5 DECEMBER 1992, page 55

Opera

Esclarmonde (Opera Comique) Impressions de Pelleas (Bouffes du Nord) Impassioned smooch Rupert Christiansen O pera in Paris, they say, c'est un bordel — a bloody mess which......

Arts

Exhibitions Sickert (Royal Academy, till 14 February) From sick to Sickert Giles Auty B efore passing on to the more agree- able task of reviewing 130-odd paintings by Sickert......