(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Allain Jean - 1954(SE) - Orchestre des Concerts Pasdeloup*
2 Arena Maurizio - 1976(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao*
3 Armiliato Marco - 1999(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
4 Bartoletti Bruno - 1967(LI) - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
5 Basile Arturo - 1954(LI) - Omroeporkest*
6 Bonynge Richard - 1974(STU) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
7 Bonynge Richard - 2002(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo***
8 Cellini Renato - 1949(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
9 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1964(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
10 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1973(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
11 Curiel Glauco - 1953?(SE) - Orchestra*
12 Ellenberg David - 1952(SE) - London Symphony Orchestra*
13 Erede Alberto - 1955(STU) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
14 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1971(LI) - NHK Symphony Orchestra***
15 Frizza Riccardo - 2006(LI) - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*
16 Gatto Armando - 1982(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
17 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1970(LI) - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
18 Gracis Ettore - 1968(LI) - Teatro Lirico di Torino*
19 López Cobos Jesús - 1978(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
20 Luisi Fabio - 1989(LC) - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia***
21 Luisi Fabio - 2003(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
22 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1930(SE) - Teatro alla Scala*
23 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1974(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
24 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1976(LI) - Teatro Margherita di Genova*
25 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1977(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker*
26 Monica Fabio (Fabiano) - 1982(LI) - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»*
27 Pernoo Jacques - 1984(FE) - Orchestre du Centre National de Musique de Chambre d'Aquitaine*
28 Previtali Fernando - 1963(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
29 Queler Eve - 1975(LI) - American Opera Society*
30 Queler Eve - 2001(LI) - Opera Orchestra of New York*
31 Questa Angelo - 1954(RA) - RAI Torino*
32 Renzetti Donato - 1991(LI) - RAI Milano*
33 Rucci Nicola - 1952(FI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**
34 Ruhlmann François - 1912(STU) - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*
35 Saccani Rico - 1995(LI) - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
36 Sanzogno Gian Paolo - 1991(LI) - Lodz Symphony Orchestra**
37 Sanzogno Gian Paolo - 1992(LI) - Orquesta**
38 Sanzogno Nino - 1960(RA) - RAI Torino*
39 Sanzogno Nino - 1970(RA) - RAI Roma*
40 Savini Ino - 1972(LI) - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)*
41 Suppa Carl - 1976(LI) - Opera Company of Philadelphia*
42 Sutej Vlekoslav - 2004(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
43 Verchi Nino - 1974(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
44 Viotti Marcello - 1999(STU) - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
45 Ziino Ottavio - 1966(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Jean Allain - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Pasdeloup
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Alphonse - Charles Cambon
Léonore de Guzman - Simone Couderc
Fernand - Guy Fouché
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Black Disc; - Véga L 80020 {1LP} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Accord 204282 {1CD} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.56
Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 p.23 [JG]; No.407 septembre 1994 p.130
Répertoire - septembre 1994 p.37
Comments:- *What appears to be part of this recording is included as a «filler» on the CDs of the recording conducted by Basile (Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1043)
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO}
Alfonso - Vincenzo Sardinero
Leonora - Bianca Berini
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Don Gasparo - José Manzaneda
Ines - Dolores Cava
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAV 197602 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (16 September 1976). The cast listed above is that given in the website of ABAO-OLBE (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Marco Armiliato - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Alphonse - Vladimir Chernov
Léonore de Guzman - Sonia Ganassi
Fernand - Marcello Giordani
Balthazar - Kevin Langan
Inès - Tammy Jenkins
Don Gaspard - Todd Geer
Un seigneur - Richard Walker
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1236-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1999; see OPERA January 2000 p.50).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Italo Pasini
Ines - Africa De Retes
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Black Disc - Great Opera performances G.O.P. 26
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 703 {2CDS}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (25 June 1967)
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Alfonso - Rolando Panerai
Leonora - Franca Marghinotti
Fernando - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Baldassare - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Don Gasparo - Johan van Haagen
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1043 (+highlights - Jean Allain) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.83 [JMP]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (6 October 1954).
