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Front of house 4 Editorial 6 News & comment + NEWS FOCUS: Surviving the cuts - a specia l report from Italy + Robert O'Rorke, Artist-in-Residence at Garsington + JonaU1an Dove and community opera

+ 17 Japan

• 22 Thailand

• 25 Singapore 27 Composer focus Thomas .\Jay profiles John Adams, who is creating some of the most powerful opera around today 31 Russian dolls Robert Thicknesse fills in the background to Russia ·s two great opera companies. the Bolshol and the l{jrov. both of which will be appearing in London's main opera houses th is summer

36 The performing voice Omitrl 1-l vorostovs~· tells Mark Glanvill e how openness is the key to development in a career 39 Design in opera Rosy Runciman previews an exhibition on artist and designer Rex Whistler 42 Aria John Steane considers which type of \ 'Oice best su i ts Lisa's · zh polnoch blizistya' aria from The Queen of Spacles

FESTIVAL PREVIEWS 63 Bregenz 64 Almeida Opera 65 Bampton Opera 66 Edinburgh

In review 44 In recital 47 In concert 48 CD features and reviews 55 Opera in view 59 Book reviews 69 Festival reviews • Maslenitsa Festival • Budapest Spring Festival 72 Live reviews 95 World premieres • Adriana Mater • Svall • Held der Westlichen Welt + Send (Who are you? I love yo u) + Time and Again Barelas + Oarkling 98 Young artist reviews

Backstage 102 Opera origins Della Couling assesses the influen ce of the myth or Orpheus on the operatic repertoire 106 Webwatch 107 Opera Worldwide 111e guide to international opera performances and festivals. Plus, this issue's Travel Tips

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