Review: Weill and Brecht, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Royal Opera House
It is brave and wonderful of the Royal Opera House to stage this powerful 1930s opera about the fictional city…
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Wallace Collection’s future of museums debate fails to look to the long-term
For a discussion supposedly about museums in the 21st century, the panellists and questioners at the Wallace Collection last night…
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Review: Inventing Impressionism at the National Gallery
The last time Paul Durand-Ruel held court in London’s art scene he hosted the biggest Impressionist exhibition in history. His…
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Review: Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, West Yorkshire Playhouse
To the West Yorkshire Playhouse for a newly ‘recycled’ version of Uncle Vanya – set in a forest of telegraph…
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How Art Basel Miami Beach came to town – and other Floridian stories
It was early December and I was in a cab, inching through Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Art Basel Miami Beach…
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The UK’s heritage buildings need commercial nous to survive and thrive
There was an article which appeared in last month’s Telegraph, written by Harry Mount, focusing on the work of the…
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The country’s best loved landmarks won’t stay in mint condition without generating revenue – but there’s no denying the challenges,…
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Review: Sculpture Victorious at Tate Britain & The John Scott Collection at the Fine Art Society
There’s an elephant in the room at Tate Britain’s latest show. It was made of lead and tin-glazed earthenware by…
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British politicians already know all the tricks in House of Cards
For any House of Cards fan, the weekend just gone was like manna from heaven, as if Doug Stamper had…
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Artsper gives Gallic galleries a chic online outlet
The art world is a friendly place. You can turn up at a high-end gallery with fistfuls of cash, says…
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Searching for a stake in Britain’s future, next-gen London needs to get out and vote
The general election is just months away, and with some opinion polls indicating that the Tories have pulled into a…
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With the looming possibility that ‘red Ed’ could actually reach Number Ten, Zak Smith tracks down the young Londoners who…
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With requiems for the rich, the wealthy want to go out on a high note
Classical music used to have an intimate relationship with wealth: patrons would commission symphonies, operas and every sort of occasional…
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Review: Rubens and his Legacy, Van Dyck to Cézanne
Legacy is too often a dictator. The RA’s latest exhibition, ‘Rubens and His Legacy: Van Dyck to Cezanne’, is thankfully…
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The RA’s new exhibition on the baroque master provides us with a broad view of artistic inspiration as well as…
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The new HNW dating agency which prizes money and manners
If you are an affluent but time-poor Londoner who eschews online dating and has no interest in the meat market…
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American art is finally learning to laugh
American artists have always tended to be skittish on the subject of humour. Saul Steinberg, for instance, was a great…
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William Cash is honoured to meet Dame Maggie Smith at a royal investiture
I recently attended the investiture at Windsor Castle for my father’s knighthood for over 30 years of political service. Each…
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Vanitas, vanitas, all is vanitas at BRAFA’s sixtieth edition
Two things set the tone for an international art fair. First, the style of the invitation to the VIP Preview…
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Opera Review: Giordano, Andrea Chénier, Royal Opera House
I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the Royal Opera House’s latest offering: Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier directed by David McVicar.…
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