Richard Wagner is a towering and controversial figure in the history of opera. Even now, two hundred years after his birth (which coincides with Verdi’s bicentenary) […]
They are stiff little men, and shiny. They stand alone in empty rooms. They stand pinned, exhibiting themselves, confronting or evading us. Franklin Pierce plays an […]
“Doria and the Snowdrop” sounds like a fairy story and in some ways it is. The snowdrop is a legendary biscuit created by a legendary biscuit-maker […]
Humans are tactile creatures, really. Many of the unique stresses of modern, westernised life might fairly be said to have their roots in an unfulfilled need […]