12 JANUARY 1962, page 13

Opera

A Lack of Design By DAVID CAIRNS I AM still waiting for a pro- duction of The Magic Flute which is good enough to silence the unbelievers in our midst. The new version at Covent......

Art

The Municipal Scene By HUGH GRAHAM The title alone is a give-away. Picasso's name presumably figures only for its public appeal; the youngest exhibitor is in fact Paul Jenkins......