There are 41 recordings on file in which the conductor is Thomas Beecham 1879-1961

Order by composer

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

1 1929/30(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

2 1935(ACT 4;SE) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

3 1936(LE) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

4 1937(LC) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

5 1937/38(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

6 1939(LI) - Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride*

7 1939(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

8 1942(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

9 1943(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

10 1943(LI) - Gustav Charpentier - Louise*

11 1943(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

12 1943(LI) - Jules Massenet - Manon*

13 1943(LI) - Ambroise Thomas - Mignon*

14 1944(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

15 1944(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

16 1944(LI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*

17 1944(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

18 1946(RE) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

19 1947(FI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann***

20 1947(RA) - Hector Berlioz - Les Troyens*

21 1947(RA) - Luigi Cherubini - Les Deux journées*

22 1947(RA) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*

23 1947(SE) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*

24 1947(SE) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*

25 1947/1951(FI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann***

26 1947/48(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

27 1948(RA) - Frederick Delius - A Village Romeo and Juliet*

28 1948(STU) - Frederick Delius - A Village Romeo and Juliet*

29 1949(RA) - Georges Bizet - La Jolie fille de Perth*

30 1950(LI) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*

31 1951(ACTS 1&2;LE) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

32 1951(LE) - Michael Balfe - The Bohemian Girl*

33 1956(RA) - Georges Bizet - La Jolie fille de Perth*

34 1956(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail*

35 1956(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

36 1958(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

37 1958(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

38 1958(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

39 1958(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

40 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

41 1958/59(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1929-30(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Choir

Faust - Heddle Nash

Méphistophélès - Robert Easton

Marguerite - Miriam Licette

Valentin - Harold Williams

Siébel - Doris Vane

Marthe - Muriel Brunskill

Wagner - Robert Carr

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Black Disc; - Columbia DX 88-103 {16x78s) (UK) (1930)ª; HMV «Treasury» HLM 7052 {1LP} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Dutton Laboratories 2DAX 2001 {1CD} (1994)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 9010 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1930 p.231; July 1974 p.256 [JBS]; May 1994 p.132; July 1994 p.30

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Comments:- Some sides were conducted by Clarence Raybould. More details can be found in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.50 No.2 June 2005 pp.114-116.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1935(Act 4;SE)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodolfo - Heddle Nash

Schaunard - Robert Alva

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Robert Easton

Mimi - Lisa Perli

Musetta - Stella Andreva

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Black Disc - Columbia LX 523-526 {4x78s} (UK) Columbia LX 8266-8269 (4x78s;AC} (UK); Columbia Masterworks 274 {3x78s) (USA) HMV HQM 1234 (Heddle Nash Recital) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM 9473 {1CD} (1991)ª;; Dutton CDLX 7012 {1CD} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)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 - October 1936 p.202 [HFVL]; October 1970 p.666-p.673; January 1971 p.1130 (mention); September 1991 p. [AB]; February 1995 p.115

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Opera Now - July 1995 p.57

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American Record Guide - 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.250

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1936(LE)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Frida Leider

Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior

Hagen - Emanuel List

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Maria Nezádal

Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 167 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 234 {2LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90266 {1CD} (1996)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2311/12 (+Wagner scenes with Leider) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.97 [ST]

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Opera News - January 11 1997 p.42

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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123

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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.292

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Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)

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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [MT]

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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No.4 December 2005 pp.275-276 [MS]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 p.101 [MA]: Summer 2008 pp.95-06 [SH]

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Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.68

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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (14 May 1936)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1937(LC)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Margarete Klose

Marke - Sven Nilsson

Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen

Melot - Booth Hitchin

Hirt - Octave Dua

Steuerman - Leslie Horsman

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Parry Jones

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Black Disc; - Discocorp «Recital Records» RR 223 {4LPS} ; A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1051 (Act 2) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI «Références» CHS 7 64037-2 [LC] (1992)ª; *Melodram 37029; Grammofono 2000 AB 78570-78572 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0021-3 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia 78085 {3CDS} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1992 p.100 [AB]; September 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223

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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.64 (Act 2) [PLM]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1985 Vol.48 No.4 p.71, p.75 [PJR]

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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.66

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 settembre 2001 p.113 [MG]

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Comments:- Only part of the EMI recording is conducted by Beecham; the rest is conducted byReiner. The other recordings are from 2 performances (18, 22 June 1937) as thereare 2 Brangaenes (Klose & Branzell) and 2 Kurwenals (Janssen & Schoeffler); The A.N.N.A. disc contains Act 2 only

