The Telegraph — A quarter-century at the ENO has seen director David Alden defeat the nay-sayers who dismissed his flamboyant early work. more info

Guardian Music — English National Opera briefly became the Italian National Opera when a late indisposition last week meant a stand-in had to perform in Italian for Donizetti's Elixir of Love – with the rest of the cast singing in English. According to Norman ... more info

Guardian Music — Leading British tenor committed to the theatrical dimension of the operatic stageWith the death of Philip Langridge from bowel cancer at the age of 70, the musical world has lost a singer widely regarded as one of the finest tenors of his generation... more info

NME — Talvin Singh and London Philharmonic Orchestra set to play more info

The Quietus — Experimental stalwart planning a rollicking good week more info

DrownedInSound — Recently legendary producer/musician/all-round genius Brian Eno was unveiled as the guest artistic director for the Brighton Festival this year, and now some of his 'programme' for the event has also been unveiled. Good news. Read the full stor... more info

Guardian Music — Peter Gabriel's 'song swap' project, Scratch My Back ... I'll Scratch Yours, has not materialised as planned, with artists either missing deadlines or refusing to participateThe flip side of Peter Gabriel's recent covers album, Scratch My Back, with ... more info

The Telegraph — Rupert Christiansen is impressed by the visuals of ENO's latest production - shame about the score, though. Rating: * * * more info

MTV.com News — Producer Brian Eno calls fifth LP 'different from anything they've done before.'By James Montgomery Coldplay's Chris Martin Photo: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images Coldplay are aiming to have their new album in stores by Christmas, and once aga... more info

Guardian Music — Komedia, BrightonKathryn Williams peers out from the stage into an audience she will later, and entirely accurately, describe as "small but perfectly formed". "Did anybody see my tweet?" she asks hopefully. "The one that said anyone who's a midwife c... more info