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Visual Fuss

Michael Tanner Ariadne auf Naxos Royal Opera House The Pilgrim’s Progress Sadler’s Wells O ne of the odd things about the Strauss–Hofmannsthal collaboration is that while the......

Whisper Or Scream

Robin Holloway S ince the recent death of Karlheinz Stockhausen, his compatriot Helmut Lachenmann, 73 this year, has inherited the Emperor’s mantle of grandiose invisiblity. I’m......