March 1977

Vol 28 No 3

Founded by the Earl of Harewood

Editor

HAROLD ROSE THAL

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 R ise, London 10 JUH

Opera on the Gramophone: 4 I

'Werther' - Part l by Lord Harewood

Too Chauvinistic? The Birth of TV Opera by Lionel Salter Sullivan: A ew Chapter by Arthur Jacobs

Obituary

Our Critics Abroad: Report from America, Au tria , France, Germany, I ta ly, Spain

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CO Ml G EVENTS - SUPPLE ME T including plans for E O Tour, Sadler's Well Theatre, English Music Theatre Company, Camden, Edinburgh and Glyndebourne Fe tivals ; 'We hear that ... ." ; Opera Calendar Gramophone Records Christmas Competition Result and Report London Opera Diary including re iews of 'The Twilight of the Gods' and 'JI trovatore' at the Coliseum, and 'Der Freischi.:itz' at Covent Garden In Scotland Handel in Birmingham Opera for All Other Performance Readers' Letters Classified advertisements

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Front cover: Lucia Popp as Aennchen in 'Der Frei chutz at Covent Garden