There are 119 recordings on file in which Sesto Bruscantini appears

Order by composer

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

1 1949(LI) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Mario Rossi*

2 1949(RA) - campanello (Il) by Gaetano Donizetti - Alfredo Simonetto*

3 1950(RA) - Amore dei tre re (L') by Italo Montemezzi - Arturo Basile*

4 1950(RA) - Fille du regiment (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*

5 1950(RA) - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Alfredo Simonetto*

6 1950(STU) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Manno Wolf-Ferrari*

7 1951(LI) - cantatrici villane (Le) by Valentino Fioravanti - Mario Rossi**

8 1951(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

9 1951(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*

10 1951(RA) - giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alfredo Simonetto*

11 1951(RA) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alfredo Simonetto*

12 1951(RA) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fernando Previtali*

13 1951(RA) - Signor Bruschino (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Maria Giulini*

14 1952(RA) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*

15 1952(RA) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

16 1952(RA) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Fernando Previtali*

17 1952?(RA) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Vittorio Gui*

18 1953(RA) - Giannina e Bernardone by Domenico Cimarosa - Nino Sanzogno*

19 1953(STU) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*

20 1954(RA) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Vittorio Gui*

21 1954(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*

22 1955(FI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Alberto Erede*

23 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*

24 1955(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vittorio Gui*

25 1956(RA) - credulo (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Alfredo Simonetto*

26 1957(FI) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno*

27 1958(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Mario Rossi*

28 1958(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nino Sanzogno*

29 1958(RA) - Sior Todaro brontolon by Gian Francesco Malipiero - Franco Caracciolo*

30 1958(STU) - maestro di cappella (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Renato Fasano*

31 1958?(RA) - turco in Italia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno*

32 1959(RA) - molinara (La) by Giovanni Paisiello - Franco Caracciolo*

33 1959(STU) - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Renato Fasano*

34 1960(FI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Francesco Molinar..*

35 1960(RA) - astuzie femminilli (Le) by Domenico Cimarosa - Mario Rossi***

36 1961(LI) - Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

37 1961(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Nino Sanzogno*

38 1961(LI) - Socrate immaginario by Giovanni Paisiello - Franco Caracciolo*

39 1962(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Felice Cill..***

40 1962(RA) - re Teodoro in Venezia (Il) by Giovanni Paisiello - Renato Fasano*

41 1962(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui***

42 1963(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

43 1963(LI) - impresario in angustie (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Luigi Colonna*

44 1963(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Rigacci*

45 1963(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*

46 1963(STU) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Oliviero De Fabri..*

47 1964(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Gabriele Santini*

48 1964(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno***

49 1964(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Felice Cillario*

50 1964(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*

51 1964(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cillario*

52 1964(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Alberto Erede*

53 1965(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Felice Cillario*

54 1965(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Fernando Previtali*

55 1965(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*

56 1965(LI) - Heure espagnole (L') by Maurice Ravel - Jean Fournet***

57 1965(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*

58 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nicola Rescigno*

59 1966(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Franco Patanè*

60 1966(LI) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Jean Fournet*

61 1967 (LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*

62 1967(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabri..*

63 1967(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Bartoletti*

64 1967(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lovro von Matacic*

65 1968(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*

66 1968(LI) - Chi dell'altrui si veste presto si spoglia by Domenico Cimarosa - Riccardo Muti*

67 1968(LI) - dirindina (La) by Domenico Scarlatti - Riccardo Muti*

68 1968(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*

69 1968(RA) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*

70 1968(RA) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Zubin Mehta*

71 1969(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*

72 1969(LI) - buona figliuola [La Cecchina] (La) by Niccolò Piccinni - Franco Caracciolo**

73 1969(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*

74 1969(LI) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

75 1969(RA) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Thomas Schippers*

76 1969(RA) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Riccardo Muti*

77 1969(RA) - trame deluse (Le) by Domenico Cimarosa - Vittorio Gui*

78 1970(LI) - Egisto (L') by Francesco Cavalli - Renato Fasano*

79 1970(LI) - Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti - Nino Sanzogno*

80 1970(RA) - Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini - Riccardo Muti*

81 1970(RA) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Maria Giulini*

82 1970(STU) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Carlo Felice Cill..*

83 1971(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

84 1972(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Riccardo Muti*

85 1973(FI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lamberto Gardelli*

86 1973(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

87 1973(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis**

88 1973(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Verchi*

89 1973(RA) - Ariodante by George Frideric Handel - Raymond Leppard*

90 1974 - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Alberto Zedda*

91 1974(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*

92 1974?(LI) - equivoco stravagante (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Rigacci***

93 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*

94 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*

95 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*

96 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno***

97 1975(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - John Matheson*

98 1976(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Alexander Gibson*

99 1977(FI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Piero Bellugi*

100 1977(STU) - Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi - Claudio Scimone*

101 1978(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*

102 1978(STU) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Gary Bertini*

103 1979(LI) - Crispino e la comare by Luigi and Federico Ricci - James Judd*

104 1981(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Nicola Rescigno*

105 1981(LI) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Nicola Rescigno*

106 1981(LI) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Jean Fournet*

107 1982(LI) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Robin Stapleton*

108 1983(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Emil Tchakarov*

109 1983(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Claudio Scimone*

110 1983(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Riccardo Muti*

111 1983(STU) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Riccardo Muti*

112 1984(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*

113 1984(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Riccardo Muti*

114 1985(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniel Oren*

115 1986(STU) - Emilia di Liverpool by Gaetano Donizetti - David Parry*

116 1986(STU) - eremitaggio di Liverpool (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - David Parry*

117 1986(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*

118 1988(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Hubert Soudant*

119 1990(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gustav Kuhn*

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Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Carolina - Alda Noni

Elisetta - Hilde Güden

Paolino - Tito Schipa

Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini

Fidalma - Fedora Barbieri

Il conte Robinson - Boris Christoff

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Compact Disc - MDP; Melodram CD 29505 (Act 1 +Giannina e Bernadone) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1949). The recording of Act 1 is a «filler» on the Melodram CDs of Giannina and Bernadone

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Il campanello by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Serafina - Clara Scarangella

Enrico - Renato Capecchi

Don Annibalo - Sesto Bruscantini

Madame Rosa - Miti Truccato Pace

Spiridione - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50027 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.113 {1CD} (1999)ª; Warner Fonit 50504671044-2-6 {1CD} (2004)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0353 {1CD} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Il campanello by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International octobre 1997 No.217 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24

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Opera - July 1961 p.464

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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]

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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.83 [JC]

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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.119 [MP]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.293 [DA]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]

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Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.56 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 October 1949. The Urania CD is advertized in MUSICA 112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.58

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L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Fiora - Clara Petrella

Avito - Amedeo Berdini

Manfredo - Renato Capecchi

Archibaldo - Sesto Bruscantini

Flamino - Aldo Bertocci

Un'ancella - Enza Bertini

Una giovanetta - Gilda Capozzi

Un giovane - Aldo Bertocci

Una vecchia - Ebe Ticozzi

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Black Disc; - *Cetra OPLC 1212/1-2 {2LPS}; Cetra Soria 1212 {2LPS} (1951)ª;; Cetra 1212 {2LPS} (1962)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20008 (+Suor Angelica) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87487-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1951 p.243; April 1962 p.513; July 1962 p.42

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Opera - August 1962 p.544

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Opera News - July 2002 pp.60-61 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.56 [GH]; Oktober 2001 S.58 [SL]; April 2002 S.57 [GH]

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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.191 [PHR]: January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.267 (mention) [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Marie - Lina Pagliughi

Tonio - Cesare Valletti

Sulplice - Sesto Bruscantini

La Maquise - Rina Corsi

Hortensius - Eraldo Coda

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1213 (Italy); Cetra N 1213 (UK); Fonit Cetra LPO 2072 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 38 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87493-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Aura Music LRC 1115 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1951 p.243; August 1957 p.104

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Opera - October 1957 p.655

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.59

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.108

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93

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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.213 [PHR]

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.798 [BJ]

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Répertoire - No.92 juin 1996 p.40: No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.36

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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271

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La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Serpina - Angelica Tuccari

Uberto - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50036 {1LP}; Cetra Soria 50,036 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra 102 138; Fonit Cetra CDO 33 ; Mondo Musica MMO 91104 (Il matrimonio segreto) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 76755-2 (+arias and duets - Bruscantini - Noni) {1CD} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1950 p.105

