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A silhouette of Richard Strauss and the dancing Salome, one of many contemporary reactions to the opera. See p.42 for the story of Salome's other lives
5 Letters to the Editor 8 Spotlight 16 Opera Houses of the
World: Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. Sebastian Loew visits a house favoured by many singers; Neroli Lawson speaks eo those who run it; and Michael McGarvie takes us on a tOur of the city 26 Assortment of Voices:
Continuing his series ,j ohn Steane this month examines those parts the dark baritone voice can reach 30 Andrea Gruber: The Art
of Survival: Antony Peattie talks eo the soprano who has just made her stage debut at Scottish Opera 34 The Search for Don
Giovanni: one o( opera's most enigmatic characters remains a challenge for many singers. By H~lena Matheopoulos 40 Tattooed Divas: Prima
donnas as you have never seen them before. David Hirst reveals the big secret of the Gran Scena opera company 42 The Woman Who Did:
and sound ofLuisa Tetrazzini , who died fifty years ago this month, surveyed through her recordings by Simon Trezise 50 Broadway Prince at the
Met: Producer Hal Prince recently made his Met debut with Fausr. J ill Spalding spoke to him about the experience, andjudith Pear/man talked eo Faust's conductor and designer 54 Singing for Pleasure: Me!
Cooper profiles Vicroria de Ios Angeles, who is giving concerts in London this month 58 Glasgow's Range:
Christopher Reece-Bowen profiles Scottish Opera, and we take a look at events going on in Glasgow during its year as European City of Culture 64 The 0Rera Now Collection 66 Opera Dances:jann Parry
looks at the element of dance on today's opera stage 71 Qnera Now Readers'
Offer: a special discount on forthcoming concerts given by The Philharmonia Orchestra 72 lvanov's Fate: designer Igor
Ivanov, who currently has an exhibition in London, reveals why he left the Kirov Opera 74 QRera Now presents . . .
Kevin McMillan. J udith Pear/man introduces a young barirone who will be giving a recital especially for readers of Qpera Now on 8 April 76 Christmas Quiz results: the
}8 Recording of the Month:
Michael Davidson reviews a new authentic recording of Don Giovanni 80 Galley Years: inspired by
new releases on CD, Nicholas P ayne shares an enthusiasm for Verdi's early operas 84 Reviews: Opera, recitals,
and choral music on CD; books 89 Equipment: Beginning a
new series on how eo buy a hi-fi system from scratch. By Michael Scott Rohan 90 Performance: Reviews of
live productions in the UK and abroad 94 Listings: UK and
International
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Rodney Shewan examines Salome's many lives 48 Voice of a Century: the li fe
moment you've all been waiting for . .. plus a list of our prize-winners
CONTRIBUTORS SEBASTIAN LOEW is a lecturer at the South Bank Polytechnic and an amateur singer ... H ELENA MATHEOPOULOS's books include Diva and Bravo . . . ] ANN PARRY is dance critic fo r The Observer . ..
NICHOLAS P A YNE is General Administrator of Opera North . .. CHRISTOPHER REECE-BOWEN is a Scottish-based freelance journalist and publicist whose clients currently include Mayfest ... RODNEY SHEW AN is a freelance writer and critic .. . GINO SPRIO is a portrait photographer, whose sessions have included Rosanna Arquette and Ken Russell ... JOHN STEANE is the author of The Grand Tradition and a writer and broadcaster ... SIMON TREZISE is a lecturer in Music at Trinity College, Dublin
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Aletta Collins choreographer photographed by RUSSELL YOUNG
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