July 1973

Vol 24

No 7

Founded br 1he Earl of Hareil'ood

Edi( O/' Associale Edi1or Edi1orial Board

HAROLD ROSENTHAL Alan Bl yth Arthur Jacobs, William Mann, Rodney Milnes,

Charles Osborn e, Andrew Porter, Desmond Shawe-Taylor. John Warrack Edi1orial Offices: 6 Woodland Rise , London N / 0 3UH

Contents Our Current Operatic Problems A dis cussion between Lord Harewood, John Tooley , and Harold Rosenthal

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People: 100

Shirley Verrett by Speight Jenkins

Opera in Northern Ireland by Paul Clarke

In the News

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Our Critics Abroad: Reports from East Germany, America, Austria, Canada, Belgium, Eire, France, German (West & W. Berlin), Holland , Italy , Switzerland 594 COMING EVENTS - SUPPLEMENT including plans for Sadler's Wells Opera, Covent Garden, Scottish Opera ; 'We hear that ... ' 609-619 Record Reviews 620 Obituary 639 50 Years Ago ... 25 Years Ago 640 Book Reviews 641 London Opera Diary including reviews of 'Owen Wingrave' 'Lucia di Lammermoor' and 'Wozzeck' at Covent Garden 643 Scottish Opera 651 Welsh National Opera 654 University and Student Performances 659 Front cover: Janis Martin as Marie in 'Wozzeck' at Covent Garden

Classified advertisements

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