March 1997 Volume 48 No 3

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Richard Fairman 282 Readers' Letters 283 Obituary 284 Opera Around the World: reports from America, Argentina, Australia. Brazil, Canada. Chil e. France. Germany. Israel, Italy, Macau. Mexico, Poland. Sweden 305-316 COMING EVE 1TS S PPLEME1 T

including plans for UK houses: Chicago, Cape Town. Dresden. Glyndebourne, Munich: ·We hear that ... '; Opera calendar home and abroad 317 Opera books 342 British Opera Diary: ·Cherubin' at

Covent Garden: Opera orth's new 'Falstaff and revival of ·Gloriana': 'La Boheme' at Scottish Opera 351 Opera on the fringe 353 Opera in concert 355 At the musical 357 Opera on disc 366 Classified advertisements

Fron! Cover: The London Coliseum (Photo: Tim Flach)