Variazioni Tiepolo | FEATURE | World premiere of alchemy-inspired music
By Harry Burgess You can’t be in Venice long before noticing the conspicuous presence of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. His art pervades the city—within its…
Absolute Bird | PREVIEW | A series of concerts celebrating birdsong
By Miranda Heggie What is it that wakes you up? For most of us these days, it’s our phones, or perhaps a radio; if…
Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet | REVIEW | Gavin Bryars’s famous piece is performed at Tate Modern
Tanks at Tate Modern By Harry Burgess I first heard Gavin Bryars’ Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet at university. I remember it had…
Spare Parts | REVIEW | A concert and exhibition on the science of organ transplantation
Science Gallery, London By Jonny Venvell How would you find out what it feels like to have a prosthetic limb? If you worked for…
Besse: Water | PREVIEW | an opera about the female brewers of medieval Britain, complete with a bespoke brew
By Miranda Heggie A brewery might seem like an unlikely place to stage an opera. And beer might seem an unlikely theme for an…
The Monstrous Child | REVIEW | A dark new opera based on a Norse myth
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House By Kate Romano ‘Bad things happen when you shag a giant’ observes Hel, reflecting on her father’s choice of…