Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An accabadora is either a death doula or a serial killer, depending on your perspective. Francesco Filidei’s ...

An opera in the sign of the rose. With petals, scenes, and notes that unfold like a fan and then gather into a bud. Marking the rhythm of the days, revealing and hiding the mysteries of the monastery, ...

A new production of ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten,’ conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, proved a highlight of this year’s festival in ...

Sarah Gibson, an American pianist and composer whose music combined grace, invention, lyricism and prismatic color, died July 14 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 38. The cause was colon cancer, ...

Aaron Copland is widely celebrated as the “Dean Of American music”, and with good reason. Until he burst onto the scene in the 1920s, American classical music had struggled to find its own authentic ...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

Romantic music developed directly from the classical period. There is no clear date as to when classical ended and romantic began but the period was approximately from 1780 to 1910. Beethoven’s early ...

BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday. It is only available in the UK.

Germany has long been a powerhouse of classical music, producing some of the most influential and revered composers in history. From the intricate counterpoint of the Baroque to the sweeping dramas of ...

Inflammatory responses in small vessels play an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, stroke, and small vessel disease. This involves various complex ...

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Bellini’s “La straniera” featuring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Iván Ayón Rivas, Vito Priante, and Raffaella Lupinacci.

Hemifacial spasm is a rare disorder, commonly causing eye and mouth twitching on one side of the face. Common causes include compression of the facial nerve by a blood vessel. Botox injections and ...