Come and discover the fascinating story within and around one of Shostakovich’s most famous works, Lady Macbeth. What made this opera so controversial for much of its history, and how do we appreciate and interpret it today?

This course will take the case study of four statues of David produced in Florence during the Renaissance by Donatello, Verrocchio and Michelangelo, to chart the developments in sculpture at this time.

Explore Amsterdam, one of Europe’s most important art cities with an expert art historian. This three-day course is an opportunity to learn the art history of the city through its museums, historic houses and religious buildings.

Come and explore the Nobel Prize-winning poet, T. S. Eliot, in a stimulating group context where our focus will be on immersing ourselves in the language and contexts of his striking poetry.