(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1945(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
2 1961(RA) - Freccia Massimo - RAI Roma*
3 1962?(STU) - Kovalev & Yevgeni Akulov Alexei - Moscow Radio Orchestra*
4 1971(LI) - Rudel Julius - New York City Opera***
5 1979(LI) - Lewis Henry - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra*
6 1985(STU) - Manolov Dimiter - Sofia National Opera*
7 1987? - Kitaienko Dmitri - Orchestra*
8 1988(STU) - Svetlanov Evgeny - Bolshoi Theatre*
9 1998(LI) - Jurowski Wladimir - Covent Garden*
10 2002(LC) - Nagano Kent - Orchestre de Paris**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
King Dodon - Norman Cordon
Prince Guidon - Richard Manning
Prince Afron - Hugh Thompson
Commander Polkan - John Gurney
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Margaret Harshaw
Astrologer - Anthony Marlowe
The Queen of Shemakha - Patrice Munsel
The Golden Cockerel - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 214; Bensar OL 31045 {2CDRS}
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Massimo Freccia - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
King Dodon - Boris Christoff
Prince Guidon - Aldo Bertocci
Prince Afron - Mario Borriello
Commander Polkan - Giorgio Tadeo
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Giovanna Fioroni
Astrologer - Tommaso Frascati
The Queen of Shemakha - Gianna D' Angelo
The Golden Cockerel - Maria Monaci
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Black Disc - Michael D. Polimmeni MDP Collectors Limited Edition 023 {2CDS}
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 24 September 1961
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Conductor Alexei Kovalev & Yevgeni Akulov - 1962?(STU)
Orchestra - Moscow Radio Orchestra
Chorus - Moscow Radio Chorus
King Dodon - Alexsei Korolev
Prince Guidon - Yuri Yelnikov
Prince Afron - Alexander Polyakov
Commander Polkan - Leonid Ktitorov
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Antonina Klescheva
Astrologer - Gennadi Pishchayev
The Queen of Shemakha - Klara Kadinskaya
The Golden Cockerel - Nina Polyakova
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Black Disc; - Melodiya C 0377/82 {3LPS}; Melodiya D 010653/8 {3LPS}; Le Chant du; Monde LDZ 48334/6; Ultraphone ULP 108-110; (+Sadko - excerpt) {3LPS} (1964)ª; Melodiya-EMI C 165 94731/33 {3LPS};; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78011 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Westminster WGSO 8241-8243; Musical Heritage Society MHS 4142-4144 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2017-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Dante LYS 574-575 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1970 p.1656
Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.186-187 [JY]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.98 [JC-2]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1964 Vol.14 No.7 p.64 [CLO]
American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 pp.452-453 [PLM]
Classical Express - Issue No.123 June 2000 p.4 (mention) [NL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.92 [XC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.54 [VGG]
Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.76 [GB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.247 octobre 2000 p.100 [CFD]
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
King Dodon - Norman Treigle
Prince Guidon - Gary Glaze
Prince Afron - David Rae Smith
Commander Polkan - Edward Pierson
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Muriel Costa-Greenspon
Astrologer - Enrico Di Giuseppe
The Queen of Shemakha - Beverly Sills
The Golden Cockerel - Syble Young
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Black Disc - BJR S 142 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 063 {2CDRS} (Australia) ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1005-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Gala GL 100 740 (+Mozart and Salieri - Samsoud) {2CDS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5103; Encore DVD 2241 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.69 (audio) [GH]
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at the New York City Opera (9 November 1971). This performance was telecast. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES» and the DVD-R in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004». The DVD-R 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 Henry Lewis - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera
King Dodon - William McCue
Prince Guidon - John Robertson
Prince Afron - Donald Maxwell
Commander Polkan - Norman White
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Claire Livingstone
Astrologer - John Winfield
The Queen of Shemakha - Elizabeth Gale
The Golden Cockerel - Marie Slorach
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5721
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 5 September 1979. A performance from the Theatre Royal, Glasgow was broadcast simultaneously on television by BBC 2 and by BBC Radio 3 on 12 January 1980. See Radio Times Issue dated 12-18 1980 p.35, p.38.
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Conductor Dimiter Manolov - 1985(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
King Dodon - Nicolai Stoilov
Prince Guidon - Ljubomir Bodurov
Prince Afron - Emil Ugrinov
Commander Polkan - Kosta Videv
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Evgenia Babacheva
Astrologer - Lyubomir Diakovski
The Queen of Shemakha - Elena Stoyanova
The Golden Cockerel - Yavora Stoilova
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Compact Disc; - Capriccio 10 760/61 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.43
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.272
Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.74
Diapason - No.437 mai 1997 p.95
Classic CD - November 1996 p.97
BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.185 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.56
Opernwelt - 11/November 1996 S.59
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Conductor Dmitri Kitaienko - 1987?
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
King Dodon - Evgeny Nesterenko
Prince Guidon - Voinarowski Voinarowski [Viacheslav Voynorovsky]
Prince Afron - Vladimir Svistov
Commander Polkan - Alexsei Mochalov
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Raisa Kotova
Astrologer - Boris Tarkhov
The Queen of Shemakha - Yelena Ustinova
The Golden Cockerel - Olga Shalaeva
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Black Disc - Melodiya A10 00531 {3LPS}
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th edition.
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Conductor Evgeny Svetlanov - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
King Dodon - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Prince Guidon - Arkady Mishenkin
Prince Afron - Vladimir Redkin
Commander Polkan - Nikolai Nizinenkov
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Nina Gaponova
Astrologer - Oleg Biktimirov
The Queen of Shemakha - Elena Brilova
The Golden Cockerel - Irina Udalova
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Black Disc - Melodiya A10 00655 003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - MCA AED2 10391 {2CDS}
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
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Conductor Wladimir Jurowski - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
King Dodon - Paata Burchuladze
Prince Guidon - Ilya Levinsky
Prince Afron - Gary Magee
Commander Polkan - Maxim Mikhailov II
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Alexandra Dursseneva
Astrologer - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
The Queen of Shemakha - Elena Kelessidi
The Golden Cockerel - Gillian Webster
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Compact Disc; - Premier Opera Ltd. CDNO 11042 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. The performance on 22 December 1998 is reviewed in OPERA March 1999 pp.350-352 and that on 30 December 1998 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 2002(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Marinsky Theatre
King Dodon - Albert Schagidulin
Prince Guidon - Ilya Levinsky
Prince Afron - Andrei Breus
Commander Polkan - Ilya Bannik
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Elena Manistina
Astrologer - Barry Banks
The Queen of Shemakha - Olga Trifonova
The Golden Cockerel - Maria Saenz
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPLCO (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.267-269 [BB]; Vol.28 No.4 March/ April 2005 pp.260-261 [JHN]
Opéra International - No.291 juin 2004 p.87 [GM]
Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.131 [MP]
International Record Review - December 2004 p.88 [CC]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.122 [PF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.93 [MC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.184 giugno 2004 pp.100-101 [GC2]
Comments:- A video recording made at performances in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (December 2002; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.276 février 2003 pp.58-59; OPERA May 2003 p.557).
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