The Opera Awards announce 2023 winners bit.ly/3Qxu5WX

Charles Mingus - 'Mingus' - Rec. 1960 londonjazznews.com/2023/11/25/cha…

Pause Ofsted inspections and reform how school performance is evaluated - Petitions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6520…

She’ll soon be dominating the stage in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen, but it wasn’t long ago that mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina made her Met debut. Enjoy this clip of her as Maddalena in last season’s revival of Verdi’s Rigoletto. #Opera #NYC

A revolution is on the way, and it’s partly because we no longer take our standards from the tweedy top. All over the country young girls are starting, shouting and shaking, and if they terrify you, they mean to and they are beginning to impress the world. Pauline Boty - 1963

If you enjoyed the brilliant ITV drama #MrBatesVsThePostOffice (and even if you missed it) read the full story of the Post Office scandal in our Special Report here: private-eye.co.uk/special-report…

Thanks so much for sharing!

J. J. Johnson - Like Someone In Love youtu.be/1ZGeYR8b-mg?si… via YouTube

People get upset about police resources being used to deal with hate speech but on what possible basis are these public statements permissible & without consequence?

Chaconne Ensemble @chaconneensemble Sarah Hayashi : 'Nos plaisir seront peu durables ' - Händel youtu.be/HISgUW7GTQ4?si… via YouTube

NEWS: Manchester City footballer Nathan Aké to donate pianos to deprived schools, having taught himself the piano during lockdown. classical-music.com/news/mancheste…

A thread on how I accidentally blundered into an invisible campaign to censor the internet, and remove inconvenient news stories from Google...

Slicker writes on oligarchs winning in the UK courts and other Russian legal business as usual, in the new Private Eye, out now.

The week in classical: Carmen; National Youth Chamber Choir/ OAE/Jeannin; LSO/ Roth review – from Habanera to doo-wop dlvr.it/T5S9fv

#ukraine instagram.com/stories/larlim…

It's here! 🔥 Listen to the debut album from the incredible mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina. apple.co/AigulA Decca Classics

Cesaria Evora was #bornonthisday 🇨🇻 Sodade youtu.be/GQLzdckY09Q?si… 🎶

npr.org/2017/11/08/562…

“The Blue Collar Jobs of Philip Glass” by Ted Gioia honest-broker.com/p/the-blue-col…

#London calling 🥰 Piano recitals coming up in the #uk🇬🇧 this #september 10/09 St Pancras Clock Tower, London (UK). tinyurl.com/yb5benfb 11/09 Westminster Music Library, London (UK). tinyurl.com/ycxmsc25 More info 👉 laurafarrerozada.com/events Dai Fujikura / 藤倉大 @JMGuix