There are 43 recordings on file in which Cesare Valletti appears

Order by year

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1 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Bernstein Leonard 1955(LI)*

2 CIMAROSA DOMENICO - CREDULO (IL)-RAI Milano - Simonetto Alfredo 1956(RA)*

3 CIMAROSA DOMENICO - MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (IL)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Wolf-Ferrari Manno 1950(STU)*

4 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1952(RA)*

5 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Questa Angelo 1952(STU)*

6 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-RAI Milano - Erede Alberto 1955(FI)***

7 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-Metropolitan Opera - Schippers Thomas 1956(LI)*

8 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-RAI Roma - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1952(RA)*

9 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-RAI Milano - Rossi Mario 1954(FI)***

10 DONIZETTI GAETANO - FILLE DU REGIMENT (LA)-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1950(RA)*

11 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Serafin Tullio 1959(STU)*

12 MASCAGNI PIETRO - AMICO FRITZ (L')-RAI Roma - Gui Vittorio 1953(RC)*

13 MASSENET JULES - MANON-Metropolitan Opera - Monteux Pierre 1954(LI)*

14 MASSENET JULES - WERTHER-New Orleans Opera - Cellini Renato 1956(LI)*

15 MASSENET JULES - WERTHER-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Leibowitz René 1961(SE)*

16 MONTEVERDI CLAUDIO - COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA-Teatro San Carlo di Napoli - Sanzogno Nino 1952(LI)*

17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - BETULIA LIBERATA (LA)-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1952(RA)*

18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1955(LI)*

19 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-RAI Torino - Rudolf Max 1953(STU)*

20 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Rudolf Max 1955(LI)*

21 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Böhm Karl 1959(LI)*

22 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Wiener Philharmoniker - Leinsdorf Erich 1959(STU)*

23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(LI)*

24 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Leinsdorf Erich 1957(STU)*

25 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1952(LI)*

26 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Erede Alberto 1954(LI)*

27 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Rudolf Max 1957(LI)*

28 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1958(STU)*

29 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-San Francisco Opera - Ferencsik János 1963(LI)*

30 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - CENERENTOLA (LA)-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1949(RA)*

31 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - DONNA DEL LAGO (LA)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Serafin Tullio 1958(LI)*

32 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - GAZZA LADRA (LA)-Maggio Musicale Firenze - Bartoletti Bruno 1965(LI)*

33 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - ITALIANA IN ALGERI (L')-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1954(STU)*

34 STRAUSS RICHARD - CAPRICCIO-San Francisco Opera - Prêtre Georges 1963(LI)*

35 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1958(LI)*

36 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - EUGENE ONEGIN-RAI Milano - Sanzogno Nino 1953(RA)*

37 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1951(LI)*

38 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1952(LI)*

39 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1951(LI)*

40 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Monteux Pierre 1956(STU)*

41 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Rescigno Nicola 1958(LI)*

42 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Adler Kurt 1959(LI)*

43 WOLF-FERRARI ERMANNO - QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (I)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1954(LI)*

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Cesare Valletti

Rodolfo - Giuseppe Modesti

Lisa - Eugenia Ratti

Alessio - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Notaro - Giuseppe Nessi

Teresa - Gabriella Carturan

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 32/3 {3LPS}; Turnabout THS 65151/3 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 108 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto MCD 890.06 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1139 {2CDS} (1998)ª; EMI CMS 5 67906-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5001 (+La traviata +Tosca +Medea) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Myto «Historical» 2MCD 89006 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.533 [AB]; November 2002 p.122 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.6 July/August 1978 p.18 [KH]; Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.251 [HF]; Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]

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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.124 septiembre 1999 p.36 [JS]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.78 [MVA]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.80 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 March 1955)

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Il credulo by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Astrolabio - Franco Calabrese

Norina - Dora Gatta

Don Catapazio - Sesto Bruscantini

Tiburno - Cesare Valletti

Lesbina - Maria Luisa Giorgetti

Filiberto - Mario Carlin

Madama - Elena Rizzieri

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0362 (+Bruscantini - recital) {1CD} (2007)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.222 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 2 December 1956. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.143.

