There are 46 recordings on file in which Margaret Harshaw appears

Order by composer

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

1 1944(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*

2 1944(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Beecham*

3 1944(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*

4 1944(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - George Szell*

5 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Georges Sébastian*

6 1945(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emil Cooper*

7 1945(LI) - Golden Cockerel (The) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Emil Cooper*

8 1945(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Emil Cooper*

9 1945(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Georges Sébastian*

10 1946(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emil Cooper*

11 1946(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*

12 1946(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

13 1946(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*

14 1946(RE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Gaetano Merola*

15 1947(LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Martin*

16 1947(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

17 1947(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

18 1947(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*

19 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

20 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

21 1947(RE) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Gaetano Merola*

22 1948(LI) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Louis Fourestier*

23 1949(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*

24 1950(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*

25 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

26 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

27 1951(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

28 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

29 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

30 1952(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

31 1953(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

32 1953(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Fausto Cleva*

33 1954(LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

34 1954(LE) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

35 1954(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

36 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*

37 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

38 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

39 1955(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

40 1955(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

41 1956(LI] - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

42 1957(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

43 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

44 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

45 1958(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

46 1959(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Thomas Schippers*

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Raoul Jobin

Olympia - Patrice Munsel

Giulietta - Lily Djanel

Antonia - Jarmila Novotná

Coppélius - Ezio Pinza

Dapertutto - Martial Singher

Miracle - Ezio Pinza

Nicklaus - Lucielle Browning

Spalanzani - Alessio De Paolis

Frantz - Alessio De Paolis

Schlemil - Lansing Hatfield

Crespil - Nicola Moscona

Andres - Lodovico Oliviero

Cochenille - Lodovico Oliviero

Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis

La Mère d'Antonia - Margaret Harshaw

Lindorf - Mack Harrell

Nathanael - Donald Dame

Luther - Gerhard Pechner

Hermann - Walter Cassel

Muse - Lily Djanel

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 941.94 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Radio Years RY 19-20 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram CDM 27514 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1944 p.60

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Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-68 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167

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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.59

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1944)

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Falstaff - Leonard Warren

Fenton - Charles Kullman

Ford - John Brownlee

Dr. Cajus - John Dudley

Bardolfo - George Rasely

Pistola - John Gurney

Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber

Nannetta - Frances Greer

Meg Page - Lucielle Browning

Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 293

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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; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1944). 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Margaret Harshaw

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 919

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1944). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Rose Bampton

Hunding - Alexander Kipnis

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Beal Hober

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - MET 19CD; Myto 3 MCD 953.133 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3 MCD H 065 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61

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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.51

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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.83 [JD]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1944)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frederick Jagel

Marina - Viviane Della Chiesa

Pimen - Lorenzo Alvary

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Herbert Nystrom

Fyodor - Hertha Glaz

Xenia - Frances Castellani

Hostess - Claramae Turner

Simpleton - John Garris

Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky

Nurse - Margaret Harshaw

Lavitsky - Charles Goodwin

Cherniovsky - Robert Mills

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 261

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

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

Comments:- Recording of Acts 3 and 4 of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. 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». I do not know if all the singers listed appear in this recording.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Stella Roman

Enzo - Frederick Jagel

Barnaba - Leonard Warren

Laura - Bruna Castagna

Alvise - Nicola Moscona

La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw

Zuàne - John Gurney

Un Cantore - Osie Hawkins

Isèpo - Lodovico Oliviero

Un Pilota - John Baker

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 277 (highlights) {1LP} (1976)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 494

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1945; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.356-357). 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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The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov performed in English

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

King Dodon - Norman Cordon

Prince Guidon - Richard Manning

Prince Afron - Hugh Thompson

Commander Polkan - John Gurney

Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Margaret Harshaw

Astrologer - Anthony Marlowe

The Queen of Shemakha - Patrice Munsel

The Golden Cockerel - Thelma Votipka

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 214; Bensar OL 31045 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Pelléas - Martial Singher

Mélisande - Bidù Sayão

Golaud - Lawrence Tibbett

Arkel - Alexander Kipnis

Geneviève - Margaret Harshaw

Yniold - Lillian Raymondi

Médecin - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 27 {2CDS} (1996)ª;; NAXOS Historical 8110030-31 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1998 p.114 [LS]

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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.89; Februar 1999 S.55 [DN]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.221

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6: Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

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Classic CD - February 1999 p.106 [MSR]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.87

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.103 - dicembre 1996 p.92

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.95

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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.66 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 January 1945)

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Salome - Lily Djanel

Jochanaan - Herbert Janssen

Herodes - Frederick Jagel

Herodias - Margaret Harshaw

Narraboth - John Garris

Ein Page - Hertha Glaz

Erster Nazarener - Lorenzo Alvary

Zweiter Nazarener - Robin Nelson

Erster Soldat - George Cehanovsky

Zweiter Soldat - Robert Mills

Ein Cappadocier - W. Vernon Sanders

Ein Sklave - Elma Heitman

Erster Jude - George Tallone

Zweiter Jude - Herbert Nystrom

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Joseph Tissier

Fünfter Jude - Charles Goodwin

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 542

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. 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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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov

