‘Pedro Lavirgen: A Tribute’ by David Sugden and Ana Belén Cañizares Sevilla

...............................................................1408 ‘Ravel’ by Roger Nichols .................... 870-2 ‘Richard Wagner’s Women’ by Eva Rieger

1535-6

‘The Schwarzkopf Tapes’ edited by Alan Sanders ............................ 476-7(p) ‘Situating Opera—Period, Genre, Reception’ by Herbert Lindenberger .................. 1005-6 ‘Small Island, Great Riches’ by Sue Brown

477

‘Studies in Seventeenth-Century Opera’ edited by Beth L. Glixon ............... 1269-71 ‘Verdi and/or Wagner’ by Peter Conrad

1532-5

‘Verdi and the Germans’ by Gundula Kreuzer .............................................. 152-5 ‘Vocal Victories: Wagner’s Female Characters from Senta to Kundry’ by Nila Parly ................................................. 1535-6 ‘Wagner and the Erotic Impulse’ by Laurence Dreyfus ............................. 610-13 Bordeaux: Opéra National de Bordeaux

546-7(p)

Boston: Boston Baroque .................................... 1093 Boston Early Music Festival ............. 1357-8

Plans ..................................................... F74 Boston Lyric Opera ........................ 953-4(p) Boston Symphony Orchestra ........ 520, 1092 Lyric Opera of Boston .................. 1093-4(p) Opera Boston ... 70-2, 150, 700-1(p), 1092-3 Plans ................................................... 1008 Boughton Aluph: Stour Music .............. 976-8 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ....... 1310 ‘Boy wonder’ by Kristin Cowdin ..... 644-9(p) Braunschweig: Staatstheater Braunschweig ....

.......................................................929-31(p) Brecon: Music Theatre Wales ......... 1121-2(p) Bregenz: Festival ..... 133(p), 286, 518, 786, 1197-9(p)

Plans .................................................. F74-5 Vorarlberger Landestheater ............ 538-9(p) Brighton Festival Plans ....................................................... F44 Brisbane: Opera Queensland ............... 1455-6 Bristol and West of England Friends of Welsh

Brno:

National Opera ..... 116, 243, 355, 481, 618,

747, 1273, 1410, 1539

Janáček Biennale ............................ 304-6(p) National Theatre

In Prague ........................................... 926-8 Finances .......................................... 1443-5 Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie ......... 135(p),

166-7(p), 403, 540-1(p), 784, 794, 891,

912, 919-22, 1203-4(p), 1445

Plans ....................................................... 617 Bryanston School: Dorset Opera ............ 1246 Plans ....................................................... F48

Bucharest: Ateneul Roman

Interior ............................................. F75(p) Enescu Festival Plans ..................................................... F75 Budapest: Hungarian State Opera ........... 784,

810-11, 1445

Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires Lirica ................................ 295

Juventus Lirica ....................................... 793 Milan, La Scala ................................... 160-1 Teatro Avenida ................................ 295, 793 Teatro Colón .............. 160-1, 793, 891, 1455

Interior ............................................. 903(p) Strike .................................................... 150 Burnley: Heritage Opera ................ 1248-9(p) Buxton: Bampton Classical Opera ............. 1135-6(p) Buxton Festival ........ 520, 1118-20(p), 1174,

F30-5(p)

Plans ..................................................... F45 International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Plans ..................................................... F46 Opera House Exterior ............................................ F30(p) Cape Town: Artscape Opera House .......... 63-6(p), 430-1 Cape Town Opera .......... 201-4(p), 694-5(p),

715, 784, 948-9(p)

Plans ................................................ 479-80 In Tel Aviv ............................................ 316 Fugard Theatre ........................................ 388 Isango Portobello .................................... 388 Umculo/Cape Festival .................... 565-6(p) Caramoor Festival .................................. 1360 Plans ....................................................... F76 Cardiff: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World .......... 286,

992-3(p)

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

388

see also Welsh National Opera ‘Caroline knows best?’ by John Allison ....... 3 Castleton Festival ................................ F77(p) Plans .................................................... F76-7 Catania: Teatro Massimo Bellini ..... 423-4(p),

500, 812-14(p)

Plans ....................................................... 115 Finances .................................................. 784 CD reviews 103-12(p), 229-34(p), 339-43(p),

472-5(p), 597-605, 734-9(p), 862-70(p),

995-1001(p), 1045-51(p), 1136-44(p), 1263-9, 1311-15, 1394-1402(p), 1521-31(p) Central City Opera Festival ............ 1353-4(p) Plans .................................................... F77-8 Charleston: Spoleto Festival USA .. 1094-5(p) Plans .................................................... F78-9 Chautauqua Festival Plans ....................................................... F79 Cheltenham Festival Plans ....................................................... F46

4 Chemnitz: Theater der Stadt Chemnitz

681-3(p)

