29 JUNE 1996, page 40

An Irresistible Invitation

Alan Powers boldly goes into the debate about the V&A's Boilerhouse extension T he call from the command spaceship came late at night but was irresistible. Next morning I was......

Opera

Verdi Festival (Royal Opera House) Turkish delight Rupert Christiansen G arsington Opera, staged annually in the exquisite garden of a beautiful Eliza- bethan house near Oxford......