Les Arts Florissants
Meet the unrivalled Sun King of early music, William Christie
Richard Bratby is granted an audience with the feisty master of early music William Christie, who’s celebrating 40 years with Les Arts Florissants
A Beggar’s Opera that beggars belief in Edinburgh
Robert Carsen’s new updating of The Beggar’s Opera is a coke-snorting, trash-talking, breakdancing, palm-greasing, skirt-hiking, rule-breaking affair — and every…
Sacred Monsters, Sadler’s Wells: Sylvie Guillem and Akram Kham’s captivating final boogie
I’m dashing between dance theatres at the moment and there’s just so much to tell you about. I could linger…
Forget the Germans. It’s the French who made classical music what it is
The poor French. When we think of classical music, we always think of the Germans. It’s understandable. Instinctive. Ingrained. But…
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‘The job does come with strings attached.’
‘It’s spreading like royal divorces!’
‘Poor Rishi Sunak — he has four houses to worry about.’
‘The truth is, Reynolds, I hired you
just so I could fire you.’
‘Stop being so young —
it’s annoying everyone.’
‘How would you like the deceased to be recycled?’
‘Before you go, can you phone my wife
and let her know I’ll be a bit late?’
‘Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m sure
you won’t mind, if I don’t kiss you…’
‘Typical. You wait for ages and then 4,000 come along at once.’