The Music Performance Research Centre : the home of Britain's music performance heritage / Jon Tolansky -- A view of my life / Jon Vickers -- Music and dance : marriage or divorce? / Paul Jackson -- Carlos Kleiber : a personal memoir / Jon Tolansky -- The Royal Opera : 50 years on / Francesca Franchi -- My life in jazz / Digby Fairweather -- Performance practice and audience expectations, 1900-2000, part 1 / Basil Tschaikov