Inspiration Behind Robert Saxton’s The Resurrection of the Soldiers For England, WWI was a devastation—it’s agreed that the country lost its best and brightest, and life after the war has never regained the power and glory the country held. English

The Italian composer, impresario, music publisher and voice teacher Domenico Corri (1746-1825) was a towering and eventually insane figure in the music industry of the British Isles of the late 18th century. Born in Rome, he became a student of

The best conductors are often workaholics intensely devoted to their craft and career. So it’s no surprise that over the course of music history, quite a few conductors have died or suffered fatal injuries while on the podium. Today, we’re

Published in 1982, Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl re-interpreted six well-known fairy tales, deliciously deviating from traditional versions. Just one year later, Dahl married Felicity d’Abreu Crosland, who was instrumental in setting up “The Roald Dahl Foundation” shortly after his

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed only three operas during his lifetime. By all accounts, Benvenuto Cellini was an outright failure, with the audience hissing at most of the music after the first few numbers. And the epic Les Troyens (The Trojans)

Dmitri Shostakovich was born in 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an extraordinary talent who spent his entire creative life interacting with the Soviet regime, and his dark soulful works are favorites in the classical music world. Here are

From modest and humble beginnings, Jeanne Bécu Du Barry (1743-1793) rose to become one of the most powerful women in France. As headmistress to Louis XV, she was highly influential at court, in financial and political matters, but eventually, she