Founded by May 1986 th e Earl of Harewood Vol 37 No 5

HAROLD ROSENTHAL, OBE Editor

Rodney Milnes Deputy Editor

Alan Blyth, Elizabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacobs, Editorial Board i\ l ax Loppert, William Mann, Cha rle Osborne, Andre\\' Port er , Desmo nd Sh awe-Tay lo r , J oh n \Var rac k

Noel Goodwin Overseas

News Editor

Deidre Till ey Personal Assista/11

10 the Editor

6 Woodland Rise, London N IO JUH Editorial Offices

'The Mask of Orpheus ' by Elgar Ho warth 492

In the ews 496

Peopl e 142: Philip Langridge by Charles Pill 499

Readers ' Letters 507

The Bastille 's 'Anti-Star': Part 2-Gerard Mortier talks to Sophie Lannes and Sylvie de ussac 51 1

Book Review 5 14

Obituary 5 16

Our Critics Abroad: Report s from France , America, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hong Kong, Ital y,

Monaco, orway, Yugosla vi a 519

COMI G EVENTS-SUPPLEMENT

including plans for ENO, Covent Garden, Opera North,

Scotti sh Opera 1986-7 , Met, New York , Chicago,

Pittsburgh; Festi vals 1986; 'We hear that . .. ' 537-550

Record Reviews 550

British Opera Diar y, including reviews of 'II trovatore' and

'Der fliegende Hollander' at Covent Garden; ENO's

'Parsifal'; W O's 'Puritani'; Scottish Opera's 'Mahagonny'; Opera North's 'Aida' and Fanciulla de!

West' 579

Fringe Performances 591 School Performances 593 Classified advertisements 608

Front cover: Rosalind Plowright as Senta in Co vent Garden's new production of 'Der fliegende Hollander '