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Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Carolina - Alda Noni

Elisetta - Ornella Rovero

Paolino - Cesare Valletti

Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini

Fidalma - Giulietta Simionato

Il conte Robinson - Antonio Cassinelli

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1214/1-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 32 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91102 (+La serva padrona) {3CDS} ;; Warner Fonit 5046-62907-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.362; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]

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Opera - April 1962 p.268

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Opera News - February 1996 p.41

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.68

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.95

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.36

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 p.98 [MG]

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Don Pasquale - Sesto Bruscantini

Norina - Alda Noni

Malatesta - Mario Borriello

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Armando Benzi

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Black Disc; - Cetra OLPC 1242 1-2 {2LPS}; Cetra C 1242 {2LPS} (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 14 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20001 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87476-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 338 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.178 [PHW]

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Opera - September 1960 p.636

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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.170

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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MB]; Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70

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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.106

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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.216 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.272 (mention) [LM]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]

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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.80-81 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Questa - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Don Pasquale - Luciano Neroni

Norina - Angelica Tuccari

Malatesta - Gino Conti

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

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Black Disc - Royale ROY 1205

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Pasquale - Italo Tajo

Norina - Alda Noni

Malatesta - Sesto Bruscantini

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Renato Ercolani

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 172; Great Opera performances G.O.P. 66332 {2CDS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4017 (2005)ª; Bel Canto Society BCSDVD 0686 (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #686; Hardy Classic Video HCV 1002 (PAL)

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (mention)

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Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.64; Juli+August 2005 S.68 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.53 (mentioned)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.131 (DVD) [MP]

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.104

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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99

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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.224 (audio) [CHP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 p.87 (DVD) [TP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.81

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.72: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.83 (DVD) [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.118 (DVD) [PT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.3 janvier 2006 p.79 (DVD) [JC]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack (21 May 1955)

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena

Norina - Roberta Peters

Malatesta - Frank Guarrera

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Alessio De Paolis

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 511 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 23/2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.586 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - highlights - Varviso - 1966) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1956)

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Adina - Alda Noni

Nemorino - Cesare Valletti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Afro Poli

Giannetta - Bruna Rizzoli

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1235/1-3; Cetra CS 531-533 (France); Cetra Soria 1235 {3LPS}; Everest/Cetra S-415/3; Cetra LPO 2050 (electronic stereo)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 5 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 322 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 1047-2-3 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24

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Opera - July 1961 p.464; December 1994 p.1390

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Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - January 1953 p.143 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219

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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.83 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.89 [MG]

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1954(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Adina - Alda Noni

Nemorino - Cesare Valletti

Dulcamara - Giuseppe Taddei

Belcore - Renato Capecchi

Giannetta - Raimonda Stamer

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66302 (+Taddei recital) {2CDS} (2004)ª

DVD (Video) - Bel Canto Society BCSDVD 0687 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #687

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1997 p.152 (video) [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (video) (mention)

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.118 (audio) [GJ]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 (video) [TP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.247-248 (audio) [RVL]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack (23 October 1954). See Bel Canto's advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, 14 December 1996

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Marie - Lina Pagliughi

Tonio - Cesare Valletti

Sulplice - Sesto Bruscantini

La Maquise - Rina Corsi

Hortensius - Eraldo Coda

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1213 (Italy); Cetra N 1213 (UK); Fonit Cetra LPO 2072 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 38 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87493-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Aura Music LRC 1115 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1951 p.243; August 1957 p.104

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Opera - October 1957 p.655

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.59

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.108

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93

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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.213 [PHR]

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.798 [BJ]

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Répertoire - No.92 juin 1996 p.40: No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.36

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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271

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Linda di Chamounix by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Linda - Antonietta Stella

Carlo - Cesare Valletti

Antonio - Giuseppe Taddei

Pierotto - Fedora Barbieri

Il Prefetto - Giuseppe Modesti

Il Marchese di Boisfleury - Renato Capecchi

Maddalena - Rina Corsi

L'Intendente - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Philips A 00423-4-5L {3LPS} (Europe) (1959)ª; Columbia M3L 403 {3LPS} (USA) (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 442 093-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66349 (+Barbieri - recital) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Linda di Chamounix by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.222; GIUDICI p.219 (2) p.362; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.23

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1959 p.52; February 1960 p.424 [PHW]; April 1960 p.510 [DST]; September 1994 p.109 [JBS]

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Opera - April 1960 p.294

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Opera Now - September 1994 p.52

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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.77

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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.131

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152

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American Record Guide - September 1959 Vol.26 No.1 p.37 [MDS]: November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.267-268 [CHP]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.66 [CLO]

