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Opera

Parsifal (Amsterdam Muziektheater) Lohengrin (Covent Garden) Wagner double Michael Tanner T o conduct Parsifal as one's first com- plete Wagner opera suggests either reck- less......

Exhibitions 2

Alma-Tadema (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, till 2 March; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, from 21 March to 8 June) Glimpse into the ancient world Martin Bailey A ma-Tadema's......