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1937-38(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Favres Solisten Vereinigung

Tamino - Helge Roswaenge

Papageno - Gerhard Hüsch

Königin der Nacht - Erna Berger

Sprecher - Walter Großmann

Pamina - Tiana Lemnitz

Sarastro - Wilhelm Strienz

Monostatos - Heinrich Tessmer

Papagena - Irma Beilke

1er Geharnischter - Heinrich Tessmer

2er Geharnischter - Walter Großmann

Erste Dame - Hilde Scheppan

Zweite Dame - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)

Dritte Dame - Rut Berglund

Erster Knabe - Irma Beilke

Zweiter Knabe - Carla Spletter

Dritter Knabe - Rut Berglund

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3465-3483S (19x78s) (1938)ª; *HMV ALP 1273-1275 {3LPS} (1955)ª; HMV RLS 1434653 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Victor «Masterpiece Sets» 541, 542 {19x78s}; RCA Victor 6103 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WCT 54 {EPS} (1951)ª; Seraphim IC-6129; World Record Club SH 158-160 Calig CAL 30845/30846 {2LPS}; Turnabout TV 4111-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 61034-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Pearl GEMM 9371 {2CDS}; Melodram MEL 27056 (+Die Entführung Aus dem Serail - highlights) {2CDS}; *NIMBUS «Prima Voce» NI 7827-7828 {2CDS}; Dutton Laboratories 2CDEA 5011 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The 78s» 2CD 78027 {2CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110127-28 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1938 p.68 [HFVL]; November 1955 p.233 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; July 1983 p.181 [JBS]; March 1990 p. [JBS]

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Opera - January 1956 p.47

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.170

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Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 [AF]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92

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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.71: November/December 1986 Vol.49 No.6 p.26 [RVL]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.70 [KM]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.17

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.84

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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.83 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.64

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Opernwelt - April 1992 S.64

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: No.142 abril 2001 pp.44-45 [JS]

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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.69 (mention)

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Comments:- This recording, in which there is no dialogue, was recorded in two sessions: 8 to 15 November 1937 and 24 February to 8 March 1938. The following items were recorded in the second session: In diesen heiligen Hallen; Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja; Dies Bildnis is bezaubernd schön; Zu Hülfe; Overture pt.1; O zittre nicht. The last of these, the Queen of the Night's aria «O zittre nicht», was recorded on 8 March 1938 and was conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According to Walter Legge the orchestra in the recording conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler was the Berlin State Opera Orchestra (see OPERA June 1979 pp.539-540).

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The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Kruschina - Marko Rothmüller

Kathinka - Sabine Kalter

Marie - Hilde Konetzni

Agnes - Mary Jarred

Wenzel - Heinrich Tessmer

Hans - Richard Tauber

Kezal - Fritz Krenn

Springer - Gerhardt Hinze

Esmeralda - Stella Andreva

Muff - Grahame Clifford

Tobias - Arnold Matters

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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 830-2 {2CDS}; Radio Years RY 79/80 {2CDS}; Somm-Beecham 14-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Radio Years RY 79/80 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Urania URN 22286 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1992 p.95; January 2003 pp.78-79 [EG]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 p.223 [BR]

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

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American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.229-230 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House (1 May 1939). The sound is not very good

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Caniglia

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Ebe Stignani

Amonasro - Armando Borgioli

Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker

Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray

Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1997 p.662

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Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.105; March/April 1998 p.98 [GH]

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Opera News - August 1994 p.35

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58

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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.163

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

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98

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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Arthur Kent

Zuninga - Norman Cordon

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 410

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1942). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Mack Harrell

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 31 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0006 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4

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International Record Review - July 2000 p.105 [SP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56: No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [AG]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1943)

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Louise - Grace Moore

Julien - Raoul Jobin

La Mère - Doris Doe

Le Père - Ezio Pinza

Le Noctambule - Alessio De Paolis

Le Pape de Fous - Alessio De Paolis

Irma - Maxine Stellman

Camille - Thelma Votipka

Blanche - Helen Olheim

Marguerite - Mary Ann Kirk

Gertrude - Irra Petina

Madeleine - Anna Kaskas

Suzanne - Lucielle Browning

Elise - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 164 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 9 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110102-04 (+Moore recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2016 {3CDS} (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers LOU 194301 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2000 pp.127-128 [PO'C]

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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Orpheus - April 2002 S.55 [DN]

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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.58

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Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.86; No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170

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Classic CD - November 2000 p.66 [MSR]

