Destigmatising dementia at the opera

Works by Saariaho and Shostakovich Dudok Quartet Amsterdam Rubicon RCD1218 59:41 mins Carrying a dedication to ‘those who have departed’, Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria for string quartet, composed in

Three women share their stories of festive singing

I was at one of those gatherings where friends of friends sprawled into groups entirely unconnected from the first, like a suburban town long freed from its planner. “It must be great to be in enterta

Two years ago, my father was diagnosed with dementia. As a family, we were at a loss for what to do or what this even meant. There were so many questions and so few answers. A friend then sent me an a

Glasgow, 1942. The Carl Rosa Opera Company was in town to perform Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Tickets had been snapped up by local people – including many who didn’t really know what an opera was. The

Theatre: All My Sons Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2 ...