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Some heiresses turned partying or cuckolding into an art – but most were as lost as they were loaded, suggests Laura Thompson in a new book

Carmen, and Anna in Robin Smith Photography/Alexander Turnbull Library/Ref PAColl-3493-03 Emily Mair as Adina, with Graeme Gorton, in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore in 1967. Three years in the BBC Chorus followed, working with eminent conductors. She met and, in 1951, married New Zealand cellist Wilfrid Simenauer. They gave many concerts together. The Radio Times reveals that, before 1960, Emily broadcast on the BBC (at least) seven times as a collaborative pianist (mostly with Wilf) and twice as a singer. This changed. Between 1960 and 1964, she made just three broadcasts as a pianist...

European composers in London ‘The land without music’ is how one German critic described England in 1904. There was perhaps some truth to the jibe – in the 18th and 19th centuries, England produced very few great composers. But the English still welcomed new musical experiences and London became a magnet for foreign-born composers. They came from across Europe to perform, to compose, and to escape wars and revolutions abroad. London’s blue plaques celebrate many of them. Handel, who wrote of the English: ‘What [they] like is something that they can beat time to, something that hits ...

A PIONEER in classical music had Isle of Wight roots.

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