Cheshire (Leonard) Disability, Opera Ability Media International Award .................... 150 Chicago: Chicago Opera Theater ... 259, 521, 954-6(p) Chicago Symphony Orchestra ................ 259 Lyric Opera of Chicago .......... 9(p), 72-4(p),

149(p), 259, 522, 635, 651,

701-3(p), 786, 1293(p)

Finances .............................................. 1445 Christchurch ........................................... 1188 Cincinnati: Cincinnati Opera ................................. 784-5

Finances .............................................. 1310 Festival Plans ................................................ F79-81 Classic BRIT Awards ................................ 786 Classical Opera Company ........................ 286 ‘Classical proportions’ by Amanda Holloway

664-6(p)

Clonter Opera ...................................... 1246-7 Cologne: Oper Köln ............. 411, 552-3, 807,

1070-3(p), 1211

In Shanghai ......................................... 39-40 In Sulaymaniyah ..................................... 521 Columbus: Opera Columbus .................... 826 Como: Teatro Sociale ............................... 912 Compiègne ........................................... 791(p) ‘Composer of two worlds’ by Rebecca Paller

1446-52(p)

Cooperstown see Glimmerglass Festival Copenhagen: Royal Danish Opera .. 171-2(p),

499, 519, 1058-9(p), 1445, 1519-21(p) Crema .................................................. 1261-2 Crested Butte Music Festival Plans ....................................................... F81 Critics’ Circle Music Awards .................. 1044 Dalhalla Festival Plans .................................................... F81-2 Dallas Opera ... 522, 635, 786, 956-8(p), 1044 Plans ....................................................... 480 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition .. 786 Finances ................................................ 1044 Darmstadt: Staatstheater ................... 1518-19 Dartington International Summer School

1249

Plans ....................................................... F48 Finances .................................................. 520 Dayton Opera ........................................ 703-4 ‘The death of Italian Opera’ by Carlos del

Cueto ........................................... 510-18(p) Dessau: Kurt Weill Festival .................. 807-8 Detroit: Michigan Opera Theatre 433, 1095-6 ‘Dig deeper’ by John Allison .................. 1291 Dijon: Opéra de Dijon ........................... 676-8 Dorset Opera At Bryanston School ............................ 1246

Plans ..................................................... F48 Dortmund ........................................ 313-14(p) Dresden:

Dresden Court Opera .............................. 128 Festival Plans ..................................................... F82 Semperoper .. 235-6, 411-12(p), 931, 1466-7 Semper2 ............................................ 412-13 Drottningholm: Court Theatre ............ 1227-8,

F24-9(p), F83(p)

Plans ....................................................... F83 Exterior .............................................. F24(p) Interior ............................................... F29(p) Dublin:

Irish National Opera Company ........... 781-2 Lyric Opera ........................... 44-6, 937-8(p) Opera Ireland ........................... 188-9, 781-2 Opera Theatre Company ....... 43-4(p), 781-2 Duisburg: Deutsche Oper am Rhein . 183-4(p) Durban: Playhouse Opera .......... 949, 1344(p) Düsseldorf: Clara Schumann Music School .............. 900 Deutsche Oper am Rhein ..... 314, 1073-4(p),

1467-8(p)

DVD reviews .... 99-103, 234-7(p), 344-50(p),

462-72(p), 605-10(p), 740-3, 856-62(p),

1001-4(p), 1144-7(p), 1257-63(p),

1402-7(p), 1513-21(p)

Edinburgh: Antwerp, Vlaamse Opera ............. 1373-4(p) Edinburgh International Festival ........ 27(p),

259, 270, 1188, 1256, 1373-4(p), 1376-8(p) Plans ................................................ F49-50 Edinburgh Studio Opera ................. 838-9(p) St Petersburg, Maryinsky Opera ... 1376-8(p) Scottish Opera .................................. 1375(p) Edison Klassiek Awards ........................... 912 Editorial comments:

January: ‘Caroline knows best?’ ................. 3 February: ‘Elephant in the room’ ........... 131 March: ‘Going for your job’ ................... 259 April: ‘Honey, I shrunk the opera’ .......... 371 May: ‘Musical chairs’ ............................. 499 June: ‘Lone stars’ .................................... 635 July: ‘Rattlesnakes’ ................................. 763 August: ‘Global village’ ......................... 891 September: ‘Lord of the opera’ ........ 1019(p) October: ‘London calling’ .................... 1163 November: ‘Dig deeper’ ....................... 1291 December: ‘Prize fights’ ....................... 1427 Festivals issue: ‘Summertime...’ .............. F3 Eilat: International Red Sea Music Festival

‘Elephant in the room’, by John Allison ... 131 ‘Emotion of the moment’ by Jon Tolansky

420

‘England’s Bayreuth?’ by John Allison

1180-6(p)

F18-23(p)

English Heritage ....................................... 150 English Touring Opera ............................. 520

In Bath ............................................... 1504-5 In London ..... 580-1(p), 583-4(p), 1504-5(p) Finances .................................................. 520 Enschede: Nationale Reisopera ........ 195-8(p)

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