TEMPO SPRING 1948 CONTENTS

Notes and News Report from New York Music in : Neville Cardus Report from Italy American Orchestras : Leonard Burkat Production : Tyrone Guthrie Problems of Opera Performance : Joan Cross Book Guide Delius and Nietzsche : W. H. Haddon Squire Record Guide

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QUARTERLY 7 TWO SHILLINGS

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"Rape of Lucretia"

Supervised by Benjamin Britten \ Recorded under the auspices of the British Council

PETER PEARS • JOAN CROSS • NORMAN LUMSDEN • DENNIS DOWLING FREDERICK SHARP • NANCY EVANS • FLORA NIELSEN • MARGARET RITCHIE • CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, COND. BY REGINALD GOODALL C 3699-706 Auto. Coupling Nos.—C 7706-13 Greatest Artists • Finest Recording

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