JULY 1984

Vol 35 No 7

Founded by th e Earl of Harewood

Editor Deputy Editor Editorial Board

Overseas News Editor Personal Assistan t to the Editor Editorial Offices

HAROLD ROSENTHA L, OBE Rodney Milnes Alan Blyth , Elizabeth Forbes, Arthur Jacobs, Max Loppert, William Mann, Charles Osborne, Andrew Porter , Desmond Shawe-Taylor, John Warrack

Hilary Finch

Deidre Tilley 6 Woodland Rise, London NJO 3UH

Travelling from Z t o A: the second part of Sir Peter Hall's conversation with Max Loppert Richard Lewis at 70: pictures from a career Stanford's Early Operas by George Hauger Joseph Hislop-a Centenary Tribute by Michael F. Bott In the News Book reviews by Arthur Jacobs Readers ' Letters Our Critics Abroad: Reports from France, America, Austria, Canada, German y, Holland, Ital y, Monaco, New Zealand , Norway, South Africa, Sweden

COMING EVENTS SUPPLEMENT Including plans for Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Houston, Melbourne , Liege , Berlin , Bonn , Geneva, Festiva ls 1984; 'We hear that . ' Record Reviews

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Obituary British Opera Diary, including re views of 'The Sicilian Vespers' at the Coliseum; WNO's 'La Boheme', 'Jenfifa' and 'La tra viata'; 'Cosi fan tutte', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream ' and 'L'elisir d'amore' at Covent Garden; Scottish Opera's 'L'Egisto' School and fringe performances On Radio Classified ad vertisements

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Front cove r: Rosalind Plowright as Elena in 'The Sicilian Vespers' at the Coliseum