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Opera news and features The Kirov Opera takes a brand new Prince lgor on tour (6) • Adelina Patti's Welsh home restored (7) • Cardiff Singer of the World report (8) • News in brief ( 12)
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Anne Inglis: People in the News Wagner was once double-dutch to Frederic Kalt, but now he's preparing his ftrst Dutchman; Robert Hayward sings Escamillo in Jonathan Miller's Carmen at ENO; Broomhill's general director, Mark Domford-May, describes the new season ; conductor Karen Keltner heads for Glimmerglass; Speight Jenkins describes why the Ring is such an important part of Seattle's repertoire
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Cover feature A cunning plan is developing in Belfast; Graham Fawcett celebrates 10 years of Opera Northern Ireland
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Take a pair of sparkling eye-glasses ... See and be seen: if you've an eye for opera glasses, Erica Speel suggests what you sho uld look o ut for at the auctions
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Singers of the Century To hear the voice of Franco Corelli leaves one with a longing to hear more. John Steane attempts to quench his thirst
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Opera Guide Noel Goodwin squeezes the juice out of The Love fo r Three Oranges and gets to the pith of the plo t
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Friends and fan clubs If you love opera and opera singers, you can ftnd o ut more by joining the Friends
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Opera World: Dresden Good times and bad, Dresden is a city of cultural dynamism and change. Robert Hartford reports
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Reader Susan George, from France, enioys her Opera Now competition prize -a visit to the finals of the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition accompanied by her husband
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