Enzo - Richard Tucker

Barnaba - Leonard Warren

Laura - Risë Stevens

Alvise - Giacomo Vaghi

La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw

Zuàne - Osie Hawkins

Un Cantore - Wellington Ezekiel

Isèpo - Lodovico Oliviero

Un Pilota - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 952 127 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto H059 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Bensar Records Ltd. OL 31646 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.56

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1946; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.391-394)

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Michele - Lawrence Tibbett

Luigi - Frederick Jagel

Il Tinca - Alessio De Paolis

Il Talpa - Virgilio Lazzari

Giorgetta - Licia Albanese

La Frugola - Margaret Harshaw

Venditore di canzonette - Anthony Marlowe

Due amanti - Thomas Hayward

- Maxine Stellman

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 193 {1LP} (1960)ª

Compact Disc - Bensar OL 1546 (BRO 124074) {1CDR}

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1946). 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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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Margaret Harshaw

Marke - Dezsö Ernster

Kurwenal - Joel Berglund

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - John Garris

Steuerman - Gerhard Pechner

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 951.121 {3CDS} (1995)ª;; Myto 3MCD 983 H019 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73

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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.123

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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80

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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (30 November 1946) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Emanuel List

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Joel Berglund

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Beal Hober

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0069/3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1222

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.83-84 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1946). 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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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1946(RE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mario Berini

Marina - Hertha Glaz

Xenia - Muriel Demers

Nurse - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc; - Legato Historic Treasures LHT 500-1 {1CD} (1997)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - September 1997 p.62

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Comments:- Recording of a shortened version broadcast on 22 September 1946

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Martin - 1947(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Herbert Janssen

Veit Pogner - Dezsö Ernster

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell

Walther von Stolzing - Torsten Ralf

David - John Garris

Eva - Polyna Stoska

Magdalena - Margaret Harshaw

Nachtwächter - Philip Kinsman

Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward

Konrad Nachtigall - Hugh Thompson

Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy

Balthasar Zorn - Leslie Chabay

Augustin Moser - Lodovico Oliviero

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Jerome Hines

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 608

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (29 November 1947).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Jan Peerce

Renato - Leonard Warren

Amelia - Daniza Ilitsch

Ulrica - Margaret Harshaw

Oscar - Pierrette Alarie

Silvano - John Baker

Samuele - Giacomo Vaghi

Tom - Lorenzo Alvary

Un Giudice - Leslie Chabay

Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc - Classic Edition 5001 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0054 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100.789 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 November 1947; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.422-423). The cast listed by Classic Edition on their LPs and by Gala is incorrect. The LPs are listed in Parnassus's online catalogue P279

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Helen Traubel

Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw

Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins

König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479); Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Margaret Harshaw

Leonora - Stella Roman

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giacomo Vaghi

Ines - Inge Manski

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 595 (& 2755); *Bensar Records OL 122747 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6010 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]

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Diapason - No.557 avril 2008 p.123 [PK]

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International Record Review - January 2008 p.28 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1947). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Rose Bampton

Hunding - Nicola Moscona

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Margaret Harshaw

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Regina Resnik

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Rose Bampton

Hunding - Nicola Moscona

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Margaret Harshaw

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Regina Resnik

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

La Gioconda - Stella Roman

Enzo - Kurt Baum

Barnaba - Leonard Warren

Laura - Blanche Thebom

La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 321 (+Otello - excerpts) {1LP} (1965)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of some of the excerpts broadcast on 19 October 1947

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Louis Fourestier - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Louise - Dorothy Kirsten

Julien - Raoul Jobin

La Mère - Margaret Harshaw

Le Père - John Brownlee

Le Noctambule - Thomas Hayward

Le Pape de Fous - Alessio De Paolis

Irma - Maxine Stellman

Camille - Thelma Votipka

Blanche - Irene Jordan

Marguerite - Evelyn Sachs

Gertrude - Hertha Glaz

Madeleine - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Suzanne - Martha Lipton

Elise - Inge Manski

La Balayeuse - Evelyn Sachs

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 230; Bensar OL 32252 (BRO 123501) {3CDRS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1948). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1949(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Salome) {2CDS} (1995)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (19 February 1949). The Myto recording is a «fill-up» for the recording of Salome (MET 1952)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Ramón Vinay

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 011 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 728; The Opera Lovers AID 195001 {2CDRS} ; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0142 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Myto 2 MCD 053 H 106 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [JV]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoon at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.471. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1951 by «Myto»; see l'opera (Milano) novembre 2005 p.45.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Erna Berger

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Martha Lipton

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

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

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1951).

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Erna Berger

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Martha Lipton

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

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

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1951).

