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Music

Proms charisma Robin Holloway W ith the second half of this summer's Proms lustre and charisma were restored. It was a season rich above all in late- Romantic Austro-German......

Opera

Porgy and Bess (Royal Festival Hall) Orfeo (Coliseum) Power and glory Michael Tanner E NO should have begun its season with its virtually flawless production of Mon- teverdi's......