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...Neither of those two can swing the opera’s fortunes, but the conductor certainly can, and Edward Gardner is outstanding....
...David Gardner is the FT’s international affairs editor Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first....
...I was reminded of John Gardner’s short, savage novel Grendel, which tells the Beowulf legend from the monster’s point of view....
...david.gardner@ft.com...
...The tumult of 1981 gave Juan Carlos unassailable legitimacy....
...David Weaver, San Juan Capistrano, CA, US...
...Juxtaposing gangs, drugs and top hats, it’s another gem from prizewinning author Gardner....
...What does his image of Ava Gardner tell us that a paparazzo might have missed? Not much....
...King Juan Carlos turned out to be on safari in Africa as the crisis started to bite, and an embezzlement scandal has enveloped his son-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin, due in court on Wednesday to post €8m in bail...
...King Juan Carlos, whose image has also been diminished by controversy, last week recalled the spirit of that transition, tacitly invoking the national pacts that made democracy possible....
...The monarchy looks less of a unifying force after King Juan Carlos turned out to be on safari in Botswana as the crisis started to bite, and his son-in-law was caught up in a financial scandal....
...Watching a new elite form, the old establishment closed ranks: the Steins, art historian Bernard Berenson told the collector Isabella Stewart Gardner, “are a tribe of queer, conceited, unworldly, bookish...
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