There are 32 recordings on file in which Ernest Blanc appears

Order by composer

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

1 1953(SE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Jésus Etcheverry*

2 1953(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Albert Wolff*

3 1954?(STU) - Cloches de Corneville (Les) by Robert Planquette - Pierre Dervaux*

4 1958(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*

5 1958(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - André Cluytens*

6 1958-59(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Thomas Beecham*

7 1959(LI) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Igor Markevitch**

8 1959(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Lovro von Matacic*

9 1960(LE) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*

10 1960(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Peter Maag*

11 1960(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*

12 1961(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Maria Giulini*

13 1961(SE) - Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Georges Prêtre*

14 1961(STU) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Pierre Dervaux*

15 1962(STU) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*

16 1962?(SE) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Georges Prêtre*

17 1963(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Pierre Dervaux*

18 1963(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Richard Bonynge*

19 1964(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*

20 1964(SE) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Hans Löwlein*

21 1964(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - André Cluytens*

22 1967(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Paul Jamin*

23 1970(SE) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Alain Lombard*

24 1972(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*

25 1973(RA) - Sigurd by Ernest Reyer - Manuel Rosenthal*

26 1974(RA) - Hérodiade by Jules Massenet - David Lloyd-Jones*

27 1975(RA) - Don Procopio by Georges Bizet - Bruno Amaducci***

28 1978(LI) - Mireille by Charles Gounod - Roberto Benzi*

29 1980 - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Rouslan Raichev*

30 1983(LC) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Sylvain Cambreling*

31 1984(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Michelangelo Veltri*

32 1985(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Rigoletto - Ernest Blanc

Gilda - Renée Doria

Duca di Mantova - Guy Fouché

Maddalena - Denise Scharley

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Black Disc - Concert Artists LPA 1090 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Floria Tosca - Suzanne Sarroca

Mario Cavaradossi - José Luccioni

Il barone Scarpia - Ernest Blanc

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Black Disc - London International TW 91132 (+Les Contes d'Hoffmann - excerpts)

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Gramophone Record Review - May 1956 p.436

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Les Cloches de Corneville by Robert Planquette performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1954?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Gaspard - Louis Musy

Marquis - Ernest Blanc

Grenicheux - Jean Giraudeau

Le Bailli - André Balbon

Cachalot - Claude Jourdain

Serpolette - Colette Riedinger

Germaine - Huguette Boulangeot

Manette - Janette Bocomont

Gertrude - Marthe Amour

Suzanne - Chantal de Rieux

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Black Disc; - Decca 163.641/2 {2LPS} (France) London International TW 91114-91115 {2LPS} (1955)ª

Compact Cassette - Musidisc «Gaieté Lyrique» 201604 (highlights + RIP)

Compact Disc; - Decca(Accord) 465 861-2 {2CDS} (France) (2000)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1957 p.24

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Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.95 [MP]

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American Record Guide - May 1956 Vol.22 No.9 p.146 [MAS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.67 [JF]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.152

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.37

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Répertoire - No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya

Elsa - Leonie Rysanek

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc

König Heinrich - Keith Engen

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2489-2492 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42489 {4LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 890.02 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0076 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [JPM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff

Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles

Valentin - Ernest Blanc

Siébel - Liliane Berton

Marthe - Rita Gorr

Wagner - Victor Autran

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]

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Opera - March 1960 p.221

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]

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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]

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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris

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

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Denise Monteil

Mercédès - Monique Linval

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Bernard Plantey

Zuninga - Xavier Depraz

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

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

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Igor Markevitch - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de la R.T.F.

Chorus - Choeurs de la R.T.F.

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Ernest Blanc

Marguerite - Régine Crespin

Brander - Louis Morin

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 202 - Opera from Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Festival de Montreux (24 September 1959)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya

Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer

Ortrud - Rita Gorr

Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc

König Heinrich - Franz Crass

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 591(4)

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.OOO2 - 3 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Orfeo C 691063 D {3CDS} (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 20 1997 p.39 [PJS]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.13

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.274

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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 pp.110-111 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.99 [CM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [RVL]

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International Record Review - October 2006 p.92 [MT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [BL]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.88 [PN]

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Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.78 [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc

Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti

Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair

Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish

Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward

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Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 841-2 (+La Sonnambula 1961) {2CDS}