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International Record Review - October 2000 p.109 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.36: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.41 [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.86 [SG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1943). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Raoul Jobin

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Licia Albanese

Valentin - John Charles Thomas

Siébel - Lucielle Browning

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Wilfred Engelman

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Compact Disc; - *AS-disc 1104/5; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 792 {2CDS}; ; The Radio Years RY 23/24 {2CDS}; Aura LRC 1109 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2258/59 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0065 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1943)

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon - Bidù Sayão

Poussette - Frances Greer

Javotte - Maxine Stellman

Rosette - Lucielle Browning

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Charles Kullman

Lescaut - John Brownlee

Le Compte des Grieux - Nicola Moscona

Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis

De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc - Operatic Archives OA 1004; {3LPS}; Magnificent Editions ME 103 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 11 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 812 {2CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0053 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1943)

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Mignon by Ambroise Thomas performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Mignon - Risë Stevens

Philine - Patrice Munsel

Wilhelm Meister - James Melton

Lothario - Norman Cordon

Laerte - Alessio De Paolis

Jarno - John Gurney

Frédéric - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 389

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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1943). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Alexander Svéd

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 150

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1944). 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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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Raoul Jobin

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Licia Albanese

Valentin - Martial Singher

Siébel - Lucielle Browning

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1490 (& 918 & 683 & 1250) ; The Opera Lovers FAUS 194401 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Raoul Jobin

Olympia - Patrice Munsel

Giulietta - Lily Djanel

Antonia - Jarmila Novotná

Coppélius - Ezio Pinza

Dapertutto - Martial Singher

Miracle - Ezio Pinza

Nicklaus - Lucielle Browning

Spalanzani - Alessio De Paolis

Frantz - Alessio De Paolis

Schlemil - Lansing Hatfield

Crespil - Nicola Moscona

Andres - Lodovico Oliviero

Cochenille - Lodovico Oliviero

Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis

La Mère d'Antonia - Margaret Harshaw

Lindorf - Mack Harrell

Nathanael - Donald Dame

Luther - Gerhard Pechner

Hermann - Walter Cassel

Muse - Lily Djanel

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 941.94 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Radio Years RY 19-20 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram CDM 27514 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1944 p.60

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Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-68 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167

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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.59

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1944)

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Falstaff - Leonard Warren

Fenton - Charles Kullman

Ford - John Brownlee

Dr. Cajus - John Dudley

Bardolfo - George Rasely

Pistola - John Gurney

Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber

Nannetta - Frances Greer

Meg Page - Lucielle Browning

Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 293

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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 at the MET (11 March 1944). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1946(RE)

Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Siegmund - Max Lorenz

Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni

Hunding - Sven Nilsson

Brünhilde - Irma Björk

Wotan - Andreas Boehm

Fricka - Gertrud Wettergren

Gerhilde - Emelie Hooke

Ortlinde - Phyllis Harrison

Waltraute - Gwladys Garside

Schwertleite - Gladys Ripley

Helmwige - Sylvia Patriss

Siegrune - Edith Furmedge

Grimgerde - Maud Heaton

Roßweiße - Gladys Palmer

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02656

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 372 Archipel ARCD 0186 (+Max Lorenz recital) {1CD} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 2005 (online edition) [DJB]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.246 [JPM]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.97-98 [RG]

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Comments:- The cassette with excerpts of a performance by the BBC with the cast members given as «Konetzni, Wettergren, Lorenz» and the year given as 1942! is listed in Charles Handelman's Live Opera Catalogue dated November 2000 p.75. As none of these singers were in England in 1942 it seems most likely that the recording is of one of the studio performances conducted by Thomas Beecham on 18 and 20 December 1946 which were broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated December 13 1946 p.20, p.28. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The dates of the performances are given correctly here, but Archipel gives the year (incorrectly) as 1947. There is a review by Dyneley Hussey in The Listener Issue dated 26 December 1946 pp.947-948 .

