(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1967(LI) - Rigacci Bruno - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
2 1968(RE) - Rigacci Bruno - Radio Svizzera Italiana*
3 1976(RA) - Rigacci Bruno - RAI Milano*
4 2004(STU) - Parry David - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
5 2005(LC) - Arrivabene Paolo - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia***
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Pia - Jolanda Meneguzzer
Ghino degli Armieri - Aldo Bottion
Nello della Pietra - Walter Alberti
Rodrigo - Florindo Andreolli
Piero - Franco Ventriglia
Ubaldo - Paride Venturi
Bice - Barbara Testa
Lamberto - Franco Ventriglia
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 412 {2LPS} (1967)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 40 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram 37017 (+Maria di Rohan) {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Pia De'Tolomei by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.21; http://www.forumopera.com/pia/pia_8.pdf
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the festival of the Accademia Chigiana, Siena (3 September 1967; see OPERA November 1967 p.921)
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Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1968(RE)
Orchestra - Radio Svizzera Italiana
Chorus - Radio Svizzera Italiana
Pia - Jolanda Meneguzzer
Ghino degli Armieri - Giuseppe Baratti
Nello della Pietra - Franco Pagliazzi
Rodrigo - Rodolfo Malacarne
Piero - Franco Ventriglia
Ubaldo - Adriano Ferrario
Bice - Maria Grazia Ferrarini
Lamberto - Franco Ventriglia
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Compact Disc - Nuova Era 1021 {1CD}
Recordings of Pia De'Tolomei by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.21; http://www.forumopera.com/pia/pia_8.pdf
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.55 [MK]
Opéra International - novembre 1998 No.229 p.49 [SS]
American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.102 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.33 [PT]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.217 janvier 1998 p.78 [CFD]
Comments:- A recording of excerpts broadcast by Radio Svizzera Italiana with a commentator explaining the action (Recorded 10 & 11 February 1968)
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Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Pia - Lella Cuberli
Ghino degli Armieri - Renzo Casellato
Nello della Pietra - Giulio Fioravanti
Rodrigo - Benedetta Pecchioli
Piero - Alfredo Zanazzo
Ubaldo - Carlo Tuand
Bice - Maria Minetto
Lamberto - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un carceriere - Ivan Del Manto
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 145 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - On Stage OS 4709 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Bongiovanni GB 2379/80-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Pia De'Tolomei by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.21; http://www.forumopera.com/pia/pia_8.pdf
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1998 No.229 p.49 [SS]; No.302 juillet/aoüt 2005 p.83 (mention) [RM]
Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.6 [RB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.90 [JS]
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Conductor David Parry - 2004(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Pia - Marjella Cullagh
Ghino degli Armieri - Bruce Ford
Nello della Pietra - Roberto Servile
Rodrigo - Manuela Custer
Piero - Mirco Palazzi
Ubaldo - Mark Wilde
Bice - Patrizia Bicciré
Lamberto - Marco Vinco
Un carceriere - Christopher Turner
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Compact Disc; - Opera Rara ORC 30 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Pia De'Tolomei by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.21; http://www.forumopera.com/pia/pia_8.pdf
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Conductor Paolo Arrivabene - 2005(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Pia - Patrizia Ciofi
Ghino degli Armieri - Dario Schmunck
Nello della Pietra - Andrew Schroeder
Rodrigo - Laura Polverelli
Piero - Daniel Borowski
Ubaldo - Francesco Meli
Bice - Clara Polito
Lamberto - Carlo Cigni
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 488/1-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - Dynamic 33488 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Pia De'Tolomei by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.21; http://www.forumopera.com/pia/pia_8.pdf
Comments:- Audio and video recordings made at performances in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (April 2005). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.301 juin 2005 pp.61-62; DONIZETTI SOCIETY NEWSLETTER No.95 June 2005 pp.18-19. There is a review on the internet: .
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