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Mozart with meatballs, in an Ikea: how opera is facing its existential crisis

www.silverguide.site – In an attempt to find new audiences and save money, opera companies are ‘throwing spaghetti at the wall’ to see what sticks. It often works…
Mozart with meatballs, in an Ikea: how opera is facing its existential crisis
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Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review – nice all the time. Good, occasionally

www.silverguide.site – The music on Styles’s new album is muted, subtle and pleasant – but from the title downwards, he has a real problem with words…
Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review – nice all the time. Good, occasionally
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British rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years for causing death of student in hit and run

www.silverguide.site – Grime artist was speeding and over drink-drive limit when he hit 20-year-old Yubin Tamang in London…
British rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years for causing death of student in hit and run
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‘Like turning your soul inside out’: Barbara Hannigan and Laura Bowler on their devastating composition The White Book

www.silverguide.site – These breathtaking songs of loss left the soprano and the composer feeling shellshocked after the world premiere in Gothenburg. We meet them backstage as they prepare for the British debut…
‘Like turning your soul inside out’: Barbara Hannigan and Laura Bowler on their devastating composition The White Book
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From David Bowie to Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, Mike Vernon’s ear was invaluable to British pop and blues

www.silverguide.site – The musician, producer and label head, who has died aged 81, turned his boyhood passion for blues into a hugely impactful career…
From David Bowie to Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, Mike Vernon’s ear was invaluable to British pop and blues
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David Byrne review – in life during wartime, this show will restore your faith in humanity

www.silverguide.site – Byrne again reimagines the possibilities of the live gig, creating a vision of egalitarianism backed by elastic bass and polyrhythms…
David Byrne review – in life during wartime, this show will restore your faith in humanity
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Paavo Järvi to succeed Edward Gardner at helm of London Philharmonic

www.silverguide.site – The Estonian will take over as chief conductor of ‘this wonderful historic orchestra’ from the 2028/29 season, when Gardner’s current contract ends…
Paavo Järvi to succeed Edward Gardner at helm of London Philharmonic
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Lily Allen review – pop star makes much-anticipated comeback – but where is the West End Girl?

www.silverguide.site – Allen isn’t in the first act of her own show, only coming on after 45 minutes of a string ensemble to stiffly deliver her acclaimed album in full…
Lily Allen review – pop star makes much-anticipated comeback – but where is the West End Girl?
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Philharmonia/ Schwarz/ Ólafsson review – a masterclass in pianissimo

www.silverguide.site – Marking György Kurtág’s 100th birthday, Elena Schwarz and Víkingur Ólafsson led a programme of hushed intensity and fleeting ferocity…
Philharmonia/ Schwarz/ Ólafsson review – a masterclass in pianissimo
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LSO/ Wang/ Peltokoski review – Yuja Wang’s ferocious Rautavaara meets Peltokoski’s passionate Wagner

www.silverguide.site – The pianist was electrifying in Rautavaara’s first concerto, while the young Finn conducted a condensed Ring with clever, slow-burn pacing…
LSO/ Wang/ Peltokoski review – Yuja Wang’s ferocious Rautavaara meets Peltokoski’s passionate Wagner
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‘We were just astonished’: Mental as Anything on their highs and lows – and hitting the road again

www.silverguide.site – One of Australia’s most successful pop bands are reliving their career, with a new documentary and a tour bringing the ‘original flavour’ back on stage…
‘We were just astonished’: Mental as Anything on their highs and lows – and hitting the road again
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Delta Goodrem to represent Australia at Eurovision 2026

www.silverguide.site – One of the country’s bestselling singers is heading to a contest mired in geopolitical controversy – but, she says, ‘I believe in the healing powers and hope of music’…
Delta Goodrem to represent Australia at Eurovision 2026
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Neil Sedaka obituary

www.silverguide.site – Singer and songwriter of such pop canon hits as Oh! Carol, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and (Is This the Way to) Amarillo…
Neil Sedaka obituary
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How Courtney Barnett made her new album by retreating to the desert: ‘It nearly drove me mad’

www.silverguide.site – After closing her scene-making record label and moving to the US, Barnett decamped to Joshua Tree – where she learned to slow down and make noise again…
How Courtney Barnett made her new album by retreating to the desert: ‘It nearly drove me mad’
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Morrissey review – classic Smiths songs meet GB News-style talking points

www.silverguide.site – Morrissey is in impressive voice and the old songs still retain their power, but the conspiracy theorising and nationalist rhetoric are miserable in all the worst ways…
Morrissey review – classic Smiths songs meet GB News-style talking points
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Sinfonia Cymru / Laura van de Heijden review – quiet authority and effortless grace inspire

www.silverguide.site – The cellist moved up a gear during Dobrinka Tabakova’s concerto, as the fiery writing showed her at her virtuosic best…
Sinfonia Cymru / Laura van de Heijden review – quiet authority and effortless grace inspire
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‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album

www.silverguide.site – In her teens, the Mercury prize-winning musician was stuck on tour buses when she should have been on the dancefloor. Now she is throwing herself into club culture – and living on her own terms…
‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album
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‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist

www.silverguide.site – The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that ‘music could be medicine’?…
‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist
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Harry Styles, fake stage invaders and a censored Peter Mandelson joke: the biggest moments at the Brit awards

www.silverguide.site – The ITV censors had their work cut out in a protest-filled, relatively edgy ceremony that hosted ultra-expressive performances from Rosalía, Wolf Alice and more…
Harry Styles, fake stage invaders and a censored Peter Mandelson joke: the biggest moments at the Brit awards
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‘For us, it’s like Christmas’: Bad Bunny gets rapturous welcome at first-ever Australian show

www.silverguide.site – On Saturday night in Sydney, the Latin American diaspora came out in force to see ‘Benito’, the Puerto Rican star making fans ‘feel so proud of being Latino’…
‘For us, it’s like Christmas’: Bad Bunny gets rapturous welcome at first-ever Australian show
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