Congratulations Isabella OHP What a fabulous project!

women in PHLEGM (poetry, history, language, english literature, ghost stories, music)

Good thread here from Welsh National Opera #Chorus member Simon Buttle. ⬇️ Update: I’m afraid that although management is now focused on maintaining a full-time core & has backtracked on part-time contracts for the musicians, what that will mean in practise is not pretty. #SaveWNO🧵1/

Frank Auerbach, who died on Monday aged 93, was the last surviving member of the London group of postwar artists. Back in 2012, our critic Jackie Wullschläger sat down with him for Lunch with the FT. You can remind yourself of their encounter here:⁠ on.ft.com/40N6o3z

📣NEW YOUTH PROJECT ALERT📣 Really excited that we’re offering a new FREE initiative for enthusiastic young singers and performers in years 5-8 in North Kensington. Run by the brilliant Joe Cummings ⏰ Applications open now and close on 1st December 🎶

I can’t presume to speak for everyone who has a terminal illness but it has been incredibly distressing to see the discussion of a bill that seeks to alleviate suffering hijacked by those to whom it does not apply. So much public outrage over what should be a private choice.

Since 1996, OHP has staged all of Puccini’s completed operas: La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Il trittico, Manon Lescaut, La rondine, La fanciulla del West, and even Le Villi. This film is taken from our 2024 revival of Tosca 💃 Full film ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=J6L9bF…

⁦Opera with Opera News⁩ Fame! #rivals

Too heavy (physically) to throw across the room.

She had a bad dream. Recovering now.

Guess what book was published #OTD 1843 by Chapman and Hall, London? Here's a clue, though not one of the most obvious ones! victorianweb.org/art/illustrati…

Joseph Grimaldi, one of the greatest English clowns, was born #onthisday in 1778. Read about his life and memoirs (ghostwritten by Charles Dickens) in our essay by Andrew McConnell Stott: buff.ly/2LKb4hW #otd

Heretic is a Christmas movie

OTD - 27/12/1853 - CD gave his first public reading. It was on behalf of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute. It was 'A Christmas Carol', of course. birmingham.ac.uk/research/persp….

Happy Birthday George ❤️🎵#Handel

“There was no violence; there were no demonstrations; simply, the everyday world was running down.” Olivia Manning, born 2 March 1908 #oliviamanning

In Giving is looking for more people to join us. We are a group of 500 people who each give £1 a week so we can donate £500 every week to an individual or small charity suggested by someone in the group. Genuinely the best thing I've ever been part of! Email [email protected]

Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer lithub.com/of-malady-and-… via Literary Hub

I wrote aobut Pride & Prejudice for the i newspaper, but saved for my blogpost clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/cultur… my most important conclusion about book/screen versions:

Vindicated