3 OCTOBER 1970, page 28

Opera

Peak problems ELWYN JONES Let's be glad and grateful for the impressive musical standard of Covent Garden's Ring: for the tremendous presence and power of Martin Talvela as......

Art

Dark dangers BRYAN ROBERTSON The Kinetics show planned and presented by Theo Crosby for the Arts Council at the Hayward Gallery should have been an his- toric event since......

Music

Mild celebrations GILLIAN WIDDICOMBE As the new musical year tweaks its strings into gear we may well breathe a sigh of relief: the Beethoven bicentenary has not been too bad.......