September 1975

Vol 26 No 9

Founded by the Earl of Harewood

Editor Associate Editor Editorial Board

HAROLD ROSE THAL Alan Blyth Elizabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacobs, William Mann, Rodney Milnes, Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, John Warrack

Personal Assistant to the Editor Caroline Hill Editorial Offices : 6 Woodland Rise, London N JO 3 UH

Apportioning the Blame

My Day at the ambridge Theatre by Ian Wallace

In the ews

People : 107

Ragnar Ulfung by Nancy Ben venga

Our Critic Abroad: Reports from America, France, Germany, Italy

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COMl G EVENTS - SUPPLEMENT including plans for English ational Opera, Vienna, Frankfurt, Munich, etherland Opera; 'We hear that .. .'; Opera Calendar 855- 866 Record Review Book Review 50 Years Ago and 25 Year Ago

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Covent Garden Stati ties , 1974-5

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London Opera Diary including reviews of 'Cosl fan tutte' and 'Peter Grimes' at Covent Garden, and 'The Magic Flute' and ' armen' at the Cali eum 890 r n on cert 902 Reader • Letter 904 Obituary 906 Front cover : Jon Vicker and Geraint Evans in 'Peter Grimes' at Covent Garden las ified adverti ements

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