European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 28, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 love at the palladium Neil Diamond in London by Don Mcnicol associated press i Princess Margaret went backstage at the i London palladium for a Little party with Ameri can superstar Neil Diamond thursday the Princess sister of Queen Elisabeth ii. M toasted the 34-year-old Singer and composer Fler a Jam packed audience had Given him an ecstatic standing ovation for his Superb opening night performance at the theater his first in Britain in More than five years. London and los Angeles Are the twin music Cape. Tali of the world Diamond told Princess Margaret i he recalled that a few Days ago he took his Little son of have a look at Buckingham Palace but they did t see he Queen. However the peek at the Palace inspired Ai Dew song which he still has to finish. F Diamond regarded As possibly the highest paid Singer to the world with reputed earnings of $13 million in the f put 12 months told Princess Margaret he plans to stay to London for most of july recording his next album for which the lbs record company will pay him $1,000,000. Lbs has said it is paying him $1,000,000 for each of five annual albums. Show business sources estimated he will earn $425,000from the five concerts he is giving at the palladium and for a july 2 open air concert expected to attract 50,000people to Woburn Abbey stately Home of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. Thursday s two and a Quarter hour palladium show was presented on Diamond s own stage costing a reputed $340,000. One backdrop was a glittering new York sky line. Another was a series of big mirrors in which the audience found themselves reflected. Hits of the evening included such Diamond compositions As Street Sweet reggae strut the Jonathan Livingston Seagull i Veblen this Way before and Iam i i be been this Way before is the newly re leased first Tingle off Diamond s loot at the Creek doable live album. The audience from very Young to very old. And som of whom had paid $170 on the Black Market for tickets seemed utterly enchanted especially when Diamond came Down off stage and roamed around among them accepting Flowers and exchanging Margaret also seemed delighted. As Peter Nieswand wrote in Friday s guardian the standing ovation he was Given at the Efa was not just from the faithful but was earned. 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Outside London there is plenty of operatic activity to Tours and festivals. The scottish opera performs in Edinburgh july 26 wat 6 with Figaro again during the Edinburgh Atal August 21-september 10 when it gives the world premiere of Thea Musgrave s Mary Queen of scat. The festival also has Teresa Berganza singing Carmen for the first time in a festival opera production also starring Placido Domingo and Mirella Freni and conducted by Claudio Abrado. In the autumn scottish opera can be seen in Aberdeen september 13-17. Leeds september 20-24 and Newcastle september 27-october the English music theater s tour with the fair Queen and the magic flute visits Newcastle Jine 28 july i Birmingham july 5-9nottingham july 12-16 Bash july 19-23 and Oxford july 26-30. For Many opera goers us True English summer Isnow underway with the Glyn Deloume festival till August in the Sussex Countryside near Lewes. This year it opened with a new production by Peter Hall of Don pm oar try with John Pritchard and Bernard Huitink As conductors and Giovanni Sung by Benjamin Luxon and Thomas other major new production is Richard Strauss die Schweig iame from from june 29which has never before been seen at Glyn Deloume the conductor is Andrew Davis producer John Cox designer Michael annals and Richard croat sings the leading Rale. The repertory is completed by a revival of the Rote s Prog Reu from july 19. Conducted by Huitink. The Glyn Deloume production of Don Giovanni also Hassid performances at the National theater in London be tween aug. 16-27. Peter Hall is director of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in july the True. Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan operettas will be Given in All their Absurdity in july this year in London by the d Only carte opera company. It s a special summer season in Honor of the Queen Silver Jubilee with performances of pirate of pen Zonce Lola the Yeoman of the guard and the Gondo Lien at the sadlers Wells theatre. London. The d Only carte company has been reviving an maintaining the operettas in their original staging since they first premiered in the 70 s and the 80 s of the Las Century. Rupert d Only carte was the original producer of the operettas and built the Savoy theatre and Savoy hotel to Bouse them and their audiences. To this Day the company is known As the engagement will open july 4 with the pirates for a week then a second week of a Olanthe starting july 11.then, there will be three Days each of the yeomen Start ing july 18 and gondolier. July 21
