Vol 20 No J

Founded by th e Earl of Harewood

Editor : HAROLD ROSENTHAL Associate Editors : ALA 1 BLYTH and ARTHUR JACOBS Editorial Board: PHILIP HOPE-\\IALL \CE, WILLIAM MANN. ANDREW PORTER, DESMOND HAWE-TAYLOR, JOHN WARRACK

Edirori(ll Offi ces: 6 Woodland R ise, London r.JO

CONTENTS

Opera in Eastern Europ :

Moscov,· by Rita cAllist r Poland by Bernard Lefort Czechoslo a kia bv Bernard L fo rt R ousse l·s 'Padmavatr by F elix Aprahamian Opera on 1he Gramophone: 24

·Les Huguenots·- Part I hy R icha rd Bebb and Vivia n T he a li fornian E xperi ence hy rthur Jacobs ~1unich· 'Die So lda ten' by Greville Rothon and review of oth er ove r ea performance in Germany, America, Au tri a . Canada , France. Ita ly. Ton ay CO 11 G EVE 1TS- SUPPLE 1ENT

Liff including pla ns fo r Covent Garden. Sadler· Well · Opera.

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adle r" s Wells Theatre. Prom nade oncert . Metropolitan. ew York . Cologne. H amburg. Gene a ; 'We hear that ... ;

Opera Calendar. H ome and Abroad

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Book Reviews

Brief Chronicl es

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ln th e 1ews

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T ,, o French Operas and other recent record re iewed hy Harold Rosenthal

Obitua ry

·Troja ns· Triumphant hy Alan Blyth

Other Scottish Opera Reviews by Conrad Wilson

London Opera Diary including reviev s of Camden F e ti val ,

·Elektra· and ·Peter Grime · a t C vent Garden

Ea rl y Wagner in the Midlands by Bryan Magee

Ce ti·s 'Orontea· in E ngli h premiere by Stan ley Sadie

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O th er performances

Readers· Lette rs

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Classi.fied adveni1e111enl.1 are on p. 656