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December 2014 | £4.95

AT THE HEART OF THE OPERA WORLD

CASA RICORDI How masterpieces are made SCREEN SHOT Is cinema killing live opera?

Riccardo Chailly STEPPING UP TO LA SCALA

OPERA IN ITALY A weekend in Milan Landmarks in Florence, Venice and Verona Scandal in Rome

WIN!MATTHIAS GOERNE’S SCHUBERT EDITION

ON 9 CDS

PLUS Winter &

Spring preview Solti’s US legacy

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