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Opera review: La Cenerentola Glyndebourne, Festival Opera

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

ROSSINI'S version of the Cinderella fairy tale is much more fun than either the original or the Disney version.

CD Review - Kathleen Ferrier, The Complete EMI Recordings

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS year marks the centenary of the contralto's birth and this three-CD collection contains some of her most magnificent performances.

CD Review - Scissor Sisters, Magic Hour

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

BEARING in mind their debut was the biggest seller of its year the Scissor Sisters never followed it up with anything as big.

The Twelve Caesars

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THERE is already a book with the same name by the Roman historian Suetonius.

CD Review - Russell Watson, Anthems

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

WHAT with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games it's no surprise everyone's playing the patriotic card but maybe Russell Watson has overdone it a little.

This Is How It Ends

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS richly poetic first novel combines a strong contemporary feel with a sense of timelessness.

CD Review - Rumer, Boys Don't Cry

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

RUMER'S debut album of original songs was a game-changer, the moment we realised that we weren't ashamed to love what used to be dismissed as easy listening with great songs.

CD Review - Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

OF the current crop of successful British girl singers Paloma is the eccentric which is why her pairing with Björk collaborator Nellee Hooper seems perfect.

Island of Lost Souls

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IT is almost 50 years since Charles Laughton died so it is heartening to see some of his best work back in circulation.

The Artist

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

JOYOUS, Oscar-winning delight set in Hollywood at the dawn of the sound era and cannily juggling elements of A Star Is Born and Singin' In The Rain.

Stellar shortlist of bright hopes

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

FROM an ancient Greek love story to a tale of modern-day adultery this year's Orange Prize shortlist is as diverse as ever. The Orange Prize For Fiction was launched in 1996 to celebrate excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing.

The Suit

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AN unusual piece this - touching, intriguing, unique but also ambiguous.

Chariots of Fire

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE slow-motion run across the beach, the stirring strains of Vangelis, the look of determination on the faces of the British hopefuls competing at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games - just some of the images forever associated with Hugh Hudson's sweeping 1981 film.

My six best books- Colin Montgomerie

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

COLIN MONTGOMERIE, 48, played in the European Ryder Cup golf team eight times then captained the 2010 side to victory.

Golf's Golden Rule

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

MY own swing was so unpredictable that I became to golf what Eddie The Eagle is to ski-jumping.

The Killing

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IT is an act of either folly or considerable courage to turn a television series into a novel. What is there for the author to give that hasn't already been dished up?

Ballo Della Regina

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

I HAVE seen some strange double bills but this one takes the Hobnob.

My six best albums- Mica Paris

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

MICA PARIS, 43, is the soul singer who had Top 20 hits with My One Temptation and Where Is The Love in the late Eighties. She appears at the World Hunger Day concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Monday. Visit www.thehunger project.org.uk

Jack Hobbs: England's Greatest Cricketer

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

JACK HOBBS was the first professional cricketer to be knighted.

Wallis

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TRANSFORMING the remarkable relationship between Wallis Simpson and Prince Edward into a novel gives a fascinating perspective.

The Stranger's Child

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE Sawles family welcome mediocre poet Cecil Valance into their home during the summer of 1913.

Missing Persons

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

JONNY Hopkins went away to university and never came back.

Personal Best

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IF you are looking for a little motivational viewing in advance of the Olympics then Personal Best is just what your trainer might order.

Tales Of The Night 3D film review

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TALES Of The Night, in 3D, is a beguiling oddity from French director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Sorceress), a collection of animated short stories with characters depicted in silhouette.

Moonrise Kingdom review and trailer

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IF you like Wes Anderson's movies (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Fantastic Mrs Fox), there's no reason not to love his latest, Moonrise Kingdom, an off-beat romance between two absconding 12-year-olds which opened the Cannes Film Festival.