- British writer on music, editor of the Musical Times (1960-1967), author of singing translations of more than 30 operas, and expert on Verdi. He gloried in the rediscovery of the full original version of "Don Carlos" in the Paris Opéra library, and is author (with David Rosen) of _Verdi's 'Macbeth': a Sourcebook_ (1984).
- His career as a critic began with contributions to newspapers including the Daily Telegraph and The Times (London). He also wrote for Gramophone magazine. His New Yorker reviews were collected into five books.
- As a teenager, he studied organ at University College, Oxford.
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