Five-hour avant garde Philip Glass opera among ENO’s Manchester plans
Programme for company’s move north includes Glass’s Einstein on the Beach, Britten and a new youth company
Adèle Hugo: Mélodies sur des poèmes de Victor Hugo review – a daughter’s voice uncovered
Composer Richard Dubugnon has given colourful life to previously unknown songs by the great French author’s youngest child, whose life descended into tragedy
Tom Coult: Pieces That Disappear album review – strikingly rooted and assured works from young composer
This distinctive collection brings cabaret, country dances and a streak of melancholy to bear
Bad girls do it well: MIA’s 20 best songs – ranked!
Mathangi Arulpragasam has been mixing it up for more than 20 years, blending Bollywood and Suicide samples with funk, electro and hip-hop. We select her standout cuts
Her dead father left her 10,000 records. Sharing them online helped her grieve – and get to know him
Jula began sampling albums from her father’s extensive collection on Instagram. Her ‘listening parties’ connected her with people who shared his passion
Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review – modern life is still rubbish, yet still beautifully essayed
The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock
BBC Sound of 2025 longlist tips established artists including Chappell Roan and Confidence Man
Following a change in eligibility criteria, nominees for the broadcaster’s annual award also include Kneecap, Barry Can’t Swim and Mercury prize winners English Teacher and Ezra Collective
More endurance than you can shake a stick at: does conducting keep you young?
The 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt is in London today to conduct the Philharmonia. He is one of a very long line of maestros working well into old age
Coachella 2025 lineup: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott to headline in April
Other acts include Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Shaboozey and Blackpink members Jennie and Lisa
Morley/Montague Rendall/Martineau review – Wolf’s Liederbuch sounds exquisite
The singers were on wonderfully expressive form for this performance of Hugo Wolf’s song cycle – one of music’s great disquisitions on the nature of love
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Payare review – colour, pace and silky strings
The North American musicians and their Venezuelan conductor brought a programme of Habibi, Berlioz and Beethoven – with Javier Perianes the soloist in his first piano concerto – to London
Elton John’s musical Tammy Faye to close on Broadway less than a month after opening
Despite Olivier awards success and a sold out run in the West End, the show received unfavourable reviews from US critics and performed poorly at the box office
Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, dies aged 87
Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Wicked review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy
Stephen Schwartz’s musical prequel has been brought to the big screen, with Erivo’s charismatic Elphaba exerting a planetary pull over a star-studded cast
Ed Sheeran, Fuse ODG: do they know they’re dead right about Band Aid? Africa needs more than a singalong
No wonder pop stars and others feel uneasy about the project. However well-intentioned, it now does more harm than good, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey