When Heart of Darkness premièred at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studios in 2011 it met with great acclaim for its ‘music of startling beauty’ (The Observer) and ‘a magical and haunting sound-world’ (The Telegraph).

Composer Tarik O'Regan has now developed Suite from Heart of Darkness for orchestra and narrator. Tom Phillips, the original librettist, has worked closely from Joseph Conrad's novella to create the text.

There are still a few tickets available for the London première of Suite from Heart of Darkness at Cadogan Hall on Tuesday 23rd April at 7.30pm. The concert is part of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Resident Season, will be conducted by Nicholas Collon and narrated by Sam West.

To see a filmed interview with Tarik O'Regan talking about the work and his collaboration with Tom Phillips follow this link, where you can also purchase tickets.

The first-ever major show in the UK devoted to the portraiture of Édouard Manet, currently at the Royal Academy of Arts, now makes it to the big screen as a movie in HD.

Manet: Portraying Life opens at selected cinemas worldwide on 11th April. Hosted by Tim Marlow, the film includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the show's preparation, interwoven with a superbly crafted biography of Manet, 19th-century Paris, and the literary, political and artistic figures of the day, brought to life by a panel of expert guests who include Tom Phillips.