Richard Morrison

Wigmore Hall, W1

Two sonic spectaculars on successive evenings. My ears are still ringing, but in an exhilarating way. The first was a thrilling performance by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists of

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

A perfect storm has hit British classical musicians. Shake up the quangos, put music back into schools — and let’s sing up for opera

Royal Opera House

Barbican, EC2

Don’t accuse Sam Jackson of dumbing down the network — he has saved the BBC Singers and many jobs in BBC orchestras

Amazing what you can find in old rags — newspapers such as the sadly defunct Burnley Free Press and General Advertiser. In the mid-19th century that was where a blacksmith called William Cunliffe

As galleries face a funding crisis, there is one solution being discussed behind closed doors — Richard Morrison speaks to insiders broaching this cultural taboo