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Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120

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American Record Guide - October 1950 Vol.17 No.2 p.68 [JN]

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International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.103

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.64

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Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Carolina - Alda Noni

Elisetta - Ornella Rovero

Paolino - Cesare Valletti

Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini

Fidalma - Giulietta Simionato

Il conte Robinson - Antonio Cassinelli

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1214/1-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 32 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91102 (+La serva padrona) {3CDS} ;; Warner Fonit 5046-62907-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.362; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]

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Opera - April 1962 p.268

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Opera News - February 1996 p.41

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.68

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.95

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.36

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 p.98 [MG]

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Le cantatrici villane by Valentino Fioravanti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli

Rosa - Alda Noni

Agata - Ester Orel

Giannetta - Fernanda Cadoni

Carlino - Agostino Lazzari

Don Bucefalo Zibaldone - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Marco Bomba - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50102 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 5046 71200-2 {1CD} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le cantatrici villane by Valentino Fioravanti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.257

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.42 [JN]: January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315 [BI]

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Comments:- Recorded October 1951 (See OPERA February 1952 pp.104-105)

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Fiordiligi - Sena Jurinac

Dorabella - Alice Howland

Despina - Isa Quensel

Ferrando - Richard Lewis

Guglielmo - Marko Rothmüller

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00770

Compact Disc; - Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2303/04 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.57 [GH]

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International Record Review - January 2005 p.75-76 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.96-97 [MHF]

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Comments:- *The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is mainly of the performance at the Glyndebourne Festival on 5 July 1951 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 1-7 1951 p.31). The were some gaps in the original tapes and these have been filled in with material from other recordings conducted by Fritz Busch.

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

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

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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

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55

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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

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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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Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Marquise del Poggio - Lina Pagliughi

Giulietta - Laura Cozzi

Edoardo de Sanval - Juan Oncina

Chevalier Belfiore - Renato Capecchi

Gasparo Antonio della Rocca - Christiano Dalamangas

Baron de Kelbar - Sesto Bruscantini

Delmonte - Ottavio Plenizio

Comte Ivrea - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1225 1-2; Cetra Soria CSLP 1225 {2LPS}; Cetra LPS 3225 (electronic stereo) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Palladio PD 4140.41 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDON 37 {2CDS};; Mondo Musica MMO 91104 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82664-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.922; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1404; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1960 p.347 [AP]; July 1961 p.63 (mention); July 1977 p.221 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1961 p.194

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1996 S.59; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.60 [SS]

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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.139; No.536S mai 2006 p.120 [MP]

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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.108 [JN]: May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.246 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.46 [CLO]

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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.6

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International Record Review - July/August 2001 p.85 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.93 juillett/aoüt 1996 p.68

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68

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I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Massimiliano - Sesto Bruscantini

Carlo - Ralph Lambert

Francesco - Renato Capecchi

Amalia - Adriana Guerrini

Armino - Angelo Mercuriali

Moser - Dario Caselli

Rolla - Giulio Scarinci

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 204 {2LPS} (1961)ª

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

CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 29 March 1951. According to the «EJS Discography» p.144 the role of Francesco Moor is sung by Renato Capechi, as listed above, but in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1950» p.114 it is assigned to Rolando Panerai

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Figaro - Italo Tajo

Susanna - Alda Noni

Conte Almaviva - Sesto Bruscantini

Contessa Almaviva - Gabriella Gatti

Cherubino - Jolanda Gardino

Marcellina - Miti Truccato Pace

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Angelo Mercuriali

Curzio - Manfredi Ponz De Leon

Antonio - Christiano Dalamangas

Barbarina - Graziella Sciutti

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1219 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria 1219 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 12 {3CDS}; Warner Fonit 5046 71046-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.35 [PHR]: May-June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.219

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.184 giugno 2004 pp.99-100 [GL]

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Comments:- The Count's aria «Vedro, mentr'io sospiro...» is omitted

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Il Signor Bruschino by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Gaudenzio - Sesto Bruscantini

Sofia - Alda Noni

Bruschino padre - Afro Poli

Bruschino figlio - Tommaso Soley

Filiberto - Christiano Dalamangas

Marianna - Fernanda Cadoni

Florville - Antonio Spruzzola (Zola)

Commissario - Giulio Scarinci

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 028 {2LPS} (1981)ª;; ~Voce 32 (+Adina) {3LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0046 {1CD}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0089 {1CD} (2004)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66329 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Il Signor Bruschino by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.744; MET(VID) p.277; GIUDICI p.685

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.1 September/October 1981 pp.163-164 [HF]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.190 [BR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.153

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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.166 [CHP]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.228 [CHP]

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International Record Review - May 2005 p.28 [JTH]

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Don Pasquale - Sesto Bruscantini

Norina - Alda Noni

Malatesta - Mario Borriello

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Armando Benzi

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Black Disc; - Cetra OLPC 1242 1-2 {2LPS}; Cetra C 1242 {2LPS} (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 14 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20001 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87476-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 338 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.178 [PHW]

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Opera - September 1960 p.636

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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.170

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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MB]; Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70

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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.106

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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.216 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.272 (mention) [LM]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]

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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.80-81 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Adina - Alda Noni

Nemorino - Cesare Valletti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Afro Poli

Giannetta - Bruna Rizzoli

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1235/1-3; Cetra CS 531-533 (France); Cetra Soria 1235 {3LPS}; Everest/Cetra S-415/3; Cetra LPO 2050 (electronic stereo)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 5 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 322 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 1047-2-3 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24

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Opera - July 1961 p.464; December 1994 p.1390

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Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - January 1953 p.143 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219

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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.83 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.89 [MG]

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Elvira - Lina Pagliughi

Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Rolando Panerai

Sir Giorgio - Sesto Bruscantini

Enrichetta di Francia - Lucia Quinto

Sir Bruno Robertson - Enzo Mori

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 102 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 20 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22.203 [2CDS} (2002)ª; Bongiovanni «Il Mito dell'Opera» GB 1170/1-2 {2CDS} (2002)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:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.71-72 [BR]

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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [IW]

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Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 p.76 (mention)

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International Record Review - September 2002 p.74 [RP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.237-238 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.80 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (5 January 1952)

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn

Florestan - Amedeo Berdini

Pizarro - Antonio Manca Serra

Rocco - Sesto Bruscantini

Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti

Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali

Fernando - Plinio Clabassi

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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1003 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [VJ]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. «In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing». The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-

http://www.klassikon.com/ponto.html

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There is only one recording of Giannina e Bernardone by Domenico Cimarosa on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Giannina - Sena Jurinac

Aurora - Disma de Cecco

Lauretta - Graziella Sciutti

Masino - Carlo De Antoni

Francone - Mario Carlin

Bernadone - Sesto Bruscantini

Orlando - Mario Borriello

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CD 29505 (+Il matrimonio segreto Act 1 - 1949) {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66322 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD {2CDS} (2006)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.106 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 26 July 1953

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Cenerentola - Marina de Gabarain

Clorinda - Alda Noni

Tisbe - Fernanda Cadoni

Don Ramiro - Juan Oncina

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Ian Wallace

Alindoro - Hervey Alan

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1147-1149 {3LPS} (1954)ª; HMV «The Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1011-1013 {3LPS} (1966)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 600 {3LPS} (1955)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64183-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1954 pp.72-73 [PHW]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; February 1966 p.409 [PHW]; May 1992 p.113 [RO]

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Opera - July 1966 pp.557-558 [AB]; December 1992 p.1498

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American Record Guide - May 1955 Vol.21 No.9 pp.290-291 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.55 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1954 p.489 [DH]

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Audio & Record Review - March 1966 p.42 [CW]

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Max - Francesco Albanese

Agathe - Sena Jurinac

Kaspar - Boris Christoff

Ottokar - Emilio Renzi

Kuno - Sesto Bruscantini

Kilian - Leonardo Monreale

Hermit - Ivo Vinco

Ännchen - Orietta Moscucci

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 637; Andromeda ANDRCD 5032 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]

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International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1955. According to «Boris Christoff - La Vita, La Voce, L'Arte» p.359 the recording was made on 28 November 1954. 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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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Fiordiligi - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Dorabella - Nan Merriman

