March 2002 Volume 53 No 3

era Founded by the Earl of Harewood

Past Editors Harold Rosenthal and Rodney Milnes

Editor John Alli on Marketing Director Alice Lind ay Assi tant Editor Erica Jeal ub criptions Manager Angela Kipling

Editorial Board Martin Bernheimer Alan Blyth Hugh anning Rupert hristian en Andrew lark Andrew lement Richard Fairman Michael Kennedy Fiona Maddock Rodney Milne ( hairman) Roger Parker ndrew Porter

Editorial ffices 36 Black Lion Lane London W6 9BE Telephone: 020 8563 8893 Fax: 020 8563 8635 e-mail: editor@operamag.clara.co.uk Web ite: http://www.opera.co.uk dverti ing order and copy to Jane toggle abbell Pub Ii hing Ltd Woodman Works 204 Durn ford R ad London W 19 8DR Tel: 020 8971 8450 Fax: 020 8971 8480

Front cover: Montserrat Cabal le a Catherine of Aragon in 'Henry VIII' in Barcelona (ph to: Antoni Bofilli)

269 We fear that ... By the Editor 270 Reader ' letter 275 Every time we ay goodbye

John Allison at the Liceu and ovent Garden 278 Bellini' fall from grace

Mary Ann Smart examine the Romantic tendencie in 'La onnambula' 284 ew de k 287 Opera for the people, or political hot p tato?

Paula Kennedy on Mi Ian' Teatro deg Ii Arcimboldi 290 People 281: Peter Coleman-Wright

Michael Shmith 296 Walton in the theatre

A centenary retro pectiv by Michael Kennedy 305 Bucking a trend?

Covent Garden' Tony Hall talk to Erica Jeal 308 Peter Hemming , 1934-2002

David Pountney, Placido Domingo, Alan Blyth 311 Martha.Modi, l912-2001

Alan Blyth, A trid Vama 314 Obituary 315 Opera around the world 341 Opera in Britain 349 Opera on di c 356 Opera book 366 Coming events including plan for the UK h u e , the Liceu,

YCO; 'We hear that ... '; Opera calendar home and abr ad 383 Cla ified adverti ement 384 I can't live without ... I quattro ru teghi

Martin Mayer

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