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(FI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera

Hoffmann - Robert Rounseville

Olympia - Dorothy Bond

Giulietta - Margherita Grandi

Antonia - Ann Ayars

Coppélius - Bruce Dargavel

Dapertutto - Bruce Dargavel

Miracle - Bruce Dargavel

Nicklaus - Monica Sinclair

Spalanzani - Grahame Clifford

Frantz - Grahame Clifford

Schlemil - Owen Brannigan

Crespil - Owen Brannigan

Cochenille - Murray Dickie

Pitichinacchio - Murray Dickie

Nathanael - René Soames

Luther - Fisher Morgan

Hermann - Owen Brannigan

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Black Disc; - Decca AX 497-511 {15x78s}; Decca LXT 2582-2584 {3LPS} (1951)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 177-178 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Turnabout THS 65012-14 (2-channel re-recording);; Columbia LLPA-4 {3LPS} (USA); Columbia LGF-78 {15x45s} (USA)

Compact Disc; - SOMM «Beecham Edition» 13-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0212 {2CDS} (2004)ª

Laser Disc - Criterion CC1300L (NTSC); The Criterion Collection 157

DVD (Video) - The Criterion Collection 317 (2006)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+German soundtrack on 2xCDs) (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision TAL 060 837.99 (NTSC)

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1951 p.13 (audio) [AR]; October 1951 p.94 (audio) [DST]; January 1963 p.356 (audio) [EG]; November 2002 pp.118-119 (audio) [AML]

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Opera - Vol.2 No.9 August 1951 p.464 (audio)

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Opera News - January 31 1998 p.47 (video) [RP]; May 2006 p.90 (DVD) [FPD]

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The Perfect Vision - Vol. 5 No.18 p.116 (video)

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International Record Review - November 2002 p.74 (audio) [RP]

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American Record Guide - June 1951 Vol.17 No.10 p.333 (audio) [MDS]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.238 (audio) [KM]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1951 p.14 (audio)

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The Absolute Sound - Vol.20 Issue 105 p.142

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Comments:- The recording of the opera under Beecham was used as the sound track for the film

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus

Enée - Jean Giraudeau

Chorèbe - Charles Cambon

Panthée - Charles Paul

Narbal - Charles Cambon

Ascagne - Irène Joachim

Cassandre - Marisa Ferrer

Didon - Marisa Ferrer

Anna - Yvonne Corke

Hylas - Colin Cunningham

Priam - Scott Joynt

Hécube - Yvonne Corke

Iopas - Frans Vroons

Helenus - Colin Cunningham

Un chef grec - Dennis Dowling

Un soldat troyen - Dennis Dowling

1re sentinelle - Ernest Frank

2e sentinelle - Scott Joynt

L'Ombre d'Hector - Ernest Frank

Le spectre de Cassandre - Yvonne Corke

Le spectre d'Priam - Scott Joynt

Le spectre de Chorèbe - Charles Cambon

Mercure - Stearn Scott

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 377, 378 (2 + 3LPS} (1966)ª; Beecham Society WSA 513-516 {4LPS} Connaisseur-Melodram 303 {5LPS}; Melodram MEL 047 {5LPS}

Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-104

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 162 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2001 p.92 [AB]

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Opera - September 2001 p.1096, p.1148, p.1149 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.149 [WY]

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Orpheus - Juli/August 1982 S.644 [SL]; April 2001 S.57 [GH]

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Classical Express - April 2001 p.4 [AJ]

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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.81-82 [JW]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.310 (mention) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.82

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.89 [MC]

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Comments:- Recorded June & July 1947. Ascagne is sung by Maria Branèze in «Les Troyens à Carthage». According to «Radio Times» (May 30 1947 p.12, p.24; June 27 1947 p.16, p.24) «La Prise de Troie» was given two separate broadcast performances on 3 and 6 June 1947 and «Les Troyens à Carthage» was also given two separate broadcast performances on 2 and 4 July 1947. «La Prise de Troie» was reviewed in «The Listener», 12 June 1947 p.931. The Pantheon-Music tapes are advertized in ARG September 1984 p.96

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Les Deux journées by Luigi Cherubini performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus

Le Comte Armand - Pierre Gianotti

Constance - Janine Micheau

Mikeli - Charles Paul

Antonio - Eugene Regnier

Daniel - Donald Munro

Marcellina - Marion Davies

Sémos - Donald Munro

Angelina - Winifred Lawson

Le Commandant - Fabian Smith

Le Lieutenant - Ernest Frank

Le Sergeant - Donald Campbell

Le Corporal - David Perrin

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 174 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 49 {2LPS}; *VOCE-73 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Intaglio ING CD 7342 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Malibran Music MR 554 {1CDR} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Les Deux journées by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.145

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - August 1993 p.1002

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. There were two separate broadcasts, on 19 and 21 December 1947. See Radio Times Issue dated December 12 1947 p.24 and Issue dated December 19 1947 p.8. These both list Claudine Collart as singing the role of Constance, but when a recording of the performance on 19 December was broadcast on 19 August 1979 Janine Micheau was listed in Radio Times (Issue dated 18-24 August 1979 p.28).

