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Prom 55: Jamie Cullum and the Heritage Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 26 August

Jamie Cullum makes his BBC Proms debut with the Heritage Orchestra

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Photo © Phillip Nangle

Composers have been channeling the power of birdsong for centuries. Musician-cum-ornithologist...Read more

Not the end of the line – the locomotive continues to fascinate artists and trainspotters alike

Photo © Phillip Nangle

There's still something faintly romantic a...Read more

Aside from the lavish window dressing, one of the highlights of English National Opera (ENO)'s new summer production of The Pearl Fishers was its leading man, the sumptuous tenor Alfie Boe...Read more

Wandering through the Jardin des Tuileries in blazing June sunshine was certainly one way to beat the Monday blues. The site of the former royal palace sprawled gracefully alongside wa...Read more

Simon Benger spends a night at Opera North for a performance of Dvořák's Rusalka - all photos © Alastair Muir

The Czech fairytale Rusalka is a bit like Disney's The ...Read more

The formidable critic Norman Lebrecht once said that if we ever needed proof of the classical record industry's demise, we need look no further than the Classical Brits. '[It&#...Read more

--Lauren Strain reports from the Songbook of the Earth gala concert at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on 19 April, where more than 400 school children and the Manchester Came...Read more

So, it appears that I may be forced to backtrack and eat my words and/or hat re: Popstar to Operastar. 'Perspective' came the rallying cry, the show was supposed to be ...Read more

Southend bell

All pictures © Bill Fontana

The Thames snakes through the capital like a serpent claiming her territory. She wi...Read more