Gloves have a long history, with evidence they existed between 1343 and 1323 B.C. But when did the common and practical hand ...

Madama Butterfly is both one of Puccini’s most revered works, but continues to raise questions about depictions of race, ...

This Thursday, 8 May, marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe prevailing at the end of the Second World War. Here are ...

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From The Habanera to the Toreador Song, Carmen contains some of opera’s most well-known tunes and tells the story of the ...

Zak, a young pianist from Chapeltown, wowed judges in Sheffield on the latest episode of Channel 4’s The Piano.

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The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards are back for 2025, with £20,000 of musical instruments and equipment up for ...

In 1941, while imprisoned at Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish violin maker built an instrument that would go on to ...

Broadcaster and comedian Sue Perkins returns to Classic FM for a thrilling new travel series, reaching the Galápagos Islands ...