31 JANUARY 1969, page 20

Good Start

BALLET CLEMENT CRISP Quite what it is that starts the critical adrenalin flowing in the presence of good new choreo- graphy I do not know, but the occasions are rare and......

All's Well That Ends Well

OPERA EDWARD BOYLE The new production of Die Meistersinger at Covent Garden is thoroughly workmanlike and well prepared, though not quite of a quality which leaves one feeling......