October 2003 Volume 54 No 10

Editor John Alli on Marketing Director Alice Lind ay Assistant Editor Erica Jeal Subscriptions Manager Angela I(jpJi ng

Editorial Board Martin Bernheimer Alan Blyth Hugh Canning Rupert Ch1i tian en Andrew Clark Andrew Clements Richard Fairman Michael Kennedy Fiona Maddocks Rodney Milnes (Chairman) Roger Parker Andrew Porter

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Front cover: Pamela Armstrong and Thoma Allen in 'Die Fledermaus' at Glyndebourne (photo: Mike Hoban)

era Fo1111ded in 1950 by the Earl of Harewood

Past Edi1ors Harold Rosenthal and Rodney Milnes

1183 Catch-22

By the Editor 1184 Reader ' letters 1185 Like a woman scorned

A listening guide to our cover CD by George Hall 1189 Ameteoric rise

Christopher Fijteld celebrates the brief but dazzling operatic career of Kathleen. Ferrier 1195 Obituary 1201 Some enchanted evenings

Jonathan. Keates on. Handel, A riosto and 'Or/an.do' 1207 New desk 1209 People 300: Daniele Gatti

MaxLoppert 1216 'Theworkofamaestro'

George Hall introduces Mercadante 's 'Emma' 1221 Opera around the world 1259 Opera in Britain 1282 Opera on CD 1287 Opera on DVD 1288 Opera books 1289 Coming events including plans for the UK hou es, Es en, Munich (Bayerische Staastoper), Genoa, Naples Trieste, Turin; 'We hear that ... '; Opera calendar home and abr ad 1307 Classified advertisements 1308 My first opera: 'Co lfan tutte'

Alan Blyth

Opera, October 2003

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