BBC News – Arts and Culture

David Hockney’s classic 1960s painting, Beverley Hills Housewife, comes up for auction in London. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7959626.stm

Nicholas Hughes, the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes has killed himself at the age of 47. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7958876.stm

A new bilingual version of the classic musical opens on Broadway, with performers singing in Spanish and English. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7954616.stm

Irish Poet Seamus Heaney wins the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature, awarding him for his lifetime’s work. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7951337.stm

Australian author Peter Carey, two-time winner of the Booker Prize, is among the nominees for its prestigious world honour. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7951147.stm

First-time novelist Gaynor Arnold is among the longlisted candidates for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7949905.stm

A unique joint US-Cuban programme preserves a collection of papers owned by writer Ernest Hemingway. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7906399.stm

The Metropolitan Opera in New York celebrates its 125 year anniversary with a performance by opera greats for a celebrity audience. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7946280.stm

A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, sells at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7943376.stm

Actors Jude Law and Alan Rickman join film producer Lord Puttnam at the launch of a weekend-long memorial event for director Anthony Minghella. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7943854.stm