August 1995 Volume 46 No 8

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Let's face it The Ediror People 212: James Levine Rodney Milnes Readers' Letters Eyes right: Wagner and the Jews Barry Millington Opera ewsdesk Standing up to the past Gottf ried Wagner talks to Rodney Milnes 'Appelsiner' Danish John A llison Obituary Opera Around the World: reports from America, Argentina, Austri a, Belgium, Canada. Denmark, France. Germany. Ireland, Italy, Monaco. Slova kia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland

COMING EVENTS SUPPLEMENT including plans for UK houses; Brussels, Liege, H elsinki, Saint-Etienne, Berlin Staatsoper and Deutsche Oper. Bonn, Cologne. Stockholm: 'We hear that . . .': Opera calendar home and abroad Opera books British Opera Diary: 'Billy Budd', 'La Boheme· and 'Stiffe li o' at Covent Garden: W O's 'Elektra· and ·La Traviata': 'Mahagonny" and 'Tosca' a t the Coliseum: Nicola LeFanu's 'The Wildman' Opera on the fringe Opera at the colleges Opera in concert Opera on te levisio n Opera on disc Classified advertisements