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Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.20 [FGB]

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.85

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Répertoire - No.73 October 1994 p.36

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L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(RC)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Suzel - Rosanna Carteri

Fritz Kobus - Cesare Valletti

Beppe - Rina Corsi

David - Carlo Tagliabue

Federico - Walter Artioli

Hanezo - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Caterina - Stefania Pirandello

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1098-1099 2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.300 (+La bohème - Santini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1077-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 1994 p.50

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Fanfare - Vol. 17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.242

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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.235

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International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.83 [MC]: No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [VJ]

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Comments:- The recording on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is not complete; part of Suzel's music is from the recording of Pia Tassinari of 1941. I do not know if this applies to the CDs issued on the G.O.P. label and to the CDRs issued by Premiere.

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles

Poussette - Shakeh Vartenissian

Javotte - Margaret Roggero

Rosette - Rosalind Elias

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Cesare Valletti

Lescaut - Fernando Corena

Le Compte des Grieux - Jerome Hines

Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis

De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky

L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson

La Servante - May Savage

1er Garde - James McCracken

2e Garde - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 741 (& 508) {2CDRS} ; Bongiovani «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 013/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0094 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Gala GL 100638 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.102 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.76 diciembre 2004 p.86 [JS]: No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Werther - Cesare Valletti

Charlotte - Nell Rankin

Sophie - Josephine Guido

Albert - Arthur Cosenza

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 141-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1169-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni HOC 046/47 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - October 1993 p.57

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 pp.103-104 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in New Orleans

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor René Leibowitz - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Werther - Cesare Valletti

Charlotte - Rosalind Elias

Albert - Gérard Souzay

Le Bailli - Walter Alberti

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2615 {1LP} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2615 {1LP} (USA) (1961)ª; RCA Victor RB 6512 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª; RCA Victor SB 6512 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª; RCA 630.723 {1LP} (France); RCA 640.723 {1LP} (France)

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2120 (4-track - 7½ips) (1963)ª

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.302; January 1963 p.334

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Opera - January 1963 p.50 [HDR]

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Diapason - No.74 février 1963 p.22 [JG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1963 Vol.13 No.1 p.76 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.458 [MDS], p.491 [RJ] (open-reel tape)

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Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Tancredi - Cesare Valletti

Clorinda - Ornella Rovero

Testo - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 453 (+Julie) {1LP} (1968)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 301-2 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {2LPS} (1980)ª

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Recordings of Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.427; Gramophone October 1993 p.32

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (12 April 1952)

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La Betulia liberata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Ozia - Cesare Valletti

Giuditta - Miriam Pirazzini

Amital - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Achior - Boris Christoff

Cabri - Luigia Vincenti

Carmi - Luigia Vincenti

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 276 {1LP} (1963)ª; Melodram MEL 211 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2377 {1CD}; Memories HR 4222 {1CD} Istituto Discografico italiano IDIS 6408 {1CD} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1417 {1CD} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La Betulia liberata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.447

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 p.231 [DLK]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.68 [DN]

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Opéra International - No.286 janvier 2004 p.69 [AF]

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Comments:- Recording of an abridged radio performance (30 May 1952)

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Patrice Munsel

Ferrando - Cesare Valletti

Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera

Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1190 (& 1049); Andromeda ANDRCD 9020 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Don Giovanni - Giuseppe Taddei

Donna Anna - Maria Curtis Verna

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Carla Gavazzi

Leoporello - Italo Tajo

Il Commendatore - Antonio Zerbini

Masetto - Vito Susca

Zerlina - Elda Ribetti

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Black Disc - Cetra LPS 3253; Cetra OLPC 1253/1-3; Cetra C-1253 (USA) Everest Cetra 403-3 {3LPS}; Balkanton BOA 1575-1527 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 0927 43561-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.377; August 1961 p.118; November 2002 p.118 [AB]

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Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.106 [MDS]

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International Record Review - August 2002 pp.71-72 [RP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.100-101 [GL]

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey

Masetto - Lawrence Davidson

Zerlina - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1204 (& 966) Bensar OL 21255 (BRO 125780) {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It is also stated «Excellent FM Aircheck. Missing 'Non mi dir'». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - George London

Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa

Leoporello - Ezio Flagello

Il Commendatore - William Wilderman

Masetto - Theodor Uppman

Zerlina - Laurel Hurley

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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Guild (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers DONG 195901 {3CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1959). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Leontyne Price

