Editor's picks
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'Maybe I should dress as Britannia and wave a Jamaican flag'
On Saturday's Last Night of the Proms, Roderick Williams will perform to a global audience of millions on Saturday. He's going to have a ball, he tells Imogen Tilden
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How the Proms' saviour fell victim to wartime prejudice
Martin Kettle: A century ago Sir Edgar Speyer, the great Proms benefactor, was forced out of England by a campaign of vindictive jingoism -
Beethoven's Ninth ('Choral')
Symphony guide: Tom Service's series concludes with what is arguably the central artwork of Western music, the symphony to end all symphonies -
Otello: approach with caution
Described as a 'voice killer', it is one of the most demanding parts in opera. Tenor Stuart Skelton explains why he is now ready to take it on -
Listen to Joyce DiDonato's latest album
Album stream: Listen in full to Joyce DiDonato's new album, in which the acclaimed mezzo displays her dizzying technical virtuosity in a mix of high-impact arias by some of Italy's greatest bel canto composers.