Last week, we’ve been told, our esteemed Prime Minister finally made an honest woman of his long-standing partner Carrie Symons, to the surprise of many Catholics, in no less august surroundings than Westminster Cathedral. And afterwards, the happy pair entertained a Covid-restricted guest list in the garden of 10 Downing Street, where, news reports stated, a ‘gazebo’ had been erected.
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.
