6 Opera news New houses in Haly + Utzon takes rop prize + Opera notes from around th e world 10 Life at the top As we ll as being chairman of Opera Ameri ca, Ian Camp bell has been runn ing San Di ego Opera for a groundbreaking 20 yea rs. PrestO n Turegano caught up with him 14 Down Mexico way The Mexi can border rown ofTijuana has produced a new opera company- part of the region's growing cultural awa reness. Sam Quinon es reports 16 Take your partner The opera co mpani es in th e French towns ofNantes and Angers have decided to co mbine th eir forces . Francis Carlin wonders how co mpatible th ey rea ll y are 19 Birthday legend Alan Sievewright celebrates so prano Birgit Nilsson's 85th birthd ay with a look back at a glittering career 24 In the wings Opera Now meet opera people ] o eph call eja + Susan Parry
22 The Opera Now interview: Shirl ey Ap thorp gets the full srory fro m Thomas Hampson
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Francis Carlin is impressed by Larissa Gergieva 's nurturing of ta lented young Ru ss ian sin ge r who are making an im pact inte rnati onall y 30 Opera designers Rosy Runciman commemorates one of opera 's A nest designers, Maria Bjornson, who died un expectedly last Dece mber
A des ign by the la t e Maria Bjornson for Houston opera 's forthcoming world premiere, The Little Prince
The Hamburg Opera 's stunning production of Dialogues des Carmelites . See Live Reviews from page 57
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• Graz - Capital of Culture 2003 ( 49)
• ean Doran's legacy at the Perth Festival, Australia (54)
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An to nia Cou li ng talks to th e crea tive tea m behind Jerry Springer- The Opera, about to open at th e Na ti onal Th ea tr e, London 37 Aria John Steane continu es his new se ri es with a look at Des Grieux's aria 'Ah, fu yez, douce image!' from Massenet's M anon 51 Opera in the making Ph ill Ward talks to director Nikolaus Lehnhoff about Berio's end ing of Turandot , and his forth co ming Tristan und lsolde at Glyndebourne this summer
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