Founded by 1he E.arl of Harewood January 1990 Edi/Or 1953-86 Harold Rosen1hal, OBE Volume 41 No 1

Rodney Milnes Ediror Max Loppert Associare Editor

Alan Bl yth , Hugh Canning, Andrew Clements, Richard Fairman, Edirorial Board E li zabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacobs, Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter,

Desmond Shawe-Taylor , John Warrack oel Goodwin O verseas News Ediror Deidre Tilley Adminisrrmi ve Director

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A seamless unit y of old and new by Robert Henderson 12

John Cox: making it happen by Noel Goodwin 16

In the ews 23

People 164: Katia Ricciarelli by Alan Blyrh 28

Goran Jarvefelt, 1947-89 34

Obituary 35

A guide to the guides by Kevin Stephens 35

Readers' Letters 43

Wexford 1989 by Rodney Milnes 45

Our Critics Abroad: reports from America, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Fin land, France, Germany, Hong Kong,

Israe l, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland 51

COMING EVENTS-SUPPLEMENT including plans for the UK houses, Naples Rome;

'We hear that . .. ' 57-67

Record Reviews 68

British Opera Diary, including reviews of 'Medee', 'Idomeneo' and 'Rigoletto' at Covent Garden; Scottish Opera's 'Figaro'; 'Butterfly', 'Masked Ball ' and 'Street

Scene' at the Coliseum JOO

Fringe Performances 114

In Concert 118 On Video 120

Classified Advertisements 128

Front cover : Jean Rigby as Penelope in English National

Opera's new production of The Return of Ulysses

(photo: Bill Rafferty)