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Composer Julian Grant has alerted me to this new Metropolitan Opera merchandise: a Peter Grimes jeans jacket. Now pondering my own lines: –Pelleas et Melisande hair conditioner –Eugene Onegin writing paper –La boheme cough mixture –Lucia di Lammermoor kitchen knives Other ideas welcomed.

Pay attention to how a classical music fan regards musicians in other genres, and you'll occasionally learn that they don't like music so much as they like feeling superior

Singing evensong on a broadcast conducted by my forever female role model, at the place which taught me how to be a strong woman, with lots of other amazing women, featuring music by more women!! Bloody exciting stuff.

If you would prefer to hear me singing Les Illuminations at West Road than Nick Mulroy a) you need to do some serious re evaluating b) you should come to CCMS’ concert this Tuesday!

Will be absolutely amazed if the £1 million plus saved by axing the BBC Singers and 20pc of the BBC's salaried orchestral musicians is all put back into the classical music budget

Really horrible news for BBC Singers and some pretty pathetic (lack of) redistribution plans shared to qualify this decision

going to Paris in a few days to sing as part of this wonderful celebration of an iconic female figure in 20th century music making.

People can’t fathom audiences wanting to pay to hear music that makes them feel anything other than “ahhh, pretty 😊”

van-magazine.com/mag/barbara-ha… Worth a read found this very refreshing

Tomorrow evening I’m conducting Royal Academy of Music side-by-side with Riot Ensemble, including my Wolf Lieder and three new pieces by RAM composers. Duke’s Hall, 6:30pm. Soloist Hannah Dienes-Williams is sounding utterly fabulous. ram.ac.uk/whats-on/riot-…