There are 69 recordings on file in which Ingvar Wixell appears

Order by year

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1968(LI)*

2 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-San Francisco Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1967 (LI)*

3 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-San Francisco Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1969(LI)*

4 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-San Francisco Opera - Cillario Carlo Felice 1975(LI)*

5 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ELISIR D'AMORE (L')-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1976(STU)*

6 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCREZIA BORGIA-National Philharmonic Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1978(STU)*

7 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-San Francisco Opera - Schermerhorn Kenneth 1976(LI)*

8 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-National Philharmonic Orchestra - Patanè Giuseppe 1976(STU)*

9 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1972(STU)*

10 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1966(LI)**

11 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Royal Swedish Opera - Malmborg Lars af 196?(LE)*

12 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-BBC Symphony Orchestra - Davis Colin 1970(STU)*

13 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-San Francisco Opera - Giovaninetti Reynald 1972(LI)*

14 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAIDE-Berliner Staatskapelle - Klee Bernhard 1975(STU)*

15 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Orchestra - Ehrling Sixten 1961(FI)**

16 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-San Francisco Opera - Coppola Anton 1969(LI)*

17 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Conlon James 1977(LI)*

18 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1977(LI;15/3)**

19 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1977(LI;19/3)*

20 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1978(STU)*

21 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Philharmonia Orchestra - Maazel Lorin 1977?(STU)*

22 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TABARRO (IL)-New Philharmonia Orchestra - Maazel Lorin 1977(STU)*

23 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Maazel Lorin 1969(LI)*

24 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-San Francisco Opera - Sanzogno Nino 1972(LI)*

25 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Behr Jan 1975(LI)*

26 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Gran Teatro del Liceo - Gatto Armando 1976(LI)*

27 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1976(STU)*

28 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1979(LI)***

29 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Teatro alla Scala - Ozawa Seiji 1980(LI)**

30 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Varviso Silvio 1981(LI)*

31 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Marseille - Boncompagni Elio 1981(LI)*

32 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Paris - Rivoli Gianfranco 1982(LI)*

33 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Paris - Ozawa Seiji 1982(LI)**

34 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Houston Grand Opera - DeMain John 1984(LI)*

35 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Verona Arena - Oren Daniel 1984(LI)***

36 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Bayerische Staatsoper - Patanè Giuseppe 1985(LI)*

37 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (expanded) - Varviso Silvio 1985(LI)*

38 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - López Cobos Jesús 1985(LI)*

39 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Oren Daniel 1990(LI)***

40 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Viotti Marcello 1998(LI)*

41 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-San Francisco Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1968(LI)*

42 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-San Francisco Opera - Faldi Aldo 1968(LI)*

43 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-San Francisco Opera - Rennert Wolfgang 1980(LI)*

44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro Lirico di Torino - Schippers Thomas 1976(FI)**

45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Metropolitan Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1978(LI)*

46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Metropolitan Opera - Conlon James 1979(LI)*

47 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Chicago Lyric Opera - Bartoletti Bruno 1983(LI)*

48 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Arena di Verona - Oren Daniel 1985(LI)*

49 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Houston Symphony Orchestra - Tchakarov Emil 1987(LI)***

50 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-L'Opéra de Marseille - Lewis Henry 1991(LI)**

51 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ATTILA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Patanè Giuseppe 1971(LI)*

52 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1978(STU)*

53 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Maazel Lorin 1970(LI)**

54 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-San Francisco Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1969(LI)*

55 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-L'Opéra de Paris - Dohnányi Christoph von 1981(LI)**

56 VERDI GIUSEPPE - GIORNO DI REGNO [IL FINTO STANISLAO] (UN)-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Gardelli Lamberto 1973(STU)*

57 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Sweden Royal Opera - Bendix Kurt 1957(LI)*

58 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Royal Opera House (Stockholm) - Ehrling Sixten 1959(LI)*

59 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Dresdner Staatskapelle - Kurz Siegfried 1971(SE)*

60 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1973(LI)*

61 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Chailly Riccardo 1983(FI)**

62 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Chailly Riccardo 1983(FI)**

63 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Metropolitan Opera - Ehrling Sixten 1974(LI)*

