Haitink dies aged 92
Bernard Haitink, the former music director of the Royal Opera House, has died at his home in London. He was 92.
Collins gets new No 2 role at Opera North
David Collins, Opera North’s director of external affairs since 2016, has been promoted to the new role of executive director, answering to the CEO Richard Mantle.
Sarah Hopwood to step down as Glyndebourne’s MD
After almost 25 years at Glyndebourne Sarah Hopwood is to retire next year as managing director.
‘Platinum’ festival gets a name and a shape for the future
The national arts festival for 2022, seen as a new version of the 1951 Festival of Britain and variously nicknamed Platinum, in recognition of next year being the 70th year of the Queen’s reign, and Brexit in accord with the Prime Minister’s alleged wishes, has an official name: UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK.
£150k award for civic arts
Invitations for applications were opened today for the second Award for Civic Arts Organisations, with £100,000 to the winner and £25,000 each to two runners up.
Oldest astronomy map on show for the first time
The 3,600 year old Nebra Sky Disc, the world’s oldest map of the stars, is to go on display in Britain for the first time next year.
Royal Docks to be London’s £5bn new cultural quarter
The mayors of London and Newham have declared the Royal Docks a new cultural quarter for the capital that could generate £5bn in investment over the next 20 years, as a new festival, Royal Docks Originals, opens.
Lost Tiepolo drawing turns up in Sitwells’ attic
An exquisite drawing by Tiepolo, one of the masters of Venice’s 18th century golden age, has been found in an attic, covered in bubble-wrap.
Anne Seymour Damer: the forgotten ‘female genius’
Horace Walpole described the sculptor Anne Seymour Damer as “a female genius”, yet her work is barely known now, almost 200 years after her death.
Rail boost for regional theatres
A railway company has teamed up with a group of regional theatres to boost their audiences following the Covid emergency.
