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Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’

silverguide.site – The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight years…
Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’

The Turn of the Screw review – gripping and unsettling water-logged staging of Britten’s ghost story

silverguide.site – Natalie Abrahami and Michael Levine’s imaginative production is brilliantly creepy and insightful. A first-rate cast of adults and children do not put a foot wrong…
The Turn of the Screw review – gripping and unsettling water-logged staging of Britten’s ghost story

Tamerlano review – Trump, Freud and a Bridgerton escapee struggle to get a handle on Handel

silverguide.site – Orpha Phelan’s fun but confusing staging for the London Handel festival aligns the opera’s characters with recognisable famous figures. Fine singers and players led by Laurence Cummings ensure consistent musical excellence…
Tamerlano review – Trump, Freud and a Bridgerton escapee struggle to get a handle on Handel

UK music industry highlights need for black talent in executive roles

silverguide.site – Report shows black music accounts for 80 per cent of money generated by UK industry in past 30 years…
UK music industry highlights need for black talent in executive roles

Miroslav Vitous: Mountain Call review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

silverguide.site – Jack DeJohnette and Michel Portal – both of whom died recently – are phenomenal foils for the Weather Report alumnus’s classical-influenced jazz…
Miroslav Vitous: Mountain Call review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

silverguide.site – Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project…
Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

Olivia Dean leads the way with three wins at 2026 Mobo awards

silverguide.site – Other winners include Raye for video of the year, Central Cee for best hip-hop act and Ezra Collective in jazz category…
Olivia Dean leads the way with three wins at 2026 Mobo awards

Dash Crofts of Summer Breeze rock duo Seals and Crofts dies aged 85

silverguide.site – Crofts helped define the sound of yacht rock with the pair’s 1970s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl…
Dash Crofts of Summer Breeze rock duo Seals and Crofts dies aged 85

Anne-Sophie Mutter: East Meets West album review – diverse, bold and brand new

silverguide.site – A varied and engaging collection of four works written for the star violinist features music by Jörg Widmann, Unsuk Chin, Thomas Adès and Aftab Darvish…
Anne-Sophie Mutter: East Meets West album review – diverse, bold and brand new

Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, promising introspection and revelation

silverguide.site – The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career…
Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, promising introspection and revelation

Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be

silverguide.site – This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases…
Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be

Rigoletto review – strong revival of Mears’s violent take, with Elder revelatory in the pit

silverguide.site – There is a touch of the Tony Sopranos about George Petean’s Rigoletto, in Oliver Mears’ 2021 staging that evokes a world of privilege, misogyny and abuse. Aida Garifullina is a convincing and elegant Gilda…
Rigoletto review – strong revival of Mears’s violent take, with Elder revelatory in the pit

You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

silverguide.site – As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary…
You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

silverguide.site – The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop…
Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

silverguide.site – Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decade…
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

The Passion of Mary Magdalene review – Tansy Davies’s score is taut and intriguing

silverguide.site – John Butt’s Dunedin Consort premiered Davies’s new Passion: a startlingly sensual meditation with a sense of ritual – and an electric guitar hidden amid the baroque instrumentation…
The Passion of Mary Magdalene review – Tansy Davies’s score is taut and intriguing

Can Bluey save classical music? Cartoon puppy’s all-encompassing soundtrack plays Bach and Beethoven to billions

silverguide.site – In the hugely popular pre-school animation, composer Joff Bush references and rearranges classical tunes in all the right places – and never plays it for cheap laughs. Plus, the Wigmore Hall sees the writing on the wall…
Can Bluey save classical music? Cartoon puppy’s all-encompassing soundtrack plays Bach and Beethoven to billions

Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

silverguide.site – Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each…
Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

Jay-Z on refusing to settle sexual assault lawsuit: ‘I can’t do it, I would die’

silverguide.site – The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover story…
Jay-Z on refusing to settle sexual assault lawsuit: ‘I can’t do it, I would die’

Imeneo review – Handel in mischievous mood handled with wit and care

silverguide.site – Cambridge Handel Opera Company capture the self-referential charm of this mid-career novelty operetta…
Imeneo review – Handel in mischievous mood handled with wit and care
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