Peter Conrad

Articles by Peter Conrad

Results 51 to 59 of 59

Arias and graces

  • 27 May 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad on a lavish production that has been hijacked by its stars

In bed with Madonna

  • 20 May 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad on the ENO's latest sexual romp

On the sly

  • 13 May 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad has mixed feelings about the tragic sequel to a Shakespearean comedy

Bella figura

  • 29 April 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad revels in the sexual energy of Strauss

Balls and battles

  • 25 March 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad is supplied with moral courage at a flawless production of War and Peace

Facade

  • 18 March 2002

William Walton was an anodyne laureate who preferred porn to performances of his own work. Is his centenary worth commemorating?

Psychic purgatory

  • 11 March 2002

Opera - Peter Conrad enjoys a thrilling double bill, but is unimpressed by a dull masked ball

Opriapric

  • 11 February 2002

Music - Peter Conrad enjoys a devilishly phallic performance of Don Giovanni

Fatal attraction

  • 20 November 2000

Murder has changed in style over the centuries, but it remains a primary human activity. No one understood this better than Hitchcock, whose popularity, writes Peter Conrad, testifies to a collective neurosis

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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