22 MAY 2004, page 62

Beautiful But Staid

Michael Tanner II Trovatore Royal Opera House Maria de Buenos Aires Norwich Francesca da Rimini; I Pagliacci Opera North, Leeds ry the six operas I have been to see this......

Met's Maestro

Patrick Smith A s the Metropolitan Opera season wound down with a series of performances of the Wagner Ring cycle in its celebrated 'traditional' setting — which will definitely......