Alex Marshall – Page 13

For This Opera Director, a Lot Is Riding on a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’

The New York Times – Music:

For her English National Opera debut, the company’s new artistic leader, Annilese Miskimmon, has chosen a work she hopes can bring in a new audience.

The New York Times – Music:

The singer “neither deliberately, nor subconsciously” stole from another songwriter when writing his 2017 hit, a British judge ruled.

The New York Times – Music:

“Ukraine’s glory hasn’t perished,” begins the anthem, which is being played by orchestras worldwide as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

The New York Times – Film:

Jane Campion won the best director prize at Britain’s Academy Awards for her tense western in an evening that saw a host of surprise winners.

The New York Times – Film:

A Russian moviemaker with Ukrainian roots and relatives in Kyiv denounced the war. The Glasgow Film Festival dropped his film anyway.

The New York Times – Film:

“Stop the weapons and negotiate,” the French actor and staunch Russia ally told a news agency.

The New York Times – Music:

Edwards set up SB.TV, one of the first YouTube channels dedicated to British rap music, and was also key to Ed Sheeran’s early success.