SoulObituaryMarvin Isley obituaryBassist for the Isley Brothers, he co-wrote many hits including Harvest for the WorldMarvin Isley, who has died of complications from diabetes, aged 56, was the bass player with the highly successful funk and soul group the Isley Brothers. He co-wrote many of the band's hits in the 1970s and 80s, including Harvest for the World and Fight the Power. He was born into a musical family in Cincinnati, Ohio, the last of six sons and 16 years younger than his eldest sibling, O'Kelly.

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OperaObituaryStephen Gould obituaryTenor whose robust and attractive tone enhanced a thrillingly heroic deliveryIn the summer of 2022 the American singer Stephen Gould was undertaking not just one but three taxing heldentenor roles at the Bayreuth festival: Tannhäuser, Tristan and Siegfried (in Götterdämmerung) with characteristic dependability. Invited back to the festival the following year, he had just entered the rehearsal period when he had to withdraw on health grounds. A fortnight after announcing his diagnosis, he has died aged 61 of bile duct cancer.

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The good mixerLife and styleA light, refreshing, low-alcohol drink that’s perfect for a hot summer’s day Cocktails don’t have to blow your head off – umeshu sake, made from plums, is usually around 12-14% abv, and makes a great refreshing, low-alcohol pre-summer dinner snifter. It’s dead simple, too. Per serving: 80ml umeshu sake 35ml lemon juice 15ml sugar syrup (50% water: 50% sugar) 15ml egg white 1 lemon wedge and 1 cherry, to garnish