Despina - Lisa Otto

Ferrando - Léopold Simoneau

Guglielmo - Rolando Panerai

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1262-1264 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club SOC 195-197 {3LPS} (1968)ª; HMV RLS 7709 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Angel ANG 3522 {3LPS} (1955)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 163 01748-50 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69635-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67064-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11370-72 {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDHC-69635 {3CDS}; EMI «Historical» 333 789-2 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Regis Records RRC 3010 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111232-34 (+Schwarzkopf - Mozart Recital) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.147 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; April 1968 p.559 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1373 [SS]; May 1983 p.1294 [JBS]; December 1988 pp.1057-1058 [AB]

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Opera - November 1955 p.716

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.314 [MHF]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.7 p.60 [JH]

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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.224-225 [RVL]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.12

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.628, p.633 [DH]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 September 1999 p.96

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.90, p.92 [JR]

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Comments:- *Naxos provides the following information: «Recorded 13 July 1954 in Kingsway Hall, London: 14-16 and 19-21 July 1954 and 6 November 1954 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London; and 14, 17 and 19 July 1954 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3 London»

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Pasquale - Italo Tajo

Norina - Alda Noni

Malatesta - Sesto Bruscantini

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Renato Ercolani

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 172; Great Opera performances G.O.P. 66332 {2CDS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4017 (2005)ª; Bel Canto Society BCSDVD 0686 (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #686; Hardy Classic Video HCV 1002 (PAL)

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (mention)

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Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.64; Juli+August 2005 S.68 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.53 (mentioned)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.131 (DVD) [MP]

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.104

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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99

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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.224 (audio) [CHP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.81

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.72: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.83 (DVD) [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.118 (DVD) [PT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.3 janvier 2006 p.79 (DVD) [JC]

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Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack (21 May 1955)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Don Giovanni - Giuseppe Valdengo

Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson

Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota

Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick

Masetto - Walter Berry

Zerlina - Alda Noni

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60010 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.228-229 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 pp.92-93 [JR]

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Comments:- The Golden Melodram CDs are listed in CLASSICAL EXPRESS March 2001 p.7. The performance is mentioned in OPERA May 1955 p.315.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Susanna - Graziella Sciutti

Conte Almaviva - Franco Calabrese

Contessa Almaviva - Sena Jurinac

Cherubino - Risë Stevens

Marcellina - Monica Sinclair

Bartolo - Ian Wallace

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - Daniel McCoshan

Antonio - Gwyn Griffiths

Barbarina - Jeannette Sinclair

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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1312, ALP 1313-1315 {4LPS 7-sides) (1956)ª; HMV ASDS 274, ASD 275-277 {4LPS 7-sides} (1959)ª; EMI EX 290017-3 {3LPS} (1984)ª; World Record Club OX 171, OC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; World Record Club SOX 171, SOC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; RCA Victor LM 6401 {4LPS} (USA) (1956)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290017-9 (1984)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4724 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4724 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Double Forte» CZS 5 73845-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI 476 942-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; EMI 367710-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape; - HMV SAT 1003-4 (Act 2) (1955)ª; HMV SAT 1006-7 (Act 1) (1956)ª; HMV SAT 1009-11 (Acts 3 & 4)(1956)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1956 p.321 [PHW]; November 1959 p.242; June 1984 p.67 [AB]; September 1991 p.126 [AB]; September 2000 p.96 [IM]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]

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Opera - March 1956 p.174; November 1959 p.750

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Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 p.72 [AF]

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Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 pp.82-84 [MP]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.10

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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]

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Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.22 [DH]

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International Record Review - July 2000 p.110 [MP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.92 [JR]

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Comments:- Recorded July 1955. Marcellina's and Basilio's arias are omitted in the CDs

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Il credulo by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Astrolabio - Franco Calabrese

Norina - Dora Gatta

Don Catapazio - Sesto Bruscantini

Tiburno - Cesare Valletti

Lesbina - Maria Luisa Giorgetti

Filiberto - Mario Carlin

Madama - Elena Rizzieri

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0362 {1CD} (2007)ª

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 2 December 1956. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.143.

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L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Isabella - Teresa Berganza

Lindoro - Alvino Misciano

Mustafà - Mario Petri

Taddeo - Sesto Bruscantini

Elvira - Rena Gary Falachi

Zulma - Vittoria Palombini

Haly - Valerio Meucci

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.006 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Movimento Musica 051-018; Opera d'Oro OPD 1149 {2CDS} (1998)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #683

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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.126

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (mention)

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 pp.97-98 [TP]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. See advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, December 14 1996

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra da camera «A.Scarlatti» di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Cenerentola - Teresa Berganza

Clorinda - Ornella Rovero

Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace

Don Ramiro - Nicola Monti

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Mario Petri

Alindoro - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 020 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc - ~Pantheon PHE 6656.57 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.243 [HF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di Corte del Palazzo Reale in Naples as part of a season of comic opera organized by Radio Italiana in conjunction with the Teatro San Carlo (8 October 1958; mentioned in OPERA December 1958 p.794)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Orietta Moscucci

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Franco Calabrese

Masetto - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5510 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance given in the Teatro de Corte del Palazzo Reale by the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli in conjunction with RAI. This is mentioned briefly in OPERA December 1958 p.794. A singer «Franco» Mazzoli is listed here, but I have taken this to be a misprint.

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There is only one recording of Sior Todaro brontolon by Gian Francesco Malipiero on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Marcolina - Pina Malgarini

Cecilia - Maria Teresa Pedone

Todaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Desiderio - Giuseppe Forgione

Nicoletto - Florindo Andreolli

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Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 18 December 1958. This was part of a triple-bill with the other two works in «Tre commedie goldoniane» («La bottega del caffé», «La baruffe chiozzotte») broadcast as well. However recordings of these are not listed in the catalogue of Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society

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Il maestro di cappella by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Colleguium Musicum Italicum - I Virtuosi di Roma

Maestro - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10223/24 (+Il filosofo di campagna) {2LPS} HMV ALP 1661-2 (+Il filosofo di campagna) {2LPS}

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Recordings of Il maestro di cappella by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.167; PENGUIN p.61; GIUDICI (2) p.234

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413

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Opera - May 1959 p.325

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.19 [RF]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.282 [NDM]

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Il turco in Italia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Selim - Sesto Bruscantini

Donna Fiorilla - Graziella Sciutti

Don Narciso - Agostino Lazzari

Zaida - Renata Mattioli

Don Geronio - Franco Calabrese

Il poeta Prosdocimo - Scipio Colombo

Albazar - Florindo Andreolli

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 021 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Frequenz 051-042 {2CDS}; Pantheon PHE 6654.55 {2CDS}; Movimento Musica 42 {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7572 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1400 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il turco in Italia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.112; CELLETTI p.748; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.169 p.102; PENGUIN p.372; GIUDICI p.695 (2) p.1160

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.188-189 [DLK]

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Comments:- Broadcast 25 February 1958. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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La molinara by Giovanni Paisiello performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1959(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestra da Camera «Alessandro Scarlatti» di Napoli

Rachelina - Graziella Sciutti

Eugenia - Giuliana Raimondi

Amaranta - Giovanna Fioroni

Colloandro - Alvino Misciano

Luigino - Agostino Lazzari

Notar Pistofolo - Sesto Bruscantini

Rospolone - Franco Calabrese

Primo Medico - Antonio Boyer

Secondo Medico - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 19 {1LP} (1982)ª

Compact Disc - Fonit Cetra CDAR 2024; Cetra 102093

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Recordings of La molinara by Giovanni Paisiello are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.562

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.62

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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.117

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152

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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.254 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.60

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.62

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Comments:- Recorded in the Teatro di Corte at Naples on 29 September 1959

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La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Collegium Musicum Italicum

Serpina - Renata Scotto

Uberto - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc - Mercury MG 50240 (1LP} (USA); Mercury SR 90240 {1LP} (USA) Delysé D 56078 {1LP} (UK); Ricordi OCL 16 033 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Dischi Ricordi CDOCL 16033 {1CD}; BMG Ricordi 74321 68778-2 {1CD} (2001)ª

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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.276; December 1979 p.1051 [LS]

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Opera Now - November/December 2001 p.105 [GH]

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 p.69 [PG]

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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 p.122 [JC]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.64 [CLO]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 p.99 [TP]

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Répertoire - No.150 octobre 2001 pp.105-106 [PD]

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Comments:- Recorded by Mercury in the late Summer 1959 at the Teatro Grande, Brescia (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2001 p.26)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.