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Chorus

Elektra - Erna Schlüter

Chrysothemis - Ljuba Welitsch

Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen

Aegisth - Walter Widdop

Orest - Paul Schöffler

Ein alter Diener - Eric Goldie

Ein junger Diener - George Chitty

Die Schleppträgerin - Gwladys Garside

Die Vertraute - Mildred Watson

Der Pfleger des Orest - Ernst Erbach

Die Aufseherin - Ruth Packer

1. Magd - Maud Heaton

2. Magd - Gwladys Garside

3. Magd - Monica Warner

4. Magd - Sylvia Patriss

5. Magd - Marion Davies

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 171 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Rococo RR 1005 {2LPS}; Cetra Arkadia ARK 9; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 173 {2LPS} (1982)ª; Melodram MEL 41 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 946.117 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 981.H004 {2CDS} (1998)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro 1431 {2CDS} (2005)ª;; (see below)

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.355; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.273-274 [JM]

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.70

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.150

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.276 [KM]

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.74

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.187 avril 1995 p.104

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (October 1947). According to «More EJS» portions of the recording of the finale on the Rococo LPs were taken from the commercial recording conducted by Beecham. Two performances were broadcast, on 24 and 26 October 1947. See Radio Times Issue dated October 19-25 1947 p.24 and that dated Oct.26-Nov. 1 1947 p.4. According to the review by James Miller in FANFARE the recording on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro (OPD 1431) is not of the performance conducted by Beecham but of that conducted by Miropoulos (Salzburg 1957) that has also been issued by Opera d'Oro (OPD 1190).

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ariadne - Maria Cebotari

Zerbinetta - Margaret Field-Hyde

Bacchus - Karl Friedrich

Najade - Margaret Field-Hyde

Dryade - Gwladys Garside

Echo - Edith Furmedge

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Black Disc; - *RCA RL 42821 (+Elektra - excerpts) {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90341 (+Elektra - excerpts) {1CD} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.102 [JBS]; March 1999 p.100 (in brief) [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 pp.666-667 [AB]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]

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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [AJ]: Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [AJ]

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Comments:- From «Ein schönes Wunder!» to the end of the opera

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus

Elektra - Erna Schlüter

Chrysothemis - Ljuba Welitsch

Aegisth - Walter Widdop

Orest - Paul Schöffler

Der Pfleger des Orest - Ernst Erbach

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 9393-9396 {4x78s;AC} (1949)ª; RCA Victor Set M 1247 (12-0471/4) {4x78s;AC};; RCA RL 42821 (+Ariadne auf Naxos - excerpts) {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90341 (+Ariadne auf Naxos - excerpts) {1CD} (1998)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1949 p.28 [AR]; June 1979 p.102 [JBS]; March 1999 p.100 (in brief) [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 pp.666-667 [AB]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1949 p.7

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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [AJ]: Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [AJ]

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Comments:- From «Was willst du, fremder Mensch» to the end of the opera

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947/1951(FI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock

Olympia - Rita Streich

Giulietta - Anny Schlemm

Antonia - Maria Reith

Coppélius - Josef Metternich

Dapertutto - Josef Metternich

Miracle - Josef Metternich

Nicklaus - Anneliese Müller

La Mère d'Antonia - Johanna Blatter

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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0022 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+English version on DVD) (2006)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5743 (2006)ª

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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Comments:- Neither Walhall nor Mike Richter provide information about the origin of the audio recording except the years 1947 and 1951. It is therefore a composite recording, but which parts were recorded in which year is not stated. It seems in fact that it is a recording of the soundtrack of the German version of Powell's and Pressburger's film. According to the online discography of Offenbach's stage works (hyperlink in CHLORLINK.HTM) «Rudolf Schock schrieb in seinen Memoiren, Josef Metternich und er seien nach täglich acht Stunden Synchronarbeit 'wie Betrunkene aus dem Studio gewankt'». See also the letter by Stefan Johansson in Classic Record Collector Spring 2005 p.4. Mr. Johansson also casts doubt on whether the conductor is Beecham. A DVD of the German version of the film has been issued by Premier and is listed above. See «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947-48(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Faust - Georges Noré

