Vol 20 No 1
Founded by th e Earl of Harewood
JANUARY 1969
Ectitor: HAROL D RO SE NTHAL Associate Editors: ALAN BLYTH and ARTHUR JACOBS Editorial Board: PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE, W ILLI AM MAl ' ANDREW PORTER , DESMOND SHAWE-TAYLOR, JOHN WARRACK
Edii oria/ Offices: 6 Woodland R ise, London, N. jO
CONTENTS
Jn the 1 ews Wagner·s E n gl ish Di sc ipl es by Laurence D avies People: 77
E li sabeth Soderstrom by John Ami s 'On the Ha ll s· by H . Powell Lloyd Warwick Braithwa ite at 73- A Tribute Wexford Festival 1968 by Harold Rosenthal and reviews of other overseas performances from th e USA Argentin a , Chil e. Czechoslovakia, D enmark. France, Germany (West & W. Berlin), Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, USSR COMING EVENTS UPPLEMENT
including plan s for G lyndebourne Touring Opera, Sadler's Wells at the Co li seum. Buenos Aires, Nice, Milan , Bologna , Turin , Venice; 'We hear that .. .'; Summer Festivals, 1969; Opera Calendar, Home & Abroad Brief Chronicle s from Austria , France, Germany (East & West) ,
Italy Obituary Covent Garden's 21st Birthday Album and other
R ecent Records reviewed by Alan Blyth London Opera Diary including reviews of 'D er Rosenkavalier' and 'Manon Lescaut' at Covent Garden On Radio Karajan's Filmed 'Carmen' R eaders' Letters
Classified advertisem ents are on p. 88
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