Guardian Music — Accordionist who featured in the Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour filmThe accordionist Shirley Evans, who has died aged 78, accompanied Cliff Richard, Engelbert Humperdinck and Liberace and played Mabel the barmaid in TV advertisements for Carling ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonLaurent Pelly's 2008 Glyndebourne staging of Hänsel and Gretel has seen some action. Initially issued for cinema release, it was revived for this year's festival, relayed to a big screen in Somerset House, London, and has no... more info

Guardian Music — The Handel House Museum is marking 40 years since the death of Jimi Hendrix, the composer's neighbour separated by timeNot only is it a smart address – Brook Street, Mayfair – but for Jimi Hendrix it was extremely convenient for the cat-about-tow... more info

Guardian Music — At just 27, British-born conductor Robin Ticciati is on top of his game. He tells Tom Service about making his Proms debut, how it's not all been plain sailing, and why the podium feels like home'It's so good to come back to a piece. That's what cond... more info

Undercover, Australia — Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will release his next album through PLW Entertainment with distribution by Universal Music for Australia and New Zealand. more info

Undercover, Australia — Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has handed all responsibility for his international touring commitments to Sydney based Dorsey Productions, headed by his son Scott Dorsey. more info

Guardian Music — Under 30? Save over £100 per ticket when you take advantage of the Hänsel und Gretel special offer at the Glyndebourne Festival for only £30Described as 'a masterpiece of the highest quality', Engelbert Humperdinck's first opera Hänsel und Grete... more info

Guardian Music — Glyndebourne"Deliciously witty with an underlying subtext of modern consumerism" is how Glyndebourne's blurb describes Laurent Pelly's 2008 production of Hansel and Gretel, now on its first revival. Pelly has re-imagined Humperdinck's masterpiece as ... more info

Guardian Music — David Nice writes: A year ago, I phoned to speak to Sir Charles Mackerras (obituary, 16 July), and Lady Mackerras told me candidly that he was receiving treatment for myeloma. So I prepared for the worst; and yet, what a year of vintage Mackerras per... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... One more stellar set of long-lost mod-punk-power-pop-new-wave ravers V.A. Powerpearls (1979-1982) Volume Three: * Bank Holiday Weekend (Seventeen, UK, 1979, from only 7") * Make The Rules (Orbits, USA, 1980, from only 7") * Crazy Today... more info