January 1976

Vol 27 No 1

Founded by the Earl of Hartwood

Editor

HAROLD ROSENTHAL

Associatt Editor Alan Blyth Editorial Board Elizabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacobs, William Mann,

Rodney Milnes, Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, John Warrack

Editorial Offices: 6 Woodland Rist, London NJO 3UH

In the News Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari : The Problem of our Time by Hans Keller People: 109

Rita Hunter by Elizabeth Forbes Johann Strauss and Operetta: Part 1 by Andre\\' Lamb Singing with Felsenstein by Ella Lee Obituary Our critics abroad: Reports from America, Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Sweden COMING EVENTS - SUPPLEMENT including plans for Covent Garden, English National Opera, Naples, Rome, Trieste; ·we hear that . . .'; Opera Calendar Record Reviews London Opera Diary: including reviews of ·un ballo in maschera' and 'Der Rosenkavalier' at Covent Garden; 'The Makropoulos Case' and 'The Italian Girl in Algiers' at the Coliseum Wexford J 975 by Rodney Milnes In Kent In Scotland On TV Jn Concert Front cover: Brigitte Fassbaender and Gwyneth Jones in 'Der Rosenkavalier' at Covent Garden

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