3 JANUARY 1998, page 35

Opera

Elisabetta (Royal Opera, Festival Hall) Imbecilic, I'm afraid Michael Tanner I t was a coup for the Royal Opera to be able to put on, even if only in concert form, a recently......

Exhibitions

Winners and dogs Martin Gayford 0 ne of the pleasures of the New Year, or, in some cases, anxieties, is perusing the programmes of forthcoming exhibitions. In advance, the......