Neil Fisher

Jordan Fein’s take on the classic musical at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is unfolksy, unvarnished and balances the joy and pain

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Maria is just the latest in a series of half-baked projects about the opera star. It’s her artistry that deserves your time

The mezzo-soprano talks about playing a ‘Commie bitch’ in a provocative new opera, why she wouldn’t cancel Madama Butterfly — and her war correspondent father

A live instalment of the show at the Royal Albert Hall rattled entertainingly through the lives of the great composers

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The 77-year-old violinist on Putin, Israel, his demanding father — and why he’s not ready to hang up his bow yet

Forget diets and mindfulness — if you want to transform your life, just listen to the works of the stage musical supremo

Who doesn’t want to shed a few pounds — but without resorting to Ozempic or an extreme diet. Three writers describe how a new strategy paid off this year

At the Royal Opera House, Antony McDonald’s picturebook vision of 19th-century Germany comes alive with passionate performances from singers and orchestra alike