Plus: Opera in English? Sorry, I'll need that in writing and some frankly filthy language at the Globe this summer

His ‘Singing and Imagination’ was described as ‘one of the best books on singing in modern times’

It was in many ways appropriate that Aldeburgh’s Britten-centenary festival should open with a concert performance of Peter Grimes.

Maurice Gendron, who taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School, was allegedly a sadist who abused his young students

Here are the listings of the BBC Proms season 2013 in full:

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A Gormenghast world that toppled two creative giants

Two romantic runaways from scout camp try to keep ahead of the all-star posse on their trail

Wes Anderson kicks off the festival in kooky style... what else did you expect?

The story goes that the Dartington estate near Totnes gathers an atmosphere of unmatchable mysticism from south Devon's ancient spiritual sites and ley lines. So far, so New Age. But at Dartington's famous International Summer School of Music (DISS) the magic seems real: it's impossible not to be caught up in it.

You couldn't see the Lone Ranger for dust - and I doubt we've ever heard the most famous gallop in music despatched with such fleet-footed (or should that be hooved) panache.

Matthew Norman had fun on Monday, speculating that Ed Balls might launch a putsch against Ed Miliband when the Labour leader "goes under the knife" to cure his sleep apnoea.

Is the dropping of Opera North's community project, Beached, down to homophobia or just incompetence? Jessica Duchen reports

Radical reinterpretations of classic operas are nothing new, but putting paedophilia into A Midsummer Night's Dream is a step too far, says Adrian Hamilton