Founded by th e P.nrl of HarewooJ

Vol IJ No. 6

JUNE 1966

Editor: H A R O L D R OS E N TH AL

Deputy Editor : ART H u R .1 Ac o B s

Editorial Board : P !I I L I P Ho P E - w A L LA c E

\V I L LI A M M A N. A DR E W P O R TE R D E S M O N D H A \V E - T A Y L O R, J O 1--1 \V A R R A C K

CONTENTS

T he Im porta nce of Being Earnest - About ·cosl fa n tutte·

hy R. B. Moberly T he Birth of Bel Canto by Richard Bonynge Engli shmen Need ot Apply hy Michael Geliot Mozart and Verdi at La Scala by H a ro ld Rosentha l a nd overseas repo rt s from It a ly. America. Austria. Denma rk. F ra nce. Germany. Israe l. orway. Portuga l. Sweden CO v11 G EVE 1TS - SUPPLE ME T

including pla ns fo r Covent G arden. New Y o rk. Santa Fe, Buenos Aires; ·we hea r that ... ·; Summer Festivals;

and H ome Opera House Ca lenda r. June- July

Readers· Letters

Brief Chronicles from America. Austria. Czechoslovak ia .

France. Germany. Ita ly. Sweden

Dennis Noble. 1899- 1966: An Appn:ciatio n hy Leslie Ayre

Obituary

G ramopho ne Record by Alan Blyt h and Harold Rosenthal

Golla ncz a t Bayreuth : Book Review by Jonatha n Griffin

London Opera D ia ry including revie ws of 'Der Rosenkava li er' a t Covent Garden and the Ham burg State Opera "s pe rformances a t Sadle r·s Wells

Out-of-London Events

Reports from Aberdeen and Cardi ff Amateur Performances

Radio Performances

A Filmed 'Boheme·

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