 He turned down honours and awards proffered to him, and refused to grant interviews or sign autographs.Holst's comic opera "The Perfect Fool" (1923) was widely seen as a satire of "Parsifal", though Holst firmly denied it.The piece, with Maggie Teyte in the leading soprano role and Eugene Goossens conducting, was enthusiastically received at its premiere in the Royal Opera House.