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Le astuzie femminilli by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Chorus - RAI Napoli

Bellina - Graziella Sciutti

Filandro - Luigi Alva

Don Giampaolo - Sesto Bruscantini

Ersilia - Renata Mattioli

Leonora - Anna Maria Rota

Don Romualdo - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 459 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Voce 42 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4285-86 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1365 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Le astuzie femminilli by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.165

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - October-November 1992 p.216

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Comments:- The Voce LPs are advertised in GRAMOPHONE July 1982 p.113

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Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Lodoïska - Ilva Ligabue

Lysinka - Renata Mattioli

Floreski - Giancinto Prandelli

Titziken - Renato Gavarini

Varbel - Sesto Bruscantini

Compte Dourlinski - Walter Monachesi

Altamoras - Plinio Clabassi

Talma - Carlo Cava

Emissarie - Giampiero Malaspina

Emissarie - Carlo Cava

Terzo emissario - Giovanni Ciavola

Primo tartaro - Vito Tatone

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Black Disc - *Mauro R. Fuguette MRF «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-02 (+Requiem Mass) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª

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Comments:- *The year given on the MRF records is 1967, but according to «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Gualerzi and Marinelli Mosconi (p.166) this performance was broadcast on 10 December 1961. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «6/02» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Hermann - Antonio Annaloro

Lisa - Leyla Gencer

Countess - Mariana Radev

Count Tomsky - Ivo Vinco

Prince Yeletsky - Sesto Bruscantini

Pauline - Adriana Lazzarini

Chekalinsky - Walter Gullino

Surin - Agostino Ferrin

Chaplitsky - Angelo Mercuriali

Major-domo - Giuseppe Bertinazzo

Narumov - Leonardo Monreale

Governess - Aurora Cattelani

Chloe - Fiorella Cova

Masha - Yeda Valtriani

Prilepa - Edith Martelli

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03851

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 792 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 February 1961). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Socrate immaginario by Giovanni Paisiello performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Don Tammaro Promontorio - Italo Tajo

Donna Rosa - Jolanda Gardino

Emilia - Lydia Marimpietri

Ippolito - Luigi Alva

Mastro Antonio - Sesto Bruscantini

Cilla - Angelica Tuccari

Calandrino - Renato Capecchi

Lauretta - Elena Rizzieri

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Black Disc - ~Voce 82 {2LPS}

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Comments:- Seen in Music & Video Exchange

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva

Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Miroslav Changalovich

Berta - Carmen Burello

Fiorello - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Un Ufficiale - Umberto di Toto

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00327

Compact Disc; - Ornamenti 113 {2CDS} New Ornamenti NOVA 005 {2CDS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers BAR 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May or June 1962). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Il re Teodoro in Venezia by Giovanni Paisiello performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1962(RA)

Orchestra - I Virtuosi di Roma

Teodoro - Sesto Bruscantini

Gafforio - Florindo Andreolli

Acmet Terzo - Mario Basiola jnr.

Taddeo - Paolo PedanI

Lisetta - Cecilia Fusco

Sandrino - Nicola Monti

Belisa - Rukmini Sukmavati

Messer Grande - Angelo Nosotti

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Compact Disc; - Quaderno dell'I.R.TE.M no.16 (1966)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - December 1996 p.1445

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.53

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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.62

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.1 Spring 1997 p.76

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.87

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Comments:- Recording made by RAI Torino (22 April 1962) and published by L'Instituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva

Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles

Dr. Bartolo - Ian Wallace

Don Basilio - Carlo Cava

Berta - Laura Sarti

Fiorello - Duncan Robertson

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 5165 (ASD 3718-3720) {3LPS} (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD 4704 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel SCLX 1914 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5185 (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4704 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64162-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64162 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67762-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3638 (7œips 4-track) (1963)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1963 p.190; January 1964 p.319; February 1964 p.385; July 1979 p.255 [RO]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; September 1987 p. [RO]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]

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Opera - December 1963 pp.833-834 [HDR]; December 1992 p.1498

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.196-197 [JK]

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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.185 [HG]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.159-160 (open reel tape) [JM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.99 [RDD]

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Juan Oncina

Principe di Bouillon - Enrico Campi

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Sesto Bruscantini

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Vittorio Pandano

Mlle. Jouvenot - Elena Barcis

Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Discocorp MLG 72 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 186 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5999

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Edinburgh Festival (27 August 1963; see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 p.42). Flaviano Labò was announced to sing Maurizio, but was replaced at short notice by Juan Oncina. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated August 22 1963 p.26, p.31). 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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L' impresario in angustie by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Luigi Colonna - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli

Fiordispina - Dora Gatta

Merlina - Gianna Galli

Doralba - Laura Londi

Gelindo - Pietro Bottazzo

Perizonio - Sesto Bruscantini

Crisobolo - Italo Tajo

Strabinio - Renzo Gonzales

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 189 {1LP} (1974)ª; Voce 55 {1LP} (1982)ª

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given at the «Stagione lirica all'Auditorium» 29 September 1963

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - Alfredo Kraus

Enrico - Sesto Bruscantini

Raimondo - Paolo Washington

Arturo - Paolo Federici

Alisa - Luisa Boni

Normanno - Enzo Guagni

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances GOP 747 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035136 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 216 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - January 1995 No.187 p.62

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.81, p.83 [TF]: No.61 junio 2003 pp.80-81 [LB]

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Comments:- *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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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

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

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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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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Cenerentola - Giulietta Simionato

Clorinda - Dora Carral

Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace

Don Ramiro - Ugo Benelli

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Paolo Montarsolo

Alindoro - Giovanni Foiani

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 265-267 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 265-267 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 631-633 {3LPS} (1973)ª; London A 4376 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1376 {3LPS} (1964)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 433 030-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 886-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90084 (7œips 4-track) (1964)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.146; January 1965 p.318; June 1973 p.107 [AB] May 1992 p.113 [RO]

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American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.197 [HG]: May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.921-922 (open reel tape) [JM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 p.106 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva

Rosina - Fiorenza Cossotto

Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli

Don Basilio - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Berta - Stefania Malagù

Fiorello - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08055

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1133 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (20 January 1964)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Renzo Casellato

Rosina - Fiorenza Cossotto

Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli

Don Basilio - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Berta - Stefania Malagù

Fiorello - Dino Mantovani

Un Ufficiale - Ruggero Orofino

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Black Disc - Melodiya M 47289-94 {3LPS}

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the La Scala company in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (September 1964). It was once stated on the La Scala website that three performances were given on 17, 19, 27 September 1964, but it is not known which appears on this recording.

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Cenerentola - Teresa Berganza

Clorinda - Luisa De Sett

Tisbe - Elizabeth Mannion

Don Ramiro - Renzo Casellato

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Giorgio Tadeo

Alindoro - Renato Cesari

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (21 November 1964).

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Don Carlo - João Gibin

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni

Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn

La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 196401 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (5 April 1964; see OPERA September 1964 p.624). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Alfredo Kraus

Baldassare - Ivo Vinco

Don Gasparo - Jean Deis

Ines - Luisa De Sett

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2715 (& 1083)

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- *These recording appear to be of a performance (or of performances) at the Chicago Lyric Opera in October 1964. The dates given in Omega's online catalogue are «1/1/1964» (2715) and «12/16/1964» (1083), but La favorita was not performed at the Chicago Lyric Opera on either of these days.