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.112 [RL]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Edinburgh Festival (8 September 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 4-10 1960 p.39. The collection of excerpts on the SRO CD is a «filler» on the CDs of La Sonnambula conducted by Rescigno (1961)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Peter Maag - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Irina Arkhipova

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Marcella Pobbe

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Vittoria Magnaghi

Mercédès - Anna Di Stasio

Le Dancaïre - Giuseppe Forgione

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - Guido Malfatti

Zuninga - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 03 002 {3LPS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (14 December 1960). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc

Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti

Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair

Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish

Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1398

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (18 July 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated June 12-18 1960). 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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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Figaro - Fernando Corena

Susanna - Elisabeth Söderström

Conte Almaviva - Ernest Blanc

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Edda Vincenzi

Bartolo - Giorgio Tadeo

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - Hugues Cuénod

Antonio - Piero Cappuccilli

Barbarina - Heather Harper

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall (6 February 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 4-10 1961 p.27. There is a review in OPERA March 1961 pp.205-206.

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Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - Choeur René Duclos

Iphigénie - Rita Gorr

Oreste - Ernest Blanc

Pylade - Nicolai Gedda

Thoas - Louis Quilico

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Black Disc - Odeón FALP 30192 {1LP}; Odeón ASDF 231 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1897 {1LP}; HMV ASD 465{1LP}; EMI 1 731 881 {1LP} Angel 35632 {1LP}; Angel S 35632 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.165; May 1962 p.562; July 1962 p.42

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Opera - October 1961 p.665

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - juin 1984 No.71 p.50 [VH]; janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Leila - Janine Micheau

Nadir - Nicolai Gedda

Zurga - Ernest Blanc

Nourabad - Jacques Mars

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Black Disc; - Columbia FCX 866-867 {2LPS} (France) (1961)ª; Columbia SAFX 182-183 {2LPS} (France) (1961)ª; Columbia 33CX 1795-1796 {2LPS} (UK) (1962)ª; Columbia SAX 2442-2443 {2LPS} (UK) (1962)ª; EMI SLS 877 {2LPS} (1975)ª; Angel 3603 B/L {2LPS} (1962)ª;; Angel S 3603 B/L {2LPS} (1962)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69704-2 (+Ivan IV - excerpts) {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI CMS 5 66020-2 (+Ivan IV - excerpts) {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3603 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1962 p.19 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1697 [AB] April 1989 p. [LS]

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Opera - September 1962 p.628

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Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.99

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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.6 July/August 1989 pp.104-106 [HF]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.54

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Diapason - No.58 juin-juillet 1961 p.20 [JG]

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American Record Guide - June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.788 [MDS]: November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 p.274 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.84 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Chorale René Duclos

Samson - Jon Vickers

Dalila - Rita Gorr

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Anton Diakov

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov

Le messager philistin - Rémy Corazza

Premier philistin - Jacques Pottier

Deuxième philistin - Jean-Pierre Hurteau

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 167-12837-9 (France) Angel 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47895-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67598-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3639 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.191-192 [JM]

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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.66 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.497 [MDS]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Lakmé - Gianna D' Angelo

Gérald - Nicolai Gedda

Nilakantha - Ernest Blanc

Mallika - Jane Berbié

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Black Disc; - Columbia DTX 30.506 {1LP} (France) (1962)ª; Columbia ASTX 130.506 {1LP} (France) (1962)ª; HMV HQM 1027 {1LP} (1964)ª;; HMV HQS 1027 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel 36107 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel S 36107 {1LP} (1964)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZS 36107 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1966 p.125

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Opera - October 1966 p.801 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 p.23 [JG]

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American Record Guide - June 1964 Vol.30 No.10 p.978 [RJ] (open reel tape): August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1099 [MDS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.76, p.78 [CLO]

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Audio & Record Review - August 1966 p.27 [CW]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Biserka Cvejic

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Myrtha Gabarini

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Carmen de la Mata

Mercédès - Isabel Casey

Le Dancaïre - Per Drewsen

Le Remendado - Nino Falzetti

Moralès - Gui Gallardo

Zuninga - Walter Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers CAR 196301 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1963). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Arturo Talbot - Nicolai Gedda

Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc

Sir Giorgio - Justino Díaz

Enrichetta di Francia - Betty Allen

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Raymond Michalski

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 39 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 838-2 {2CDS} ;; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - February 1993 p.57

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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.59

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.121

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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.113 [RL]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Philadelphia (18 April 1963). A concert performance with the same cast in Carnegie Hall, New York on 16 April 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 p.460

