Presented by Alan Blyth
Reginald Goodall in profile. From early days at Sadler's Wells and the debut of Peter Grimes ("The audience seemed tremendously enthusiastic") to performances of "The Ring" at the Coliseum ("Are you conscious of your performances getting slower?" "I get slower, do I?").
Andrew Porter talks about his translation of "The Ring" and discusses advantages and disadvantages of opera in English with Deryck Cooke and Derek Hammond-Stroud.
(Music Weekly returns on 23 September)