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Publication of Lucio Silla by JS Bach’s youngest son could see his talent recognised once more in the city he made his home

The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish species in its deep waters; a catshark that we named Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi) after German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. (In…

Just as frogs and crickets alter calls to attract mates, study shows male singers boost vocals in front of female onlookers

Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn night. As the door opens, an organ pierces through the thick silence and echoes through the cavernous halls.

The Succession star excels in Oliver Cotton’s play about the meeting between the composer and Frederick the Great

As he returns to the stage to play Bach in crisis, the actor sounds off about the mess Britain’s in, explains why he turned down Game of Thrones – and reveals the price he has paid for Succession

Whether it’s Helen Mirren portraying the Israeli prime minister or the Seattle shrink revisiting Boston, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

Oliver Cotton’s The Score, a new drama about Bach’s confrontation with Frederick II, continues a rich tradition of plays about great composers

Riccardo Muti returns, Lyric Opera goes to sea and Newberry Consort joins forces for the first time with Haymarket Opera Company.