64 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-San Francisco Opera - Peloso Paolo 1975(LI)*

65 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-San Francisco Opera - Patanè Giuseppe 1969(LI)*

66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-San Francisco Opera - Bonynge Richard 1975(LI)*

67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-National Philharmonic Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1976(STU)*

68 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Royal Opera House (Stockholm) - Varviso Silvio 1966(LI)*

69 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Bayreuth Festival - Varviso Silvio 1971(LI)*

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Christa Ludwig

Florestan - James King

Pizarro - Ingvar Wixell

Rocco - Franz Crass

Marzelline - Edith Mathis

Jaquino - Donald Grobe

Fernando - Hans Hotter

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1380 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7025 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.111-112 [DLK]: Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.58-59 [MHF]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.56 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1968). The year given in Opera d'Oro's online catalogue is 1969, but the cast that they give is that for 1968 (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.59, p.63). Ingrid Bjoner sang Leonore in 1969.

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

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1967 (LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Reri Grist

Nemorino - Alfredo Kraus

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Marija Kova

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1335-2 {2CDRS} (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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1967; see OPERA January 1968 pp.34-35). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.468. The singer of the role of Gianetta is given here as «Kova». I have assumed this to be Marija Kova, but this may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».

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

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Reri Grist

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Shigemi Matsumoto

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Compact Disc - *Butterfly Music BMCD 006 {2CDS}

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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 publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 October 1969)

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

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Judith Blegen

Nemorino - José Carreras

Dulcamara - Paolo Montarsolo

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Pamela South

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (10 October 1975)

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

Conductor John Pritchard - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Adina - Ileana Cotrubas

Nemorino - Plácido Domingo

Dulcamara - Geraint Evans

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Lilian Watson

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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34585 {3LPS} {USA) (1978)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79210 {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª

Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40-79210 (UK)

Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79210 {2CDS} (UK) (1990)ª; Sony Classical M2K 34585 {2CDS}; Sony Classical CSCR 8074-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª; Sony Classical S2K 96458 {2CDS} (2006)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 - November 1977 p.885 [AB]; December 1977 p.1149 [AB]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; March 1990 p.[AML]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.24 [KH]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.114-115 [BR]

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Diapason - 1977 No.221 p.62

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American Record Guide - August 1978 p.11

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Lucrezia Borgia - Joan Sutherland

Gennaro - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Maffio Orsini - Marilyn Horne

Don Alfonso - Ingvar Wixell

Jacopo Liveretto - Graham Clark

Don Apostolo Gazella - Lieuwe Visser

Ascanio Petrucci - John Bröcheler

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Piero De Palma

Gubetta - Richard Van Allan

Rustighello - Graeme Ewer

Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc; - Decca D93D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K93K32 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera Series» 421 497-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1979 p.1611 [LS]; June 1979 p.128 [SIR]; July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; March 1990 p. [AB]

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Canio - Plácido Domingo

Nedda - Noelle Rogers

Tonio - Ingvar Wixell

Beppe - Joseph Frank

Silvio - Brent Ellis

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100564 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

Comments:- A recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. See OPERA March 1977 pp.271-273.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Voices & Finchley Children's Music Group

Canio - Luciano Pavarotti

Nedda - Mirella Freni

Tonio - Ingvar Wixell

Beppe - Vincenzo Bello

Silvio - Lorenzo Saccomani

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Black Disc - Decca D83D3 (+Cavalleria rusticana); London OSAD 13102 (+Cavalleria rusticana)

Compact Cassette; - Decca K83K32 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1979)ª; Decca 414 590-4 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 590-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca 444 392-2 {1CD} (1996)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 850-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; London POCL 4036 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1979 p.1767 [EG] ; January 1989 p.1205 [JBS]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.92

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.222 (mention)

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.70

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Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.86: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.79 octubre 1996 p.54

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Giovanni - Ingvar Wixell

Donna Anna - Martina Arroyo

Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows

Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa

Leoporello - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Il Commendatore - Luigi Roni

