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Music lives at the heart of ‘Sinners’, a box office sensation starring Michael B. Jordan which successfully straddles the musical and horror genres. We asked the film’s Oscar-winning composer to break ...

An 87-year-old RAF veteran said she was “living her dream” after she delighted judges with her own composition on the latest episode of The Piano. Diana wrote ‘Dreams’, a piece for the piano, ...

From Claude Debussy to Leonard Bernstein, we celebrate some of the very best music written after 1900, through the lens of ten landmark works. The 20th century ushered in a period of drastic ...

‘Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ – or ‘Land Of My Fathers’ in English – is Wales’ rambunctious national anthem. But what do the lyrics mean, and who wrote them? Here’s everything you need to know about Wales’ ...

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The history of opera gloves is almost as long and intricate as the garments themselves. While the humble hand glove dates back to ancient Egyptian times, with a pair of embroidered linen gloves ...

Beloved and contentious: Madama Butterfly is both one of Puccini’s most revered works, but continues to raise questions about depictions of race, culture and gender in opera. Madame Butterfly is based ...

From celebratory fanfares to rousing hymns, here’s the perfect classical playlist for marking VE Day 80. This Thursday, 8 May, marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe prevailing at the end of ...