May 1978

Vol 29 No 5

Founded by the Earl of Harewood

Editor

HAROLD ROSENTHAL

Associate Editors Alan Blyth, Rodney Milnes Editorial Board Elizabeth forbes, Arthur Jacobs, William Mann,

Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, John Warrack

Personal Assistant to the Editor Deidre Tilley Editorial Offices: 6 Woodland Rise, London NJO 3UH

Opera for Whom? by th e Editor

In the News

The Karaj a n T nterview - Part l

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Verdi's Foscari Return by Harold Rosenthal

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Our Critics Abroad : Reports fro m Switzerland , America, Australia, France, Germany (DDR), Germany (West), Greece, Italy 460

COMING EVENTS - SUPPLEMENT including plans for Covent Garden, Scottish and Welsh companies; Metropolitan, ew York , Chicago , San Francisco, Pari s, Monte Car lo; 'We hear that .. .'; Opera Calendar 477- 490 Gramophone Records 490 London Opera Diary: in cluding rev iews of 'ld omeneo ' and 'II tro va to re ' a t Covent Garden ; and 'The Force of Destiny' at the Co li seum 504 In Sco tland 512 In Wales 514 In Kent 516 Student Per fo rma nces 51 8 Readers' Letters 527 Cla ss ified ad ve rti sements 535

Front cover: Herbert vo n Karajan rehearsing Mirella Freni m 'Don Ca rl os' at Salzburg