29 APRIL 1989, page 39

Opera

Peculiarly nasty Rodney Milnes here is a peculiarly nasty virus that can afflict otherwise perfectly sane production teams — those embarking on Wagner's Ring are especially......

Sale-rooms

Awash with Impressionists Peter Watson ponders the effects on the sale-room environment of a flood of high-priced works of art 0 ver oysters and sancerre at Green's champagne......