Founded by the Earl of f-lare ,vood Editor 1953---86 Harold Rosemhal. OBE

August1992 Volume 43 No 8

Rodney Milnes

Max Loppert John A lli son

Alan Blyth. Hugh Canning. Andrew Clark, Andrew Clements. Ri chard Fai rman. E lizabeth Forbes. Noel Goodwin. Arthur Jacobs.

Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter. Desmond Shawe-Taylor.

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The silly season by the Editor A tilt at the 'Dutchman' by David Murray

Readers· Letters

New faces 2: Richard Jarman by Rodney Milnes

In the ews

People 182: Siegfri ed Je rusalem by A lan Blyth British Youth Opera-a step on the ladder by John A llison

Sir Charles Groves, 1915-1992

Obituary

Our Critics Abroad: reports from America, Australia, Austria, Belgium , Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland , Israel, Italy, Monaco, ethe rl ands, New Zealand.

Poland , South Africa , Switzerland COMING EVENTS SUPPLEME T

including plans fo r the UK houses, English Touring Opera,

Seattle , Vienna, Antwerp. Helsinki, Lyons, Berlin , Hamburg, Bologna. Amsterdam, Geneva; ·w e hear that . . . ' Book Reviews

British Opera Diary, with reviews of W O's 'Madam Butterfly'; ENO's 'Falstaff'; 'La Boheme', ·Samson et Dalila' and 'Don Pasquale' at Covent Garden; Opera North's ·Rigoletto· and ·Orpheus in the Underworld'

Fringe Performances Student Performances

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Front cover: Julia Varady as Senta in the new production of

·Der fli egende Hollander' at Covent Garden

(photo: Clive Barda)