1 JANUARY 1994, page 29

Ope R A Gloriana (grand Theatre, Leeds)

Paradise regained Rupert Christiansen I t's been a bad autumn here. Dull stag- ings of Lohengrin and Meistersinger. A mis- fired Zauberflfite, a misconceived Boheme. The sherbet......

Arts

Art Time to see some sense O nce a year the long-standing cold war which prevails in British art breaks out into skirmishing. Blood is spilled as cheeks and knuckles get cut to......