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Elvira - Virginia Gordoni

Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus

Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini

Sir Giorgio - Paolo Washington

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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 76

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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 in Florence

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Rodolfo - Franco Corelli

Schaunard - Renato Cesari

Marcello - Sesto Bruscantini

Colline - Raffaele Ariè

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Edith Martelli

Benoit - Giorgio Tadeo

Alcindoro - Giorgio Tadeo

Parpignol - Herbert Kraus

Sergente dei doganieri - Bernard Izzo

Un doganiere - Howard Nelson

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 195 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1994 (1990)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 841-2 {2CDRS} ;; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; The Opera Lovers BOH 196602 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª

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

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.64 [SS]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Chicago October 1965 - see OPERA January 1966 p.55

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Don Pasquale - Jeanette Scovotti

Norina - Geraint Evans

Malatesta - Sesto Bruscantini

Ernesto - Luigi Alva

Un notaio - José Nait

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3796

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón;-

http://www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Falstaff - Geraint Evans

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Sesto Bruscantini

Dr. Cajus - Italo Pasini

Bardolfo - Nino Falzetti

Pistola - Andrés Huc Santana

Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska

Nannetta - Jeanette Scovotti

Meg Page - Carmen Burello

Mistress Quickly - Oralia Dominguez

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3412

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1965; see OPERA November 1965 p.818). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' Heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Torquemeda - Herbert Kraus

Concepcion - Teresa Berganza

Gonzalve - Alfredo Kraus

Ramiro - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Inigo Gomez - Giorgio Tadeo

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 113 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1115 {1CD} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' Heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.278; CELLETTI p.684; Opera on CD (1) p.127 (2) p.140 (3) p.158; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.127 p.114; MET p.467; MET(VID) p.259; PENGUIN p.340; GIUDICI p.672 (2) p.1112

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.83 (mention) [JC]

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 pp.128-129 [ED]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.83 [JV]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (see OPERA February 1966 p.115

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Samson - Jon Vickers

Dalila - Grace Bumbry

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sesto Bruscantini

Abimélech - Morley Meredith

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Raymond Michalski

Le messager philistin - Herbert Kraus

Premier philistin - Stefan Wicik

Deuxième philistin - Bernard Izzo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2652 (& 1339)

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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.105L'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; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (13 November 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Beverly Sills

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Federico Davià

Masetto - Roberto Bañuelas

Zerlina - Cristina Ortega

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2289-3 {3CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in El Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (6 September 1966; see OPERA January 1967 p.64). According to the Performance Annals in the website «Beverly Sills Online» there is also a review in OPERA NEWS 11-5-66 p.27 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Patanè - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Lucia - Gianna D' Angelo

Edgardo - Renato Cioni

Enrico - Sesto Bruscantini

Raimondo - Bruno Marangoni

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 204 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Omega Opera Archive 4086

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (April 1966). 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». The date given here (and by Omega) is 15 April 1966. A performance with the same cast on 17 April 1966 is mentioned in OPERA August 1966 p.662.

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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Leila - Christiane Eda-Pierre

Nadir - Alfredo Kraus

Zurga - Sesto Bruscantini

Nourabad - Nicola Ghiuselev

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2665

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3689

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 17 (Omega) or 19 (mr. tape) November 1966; see OPERA January 1967 p.53). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1967 (LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Reri Grist

Nemorino - Alfredo Kraus

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Marija Kova

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1335-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1967; see OPERA January 1968 pp.34-35). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.468. The singer of the role of Gianetta is given here as «Kova». I have assumed this to be Marija Kova, but this may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Don Carlo - Sándor Kónya

Filippo II - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Antonio Zerbini

Un Frate - Franco Pugliese

Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones

La principessa Eboli - Biserka Cvejic

Tebaldo - Mirella Fiorentini

Il Conte di Lerma - Sergio Baldi

Un Araldo Reale - Giuseppe Baratti

Una voce dal cielo - Bianca Mauri

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Compact Disc; - On Stage OS 4714 (+Otello - excerpts) {3CDS} (1999)ª

DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2017 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution (Legato) #1666 (NTSC) (1988)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 (audio) [NL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.96 (audio) [JS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.56 (audio) [AV]

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Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Bunkan Kaikan, Tokyo (see OPERA November 1967 p.922). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Alfredo Kraus

Baldassare - Ivo Vinco

Don Gasparo - Italo Pasini

Ines - Africa De Retes

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Black Disc - Great Opera performances G.O.P. 26

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 703 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (25 June 1967)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Violetta Valery - Renata Scotto

Alfredo Germont - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Giorgio Germont - Sesto Bruscantini

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3508

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Palermo (26 April 1967). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cenerentola - Teresa Berganza

Clorinda - Rita Talarcio

Tisbe - Rosa Laghezza

Don Ramiro - Luigi Alva

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Paolo Montarsolo

Alindoro - Giannicola Pigliucci

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Compact Disc - Archivi dell'Opera vol 5

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - November 1992 p.84

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There is only one recording of Chi dell'altrui si veste presto si spoglia by Domenico Cimarosa on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Scarlatti di Napoli

Chorus - Coro Scarlatti di Napoli

Stellidaura - Valeria Mariconda

Ninetta - Maddalena Bonifaccio

Mirandola - Elena Zilio

Putifarre - Franco Bonisolli

Martuffo - Sesto Bruscantini

Gianfabrizio - Paolo Montarsolo

Gabbamondo - Giovanni Gusmeroli

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporaion UORC 246 {1LP} (1975)ª

Compact Disc - Memories HR 4509/10 (+La Dirindina) {2CDS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1996 p.41

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the «Neapolitan Musical Autumn» (19 August 1968; see OPERA January 1969 p.63)

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La dirindina by Domenico Scarlatti performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Scarlatti di Napoli

Dirindina - Emilia Ravaglia

Licione - Franco Bonisolli

Don Carissimo - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 116 (+La cecchina) {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Memories HR 4509/10 (+Chi dell'altrui si veste...) {2CDS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1996 p.41

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the «Neapolitan Musical Autumn» (See OPERA January1969 p.63)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Luigi Roni

Un Frate - Franco Pugliese

Elisabetta di Valois - Leyla Gencer

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Virginia De Notarisefani

Il Conte di Lerma - Athos Cesarini

Un Araldo Reale - Fernandino Jacopucci

Una voce dal cielo - Giovanna di Rocco

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Compact Disc - Melodram 37022 {3CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 705 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Rome (24 April 1968)

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1968(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Renzo Casellato

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Mario Basiola jnr.

Giannetta - Elena Zilio

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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 043-009 {2CDS} (1989)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 3 September 1968

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Susanna - Teresa Stratas

Conte Almaviva - Mario Petri

Contessa Almaviva - Sena Jurinac

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Nucci Condò

Bartolo - Giorgio Tadeo

Basilio - Agostino Lazzari

Curzio - Angelo Degl' Innocenti

Antonio - Alfredo Mariotti

Barbarina - Lilia Teresita Reyes

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 206-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 712 {3CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1161 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.92 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 September 1968

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Renzo Casellato

Rosina - Teresa Berganza

Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli

Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi

Berta - Marta Benegas

Fiorello - Bruno Tomaselli

Un Ufficiale - Eduardo Ferracani

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 149/50 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1392 {2CDS} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - August 1994 p.36

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.220

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72

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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (August 1969)

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La buona figliuola [La Cecchina] by Niccolò Piccinni performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Chorus - RAI Napoli

Cecchina - Mirella Freni

Il Marchese della Conchiglia - Werner Hollweg

Capitano Tagliaferro - Rolando Panerai

Il Cavaliere Armindoro - Valeria Mariconda

La Marchesa Lucinda - Gloria Trillo

Mengotto - Sesto Bruscantini

Paoluccia - Biancamaria Casoni

Sandrina - Rita Talarcio

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 116 (+La Dirindina) {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Arkadia ARK 596 (highlights) (+Didon) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La buona figliuola [La Cecchina] by Niccolò Piccinni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.571; GIUDICI p.559 (2) p.931; Opéra International No.248 juillet-aoüt 2000 pp.15-18

Comments:- Recording of a performance given at the «Stagione lirica all'Auditorium» (31 October 1969; see OPERA January 1970 p.65

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Reri Grist

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Shigemi Matsumoto

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Compact Disc - *Butterfly Music BMCD 006 {2CDS}

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 October 1969)

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Thaïs - Raina Kabaivanska

Athanaël - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicias - Nicola Tagger

Palémon - Antonio Zerbini

Crobyle - Marisa Zotti

Myrtale - Anita Caminada

Albine - Clara Foti

La Charmeuse - Giovanna di Rocco

Servant - Carmelo Mollica

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Compact Disc - *Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 121-122 {2CDS}

