A selection of M&V 'human' articles

Ensemble. Particularly Effective - Mozart's 'Così fan tutte', heard by Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. Vivid and Enlivening - Donizetti's 'Maria di Rohan', reviewed by Robert Hugill

Ensemble. Lyrical Athleticism - The Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra celebrate Paul Taylor's eightieth birthday, reviewed by Rebecca Schmid

CD Spotlight. The Gamba Problem - Music by J S Bach, heard by George Balcombe. '... a number of oddities ...'

Arts and the Colour of Politics - Béla Hartmann muses on growing social equality and democratization

Ensemble. Rare Provenance - Kristallnacht remembered, by Howard Smith

Editorial musings with Basil Ramsey - Daily routine. Noting the downside