 The chief executive , Brian McMaster , did not appoint a replacement to Geliot as principal director during the 1980s , preferring to engage guest producers . Boyd mentions Andrei Șerban 's Eugene Onegin ( 1980 ) among the successes and Lucian Pintilie 's Carmen ( 1983 ) and Ruth Berghaus 's Don Giovanni ( 1984 ) as productions that received more mixed responses . Sir Charles Mackerras , the conductor for Don Giovanni , was open in his contempt for Berghaus 's production . Harry Kupfer 's Fidelio ( 1981 ) was condemned by The Daily Telegraph as " a piece of Marxist polemic " making " political sport " of Beethoven 's work . McMaster was thought by some too inclined to favour radical eastern European directors : Jonathan Miller , a leading English director , commented that he did not intend to take Bulgarian nationality , although it was " a must before Brian pays any attention " . 
 The chief executive , Brian McMaster , did not appoint <a href='None' title='1'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>replacement</mark></a> to Geliot as principal director during <a href='None' title='3'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>1980s</mark></a> , preferring to engage guest producers . Boyd <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>mentions</mark></a> Andrei Șerban <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>Eugene Onegin ( 1980 ) among the successes and Lucian Pintilie <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>Carmen ( 1983 ) and Ruth Berghaus <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>Don Giovanni ( 1984 ) as productions <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>that</mark></a>received more mixed responses . Sir Charles Mackerras , the conductor for Don Giovanni , was open in his contempt for Berghaus <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>production . Harry Kupfer <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>Fidelio ( 1981 ) was condemned by The Daily Telegraph as " a piece of Marxist polemic " making " political sport " of Beethoven <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>work . McMaster was thought by some too inclined to favour radical eastern European directors : Jonathan Miller , a leading English director , commented that he did not intend to take Bulgarian nationality , although it was " a must before Brian <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>pays</mark></a> any attention " . 
The chief executive , Brian McMaster , did not appoint no replacement to Geliot as principal director during no 1980s , preferring to engage guest producers . Boyd mention Andrei Șerban  bham Onegin ( 1980 ) among da successes and Lucian Pintilie  Carmen ( 1983 ) and Ruth Berghaus  Don Giovanni ( 1984 ) as productions received more mixed responses . Sir Charles Mackerras , the conductor for Don Giovanni , was open in his contempt fa Berghaus  production . Harry Kupfer  Fidelio ( 1981 ) was condemned by TdaDaily Telegraph as " a piece of Marxist polemic " making " political sport " of Beethoven  work . McMaster was thought by sum too inclined to favour radical eastern European directors : Jonathan Miller , a leading English director , commented dat he did not intend to take Bulgarian nationality , although it was " a must before Brian pay any attention " .