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Sesto Bruscantini

Colline - Nicola Ghiuselev

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Rita Talarcio

Benoit - Alessandro Maddalena

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

Parpignol - Mario Di Felici

Sergente dei doganieri - Mario Frosini

Un doganiere - Elio Prisco

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Compact Disc; - Hunt 34047 (+excerpts) {2CDS}; LIVE-MUSIC CACD 8.00151;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1143 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Opera d'Oro 0PD 5002 (+Tosca +Turandot +Madama Butterfly) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5005 (+La fille du regiment +I Lombardi +Manon) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 002 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7001 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.58

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 17 July 1969

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Elvira - Mirella Freni

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini

Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Enrichetta di Francia - Mirella Fiorentini

Sir Bruno Robertson - Mino Venturini

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giovanni Antonini

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 391-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1315 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 512-2 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 2342-2344 {3CDS};; Frequenz 043-012 {3CDS}; Verona 27029-27031 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1141 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7043 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Living Stage LS 4035128 {3CDS}

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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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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.29 [SDS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.89 [LB]

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Comments:- Recorded on 8 July 1969 and broadcast on 7 October 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484

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There is only one recording of Le trame deluse by Domenico Cimarosa on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Ortensia - Adriane (Adriana) Martino

Olimpia - Alberta Valentini

Dorinda - Luisella Ciaffi Ricagno

Glicerio - Giuseppe Baratti

Don Nardo - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Artabano - Carlo Badioli

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Black Disc - *Voce 79 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4152

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast of a performance of an edition by Guido Pannain without recitatives

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L' Egisto by Francesco Cavalli performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - I Virtuosi di Roma - Ensemble Strumentale del Collegium Musicum Italicum

Egisto - Luigi Alva

Clori - Rita Talarcio

Lidio - Sesto Bruscantini

Climene - Oralia Dominguez

Hipparco - Florindo Andreolli

Dema - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)

Venus - Terry Reid

Amor - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)

L'Aurora - Rita Talarcio

La Notte - Oralia Dominguez

Cinea - Terry Reid

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice (30 August 1970).

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Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Chorus - RAI Napoli

Griselda - Mirella Freni

Costanza - Carmen Lavani

Roberto - Luigi Alva

Corrado - Veriano Luchetti

Gualtiero - Sesto Bruscantini

Ottone - Rolando Panerai

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 117 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Memories HR A 154-155 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1308 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Répertoire - No.27 juillet/aoüt 1990 p.64 [OR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the «Stagione lirica all'Auditorium» (29 October 1970)

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Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1970(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Agnes - Montserrat Caballé

Irmengard - Antonietta Stella

Der junge Heinrich - Bruno Prevedi

Herzog von Burgund - Sesto Bruscantini

Der Kaiser - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Giampaolo Corradi

Heinrich der Löwe - Walter Alberti

Der Erzbischof - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Theobald - Carlo Di Giacomo

Erster Richter - Angelo Mameli

Zweiter Richter - Angelo Torregiani

Ein Wärter - Angelo Mameli

Ein Herold - Angelo Torregiani

Ein Kastellan - Giovanni Antonini

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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4104/05 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2029; Opera d'Oro OPD 1187 {2CDS} (1999)ª; The Opera Lovers AGN 197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.773

Comments:- *Recorded on 30 April 1970 and transmitted widely throughout Europe including the UK, by the BBC Third Programme on 12 May 1974 (see OPERA August 1974 p.746). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1970(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donna Anna - Gundula Janowitz

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov

Masetto - Walter Monachesi

Zerlina - Olivera Miljakovic

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Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPV 32675.77; Fonit Cetra CDAR 2049 ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1144 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - January 11 1997 p.42

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.254

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61

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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.158

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.86

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Comments:- Recorded on 7 April 1970

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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona)

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona)

Leila - Adriana Maliponte

Nadir - Alfredo Kraus

Zurga - Sesto Bruscantini

Nourabad - Antonio Campó

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Black Disc - Carillon GB 516/517 {2LPS} (Spain) Carillon SCAL 16/17 {2LPS} (Spain); Bongiovanni GB 503/504 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 516/517 {2CDS}

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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 publication:-

Diapason - février 1993 p.94

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Alfredo Kraus

Baldassare - Ruggero Raimondi

Don Gasparo - Augusto Pedroni

Ines - Marisa Zotti

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Compact Disc - foyer ECF 3006; foyer 2 CF 2054; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 106 {3LPS}

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5143 (highlights); Encore DVD 2104 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1432 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #569

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.98 (video) [ETG]

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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 (audio) [SS]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Tokyo (13 September 1971). The year is given incorrectly as 1973 in Lyric Distribution's «Classical Video Catalogue». 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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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Elvira - Cristina Deutekom

Arturo Talbot - Nicolai Gedda

Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini

Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin

Enrichetta di Francia - Flora Rafanelli

Sir Bruno Robertson - Valiano Natali

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Graziano Del Vivo

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Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 735 {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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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1973(FI)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Violetta Valery - Mirella Freni

Flora Bervoix - Hania Kovicz

Annina - Gudrun Schäfer

Alfredo Germont - Franco Bonisolli

Giorgio Germont - Sesto Bruscantini

Gastone - Peter Bindzsus

Dottore Grenvil - Hans-Joachim Lukat

Barone Douphol - Rudolf Jedlicka

Marchese d'Obigny - Heinz Reeh

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Black Disc; - BASF KBL 21644 {3LPS}; BASF BAC 3101-3102 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Acanta JB 21644 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 834486 {3LPS} (USA) (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 41 644 {2CDS}; Arts 43031-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1976 p.1796 (AB); October 1976 p.551 [JBS] October 1979 [AB]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.61-S.62 [IW]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.65 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.87 [JV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.191 febbraio 2005 pp.87-88 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of the sound track of a television film

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian?

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Carmen - Viorica Cortez

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elsa Saque

Escamillo - Sesto Bruscantini

Frasquita - Manuela Piçarra

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Giorgio Giorgetti

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - José Oliviera Lopes

Zuninga - Álvaro Malta

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 377-2 {2CDRS}

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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 São Carlos, Lisbon (March 1973). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's Performance Annals of Franco Corelli (click link below). Here the singer of Micaëla is given a Elsa Saque (as listed above) on 8 March 1973 and Zuleica Saque on 11 and 14 March 1973. I do not know which performed in the performance recorded or whether they are the same person.

http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Floria Tosca - Radmila Bakocevic

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Giorgetti

Cesare Angelotti - José Oliviera Lopes

Spoletta - Franco Ricciardi

Sciarrone - António Saraiva

Un pastore - Maria Cristina de Castro

Un carceriere - João Veloso

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1101 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 pp.86-87 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (18 March 1973).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Chorus

Violetta Valery - Renata Scotto

Flora Bervoix - Anna Di Stasio

Annina - Anna Pedrotti

Alfredo Germont - José Carreras

Giorgio Germont - Sesto Bruscantini

Gastone - Fernandino Jacopucci

Dottore Grenvil - Carlo Meliciani

Barone Douphol - Guido Mazzini

Marchese d'Obigny - Franco Lombardi

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 160-2 (+Adriana Lecouvreur - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Ricordi ACDOC 274 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Celestial Audio CA 082 {2CDRS} (Australia); Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7009 {2CDS} (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1234 (NTSC); Lyric Distribution LCV 013 (PAL)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1995 S.62 (audio) [GH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.7 (video) [RB]

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Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the NHK Hall, Tokyo (19 September 1973)

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Ariodante by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1973(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Ariodante - Patricia Kern

Ginevre - Margherita Rinaldi

Dalinda - Emilia Ravaglia

Polinesso - James Bowman

Lurcanio - Werner Krenn

Il Re di Scozia - Sesto Bruscantini

Odoardo - Nicola Tagger

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Recordings of Ariodante by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.310; GIUDICI p.293 (2) p.504; Fanfare Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.162; Opera News July 1996 p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.201 p.96; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.64

Comments:- *According to mr. tape's catalogue this performance was recorded (or broadcast) on 21 June 1973. It was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 3 July 1976. See Radio Times 3-9 July 1976 p.19.

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La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Zedda - 1974

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Serpina - Annette Celine

Uberto - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc - Vedette Quadrifoglio VDS 383

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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Manfred Jungwirth

Leonora di Vargas - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Don Carlo - Kostas Paskalis

Don Alvaro - Franco Bonisolli

Preziosilla - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Fra Melitone - Sesto Bruscantini

Curra - Axelle Gall

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Equiluz

Un Chirurgo - Georg Tichy

Un Alcalde - Harald Pröglhoff

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01924

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 043 294 (Lucia di Lammermoor excerpts - Gruberova - Bonisolli) {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.242-243 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (29 September 1974). This was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 October 1974 (see Radio Times Issue dated 26 October - 1 November 1974 p.38).

