(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1927-30(SE) - Cloéz Gustav - ORCHESTRA*
2 1931(STU) - Cohen Elie - Opéra-Comique de Paris*
3 1948(RA) - Gressier Jules - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique*
4 1948(SE) - Santarelli Riccardo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
5 1949(LI) - Cellini Renato - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
6 1949?(STU) - Bron Onissim - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*
7 1951(LI) - Capuana Franco - Teatro alla Scala*
8 1952(LI) - Picco Guido - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
9 1952(STU) - Sébastian Georges - Opéra-Comique de Paris*
10 1953(RA) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - RAI Torino*
11 1954?(SE) - Fistoulari Anatole - London Symphony Orchestra*
12 1955(FI) - Simonetto Alfredo - RAI Milano**
13 1956(LI) - Cellini Renato - New Orleans Opera*
14 1959(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
15 1960(SE) - Couraud Marcel - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe*
16 1961(SE) - Fekete Zoltan - Orchestre Symphonique*
17 1961(SE) - Leibowitz René - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
18 1961?(SE) - Etcheverry Jésus - Orchestre*
19 1963(LI) - Capuana Franco - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*
20 1963(RA) - Rossi Mario - RAI Torino*
21 1964(LI) - Patanè Franco - New Orleans Opera*
22 1964(RA) - Etcheverry Jésus - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.*
23 1965(LI) - Fournet Jean - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
24 1965(LI) - Lawrence Robert - Orchestra*
25 1965(LI) - Verchi Nino - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
26 1966(LI) - Cristofori Francesco - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza*
27 1968-69(STU) - Prêtre Georges - Orchestre de Paris*
28 1969(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
29 1970(LI) - Ethuin Paul - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
30 1971(LI) - Fournet Jean - Chicago Lyric Opera*
31 1971(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
32 1971(LI;Boston) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*
33 1971(LI;Elias) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*
34 1971(LI;Ludwig) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*
35 1972(LI) - Behr Jan - Metropolitan Opera*
36 1972(LI) - Rich Martin - Metropolitan Opera*
37 1973(LI) - Buckley Emerson - Greater Miami Opera*
38 1975(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Associacio Valenciana d'Amicos de l'Opera*
39 1975(LI) - Shapirra Elyakum - San Francisco Opera*
40 1976(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*
41 1977(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
42 1977(LI) - Mackerras Charles - English National Opera*
43 1978(LI) - Almeida Antonio de - San Francisco Opera*
44 1978(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - Chicago Lyric Opera*
45 1978(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*
46 1978 - Dervaux Pierre - L'Opéra National de Paris*
47 1979(LI) - Baudo Serge - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
48 1979(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Metropolitan Opera*
49 1979(LI) - Plasson Michel - Covent Garden*
50 1979(LI) - Santi Nello - Opernhaus Zürich*
51 1979(STU) - Chailly Riccardo - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*
52 1979(STU) - Plasson Michel - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
53 1980(STU) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*
54 1981(LI) - Monica Fabio (Fabiano) - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»*
55 1984(LI) - Chmura Gabriel - L'Opéra National de Paris*
56 1984(LI) - Plasson Michel - Bayerische Staatsoper*
57 1984(LI) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra National de Paris***
58 1985(FI) - Pesek Libor - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra***
59 1985(LI) - Plasson Michel - San Francisco Opera*
60 1986(LI) - Davis Colin - Wiener Staatsoper*
61 1987(LI) - Guingal Alain - Gran Teatro del Liceo***
62 1988(LI) - Fournet Jean - Metropolitan Opera*
63 1989(LI) - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*
64 1990(LI) - Sanzogno Gian Paolo - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)**
65 1991(LI) - Chailly Riccardo - Teatro Comunale di Bologna**
66 1991(LI) - Veltri Michelangelo - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)**
67 1993(LI) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre National de Lille**
68 1996(STU) - Nagano Kent - L'Opéra National de Lyon*
69 1998(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
70 1998(STU) - Jurowski Wladimir - Deutsches Sinfonieorchester*
71 1998(STU) - Pappano Antonio - London Symphony Orchestra*
72 1999(LC) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre National de Lille-Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais*
73 1999(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - Teatro Regio di Parma**
74 1999(LI) - Runnicles Donald - Metropolitan Opera*
75 2000(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien*
76 2003(LC) - Tingaud Jean-Luc - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia*
77 2004(LI) - Lacombe Jacques - Metropolitan Opera*
78 2004(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden*
79 2004(LI) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse**
80 2004(STU) - Abel Yves - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
81 2005(LI) - Jordan Philippe - Wiener Staatsoper**
82 2006(LI) - Fournillier Patrick - Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice*
83 2007(LI) - Carlberg Daniel - Badische Staatskapelle**
84 2007(LI) - David Yoram - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
85 2008(LI) - Armiliato Marco - Wiener Staatsoper*
86 2008(LI) - Guingal Alain - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*
87 2008(LI) - Marin Ion - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
88 2009(LI) - Nagano Kent - L'Opéra National de Paris*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gustav Cloéz - 1927-30(SE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
Werther - Charles Friant
Charlotte - Germaine Cernay
Sophie - Henriette Labard
Albert - Roger Bourdin
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Black Disc - Odéon ORX 118
Compact Disc - The Vintage Music Company VM 1003 {1CD}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1998 p.126 [AB]
Opera News - January 17 1998 p.37 [CJL]
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.188 [JC]
Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.6 [JTH]
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Conductor Elie Cohen - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - Opéra-Comique de Paris
Werther - Georges Thill
Charlotte - Ninon Vallin
Sophie - Germaine Féraldy
Albert - Marcel Roque
Le Bailli - Armand Narçon
Johann - Louis Guénot
Schmidt - Henri Niel
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Black Disc - Columbia LFX 151-165 {15x78s} (France) Columbia GQX 10862-10876 {15x78s} (Italy) Columbia WLX 794-809 {15x78s} (USA) Columbia FHX 5009-5011 {3LPS} (France) Columbia FCX PM 35043-35045 {3LPS} (France); EMI 2C 153 10746-8 {3LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 63195-2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78034 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB78742/73 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110061-02 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1366 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1990 p.1706 [AB]
Opera Now - May 1993 p.59
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.177 [JM]; September-October 1992 p.486; Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 p.167 [JC]
Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.84 [GB]
ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.X No.2-3 p.255 [HF]
BBC Music Magazine - June 1993 p.63
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
American Record Guide - September\October 1997 Vol.60 No.5 p.287 [GWL]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.724 [JB]
Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.69 (mention): No.144 mars 2001 p.90 [JB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.87 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded in January-February 1931. Further details of this recording are given in «The Record Collector» Vol.41 No.3 p.216 and in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Jules Gressier - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique
Chorus - Choeurs Radio-Lyrique
Werther - Georges Noré
Charlotte - Suzanne Juyol
Sophie - Jane Rolland
Albert - Roger Bussonnet
Le Bailli - Charles Clavensy
Johann - André Basquin
Schmidt - Marcel Génio
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Compact Disc; - Malibran MR 524 (+Suzanne Juyol chante Carmen - short excerpts) {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.83 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 August 1948.
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Conductor Riccardo Santarelli - 1948(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Werther - Tito Schipa
Charlotte - Gianna Pederzini
Sophie - Nelly Corradi
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 16 {1LP} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - *The Radio Years RY 78 {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Rome (4 February 1948; see «Tito Schipa» by Tito Schipa, Jr. p.173). The Fonit Cetra LP is advertized in GRAMOPHONE May 1982 p.1539
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano
Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato
Sophie - Eugenia Roccabruna
Albert - Fausto Del Prado
Le Bailli - Ignacio Ruffino
Johann - Gilberto Cerda
Schmidt - Francesco Tondolero
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 547 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 30/3 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 111 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 817 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 338-339 {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1143-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.47 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Mexico City 26 July 1949. The «EJS» Discography (p.567) gives 3 July 1949 on which date Simionato does not appear to have sung in Werther (see performance chronology in «Giulietta Simionato - How Cinderella became Queen» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel p.261)
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Conductor Onissim Bron - 1949?(STU)
Orchestra - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Werther - Ivan Kozlovsky
Charlotte - Maria Maksakova
Sophie - Maria Svesdina
Albert - V Sakharov
Le Bailli - Vladimir Malishev
Johann - Vsevolod Tyutyunnik
Schmidt - Vassili Yakuschenko
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 01825/28 {2LPS}; Melodiya 012725/30 {3LPS} MK DO 1825-28 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 974 165 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto «Historical» H048 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Audio Encyclopedia AE 207 - Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-Rom) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.5 May/June 1998 p.297 [HF]; Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.227-228 [JK]
Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [NL]
American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.239 [DA]
Comments:- The conductor is given (incorrectly?) on the Audio Encyclopedia CD-Rom as SamuelSamosud.
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato
Sophie - Dora Gatta
Albert - Gino Orlandini
Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini
Johann - Enrico Campi
Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano
Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 2659-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250
Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]
Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149
American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (21 April 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Guido Picco - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano
Charlotte - Oralia Domínguez
Sophie - Eugenia Roccabruna
Albert - Piero Campolonghi
Le Bailli - Ignacio Ruffino
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 406 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1134-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1984 No.70 p.69 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (15 July 1952). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - Opéra-Comique de Paris
Werther - Charles Richard
Charlotte - Suzanne Juyol
Sophie - Agnès Léger
Albert - Roger Bourdin
Le Bailli - Michel Roux
Johann - Marcel Depraz
Schmidt - Camille Roquetty
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 233 {3LPS}; Nixa ULP 9233 1-3 {3LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Urania 22.242 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5073 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1954 p.266 [AR]
Opera - December 1954 p.758 [HDR]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 p.153 [BR]
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]
Diapason - No.518 octobre 2004 p.138 [MP]
American Record Guide - November 1953 Vol.20 No.3 p.79 [MDS]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 pp.235-236 [RVL]
The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - November 1953 Vol.16 No.11 p.3
High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.60 [JH]
Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.28 [SG]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Pia Tassinari
Sophie - Vittoria Neviani
Albert - Marcello Cortis
Le Bailli - Giuliano Ferrein
Johann - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Schmidt - Tommaso Soley
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC1245/1-3; Cetra C1245 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CD 015 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87494-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25 [PHW]
Opera - July 1961 p.464
Orpheus - April 2002 S.57-S.58 [GH]
Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [MDS]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.49 [JH]
Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.264 [JC]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)
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Conductor Anatole Fistoulari - 1954?(SE)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Werther - Raoul Jobin
Charlotte - Irma Kolassi
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5034 (+La Damnation de Faust- excerpts) {1LP} (1955)ª; London LL 1154 (+La Damnation de Faust - excerpts) {1LP}; {1LP} (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.146 [PHW]
High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.44 [JH]
Comments:- *The following excerpts are performed: Je ne sais pas si je vielle - O nature; Oui! ce qu'elle m'ordonne - Lorsque l'enfant revient; Werther! qui m'aurait dit - Des cris joyeux; Ah! mon courage m'abbandonne; Oui! C'est moi! Pourquoi me réveiller; N'achevez pas.
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Werther - Juan Oncina
Charlotte - Leyla Gencer
Sophie - Sandra Ballinari
Albert - Enzo Sordello
Le Bailli - Marcello Cortis
Johann - Nestore Catalani
Schmidt - Mario Carlin
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5279 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2002 (2005)ª; Immortal IMM 960023 (2009)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCV 1007 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2009 p.89 [JBS]
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH];3+4 März-April 2009 S.63 [GH]
Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.55 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.108 [DA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [JS]
Musica (Milano) - N.107 Anno 22 marzo-aprile 1998 p.81 [ER]
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film (23 April 1955). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Werther - Cesare Valletti
Charlotte - Nell Rankin
Sophie - Josephine Guido
Albert - Arthur Cosenza
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 141-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1169-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni HOC 046/47 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - October 1993 p.57
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 pp.103-104 [JC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in New Orleans
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Leyla Gencer
Sophie - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Albert - Mario Borriello
Le Bailli - Vito Susca
Johann - Eno Mocchiutti
Schmidt - Raimondo Botteghelli
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2410-2412 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4554-55 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 599.2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro 1234 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1230-2 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0259 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - September 1994 p.52; December 1994 p.53
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.129 [HF]; Vol.18 No.2 November/ December 1994 p.294:Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.198
Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.87
American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro Verdi di Trieste (20 January 1959)
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Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe
Werther - Jean Brazzi
Charlotte - Andrée Gabriel
Sophie - Liliane Berton
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Black Disc; - Philips L 2.265 L {1LP} (1962)ª;; Philips 835.145 LY {1LP} (1963)ª; Philips GL 5667 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.237
Diapason - No.74 février 1963 p.22 [JG]
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Conductor Zoltan Fekete - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique
Werther - Bernabé Marti (Martinez)
Charlotte - Géori Boué
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Black Disc - Orphée 51082 {1LP}; Vogue LDM 30130 {1LP}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
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Conductor René Leibowitz - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Werther - Cesare Valletti
Charlotte - Rosalind Elias
Albert - Gérard Souzay
Le Bailli - Walter Alberti
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2615 {1LP} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2615 {1LP} (USA) (1961)ª; RCA Victor RB 6512 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª; RCA Victor SB 6512 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª; RCA 630.723 {1LP} (France); RCA 640.723 {1LP} (France)
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2120 (4-track - 7½ips) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.302; January 1963 p.334
Opera - January 1963 p.50 [HDR]
Diapason - No.74 février 1963 p.22 [JG]
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1963 Vol.13 No.1 p.76 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.458 [MDS], p.491 [RJ] (open-reel tape)
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Werther - Guy Chauvet
Charlotte - Denise Scharley
Albert - Robert Massard
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Black Disc; - Véga L 80.006 {1LP} (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No 60 octobre 1961 p.21 [JG]
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano
Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni
Sophie - Edith Martelli
Albert - Sesto Bruscantini
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4059
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (April 1963; see OPERA August 1963 p.545). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1963(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Werther - Agostino Lazzari
Charlotte - Magda Olivero
Sophie - Nicoletta Panni
Albert - Saturno Meletti
Le Bailli - Carlo Badioli
Johann - Gerardo Benedetti
Schmidt - Gino Pasquale
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Black Disc - RR 513; IGI 513
Compact Disc - Melodram 27065
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.95 [JG]
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast on 12 June 1963
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Conductor Franco Patanè - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano
Charlotte - Rosalind Elias
Sophie - Rosemary Falgoust
Albert - Arthur Cosenza
Le Bailli - Ara Berberian
Johann - Michael Devlin
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Black Disc - OPR 416/2 {2LPS}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1984 No.70 p.69 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in New Orleans (November 1964). The date given on theLPs is 11 July 1964, but this appears to be a mistake arisng from the conversionof the date from the system used in the United States (m/d/y) to that used in Europe (d/m/y). Werther was performed in New Orleans on 5 November 1964 (see OPERA February 1965 p.118). The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE February 1979 p.1450
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Maîtrise de l'O.R.T.F.
Werther - Albert Lance
Charlotte - Rita Gorr
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Gabriel Bacquier
Le Bailli - Julien Giovannetti
Johann - Jacques Mars
Schmidt - Robert Andreozzi
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Black Disc; - Mondiophonie MSA 101/3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Mondiophonie SCAL1/1-3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; *Adès 7025 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adès 203 772 {2CDS}; Adès 14083-2 {2CDS}; Accord 472 917-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1966 p.334; March 2004 p.83 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.156 [GJ]
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64 [GH]
Opéra International - No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.83 (mention)
Diapason - No.92 décembre 1964 p.28 [JG]: No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.90 [MP]
Répertoire - No.171 septembre 2003 p.65 [JB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.279 septembre 2003 p.97 [CFD]
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Werther - Albert Lance
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Olga Chelavine
Albert - Angel Mattiello
Le Bailli - Victor De Narké
Johann - Guy Gallardo
Schmidt - Nicolás Cuttone
Brühlmann - José Crea
Kätchen - Tota de Igarzábal
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01699
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. There were performances with the cast given above on 11, 13, 16, 19, 22 June 1965. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Robert Lawrence - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Werther - Nicolai Gedda
Charlotte - Rita Gorr
Sophie - Anne Elgar
Albert - Theodor Uppman
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1336-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance presented by «The Friends of French Opera» in The Carnegie Hall, New York (14 November 1965; see OPERA January 1966 p.53. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Fiorenza Cossotto
Sophie - Giovanna di Rocco
Albert - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Bailli - Angelo Nosotti
Johann - Guido Fabbris
Schmidt - Ottorino Begali
Brühlmann - Uberto Scaglione
Kätchen - Anna Lia Bazzani
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1373
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2168
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (21 February 1965).
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Conductor Francesco Cristofori - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Anna Maria Rota
Sophie - Gabriella Mazza
Albert - Franco Bordoni
Le Bailli - Angelo Nosotti
Johann - Emilio Savoldi
Schmidt - Oslavio Di Credico
Brühlmann - Guido Pasella
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Black Disc - *Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 11 {2LPS}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Piacenza (8 January 1966)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968-69(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - L'ORTF Children's Chorus
Werther - Nicolai Gedda
Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Roger Soyer
Le Bailli - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Johann - Christos Grigoriou
Schmidt - André Mallabrera
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 945/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; HMV SLS 5105 (+Recital) {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5105 (+Recital)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63973-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6272 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.600 [AB]; January 1970 p.1119; February 1978 p.1459 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; May 1992 p.109December 2003 p.101 [PO'C]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.199-200 [MM]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 pp.92-93 [DVM]
American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.154 [RVL]
Comments:- See comments by Victoria de los Angeles in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL, juin 1996 No.203p.15
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Werther - Carlo Bergonzi
Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni
Sophie - Emilia Ravaglia
Albert - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Bailli - Sergio Pezzetti
Johann - Nicola Troise
Schmidt - Mario Ferrara
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27058 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2649-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Naples (February 1969; see OPERA May 1969 p.435). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Paul Ethuin - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Werther - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni
Sophie - Giovanna di Rocco
Albert - Alberto Rinaldi
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WER 197001 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Catania (20 March 1970). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Tatiana Troyanos
Sophie - Ana María Miranda
Albert - Jean Angot
Le Bailli - Arnold Voketatis
Johann - Giorgio Giorgetti
Schmidt - Florindo Andreolli
Brühlmann - Paul Gudas
Kätchen - Alice Swanson
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3766
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 23 October 1971. The date given in mr tape's catalog is 23 November 1971, but Werther was not performed at the Chicago Lyric Opera on that day. The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See also OPERA December 1971 p,1056.
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Virginia Zeani
Sophie - Valeria Maniconda
Albert - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Bailli - Mario Basiola jnr.
Johann - Mario Ferrara
Schmidt - Guido Malfatti
Brühlmann - Danilo Capri
Kätchen - Elisabetta Jaroszewicz (Mureddu)
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances GOP 749 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1036 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1228-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 pp.85-86 [TF]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Palermo (February 1971). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1971(LI;Boston)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Judith Blegen
Albert - Dominic Cossa
Le Bailli - Donald Gramm
Johann - Andrij Dobriansky
Schmidt - Charles Anthony
Brühlmann - Lou Marcella
Kätchen - Lorraine Keane
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Compact Disc - Fiori FI 1066 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (23 April 1971). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1971(LI;Elias)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Rosalind Elias
Sophie - Gail Robinson
Albert - John Reardon
Le Bailli - Fernando Corena
Johann - Andrij Dobriansky
Schmidt - Nico Castel
Brühlmann - Charles Kuestner
Kätchen - Lorraine Keane
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27088 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1189
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1971). In the discography in «Corelli - A Man, A Voice» p.298 Dominic Cossa is listed as singing Albert, but in the «Annals of the Metropolitan» it is stated to be John Reardon. 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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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1971(LI;Ludwig)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Judith Blegen
Albert - John Reardon
Le Bailli - Fernando Corena
Johann - Andrij Dobriansky
Schmidt - Nico Castel
Brühlmann - Charles Kuestner
Kätchen - Norma Taubert
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WER 197103 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1971). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Jan Behr - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Rosalind Elias
Sophie - Colette Boky
Albert - Dominic Cossa
Le Bailli - Donald Gramm
Johann - Richard Best
Schmidt - Charles Anthony
Brühlmann - Lou Marcella
Kätchen - Edna Lind
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 985.197 (+highlights conducted by Lombard 1971) {2CDS} (1998)ª; *Bensar OL 3472 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1999 S.58 [IW]
Classical Express - Issue No.115 October 1999 p.5 [MT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1972). The performance on 14 February 1972 in which Crespin sung the role of Charlotte is reviewed in OPERA May 1972 p.414
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Colette Boky
Albert - John Reardon
Le Bailli - Donald Gramm
Johann - Richard Best
Schmidt - Charles Anthony
Brühlmann - Lou Marcella
Kätchen - John Keane
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4054
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- An «in-house» recording of a performance at the MET 19 February 1972.
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Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Greater Miami Opera
Chorus - Greater Miami Opera
Werther - Carlo Bergonzi
Charlotte - Franca Mattiucci
Sophie - Susan Belling
Albert - Enzo Sordello
Le Bailli - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2334-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Miami (17 March 1973). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Associacio Valenciana d'Amicos de l'Opera
Chorus - Associasio Valenciana d'Amicos de l'Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Anita Terzian
Albert - Lorenzo Saccomani
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Black Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 332 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatre Principal, Valencia (11 May 1975). There is a brief mention of this performance in OPERA August 1975 p.794, but apart from Alfred Kraus, I have not been able to confirm the cast or the conductor. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Elyakum Shapirra - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Werther - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Charlotte - Heather Harper
Sophie - Carole Malone
Albert - Ronald Hedlund
Le Bailli - William Dansby
Johann - James Hooper
Schmidt - Raymond Manton
Brühlmann - John Davies
Kätchen - Janice Felty
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter EA 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; Live Opera Heaven C1540 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 November 1975)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Elena Obraztsova
Sophie - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Albert - Alberto Rinaldi
Le Bailli - Nicola Zaccaria
Johann - Giorgio Lormi
Schmidt - Walter Gullino
Brühlmann - Regolo Romani
Kätchen - Nella Verri
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Black Disc - Historic Operatic Treasures ERR 144
Compact Disc; - MYTO 2 MCD 982.183 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.66 [SS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.97 [PN]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (February 1976; see OPERA June 1976 pp.523-524.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper - Solisten des Münchner Kinderchors
Werther - Plácido Domingo
Charlotte - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Marianne Seibel
Albert - Hans Günter Nöcker
Le Bailli - Keith Engen
Johann - Karl Christian Kohn
Schmidt - Georg Paskuda
Brühlmann - Hermann Sapell
Kätchen - Helena Jungwirth
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 060 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Orfeo C 464.982 I {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Gramophone December 1998 p.116 (In brief) [PO'C]
Opera - January 1999 p.71 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.204 [JK]
Orpheus - August/September 1998 S.89 [GH]
Opéra International - mai 1984 No.70 p.69 [SS]; mai 1999 No.235 p.70 [PC]
Classic CD - November 1998 p.107 [MT]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.93 [PO'C]
American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.140 [MM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.87 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.42 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.92 [MH]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.233 juin 1999 p.87 [SB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (18 December 1977; seeOPERA March 1978 p.305
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Werther - John Brecknock
Charlotte - Janet Baker
Sophie - Joy Roberts
Albert - Patrick Wheatley
Le Bailli - Harold Blackburn
Johann - John Tomlinson
Schmidt - Terry Jenkins
Brühlmann - Nigel Waugh
Kätchen - Janice Andrew
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 002/3 {2CDRS} (1999)ª; Chandos CHAN 3033 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2000 p.98 [PO'C]
Opera - October 2000 p.1258 [RF]
Opera Now - September/October 2000 p.101 [ST]
Opera News - September 2000 p.96 [JWF]
Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.100 [MP]
International Record Review - July 2000 pp.107-108 [RTL]
Classic CD - August 2000 p.84 [MSR]
Classical Express - Issue No.124 July 2000 p.3 [SJT]
American Record Guide - September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 p.171 [LM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Londom Coliseum. Oriel gives the date as 13 October 1977 on which date a performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3, but Chandos gives the date as 13 December 1977. The latter appears to be incorrect as on this date Dalibor was performed by the ENO. The performance on 6 October 1977 is reviewed in OPERA December 1977 pp.1189-1190. It is stated incorrectly in the review in OPERA NOW that «Werther is taken by Patrick Wheatley»
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Conductor Antonio de Almeida - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Werther - José Carreras
Charlotte - Maria Ewing
Sophie - Kathleen Battle
Albert - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers WER 197801 {2CDRS} (Canada)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (3 November 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Yvonne Minton
Sophie - Louise Russell
Albert - Timothy Nolen
Le Bailli - Arnold Voketatis
Brühlmann - Gregory Kunde
Kätchen - Susan Brummell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3764-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3763
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (25 October 1978). See OPERA January 1979 p.32. The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - July 2009 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Sophie - Anastasia Tomaszewska Schepis
Albert - Rolando Panerai
Le Bailli - Giorgio Giorgetti
Johann - Graziano Del Vivo
Schmidt - Luigi Fontana
Brühlmann - Angelo Marchiandi
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 264 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.84 [CC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2003 pp.83-84 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (26 January 1978). The performance on 29 January 1978 is reviewed in OPERA August 1978 pp.816-817.
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1978
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - Maitrise de Radio France
Werther - Alain Vanzo
Charlotte - Francine Arrauzau
Sophie - Danielle Chlostawa
Albert - Yves Bisson
Le Bailli - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
Johann - Fernand Dumont
Schmidt - Jacques Coreau
Brühlmann - Georges Scamps
Kätchen - Denise Braucher
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.585 (+excerpts cond. Derveaux with Corelli and Ludwig - MET - 1978) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.75 (mention) [HF]
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.53 [GH]
Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 pp.67-68 [PC]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Salle Favart, Paris in March 1978.
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Werther - John Brecknock
Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sophie - Cristina Carlin
Albert - Enzo Sordello
Le Bailli - Victor De Narké
Johann - Levon Boghossian
Schmidt - Guido De Kehrig
Brühlmann - Oscar Schiappapietra
Kätchen - Inés Brewer
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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOVA 007 {2CDS}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.84 [JM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (22 June 1979). The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti label are listed on the website http://www.Lrmusic.net.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Kathleen Battle
Albert - Lenus Carlson
Le Bailli - Andrew (András) Foldi
Johann - Andrij Dobriansky
Schmidt - Nico Castel
Brühlmann - Dennis Steff
Kätchen - Barbara Bystrom
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100559 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.61 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.3 Summer 2002 pp.590-595 [WA2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1979). The performance on 26 January 1979 is reviewed in OPERA April 1979 p.371
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Josephine Veasey
Sophie - Isobel Buchanan
Albert - Jonathan Summers
Le Bailli - Robert Lloyd
Johann - John Rath
Schmidt - Paul Crook
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01709
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1240-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WER 197904 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (8 June 1979). Teresa Berganza was to have sung Charlotte, but was ill, and was replaced by Josephine Veasey. Malcom King who was to have sung Johann was also ill and was replaced by John Rath. The cast originally announced is given in Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 June 1979 p.73 and the actual cast is announced on a tape of the broadcast in my possession. The performance on 21 May 1979 in which Charlotte was sung by Viorica Cortez is reviewed in OPERA July 1979 p.719. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Werther - José Carreras
Charlotte - Teresa Berganza
Sophie - Elizabeth Gale
Albert - Kari Nurmela
Le Bailli - René Rohr
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Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1339 (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (March 1979; see OPERA July 1979 pp.664-665). The sound on the compact cassettes issued by Lyric is not very good.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Kinderchor
Werther - Plácido Domingo
Charlotte - Elena Obraztsova
Sophie - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Albert - Franz Grundheber
Le Bailli - Kurt Moll
Johann - Ladislaus Anderko
Schmidt - Alejandro Vazquez
Brühlmann - Wolfgang Vater
Kätchen - Gertrud Ottenthal
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 091 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; DG 2740 190; DG 413 304-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 413 304-3 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 413 304-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; DG 449 384-2; Lyrica LRC 1058/1059 (DG 447 271/2-2) (Italy)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1979 p.904 [AB] June 1980 p.78 [SIR]; November 1984 p.646 (EG); September 1991 p.125 {JBS}
American Record Guide - September 1980 Vol.43 No.10 p.29 [DA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.63
Comments:- See The Gramophone November 1979 p.792
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden Singers
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Tatiana Troyanos
Sophie - Christine Barbaux
Albert - Matteo Manuguerra
Le Bailli - Jules Bastin
Johann - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Schmidt - Philip Langridge
Brühlmann - Michael Lewis
Kätchen - Lynda Richardson
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5183 (ASD 3794-3796) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Angel SZCX 3894 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69573-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI CDS 7 49610-2 {2CDS}; EMI TOCE 9491/2 {2CDS} (Japan) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1980 p.1293 [AB] June 1980 p.78 [SIR]; April 1989 p.1632 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.3 Summer 2002 pp.590-595 [WA2]
American Record Guide - September 1980 Vol.43 No.10 p.29 [DA]
Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE February 1980 p.1255
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Children from the Royal Opera House Production
Werther - José Carreras
Charlotte - Frederica Von Stade
Sophie - Isobel Buchanan
Albert - Thomas Allen
Le Bailli - Robert Lloyd
Johann - Malcolm King
Schmidt - Paul Crook
Brühlmann - Donaldson Bell
Kätchen - Linda Humphries
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6769 051 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Cassette - Philips 7654 051
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 654-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 475 496-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.603 [AB] February 1982 p.1181 [JB]; February 1987 pp.1177-1178 [HF]
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 pp.129-130 [HF]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.187
American Record Guide - April 1982 Vol.45 No.6 p.46 [SNK]
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Conductor Fabio (Fabiano) Monica - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Claudia Parada
Sophie - Jolanta Omilian
Albert - Lorenzo Saccomani
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 847-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (April 1981). There is an announcement of this performance in OPERA February 1981 p.149.
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Conductor Gabriel Chmura - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Werther - Alain Vanzo
Charlotte - Tatiana Troyanos
Sophie - Christine Barbaux
Albert - Gino Quilico
Le Bailli - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
Johann - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Schmidt - Michel Sénéchal
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers WER 198402 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (6 July 1984). Neil Shicoff was announced as Werther, but was replaced by Alain Vanzo (see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1984 No.73 p.27). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Werther - Neil Shicoff
Charlotte - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Marianne Seibel
Albert - Hans Günter Nöcker
Le Bailli - Keith Engen
Johann - Camillo Meghor
Schmidt - Friedrich Lenz
Brühlmann - Hermann Sapell
Kätchen - Helena Jungwirth
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 333 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (10 March 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Sophie - Christine Barbaux
Albert - Michel Philippe
Le Bailli - Fernand Dumont
Johann - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Schmidt - Michel Sénéchal
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers WER 198401 {2CDRS}
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 1415; The Opera Lovers; DVDWER 198403 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 1415; Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1450
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Palais Garnier (April 1984). The performance on 6 April 1984 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mai 1984 No.70 pp.30-31. The CDRs and DVDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Libor Pesek - 1985(FI)
Orchestra - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bambini di Praga
Werther - Peter Dvorsky
Charlotte - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Magdaléna Hajóssyová
Albert - Hans Helm
Le Bailli - Peter Mikulás
Johann - Pavel Kühn
Schmidt - Miroslav Kopp
Brühlmann - Lubomir Vraspir
Kätchen - Vera Cerna
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Compact Disc - Supraphon 11 1547-2 632
Laser Disc - Amadeo PHLK 7503 (Japanese NTSC)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - March 1995 p.60 (audio)
Opera Monthly - September 1991 pp.43-44 (video) (DM)
Comments:- *Recording of a television film (or its soundtrack). The roles of Werther and Charlotte are acted and sung in the film by Fassbaender and Dvorsky, but the other roles are acted by a separate cast. According to Peter Dvorsky «we recorded the opera in two different languages - French and German». See GRAMOPHONE September 2007 p.43.
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Renata Scotto
Sophie - Cheryl Parrish
Albert - Stephen Dickson
Le Bailli - Renato Capecchi
Johann - James Patterson
Schmidt - Dennis Petersen
Brühlmann - John Maxham
Kätchen - Barbara Kilduff
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3733 (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 October 1985). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - November 1995».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Werther - José Carreras
Charlotte - Agnes Baltsa
Sophie - Eva Lind
Albert - Bernd Weikl
Le Bailli - Peter Wimberger
Johann - István Gáti
Schmidt - Helmut Wildhaber
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1275
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (December 1986; see OPERA May 1987 p.549
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Conductor Alain Guingal - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Coro de Nais de l'Escola Pia Lames
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Renata Scotto
Sophie - Maria Angeles Peters
Albert - Vincenzo Sardinero
Le Bailli - Alfonso Echeverria
Johann - José Castillón
Schmidt - José (Josep) Ruiz
Brühlmann - Gervasio Ventura
Kätchen - Lucila Dávila
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 843-2 {2CDRS}
VHS Video Cassette; - Bel Canto Society BCS 0457; Legato Classics 8866 (NTSC) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 2001 p.92 [EM]
Orpheus - April 2002 S.11 (mention)
Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.3 Summer 2002 pp.407-409 [RP]
Comments:- *Audio amd video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Gran Teatro Liceo, Barcelona (June 1987). The video recording issued by the BCS is stated to be of the performance on 10 June 1987. The performance on 2 June 1987 is reviewed in OPERA September 1987 p. 1074
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Frederica Von Stade
Sophie - Dawn Upshaw
Albert - Richard Stilwell
Le Bailli - Renato Capecchi
Johann - James Courtney
Schmidt - Charles Anthony
Brühlmann - Mitchell Sendrowitz
Kätchen - Sandra Bush
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers WER 198801 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 April 1988). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Escolaria de la Sagrada Familia
Werther - Francisco Araiza
Charlotte - Doris Soffel
Sophie - Eva Lind
Albert - Lorenzo Saccomani
Le Bailli - Alfonso Echeverria
Johann - Santiago Sánchez-Jericó
Schmidt - José Antonio Carril
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 757 (+Esclaramonde - highlights - Bonynge - 1974) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55 [GH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.103 [JM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid.
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos de Lisbona
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Ileana Cotrubas
Sophie - Elsa Saque
Albert - Jorge Vaz de Carvalho
Le Bailli - José de Freitas
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5728 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon (April or May 1990). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.138 juillet-aoüt 1990 pp.50-51.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Werther - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Charlotte - Gloria Scalchi
Sophie - Adelina Scarabelli
Albert - Didier Henry
Le Bailli - Carlo De Bortoli
Johann - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Schmidt - Pierre Lefèbre
Brühlmann - Manuel Beltran Gil
Kätchen - Anna Catarci
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5402 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *This video recording appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (November or December 1991). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '92 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.16. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in their «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005 where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1995.
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Martha Senn
Sophie - Monica Philibert
Albert - Gustavo Gibert
Le Bailli - Mario Solomonoff
Johann - Oscar Grassi
Schmidt - Guido De Kehrig
Brühlmann - Jorge Giabbanelli
Kätchen - Leonor Angelini
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6232 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. According to the website of Teatro Colón (huperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) Werther was performed with the cast listed above on 18, 22 September 1991. On the 27 September and 1 October the role of the Bailli was sung by Luis M. Bragato. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007. I do not know which performance is on the DVD-R issued by Premiere. The recording is described as «Non-professional. Fair picture but excellent sound»
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Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de Lille
Chorus - Choeur
Werther - Laurence Dale
Charlotte - Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Sophie - Catherine Dubosc
Albert - René Massis
Le Bailli - Alain Vernhes
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6423 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in Lille (30 January 1993). The performance on 22 January 1993 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1993 No.167 p.56. The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2008.
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Werther - Jerry Hadley
Charlotte - Anne Sofie von Otter
Sophie - Dawn Upshaw
Albert - Gérard Théruel
Le Bailli - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Johann - Frédéric Caton
Schmidt - Gilles Ragon
Brühlmann - Gilles Ragon
Kätchen - Geneviève Marchand
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Compact Disc - Erato 0630-17790-2
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.119 [PO'C]; January 1998 p.48 [JBS]
Opera - January 1998 p.126 [AB]
Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]
Opera News - January 17 1998 p.37 [FPD]
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.187 [JK]
Orpheus - Februar 1998 S.60 [IW]
Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.59 [PC]
Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.106 [CC]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.120 [DVM]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.88 [RF]
Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.3 [MT]
Classic CD - December 1997 p.72 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.77 [AB]
American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.158 [LM]
Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.48 [JB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.112 ottobre 1997 p.80 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.45 [JS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.84 [PN]
Musica (Milano) - No.108 maggio-giugno 1998 pp.90-91 [EG]
Das Opernglas - Januar 1998 S.63 [MWE]
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Werther - Fabio Sartori
Charlotte - Graciela Araya
Sophie - Elisabeth Vidal
Albert - André Cognet
Le Bailli - Philippe Kahn
Johann - Franco Boscolo
Schmidt - Valter Borin
Brühlmann - Vincent Karche
Kätchen - Daniela Schillaci
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 22247 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 [GH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palafenice (June 1998; see OPERA October 1998 p.1238
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Conductor Wladimir Jurowski - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsches Sinfonieorchester
Chorus - Berliner Knabenchor
Werther - Ramón Vargas
Charlotte - Veselina Kasarova
Sophie - Dawn Kotoski
Albert - Christopher Schaldenbrand
Le Bailli - Umberto Chiummo
Johann - Roman Trekel
Schmidt - Christoph Genz
Brühlmann - Frank Baer
Kätchen - Arndis Halla
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» 74321 58224-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.114 [PO'C]
Opera - October 1999 p.1242 [AB]
Opera News - January 2000 p.75 [LAJ]
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 pp.291-292 [JK]
Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.53 [GH]
Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.66 [SS]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.78 [HC]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1999 p.75 [JA]
Classic CD - November 1999 p.90 [MSR]
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 pp.169-170 [VAL]
Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.66 [PT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.133 ottobre 1999 p.94 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.43 [PL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.89 [JPS]
Das Opernglas - Juli/August 1999 S.122 [RT]
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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tiffin Children's Choir
Werther - Roberto Alagna
Charlotte - Angela Gheorghiu
Sophie - Patricia Petibon
Albert - Thomas Hampson
Le Bailli - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Johann - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Schmidt - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
Brühlmann - Pierre Dupont
Kätchen - Sophie Boulanger
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 5 56820-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI 81849 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 1999 p.130 [PO'C]
Opera - December 1999 p.1445 [AB]
HiFi News & Record Review - June 2000 p.91 [DN]
Opera News - January 2000 p.75 [LAJ]
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 pp.291-292 [JK]; Vol.23 No.4 March/ April 2000 p.271 [MM]; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.198-199 [JC]
Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.66 [SS]
Diapason - No.464 novembre 1999 p.116 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - November 1999 p.74, p.75 [MP]
Classic CD - Christmas 1999 p.16 [MSR]
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.146 [VAL]
Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.66 [PT]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.43 [PL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.89 [JPS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.136 gennaio 2000 p.106 [NS]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1999 S.70 [PK]
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Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1999(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de Lille-Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais
Chorus - Maîtrise Boréale
Werther - Marcus Haddock
Charlotte - Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Sophie - Jaël Azzaretti
Albert - René Massis
Le Bailli - Jean-Philippe Marlière
Johann - Sébastien Bou
Schmidt - Jean Delescluse
Brühlmann - David Roubaud
Kätchen - Mathilde Jacob
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.660072 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.86 [PO'C]
Opera - March 2003 pp.357-358 [RM]
Opera News - September 2003 p.82 [DS]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 pp.166-167 [JK]
Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.80 [IW]
Opéra International - No.279 mai 2003 p.72 [JP]
Diapason - No.500 février 2003 p.91 [MP]
Répertoire - No.164 janvier 2003 p.72 [RM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.83 [TF]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.274 mars 2003 p.80 [GG]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle (June 1999).
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Werther - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Charlotte - Sonia Ganassi
Sophie - Lucetta Bizzi
Albert - Roberto De Candia
Le Bailli - Alessandro Svab
Johann - Alessandro Patalini
Schmidt - Iorio Zennaro
Brühlmann - Decio Biavati
Kätchen - Christina Calzolari
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5947 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (20 April 1999). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '99 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.214. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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Conductor Donald Runnicles - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Thomas Hampson
Charlotte - Susan Graham
Sophie - Rebecca Evans
Albert - Christopher Robertson
Le Bailli - Michel Trempont
Johann - James Courtney
Schmidt - Bernard Fitch
Brühlmann - Mitchell Sendrowitz
Kätchen - Lee Hamilton
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 078 {2CDS} (Australia)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the «Baritone Version for Mattia Battistini». This is probably of the performance on 23 January 1999 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Chor
Werther - Marcello Giordani
Charlotte - Jennifer Larmore
Sophie - Patricia Petibon
Albert - Martin Gantner
Le Bailli - William Powers
Johann - Wolfgang Bankl
Schmidt - Ernst Dieter Suttheimer
Brühlmann - Markus Puchberger
Kätchen - Gudrun Burghofer
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1198-2 (and 1411-2) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (14 July 2000). This performance is reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud - 2003(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
Chorus - Coro di voci bianchi del Festival della Valle d'Itria
Werther - Luca Grassi
Charlotte - Eufemia Tufano
Sophie - Rosita Ramini
Albert - Gabriele Spina
Le Bailli - Domenico Colaianni
Johann - Gianfranco Cappelluti
Schmidt - Salvatore Cordella
Brühlmann - Juraj Nociar
Kätchen - Eva Katrencinova
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 443/1-2 (+arias sung by Battistini) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.62-S.63 [HCM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 pp.111-112 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of the «Baritone version for Mattia Battistini» at performances in the Atrio di Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca as part of the Festival della Valle d'Itria (25,27,29 July 2003). The performance on 25 July 2003 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.283 octobre 2003 pp.41-42.
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Conductor Jacques Lacombe - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Roberto Alagna
Charlotte - Veselina Kasarova
Sophie - Lyubov Petrova
Albert - Christopher Schaldenbrand
Le Bailli - Paul Plishka
Johann - Leroy Lehr
Schmidt - Ronald Naldi
Brühlmann - Robert Maher
Kätchen - Alexandra Newland
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WER 200401 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bensar 0L 11004 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 2004). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDs issue on the Bensar label were on sale in London in January 2005.
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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Werther - Marcelo Álvarez
Charlotte - Ruxandra Donose
Sophie - Sally Matthews
Albert - Ludovic Tézier
Le Bailli - Jonathan Veira
Johann - Darren Jeffery
Schmidt - Gilles Ragon
Brühlmann - Hubert Francis
Kätchen - Ha Young Lee
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1641-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 October 2004). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 October 2004 p.122. The performance on 24 September 2004 is reviewed in OPERA November 2004 pp.1393-1395. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Maîtrise de Paris
Werther - Thomas Hampson
Charlotte - Susan Graham
Sophie - Sandrine Piau
Albert - Stéphane Degout
Le Bailli - René Schirrer
Johann - Laurent Alvaro
Schmidt - François Piolino
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DVD (Video) - Virgin Classics 359257-9 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2006 p.130 [JBS]
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.70 [ME]
Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.115 [EB]
International Record Review - September 2006 p.81 [RL1]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.82 [MC]
Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.75 [PC]
Comments:- *Video recording of a concert performance of the «Baritone version for Mattia Battistini» given in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (29 April 2004; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.291 juin 2004 p.36).
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Conductor Yves Abel - 2004(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Coro di Voci Bianche del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Werther - Andrea Bocelli
Charlotte - Julia Gertseva
Sophie - Magali Léger
Albert - Natale de Carolis
Le Bailli - Giorgio Giuseppini
Johann - Armando Ariostini
Schmidt - Pierre Lefèbre
Brühlmann - Vittorio Prato
Kätchen - Diana Bertini Tosti
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Compact Disc; - Philips(Decca) 475 6557 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Decca 4078 {2CDS} (USA) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.92, p.95 [JBS]
Opera - August 2005 p.1008 [GL]
Opera News - August 2005 pp.57-58 [FC]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 p.170 [JK]
Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.82 [PC]
Diapason - No.525 mai 2005 p.102 [MP]
International Record Review - May 2005 p.76 [RST]
BBC Music Magazine - June 2005 p.66 [MSR]
American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.148 [RVL]
Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.85 [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [JC]
Comments:- *Recorded in the Teatro Manzoni after a run of stage performances in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (January 2004).
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Conductor Philippe Jordan - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Werther - Marcelo Álvarez
Charlotte - Elina Garanca
Sophie - Ileana Tonca
Albert - Adrian Eröd
Le Bailli - Alfred Sramek
Johann - Marcus Pelz
Schmidt - Peter Jelosits
Brühlmann - Clemens Unterreiner
Kätchen - Maria Gusenleitner
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW-OPWER (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2006 pp.93-94 [AB]
Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.67 [IW]
Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 pp.116-117 [MP]
Opéra Magazine - No.3 janvier 2006 p.80 [PC]
International Record Review - January 2006 p.76, p.78 [CC]
American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.272-273 [RVL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.201 gennaio 2006 p.79 [GL]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (March 2005).
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Conductor Patrick Fournillier - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice
Werther - Rolando Villazón
Charlotte - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Sophie - Valérie Condoluci
Albert - André Cognet
Le Bailli - Michel Trempont
Johann - Jean-Luc Ballestra
Schmidt - Jairo Nuñez Díaz
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 514 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nice Opera House (19 January 2006). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) announced as new issues in July 2006 in their online catalogue.
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Conductor Daniel Carlberg - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Badische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Badisches Staatstheater - Kinderchor des Helmholtz Gymnasium, Karlsruhe
Werther - Keith Ikaia-Purdy
Charlotte - Silvia Hablowetz
Sophie - Ina Schlingensiepen
Albert - Armin Kolarczyz
Le Bailli - Tero Hannula
Johann - Mika Kares
Schmidt - Andreas Heideker
Brühlmann - Gideon Poppe
Kätchen - Clara Lim
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 101 317 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.4 March/April 2009 p.334 [JK]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar-Februar 2009 S.68-S.70 [MK2] [IW]
International Record Review - November 2008 pp.85-86 [RP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2009 Vol.72 No.1 pp.242-244 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.42 juillet-aoüt 2009 p.86 [PC]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Badisches Staattheater, Karlsruhe.
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Conductor Yoram David - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Werther - José Bros
Charlotte - Sonia Ganassi
Sophie - Donata D' Annunzio Lombardi
Albert - Albert Schagidulin
Le Bailli - Enzo Capuano
Johann - Andrea Porta
Schmidt - Pietro Picone
Brühlmann - Antonio De Lisio
Kätchen - Deborah Volpe
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO3820-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (May 2007). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2007 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia». The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - July 2009 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Marco Armiliato - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Werther - Rolando Villazón
Charlotte - Sophie Koch
Sophie - Laura Tatulescu
Albert - Markus Eiche
Le Bailli - Alfred Sramek
Johann - Marcus Pelz
Schmidt - Peter Jelosits
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2827-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (8 January 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» February 2008.
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Conductor Alain Guingal - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Coro di voci bianchi del Teatro Carlo Felice
Werther - Giuseppe Filianoti
Charlotte - Sonia Ganassi
Sophie - Adriana Kucerova
Albert - Giorgio Caoduro
Le Bailli - Gianfranco Montresor
Johann - Vittorio Prato
Schmidt - Enzo Peroni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WER 200801 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova (1 April 2008). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ion Marin - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Werther - Massimo Giordano
Charlotte - Veselina Kasarova
Sophie - Sylvia Schwartz
Albert - Robert Bork
Le Bailli - Christoph Stephinger
Johann - Franz-Josef Kapellmann
Schmidt - Kevin Conners
Brühlmann - Adrian Sampetrean
Kätchen - Anaïk Morel
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (19 February 2008).
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Werther - Rolando Villazón
Charlotte - Susan Graham
Sophie - Adriana Kucerova
Albert - Ludovic Tézier
Le Bailli - Alain Vernhes
Johann - Christian Jean
Schmidt - Christian Tréguier
Brühlmann - Vincent Delhoume
Kätchen - Letitia Singelton
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WER 200901 {2CDRS} (2009)ª; Celestial Audio CA 920 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bastille Opera (6 March 2009). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW July 2009». There is a review of the performance 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