Susan’s Bookshelves (Daniel Deronda by George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda (1876) came four years after Middlemarch and was George Eliot’s last novel. She died in 1880, aged 61. I hadn’t...
Daniel Deronda (1876) came four years after Middlemarch and was George Eliot’s last novel. She died in 1880, aged 61. I hadn’t...
The opening concert in the Philharmonia’s Nordic Soundscapes season gave us an brave blend of the very familiar and the very unfamiliar....
La Traviata Guiseppe Verdi Barefoot Opera Arcola Theatre, part of Grimeborne Festival If Verdi had thought of scoring his most popular opera...
I have fallen in love with the novels of Mike Gayle. I find them totally compelling to the extent that once I...
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome 22 September 2024 Brighton Philharmonic launched its centenary season in fine form and even more incisive...
I read this book when it was shortlisted for the (then) Man Booker prize back in 2012. A friend recently mentioned that...
Prom 72 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Antonello Manacorda It’s a treat to hear Mozart’s first symphony, written in London...
I have a nonagenarian friend who worked for a mere sixty years or so behind the scenes in theatre. She seems to...