This is a shock. Mezzo-soprano Béatrice Uria-Monzon dies, aged 61.

Tom Lehrer was one of my idols growing up in the late 50s - we played and sang his brilliantly mordant songs at parties - of course now he'd be demonized by the Patriotism Police as contributing to the " disparagement of USA" . We've never needed satire more

Just seen Tom Lehrer’s died. Brilliant satirist, lyricist, inspiration. Also let us update his songs more than once on the Bremner, Bird & Fortune shows. So, generous and a gentleman too. RIP a great man

Some exciting news to share - Petroc Trelawny’s Classical Music Puzzle Book will be published in October. But you can pre-order a copy now from ⁦Waterstones⁩ and enjoy a 25% discount. Search ‘Petroc Trelawny’ at waterstones.com

Such a loss😢

Ermione, Rossini’s ambitious opera about Aeneas and other Classical figures, deservedly wins the 44th Abbiati Prize rossinioperafestival.it/en/archive-new…

Magnificent broadside from October Opera with Opera News castigating our rulers for sidelining the Arts & driving young musical talent abroad.

⁦Neil Fisher⁩ - I received this email today from ROH and thought of you!😉

We were blown away by #Tosca from Royal Ballet and Opera seen at Exeter Picturehouse today. Anna Netrebko, Gerald Finley & Freddie De Tommaso were superlative. Jakub Hrusa & Oliver Mears gave us a prodn for the ages. A triumph!👏💐

Everything you need to know about the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities - in under 2 minutes. Join Prof William Whyte, Chair of the Project Board, for a quick walkthrough of Oxford’s newest iconic landmark.

You never hear ads for Radio 3 or the BBC orchestras on BBC TV, or from any other of the BBC radio networks. Yet R3 is always advertising TV dramas, or the World at One. Why this one-way traffic? Sam Jackson BBC Radio 3 Petroc Trelawny BBC Radio 4 BBC One BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Clive Myrie

I had a meeting with His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom. I am grateful to His Majesty and to the entire United Kingdom for their unwavering support of our people, as well as for their strong public messages in support of Ukraine and the pursuit of peace for our

Staff at Stonehenge preparing to move the stones back one hour this weekend.....😉😊

'You've landed on a 30-room palace. You owe me one peppercorn' My latest cartoon for tomorrow's The Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at telegraph.co.uk/mattprints Original artwork from chrisbeetles.com

I'll be on BBC Radio 3 from 6pm discussing the new Royal Ballet and Opera production of Tosca with Ian Skelly. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Beware of a scam email pretending to be from Apple saying a family member has set up an Apple Music account for you. As I already subscribe to Apple Music I contacted Apple who confirmed it’s fake.

Amazing sold-out concert in ExeterCathedral last night!👏👏! Glinka, Tchaikovsky & a blistering performance of Rach 2 from Ryan Wang with Devon Philharmonic Orchestra. Truly a night to remember💐🎶🎵!

Trump’s “Ukraine” plan is not a peace plan. Like all his plans it is a grossly 1-sided pact cooked up with a strong man (with commercial deals on the side). It betrays Ukraine, the Western alliance and our most fundamental values. When are we going to admit what is happening?

The Princess of Wales is the true definition of aging like fine wine 😍🍷

That’s some speech….