FEBRUARY 1984

Vol35 No2

Founded by the Earl of Harewood

Editor

HAROLD ROSENTHAL, OBE Alan Blyth, Rodney Mi ln es

Associate Editors Editoria l Board Elizabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacob s, Max Loppert,

William Mann, Charles Osborn e, Andrew Porter Desmond Shawe-Taylor, John Warrack

Personal Assisrant to the Editor Editorial Offices Deidre Till ey 6 Woodland Rise, London N I O JUH

After Priestley by the Editor

People: 134

Michael Hampe by Harold Rosenthal

More Opera on Record by Desmond Shawe-Taylor

National Socialism and Opera:

The Berlin Opera House s, 1933-1939-Part 2 by Henry Bair

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Readers' Letters

New light on Weill by Horst Koegier

137

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In the News

142

Our Critics Abroad: Reports from France, America, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Finland , Germany and Switzerland 145 COMING EVENTS-SUPPLEMENT including plans for the Royal Opera in Los Angeles, ENO, Scottish Opera, Opera North, WNO, Sante Fe, Palermo, Venice; Festivals 1984; 'We hear that .. . ' 161-172 Record Rev i~':-':'~ 173 British Opera Diary, including reviews of 'Esclarmonde', 'Otelia' and 'Die Fledermaus' at Covent Garden; 'Mireille' and 'Madam Butterfly' at the Coliseum; WNO at the Dominion; and 'Hansel and Gretel ' at the Bloomsbury Theatre 198 Fringe Performances 209 Student and School Performances 213 In Concert 215 Classified Advertisements 224

Front cover: Joan Sutherland as Esclarmonde at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden