TV review: Maestro at the Opera

Where has all the laughter disappeared to in the BBC's upper-class X Factor?One of the TV comedy highlights of 2008 was Peter Snow, who says he loves classical music, attempting to conduct an orchestra. With a wild look in his eye and a maniacal grimace, he waved his arms about all over the place, beating two, then three, then maybe five. He demonstrated no talent or understanding for Prokofiev, whose Dance of the Knights he left not just dead but horrifically dismembered. It was a joy. Sadly, h...

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