There are 6 recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito on file

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

1 1924(SE) - NOT KNOWN - ORCHESTRA*

2 1948(LE) - Toscanini Arturo - Teatro alla Scala*

3 1957(LI) - Capuana Franco - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

4 1975(RA) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - RAI Torino*

5 1981(STU) - Queler Eve - Hungarian State Opera*

6 1989(LI) - Bareza Niksa - Orchestra**

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1924(SE)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Nero - Franco Lo Giudice

Simon Mago - Marcel Journet

Fanuel - Carlo Galeffi

Rubria - Luisa Bertana

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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» DB 732-734 (3x78s) (1924)ª;; DB 819-820 {2x78s) (1925)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1924 p.179; May 1927 p.524

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Comments:- The 78s DB 732-734 are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono - Nuovi Dischi dated giugno 1924 and DB 819-820 in that dated febbraio 1925. The latter do not appear to have been released outside of Italy. The following excerpts, which were recorded on the dates indicated, are performed: Pater nostro (Bertana - 16/5/24); Ecco il magico specchio (Journet - 16/5/24); Addio di Fanuèl (Galeffi, coro - 17/5/24) La confessione - Or tutto è confessato (Bertana, Galeffi - 15/5/24); Duetto finale - Laggiù tra i giunchi diGenezareth (Bertana, Galeffi - 15/5/24); Questo ad un lido fatal (Lo Giudice - 11/12/24); Pensa i Reami - Tu qui? Gloria al tuo dio (Journet - 4/12/24); Oh! come viene ad errar (Lo Giudice - 13/12/24); Scendi! scendi! (Lo Giudice - 13/12/24). Some of Journet's contribution is reproduced on the Marston CD 52009-2. The first performance of Nerone was given at La Scala on 1 May 1924 with these singers

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Simon Mago - Cesare Siepi

Fanuel - Frank Guarrera

Asteria - Herva Nelli

Rubria - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 222 Morgan MOR 4801 (+Mefistofele - excerpts) {3LPS} Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 257 (+Mefistofele - excerpts) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Guild GHCD 2307/O8 (+excerpts of other operas conducted by Toscanini) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Comments:- A recording of a performance of Act 3 and Act 4 part 2 at La Scala (10 June 1948). Giuseppe Nessi and Ebe Ticozzi also take part. See «Simionato - How Cinderella became Queen» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel pp.51-52

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Nero - Mirto Picchi

Simon Mago - Mario Petri

Fanuel - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Asteria - Anna Di Cavalieri

Rubria - Adriana Lazzarini

Tigellino - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Gobrias - Piero De Palma

Dositeo - Plinio Clabassi

Perside - Anna Di Stasio

Cerinto - Valeria Escalar

Il tempiere - Nino Fanelli

Primo viandante - Piero De Palma

Secondo viandante - Augusto Frati

Lo schiavo - Gennaro Chiocca

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 254 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 56 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 772-CD2 {2CDS} (1993)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro San Carlo (30 Novermber 1957)

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1975(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Nero - Bruno Prevedi

Simon Mago - Agostino Ferrin

Fanuel - Alessandro Cassis

Asteria - Ilva Ligabue

Rubria - Ruza Baldani

Tigellino - Antonio Zerbini

Gobrias - Giampaolo Corradi

Dositeo - Alessandro Cassis

Perside - Anna Di Stasio

Cerinto - Corinna Vozza

Il tempiere - Walter Brighi

L'oracolo - Renzo Gonzales

Primo viandante - Walter Brighi

Secondo viandante - Vinicio Cocchieri

Una voce - Walter Brighi

Altra voce - Renzo Gonzales

Lo schiavo - Vinicio Cocchieri

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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 161-S {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Cetra LO 7704-7705 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Living Stage 34704 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.142

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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.69 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.30

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 1981(STU)

Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera

Chorus - Hungarian Radio & TV Chorus

Nero - János B Nagy

Simon Mago - József Dene

Fanuel - Lajos Miller

Asteria - Ilona Tokody

Rubria - Klára Takács

Tigellino - József Gregor

Gobrias - Péter Korcsmáros

Dositeo - Pál Kovács

Perside - Mária Takács

Cerinto - Tamara Takács

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Black Disc - *Hungaroton SLPD 12487-12489 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Hungaroton MK 12487-12489

Compact Disc - Hungaroton HCD 12487-12489 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.668 [LS]; June 1985 p. [LS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.113

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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.25

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Niksa Bareza - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Nero - Krunoslav Cigoj

Fanuel - David McShane

Asteria - Veneta Janeva Iveljic

Rubria - Zlatomira Nikolova

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 948 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

Comments:- This video recording appears to be of a performance at the Split Summer Festival. See OPERA November 1989 p.1317. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The recording is attributed here to Zagreb, but I have not been able to check whether Nerone was also performed there.

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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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