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Pablo Milanés, legendary Cuban singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

Internationally famous musician known for hits such as Yolanda, was a supporter of Cuban revolutionThe Grammy-winning Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanés, known for pioneering the Nueva Trova movement and for hits such as Yolanda and Am...

Die Another Day at 20: is the reviled Bond movie worth a second look?

The 20th film was ripe for ridicule – from Madonna’s awkward theme song to an invisible car – but it’s a smarter film than many thinkThere’s a scene in the 20th Bond movie, Die Another Day, when Pierce Brosnan’s 007 saunters into the black marbled lobb...

‘It feels like something different’: turning The Hours into an opera

The acclaimed book and Oscar-winning movie, about three women grappling with despair, is making an unusual leap to the stage in New YorkOn Tuesday night the superstar soprano Renée Fleming will return after five years to the Metropolitan Opera for the ...