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Oliver Dowden falsely claims Minack Theatre received Covid funding

Minister forced to delete false tweet claiming Cornish theatre received Covid cash

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Jess Gillam, Imogen Cooper and Julian Lloyd Webber named in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

Julian Lloyd Webber and Imogen Cooper among classical musicians in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

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Watch Andrea Bocelli perform 'Nessun dorma' at Euro 2021 opening ceremony

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Andrea Bocelli performs emotional 'Nessun dorma' at Euros 2020

Watch star tenor Andrea Bocelli perform emotional ‘Nessun dorma’ at UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony

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Donald O'Connor performs a breathtaking tap dance routine on roller skates

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London’s Barbican described as ‘institutionally racist’ in staff testimonials

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The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, May 1993 Demonstrating the impact of AIDS to the members of the chorus

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A genius has created a classical music mashup of 70 pieces by famous composers

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Choir greet G7 Summit leaders in Cornwall with sea shanties by the sea

Choral singers greet G7 leaders in Cornwall with sea shanties by the sea

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The story of the orchestra that was meant to play on the Titanic

How a leading symphony orchestra narrowly avoided playing on the Titanic the night it sank

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Jonathan and Charlotte first audition

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13-year-old sings spine-tingling rendition of Bocelli’s ‘Time To Say Goodbye’

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Trumpet plastic bottle mute

These trumpeters used plastic bottles as mutes, because… conductor said so

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Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘will risk being arrested’ to fully reopen theatres on 21 June

Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘will risk being arrested’ to fully reopen theatres on 21 June

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