Vladimir Jurowski screws the tension tightly but allows for moments of calm melancholy, as in the mandolin-accompanied serenade of Don Giovanni.... more
'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time... more
Amanda Roocroft’s singing career looked burnt out — but her comeback at English National Opera next week offers a lesson for the next generation of divas... more
One outstanding performance made this new staging of Monteverdi's 1643 opera, The Coronation of Poppea, just about worthwhile, says Fiona Maddocks.... more
Thomas Adès's first full-scale opera, The Tempest, returns to Covent Garden as an assured, fully matured work with many of the reservations evident on first hearing banished.... more
The Glyndebourne on Tour programme features Cosi fan Tutte, Turn of the Screw and Die Fledermaus, and they are all worth catching, says Barry Millington.... more
Paul McCartney's Ecce Cor Meum has been eight years in the making. Any student composer could have knocked off a better hour's worth of music than this vacuous tosh in as many days.... more
The subtlety of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw has ensured its survival and this Glyndebourne on Tour production is alert to its contemporary resonances.... more
Music news: Swapping his guitar for a choir, the lyrics to Sir Paul McCartney's next album are in Latin. Despite this, the former Beatle is hoping his fans will sing along, even if they don't understand all the words. ... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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