8 JANUARY 2005, page 32

Ring Of Hope

Michael Tanner Das Rheingold Royal Opera House A fter seemingly endless drumrolls and fanfares, with the conductor Antonio Pappano and the director Keith Warner giving countless......

Judging Tallis

Peter Phillips T his year is rich in composers’ anniversaries, if one takes a moment to look for them. Sir Michael Tippett, who was born on 2 January 1905 and has already been......