Music

The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas is framed around a catalogue of operatic demises

Currently touring the UK, the NSOU’s Kyiv rehearsals are regularly interrupted by drone attacks

Britain’s young classical musicians find their futures have been stolen as Brexit wrecks their opportunities

It may be 40 years since the death of Klaus Nomi, but the otherworldly, avant-garde icon of European pop seems more relevant than ever

Ivo Josipović, Croatia’s former president and self-confessed Beatles obsessive, has composed his own opera about the murder of John Lennon

Patti soared to fame pre-radio and pre-gramophone, making her stardom all the more impressive

Thanks to French singer-songwriter Jain, the life of Miriam Makeba has had a recent renaissance on social media

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The Northern Irish rockers on Brexit, Britpop and their blistering new album

Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond highlights issues found at the very heart of the nation

This year’s Festival d’Avignon – a celebration of song, music and dance – kicked off with a rebellion against Brexit

Dalí! Hollywood! Rotten eggs! The German electro-rockers pushed more than just musical boundaries

Restrictions are hampering musicians' ability to work in the EU

To the end, the German remained convinced that revolution was in the best interests of the people

How a Swiss DJ and a British label turned an old tape of Bulgarian singers into a global underground hit

The world’s musical elite gather in Switzerland for the Verbier Festival to entertain and teach, rather than take over the world

Brexit has made touring a logistical nightmare for artists. Just ask Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit

Music isn’t something the French have ever truly excelled at. But, I’m slowly being won over

The city is celebrating its past and future on Saint Christopher’s day

Spain's rock’s greatest frontman was silenced by “sand in my lungs”. Now, miraculously, he’s back

Aqua were right: we’re all Barbie girls and we’re all living in a Barbie world

The singer and actress was the Frenchest of us all, and somehow also the most British

The longest-running German music festival is a treat for all Wagner fans. Tickets, however, can be hard to come by

Felix Portello’s protest rap has earned him a different sort of following from the one he’s used to

Sold as the most exciting thing to come out of Europe since the Sex Pistols, his hedonistic lifestyle halted his momentum

New photos by Paul McCartney reveal a band on the cusp of global stardom, trapped for a mad three weeks in the city of light

Jobriath dreamed of combining Dietrich with Dylan and playing at the Paris Opera. Then reality bit

The lead singer of legendary rock band Rammstein faces accusations of grooming young fans for his pleasure

With his “music that doesn't disturb” the German became one of the biggest-selling recording artists in Europe

Carl Orff’s choral masterwork Carmina Burana was feted by the Nazis. But was he a willing collaborator or a canny survivor?

Sparks still have a truly unique sound but it's yet to be seen how their latest work will influence musicians this side of the Atlantic