Masetto - Richard Van Allan

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 022 (1973)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7899 054 (1978)ª;; Philips 422 541-4 (1992)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 416 406-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 422 541-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Le nozze di Figaro +Così fan tutte) {9CDS} ; Lyrica LRC 1073-1074 (Italy)

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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 - November 1973 p.979 [JW]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; November 1987 p. [HF]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]

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Fanfare - July-August 1992 p.229

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Walter Berry

Susanna - Reri Grist

Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa Almaviva - Claire Watson

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Margarethe Bence

Bartolo - Zoltán Kéléman

Basilio - David Thaw

Curzio - Alfred Pfeifle

Antonio - Klaus Hirte

Barbarina - Deirdre Aselford

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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» CLOPNDF (2003)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2004 pp.85-86 [AB]

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Opera News - April 2004 pp.89-90 [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.69-S.70 [SS]

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International Record Review - December 2003 pp.87-88[ [RP]

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2004 p.94, p.96 [ML]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]

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Comments:- Video recording in black and white of a performance in the Kleines FestspielhausSalzburg (11 August 1966).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Swedish

Conductor Lars af Malmborg - 196?(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Figaro - Jan Sparring

Susanna - Birgit Nordin

Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22059 (+Don Giovanni - excerpts - 2 sets; +Die Zauberflöte - excerpts +Le nozze di Figaro & Don Giovanni - short excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.58 (mention) [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.99 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Stockholm Opera.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Figaro - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa Almaviva - Jessye Norman

Cherubino - Yvonne Minton

Marcellina - Maria Casula

Bartolo - Clifford Grant

Basilio - Robert Tear

Curzio - David Lennox

Antonio - Paul Hudson

Barbarina - Lilian Watson

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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 014 {4LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7675 001 (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 422 540-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Don Giovanni +Così fan tutte) {9CDS}; Aura Music {2CDS}; Philips «Trio» 475 6111 {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.883; January 1972 p.1183; March 1972 p.1503; September 1973 p.563 [WAC]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.161-162 [JC]

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.90 [RW]

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Figaro - Geraint Evans

Susanna - Judith Blegen

Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa

Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade

Marcellina - Donna Petersen

Bartolo - Marius Rintzler

Basilio - Wolf Appel

Curzio - Raymond Manton

Antonio - Philip Booth

Barbarina - Evelyn Petros

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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 451 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #451 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1492-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 September 1972; see OPERA December 1972 pp.1078-1079). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».

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Zaide by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Bernhard Klee - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Zaide - Edith Mathis

Gomatz - Peter Schreier

Allazim - Ingvar Wixell

Sultan Soliman - Werner Hollweg

Osmin - Reiner Süß

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Black Disc; - Eterna 8 26 516-517 {2LPS} Philips 6700 097 {2LPS} (1976)ª; *Philips 6747 387

Compact Disc - Philips 422 536-2PME2

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

CELLETTI p.524

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.644 [SS]; December 1977 p.1132 [JBS]; April 1992 p.159

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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.11 [HFT]

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Comments:- The dialogue and melodrama are spoken by a separate cast of actors

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1961(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Rodolfo - Olle Sivall

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Arne Tyrén

Mimi - Elisabeth Söderström

Musetta - Margareta Hallin

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 8415

VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #8415 (NTSC) (1992)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a television film.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Coppola - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Ara Berberian

Mimi - Dorothy Kirsten

Musetta - Margot Moser

Benoit - Elfego Esparza

Alcindoro - Alan Gilbert

Parpignol - Raymond Nilsson

Sergente dei doganieri - Eugene Lawrence

Un doganiere - Colin Harvey

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (12 October 1969)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Barry Morell

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Leona Mitchell

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Italo Tajo

Parpignol - Donald Junod

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 122477 (BRO 124054) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1977). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;15/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Dale Caldwell

Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4025 (2005)ª; DG 734 0257 (Australia) (2005)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.274-275 [RT]

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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 p.117 [MP]

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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.77 [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1977).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;19/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Dale Caldwell

Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BOH 197701 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 31977 (BRO 124203) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 749 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1977). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca, those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» ant those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as new issues in July 2008 (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Rodolfo - José Carreras