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma
Ines - Ileana Cotrubas
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Black Disc; - Decca D 96D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London OSA 13113 {3LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K96K33 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 038-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1926 [EG]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; October 1990 p. [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.36 [KH]
Opéra International - December 1990 p.70
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Alphonse - Manuel Lanza
Léonore de Guzman - Dolora Zajick
Fernand - José Bros
Balthazar - Stefano Palatchi
Inès - Cristina Obregón
Don Gaspard - Antonio Gandia
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 550 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 537 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2052 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (April 2002; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.269 juin 2002 pp.28-29). The DVD-R issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were) included in the list of new releases dated February 2007 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Alfonso - Enzo Mascherini
Leonora - Giulietta Simionato
Fernando - Giuseppe di Stefano
Baldassare - Cesare Siepi
Don Gasparo - Francisco Tortolero
Ines - Rosa Rodríguez
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 319 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Cetra LO 2/3 «Opera Live» {3LPS}; Raritas RAR 406
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 816; Myto «Historical» 2CD994 H036 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 657-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 pp.152-153 [BR}
Classical Express - May 2000 p.5 [MT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de la Bellas Artes, Mexico City (12 July 1949). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.282) and to the Discography ofDi Stefano's recordings (The Record Collector Vol.39 No.3 p.278) the conductor was Renato Cellini. The «EJS Discography» also gives the year as 1950, but 1949 is also mentioned. The performance chronology and discography in «Simionato» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel (p.261, p.301) gives the conductor as Picco and the year as 1949, and does not mention a performance of «La favorita» in Mexico Cityin 1950. An advertisment in GRAMOPHONE (December 1977 p.1082) gives the year as 1950 and the conductor as Cellini. The balance of evidence seems to be in favour of Cellini as the conductor and 1949 as the year. Hovever Bob Rose writing in Fanfare (Nay/Jume 2000 p,153) concluded that the conductor was most probably Picco
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Jean Deis
Ines - Luisa De Sett
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3820 (1996)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive; 2715 (& 1083); Premiere Opera Ltd. 3012 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *These recordings appear to be of a performance (or of performances) at the Chicago Lyric Opera in October 1964. The dates given in Omega's online catalogue are «1/1/1964» (2715) and «12/16/1964» (1083), but La favorita was not performed at the Chicago Lyric Opera on either of these days. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «10/16/64» on which day there was a performance. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009. Here the date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 16 November 1964.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Alfonso - Renato Bruson
Leonora - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Don Gasparo - James Atherton
Ines - Ariel Bybee
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 294 {2LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc - Frequenz 043 507 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in San Francisco (7 September 1973). There is short review in OPERA December 1973 pp.1086-1088, according to which Maria Luisa Nave was a substitute for the indisposed Christa Ludwig
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Conductor Glauco Curiel - 1953?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Alfonso - Otello Borgonovo
Leonora - Vittoria Garofalo
Fernando - Dino Formichini
Baldassare - Paolo Washington
Don Gasparo - Angelo Mercuriali
Ines - Silvana Zanolli
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Black Disc - Columbia 33QSX 12006 {1LP} (Italy); Angel 35322 {1LP}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 (mention) [PHR]
Comments:- The LP issued by Italian Columbia is listed in their Catalogo Generale 1957 p.35 where the recording is described as a «Versione ridotta». The following excerpts are performed: Introduzione; Una Vergine, un agel di Dio; Vien Leonora; Voi tutti che m'udite; O mio Fernando; Favorita del Re; Spirto gentil; Ah! va, t'invola.
