As Boris Johnson laid out the summer roadmap to the end of lockdown, my phone lit up to various versions of the same text: “Clubs are open on June 21st!” The earlier easing dates offering promises of haircuts, barbecues and pub gardens were exciting, but nothing trumped the ultimate freedom card: the return of nightclubs.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.