Schaunard - Håkan Hagegård

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Robert Lloyd

Mimi - Katia Ricciarelli

Musetta - Ashley Putnam

Benoit - Giovanni De Angelis

Alcindoro - William Elvin

Parpignol - Francis Egerton

Sergente dei doganieri - Richard Hazell

Un doganiere - David Whelan

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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 031 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 116 (1979)ª;; Philips 416 492-4 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 416 492-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Philips «Duo» 442 260-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1979 p.1048 [EG] March 1980 p.1454, p.1459 [SIR]; May 1987 p. [EG]; October 1994 p.197 [MEO]

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.62

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.172

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.84

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.61

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1977?(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Plácido Domingo

Sharpless - Ingvar Wixell

Suzuki - Gillian Knight

Kate Pinkerton - Ann Murray

Goro - Florindo Andreolli

Il principe Yamadori - Jonathan Summers

Lo zio Bonzo - Malcolm King

Il commissario imperiale - Christopher Keyte

Yakusidè - Leslie Fyson

L'ufficiale del Registro - Alan Byers

La madre di Cio Cio San - Gloria Jennings

La zia - Jean Temperley

La cugina - Lynda Richardson

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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» 79313 {3LPS} (UK) (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - CBS MZK 35181 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Sony Classical SM2K 91135 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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 publication:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.543 [EG]; April 1979 p.1673 [JBS] ; June 1987 p.101 [EG]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Michele - Ingvar Wixell

Luigi - Plácido Domingo

Il Tinca - Michel Sénéchal

Il Talpa - Dennis Wicks

Giorgetta - Renata Scotto

La Frugola - Gillian Knight

Venditore di canzonette - John Treleaven

Due amanti - Yvonne Kenny

- Peter Jeffes

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Black Disc - Columbia M 34570 {1LP} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» 76641 {1LP} (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc - *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico); CBS M3K 35912 (Trittico)

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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1977 p.1134 [EG]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; August 1978p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]

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Fanfare - July/August 1978 Vol.1 No.6 p.68 [KH]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Floria Tosca - Pilar Lorengar

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Tagliavini

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Ernst Krukowski

Cesare Angelotti - José van Dam

Spoletta - Fernando Barrera

Sciarrone - Robert Koffmane

Un pastore - Harry Tchor

Un carceriere - Leopold Clam

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Compact Disc - ~Bella Voce BLV 107238 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.143 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (13 April 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.523)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Floria Tosca - Hanna Jankú

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Marius Rintzler

Cesare Angelotti - Allan Monk

Spoletta - Daniel Sullivan

Sciarrone - Lawrence Cooper

Un pastore - Robert Calvert

Un carceriere - Richard J Clark

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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 492 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #492 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (27 October 1972)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - James King

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Richard Best

Cesare Angelotti - Edmond Karlsrud

Spoletta - Charles Anthony

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Paul Offenkrantz

Un carceriere - Arthur Thompson

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 205 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (highlights as filler to performance conducted by Conlon - 1979) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1299

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1975, Olivero's debut in this theater). The conductor is sometimes incorrectly given as Conlon. 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Armando Gatto - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 446 (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (21 November 1976; see OPERA March 1977 pp.288-289). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Domenico Trimarchi

Cesare Angelotti - Samuel Ramey

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - William Elvin

Un pastore - Ann Murray

Un carceriere - William Elvin

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6700 108 {2LPS} (1977)ª

Compact Cassette - Philips 7619 034; Philips 412 885-4

Compact Disc; - Philips 412 885-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 438 601-2 {2CDS}; Philips «Duo» 438 359-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Philips 438 576-2 {2CDS}; Philips «50 Great Recordings» 464 729-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Pentatone PTC 5186147 {2SACDS} (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1730 [EG]; April 1986 p. [EG]; August 1993 p.82 [MEO]

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.183

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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 p.122 [JC]

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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.79-80 [PO'C]: February 2007 p.24 [RP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.142 [MM]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.52

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [LB]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Domenico Trimarchi

Spoletta - Paul Crook

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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDS} (2006)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5407 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1141 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #665 (NTSC & PAL)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) given by the Covent Garden Opera in Tokyo (September 1979; see OPERA November 1979 pp.1028-1035, 1105-1106). According the review on the Montserrat Caballe website the Bel Canto video transfer «is so bad it is practically unwatchable». The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005 and the CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti

Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini

Spoletta - Regolo Romani

Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi

Un pastore - Alessandra Palomba

Un carceriere - Carlo Meliciani

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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2623 (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution (Legato) 1142 (NTSC)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (21 March 1980)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - John Gibbs

Cesare Angelotti - John Tomlinson

Spoletta - Paul Crook

Sciarrone - Roderick Earle

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 443 (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 471 (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7620

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recordings of performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1981). The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 30 November 1981 while those given by House of Opera in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» are 6 November 1981 (CDBB 443) and 30 November 1981 (CDBB 471). The performance on 9 November 1981 is reviewed in OPERA January 1982 pp.90-91.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille

Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 198102 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (1 February 1981). The performance on 28 January 1981 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1981 No.37 pp.34-35. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianfranco Rivoli - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones

Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Philippe Duminy

Spoletta - Robert Dumé

Sciarrone - Michel Marimpouy

Un carceriere - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TOS 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (9 July 1982; see OPERA June 1982 p,604, October 1982 p.1066). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Kiri Te Kanawa

Mario Cavaradossi - Ernesto Veronelli

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Philippe Duminy

Cesare Angelotti - Anton Diakov

Spoletta - Robert Dumé

Sciarrone - Michel Marimpouy

Un carceriere - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife/Nihon Monitor DMLB 4 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 3 (Japanese NTSC); Topaz (PAL)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (March 1982; see OPERA July 1982 p.732 ; Opéra International mai 1982 No.49 p.31)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John DeMain - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Houston Grand Opera

Chorus - Houston Grand Opera

Floria Tosca - Éva Marton

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 442 (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera on 15 April 1984. The performance on 12 April 1984 is reviewed in OPERA October 1984 p.1111. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Verona Arena

Chorus - Verona Arena

Floria Tosca - Éva Marton

Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Graziano Polidori

Cesare Angelotti - Alfredo Giacomotti

Spoletta - Mario Ferrara

Sciarrone - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Un pastore - Mario Bonizzato

Un carceriere - Gianni Brunelli

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 478 (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - NVC Arts 4509 99219-2 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2006 (PAL); NVC Arts 4509-99219-3 (PAL)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.128 (video) [JBS]

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Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.68 [IW]

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Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.126 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.95 (video) [RF]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.90 (video) [MSR]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.63 (video) [EE]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PN]

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Comments:- Video and audio recordings of a performance in the Verona Arena (August 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Karl Christian Kohn

Cesare Angelotti - Hans Wilbrink

Spoletta - Friedrich Lenz

Sciarrone - Hermann Sapell

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (5 May 1985)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (expanded)

Chorus - Los Angeles Master Chorale

Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Klaus Lang

Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Röhrl

Spoletta - Donald Grobe

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 503 (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (14 September 1985). The performance on 9 September 1985 is reviewed in OPERA December 1985 pp.1382-1383 and by Martin Bernheimer in the Los Angeles Times (11 September 1985). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Röhrl

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 502 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (16 June 1985; see ORPHEUS August 1985 S.604-S.605). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti

Cesare Angelotti - Franco Federici

Spoletta - Mario Bolognesi

Sciarrone - Ubaldo Carosi

Un pastore - Vittorio Gricolo

Un carceriere - Giuseppe Zecchillo

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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal»; 09026 61806-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª

Laser Disc - RCA 09026 61806-6 (NTSC & PAL)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.115 [MEO]

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Opera Now - January 1994 p.54

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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.266. Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.467

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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.64

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.168;No.399 décembre 1993 p.102

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Classic CD - January 1994 p.66

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.94

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.137, No.3 May-June 1994 p.227

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opera House, Rome (13 December 1990)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Floria Tosca - Katarina Dalayman

Mario Cavaradossi - Sidwill Hartman

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Manfred Röhrl

Cesare Angelotti - Ralf Lukas

Spoletta - Mark Tevis

Sciarrone - Miomir Nikolic

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (9 November 1998). See ORPHEUS Januar 1999 S.15. The cast listed above is that given here which is in some respects different from that given in HOO's online catalogue where three members «Griepentrog, Mercker, Becker» are listed. This performance was Ingvar Wixell's farewell to the DOB.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard