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L' equivoco stravagante by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1974?(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Ernestina - Margherita Guglielmi

Rosalia - Elena Zilio

Gamberotto - Sesto Bruscantini

Buralicchio - Rolando Panerai

Ermanno - Giuseppe Baratti

Frontino - Carlo Gaifa

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GOA 154-155 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1470 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - August 1994 p.36

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.220

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Orpheus - January 1995 p.48

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72

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Répertoire - No.75 novembre 1994 p.72

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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.161

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 8 January 1974

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Hoffmann - Alfredo Kraus

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Antonia - Carol Neblett

Coppélius - Sesto Bruscantini

Dapertutto - Sesto Bruscantini

Miracle - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicklaus - Nancy Williams

Spalanzani - Piero De Palma

Frantz - James Atherton

Crespil - Nicola Zaccaria

Andres - James Atherton

Cochenille - James Atherton

Pitichinacchio - James Atherton

Lindorf - Sesto Bruscantini

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (4 November 1975). See OPERA March 1976 pp.236-237.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Hoffmann - Alfredo Kraus

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Antonia - Carol Neblett

Coppélius - Sesto Bruscantini

Dapertutto - Sesto Bruscantini

Miracle - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicklaus - Nancy Williams

Spalanzani - Piero De Palma

Frantz - James Atherton

Crespil - Nicola Zaccaria

Andres - James Atherton

Cochenille - James Atherton

Pitichinacchio - James Atherton

Lindorf - Sesto Bruscantini

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (4 November 1975). See OPERA March 1976 pp.236-237.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Hoffmann - Alfredo Kraus

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Antonia - Carol Neblett

Coppélius - Sesto Bruscantini

Dapertutto - Sesto Bruscantini

Miracle - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicklaus - Nancy Williams

Spalanzani - Piero De Palma

Frantz - James Atherton

Crespil - Nicola Zaccaria

Andres - James Atherton

Cochenille - James Atherton

Pitichinacchio - James Atherton

Lindorf - Sesto Bruscantini

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (4 November 1975). See OPERA March 1976 pp.236-237.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Hoffmann - Alfredo Kraus

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Antonia - Carol Neblett

Coppélius - Sesto Bruscantini

Dapertutto - Sesto Bruscantini

Miracle - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicklaus - Nancy Williams

Spalanzani - Piero De Palma

Frantz - James Atherton

Crespil - Nicola Zaccaria

Andres - James Atherton

Cochenille - James Atherton

Pitichinacchio - James Atherton

Lindorf - Sesto Bruscantini

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (4 November 1975). See OPERA March 1976 pp.236-237.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Matheson - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - BBC Concert Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Singers

Simon Boccanegra - Sesto Bruscantini

Jacopo Fiesco - Gwynne Howell

Amelia Grimaldi - Josella Ligi

Gabriele Adorno - André Turp

Paolo Albiani - William Elvin

Pietro - Paul Hudson

Un'ancella - Patricia Taylor

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 293 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Voce 9 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01265

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1002 (+excerpts cond. Abbado 1976) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera Rara ORCV 302 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2004 p.92 [AB]

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Opera News - July 2004 pp.63-64 [DS]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.210-211 [JK,JM]

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Orpheus - April 2002 S.52-S.53 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.274 décembre 2002 pp.74-75 [PC]; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.82 [JC]

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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.120 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.222 p.103 [ES]

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International Record Review - May 2004 pp.75-76 [HC]

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BBC Music Magazine - June 2004 p.71 [GH]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.101 [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.214-215 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.85 [VM]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.87 [PN]

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Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.120-121 [PT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance of the 1857 version before an invited audience in the Golders Green Hippodrome on 2 August 1975 and broadcast on 1 January 1976 - see OPERA February 1976 p.185

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Scottish National Orchestra

Chorus - Scottish Opera

Falstaff - Sesto Bruscantini

Fenton - Richard Greager

Ford - John Shaw

Dr. Cajus - John Robertson

Bardolfo - David Fieldsend

Pistola - William McCue

Alice Ford - Catherine Wilson

Nannetta - Glenys Fowles

Meg Page - Claire Livingstone

Mistress Quickly - Elizabeth Bainbridge

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

Comments:- *According to mr. tape's catalogue this recording is of a performance in London in 1978. However, it seems more likely that it is of a concert performance given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall on 13 August 1976 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 August 1976 p.45.

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1977(FI)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Cenerentola - Biancamaria Casoni

Clorinda - Giovanna di Rocco

Tisbe - Teresa Rocchino

Don Ramiro - Ugo Benelli

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Alfredo Mariotti

Alindoro - Federico Davià

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Black Disc - Acanta JB 23 271/3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Pilz Acanta 43271 {2CDS}; Arts 43053-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1981 p.990 [RO]

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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 p.189 [HF]; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.200-201 [DLK]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.60 [GH]

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Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 p.118 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.4 [AJ]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.82-83 [CV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.105 [JM]

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Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film. The performance is abridged

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Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi performed in ITALIAN

Conductor Claudio Scimone - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - I Solisti Veneti

Chorus - Amici Della Polifonia

Orlando - Marilyn Horne

Angelica - Victoria de los Ángeles

Alcina - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Bradamante - Carmen Gonzales

Medoro - Lajos Kozma

Ruggiero - Sesto Bruscantini

Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc - RCA ERATO STU 71138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA/ERATO ARL 3-2869 {3LPS}; RCA ERATO ZL 30603 {4LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc; - *ERATO ECD 88190 {3CDS} (1987)ª

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Recordings of Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1076; GIUDICI p.1055 (2) p.1701

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1930 [SS]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; April 1987 p. [NA]

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American Record Guide - January 1979 Vol.42 No.3 p.7 [RVL]

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani

Leonora di Vargas - Montserrat Caballé

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - José Carreras

Preziosilla - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Fra Melitone - Sesto Bruscantini

Curra - Mila Zanlari

Padre Guardiano - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma

Un Chirurgo - Carlo Meliciani

Un Alcalde - Giuseppe Morresi

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Black Disc - G.F.C. 013/15 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprise HRE V 822-4 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 141-3 {3CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 984.192 {3CDS} ; (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 313-2 {2CDRS}

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5410 replacing DVD 5055

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #623

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.276 [CGP]

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Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (audio) [OT]; Dezember 1998 S.57 (audio - mention) [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.178 (audio) [JC-1]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.244 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 (audio) [NL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.116 diciembre 1998 p.32 (mention) [AV]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1978; see OPERA October 1978 p.974). See also «Opera Fanatic's Catalogue» No.35 p.23. The DVD (5410) issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005.

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L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gary Bertini - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Isabella - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Lindoro - Ugo Benelli

Mustafà - Sesto Bruscantini

Taddeo - Enzo Dara

Elvira - Norma Palacios-Rossi

Zulma - Gigiola Caputi

Haly - Alfredo Mariotti

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Black Disc; - Acanta JB 22308 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; Music Masters MM-20010/12 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Pilz Acanta 42 308 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43048-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1979 p.1051 [RO]

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Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.90 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.4 [AJ]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.172 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.82 [LB]

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Crispino e la comare by Luigi and Federico Ricci performed in Italian

Conductor James Judd - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus

Crispino Tacchetto - Sesto Bruscantini

Annetta - Lucia Aliberti

Fabrizio - David Beavan

Mirabolano - Gianni Socci

Contino del Fiore - Bonaventura Bottone

Don Astrubale di Caparotta - Pat Sheridan

Lisetta - Colette McGahon

La Comare - Ruth Maher

Bortolo - Peter O'Leary

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Theatre Royal, Wexford (1 November 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 27 October - 2 November 1979 p.75.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Judith Blegen

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Brent Ellis

Giannetta - Louise Wohlafka

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 31481 (BRO 125012) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

Laser Disc; - *Pioneer PA-87-169 (NTSC); Pioneer PILC 2001 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª; Pioneer PILC 9027 (Japanese NTSC)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.110-111 [TE]; Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.177(mentioned)

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The Classical Video Guide - p.39

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Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of performances at the MET. The audio recording is of the performance on 14 March 1981 and the video recording of the performance on 2 March 1981. 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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L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Isabella - Marilyn Horne

Lindoro - Rockwell Blake

Mustafà - Ara Berberian

Taddeo - Sesto Bruscantini

Elvira - Kathleen Battle

Zulma - Nedda Casei

Haly - Allan Monk

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ITA 198101 {2CDRS} (Canada) *Bensar OL 22181 (BRO 125694) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 468 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª

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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 February 1981). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in February 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Roméo - Alfredo Kraus

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Sharon Graham

Frère Laurence - Sesto Bruscantini

Capulet - Dimitri Kavrakos

Tybalt - Gregory Kunde

Le Prince - Terry Cook

Gregorio - Rush Tully

Mercutio - J Patrick Raftery

Stéphano - Cynthia Clarey

Pâris - Duane Clenton Carter

Benvolio - Gualtiero Negrini

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ROM 198102 {2CDS} (Canada); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1756-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1981). The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Premiere in their list of new releases dated 13 April 2005.

