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The week in classical: The Merry Widow; Aldeburgh festival – review

Thomas Allen steals a witty, sparkling new production of Léhar’s masterpiece, and a cosmic world premiere from Judith Weir lives up to her star billing

The Guardian - UK

'I can't believe it': The National's Euro 2024 prize winner revealed

THE National’s Euro 2024 contest winner has been announced and they can’t wait to throw a “proper” Scotland party ...

The National (Scotland)

The Merry Widow review – De Niese and Olvera are compelling, but camp fun stifles subtlety

Double entendres, extra dialogue and sight gags ensure that Cal McCrystal’s new staging entertains, but it’s at the expense of emotional power. In the pit, John Wilson is superlative, likewise Germán Olvera’s charismatic Danilo

The Guardian - UK

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The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne review: Cal McCrystal brings Hollywood glamour to this stylish revival

There are genuinely funny moments throughout, while it also captures the heartache that makes The Merry Widow the masterpiece it is

Evening Standard

M9 crash victim endured ‘almost incomprehensible’ suffering – inquiry

Police Scotland heavily criticised in report on 2015 incident near Stirling where Lamara Bell lay injured in car for three days

The Guardian - UK

'An emotional day': Lifesaving helipad officially opens in Isle of Mull

A NEW helipad used to transport critically ill patients to the mainland has officially opened in the Isle of Mull.

The National (Scotland)

TV tonight: Boy George spills all about his life to John Wilson

The musician is an open book in a revealing interview. Plus: a dead cat gets in the way of a breakup in Avoidance. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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"I never intended the statement to mean 'Paul McCartney quits Beatles'... It was all a misunderstanding. I just thought 'Christ, what have I done? Now we’re in for it'": The day the world learned the Fab Four were over

McCartney spilled the beans on this day in 1970

MusicRadar

TV tonight: Lenny Henry bows out after nearly 40 years of Comic Relief

Funny for Money also stars David Tennant, Davina McCall, Alan Partridge – and the cast of W1A. Plus: Fantasy Football League. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

How to With John Wilson review – as disturbing, hilarious and genius as ever

In its final series, Wilson’s meditations on the loneliness and silliness of modern life remain a glorious treat. One of the funniest shows on television is certainly bowing out on a high

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: John Wilson hacks into the ‘restroom matrix’

An investigation into New York facilities leads to the Burning Man festival – naturally. Plus, Jason Statham gets his own channel. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

In Los Angeles, Shade Most Often Goes to the Privileged

After the hottest summer on record, officials vow again to make the city’s tree cover more equitable.

Capital & Main

Classical home listening: Sinfonia of London’s Ravel, Berkeley, Pounds: Lieder ohne Worte from Igor Levit

John Wilson and his peerless orchestra’s latest marries the familiar and the scarcely known. And Mendelssohn’s romantic miniatures speak volumes for the star pianist

The Guardian - UK

The story of Canberra's latest 'big thing': Albert the fish

Goulburn has the Big Merino, SA a Big Lobster. We've got a Big Fish.

The Canberra Times

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Recovery organizations host roundtable with Kentucky lawmakers ahead of regular session

State lawmakers spoke with members of the Kentucky Association of Independent Recovery Organizations last week to discuss ways to improve addiction treatment policy ahead of the upcoming general legislative session.

The Guardian - UK

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé album review – generations will thank John Wilson for this glorious recording

Ravel’s ballet is infused with Hollywood golden age lushness by Wilson’s outstanding handpicked supergroup Sinfonia of London

The Independent UK

Dad who won appeal in college admissions bribery case gets 6 months home confinement for tax offense

A former Staples Inc. executive whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown out by an appeals court has been sentenced to six months of home detention for a tax offense

The Guardian - UK

Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma! review – Oh, What a Beautiful Recording

John Wilson’s scrupulously prepared recording gives us exactly what the audience would have heard on the musical’s opening night in New York in 1943

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Farmer still angry over police response to M9 crash report, inquiry told

A farmer still feels angry about the delayed response from police after he reported a crash which led to the deaths of two people, an inquiry has…

The Independent UK

Crash not recorded in police system after phone call, M9 deaths inquiry told

Lamara Bell and John Yuill died after the car they were in crashed near Stirling in July 2015.

The Independent UK

Michael Parkinson’s son says broadcaster suffered with ‘working class guilt’ throughout career

Veteran broadcaster’s son, director Mike Parkinson, says father was ‘constantly questioning’ himself despite onscreen confidence

The Independent UK

Sir Michael Parkinson suffered from ‘imposter syndrome’ throughout career

The veteran broadcaster’s son, director Mike Parkinson, said his father was ‘constantly questioning’ himself despite his onscreen confidence.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Rest is Football; Terribly Famous; File on 4: Jon Holmes, Generation Shame; This Cultural Life

Gary Lineker tackles some offside topics in his new podcast, while a celebrity series discusses all things Adele. Plus, Jon Holmes on the painful search for his birth parents, and the return of a Radio 4 favourite

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Proms 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson; Prom 31: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Oxford piano festival – review

The Albert Hall swooned to the sound of the Sinfonia of London and was silenced by Glyndebourne’s semi-staged Poulenc, while in Oxford you couldn’t move for great pianists

The Guardian - UK

Prom 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson review – this was Walton on steroids

The vivid immediacy and virtuosity of John Wilson’s Sinfonia made each piece sparkle and thrill, while Leeds winner Alim Beisembayev was a fluent soloist in Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto

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