Calaf - Ludovic Spiess

Liù - Jane Marsh

Ping - Ingvar Wixell

Pang - Raymond Manton

Pong - Alan Crofoot

Timur - Ara Berberian

L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried

Un mandarino - Clifford Grant

Il Principe di Persia - James Eitze

Prima ancella - Shigemi Matsumoto

Seconda Ancella - Sheila Nadler

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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco Opera (30 November 1968)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Aldo Faldi - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Figaro - Ingvar Wixell

Il Conte Almaviva - Pietro Bottazzo

Rosina - Teresa Berganza

Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi

Don Basilio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Berta - Sona Cervená

Fiorello - Allan Monk

Un Ufficiale - Robert Glover

Un notaio - Ernest Wright

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5725

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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 1968).

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa

Zdenka - Barbara Daniels

Mandryka - Ingvar Wixell

Waldner - Sona Cervená

Adelaide - Alexander Malta

Fiakermilli - Erie Mills

Matteo - William Lewis

Elemer - Michael Ballam

Dominik - John Brandstetter

Lamoral - Kevin Langan

Kartenaufschlägerin - Rebecca Cook

Welko - Daniel Becker

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00489

Compact Disc; - *John Wegner - San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 - SFO 03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1980). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1976(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Torino

Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Radamès - Peter Gugalov

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Agostino Ferrin

Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni

Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini

Un Messaggero - Gérard Friedman

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Black Disc; - Lévon Records ML 1005/07 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Discoreale ML 1005 {3LPS}

Laser Disc - Dreamlife DC6 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 43 (Japanese NTSC)

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 26 (Japanese NTSC)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recorded at the Chorégies d'Orange (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.111 p.83). The LPs issued by Levon Records are advertized inside the front cover of OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.9 juin 1978.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Amneris - Bianca Berini

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Paul Plishka

Il Re di Egitto - John Cheek

Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss

Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 121678 (BRO 125745) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1978). 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Galina Savova

Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Amneris - Bianca Berini

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Luigi Roni

Il Re di Egitto - Julien Robbins

Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss

Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 197902 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 December 1979). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos

Una Sacerdotessa - Robynne Redmon

Un Messaggero - Gualtiero Negrini

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 949 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers AID 198301 {2CDRS};; Premiere Opera Limited CDNO 1895-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance on 23 September 1983. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «4/2/84».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Makvala Filimonova Kasrashvili

Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini

Amneris - Bruna Baglioni

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Alfredo Zanazzo

Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Del Bosco

Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1112

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (30 July 1985)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Houston Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Houston Grand Opera

Aida - Mirella Freni

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - David Langan

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDAID 198701 (Canada)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Wortham Center, Houston (14 October 1987; see OPERA February 1988 p.204). The CDRs and DVD issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1991(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille

Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille

Aida - Leona Mitchell

Radamès - Lando Bartolini

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2698 (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at L'Opéra de Marseille (May or June 1991). 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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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Attila - José van Dam

Ezio - Ingvar Wixell

Odabella - Gundula Janowitz

Foresto - Franco Tagliavini

Leone - Bengt Rundgren

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 036 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3522 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3522

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

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (see OPERA October 1971 p.879). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1994».

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - José Carreras

Renato - Ingvar Wixell

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Patricia Payne

Oscar - Sona Ghazarian

Silvano - Jonathan Summers

Samuele - Robert Lloyd

Tom - Gwynne Howell

Un Giudice - Robin Leggate

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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 020 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 108 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 426 560-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª;; Philips «Duo» 456 316-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca 470 586-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.521 [AB]; January 1991 p. [AB]; December 1997 p.136 [AB]

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Diapason - No.449 juin 1998 p.92 [JC]

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.59 [PT]

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German?

