Appreciation: Sir Charles Mackerras

David Nice writes: A year ago, I phoned to speak to Sir Charles Mackerras (obituary, 16 July), and Lady Mackerras told me candidly that he was receiving treatment for myeloma. So I prepared for the worst; and yet, what a year of vintage Mackerras performances we've had.Not all the ones promised, because with typical common sense he sometimes robbed Peter to pay Paul. Withdrawing in January from his role in an English-language recording of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos – Richard Armstrong took ov...

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