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Robin Stapleton - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Opera

Chorus - Chicago Opera

Roméo - Alfredo Kraus

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Sarah Dixon

Frère Laurence - Sesto Bruscantini

Capulet - George Meadows

Tybalt - Frank Bishop

Le Prince - José Verde

Mercutio - J Patrick Raftery

Stéphano - Judith Serra

Pâris - Richard Duff

Benvolio - Paul Wentworth

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 393-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 788 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Musica (Milano) - N.28 Anno 7 marzo 1983 pp.92-93 [EG]

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Comments:- *The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722. This recording is ascribed to the «Chicago Opera», but I have been unable to find any reference to a performance of Romeo et Juliette with this cast and conductor in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera or in «Alfredo Kraus - I suoi personaggi» by Giancarlo Landini.

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Pablo Elvira

Il Conte Almaviva - Rockwell Blake

Rosina - Frederica Von Stade

Dr. Bartolo - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Basilio - Paolo Montarsolo

Berta - Loretta Di Franco

Fiorello - James Courtney

Un Ufficiale - Anthony Laciura

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAR 198301 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 April 1983). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Scimone - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Cenerentola - Marilyn Horne

Clorinda - Emilia Ravaglia

Tisbe - Teresa Rocchino

Don Ramiro - Francisco Araiza

Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Magnifico - Paolo Montarsolo

Alindoro - Giorgio Tadeo

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 420-3 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» POCD 1021 (+Horne and Caballe concert Munich 1990) {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.63 [SL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.82 [XC]

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Comments:- *The LPs issued by HRE are advertized in GRAMOPHONE April 1984 p.1239 and the CDs issued by Ponto are listed on their website (see CLORHTML.HTM). Both HRE and Ponto give the the year of the performance recorded as 1983. The recording is ascribed in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.85 pp.105-106 and in Steiger «Opern - Ein Verzeichnis aller Aufname» p.317 to San Francisco 1982, but it appears that Mario Bernadi conducted these performances with different singers in the roles of Clorinda, Thisbe and Alcindoro from those given by L'AVANT SCÈNE and Steiger (and Ponto). (See OPERA July 1982 p.715, January 1983 p.22; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1983 No.55 p.36). The CDs issued on the Ponto label are reviewed on the internet

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper

Fiordiligi - Margaret Marshall

Dorabella - Ann Murray

Despina - Kathleen Battle

Ferrando - Francisco Araiza

Guglielmo - James Morris

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW-OPCFTSF (2006)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 p.323 [JK]

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Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.143 [MP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.302-305 [DF]

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.80 [LB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.77 [FGR]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.78, p.80 [FGR]

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Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg (July or August 1983).

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Don Pasquale - Sesto Bruscantini

Norina - Mirella Freni

Malatesta - Leo Nucci

Ernesto - Gosta Winbergh

Un notaio - Guido Fabbris

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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 1434363 {2LPS} (1984)ª;; Angel DSBX-3938 {2LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 1434365 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47068-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª;; EMI CDCB 7 47068-2 {2CDS} (USA)

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1984 p.1213 [JBS]; July 1984 pp.113-114 [JBS] August 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.98; Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.152-154 [KH2]

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American Record Guide - November 1984 Vol.48 No.1 p.9 [DA]

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Figaro - J Patrick Raftery

Il Conte Almaviva - Francisco Araiza

Rosina - Kathleen Kuhlmann

Dr. Bartolo - Sesto Bruscantini

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Elizabeth Carron

Fiorello - Brian Montgomery

Un Ufficiale - Florindo Andreolli

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAR 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1984). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Fiordiligi - Margaret Marshall

Dorabella - Ann Murray

Despina - Adelina Scarabelli

Ferrando - Francisco Araiza

Guglielmo - James Morris

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio; CA 350 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1984 No.74 pp.37-38. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in «What's New» for January 2004 (http://www.users.bigpond.com/celestial audio/WhatsNewCA.htm)

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Falstaff - Sesto Bruscantini

Fenton - Frank Lopardo

Ford - Leo Nucci

Dr. Cajus - Manlio Rocchi

Bardolfo - Tulio Pane

Pistola - Mario Luperi

Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska

Nannetta - Alida Ferrarini

Meg Page - Raquel Pierotti

Mistress Quickly - Márta Szirmay

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (December 1985; see OPERA May 1986 pp.572-573). According to the cast listing given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA, mise à jour du numéro 87/88 - avril 2001 (p.5) the role of Ford is sung Bernd Weikl.

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There is only one recording of Emilia di Liverpool by Gaetano Donizetti on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor David Parry - 1986(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Emilia - Yvonne Kenny

Candida - Anne Mason

Luigia - Bronwen Mills

Don Romualdo - Sesto Bruscantini

Claudio di Liverpool - Geoffrey Dolton

Federico - Chris Merritt

Count - Christopher Thornton-Holmes

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Compact Disc; - Opera Rara ORC 8 (+L'eremitaggio di Liverpool) {3CDS} (1992)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1988 [JBS]; May 1992 p.105 [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.137-138 [WA]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.102

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L' eremitaggio di Liverpool by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor David Parry - 1986(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Claudio di Liverpool - Geoffrey Dolton

Emilia - Yvonne Kenny

Colonel Villars (Tomson) - Chris Merritt

Count Asdruble - Sesto Bruscantini

Bettina - Bronwen Mills

Candida - Anne Mason

Giacomo - Christopher Thornton-Holmes

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Black Disc; - Opera Rara OR 8 (+Emilia di Liverpool) {4LPS} (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - Opera Rara ORC 8 (+Enilia di Liverpool) {3CDS} (1992)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [JBS]; May 1992 p.105 [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.137-138 [WA]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.102

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1986(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giorgio Surjan

Leonora di Vargas - Mirella Freni

Don Carlo - Giorgio Zancanaro

Don Alvaro - Plácido Domingo

Preziosilla - Dolora Zajick

Fra Melitone - Sesto Bruscantini

Curra - (Maria) Francesca Garbi

Padre Guardiano - Paul Plishka

Mastro Trabuco - Ernesto Gavazzi

Un Chirurgo - Frank Hadrian

Un Alcalde - Silvestro Sammaritano

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Black Disc; - *EMI EX 270522-3 {3LPS} (1987)ª; Angel DSC 3995 {3LPS} (1987)ª

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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47485-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1987 p.1181 [RO]; May 1987 p. [RO]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.63 [RL]

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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 [SP]

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Comments:- Recorded 6-15 July 1986

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Hubert Soudant - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia-Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»

Chorus - Coro def Teatro Regio di Parma della Cooperativa «Artisti del Coro» di Parma

Adina - Adelina Scarabelli

Nemorino - Chris Merritt

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Angelo Romero

Giannetta - Barbara Briscik

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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 6725 {2CDS}; Memories DR 3104/5 {2CDS} ; Brilliant Classics 92462 (Donizetti Operas) {10CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1991 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 [RL]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.107-108 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (March 1988. See OPERA October 1988 p.1232)

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Marchigiano Philharmonic

Chorus - MARCHIGIANO VINCENZO BELLINI

Fiordiligi - Anna Caterina Antonacci

Dorabella - Monica Bacelli

Despina - Laura Cherici

Ferrando - Richard Decker

Guglielmo - Albert Dohmen

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1992 p.176

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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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