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Margaret Harshaw

Loge - Set Svanholm

Mime - Leslie Chabay

Alberich - Lawrence Davidson

Freia - Jarmila Novotná

Froh - Brian Sullivan

Donner - Osie Hawkins

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fasolt - Jerome Hines

Fafner - Dezsö Ernster

Woglinde - Erna Berger

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 276 {2LPS} (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

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

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1950). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.35-36.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Paul Schöffler

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Margaret Roggero

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1952). 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Paul Schöffler

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Margaret Roggero

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1952). 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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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Hans Hotter

Titurel - Luben Vichey

Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines

Parsifal - Hans Hopf

Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner

Kundry - Margaret Harshaw

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lois Hunt

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 4 - Anne Bollinger

Blumenmädchen 5 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - Emery Darcy

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0065-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 914

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - May 2002 p.7 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1952). 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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan

Elsa - Eleanor Steber

Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw

Friedrich von Telramund - Sigurd Björling

König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 324 (& 330 & 3863) ;; Gala GL 100640 (+excerpts cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association

Santuzza - Margaret Harshaw

Turiddu - Richard Tucker

Alfio - Frank Guarrera

Lola - Mildred Miller

Lucia - Thelma Votipka

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Black Disc; - Columbia SL-123 (+Verdi Overtures) {2LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y3-33122 (+Paglacci) (USA) {3LPS) ;; Philips A 01612-1613 R {2x10in-LPS} (Continental Europe) ; Philips ABR 4000-4001 {2x10in-LPS} (UK) (1955)ª; CBS Classics 61640 (electronic stereo) (UK) {1LP} (1975)ª

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1955 p.536 [PHW]; August 1975 p.359 [AB]

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Opera - September 1955 p.593

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American Record Guide - May 1953 Vol.19 No.9 p.275 [JN]

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - May 1953 Vol.16 No.5 p.3

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1955 p.17

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Gramophone Record Review - July 1955 pp.495-496 [MO]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.715 [JB]

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Elfriede Wasserthal

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Rosina Raisbeck

Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEM 0232 {1CD} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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International Record Review - October 2005 p.90 [MT]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.249-250 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (29 June 1954). Otakar Kraus, although listed by Pearl, does not appear in these excerpts.

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Waldvogel - Joan Sutherland

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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 230 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.296 [JPM]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - George London

Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw

Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley

Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey

Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary

Zerlina - Nadine Conner

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1092 (& 895 & 856 & 660) Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0237 {3CDS} (2008)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 at the MET (13 March 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.105-107. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Astrid Varnay

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Lucine Amara

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1055 (& 760) Adonis 54001 (Act 1 +Parsifal - Stiedry 1954) {4CDS}

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of of a performance at the MET (13 February 1954; see «Sign-Off for the Old MET» p.80). 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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey

Masetto - Lawrence Davidson

Zerlina - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1204 (& 966) Bensar OL 21255 (BRO 125780) {3CDRS} (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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It is also stated «Excellent FM Aircheck. Missing 'Non mi dir'». 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Marko Rothmüller

Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Una Hale

Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Constance Shacklock

Third Norn - Amy Shuard

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1849

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3512

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17).

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan

Elsa - Eleanor Steber

Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw

Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde

König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 831

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1955). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.90-92. 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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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI]

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Paul Schöffler

Titurel - Nicola Moscona

Gurnemanz - Otto Edelmann

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner

Kundry - Margaret Harshaw

Alto Stimme - Sandra Warfield

Knappe 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Knappe 2 - Rosalind Elias

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Blumenmädchen 2 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 4 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 5 - Emilia Cundari

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - Albert Da Costa

Ritter 2 - Clifford Harvuot

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 702

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1956). 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Kurt Böhme

Alberich - Lawrence Davidson

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Marianne Schech

Waltraute - Jean Madeira

Woglinde - Heidi Krall

Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias

Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield

First Norn - Belen Amparan

Second Norn - Margaret Roggero

Third Norn - Gloria Lind

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 913

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.214-216. 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Marianne Schech

Hunding - Kurt Böhme

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Otto Edelmann

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Belen Amparan

Helmwige - Gloria Lind

Siegrune - Rosalind Elias

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 004 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+highlights from studio recording) {3CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 195701 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1957). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Marianne Schech

Hunding - Norman Scott

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Hermann Uhde

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Belen Amparan

Helmwige - Gloria Lind

Siegrune - Rosalind Elias

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 728 {2LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+live performance conducted by Mitropoulos) {3CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- The LPs issued by the Metropolitan Opera Record Club are advertized in OPERA NEWS, February 3 1958 (back cover) and in HIGH FIDELITY, March 1958 p.27. According to «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis p.155 this recording was made on 11, 14 February and 6 March 1957. It is not clear if all the excerpts from the LPs are included on the Gala CDs.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Margaret Harshaw

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Otto Edelmann

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Osie Hawkins

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 365 (&371); Bensar OL 3158 (BRO 122735) {3CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers TRI 195801 {3CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan

Elsa - Lisa Della Casa

Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw

Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel

König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mario Sereni

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 195501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1959). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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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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