19 JULY 2003, page 43

Garrulous Strauss

Michael Tanner Die schweigsame Frau Garsington L'Arlesiana Holland Park D ie schweigsame Frau is one of Richard Strauss's harmless later operas, agreeable in that it has no......

Tricks Of The Trade

Michael Vestey A spiring MPs — as well as their prospective constituents — should listen to a weekly four-part series on Radio Four, Brandreth Rules, part of the consistently......

Novel Approach

J ames Delingpole I feel a bit bad mentioning my novel again so soon after last week's uber plug, but being as the programme I'm reviewing is about novels I'm not sure I can......