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Norman Lebrecht on Music HE WORKED SO ...

When we think of all things Italian, in general terms, what do we think of? And how does that translate into music? As a musician, one might think of the heightened emotions of the Romantic era – spec

The piece I’d never part with

Robert Thicknesse on Opera TO ANY SENSIBLE ...

Portrait of George Frideric Handel by William Hoare

Why books that became beloved classics struggled to find their way into print