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Claire Black of the Scotsman meets American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in Milano (click the link for the full article): Pop stars, soap stars, Big Brother contestants – it seems that anyone can now be a diva as long as they behave badly enou (read full article)
This is an economical way to get four good starter servings out of two grouse. (You can do the same dish with wood pigeon.) Make the polenta the night before; once set, it will last a few days in the fridge. 2 oven-ready grouse salt and freshly gro (read full article)
Anthony Tommasini reports from Bayreuth: There is a general and well-founded perception of the Bayreuth Festival as an elitist stronghold for opera, as much a shrine to Wagner as a festival of his works. And there is no ticket harder to come by. Wag (read full article)
250g butternut squash 250g freshly picked white crab meat 1 red chilli, sliced in half lengthwise, seeds removed and finely chopped 8 curry leaves For the dressing: 1 tsp freshly chopped ginger 1 tsp palm sugar the juice of half a lime 2 tsp fish sa (read full article)
So I’m spending the next year listening to a lot of American music and maybe finally getting to grips with Carter, the world’s oldest living composer. But, I’m starting at the simpler end with Copland. I’ve always thought Copland an excellen (read full article)
Visit Rachel Eats for beautiful witty writing and mouthwatering pics and recipes. Love it! (read full article)
The anchovies have been blended into the dressing with the capers so they act like a seasoning for the whole salad. 8 new potatoes 200g french beans, trimmed (or sliced runner beans) 4 eggs 12 cherry tomatoes, halved 8 artichoke hearts, cooked and (read full article)
Is Scelsi the forgotten man of 20th century music par excellence? Well, perhaps not forgotten, as such. I do think that he didn’t, and doesn’t, fit neatly into the usual mould of musically and intellectually bankrupt avant-garde composers becaus (read full article)
Matteo Pericoli found fame with his 22ft fold-out drawing of the Manhattan skyline. His new book shows the city through the windows of New York resident musicians, artists and writers, from Annie Leibovitz to Philip Glass, David Byrne to Nora Ephron (read full article)
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg may have been an accidental sex symbol, but sex symbol he most certainly was. Just ask Jane Birkin, Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot, all of whom played a major role in his rich and colourful l (read full article)
One of the approaches to Schnittke is to regard him in the same way as many do Shostakovich, i.e. in relation to the Soviet regime. The difference is whereas Shostakovich had to respond to an ideology which was still vital, Schnittke’s music is mo (read full article)
I often use this pastry recipe for tarts, as it’s buttery and crunchy. You will need a 23cm tart tin with a removable base. For the pastry: 250g plain organic flour 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk 2-3 drops of vanilla extract 1 tbsp caster sugar a pinch o (read full article)
A Doctor Who Prom is not a new idea. There has been a children/family type Prom for many years and they’ve always been very popular. It’s an excellent way of getting children to hear a real orchestra and I don’t regard it as “dumbing down” (read full article)
Frankenstein is a 1910 film made by Edison Studios that was written and directed by J. Searle Dowley. It was the first motion picture adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The unbilled cast included Augustus Phillips as Dr. Frankenstein, Char (read full article)
Barbara Ellen interviews Sir Paul McCartney for the Observer: Paul McCartney, rock star, family man, northern lad, contender for most famous person on the planet, is leaning back on a squashy sofa. In just a short time, he will announce that he is n (read full article)
Sir Charles Mackerras, who died on 14 July aged 84, was a conductor and musicologist, and introduced the passionate and heartfelt music of Leoš Janáček to British audiences. Detractors, however, dubbed him “Chuck ’em Up Charlie” for his fre (read full article)
400g penne pasta 2 courgettes, chopped 250g light soft cream cheese 200g cooked and peeled prawns grated rind of 1 lemon ground black pepper 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives Boil the pasta and courgettes in a large pan of water for 10-12 minutes until t (read full article)
Ringo Starr A teenage Beatles fan amassed an extraordinary photograph album of her heroes at their homes after Sir Paul McCartney gave her his band mates’ addresses. He told Sue Baker where to find John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr after (read full article)
Composer David Cope has spent the last 30 years teaching computers to create classical music. Nothing more needs to be said about this. (read full article)
Danielle de Niese’s new album Diva is released on Decca on 12 July. (read full article)
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