Lindsey Buckingham’s new album will appeal to any Fleetwood Mac fan: At 71, he still knows how to introduce a rousing melody to a riveting rhythm By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 17:01 EDT, 11 September 2021 | Updated: 04:38 EDT, 12 September 2021 Lindsey Buckingham … Read more
This double cast production is far from sold out and if you fancy some beautifully staged Mozart, The Magic Flute could be one for you By David Mellor for Event Published: 17:01 EDT, 25 September 2021 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 25 September 2021 The Magic Flute Royal Opera House, London … Read more
Chris Packham: The Walk That Made Me BBC2, Wednesday Rating: Ted Lasso Apple TV+, Friday Rating: As you will know if you are a regular reader of this column, and as you will now learn if you are an irregular reader of this column – I love my regular readers best but welcome, irregular … Read more
You may not be leaving your own postcode this summer, but Jack Savoretti’s Europiana will make you feel as if you’ve got away from it all By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 June 2021 Jack Savoretti … Read more
Dream Horse Cert: PG, 1hr 53mins Rating: A Quiet Place Part II … Read more
Hats off, a triumph: Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier at Garsington Opera is a joy to the ears and a feast for the eyes By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 June 2021 Der Rosenkavalier Garsington Opera, Bucks … Read more
Lise Davidsen is the most talked-about young soprano around and she does nothing to harm her cause in this second Decca album By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2021 Lise Davidsen Beethoven, Wagner, Verdi … Read more
Imelda May has the blend of strength and sensitivity, and more hinterland than most… 11 Past The Hour is crying out to be performed live By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 10 April 2021 Imelda May … Read more
This Violin Sonata played by Renaud Capuçon is the best-ever recording… no one sympathetic to Elgar’s music should be without it By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 February 2021 Renaud Capuçon Elgar: Violin Concerto/Violin Sonata … Read more
Cerys Matthews ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun… final proof that she’s come a long way from being a pop star By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra and Ten Poets We Come … Read more
Romeo And Juliet from the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House will sweep you away, with some exceptional conducting by Koen Kessels By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Romeo And Juliet: Beyond Words … Read more
Simon Russell Beale is a joy from the off as Scrooge in this rich, rewarding, fully theatrical revival of A Christmas Carol at the Bridge Theatre By Robert Gore-Langton for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 12 December 2020 A Christmas Carol Bridge Theatre, London … Read more
The Crown Netflix Rating: James May: Oh Cook Amazon Prime Rating: It’s season four of The Crown and everyone is asking: but is it historically accurate? No. It is not. For instance, there is absolutely no evidence that Queen Elizabeth was once Claire Foy and then Olivia Colman. None at all. Neither is there any … Read more