February 2024 Vol ume 75 No. 2 Editor John Allison Deputy Editors Erica Jeal Henrietta Bredin US Editor Rebecca Paller Commercial Director Megan Jackson Editorial Board Hugh Canning Rupert Christiansen Andrew Clark Andrew Clements Richard Fairman George Hall Fiona Maddocks Roger Parker Editorial O ffices 36 Black Lion Lane London W6 9BE Tel: +44 (0)20 8563 8893 editor@opera.co.uk www.opera.co.uk

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Founded in 1950 by the Earl of Harewood

Past Editors Harold Rosenthal

and Rodney Milnes

149 It’s trim up north

By the Editor 15 0 Newsdesk 15 2 People 523: Tomasz Konieczny

Roger Pines 15 8 Readers’ letters 15 9 Filling the gap

David Chandler on Retrospect Opera’s first decade 16 4 Paramaribo pioneer

Robbert A. M. Nachbahr on the trail of Suriname’s first opera composer 16 8 Highway to rediscovery

LA Opera’s James Conlon talks to Rebecca Paller 176 What makes a man

Justin Austin talks to Mark Thomas Ketterson 181 Metropolitan Opera broadcasts 18 5 Opera in the USA 19 8 Opera around the world 241 Opera in the UK 252 Opera on CD 265 Opera on DVD and Blu-ray 269 Opera books 270 Obituaries 273 Coming events

including plans for the UK houses; Spotlight; ‘We hear that …’; Opera calendar home and abroad 288 Stage Door: Alejandro Del Angel

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