Méphistophélès - Roger Rico

Marguerite - Géori Boué

Valentin - Roger Bourdin

Siébel - Huguette Saint-Arnaud

Marthe - Betty Bannerman

Wagner - Ernest Frank

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 9422-9437 (16x78s,AC) (1949)ª; RCA Victor DM 1300 {16x78s;AC} (1949)ª; RCA Victor LCT 1000 {3LPS} (1951)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90355 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 153 (+Geori Boué - recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110117-18 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1949 p.124; September 2001 p.92 [AB]

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Opera - February 1950 p.34; January 1999 p.124 [AB] April 1999 p.383 (letter)

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Opera News - October 10 1949 p.27 [SF3]

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Orpheus - November + Festival 1998 S.90 [GH]; 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87-S.88 [GH]; Oktober 2001 S.57-S.58 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.576-580 [WA]

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Opéra International - No.248 juillet-aoüt 2000 p.72 [JP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.88 [JLD]

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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.127, p.130 [PHR]: November/ December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.294 [RVL]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.307 [DA]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.74, p.76 [SP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 pp.94-96 [GL]

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Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 pp.89-90 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recorded between 25 February 1947 and 30 June 1948. More details can be found in«Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1948(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus

Sali as Child - Sybil Hamilton

Sali - René Soames

Vreli as Child - Marion Davies

Vreli - Vera Terry

Dark Fiddler - Gordon Clinton

Manz - Fabian Smith

Marti - Frederick Sharp

Gingerbread Woman - Marion Davies

Wheel-of-Fortune Woman - Sylvia Patriss

Cheap-Jewellary Woman - Gwladys Garside

Showman - William Herbert

Merry-Go-Round Man - Donald Munro

Shooting-Gallery Man - Scott Joynt

Slim Girl - Marion Davies

Wild Girl - Gwladys Garside

Poor Horn Player - William Herbert

Hunchbacked Bass Player - Philip Hatley

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Compact Disc; - Somm Recordings «SOMM-BEECHAM» 12-2 (+Songs of Sunset) {2CDS};; (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.96 [EG]

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International Record Review - March 2002 pp.78-79 [RMW]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Comments:- There were two separate performances broadcast on 23 and 25 April 1948. (See RADIO TIMES April 16 1948 p.19, April 23 1948 p.7). The first performance was reviewed in THE LISTENER May 6 1948 pp.756-757. The CDs issued by SOMM carry a recording of the first performance, the cast of which is given above. That announced for 25 April was the same except that Lloyd Strauss Smith was to have sung the Showman and the Poor Horn Player instead of William Herbert. According to the review in GRAMOPHONE the recording issued by SOMM is of a performance broadcast on 24 April 1948. However, according to RADIO TIMES there was no performance broadcast on that day.

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A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1948(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Sali as Child - Margaret Ritchie

Sali - René Soames

Vreli as Child - Dorothy Bond

Vreli - Lorely Dyer

Dark Fiddler - Gordon Clinton

Manz - Dennis Dowling

Marti - Frederick Sharp

Peasant 1 - Donald Munro

Peasant 2 - Dennis Dowling

Woman 1 - Marjorie Avis

Woman 2 - Gwladys Garside

Woman 3 - Gwladys Garside

Gingerbread Woman - Dorothy Bond

Wheel-of-Fortune Woman - Marjorie Avis

Cheap-Jewellary Woman - Gwladys Garside

Showman - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

Merry-Go-Round Man - Donald Munro

Slim Girl - Marion Davies

Wild Girl - Gwladys Garside

Poor Horn Player - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

Hunchbacked Bass Player - Philip Hatley

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 6751-6762 {12x78s} (1948)ª; HMV DB 9306-9317 {12x78s;AC} (1948)ª; World Records SHB 54 (collection) {6LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Beecham Edition» CMS 7 64386-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110982-83 (+other works by Delius) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1948 p.78; October 1979 p.697 [FA] November 1992 p.224 [AS]

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Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.455

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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.132; No.518 octobre 2004 p.138 [MF]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1948 p.1

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Comments:- Recorded between 1 May and 20 July 1948. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus

Catherine Glover - Gwen Catley

Henry Smith - Richard Lewis

Le Duc de Rothsay - Trefor Jones

Ralph - Norman Walker

Mab - Lorely Dyer

Simon Glover - Owen Brannigan

Un Majordome - George Stern Scott

Un Seigneur - David Holman

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Compact Disc; - Beulah 1-2PD23 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2000 p.127 [AB]

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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 2001 p.101 [ST]

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International Record Review - November 2000 p.111 [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (3 and 4 June 1949) and again on BBC Radio 3 (29 April 1979)

