European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It Page 20 the stars Ano stripes la Scala faces a no places thursday december 9,1993 season begins with conductor Riccardo must Center and the cast of Iasparo Spon Tinl s la estate receive App Tasso tuesday at the opening performance of the opera season at la Scala in Milan Italy from wire reports Laid off metalworkers waved red flags and set off firecrackers and smoke cans tuesday As the opera season opened at la Scala Italy s most famous theater the noisy demonstration outside the theater in Milan caused a few Shivers to the fashionable audience As it entered la Scala for the performance of la ves tale. The demonstrators mostly workers of the Alfa Romeo Auto factory were surrounded by riot police officers and kept from the celebrities politicians Atid a group of Nobel prize winners who attended the performance. There were shouts of a a shame and a a buffoons from about. 200 demonstrators. Groups of youths whistled and jeered at the arrival of newly elected mayor Marco Forman Tinl and other personalities Italy a investigations into political corruption were started nearly two years ago in Milan. About 3,000 politicians industrialists and others have been implicated. On stage two american singers Karen Hoffstodt and denyce grave made a successful debut at la Scala performing leading roles in Gasparo Spont Lnla a la Vest ale the Vestal before a sold out audience of 2,000.the opera conducted by Riccardo Muti had not been staged at la Scala since a 1954 performance starring Maria Callas. 1 at the end of the four hour performance All singers Ballet dancers Muti and director Lilian Galvani shared about 10 minutes of warm intense applause. Shouts of a brava Bravar As Well As Flowers poured onto Huffstodt from the Gallety the much feared Den of the most fanatic and expert opera goers. Superman recalls Lennon John Lennon touched millions with his music but the 13th anniversary wednesday of his murder was a Little Janof c personal for Jerry Levitan than most fans the Toronto lawyer was a 14-year-old beatles fan in 1969 when he scooped the world and landed an hour Long interview with Lennon just before his famous a bed in Quot with Yoko Ono a this death was like the death of my youth. It meant the 60s were Over. Fantasies were Over. Idealism was dead. The beatles would never get Back together again a Levitan said recalling Lennon a murder on dec. 8,1980, in new York City. Levitan landed his world beating interview on May 26, 1969. A Sun Erfan of the beatles and especially Lennon Levitan heard an unconfirmed radio report that Lennon and Ono were in Toronto. Levitan tracked Down Lennon a hotel in downtown Toronto and outfitted himself with his sister s Brownie camera and a super 8 film camera. A cleaning lady gave him Lennon a room number and he barged his Way in and tried to act like he belonged there. He wept numb when he came face to face with Lennon who asked him to help make the bed. Lennon a press agent told the Star struck teen to return later for areal interview. When Levitan showed up hours later at the appointed time reporters and television Crews were lined up in the hallway outside Lennon a room. They told Levitan to get to the Back of the line but Lehnon s press agent ushered him past the stunned press corps he and Lennon talked in freewheeling fashion for almost an hour sharing ideas and even some revelations Lennon said a a there a better bands than the beatles a and he downplayed his own Talent. Band s name assailed. A Miami nightclub said tuesday that it would not allow a radio show to broadcast from there Friday if a t. Band named dead German tourist is allowed to  hard Rock cafe responded to harsh criticism from City officials that the name of the band was in poor taste and insensitive to recent violence against foreign tourists in Florida a the name of this group goes against hard rocks philosophy and strongly offends Many individuals including those in the City of Miami the state of Florida and tourists worldwide a said a statement issued by cafe management. Executives at the radio station were not available to comment. Miami officials had asked the cafe to reconsider a i fully respect their right of Freedom of speech a City commissioner  Plummer said tuesday a fall i ask is consideration for a Community that is still hurting from a tragedy a the deaths of two German  the group has toured the Southeast for several months despite its name the band does no to sing about dead tourists. Nine foreign tourists have died in Florida since october 1992. Only 16 Days a til Christmas and if you Haven t sent sunts onus your Christ mss wish list yet please do so soon. Letters to Santa have been pouring in Over the last few weeks. If you hurry up Well Forward your letter to Santa for a personal reply from the Jolly old Elf plus each letter writer has his or her name appear in the stars and stripes. Address your letter to Santa Claus the stars and stripes Apo a 09211ti, does it better