‘The Great Lablache’ by Clarissa Lablache Cheer .............................................. 1179-80 ‘Idomeneo’ by Nicholas Till and others

‘Jean Cras, Polymath of Music and Letters’

1440-1

by Paul-André Bempéchat ................ 366-7 ‘Letters From a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 4’ edited by Philip Reed .................................................. 240-2 ‘Music, Theater, and Cultural Transfer: Paris, 1830-1914’ edited by Annegret Fauser and Mark Everist .................. 1044-5 ‘Opera: A Beginner’s Guide’ by Alexandra Wilson.................................................. 1569 ‘An Operatic Journey’ by Lotfi Mansouri

1310-11

‘Richard Wagner’ by Nicholas Vazsonyi

‘Richard Wagner and the Centrality of Love’

757-8

by Barry Emslie ................................ 900-4 ‘Samuel Ramey: American Bass’ by Jane Scovell ........................................ 1568-9(p) ‘Therese Malten: Wagner’s Devoted Kundry’ by Michael Letchford ...... 1439-40 ‘Tosca’ by Bernard Williams and others

1440-1

‘Water Music’ by Ian Bradley ................ 904 ‘Weihe, Werkstatt, Wirklichkeit’ by Stephan Mösch .................................................... 758 Boston: Boston Lyric Opera .... 940, 978-80(p), 1332

Shrestinian (Stephen) Award for Excellence

800

New England Conservatory .................... 800 Opera Boston .............................. 456, 980-1 Park Plaza Castle................................ 979-80 Bratislava: Slovak National Theatre ...... 447-8 Braunschweig .................................... 432-3(p) ‘Breaking the rules’ by Nick Kimberley

1209-14(p)

Bregenz: Bregenz Festival ............ 811(p), 1228-30(p),

F14(p), F18-19, F83(p) Plans .................................................. F83-4 Theater am Kornmarkt .......................... 1230 Brighton: Festival

Plans ...................................................... F51 The Opera Group .......................... 879-80(p) Brisbane: Opera Australia ...................... 180-1 Brussels: Théâtre de La Monnaie .... 296-7(p),

527(p), 546(p), 549(p), 551(p), 552(p),

562-3(p), 826-7, 947-8(p), 1104-5(p),

1504-5(p)

Plans ........................................................ 761 Budapest: Hungarian State Opera .... 436-8(p),

962, 1489, 1512

Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires Lirica.......... 289, 817-18, 1228

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Casa de la Opera........................................ 40 Fundamus ................................................ 817 Juventus Lyrica .......................... 289, 1227-8 Teatro Avenida .............. 289, 817-18, 1227-8 Teatro Coliseo............................................ 40 Teatro Colón .................... 40, 541, 796, 1227

Interior .............................................. 797(p) ‘Butterflies and eagles’ by Katherine

Hambridge .................................. 1491-7(p) Buxton: Festival ................................ 1162-3(p), 1482

Plans .................................................. F51-2 International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Plans ...................................................... F53 Opera House Exterior ............................................ F52(p) ‘California dreaming’ by George Loomis

1484-8(p)

Cambridge: English Touring Opera .......... 266 Cape Town: Artscape Opera House .................... 208-9(p) Baxter Theatre ...................................... 972-3 Cape Town Opera ................ 449-50(p), 542,

1130-1(p), 1267-9(p), 1343 In Cardiff ........................................ 74-6(p) In Tel Aviv Plans ............................................ 1489-90 South African College of Music ........ 973(p) Caramoor International Music Festival 1525-6 Plans ........................................................ F84 Cardiff: Cape Town Opera .................... 74-6(p), 1343

International Academy of Voice .. 938, 1195,

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

1483

157, 940

see also Welsh National Opera Castleton Festival .................... 1490, 1529-30 Plans ........................................................ F85 Castleward Opera ...................................... 406 Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini ...... 844-5(p) CD reviews ...... 33-8(p), 101-9(p), 225-36(p),

353-63(p), 413-17(p), 482-9(p), 614-24(p), 749-56(p), 896-900(p), 1034-9(p), 1173-9(p), 1299-1307,

1426-34(p), 1555-63(p)

Central City: Opera House Plans .................................................... F85-6 Exterior .............................................. F86(p) Charleston: Spoleto USA ................ 1273-4(p) Plans .................................................... F86-7 Chautauqua Plans ........................................................ F87 Cheltenham: International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Plans .................................................... F53-4 Chemnitz .............................................. 838(p) Chicago: Chicago Opera Theater .................. 1135-8(p) Plans ...................................................... 761 Chicago Symphony Orchestra .............. 1489 Lyric Opera of Chicago ................ 329-31(p),

