The Independent - Features RSS Feed http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/?service=Rss Observations: Thomas Arne is due a revival after 166 years http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/observations-thomas-arne-is-due-a-revival-after-166-years-1811321.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/observations-thomas-arne-is-due-a-revival-after-166-years-1811321.html ]]> <p>"Rule, Britannia!" is one of the most familiar tunes in Britain, but whatever happened to its composer? This season marks the tricentenary of Thomas Arne, the compositional superstar of 18th-century Britain, yet now virtually forgotten beyond that one aria. To celebrate, the Royal Opera House is presenting his opera Artaxerxes which was premiered in the same spot in 1762, but has not been heard there (or in many other places) since 1843. </p> Features Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 ENO podcast: Duke Bluebeard's Castle and The Rite of Spring http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/eno-podcast-duke-bluebeards-castle-and-the-rite-of-spring-1809836.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/eno-podcast-duke-bluebeards-castle-and-the-rite-of-spring-1809836.html ]]> <p> Edward Seckerson talks to Duke Bluebeard's Castle director Daniel Kramer, The Rite of Spring director/choregrapher Michael Keegan-Dolan, and conductor Edward Gardner </p> Features Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:56:30 +0000 The Diary: Mark Wallinger; Pink Floyd; Royal Opera House; John O'Farrell http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/the-diary-mark-wallinger-pink-floyd-royal-opera-house-john-ofarrell-1807169.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/the-diary-mark-wallinger-pink-floyd-royal-opera-house-john-ofarrell-1807169.html ]]> Features Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 Michael Church: Classical music has no Anish Kapoor, thank God! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/michael-church-classical-music-has-no-anish-kapoor-thank-god-1805577.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/michael-church-classical-music-has-no-anish-kapoor-thank-god-1805577.html <p> Anyone wanting to take the pulse of the fine-art world in its present state should use the BBC’s watch-again facility to catch Stephen Sackur’s interview with Anish Kapoor in BBC World’s Hard Talk slot. </p> Features Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:59:12 +0100