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor

Samson - Jon Vickers

Dalila - Oralia Domínguez

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Henk Driessen

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt

Le messager philistin - Fred Bongers

Premier philistin - Bert van't Hof

Deuxième philistin - Aad de Rijk

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100574 (+excerpts cond. Baudo) {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro «Grand tier» OPD 7028 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]

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Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.55 [GH]: März + April 2007 S.57 [GH]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.270 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (29 February 1964)

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in French

Conductor Hans Löwlein - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker

Chorus - SAINT PAUL CHOIR

Holländer - Ernest Blanc

Senta - Suzanne Sarroca

Erik - Paul Finel

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Black Disc - D.G.G. 136 466

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor André Cluytens - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos

Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda

Olympia - Gianna D' Angelo

Giulietta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Antonia - Victoria de los Ángeles

Coppélius - George London

Dapertutto - Ernest Blanc

Miracle - George London

Nicklaus - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Spalanzani - Michel Sénéchal

Frantz - Jacques Loreau

Schlemil - Jean-Pierre Laffage

Crespil - Robert Geay

Andres - Jacques Loreau

Cochenille - Jacques Loreau

Pitichinacchio - Jacques Loreau

La Mère d'Antonia - Christiane Gayraud

Lindorf - Nicola Ghiuselev

Stella - Renée Fauré

Nathanael - André Mallabrera

Luther - Jean-Pierre Laffage

Hermann - Jacques Pruvost

Muse - Renée Fauré

Second voice in the Barcarolle - Jeannine Collard

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; Electola SMA 91 459/61 {3LPS} (1965)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 157 00045/7 {3LPS};; Angel 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63222-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67983-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y3S-3667 (3óips 4-track) (1966)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1965 p.254 [PHW]; January 1966 p.334 [DST] July 1982 p.167 [JBS] ; December 1989 p. [AML]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]

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Opera - January 1966 pp. 44-45 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.174-176 [JM]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 p.93 [DVM]

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American Record Guide - November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.218-219 [ML]: Vol. 32 No.8 April 1966 p.736 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1965 Vol.15 No.12 p.98, p.100 [CLO]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81, p.83 [MC]

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Audio & Record Review - November 1965 p.15 [CW]

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Comments:- According to Michel Parouty (DIAPASON No.474 October 2000 p.56) the last act was recorded in Barcelona in 1965, but according to James Miller in his review in FANFARE «a small part of her role was sung in Barcelona with an orchestra in Paris adding the accompaniment».

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in French

Conductor Paul Jamin - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice

Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice

André Chénier - Giuseppe Savio

Madeleine - Suzanne Sarroca

Gérard - Ernest Blanc

La Mulâtresse Bersi - Nicole Oxombre

Roucher - Georges Vaillant

Fléville - Georges Vaillant

Fouquier - Georges Vaillant

Madelon - Simone Libor

Un Muscadin - Ginès Sirera

L'Abbé - Ginès Sirera

La Comtesse - Alice Chamirian

Mathieu - Carlo Silverio

L'Intendant - Victor Autran

Dumas - Victor Autran

Schmidt - Victor Autran

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc 5 - to April 2004» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

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Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1970(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Guillaume Tell - Ernest Blanc

Arnold Melchtal - Nicolai Gedda

Mathilde - Andrea Guiot

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Black Disc - EMI 2C 061 10899 {1LP}; Seraphim S 60181 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Guy Chauvet

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog for November 2000 is December 1971. However, Carmen was not performed at La Scala in 1971. The only performance in which the three singers listed by Handelman (Cossotto, Chiara, Chauvet) appear together was that on 4 February 1972.

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Sigurd by Ernest Reyer performed in French

Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1973(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de l'O.R.T.F.

Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.

Sigurd - Guy Chauvet

Gunther - Robert Massard

Hagen - Jules Bastin

Le Grand-Prêtre - Ernest Blanc

Rudiger - Bernard Demigny

Irnfrid - Jean Dupouy

Hawart - Claude Meloni

Ramunc - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

Le Barde - Nicola Christou

Brunehild - Andrea Guiot

Hilda - Andrée Esposito

Uta - Denise Scharley

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Recordings Corporation UORC 219 {3LPS} (1974)ª; BJR 141 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278917-19 {3CDS} ; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Celestial Audio CA 026 {3CDRS} (Australia)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1989 p. [LS]

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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.6 July-August 1989 p.225 [JM]

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Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.23

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Hérodiade by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor David Lloyd-Jones - 1974(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de la R.T.F.