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ariadne - Hilde Zadek

Zerbinetta - Ilse Hollweg

Bacchus - Peter Anders

Harlekin - Douglas Craig

Truffaldin - Bruce Dargavel

Brighella - Murray Dickie

Scaramuchio - Alexander Young

Najade - Maureen Springer

Dryade - Marjorie Thomas

Echo - April Cantelo

Sängerin - April Cantelo

Monsieur Jourdain - Miles Malleson

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60007 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.261-262 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original (1912) version at the Edinburgh Festival (see OPERA November 1950 pp.20-22; «Mein Leben» by Hilde Zadek S.61-63.). The play «Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme» in an English translation by Miles Malleson was performed first and then «Ariadne auf Naxos». The performances on 23 August and 4 September 1950 were broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated August 20-26 1950 p.23 and that dated September 3-9 1950 p.15. The cast listed above is that announced for 4 September. Dorothy Bond was announced as Najade for the performance on 23 August.

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(Acts 1&2;LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter

Veit Pogner - Ludwig Weber

Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche

Fritz Kothner - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

Walther von Stolzing - Peter Anders

David - Murray Dickie

Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer

Magdalena - Constance Shacklock

Nachtwächter - Geraint Evans

Kunz Vogelgesang - Edgar Evans

Konrad Nachtigall - Ernest Davies

Ulrich Eisslinger - Dennis Stephenson

Balthasar Zorn - Emlyn Jones

Augustin Moser - David Tree

Hermann Ortel - Marian Nowakowski

Hans Schwarz - Charles Morris

Hans Foltz - Ronald Lewis

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03369

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0050-1 {1CD} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]

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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 (mention) [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.97-98 [RG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.84-85 [PN]

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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of part of Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 July 1951). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated July 1-7 1951 p.19).

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The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Arline - Roberta Peters

Thaddeus - Anthony Marlowe

Count Arnheim - Jess Walters

Queen of the Gipsies - Edith Coates

Devilshoof - Howell Glynne

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Compact Disc; - Balfe Society (+complete performance cond. Polivnick) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.24

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (18 August 1951). The following excerpts are performed: Aria Arline; When other lips, Trio (21 minutes).

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La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Chorus

Catherine Glover - Mattwilda Dobbs

Henry Smith - Alexander Young

Le Duc de Rothsay - Kevin Miller

Ralph - David Ward

Mab - Anna Pollack

Simon Glover - Owen Brannigan

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 269 (Acts 1 & 2) {1LP} ; {1963} & EJS 438 (Acts 3 & 4) {1LP} (1968)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 228

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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (5, 7 October 1956). 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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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Beecham Choral Society

Konstanze - Lois Marshall

Belmonte - Léopold Simoneau

Blonde - Ilse Hollweg

Pedrillo - Gerhard Unger

Osmin - Gottlob Frick

Bassa Selim - Hansgeorg Laubental

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1462-1463 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia SAXS 2427, SAX 2428-2429 {3LPS 5-sides} (1962)ª; EMI HQM 1050-1051 {2LPS} (1966)ª; EMI HQS 1050-1051 {2LPS} (1966)ª; EMI 1 C 153-01541/42 {2LPS} (1966)ª; HMV SLS 5153 (ASD 3653-3654) {2LPS} (1976)ª; Angel SBL 3555 {2LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV TCSLS 5153 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 63715 2 (+Simoneau recital) {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932612 (+Simoneau recital) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1957 p.404; September 1957 p.151; January 1958 p.306; February 1962 p.417 [PHW]; December 1966 p.331; April 1979 p.1767 [AB] March 1991 p. [AB]

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Opera - November 1957 p.717; February 1967 p.157 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.200-202 [AS]

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Diapason - No.32 1958 p.28; No.196 1975 p.37; No.217 1977 p.61

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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.87 [PLM]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.139-140 [KM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.68 [NB]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.154 1958 p.980

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1957 p.901 [DH]

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Comments:- Ilse Hollweg and Gerhard Unger speak their own dialogue, but the rest is spoken by actors

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - John Reardon

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Lucine Amara

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - William Nahr

Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte

Un doganiere - Thomas Powell

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6042 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1409-1410 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 896 (ASD 3030 - ASD 3031) {2LPS} (1974)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 311-312 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV QALP 10171-10172 (Italy); EMI 3C 53 00126/7 {2LPS} (Italy) ; HTA 34-35; Seraphim SIB-6099 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - *EMI TC-SLS 896; Angel 4X2G-47235