720-2(p), 981-3(p), 1090, 1478(p), 1479(p) Plans ...................................................... 498 Cincinnati Opera ............ 1386-8(p), F20-8(p) Plans ........................................................ F88 Finances .................................................. 157 Cleveland: Opera Cleveland.................... 1217 ‘Collecting Rings’ by Martin Bernheimer

F37-43(p)

Colmar: Opéra du Rhin Plans ...................................................... 1047 Cologne: Oper der Stadt Köln .... 16(p), 55(p),

838-9(p), 1364(p)

Cooperstown see Glimmerglass Opera Copenhagen: Royal Danish Opera .. 426-7(p),

796, 1217

Corfu Chamber Opera ............................ 1216 La Coruña Plans .................................................... F88-9 Crested Butte Plans ........................................................ F89 Dalhalla ................................................ F90(p) Plans ........................................................ F90 Dallas Opera ........ 66-7(p), 678, 854-5(p), 983 Plans ...................................................... 1046 Callas (Maria) Debut Artist of the Year .. 940 ‘Dare to be different’ by John Allison ........ F3 Dartington International Summer School 406,

Plans .................................................... F54-5 ‘Dear Heather ... on your 80th birthday’

1404-5

533(p)

Des Moines Metro Opera ........................ 1344 Detmold: Landestheater Detmold ............ 306 Detroit: Detroit Symphony Orchestra .................. 800 Michigan Opera Theatre.................. 456-8(p) ‘Distress signals’ by John Allison............ 1195 Dorchester Abbey: English Music Festival

Dortmund .............................................. 656(p) Dresden: Festival

1004

Plans .................................................. F90-1 Sächsische Staatskapelle .......... 25, 433-4(p) Sächsisches Staatsoper ............................ 404 Semperoper................................ 25, 197-8(p) Exterior ............................................ F91(p) Drottningholms Slottstheater .............. 1521(p) Plans ........................................................ F92 Dublin: Grand Canal Theatre...................... 540, 1121

Exterior ............................................ 541(p) Irish National Opera ............ 540, 1216, 1489 Lyric Opera .................................. 204, 962-4 National Concert Hall.............................. 204

Opera Ireland .................. 313-14, 540, 574-5 Opera Theatre Company ...... 204, 540, 1216,

1489

Scottish Opera .................................... 1121-2 Duffy (John) Composers Institute ........ 165-71 Düsseldorf: Deutsche Oper am Rhein

306-7(p), 839-40, 956-8, 1507 DVD reviews .... 110-12, 236-9(p), 349-53(p),

490-2(p), 625-7(p), 740-9(p), 886-95(p), 1040-1(p), 1168-72(p), 1308-9, 1434-8(p),

1564-6(p), F44-7(p)

Edinburgh: Edinburgh International Festival ...... 143(p),

1291-2(p), 1293-4, 1344 Plans .................................................. F55-6 Opéra de Lyon ............................ 1289-90(p) Sydney, Opera Australia .................. 1298(p) Editorial comments:

January: ‘New approaches’ ........................ 3 February: ‘Happy birthday!’ .............. 131(p) March: ‘Pop go the weasels’ .................. 259 April: ‘A special relationship?’ .............. 387 May: ‘Question time’ .............................. 515 June: ‘World ash tree’.............................. 651 July: ‘Italian lessons’ .............................. 779 August: ‘Remember Tippett?’ ................ 923 September: ‘Tougher than ever’ ............ 1059 October: ‘Distress signals’ .................... 1195 November: ‘Little shop of operas’ ........ 1331 December: ‘Pain management’ ............ 1459 Festivals issue: ‘Dare to be different’ ...... F3 ‘Elisabeth Söderström, 1927-2009’ .. 172-9(p) English Opera Group .................... 538(p), 540 English Touring Opera:

In Cambridge .......................................... 266 In London ........................................ 604-7(p) Enschede: Nationaal Musiekkwartier.............. 63-4, 972 Nationale Reisopera .................. 63-4(p), 972 Erfurt: Theater Erfurt ............................ 958(p) Plans ........................................................ F92

In Pretoria ................................................ 800 Erl Plans ........................................................ F93 Essen: Aalto Musiktheater........ 198-9, 706(p),

781(p), 1119

European Opera Days................................ 404 Eutin Plans ........................................................ F93 Everton: Ensemble 10/10 ................ 218-19(p) Florence: Maggio Musicale ................................ 662(p)

Plans ...................................................... F94 Teatro Comunale .. 15(p), 205(p), 439-40(p),

708-9(p)

Fort Worth Opera ............................ 1275-7(p) ‘Forty years and counting’ by George Hall

1218-23(p)

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