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Exhibitions 1

John Singer Sargent (Tate Gallery, till 17 January) Good vibrations Martin Gayford I don't know whether it's the autumn Weather or the labyrinthine complexities of the Clinton......

The Total Experience

Tom Sutcliffe goes to Wexford and finds Guinness and convivial company plus three operas nly in Ireland, surely, would a suc- cessful opera festival be based on reviving......