A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the daughter of the operetta singer Anna Bergen ...

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With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

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Prominent among his lifelong obsessions is the composer-conductor Gustav Mahler. Lebrecht’s earlier Mahler book, an anthology of first-hand memories of Mahler published in 1987, had an introduction ...

During the pandemic, Sir Stephen Hough, the renowned British pianist and composer, received an email from a film director in ...

Performing in the Austrian village of Schwarzenberg, nestled in the Bregenz Forest, baritone Andrè Schuen sings lieder by Brahms and Mahler with Daniel Heide at the piano.

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

Night music and love songs – Mahler and Schumann at their romantic best ... You could be placed anywhere in the Hall, in seats worth at least £18. Book early for the best price – following an initial ...

About 130 people got the chance to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of Gustav Klimt and Vincent van Gogh in a dynamic 360-degree art ...

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