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Salomé - Muriel De Channes

Hérodiade - Nadine Denize

Jean - Jean Brazzi

Hérode - Ernest Blanc

Phanuel - Pierre Thau

Vitellius - Michel Philippe

Le Grand Prêtre - Bernard Angot

Une jeune Babylonienne - Odile Versini

Une voix - Michel Martin

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 126 {3LPS}; Rodolphe RP 12449/51 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32450-51 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPV 32661.62 {2CDS}; ; Phoenix 514.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1336 {2CDS} (2002}ª

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

CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1986 p. [LS]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.143-144 [HF]

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Orpheus - März 1997 S.59 (mention)

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 agosto-settembre 1996 p.114

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.97 [JR]

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Comments:- Recorded on 5 December 1974

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Don Procopio by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1975(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.

Chorus - Choral Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.

Don Procopio - Jules Bastin

Don Odoardo - Alain Vanzo

Don Ernesto - Robert Massard

Don Andronico - Ernest Blanc

Pasquino - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

Donna Bettina - Mady Mesplé

Donna Eufemia - Lyliane Guitton

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 297 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Bismark Beane MRF 177 (+Le Docteur Miracle +Djamileh) {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00484

Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 914 {1CD} (1990)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.363 septembre 1990 p.132 [JLD]

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Comments:- For a reason that is not clear to me the role of Donna Eufemia is assigned to Liliane Berton in «More EJS» pp.214-215.

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Mireille by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Chorus - Choeur

Mireille - Danièle Perriers

Vincent - Aldo Filistad

Taven - Michèle Vilma

Ourrias - Ernest Blanc

Vincenette - Christine Barbaux

Maître Ramon - Marc Vento

Ambroise - Armand Arapian

Clémence - Véronique Dietschy

Andreloùn - Michel Vallat

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 921 (2005)ª

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

CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Carpentas. See OPERA Festival Issue 1978 pp.71-73. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 1980

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Boris - Ruggero Raimondi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman

Marina - Viorica Cortez

Pimen - Peter Meven

Varlaam - Aage Haugland

Shuisky - Kenneth Riegel

Missail - Charles Burles

Rangoni - Roger Soyer

Fyodor - Zehava Gal

Xenia - Christine Barbaux

Hostess - Anna Ringart

Simpleton - Michel Sénéchal

Tchelkalov - Ernest Blanc

Nurse - Jocelyne Taillon

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Laser Disc; - Nihon Monitor (NMC) LSZS 00160 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 47;; (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6165 (2007)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance of Shostakovich's version in the Palais Garnier (See OPERA August 1980 p.760). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1983(LC)

Orchestra - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Chorus - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Louise - Felicity Lott

Julien - Jérôme Pruett

La Mère - Rita Gorr

Le Père - Ernest Blanc

Le Noctambule - Christian Jean

Le Pape de Fous - Christian Jean

Irma - Anne-Marie Dur

Camille - Anna Marsilio

Gertrude - Christine Lemaître

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Black Disc; - ERATO NUM 750843 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Cassette; - ERATO MCE 750843 (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - ERATO 8573 82298-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.668 [LS]; December 2000 pp.127-128 [PO'C]

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Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.82 [ED]

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International Record Review - December 2000 p.120 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.52 [JB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 pp.98-99 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels (January 1983; see OPERA May 1983 p.528 The cast also includes Gérard Serkoyan, Anna Marsilio, Christine Lemaître. A guest performance of this production in Frankfurt (11 February 1983) is reviewed in ORPHEUS März 1983 S.270.

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago de Chile

Chorus - Coro del Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile

Samson - Gilbert Py

Dalila - Ann Howard

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Mario Solomonoff

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Mariano de la Maza

Le messager philistin - Juan José Acosta

Premier philistin - Juan Gaete

Deuxième philistin - Carlos Miranda

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DVD (Video) - Live Opera Heaven 866

VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2748 (NTSC) (2003)ª

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

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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile (October 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1984 No.76 p.50). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases». I thank Sr. Hernan Torres Moris for information concerning the cast, orchestra and chorus.

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice

Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice

Samson - Plácido Domingo

Dalila - Waltraud Meier

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Jacques Mars

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Victor von Halem

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 548 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the «Acropolis» Nice (9 June 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1985 No.83 p.37). 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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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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