27 DECEMBER 2003, page 41

Punk Transformed

Robin Holloway H ere's an antidote to post-holiday accidie: Mein Herz brennt (My Heart Burns) by the 38-year-old German composer Torsten Rasch. This extraordinary work has......

Sondheim's Genius

Michael Tanner Sweeney Todd Royal Opera Q pera or not, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd is a musical drama of genius, and one which I am delighted to see staged at the Royal Opera, if......