And so, a new government – another one – with a new cast list. How are we to think about this latest upheaval in Westminster? Does Andy Burnham and his cabinet represent something radical, as his supporters hope, or conventional, as his detractors reply? ... See more
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When Harold Wilson resigned as prime minister in 1976, the Sunday Telegraph’s Peregrine Worsthorne dismissed the announcement as “another characteristic confidence trick… a final brilliant act of legerdemain”. In other words, he didn’t believe it. Wilson ... See more
My admission in last week’s issue that I had dipped my toe into the brooding world of Wagnerian opera provoked messages of mirth from colleagues, friends and readers. And so, this week, Andrew Marr offers a teasing warning that I should beware the old man... See more
For a long time, I found opera a little too daunting, a little too not me. Then I began to dabble, covertly, the warbling safely hidden behind my headphones. Apple Music began recommending different sopranos. From there, I discovered lieder and became obs... See more
