Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a warning about a society of pleasure-seekers on the brink of financial ruin. Sound familiar? The time is right for Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMPhilip Hensher picks 10 key moments that opened the door to homosexual cultureIs Albertine really Alfred Agostinelli? Impossible to answer, and Proust, if the secrecy of his reported loves r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:11AMRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a warning about a society of pleasure-seekers on the brink of financial ruin. Sound familiar? The time is right for Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25PMThis cleverly edited collection of letters reveals an attractive, deeply humane and energetic man. Just don't be tempted to listen to his recordsLike many figures eminent in their time throu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMOne hundred years ago the ballet provoked a riot and orchestras dreaded playing it. Now you can even hear it in Pret a Manger. The Rite of Spring is still astounding, despite its famili…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AMWhy do so many brilliant fiction writers turn out atrocious dramas - and so many good playwrights produce bad novels? Philip Hensher investigates Continue reading...
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