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Conductor David Ellenberg - 1952(SE)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Alfonso - Antonio Manca Serra
Leonora - Maria Teresa Mandalari
Fernando - Pier Miranda Ferraro
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Black Disc - Monarch MWL 303 (+Norma - excerpts)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1953 p.231 [AR]
Opera - May 1953 p.304 [HDR]
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Alfonso - Ettore Bastianini
Leonora - Giulietta Simionato
Fernando - Gianni Poggi
Baldassare - Jerome Hines
Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma
Ines - Bice Magnani
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5146-5148 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)ª; London XLLA 39 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1310 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Richmond SRS 63510; *Melodiya C10 05029-34 {3LPS} ;; London OS 25194 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc - Double Decca 452 469-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1956 pp.393-394 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; May 1956 p.452 (mention) [HCS]; April 1967 p.545
Opera - May 1956 p.315; April 1967 pp.332-333 [AB]
Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.51 [CK]
American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [PHR]: January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 pp.357-358 [CJL]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.477 (highlights) [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.58 [MDS]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.68 [CLO]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.12
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus
Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Ruggero Raimondi
Don Gasparo - Augusto Pedroni
Ines - Marisa Zotti
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Compact Disc - foyer ECF 3006; foyer 2 CF 2054; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 106 {3LPS}
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5143 (highlights); Encore DVD 2104 (2005)ª; Video Artists International VAI DVD 4423 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1432 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #569
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.68 (DVD) [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.98 (video) [ETG]
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 (audio) [SS]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.276 (DVD) [KM]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.68 (DVD) [BI]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.86 (DVD) [MC]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (13 September 1971). The year is given incorrectly as 1973 in Lyric Distribution's «Classical Video Catalogue». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Alphonse - Roberto Servile
Léonore de Guzman - Daniela Barcellona
Fernand - Giuseppe Filianoti
Balthazar - Giovanni Battista Parodi
Inès - Eleonore Contucci
Don Gaspard - Aldo Bottion
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2077-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance that was given as a concert without a chorus because of strikes (January 2006). There is a review on the internet (http://www.anaclase.com/concert/articles/favorite.htm)
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Alfonso - Vincenzo Sardinero
Leonora - Claudia Parada
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Agostino Ferrin
Don Gasparo - Luis Bilbao
Ines - María (Asunción) Uriz
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01292
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (28 January 1982). The performance on 25 January 1982 is reviewed in OPERA October 1982 p.1080. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Alfonso - Piero Cappuccilli
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 848-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Bellini di Catania (2 December 1970).
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Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Alfonso - Anselmo Colzani
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Augusto Vicentini
Ines - Susanna Gione
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 27020 {2CDS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Turin (28 March 1968; see OPERA June 1968 p.495)
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Alfonso - Sherrill Milnes
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Don Gasparo - John Carpenter
Ines - Alma Jean Smith
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 31178 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 630 (Australia) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 1989(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
Chorus - Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus
Alfonso - Paolo Coni
Leonora - Adelisa Tabiadon
Fernando - Giuseppe Morino
Baldassare - Alessandro Verducci
Don Gasparo - Michele Farruggia
Ines - Alessandra Ruffini
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 6823/6824 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 231691 {2CDS} (2009)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8285
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1991 p (audio) [JBS]
Orpheus - 3+4 März-April 2009 S.53 (audio) [IW]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in Martina Franca (3, 5, 7 August 1989)
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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Alphonse - Carlos Álvarez
Léonore de Guzman - Violeta Urmana
Fernand - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Balthazar - Giacomo Prestia
Inès - Genia Kühmeier
Don Gaspard - John Dickie
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 982-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (February 2003; see l'opera (Milano) Anno XVII N.170 marzo 2003 p.70).
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Alfonso - Carmelo Maugeri
Leonora - Giuseppina Zinetti
Fernando - Cristy Solari
Baldassare - Corrado Zambelli
Don Gasparo - Giuseppe Nessi
Ines - Ida Mannarini
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10064-10068 {5x78s} (Italy)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- An abridged version
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alfonso - Mario D' Anna
Leonora - Sylvana Mazzieri
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo
Don Gasparo - Paride Venturi
Ines - Wilma Colla
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 805-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1974).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Alfonso - Renato Bruson
Leonora - Viorica Cortez
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Cesare Siepi
Don Gasparo - Giampaolo Corradi
Ines - Wilma Colla
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 983.190 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Dynamic DYNCDS 480 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.95-96 [BB]
Orpheus - April 1999 S.60 [DN]; September+Oktober 2005 S.58 [IW]
Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.68 [SS]
Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.101 [MP]
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [JTH]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.116 [CHP]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.75 [MC]: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.86 [LB]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Genova (April 1976; see OPERA, August 1976 pp.759-760)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Alfonso - Walter Alberti
Leonora - Biancamaria Casoni
Fernando - Umberto Grilli
Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo
Don Gasparo - Carlo Gaifa
Ines - Alida Ferrarini
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2586
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 6 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 November 1977 p.34.
