Opera is dead. And has been for quite a long time. I don’t care what anybody says about Poulenc and Prokofiev, I cannot be persuaded that any listenable music theatre has been written since Puccini. (

In February 2009, C&SC published a Your classic story of my purchase of a Ferrari 348tb, which I took to my home in Spain. I ended by stating: ‘I can’t see myself ever letting go of it.’ Inevitably, t

OF ALL THE cars this fabled designer is responsible for, his favourite may or may not surprise you. It’s the archly utilitarian Fiat Panda. But we’ll get to that. ‘It is somehow easy,’ he says, ‘to cr

1. This painting captures my husband Martin and me, enjoying a Mercedes-Benz 300SL rally. Our car is perfect for any tour or rally; it can go anywhere and do anything. 2. A favourite moment is welcomi

The Jet was based on a DB4 GT platform that departed the UK in December 1960. Giugiaro rustled up a new outline with breakneck speed, while Bertone’s artisans fashioned the new body inside three month

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