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Arnold Van Mill

Masetto - Heinz Blankenburg

Zerlina - Eugenia Ratti

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Black Disc - RCA RE-25028-31 (UK); RCA SER-4528-31 (UK); Decca D10D4 {4LPS}; RCA LM 6410 {4LPS} (USA); RCA LSC 6410 {4LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc - Decca(London) 444 594-2

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1961 p.118; October 1961 p.199; December 1976 p.1046 [AB]

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Opera - August 1961 p.544

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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99

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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88

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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56

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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112

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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.296 [CJL]: September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.171

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.76 [NB]

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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94

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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Donna Anna - Leontyne Price

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Leoporello - Walter Berry

Il Commendatore - Nicola Zaccaria

Masetto - Rolando Panerai

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 274 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Paragon DSV 52010 {3LPS}; Movimento Musica MM 03.001 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Movimento Musica 013.012 {3CDS}; Arkadia CDKAR 225.2 (1993)ª; Celestial Audio CV 082 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.128-130 [GJ]

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Luister - Januari 1989 nr.436 p.1-29 [PK]

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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.64

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (see OPERA Festival Number 1960 p.49; AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.102). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The Audio-DVD issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Cesare Valletti

Sharpless - Renato Cesari

Suzuki - Rosalind Elias

Kate Pinkerton - Miti Truccato Pace

Goro - Mario Carlin

Il principe Yamadori - Nestore Catalani

Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena

Il commissario imperiale - Leonardo Monreale

Yakusidè - Andrea Mineo

L'ufficiale del Registro - Andrea Mineo

La madre di Cio Cio San - Luisa Zeri

La zia - (Maria) Grazia Ciferi

La cugina - Renata Mattioli

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor 26.35059; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA VICTOR VLS 04145; RCA «Victrola» VL 43542 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA «Victor» GD 84145 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4145-2 {2CDS} (USA)

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 (HCS); April 1966 p.507 (EG); September 1988 p. [MEO]

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Opera - June 1966 p.490 [AB]

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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.192 [MB2]: December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.349 [GLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.66 [DJ]: March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.9 (letter): November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.122 [CLO]

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Gino Bechi

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Dora Gatta

Dr. Bartolo - Melchiorre Luise

Don Basilio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Berta - Anna Maria Canali

Fiorello - Paolo PedanI

Un Ufficiale - Giuseppe Nessi

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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4525/26 {2CDS}; Urania URN 22.212 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0061 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - February 1994 p.56

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Opera News - August 1994 p.36

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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.76 [IW]

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.125 [PK]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Robert Merrill

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Jean Madeira

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 715; Bongiovanni HOC 0012 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]

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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [PK]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1954). Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed with the same cast and conductor on 25 December 1954 and the Omega Opera Archive has also issued a recording of this performance (712) derived from «poor to fair private acetates». Both performances were broadcast. The recordings issued by the Omega Opera Archive are listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Frank Guarrera

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Jerome Hines

Berta - Margaret Roggero

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 713; Bensar OL 122157 (BRO 125578) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Robert Merrill

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi

Berta - Margaret Roggero

Fiorello - Calvin Marsh

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6143 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6143 {4LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25013-25015 (UK); RCA SER 4512-4515 (UK); RCA Victor LSC 6071 {3LPS}(USA)RCA «Victrola» VIC 6102 {3LPS} (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6102 {3LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86505 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG-RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-68552-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 p.347 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378; July 1966 p.79; September 1971 p.519; September 1988 p. [RO]; May 1997 p.118 [RO]

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Opera - December 1960 p.842; September 1966 p.726 [AB]

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.122 [JC]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.76 [RD]

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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.114 [PLM]: March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.154 [DH]

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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p. [CO]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.70

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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor János Ferencsik - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Figaro - Hermann Prey

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Reri Grist

Dr. Bartolo - Elfego Esparza

Don Basilio - Peter van der Bilt

Berta - Sona Cervená

Fiorello - Russell Christopher

Un Ufficiale - Daniel McCaughna

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1757

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1963). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.451. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Cenerentola - Giulietta Simionato

