Ian Bostridge

Benjamin Britten’s festival proves that in music small is beautiful

When thinking about my voice, I’m more comfortable with metaphor than physiology

Two 19th-century novels reveal contrasting attitudes to music and its place in Jewish culture

Death in Venice poses many questions, among them: moustache or no moustache?

A common cold or the flu can spell disaster for a professional singer

Music grapples with time and transcends philosophy

There is an extraordinary fit between Japanese musical tastes and German Lieder

Young people can be inspirational in the audience, problematic on stage

Unlike rock’s phoney rebelliousness, classical music still has the power to challenge entrenched ideas

Intimacy, authenticity and domescity combine to make for a great performance