James Gilchrist (rear) in Aldeburgh Festival’s ‘The Burning Fiery Furnace’ ©Robert Workman MUSIC 5:56pm

Church Parables, Aldeburgh Festival, UK

Some of Britten’s finest music is brought back into circulation

Culture columns

If newspapers are the first draft of history, it is art that begins to refine the argument for posterity
– Peter Aspden
The thought of French purists fretting over ‘les snackbars’ has long-tickled English-speakers
– Julius Purcell
Neil Young on stage at the O2 Arena MUSIC 5:55pm

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, O2 Arena, London

The rock veteran delivered old favourites and new rambling jams

A Lou Harrison concerto featured Gamelan Sari Raras ©Kathleen Kam MUSIC 5:54pm

Ojai North!, Hertz Hall, Berkeley, US

Choreographer Mark Morris was this year’s music director

'The Comedy of Errors' at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, New York ©Joan Marcus THEATRE & DANCE 11:02pm

The Comedy of Errors, Delacorte Theater, New York

Enjoyable production moves Shakespeare to 1930s upstate New York

MUSIC 5:54pm

Siegfried, Town Hall, Leeds

A ‘performance for the concert hall’ without a weak link

Siouxsie on stage at the Royal Festival Hall ©Getty MUSIC Jun 17, 2013

Siouxsie, Royal Festival Hall, London

The punk veteran’s first gig in five years was an intense affair

John Graham-Hall in 'Death in Venice' ©Hugo Glendinning MUSIC Jun 17, 2013

Death in Venice, Coliseum, London

John Graham-Hall’s Aschenbach is gripping in ENO’s revival

Dutch National Ballet in Shen Wei’s ‘Sacre du printemps’ THEATRE & DANCE Jun 17, 2013

Overture/Sacre du printemps, Amsterdam

A stunningly pure realisation of Stravinsky’s score

Jean-François Lapointe and Béatrice Uria Monzon in CLÉOPÂTRE ©Christian Dresse MUSIC Jun 17, 2013

Cléopâtre, Opéra de Marseille

Jean-François Lapointe’s world-class Mark Antony dominates

Daniel Flynn and Joseph Timms in 'Bracken Moor' ©Tristram Kenton THEATRE & DANCE Jun 17, 2013

Bracken Moor, Tricycle Theatre, London

A noble experiment from Shared Experience misfires