Clorinda - Ornella Rovero

Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace

Don Ramiro - Cesare Valletti

Dandini - Saturno Meletti

Don Magnifico - Christiano Dalamangas

Alindoro - Vito Susca

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1208 {2LPS}; Cetra OLPC 1208/1-2 {2LPS} Cetra Soria 1208 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 34 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 71042-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1951 p.219; February 1962 p.417

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Opera - April 1962 p.269

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.123

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American Record Guide - December 1950 Vol.17 No.4 p.141 [JN]: January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.243 [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.68

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.104 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded on 18 September 1949

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La donna del lago by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Elena - Rosanna Carteri

Malcolm - Irene Companeez

Uberto (Giacomo) - Cesare Valletti

Rodrigo di Dhu - Edward Ruhl

Douglas d'Angus - Paolo Washington

Albina - Carmen Piccini

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 253 {2LPS} (1962)ª; CLS ARPCL 32038

Compact Disc; - Grand Tier ENGT-CD2 # 14/96 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of La donna del lago by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.718; PENGUIN p.359; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1216

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.295 [RVL]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.240

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro della Pergola at the Maggio Musicale (9 May 1958, see OPERA August 1958 pp.499-502). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 28 September 1958 (See OPERA November 1956 p.744)

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La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze

Fabrizio Vingradito - Gino Orlandini

Lucia - Flora Rafanelli

Giannetto - Cesare Valletti

Ninetta - Nicoletta Panni

Fernando Villabella - Paolo Montarsolo

Gottardo - Il Podestà - Paolo Washington

Pippo - Anna Maria Rota

Isacco - Roberto Ferraro

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1344 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (May 1965; see OPERA Festival Issue 1965 p.84)

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L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Isabella - Giulietta Simionato

Lindoro - Cesare Valletti

Mustafà - Mario Petri

Taddeo - Marcello Cortis

Elvira - Graziella Sciutti

Zulma - Mafalda Masini

Haly - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1215-1216 (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10111/2 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 163-00981-2 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV RLS 747 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; Angel 35192/35193 (1955)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 64041-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Urania URN 275 (+recital - Simionato - Valletti) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1955 p.411 [AR]; April 1955 p.472 [DST]; August 1980 p.269 [RO] October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; November 1991 p.158, p.161 [RO]

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Opera - April 1955 p.259

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Opera Quarterly - Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.189-190 [GJ]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1955 p.14

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.260 [HL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 i [JH]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.228 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.87-88 [MC]

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Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Gräfin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Graf - Thomas Stewart

Flamand - Cesare Valletti

Olivier - Hermann Prey

La Roche - Leonardo Wolovsky

Clairon - Sona Cervená

Taupe - Howard Fried

Eine italienische Sängerin - Jolanda Meneguzzer

Ein italienischer Tenor - Glade Peterson

Der Haushofmeister - Peter van der Bilt

Diener 1 - Russell Christopher

Diener 2 - James Eitze

Diener 3 - Roy Glover

Diener 4 - Colin Harvey

Diener 5 - Joshua Hecht

Diener 6 - Raymond Manton

Diener 7 - Daniel McCaughna

Diener 8 - Richard Riffel

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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1963).

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Theodor Uppman

Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Alfred - Cesare Valletti

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - Frank Guarrera

Adele - Roberta Peters

Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Gilford

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 350; Bensar OL 121358 (BRO 125573) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Eugene Onegin - Giuseppe Taddei

Lenski - Cesare Valletti

Tatyana - Rosanna Carteri

Olga - Eugenia Zareska

Larina - Amalia Pini

Filipjewna - Britta Devinal

Gremin - Raffaele Ariè

Triquet - Mario Carlin

Zaretzky - Dmitri Lopatto

Captain - Dmitri Lopatto

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Black Disc - I Gioelli della Lyrica GML 21 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOC 007/8 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1672-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.63 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 7 October 1953. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Falstaff - Mariano Stabile

Fenton - Cesare Valletti

Ford - Paolo Silveri

Dr. Cajus - Mariano Caruso

Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi

Pistola - Silvio Maionica

Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi

Nannetta - Alda Noni

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Cloe Elmo

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 111 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 14/3 {3LPS}; Turnabout Historical Series THS G 5114/5; {2LPS} (USA); Discocorp «I Grandi Interpreti» IGI 288 {3LPS} (1979)ª; foyer FO 1039 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01007

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2220-2221 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4500-4501 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1214 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.176 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7041 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - August 1993 p.1005

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Opera Now - August 1993 p.50

