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Janet Baker’s famous recording of Elgar’s song-cycle is justly regarded as a gramophone classic but Andrew Farach‑Colton sets sail in search of its challengers, old and new
From entering a competition as a bet, Kathleen Ferrier became one of Britain’s foremost singers in the mid-20th century. Fiona Clampin takes a look at her life and asks why, since Ferrier's death, have contraltos fallen out of fashion?
Are these the best contraltos of all time? Or have we missed your favourite?
WARRINGTON'S Parr Hall looks unrecognisable in photos shared from almost 130 years ago.
A chatty pub that plays ode to a famous figure