June 1998 Volume 49 No 6
Ediror Rodney Milnes Co-Editor John Alli son Marketing Director Alice Lindsay Editorial Assistant Stefanie Bri.iggemann Edirorial Board Martin Bernheimer Alan Blyth Ian Brunskill Andrew Clark Andrew Clements Richard Fairman Noel Goodwin Michael Kennedy Fiona Maddocks Charles Osborne Andrew Porter John Warrack
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An open letter From the Editor ยท111e key is the contrast' Andrew Clark on E O 's 'Trittico' People 243: Andreas Scholl A lan Blyth Reader's Letter Opera Newsdesk Making a play out of Schiller Ian Brunski/1 on 'I masnadieri' Tales of the unexpected Gavin Bryars talks to Nick Kimberley High standards a ll round A lan Blyth on Wagner and Strauss re-issues Opera Around the World: reports from America, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa COMING EVENTS SUPPLEMENT including plans for the new season at the Royal Opera; Opera North; New York (Metropolitan Opera), San Diego, Seattle, Paris (Opera National and Theatre des Champs Elysees), Munich (Bavarian State Opera); Festivals; 'We hear that .. . '; Opera calendar home and abroad British Opera Diary: 'Ariadne auf Naxos' at Scottish Opera; ETO's 'Cenerentola'; 'TI1e Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears' in Birmingham; 'Hoffmann' at the Coliseum; Opera Factory's 'And the Snake Shed its Skin'; 'Tosca' at WNO Opera on the fringe Opera at the colleges Opera in concert Opera on di sc Opera books Class ified advertisements
