November 2004 Volume 55 No 11

Editor John Allison Marketing Director Alice Lindsay Assistant Editor Erica Jcal Subscriptions Manager Megan Jackson

Editorial Board Martin Bcrnhcimcr Alan Blyth Hugh Canning Rupert Christiansen Andrew Clark ndrew lement. Richard Fairman Michael Kennedy Fiona Maddocks Rodney Milnes ( hairman) Roger Parker ndrcw I oner

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Front cover: Janice Watson in the title r le of WNO's new 'Ariadne auf axo. '-sec J p. 1383-5 (photo: Clive Barcia)

era Founded in 1950 b_,. the Ellrl of Hllrell'ood

Pllst £di/Ors Hllrold Rosenthal llnd Rodney Milnes

1303 It's good to talk

By the Ediror 1304 Winds of change

Nicholas Payne discusses Opera Europa 1l'ifh John Allison 1309 Readers' letters 13 11 Facing the music

Luigi Ferrari ralks ro ndre11• Clark abour Wexford and beyond 13 16 ewsdesk 1318 The phoenix rises-again

Max Lopperr on the reopening o_/Venice's opera house 1324 11 thaldoe n't gli Ler

Harvey E. Phillips explores trends in Srockhol111 's operatic life 133 1 bituary 1333 Opera around the world 1369 Opera in Britain 1396 Opera on D 1400 Opera on DVD 1402 Opera book 1405 Coming events including I Ian r r the K house , Berlin (Deutsch Oper), Ore den, Bologna, aples, Venice, Lockholm (Royal Opera); 'Wi hear that ... '; Opera calendar horn and abroad 1423 Clas ified adverli em nt 1424 My fir Lopera: 'Wozzeck'

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