Aida
Grey, grey and more grey: Aida, at the Royal Opera House, reviewed
Grey. More grey. So very, very grey. That’s the main visual impression left by Robert Carsen’s new production of Verdi’s…
Pole position
Did you know that they used to make the Fiat 126 in the Eastern bloc? They did, apparently. There was…
The dreadful (and unnatural) toll of freediving
In principle, freediving is simple and perilous: divers take one breath, then dive as deep as they can, with no…