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Ingvar Wixell

Dr. Cajus - Martin Vantin

Bardolfo - Gloden Mercer

Pistola - Fritz Hoppe

Alice Ford - Pilar Lorengar

Nannetta - Edith Mathis

Meg Page - Patricia Johnson

Mistress Quickly - Vera Little

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1203 (NTSC)

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5089

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (29 March 1970).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Ara Berberian

Leonora di Vargas - Nancy Tatum

Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Sylvia Anderson

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Curra - Sheila Nadler

Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi

Mastro Trabuco - Howard Fried

Un Chirurgo - Richard J Clark

Un Alcalde - Clifford Grant

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201(San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 November 1969). The performance on 1 November 1969 is briefly reviewed in OPERA January 1970 p.34

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Fernand Dumont

Leonora di Vargas - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell

Don Alvaro - Veriano Luchetti

Preziosilla - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)

Fra Melitone - Gabriel Bacquier

Curra - Annick Dutertre

Padre Guardiano - Paul Plishka

Mastro Trabuco - Michel Sénéchal

Un Chirurgo - Jean-Philippe Courtis

Un Alcalde - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (JUne 1981). The cast and conductor listed above are as announced in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1981 No.40 p.6 and there may be errors. The role of Trabucco? was to be shared between Michel Sénéchal (as listed above) and Christian Jean. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in their «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005.

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Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1973(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Marquise del Poggio - Fiorenza Cossotto

Giulietta - Jessye Norman

Edoardo de Sanval - José Carreras

Chevalier Belfiore - Ingvar Wixell

Gasparo Antonio della Rocca - Vincenzo Sardinero

Baron de Kelbar - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Delmonte - William Elvin

Comte Ivrea - Ricardo Cassinelli

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6703 055 {3LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 422 429-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Philips UCCP 3029/30 {2CDS} (Japan) (2001)ª; Decca 475 6772 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.922; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1404; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1974 p.587 [RO]; December 1974 p.1103 [SIR]; January 1975 p.1311 [JBS]; December 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.166-168 [KP]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Bendix - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Sweden Royal Opera

Chorus - Sweden Royal Opera

Rigoletto - Erik Sundquist

Gilda - Eva Prytz

Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling

Sparafucile - Sven-Erik Jacobsson

Maddalena - Kersten Meyer

Giovanna - Barbro Ericson

Monterone - Georg Svedenbrandt

Marullo - Carl Axel Hallgren

Borsa - Olle Sivall

Conte di Ceprano - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa di Ceprano - Judith Garellick

Un paggio - Carrie Nilsson

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1993 p.43

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Rigoletto - Hugo Hasslo

Gilda - Margareta Hallin

Duca di Mantova - Nicolai Gedda

Sparafucile - Arne Tyrén

Maddalena - Kersten Meyer

Giovanna - Barbro Ericson

Monterone - Georg Svedenbrandt

Marullo - Anders Näslund

Borsa - Olle Sivall

Conte di Ceprano - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa di Ceprano - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Un paggio - Birgit Nordin

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Black Disc - BIS LP-296 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - BIS CD-296 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1994 p.107

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Opera Now - April 1994 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.274

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.40

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.78

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.81

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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Royal Opera Stockholm (18 January 1959)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Siegfried Kurz - 1971(SE)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Anneliese Rothenberger

Duca di Mantova - Róbert Ilosfalvy

Sparafucile - Siegfried Vogel

Maddalena - Annelies Burmeister

Giovanna - Hannerose Katterfeld

Marullo - Horst Lunow

Borsa - Armin Ude

Conte di Ceprano - Thomas Thomaschke

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Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020282BC

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.99-S.100 [ES]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Reri Grist

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - John Macurdy

Maddalena - Joann Grillo

Giovanna - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Monterone - James Morris

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Nico Castel

Conte di Ceprano - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Contessa di Ceprano - Betsy Norden

Un paggio - Nadyne Brewer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1580

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1973). 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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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Edita Gruberova

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Maddalena - Victoria Vergara

Giovanna - Fedora Barbieri

Monterone - Ingvar Wixell

Marullo - Bernd Weikl

Borsa - Rémy Corazza

Conte di Ceprano - Roland Bracht

Contessa di Ceprano - Kathleen Kuhlmann

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Laser Disc - Decca 071 401-1 (PAL); London 071 501-1 (NTSC) *London WOOZ 25001/2(Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca 071 401-9 (2001)ª; Decca 073 4166 (2006)ª; DG B0006581-09 (USA) (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 401-3(PAL)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1988 p.580; August 2001 p.94 [JBS]

