July 1994 Volume 45 No 7

Founded by 1he Earl of Harewood Ediror 7953-86 Harold Rosemhal. OBE

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779 Prophet marginalized Rodney Milnes 783 Salvaging the 'Wreckers·

Ronald Crichton 786 Readers· Lette rs 787 Bernstein soundin gs Patrick J. Smith 789 Opera ewsdesk 792 Opening up the past A lan Bly1h 798 Kreizberg steps forward Hilary Finch 800 Yvonne Printemps-100 years of springtime Parrick O 'Connor 805 Opera Around the World: reports from America. Australia. Austria, Denmark. France. Germany. Italy. Monaco. Netherlands. orway. Slovenia. Switzerl and 823-841

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COMI G EVENTS SUPPLEMENT including plans for the new season at Welsh Ta tiana] Opera, Glyndebourne Touring Opera: Chicago. Dallas. DUsseldorf. Munich. Amsterdam; Festivals: 'We hear that ... ': Opera calendar home and abroad Opera books British Opera Diary: Opera Factory's ·Rake's Progress': 'Fedora· and ·Carmen' at Covent Garden: E o·s ·Cos1 fan tutte· and 'Peter Grimes·: ·Der Rosenkavalier' from WNO: ·Tristan und Isolde' at Scottish Opera Opera in concert Opera on disc Class ified advertisements

From cover: Ruggero Raimondi in the titl e role of ·Mose in Egitto· at Cov~nt Garden (photo: Catherine Ashmore)