A pleasure, as ever, to speak about all things opera.

It was a pleasure to chat to Catherine Kustanczy about opera, curating volumes, culture wars, and Wagner's myriad contexts. theoperaqueen.com/2024/06/28/dav… #WagnerInContext Cambridge University Press Bookshop Cambridge Uni Music @bbc

A strong statement of intent: nytimes.com/2024/06/28/art…

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Beautiful morning to kick off the Music & Philosophy conference today Music & Philosophy Study Group Nietzsche & metaphor this morning, animal auralities this afternoon musicandphilosophy.ac.uk/2023/08/08/cfp…

The sky is a particular shade of blue in Aveiro, on the west coat of Portugal. Excited to talk on music & 'Remaking Authenticity in the age of machine learning' -- for research summit celebrating 50yrs of Universidade Aveiro ua.pt/en/researchsum…

“It should be made compulsory for all primary schools to have a music teacher and an arts teacher. It wouldn’t cost much.” telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/07/19/…

Thank you to Gramophone for discussing my book #WagnerinContext in the latest issue. A very helpful summary of what, by nature, resists summary. Full intro availalbe for free: assets.cambridge.org/97811088/36463… gramophone.co.uk/review/article…

The writer Henry James wrote a book, but no one bought it. Days passed and the author couldn't stand it, thought and decided to run an ad in the newspaper to somehow interest people in his book. Wrote only one sentence: "A young handsome millionaire wants to meet a girl who looks

"There's very few things in this world that are 100% good and positive. Art is one of them." #ArtMatters TONIGHT at 8pm on Sky Arts Awards & NOW Armando Iannucci #AntonyGormley lemn sissay OBE FRSL Lenny Henry #MaxinePeake #MelvynBragg Sheku Kanneh-Mason Tracey Emin

Come work with us! Exciting opportunity Cambridge Uni Music for a busy performer interested in balancing concert life with helping the next generation. Permanent post. Details: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47414/ Deadline: 30 August 2024.

The first time Busoni’s Piano Concerto has featured BBC Proms for nearly 40 years. An enchanted audience Royal Albert Hall tonight thanks to Benjamin Grosvenor, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Rodolfus Choir and Edward Gardner. A huge work, and a *mighty* achievement to perform it live.

🎥 Mowing the meadow in 360 degrees We attached a 360 camera to the mowing cart this week, as the shire horses Bryn and Cosmo helped mow the King's College, Cambridge wildflower meadow.

On this day in 1880, Cologne Cathedral was finally completed — 632 years after work began. But do you ever wonder why it was built? Well, an extremely curious treasure is kept inside... (thread) 🧵

We cut arts funding but spent £4m on each Olympic medal. Is that fair? thetimes.com/article/698411…

It is very sad news to hear of the death of Alexander Goehr, a wonderful, inspiring musician & teacher. Last year, Sandy kindly gave an interview about his time Cambridge Uni Music, brimming with insight & recollections. It helped mark our 75th Anniversary: youtube.com/watch?v=dwKq9m…

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Exciting to launch this 👇 new CD in scenic Ely today. primafacie.ascrecords.com/downes_sonatas…

Sobering words here from Ivan Hewett, and strong leadership from the 1684 Chair Cambridge Uni Music. I'm defiantly optimistic -- humans will always need music -- but all music institutions, from choirs to schools, need £ support and collective effort in turn. telegraph.co.uk/music/classica…

It's not every day you get to hear a world premiere of an English opera from 1906 -- Holst's #Sita ... in Saarbrücken ... after 118yrs. Great symposium on Holst & Wagner. Toi toi toi