From a seven-hour “silent opera” and productions of Verdi and Puccini influenced by Japanese “Noh” theatre, to collaborations with songwriters Tom Waits and Lady Gaga, Wilson has spent half a century perfecting an instantly recognisable style
From the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral in London to Times Square in New York, ‘Imagine all the people living life in peace’ has been beamed onto the sites to celebrate Thursday’s anniversary
With its elegant low arch and distinctive arcades, the gleaming white bridge spanning the Grand Canal at its narrowest point is one of Venice’s most photographed tourist attractions – and until the mid-19th century, the only way to cross besides by boat
Musician Ahmed Mahdy says the increased freedoms allow his rap group Ijraat, ‘procedures’, to better reflect the issues they see still plaguing Sudan, which is still in the grip of a deep economic crisis while making a shaky transition to democracy
To mark their 10th anniversary season this year, Berney and the Nexus orchestra decided to use artificial intelligence to create a four-minute extract which...
A producer for a wide array of artists including Bob Marley, Perry’s mastery traversed time and genre, his impact evident from hip hop to post-punk, from The...
Choral songs and recitals in praise of God and the Prophet Mohammad are a common religious custom in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, but they are...
From 15th August to 26th September, an extraordinary musical event featuring 37 soloists, eight orchestras and twelve conductors from all over the world, will...
A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Islamic State group overran the northern city.
Imagined in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, ‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ was brought to life by Christo’s nephew, Vladimir Yavatchev, at a...
‘If you’re afraid of wolves,’ 36-year-old screen star Yulia Peresild told journalists, a month before being dispatched to the International Space Station,...
The musician believes the health crisis showed that people actually yearn for a better society, as he envisions in his Broadway show
The legendarily prolific Hollywood star has never shown much interest in retiring and appears on-screen in the movie as a former rodeo champion tasked with...
Hallyday parlayed the huge success from Gallic covers of US rock’n’roll, such as “Blue Suede Shoes” and “C’est Le Mash Potatoes”, into a long career in music,...
When vocalist Shadi Safadi and Safar, the band he co-founded, brainstormed over a low-budget video, the only way not to be defeated by power outages was to...
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic recorded a parody version of the tune in 1999, inspired by the ‘Star Wars’ films. ‘As far as pop songs go, “American Pie” is about as...
Launched in 1961 when just four bands competed for the Golden Trumpet trophy and only 2,500 visitors attended, the festival is now Serbia’s liveliest...
A national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong last year effectively criminalised the public performance of songs sung during anti-government...
Inside the building in Biddenden, near Ashford, is a treasure trove of 26 quirky and rare pianos, amassed over a lifetime by California-born David Winston....