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Lesley Manville reflects on her 50 year career with Glass

March 7, 2025

From Autumn Issue 59 Glass sits down with veteran British actor Lesley Manville as she reflects on her career that has spanned screen and stage for the past 50 years LESLEY Manville is taking the London...

Kratz, Preljocaj and De Bana’s triptych: a triumph of visual intrigue at La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

March 7, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre

Bursting with upfront energy, Milan’s La Scala contemporary mashup is lively and punchy on emotive moments. MILAN, ITALY – The second programme of La Scala’s Ballet Season veers towards the contemporary spe...

Glass talks to Shalom Brune-Franklin on her transition to sci-fi with Dune: Prophecy

Chidozie Obasi

February 28, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Autumn Issue 59 Glass speaks to British-Australian actor Shalom Brune-Franklin about her upcoming new TV series Dune: Prophecy, imposter syndrome and who she’s grateful to Shalom Brune-Franklin’s st...

The I.C.E returns to St. Moritz in 2025

Felicity Carter

February 19, 2025

Culture, News

THE I.C.E St. Moritz, the International Concours of Elegance returns to St. Moritz this week for a thoroughly glamorous showcasing of beautiful motors. Set on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz, I.C.E&...

Chase Stokes tells Glass how fate led him to star in Netflix’s Outer Banks

Adina Ilie

February 14, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Autumn Issue 59 Glass Man speaks to Outer Banks star Chase Stokes about fate and what it actually takes to make your dreams come true Do you believe in magic? You know, that proverbial saying that...

The poignant art of conceal and reveal: Milan’s La Scala new retrospective shines a light on the company’s corps de ballet

Chidozie Obasi

February 13, 2025

Culture, News

Under the curation of Paola Calvetti and Livia Corbò, teamed alongside the settings by Margherita Palli nestled within La Scala’s museum, the exhibit features first-of-its-kind imagery of revered photographer ...

Anderson .Paak talks to Glass about breaking boundaries to become a filmmaker

Imogen Clark

January 31, 2025

Culture, Feature, Music

From Autumn Issue 59 GLASS Man speaks to multi-hyphenate Anderson .Paak on breaking boundaries to become one of America’s most inventive musicians. It started with Earth, Wind and Fire, the Delfonics and...

Must-See London Shows this Winter

Lily Rimmer

January 30, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature, Music

WHEN a week of relentless rain looms over London, the city’s residents instinctively seek modes of escapism. Whether that’s nestled in a cafe, book in hand and chunky socks on foot, or stomping to underground ...

From Lugansky to Chailly, Milan’s La Scala whisks energy of enormous weight and grip this week

Chidozie Obasi

January 28, 2025

Culture, News

Between warhorse works from Beethoven and endlessly shifting combinations from Wagner and Mahler, scores gain a multi-toned edge with a dash of tautness. MILAN, ITALY - Years on, the breadth of La Scala's o...

Jenna Coleman speaks to Glass about how she’s managed to stay true to herself

Charlie Newman

January 17, 2025

Culture, Feature

Glass speaks to British actor Jenna Coleman about her new sleuth TV series The Jetty and how she’s managed to stay true to herself From Summer Issue 58 Audiences love a crime thriller. It’s a genre we’re...

Gustav Mahler’s sixth symphony lands at La Scala under Lorenzo Viotti’s baton

Chidozie Obasi

January 13, 2025

Culture, News

Amid notes of turbulence, the engaging and highly coloured work will be conducted on three dates (13, 17 and 20 January 2025) in Milan. AN INSISTENT thud in the nerves of turbulence is what epitomises the o...

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo comes to London

Felicity Carter

January 13, 2025

Culture, News

THEATRICS, drama, musicality, and stunts-aplenty, it's no wonder that Cirque du Soleil is loved globally, and since it's formation in the '80s, it's grown to become the largest contemporary cir...

Venice’s La Fenice Theatre brought joyful music for New Year Day’s concert

Chidozie Obasi

January 13, 2025

Culture, News

Attracting headlines the way that its visual art and cinema siblings regularly do, the famed concert was conducted by Daniel Harding and sung by soprano Mariangela Sicilia and tenor Francesco Demuro. THE tr...

Naomi Ackie talks to Glass about redefining the thriller genre

Adina Ilie

January 10, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Feature

Glass speaks to Naomi Ackie, the British star of Blink Twice, a film that redefines the thriller genre from a woman’s point of view From Summer Issue 58 Some stories demand to be told. Others have been...

La Scala gears up for new triptych by Philippe Kratz, Angelin Preljocaj and Patrick de Bana

Chidozie Obasi

January 10, 2025

Culture, News

Global dance sensation Roberto Bolle is set to premiere the production, alongside the company’s corps de ballet. A WORLD premiere and the return of two choreographic works with an unusual source of inspirat...

GLASS curates its seasonal soundtrack for your Winter enjoyment

tet

January 7, 2025

Art, Culture, Music

GLASS’ latest seasonal Spotify playlist isn’t just a collection of tracks – it’s a zeitgeist tapestry stitched together by bass drops, emotional crescendos, and lyrical confessions. Whether you’re gearing up f...

TAG Heuer is back as Official Timekeeper for Formula 1

Felicity Carter

January 7, 2025

Jewellery and Watches, News, Sport

BASED in La Chaux- de-Fonds, Switzerland, TAG Heuer has been known for its avant-garde watchmaking spirit and its commitment to innovation since it was founded by Edouard Heuer in 1860. Now headed up by CE...

Inside Hugo Marchand’s pursuit of expression

Chidozie Obasi

December 13, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

Between coming of age and pushing the edge, the winsome artist and étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet is at the peak of his stride. As he prepares to debut in Nureyev’s Nutcracker at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala – ...

Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker gears up to spark winter joy at La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

December 10, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre

Leaning on this timeless classic, the strong Principals of the Milanese company are bound to open the new season. New debut from Paris opera étoile Hugo Marchand. MILAN, ITALY - After Balanchine/Robbins’ gr...

Milan’s La Scala premieres Verdi’s sprawling opera La Forza del Destino

Chidozie Obasi

December 9, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, News

Talented leads made this an intense production at Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala, wrestling between blighted love and poignant storytelling. MILAN, ITALY—Never lacking in ambition, Milan’s famed Teatro a...

From Strauss to Verdi, Milan’s La Scala teeters between wrathful darkness and riveting sweetness

Chidozie Obasi

November 29, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, News

From Alexandre Kantorow’s virtuoso eccentricity, Simone Young’s playful radicalism, to Leo Muscato’s masterful staging - conductors lead the season with mercurially expressive batons. La Scala’s concertos ...