For the few among us not familiar with Mike Richter and reading about him only now when he is hospitalized after a heart attack: His website is http://www.mrichter.com/ The list of his magnum opus, the Opera Encyclopedia, is at http://www.mrichter.com/ae/ae.htm The main distributor for these ridiculously underpriced* jewels is http://www.imagemogul.com/opera.html *[Mike never took a penny; to the contrary, he invested enormous amounts of time, effort, and money in creating these discs, preserving music that otherwise would have been lost] And my hope and wish for him is that the operation he avoided for some three decades would not only save him, but restore his health in full. It's difficult to believe that somebody with his love for opera hasn't been able to attend performances in all these years, not even when his favorite Thomas Quasthoff gave a recital in Los Angeles. Janos Gereben www.sfcv.org [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html