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Diminished and Augmented Chords

In this lecture, we will delve into the history of...

The Death of Richard III: CSI Meets History

The skeleton of Richard III was discovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012. Forensic techniques were used to analyse injuries to the skull, rib and pelvis.

What Clinicians Can Learn From Forensic Scientists

Clinical practice depends on the acquisition and analysis of evidence - detailed information from each patient’s clinical history, laboratory tests, imaging scans and biopsies. Yet data on its own is not enough, and must always be interpreted in the context of each unique person.

Exporting Russia: Diaghilev’s Beginnings

In this lecture we follow his early years, when he published The World of Art, a provocative Russian journal, exhibited Russian visual art in Paris, and then brought Russian music there, culminating in his production of Musorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov.

Prokofiev's War and Peace

Sergei Prokofiev’s War and Peace (1953) was an adaptation of Tolstoy’s novel begun during WWII. He saw it as a personal interpretation of the novel.

Musorgsky's Boris Godunov

Musorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov (1872) is set in the ‘Time of Troubles’, using Pushkin’s incisive verse tragedy on the chaotic period preceding the establishment of the Romanovs.

Glinka's A Life for the Tsar

The rousing finale of Mikhail Glinka's patriotic A Life for the Tsar (1836) guaranteed it a place as the traditional season opener in Russian opera houses.

The Age of Tyrants: Sappho via Gounod's Opera

This lecture uncovers what we know about the ‘real Sappho’, an aristocrat who lived between 630 and 570 BCE on the island of Lesbos and socialised in the lavish courts of upstart tyrants.

A Body in the River: The Application of Environmental Science in Murder Investigations

The bodies of murder victims, whole or in pieces, often end up in rivers or canals. This lecture will range from particular cases to general principles of tracing bodies, and the application of science in supporting the law.

Stravinsky, Britten and the Lure of the Classical Past

Professor Cross examines the themes of metamorphosis and other classical...

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Diminished and Augmented Chords

The Death of Richard III: CSI Meets History

What Clinicians Can Learn From Forensic Scientists

Exporting Russia: Diaghilev’s Beginnings

Prokofiev's War and Peace

Musorgsky's Boris Godunov

Glinka's A Life for the Tsar

The Age of Tyrants: Sappho via Gounod's Opera

A Body in the River: The Application of Environmental Science in Murder Investigations

Stravinsky, Britten and the Lure of the Classical Past

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