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Conductor Fabio (Fabiano) Monica - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Alfonso - Vincenzo Sardinero
Leonora - Stefania Toczyska
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Cesare Siepi
Don Gasparo - Bruno Bulgarelli
Ines - Lucetta Bizzi
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 401-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 9303 {3CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.178 [CGP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Parma (See OPERA October 1982 p.1076)
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Conductor Jacques Pernoo - 1984(FE)
Orchestra - Orchestre du Centre National de Musique de Chambre d'Aquitaine
Chorus - Choeur du Centre National de Musique de Chambre d'Aquitaine
Alphonse - Jean-Marc Ivaldi
Léonore de Guzman - Hélène Jossoud
Fernand - Jean-Luc Viala
Balthazar - Lionel Sarrazin
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Black Disc; - *ERATO STU 71555 {1LP} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Apex 256 462208-2 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.87 [MCP]
Comments:- *Recording of part of the soundtrack of a television film. The following excerpts are performed: Ne vas-tu pas prier avec eux? (LM, JLV); Un ange, une femme inconnue (JLV); Tu, mon fils, ma seul espérance (LS, JLV); Leonore, viens (JMI); Ainsi donc l'on raconte (HJ, JMI); Dan ce palais (HJ, JMI); Me voici donc près d'elle (JLV, JMI); Devant lui paraître infáme - Pour tant d'amour ne soyez pas ingrate (HJ, JMI, JLV); L'ai je bien entendu - O mon Fernand (HJ); Les cieux s'emplissent d'étincelles (LS, choeur); Ange si pur (JLV); L'amour glace mon sang (HJ, JLV); Mont vers Dieu (Choeur, JLV, LS).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Alfonso - Mario Zanasi
Leonora - Giulietta Simionato
Fernando - Gianni Raimondi
Baldassare - Nicola Zaccaria
Don Gasparo - Pier Francesco Poli
Ines - Silvana Zanolli
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 105-106 {2CDS}; Hardy Classic HCA 6013-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.94 [GL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples. The date is given as11 May 1963 in the Discography of «Simionato» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel (p.301), but in the Performance Chronology (p.289) the date quoted is 12 May 1963. Presumably this date is of the first of the «run» of performances. Possibly the recording is of the dress rehearsal. What appear to be highlights of this performance appear as a «filler» on Melodram MEL 27036 (Il Duca di Alba)but the date given is 1 November 1963 (See FANFARE Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 pp.147-148). The date given by Hardy is 12 May 1963.
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - Brooklyn College Chorus
Alfonso - Pablo Elvira
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - James Morris
Don Gasparo - Jonathan Rigg
Ines - Barbara Hendricks
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Black Disc - BJR 148 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.588 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1346 {2CDS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDWW 334 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 112-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in New York (26 February 1975). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Eve Queler - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - Ars Musica Chorale
Alfonso - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Leonora - Jennifer Larmore
Fernando - Gregory Kunde
Baldassare - Vitalij Kowaljow
Don Gasparo - Barton Green
Ines - Angela Gilbert
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 754 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall, New York (7 March 2001).
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Alfonso - Carlo Tagliabue
Leonora - Fedora Barbieri
Fernando - Gianni Raimondi
Baldassare - Giulio Neri
Don Gasparo - Mariano Caruso
Ines - Loretta Di Lelio
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Black Disc - *Cetra OLPC 1256/1-3 {3LPS}; Everest 405(3) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Cetra CDO 511 {2CDS}; Warner Fonit 0927 43617-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1961 p.218; January 1962 p.343
Opera - October 1961 p.666
Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.56 [GH]
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Conductor Donato Renzetti - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Alphonse - René Massis
Léonore de Guzman - Gloria Scalchi
Fernand - Luca Canonici
Balthazar - Giorgio Surjan
Inès - Marilena Laurenza
Don Gaspard - Ernesto Gavazzi
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Compact Disc - Fonit-Cetra 102 015; Fonit-Cetra RFCD 2015
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2001 p.28 (letter)
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.170
Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.130
Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bergamo Festival (see OPERA January 1992 p.88)
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Conductor Nicola Rucci - 1952(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Alfonso - Paolo Silveri
Leonora - Palmira Vitali-Marini
Fernando - Piero Sardelli
Baldassare - Alfredo Colella
Ines - Miriam Di Giove
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VHS Video Cassette - VIEW VIDEO 1413
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Video recording of a film. The roles of Leonora, Fernando, and Ines are acted by Sophia Loren, Gino Sinimberghi, and Franca Tamantini
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Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1912(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Alphonse - Henri Albers
Léonore de Guzman - Ketty Lapeyrette
Fernand - Robert Lassalle
Balthazar - Robert Marvini
Inès - Georges de Poumayrac
Don Gaspard - Marie Gautéri
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Black Disc; - Pathé 1551-1571 (21x78s}; Bourg BG 4001-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Marston 52010-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 130 (Highlights) {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1999 p.1417-1421 [AB]
Opera News - January 1999 p.78 [JC]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.156 [JC], [BR] No.5 May/June 1999 p.10 (letter)
Orpheus - April 2002 S.56 [DN]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.51-52 [JA]; Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 pp.510-513 [RG]
Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.68 (highlights) [SS]
American Record Guide - May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.276 [LM]
International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1999 No.17 p.98 [JTH]
ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 p.77 [EAM]
Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.90 (Highlights)
Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 pp.58-59 [SH]
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Conductor Rico Saccani - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Alfonso - Paolo Coni
Leonora - Denyce Graves
Fernando - Salvatore Fisichella
Baldassare - Dimitri Kavrakos
Don Gasparo - Antonio Marceno
Ines - Piera Puglisi
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Compact Disc; - BPO Live «Rico Saccani - The Budapest Years - 1985-2005» (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Although this recording was issued on the «BPO Live» label it appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Bellini di Catania. See http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/ archive/595/reports.595.html.
