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Album: Jack Savoretti - Miss Italia
Middle of the road singer embraces family history with an album of Italian pop
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tv
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film
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A star is born amid the muck and squalor of Luna Carmoon's ambitious directorial debut
new music
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Northern Irish troubadour pushes forward
classical
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opera
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Fellow conductors, singers, instrumentalists and administrators recall a true Mensch
Every orchestral phrase and colour perfect, vocal drama often a notch below
theatre
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dance
A compelling case for ROH's ballet-friendly rebrand
Irish folkies seek a cursed ancient song in Paul Duane's impressive fiction debut
Less-known pieces spanning the career of a great choreographer underline his greatness
comedy
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Books
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visual arts
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