16 AUGUST 2003, page 57

Perfect Gentleman

Charles Spencer O n the rare occasions when I dip a tentative foot into the social whirl I almost always regret it. In the old days I almost invariably got embarrassingly drunk,......

Force For Good

Michael Tanner Stiffelio Holland Park S tiffelio has been one of my favourite lesser-known Verdi operas since I saw its first revival in modern times in Parma at the end of......