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Lodz Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)
Alfonso - Giorgio Zancanaro
Leonora - Stefania Toczyska
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Alfonso Echeverria
Don Gasparo - José Antonio Urdiain
Ines - Inmaculada Martínez
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5514 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2267 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. Video 243
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (February 1991). The cast listed above is that given on the website of «La Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)» (click link below). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta
Chorus - Coro
Alfonso - Santos Ariño
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Juan Pedro García Márquez
Ines - Lola Arenas
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5663 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (June 1992). The performance on 8 June 1992 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1992 No.161 p.58. Here the performance is summed up with the words «En resumé une représentation médiocre dont on conserva le souvenir pour le seul ténor». The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Alfonso - Piero Guelfi
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luigi Ottolini
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Virginio Assandri
Ines - Tina Toscano
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Black Disc; - Movimiento Musica 03.016 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2762 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Musica (Milano) - N.29 Anno 7 giugno 1983 p.200 [GG]
Comments:- *The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1970(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Alfonso - Mario Sereni
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luigi Ottolini
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Angelo Zanotti
Ines - Renata Mattioli
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAV 197001 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Fiori FI 1050 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 15 September 1970. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. The mp3 file issued on thr «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» p.195.
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Conductor Ino Savini - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Alfonso - Vincenzo Sardinero
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Barry Morell
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
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Compact Disc - Savini Private Edition
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona
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Conductor Carl Suppa - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Alfonso - Vincenzo Sardinero
Leonora - Katherine Ciesinski
Fernando - Umberto Grilli
Baldassare - Cesare Siepi
Don Gasparo - Philip Salter
Ines - Virginia Piquette
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01343
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (12 March 1976). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below) The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Vlekoslav Sutej - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Alphonse - Manuel Lanza
Léonore de Guzman - Luciana D' Intino
Fernand - Ramón Vargas
Balthazar - Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Inès - Genia Kühmeier
Don Gaspard - Cosmin Ifrim
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1478-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (5 February 2004). The cast listed above is that given in «Das Wiener Staatsoper - Jahrbuch 2004» p. V 11. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Alfonso - Piero Cappuccilli
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Renzo Romani
Ines - Luisa Macchinizzi
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1196 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1171-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 January 1974)
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1999(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Alphonse - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Léonore de Guzman - Veselina Kasarova
Fernand - Ramón Vargas
Balthazar - Carlo Colombara
Inès - Abby Furmansky
Don Gaspard - Francesco Piccoli
Un seigneur - Lorenz Fehenberger II
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» 74321 66229-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue (published October) 2000 p.125 [AB]; January 2001 p.28 (letter), p.51 [PO'C]
Opera - February 2001 pp.249-251 [ML]
Opera News - January 2001 p.71 [PG]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.175-176 [JK]
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.84-S.85 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.3 Summer 2002 pp.424-428 [RG]
Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.68 [SS]
Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 p.68 [JC]
International Record Review - November 2000 p.112 [JBK]
Classical Express - Issue No.128 November 2000 p.6 [NL]
BBC Music Magazine - December 2000 p.93 [CO]
American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.116 [VAL]
Répertoire - No.139 octobre 2000 pp.61-62 [LC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.146 dicembre 2000 p.114 [GL]
Musica (Milano) - N.122 dicembre 2000 - gennaio 2001 p.77 [PA]
Das Opernglas - November 2000 S.78 [RT]
Comments:- Recorded April 1999
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Conductor Ottavio Ziino - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Alfonso - Manuel Ausensi
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Ines - Rosario Granados
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAV 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (November 1966). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.306. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española