Guardian Music — Radio and TV stations will interweave performances with programmes about operaThe BBC's determination to popularise opera was emphasised today when it launched the biggest series of programmes it has ever commissioned about the artform.Jan Younghusba... more info

Stereogum — This new Pernice Brothers song’s titled after Jacqueline Susanna, the glamorous ’60s writer/personality/David Trinidad obsession who authored the hugely successful “trash” novel Valley Of The Dolls and died of cancer in 1974 at 56. The real s... more info

Guardian Music — Everyman, CheltenhamJames Conway's production of The Marriage of Figaro, revived for English Touring Opera by Bernadette Iglich, originated at the Royal College of Music three years ago. Perhaps being initially designed for students, with limited exp... more info

Scotsman.com — NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG (U) *** DIRECTED BY: SUSANNA WHITE STARRING: EMMA THOMPSON, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, RHYS IFANS, RALPH FIENNES more info

The Telegraph — Dir: Susanna White. Starring: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith. Rating: * * * more info

All About Jazz — MAJORDOMO RECORDS TO REISSUE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION CATALOGUE Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Majordomo Records, a division of Shout! Factory, has teamed up with scuzz-blues pioneers The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion for a unique reissue campaign... more info

The Telegraph — Award-winning director Susanna White had to focus on Iraq to make her name. more info

The Playlist — Playlist favorite, director Susanne Bier, is set to direct a four part mini-series biopic about the life of legendary film director Ingmar Bergman.The project, being developed by Sveriges Television, is budgeted at $12 million dollars and is one of t... more info

The Daily Mail — Susanna Reid, 39, came in for some rather stern criticism from viewers who accused her of showing a little too much cleavage during a recent interview with actor Hugh Grant. more info

Guardian Music — Susanna Karolina Wallumroed, from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, performs her version of Thin Lizzy's 1976 hit Jailbreak exclusively for Observer Music MonthlyElliot SmithAndy Gallagher more info