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Top of the Popes on Vatican CD

11.11.09
Pope Benedict XVI is hoping to top the charts this Christmas with the release of an album at the end of this month... more

Nicky Haslam: lord of the dance

06.11.09
Nicky Haslam has been to more parties than anyone and knows how to make an evening fizz: start planning three months ahead; decorate the ceiling; invite Paris Hilton; and never, ever engage the host in conversation... more

Strictly glamour as David Walliams and Kate Moss take to the floor

28.09.09
There's always a couple of jokers on the dance floor at weddings. At this bash they just happened to be Kate Moss and David Walliams... more

A ballroom built on a lake, ice-sculpted swans and the Bolshoi Ballet

28.09.09
The worlds of business and entertainment came together in spectacular fashion at the weekend in one of the most extravagant wedding parties London has ever seen... more

Triumph or disaster – the thrill of the first night

12.06.09
With Phèdre opening at the National Theatre last night and The King and I this weekend, one actor involved gives an insider’s view of ‘staring into the abyss’ ... more

Cyber courts could mean faster justice

27.05.09
Justice delayed is justice denied, and it is for that reason that the initiatives unveiled today for "virtual courts" deserves support... more

Pick of the Proms - from Bollywood to Barenboim

26.05.09
No other festival offers so much for so little money. Here is a round-up of the concerts not to be missed as part of this year's Proms festival.... more

Master Luke, I appear not to know the plot of Star Wars ...

06.04.09
He has the rare honour of appearing in all six of the epic Star Wars movies, but Anthony Daniels, also known as the gold "droid" C-3PO, admits he has never really understood the plot... more

Jose Carreras to sing with Faryl Smith at Hampton Court Festival

30.03.09
Teenage singing sensation Faryl Smith will perform a duet with one of the Three Tenors at the Hampton Court Festival... more

CDs of the week

13.02.09
Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks.... more

Mahler's dance of death misses the heartstrings

15.01.09
You don't have to be a devotee of Bernstein's self-lacerating approach to feel that something was missing from the RPO's production of Gatti.... more

Let's get this party started

31.12.08
Still stuck for the best way of seeing out the credit crunch year? Here’s our guide to what’s on offer in London on New Year's Eve.... more

London hosts world premiere of spectacular live music show

12.12.08
A spectacular live show based on the Star Wars saga is to have its world premiere at the O2 next year... more

My state school can save parents £250,000 in fees

28.10.08
London secondary head Aydin Onac runs one of Britain's best schools. Families fight for places and for an education that, he says, is the equivalent of one provided by private schools... more

25 events to raise your spirits this autumn

24.09.08
Something might be rotten in the City but in London’s arts world there’s plenty to be upbeat about. Here’s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights... more

Hurrah - now we can stop talking up house prices

29.08.08
Even now, those in the property market can't quite find the words for failure on this scale in the housing market... more

End of an era for Gatti

26.08.08
Fire and concentration made explosive magic of Daniele Gatti's last Prom as music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.... more

Spoilt for sounds in SW7

20.06.08
People love to complain about how expensive London is, but Richard Godwin reveals one of the capital's best opportunities to see great music free: tomorrow's Exhibition Road Music Day.... more

Get out there – 20 ways to enjoy the summer

30.05.08
This is a golden, sunburned age of outdoor entertainment in London. Get out there. Buy a ticket. Crack open a bottle of something cold. Enjoy.... more

O2 goes classical with pop opera

29.04.08
Featuring more than 250 performers, light projections and fireworks, “pop opera” Carmina Burana will take over the 02 arena in January.... more

O2 goes classical with pop opera

29.04.08
A performance of "pop opera" Carmina Burana will be the first in a series of classical events at the O2 arena... more

Kenwood House's long hot summer

17.03.08
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer... more

Kenwood House's long hot summer

17.03.08
Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer.... more

Nige puts a 'cor-blimey' into Elgar

13.03.08
Nigel Kennedy is back and in blazing form, giving the crowd at Festival Hall a peerless account of the Violin Concerto.... more

Heroine takes a plunge into this thrilling Tosca

29.02.08
This Tosca reaches a totally different audience from the usual ENO or Covent Garden crowd - unpretentious and enthusiastic to enjoy a good show.... more

Great Christmas Shows

13.11.07
From Cinderella to Jack and the Beanstalk and Nutcracker!, all the great Christmas shows are on in London.... more

Chaplin revived for four nights

08.08.07
A four-evening event showing 12 newly restored short films starring Charlie Chaplin, begins at Cadogan Hall on 15 August.... more

Autopilot Carreras battles with overhead Boeings

06.06.07
Once of the famous Three Tenors, Jose Carreras battled aircraft noise as he sang outdoors to open the Hampton Court Palace Festival... more

Play pianissimo, orchestras told

01.06.07
New European Union regulations on noise in the workplace could soon mean that orchestras will be forced to play more quietly.... more

Geisha with a fiery flutter

26.02.07
There has been much debate about whether Madam Butterfly is racist or not but no one watching this production at the Royal Albert Hall could mistake where Puccini's sympathies lay. ... more

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