MUSIC
July/August 2014
Already embattled, music critics have done themselves no favours by
attacking a young singer's figure
attacking a young singer's figure
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June 2014
The British composer's music fits into no convenient category. That is what makes it so brilliant
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May 2014
The glare of the public eye can be disastrous for talented children. But sometimes the gamble pays off
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April 2014
Richard Strauss tested bourgeois tolerance with Salome and Elektra but found it bad for business
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Written each month by the concert and operatic tenor Ian Bostridge
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