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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.295-296 [RT]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.331-332 [RT]

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.96 [MK2]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.150-151 [MP]

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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.84-85 [SP]: July/August 2006 p.83 [RP]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.125

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.95-96 [MG]

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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 [PMH]

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Comments:- The role of Marullo is acted by Louis Otey. According to the Gruberova online discography the soundtrack was recorded in December 1981 and the film was made in April, May 1982.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Edita Gruberova

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Maddalena - Victoria Vergara

Giovanna - Fedora Barbieri

Monterone - Ingvar Wixell

Marullo - Bernd Weikl

Borsa - Rémy Corazza

Conte di Ceprano - Roland Bracht

Contessa di Ceprano - Kathleen Kuhlmann

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Laser Disc - Decca 071 401-1 (PAL); London 071 501-1 (NTSC) *London WOOZ 25001/2(Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca 071 401-9 (2001)ª; Decca 073 4166 (2006)ª; DG B0006581-09 (USA) (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1988 p.580; August 2001 p.94 [JBS]

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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.295-296 [RT]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.331-332 [RT]

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.96 [MK2]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.150-151 [MP]

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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.84-85 [SP]: July/August 2006 p.83 [RP]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.125

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.95-96 [MG]

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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 [PMH]

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Comments:- The role of Marullo is acted by Louis Otey. According to the Gruberova online discography the soundtrack was recorded in December 1981 and the film was made in April, May 1982.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell

Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi

Amelia Grimaldi - Adriana Maliponte

Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker

Paolo Albiani - Lawrence Shadur

Pietro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Un'ancella - Constance Webber

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SIM 197401 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1974). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell

Jacopo Fiesco - Martti Talvela

Amelia Grimaldi - Kiri Te Kanawa

Gabriele Adorno - Giorgio Merighi

Paolo Albiani - Allan Monk

Pietro - James Courtney

Un'ancella - Donna Petersen

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gary Burgess

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1975)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Violetta Valery - Jeanette Pilou

Flora Bervoix - Sona Cervená

Annina - Sheila Nadler

Alfredo Germont - Franco Bonisolli

Giorgio Germont - Ingvar Wixell

Gastone - Norman Paige

Dottore Grenvil - Richard J Clark

Barone Douphol - Elfego Esparza

Marchese d'Obigny - Alan Gilbert

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1846-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. See OPERA November 1969 p.969. The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive»:-

http://archive.sfopera.com

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Elena Obraztsova

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Clifford Grant

Ines - Linda Roark(-Strummer)

Ruiz - Gary Burgess

Un vecchio zingaro - John Davies

Un messo - John Duykers

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 216 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Celestial Audio CA 540 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.97

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco (See OPERA November 1975 p.1058)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Marilyn Horne

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Ines - Norma Burrowes

Ruiz - Graham Clark

Un vecchio zingaro - Peter Knapp

Un messo - Wynford Evans

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Black Disc; - *Decca D82D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª;; London OSA 13124 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K82K32 (1978)ª;; Decca 417 137-1 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 137-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 735-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca 475 8281 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Decca 000829702 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1977 p.697 [EG] December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; March 1978 p.1625 [AB]; March 1987 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.57 [KH]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.238-239 [RT]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.177-178 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [TF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]

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Comments:- The recording on the LPs and the CDs issued in 2007 contain the ballet music.

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Lohengrin - Nicolai Gedda

Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Ortrud - Barbro Ericson

Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Jupither

König Heinrich - Bengt Rundgren

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell

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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» 1011 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» (highlights) {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.84-S.85 [SS]

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Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 p.15-16 [ARB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.86-87 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stockholm (29 January 1966; see OPERA June 1966 p.482 ). The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label are listed on Klassikon's website:-

http://www.klassikon.cpm/ponto.html

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - René Kollo

Elsa - Hannelore Bode

Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre

König Heinrich - Franz Crass

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 December 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 18-31 December 1971 p.48.

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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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