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BBCSSO/Wigglesworth / Booth review – Brett Dean’s song cycle is rich and strange

silverguide.site – Soprano Clare Booth, Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish gave the world premiere of Dean’s theatrical and engaging The World’s Wife. Elgar’s 1st didn’t quite achieve lift-off but Weir’s Moon and Star had sweep and shimmer…
BBCSSO/Wigglesworth / Booth review – Brett Dean’s song cycle is rich and strange
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Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!

silverguide.site – To coincide with a new exhibition in London about the Davies brothers, we rate the best of a band who brought a sociologist’s eye to hard rock, gentle pastoralia and so much in between…
Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!
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Shaboozey: The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales review – a striking addition to the rich canon of country concept albums

silverguide.site – Beneath the Hollywood narrators, Pink Floyd-y interludes and accompanying comic books lies songwriting that proves the Tipsy singer’s breakout success was no fluke…
Shaboozey: The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales review – a striking addition to the rich canon of country concept albums
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Giordano: Marina album review – a fascinating resurrection of an unsung early opera

silverguide.site – The long-lost score, finally premiered 138 years after it was written, brims with melodic promise despite its dramatic shortcomings…
Giordano: Marina album review – a fascinating resurrection of an unsung early opera
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Paul McCartney becomes first-time nominee for Mercury prize, up against Olivia Dean, Dave and more

silverguide.site – Big names including Raye and Suede go up against smaller artists such as Knats and Nia Archives for prestigious album award…
Paul McCartney becomes first-time nominee for Mercury prize, up against Olivia Dean, Dave and more
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‘Give respect to Africa and the bush people’: Mulatu Astatke on pioneering Ethio-jazz and honouring his roots

silverguide.site – The musician faced resistance when he premiered his sound in the 60s, but audiences have fallen in love with it since. At 82, he’s still finding new directions – and wants more recognition for Africa’s indigenous artists…
‘Give respect to Africa and the bush people’: Mulatu Astatke on pioneering Ethio-jazz and honouring his roots
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BTS boycott Grammys after introduction of new Asian pop prize

silverguide.site – K-pop superstars will not submit Arirang album or its songs for 2027 ceremony…
BTS boycott Grammys after introduction of new Asian pop prize
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I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

silverguide.site – Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval…
I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!
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Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash

silverguide.site – Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once…
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
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French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50

silverguide.site – French authorities investigate death of musician who performed at Paris Olympics, but say ‘no suspicious elements’ at play…
French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
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LPO/Gardner review – squirrels, shepherdesses and a tumultuous storm

silverguide.site – From Kristine Tjøgersen’s tranquil woodland reverie to Strauss’s thunderous mountainscape, the London Philharmonic – with Louise Alder – conjured colours and brought drama to this vivid programme…
LPO/Gardner review – squirrels, shepherdesses and a tumultuous storm
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Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online

silverguide.site – Pop star aims to use legal process to name ‘wrongdoers who hide in the shadows and wreak technological havoc with impunity’…
Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online
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Plas Johnson obituary

silverguide.site – Celebrated saxophonist in demand for session work and film soundtracks who was famous for his stylistic and technical versatility…
Plas Johnson obituary
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‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again

silverguide.site – Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attack…
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again
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Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her

silverguide.site – Singer-songwriter also had surgery to treat carcinoma on her face, leading her to ‘withdraw from public view’…
Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her
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Rienzi review – Wagner’s early opera makes its Bayreuth debut as a frenzied contemporary election drama

silverguide.site – Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka’s production swaps 14th-century Rome for an abstract near future in an over-busy staging . Jennifer Holloway’s Adriano is a standout in a strong cast…
Rienzi review – Wagner’s early opera makes its Bayreuth debut as a frenzied contemporary election drama
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CBSO/Yamada review – Poulenc and Adams pairing is stylish, witty and thrilling

silverguide.site – Lucas and Arthur Jussen brought fun and energy to Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos, and John Adams’ Harmonium was monumental and moving in the City of Birmingham Orchestra and Chorus’ Prom under their chief conductor Kazuki Yamada…
CBSO/Yamada review – Poulenc and Adams pairing is stylish, witty and thrilling
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Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection

silverguide.site – Pop star is celebrated as ‘one of the defining cultural figures of her generation’ by gallery, which acquires Brat-era portrait by Harley Weir…
Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection
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‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project

silverguide.site – Suing his record label and sick of being a sex symbol, the singer spent 1992 working on the Trojan Souls for stars including Aretha Franklin and Bryan Ferry. Now, newly released studio footage shows him in his creative prime…
‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project
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The Oresteia review – this body-shaking, blood-soaked opera is exhilaratingly wild

silverguide.site – Six singers put not only their vocal cords but their bodies on the line in a physically demanding performance of Liza Lim’s aurally challenging opera…
The Oresteia review – this body-shaking, blood-soaked opera is exhilaratingly wild
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