Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has passed away at the age of 78, her spokesperson confirmed. Born in Hampstead in December 1946, Faithfull rose to fame with hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK Top 10 in 1964. She
A rare letter from John Lennon inviting Eric Clapton to join a visionary supergroup is set to hit the auction block, offering a glimpse into what could have been a game-changing moment in rock history.
The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, a 1714 violin of unparalleled tonal quality and historical significance, is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s to support scholarships, with an estimated value of $12–$18 million.
Next year, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford will host a groundbreaking exhibition titled This is What You Get, spotlighting the artistic collaboration between Radiohead’s frontman Thom Yorke and visual artist Stanley Donwood. This will be the first time their extensive body of
One of France’s most prestigious literary awards, the Prix Goncourt, was awarded to Algerian writer Kamel Daoud. In his novel published by Gallimard, Daoud delves into Algeria’s civil war period from 1992 to 2002, known as the “Black Decade.” The main character,
In an unexpected revelation, a previously unknown composition by Frédéric Chopin has surfaced from the archives of the Morgan Library & Museum, stirring excitement among music historians and Chopin enthusiasts alike. The manuscript, found by Robinson McClellan, associate curator of music manuscripts,
This summer, as Charli XCX’s Brat era came to an end with a tweet bidding farewell to “brat summer,” a new internet obsession emerged: Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippopotamus from Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Initially, the zoo’s charming videos of
A previously unknown 12-minute piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been discovered in a library in Germany. Researchers believe the composer wrote the piece—titled ‘Serenade in C’—when he was a young teenager. The composition was hidden among the holdings
The 31st edition of the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival has commenced at the historic Aspendos Ancient Theater with a grand opening night featuring Guiseppe Verdi’s renowned opera, Aida. Organized by the Directorate of State Opera and Ballet, the festival attracted
The opera “Ja, Şeküre”, adapted from the novel “My Name is Red” by Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk in 1998, met with the audience at the Poznań Malta Festival on September 7. The play “Ja, Şeküre” (I, Şeküre), produced by the Polish