Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonTonight we expected a semi-staged reading of this timeless musical. Instead we got as near as dammit to a fully staged, fully costumed, fully choreographed West End production, one that stage director Shaun Kerrison had someh... more info

Guardian Music — Opera's a major strand of this year's Proms festival. Here's some of my highlightsI must declare a soupçon of an interest here: I will be a little involved in the wee festival that starts tonight and will be a classical music soundtrack to the summe... more info

Guardian Music — Sage, GatesheadThe Sage has a remarkable theatrical record considering it isn't even a theatre. The Northern Sinfonia's semi-staged cycle of Mozart–Da Ponte operas was impressive; the premiere of Tod Machover's Skellig marked a first venture int... more info

Guardian Music — An analysis and exploration of Elvis Costello and Clive Langer's exquisite song Shipbuilding showcased its timeless powerIt takes a big song to fill an hour's programming dedicated to it but Shipbuilding – written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer... more info

Guardian Music — Lenehan/Royal Liverpool PO/Wilson(Naxos)The piano concerto that John Ireland composed in 1930 is generally regarded as the finest orchestral work of a composer who generally seems to have been more effective working on a smaller, more intimate scale... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Click here to listen to John Wilson interview Noel Gallagher, as he prepares to release his first solo album. on BBC Radio 2. more info

Guardian Music — Grand Theatre, LeedsGilbert and Sullivan's supernatural shocker Ruddigore has never been among the most popular of the Savoy operas – when introduced last year, Opera North's staging was the first professional production for almost 20 years. Part o... more info

Guardian Music — Paul McCartneyBack in February when Paul McCartney announced he had written his first ballet score, the news attracted more cynicism than excitement.The former Beatle's track record as a classical composer was hardly inspiring, and the collaboration ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonFor those of us who know our musicals from DVDs and Christmas TV, John Wilson's Hollywood Prom delivered a pleasurable shock. His orchestra, with its nine-piece percussion section and full-blown jazz big band, blasted out a s... more info

The Telegraph — John Wilson's celebrations of music from the movies have been among the biggest hits at the festival. He talks to Adam Sweeting more info