Fo1111ded by 1he Earl of Hare,vood Edi10r !953-86 Harold Rosen1hal, OBE
September 1992 Volume 43 No 9
Rodney Mi lnes
Max Loppert John Al lison
Alan Blyth. Hugh Canning. Andrew Clark. Andrew Clements. Richard Fairman. El izabe th Forbes. oel Goodwin. Arthur Jacobs.
Charles Osborne. Andrew Porter. Desmond Shawe-Taylor.
John Warrack Deidre Tilley la Moun1grove Road, London N5 2LU Telephone: 071-3591037 FAX: 071-3542700
Ediwr Associme Ediror Assisw111 Edi1or Ediwrial Board
Adminis1ra1ive Direuor Ediwrial Offices
Reinvention and regeneration by David Freeman
Readers' Letters
Milhaud-a Iediterranean master by Ronald Crichton
The Almeida reborn by David Murray
In the News
The Royal Opera in Japan by Rodney Milnes
Obituary
Our Critics Abroad: reports from America, Argentina. Austria. Belgium. Finland, France, Germany, Hungary. Ireland. Israel. Italy. Monaco, etherlands. New Zealand,
Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden
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COMI G EVENTS SUPPLEME T
including plans fo r the UK houses. Vienna Volksoper.
Marseilles. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Tel Aviv. Genoa.
Barcelona. Wexford Festival: 'We hear that . . .'
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British Opera Diary: 'II viaggio a ReimsĀ· at Covent
Garden
Fringe Performances Student Performances
In Concert At the Musical On Television Book Reviews Record Reviews Classified Advertisements
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Front cover: David Freeman. Artistic Director of Opera
Factory with Marie Angel (photo: ES Magazine/Solo)