Londoners will queue up for anything from a prizefight to a prime rib, but this time they established a record even for London: they queued up to start a queue. Carrying blankets and food, the first of them began lining up outside the Royal Festival Hall 60 hours in advance. They were allowed to sleep overnight in a corridor. Then the real queue began in front of the box office. In such fashion last week, London music lovers awaited the first English appearance since 1939 of Arturo Toscanini, 85.
The queuers were hoping for standing room. Reserved seats had been gone since...
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