revised by a New York band, and others followed suit
Paul McCartney and Billie Eilish were the oldest and youngest solo acts to headline a festival that attracted a broad spectrum of ages
He has spent his career testing the boundaries between life and virtual reality, in his studio and now on the opera stage
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his best mid-year reads
Her defiance of industry convention is an act of racial and feminist liberation — with a modern twist
Richard Fairman selects his best mid-year reads
The album marks the first in a series which sees the multi-instrumentalist performing with three different trios
The singer and trumpeter have constructed a concept album around King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
The Anglo-Italian tenor tackles arias and duets from ‘Madama Butterfly’, ‘Tosca’ and ‘Carmen’ in his second album
The singer’s fourth album is an adroit piece of storytelling with a sure-footed sense of timing
With a giant puppet dominating the stage Philipp Stölzl’s production goes for colour and noise
The singer and actor on life with Serge Gainsbourg, why she’s still making ‘dangerous, provoking’ music — and the allure of Helen Mirren
‘It’s all good if you don’t get it yet’, the rapper announced after the release of his seventh LP. ‘We wait for you to catch up’
A rich performance was bolstered by abundant musicians, dancers and audience members summoned to the stage
The Icelandic singer’s voice has lost none of its power or strangeness over her long career
Plus: ‘Otello’ at Grange Park Opera offers an outstanding Iago in Simon Keenlyside
The superstar singer brought persuasive charm and androgynous style to the London leg of Love on Tour
The blues singer’s 1955 track brought an assertive swagger to Bo Diddley’s original
She is co-head of global talent giant WME’s music division and has 90 of her own clients
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