November 12, 2022

Production of La Tempesta at Wexford Festival.

Music and magic at Wexford Festival Opera

Gerald Malone | Weekend

Guests were invited to “Shut Your Eyes And See” at this year’s electric gathering in south-east Ireland.

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Wordwatch: Homing in

Andrew Wilton | Culture

The strange mistake has wormed its way into the British press.

Palace of Westminster in London, the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has the famous Big Ben tower.

Stop moaning about Boris’s honours list – abolish the Lords instead

Adam Boulton | UK Politics

Such constitutional reform may be of little interest to voters, but it is also essential to stop the fabric of fairness, accountability and justice in our democracy from rotting away.

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (via Robert Harding / Alamy)

Opera as an art form faces an existential threat

Jenny Hjul | Culture

The booing incident at the ROH has confirmed prejudices that opera-goers are out of touch, over-privileged dinosaurs. And the timing couldn’t be worse.