Month: November 2008

The Danish architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, dies at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7757042.stm

Photojournalist David White captures images of the engineer’s great works using a replica 19th Century camera. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_7753000/7753202.stm

A King James II Coronation cup made from “recycled” silver is bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum for £160,000. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7755615.stm

Conductor Daniel Barenboim makes his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7754139.stm

Conductor Daniel Barenboim is set to make his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera later. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7754139.stm

The Archbishop of Westminster calls for the National Gallery to give up a Renaissance masterpiece, describing it as “a work of faith” rather than a work of art. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7752313.stm

US playwright William Gibson, who told the story of deaf-blind student Helen Keller, has died in Massachusetts aged 94. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7753868.stm

An art exhibition threatened by a row between the UK and Russia became one of the Royal Academy’s biggest successes. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7752729.stm

In The Bleak Midwinter is named the best Christmas carol in a poll of leading choirmasters and choral experts. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7752029.stm

The skull held aloft by David Tennant in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet was a real one, it is revealed. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7749962.stm