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Fanfare - Vol.2 No.1 September/October 1978 p.120 [KH]; Vol.17 No.2 November/December 1993 p.431 [MM]; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.275-277 [JM]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [GH]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.94

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Opernwelt - September 9/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 or 7 June 1951). The CDs issued by Urania are advertized in ORPHEUS Mai 2001 S.73 where the recording date is givenas 26 May 1951.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Falstaff - Mariano Stabile

Fenton - Cesare Valletti

Ford - Paolo Silveri

Dr. Cajus - Mariano Caruso

Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi

Pistola - Italo Tajo

Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi

Nannetta - Rosanna Carteri

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Cloe Elmo

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 017 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1039 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 1104 (+excerpts - Serafin + excerpts from Otello, Aida - de Sabata) {4CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.245-246 [JM]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.128 [PK]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 pp.259-261 [LM]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.98-99 [BI]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.85 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 June 1952). Music & Arts give the date as 26 May 1952.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Luz Maria Faran

Annina - Cristina Giron

Alfredo Germont - Cesare Valletti

Giorgio Germont - Giuseppe Taddei

Gastone - Carlos Sagarminaga

Dottore Grenvil - Ignacio Ruffino

Barone Douphol - Gilberto Cerda

Marchese d'Obigny - Francisco Alonso

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 26019 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1) {10CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0182-1 {2CDS} (2001)ª; fono 1029/30 {2CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; Myto MCD 00134 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.89 [AB]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.32

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [JP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.85 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (17 July 1951). According to the review in GRAMOPHONE of the CDs issued by Archipel the singers of the roles of Flora and Annina are the reverse of that given above.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Rosanna Carteri

Flora Bervoix - Lydia Marimpietri

Annina - Rina Alessandri

Alfredo Germont - Cesare Valletti

Giorgio Germont - Leonard Warren

Gastone - Glauco Scarlini

Dottore Grenvil - Dario Caselli

Barone Douphol - Arturo La Porta

Marchese d'Obigny - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1419-1421 {3LPS} (1956)ª; RCA Victor LM 6040 {3LPS} (1956)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6004 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 014 253 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Testament SBT2 1369 (+Leonard Warren - recital) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5062 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.195; March 1957 p.383; June 2005 p.95, p.97 [AB]

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Opera - April 1957 p.256; January 2006 pp.108-109 [ML]

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Orpheus - August + September 2002 S.88 [IW]

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Opéra International - No.302 juillet/aoüt 2005 p.84 [RM]

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Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.106 [JC]

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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.20 [PHR]: Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.295-296 [VAL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.102 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1957 p.370 [DH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.99 [MC] : No.88 marzo 2006 p.91 [JM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.99 [MC]: No.88 marzo 2006 p.91 [JM]

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International Record Review - May 2005 pp.80-81 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.97-98 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.95 [FF]

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Comments:- Recorded between 7 June and 11 June 1956

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Marie Collier

Annina - Leah Roberts

Alfredo Germont - Cesare Valletti

Giorgio Germont - Mario Zanasi

Gastone - Dermot Troy

Dottore Grenvil - David Kelly

Barone Douphol - Forbes Robinson

Marchese d'Obigny - Ronald Lewis

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Black Disc; - VLS SMDRL 32805; VOCE V27; Melodram MEL 457; Rodolfe RP 12384-6 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - Virtuose 2097292 (2CDS}; Melodram 26007 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDMP 4652 {2CDS}; DiVa 1113-1114 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6541/42 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.136 (2) p.139 (4) p.135

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.98 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (20 June 1958, see OPERA, August 1958 p.533)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Helen Vanni

Annina - Mildred Allen

Alfredo Germont - Cesare Valletti

Giorgio Germont - Mario Sereni

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Barone Douphol - Calvin Marsh

Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 845

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.363-365. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lunardo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Margarita - Cloe Elmo

Lucieta - Rosanna Carteri

Maurizio - Silvio Maionica

Marina - Ilva Ligabue

Filipeto - Cesare Valletti

Simon - Marco Stefanoni

Canciano - Melchiorre Luise

Siora Felice - Silvana Zanolli

Conte Riccardo Arcolai - Giuseppe Zampieri

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 344 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 26 {3LPS}

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Recordings of I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1178; GIUDICI p.1178 (2) p.1845

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.239 [CGP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (6 February 1954; see OPERA August 1954 p.504 )

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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

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