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47235-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56236-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47235 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67750-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111249-50 {2CDS} (2007)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 - November 1956 p.195; January 1957 p.306; April 1957 p.402 November 1974 p.963 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO] June 1987 p. [MEO]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]

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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.8 [RP]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.187 [BR]

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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.60 [JH]

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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [RHR]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.160 [CHP]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283

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Discofila (Madrid) - No.18 noviembre 1957 p.475 [EM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [MC]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.91 [MCP]

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Comments:- Recorded between 16 March and 6 April 1956. Some parts of this recording were made with one or more singers recorded over previously recorded contributions from the orchestra and the other singers (e.g.Merrill's contribution to the opening «Questo mar rosso» was recorded after that of the other singers). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According toPeel the RCA Chorus was the Chorus of the New York City Opera. See also THE GRAMOPHONE January 1957 p.291, OPERA NEWS March 18 1995 p.21

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn

Florestan - Hans Hopf

Pizarro - Paul Schöffler

Rocco - Arnold Van Mill

Marzelline - Olga Chelavine

Jaquino - Murray Dickie

Fernando - Angelo Mattiello

Erster Gefangene - Italo Pasini

Zweiter Gefangene - Héctor Barbieri

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Black Disc - Beecham Society WSA 524/5 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 226-2 (announced but not issued); Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (19 September 1958)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Jean Madeira

Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Micaëla - Cesy Broggini

Escamillo - Giuseppe Taddei

Frasquita - Consuelo Ramos

Mercédès - Noemi Souza

Moralès - Alvaro Bandini

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 451 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (18 July 1958)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Tamino - Anton Dermota

Papageno - Walter Berry

Königin der Nacht - Rita Streich

Sprecher - Paul Schöffler

Pamina - Pilar Lorengar

Sarastro - Arnold Van Mill

Monostatos - Eugenio Valori

Papagena - Olga Chelavine

1er Geharnischter - Umberto di Toto

2er Geharnischter - Italo Pasini

Erste Dame - Amanda Cetera

Zweite Dame - María del C. Ecignard

Dritte Dame - Carmela Giuliano

Erster Knabe - Susana Rouco

Zweiter Knabe - Corrada Malfa

Dritter Knabe - Noemi Souza

Erster Priester - Italo Pasini

Zweiter Priester - O. Borzoni

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 462 {3LPS} (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Connaisseur GM 6.0017 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.82 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (See OPERA November 1958 p.723)

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Samson - Ramón Vinay

Dalila - Blanche Thebom

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Giuseppe Taddei

Abimélech - Fernando Corena

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giuseppe Modesti

Le messager philistin - Alvaro Bandini

Premier philistin - Carlos Giusti

Deuxième philistin - Guerrino Boschetti

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 449 (+Vinay - recital) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1958, seeOPERA October 1958 p.655). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that this perfor-mance took place in Mexico City

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Otello - Ramón Vinay

Desdemona - Antonietta Stella

Iago - Giuseppe Taddei

Cassio - Italo Pasini

Rodrigo - Umberto di Toto

Lodovico - Giuseppe Modesti

Montano - Guerrino Boschetti

Emilia - Zaira Negroni

Un Araldo - José Crea

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 34 {3LPS}; Stradivarius 1013-1015 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0068 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.256-257 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 p.94 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (4 July 1958). The LPs issued on the Stradivarius label are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1985 p.443.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris

Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeur de Radio-France - Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailes

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Denise Monteil

Mercédès - Monique Linval

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Bernard Plantey

Zuninga - Xavier Depraz

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1762-1764 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; HMV ASD 331-333 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5021 {3LPS} (1976)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 618/20 {3LPS} (1960)ª; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 145/7 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Capitol GCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Angel 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 183 10680/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5021 (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49240-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CDS 5 56214-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67537-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3613 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]

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Opera - March 1960 p.221; July 1960 p.498

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.90-S.91 [CK]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.91 [RDD] (open reel tape)

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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]: August 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.996 [CJL] (open reel tape): January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.83 [KM]

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Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.16 [FGB] April 1960 p.24 [DH]

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International Record Review - October 2000 p.108 [JTH]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 pp.38-39 [JB]: No.119 p.374 [RA]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11 ; HIGH FIDELITY December 1959 Vol.9 No.12 p.49; CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2005 pp.31-32) All of Mercédès' music is sung by Monique Linval (as listed above and which was recorded in the second session), except the Act 2 quintet which is sung by Marcelle Croisier and which was recorded in the first session. Note that the LPs were originally issued on the Capitol label in 1960 in the USA but then re-issued on the Angel label at the end of 1961

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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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