Arts & Entertainment

Rain (AM and PM) 13° London Hi 14°C / Lo 10°C
Direct and to the point: Richard Eyre believes that the 'theatreness' of theatre marks it apart from the other media

Art of the matter

Director Richard Eyre says it's time to rethink our ideas about what makes great art

Inside Arts & Entertainment

The 50 best winter reads

From fantastic fiction to brilliant biographies, this is the season to stock up yourhome library. Sophie Morris selects the hottest books for the colder months

Chinese actress Zhou Xun

Chinese actress Zhou Xun to be honored as 'Star of the year'

Thirty-three-year-old Zhou Xun -- the most popular actress in mainland China -- will be honored with the Star of the Year award at CineAsia exhibition and distribution convention in Hong Kong on December 10.

Glee, 'The Music, Volume 1'

Soundtrack album debuts make music on the charts

Michael Jackson's This Is It,  the no. 1 record on the Billboard 200 charts for the week of November 14, dislodged The Twilight Saga: New Moon-- which reached the top the week of November 7. But unexpectedly this week (for November 21), another soundtrack, this time for the new Fox television hit show Glee, debuted at no.4, showing the ability of film and TV programs to help create music fans.

Don't miss...


  • Pear-fect comedy
    Win comedy tickets in London and Birmingham

  • Premiere
    Pictures from the latest film openings, including 'Nowhere Boy'

  • Pandora
    A daily fix of showbiz gossip from the parties you couldn't get to.

  • Picture Perfect!
    Ten top tips to taking the perfect family photo

Album: Alberto Veronesi, Placido Domingo, Violeta Urmana, Puccini Ritrovato, (Deutsche Grammophon) (Rated 3/ 5 )

Echoing the recent trend for classical music played with authentic period instrumentation, Alberto Veronesi here presents a series of Puccini arias and orchestral pieces according to the original versions premiered by the composer.

Latest videos

Weekend Arts: Zaha hits Rome

This weekend the starchitect unveils her latest project, Maxxi, a museum of modern art. Jay Merrick gets a sneak preview – and is stunned

Most popular in Arts & Entertainment


feedsportal dynamic RSS feed

Loading...




Article Archive

Day In a Page

Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat

Select date
 
sponsored links: