(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1970(LI) - Hager Leopold - Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg*
2 1971(LI) - Hager Leopold - Mozartium-Orchester (Salzburg)*
3 1977(STU) - Hager Leopold - Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg*
4 1983(LI) - Guschlbauer Theodor - Opéra de Lyon***
5 1983(LI) - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Mozart-Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich*
6 1984(LI) - Brydon Roderick - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
7 1986(FI) - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Wiener Concentus Musicus**
8 1993 - Daniel Paul - Covent Garden**
9 1997(LI) - Norrington Roger - Camerata Salzburg*
10 1998(LI) - Brüggen Frans - Opernhaus Zürich*
11 1998(STU) - Rousset Christophe - Les Talens Lyriques*
12 2000(LI) - Rousset Christophe - Les Talens Lyriques***
13 2001(STU) - Wentz Jed - Musica ad Rhenum*
14 2006(LI) - Minkowski Marc - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg
Mitridate - Stanley Kolk
Aspasia - Meredith Zara
Sifare - Edith Gabry
Farnace - Brigitte Fassbaender
Ismene - Ileana Cotrubas
Marzio - Peter Baillie
Arbate - Reingard Didusch
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 520 {3LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc - Memories HR 4156/57 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Mozartium-Orchester (Salzburg)
Mitridate - Peter Schreier
Aspasia - Edda Moser
Sifare - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Farnace - Helen Watts
Ismene - Pilar Lorengar
Marzio - Peter Baillie
Arbate - Reingard Didusch
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1361 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg. See OPERA Festival Issue 1971 pp.42-43.
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg
Mitridate - Werner Hollweg
Aspasia - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Sifare - Edita Gruberova
Farnace - Agnes Baltsa
Ismene - Ileana Cotrubas
Marzio - David Kuebler
Arbate - Christine Weidinger
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Black Disc - DG 2740 180 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Philips 422 529-2PME3 {3CDS}
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1978 p.1459 [SS]; February 1992 p.77
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.6 July/August 1978 p.55 [JY]
Musica (Milano) - N.113 Anno 23 agosto-settembre 1999 p.92 [SH]
Comments:- Recorded in the Mozarteum, Salzburg (January 1977)
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Conductor Theodor Guschlbauer - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon
Mitridate - Rockwell Blake
Aspasia - Yvonne Kenny
Sifare - Ashley Putnam
Farnace - Brenda Boozer
Ismene - Patricia Rozario
Marzio - Christian Papis
Arbate - Catherine Dubosc
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 132 {2CDRS} (Australia)
Laser Disc; - BMG BLVO 141/142 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Euroarts 2053609 (2005)ª; Five Tone 90015 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Polygram Vidéo 070 055-3 (SECAM) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2005 pp.104-105 (DVD) [MSR]
Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.66-S.67 (DVD) [KP]
Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.64 (video); No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.121 (DVD) [CM]
Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.110 (DVD) [MP]
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.99 (video)
Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.118 [PF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 pp.83-84 (DVD) [JR]
Comments:- Recorded at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1983 p.89). I do not know if the audio and video recordings are of the same performance(s). The DVD issued on the «Five Tone» label is listed as «upcoming!» on the website http://www.cascade-medien.de
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Mozart-Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich
Mitridate - Gosta Winbergh
Aspasia - Yvonne Kenny
Sifare - Ann Murray
Farnace - Júlia Hamari
Ismene - Elizabeth Gale
Marzio - Peter Straka
Arbate - Annette Kuttenbaum
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Black Disc - Schwetzinger Festspiele 1983 - 266 30 065/01/02/03 {3LPS}
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Schwetzingen Festival (8 May 1983). The LPs issued by the Schwetzingen Festival are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive (http://www.datalogue.info - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Roderick Brydon - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Mitridate - Curtis Rayam
Aspasia - Jenny Drivala
Sifare - Lella Cuberli
Farnace - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
Ismene - Adelina Scarabelli
Marzio - Mario Bolognesi
Arbate - Monique Badouin
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10805 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.89 [GH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.91 [JR]
American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.134 [GWL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.66 [SV]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (July 1984; see OPERA 1984 pp.1151-1152)
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1986(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Concentus Musicus
Mitridate - Gosta Winbergh
Aspasia - Yvonne Kenny
Sifare - Ann Murray
Farnace - Anne Gjevang
Ismene - Joan Rodgers
Marzio - Peter Straka
Arbate - Massimiliano Roncato
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Laser Disc - London 071 507-1 (NTSC); Decca 071 407-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4127 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 071 507-3(NTSC); Decca 071 407-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.199 [AB]; June 2006 p.99 [AB]
Opera - November 1992 p.1367
Opera Now - January 1993 p.48
Opera News - November 1992 p.66
Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.153
Diapason - February 1993 p.76; No.536S mai 2006 p.126 (DVD) [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.107
Répertoire - février 1993 90
Comments:- Video recording of a film made in the Teatro Olimpico, Vincenza (March 1986).
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 1993
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Mitridate - Bruce Ford
Aspasia - Luba Orgonosova
Sifare - Ann Murray
Farnace - Jochen Kowalski
Ismene - Lilian Watson
Marzio - Justin Lavender
Arbate - Jacquelyn Fugelle
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00941 (PAL); Pioneer PC-94-012 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Covent Garden-Pioneer LPCM 2.0 (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 1725; Echo 577 801 (SECAM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1995 p.120
Opera Now - April 1994 p.51
Opera News - December 24 1994 p.42
Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.42
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.65; No.283 octobre 2003 pp.70-72 [SS]
Diapason - No.422 janvier 1996 p.68; No.503 mai 2003 p.129 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.144; No.169 p.128
BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.73
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.99
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.104 [MC]
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Conductor Roger Norrington - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Camerata Salzburg
Mitridate - Bruce Ford
Aspasia - Cyndia Sieden
Sifare - Christiane Oelze
Farnace - Veselina Kasarova
Ismene - Heidi Grant Murphy
Marzio - Toby Spence
Arbate - Larissa Rudakova
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 703062 I {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Mozart Week (February 1997)
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Conductor Frans Brüggen - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Mitridate - Reinaldo Macias
Aspasia - Fiorella Burato
Sifare - Elizabeth (Rae) Magnuson
Farnace - Birgit Remmert
Ismene - Malin Hartelius
Marzio - Piotr Beczala
Arbate - Judith Schmid
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 644 (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opernhaus, Zürich (7 February 1998). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases March 2001» where the cast list includes (Fiorella) Burato instead of the originally announced Aspasia - Luba Orgonosova (see O.I. février 1998 No.221 p.79).
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Conductor Christophe Rousset - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Les Talens Lyriques
Mitridate - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Aspasia - Natalie Dessay
Sifare - Cecilia Bartoli
Farnace - Brian Asawa
Ismene - Sandrine Piau
Marzio - Juan Diego Flórez
Arbate - Hélène Le Corre
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Compact Disc; - Decca 460 772-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Decca POCL 1888-90 {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1999 p.97 [SS]; July 1999 pp.44-47 [PO'C]
Opera - June 1999 p.740 [RL]
Opera News - August 1999 p.54 [SFV]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 pp.296-298 [BR,BJ]
Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.57 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.301-303 [ETG]
Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 p.71 [AF]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.175 [PM]
BBC Music Magazine - May 1999 p.80 [PC]
International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.86 [CC]
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.179 [GWL]
Répertoire - No.123 avril 1999 p.50, p.52 [LC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.63 [NS]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.121 mayo 1999 p.64 [JD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.94 [LB]
Musica (Milano) - N.113 Anno 23 agosto-settembre 1999 p.92 [SH]
Das Opernglas - Mai 1999 S.82 [RT]
Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.22 Summer 1999 p.189
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Conductor Christophe Rousset - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Les Talens Lyriques
Mitridate - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Aspasia - Patrizia Ciofi
Sifare - Barbara Frittoli
Farnace - Brian Asawa
Ismene - Sandrine Piau
Marzio - Mark Tucker
Arbate - Anne-Lise Sollied
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 693 (2002)ª
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 924 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (23 March 2000). The performance on 5 April 2000 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.246 mai 2000 pp.47-49. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Jed Wentz - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Musica ad Rhenum
Mitridate - Marcel Reijans
Aspasia - Francine van der Heyden
Sifare - Marijje van Stralen
Farnace - Cécile van de Sant
Ismene - Johanette (Janny) Zomer
Marzio - Alexei Grigorev
Arbate - Young-Hee Kim
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Compact Disc; - Brilliant Classics 99723 «Mozart Edition» Vol.11 (+Der;; Schauspieldirektor - Helmut Koch + Bastien und Bastienne - Maz Pommer) (5CDS} (2002)ª; Brilliant Classics 92344 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 pp.229-231 [HF]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.66 [GE]
Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.68-69 [AF]
Diapason - No.500 février 2003 p.92 [PK]
American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.137-138 [RVL]
Comments:- Recorded in Utrecht (August 2001). The CDs issued by Brilliant Classics are listed in the online catalogue of Joan Records: http;//www.joan-records.nl
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Conductor Marc Minkowski - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble
Mitridate - Dwayne Croft
Aspasia - Netta Or
Sifare - Miah Persson
Farnace - Bejun Mehta
Ismene - Ingela Bohlin
Marzio - Andrew Tortise
Arbate - Pascal Bertin
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5923 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Residenzhof, Salzburg (August 2006). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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