There are 59 recordings on file in which Ezio Pinza appears

Order by composer

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

1 1934(LE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Tullio Serafin*

2 1934(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Louis Hasselmans*

3 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Vincenzo Bellezza*

4 1935(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*

5 1936(LE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Louis Hasselmans*

6 1936(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Louis Hasselmans*

7 1936(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Maurice Abravanel*

8 1937(LI 13/3/37) - Mignon by Ambroise Thomas - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelle..*

9 1937(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*

10 1937(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

11 1937(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Gennaro Papi*

12 1937(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Ettore Panizza*

13 1937(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

14 1938(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Gennaro Papi*

15 1938(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Gennaro Papi*

16 1939(Act 3;LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Knappertsbusch*

17 1939(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Ettore Panizza*

18 1939(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*

19 1940 (16/3)(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

20 1940 (6/4)(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

21 1940(Act 2;LE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Gaetano Merola*

22 1940(Act 2;LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*

23 1940(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Gennaro Papi*

24 1940(LI) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

25 1940(LI/12) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ettore Panizza*

26 1940(LI/3) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ettore Panizza*

27 1941(LE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Laszlo Halasz*

28 1941(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*

29 1941(LI) - Amore dei tre re (L') by Italo Montemezzi - Italo Montemezzi*

30 1941(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Gennaro Papi*

31 1941(LI) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

32 1942(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*

33 1942(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

34 1942(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

35 1943(LE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Paul Breisach*

36 1943(LE) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Walter*

37 1943(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Frank St.Leger*

38 1943(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Thomas Beecham*

39 1943(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Walter*

40 1943(LI) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Thomas Beecham*

41 1943(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Paul Breisach*

42 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - George Szell*

43 1944(LE) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

44 1944(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*

45 1944(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*

46 1944(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*

47 1944(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Thomas Beecham*

48 1944(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

49 1944(SE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Emil Cooper*

50 1944(SE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Emil Cooper*

51 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Georges Sébastian*

52 1945(LI) - Mignon by Ambroise Thomas - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*

53 1945(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

54 1946(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Emil Cooper*

55 1946(RE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Gaetano Merola*

56 1947(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

57 1947(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

58 1949/51(SE) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Renato Cellini*

59 1949[SE] - South Pacific by Richard Rodgers - Salvatore dell' Isola*

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1934(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Rosa Ponselle

Don Ottavio - Tito Schipa

Donna Elvira - Maria Müller

Leoporello - Virgilio Lazzari

Il Commendatore - Emanuel List

Masetto - Louis D' Angelo

Zerlina - Edita Fleischer

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 216 {2LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)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 (20 January 1934). Both Steiger (Opern: Ein Verzeichnis aller Aufnahmen, 2000) and Ashmam (INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW February 2002 p.29) list an un-numbered UORC recording with this cast and conductor, but attribute it to a performance in San Francisco in 1932. This appears to be a mistake as according to Bloomfield «The San Francisco Opera» pp.385-387 Don Giovanni was not performed at all in San Francisco in 1932

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1934(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Pelléas - Edward Johnson

Mélisande - Lucrezia Bori

Golaud - Ezio Pinza

Arkel - Léon Rothier

Geneviève - Ina Bourskaya

Yniold - Ellen Dalossy

Médecin - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 487 (Der fliegende Holländer - excerpts) {3LPS} (1969)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Music Archive 419

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1934). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.500) the sound of the EJS LPs is «unusually poor». 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». It is described as «nearly complete».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Millo Picco

Marcello - Giuseppe De Luca

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Elisabeth Rethberg

Musetta - Nina Morgana

Benoit - Paolo Ananian

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 114 {1LP} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 13 (+excerpts 1940 - Papi) {2CDS} (1995)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:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

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Comments:- Recording of Acts 1 & 3 of a performance at the MET (23 March 1935)

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1935(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Lawrence Tibbett

Jacopo Fiesco - Ezio Pinza

Amelia Grimaldi - Elisabeth Rethberg

Gabriele Adorno - Giovanni Martinelli

Paolo Albiani - Alfredo Gandolfi

Pietro - Louis D' Angelo

Un'ancella - Pearl Besuner

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 177 (Acts 1-3) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 161 (Prologue + Boris Godunov - excerpts) {1LP} (1973)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 301

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1935). 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». Their recording is described as follows: «From Tibbett's personal copy. Prologue has noisy oxidized aluminium discs. Sound cleans up for Scene I. Very good sound for 1935. No better copy around.»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - Charles Kullman

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 219 {1LP} (1961)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of excerpts of a performance at the Met (1 February 1936)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - René Maison

Micaëla - Hilda Burke

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Moralès - George Cehanovsky

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 116 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 253-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR-CD 6 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 452.3

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.50; Januar 1997 S.56

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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.102

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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by The Metroplitan Opera at Boston (28 March 1936)

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Samson - René Maison

Dalila - Gertrud Wettergren

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ezio Pinza

Abimélech - John Gurney

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Emanuel List

Le messager philistin - Angelo Bada

Premier philistin - Max Altglass

Deuxième philistin - Wilfred Engelman

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 26 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2273/74 (+excerpts with Vezzani and Duchêne);; {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 122636 (BRO 125865) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

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Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79

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Diapason - No.172 p.223

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.103 (mention) [JTH]

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The Record Collector - Vol.49 No.3 September 2004 pp.225-227 [NGO]

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International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.82

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1936). 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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Mignon by Ambroise Thomas performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1937(LI 13/3/37)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Mignon - Gladys Swarthout

Philine - Josephine Antoine

Wilhelm Meister - Charles Hackett

Lothario - Ezio Pinza

Laerte - Angelo Bada

Jarno - Norman Cordon

Frédéric - Helen Olheim

Antonio - Norman Cordon

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 150 {2LPS} (1959)ª

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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;

Comments:- Abridged recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1937)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Gina Cigna

Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli

Amneris - Bruna Castagna

Amonasro - Carlo Morelli

Ramphis - Ezio Pinza

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Cordon

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 147 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27011 {2CDS}; The Forties FT 1501-2 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 043 H091 {2CDS} (2004)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 publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

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Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.61

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.84 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1937). See EJS Discography p.75

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Elisabeth Rethberg

Don Ottavio - Dino Borgioli

Donna Elvira - Luise Helletsgruber

Leoporello - Virgilio Lazzari

Il Commendatore - Herbert Alsen

Masetto - Karl Ettl

Zerlina - Margit Bokor

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 134 {3LPS} (1972)ª; Bruno Walter Society BWS 802 {3LPS} (1976)ª; OPA 1048; Melodram MEL 716 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 114-3 (+recital) {3CDS}; Melodram 37506 {2CDS}Radio Years RY 8385; Urania URN 22231 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1540-3 (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5126 {2CDS} (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.10 [HFT]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.92 [DMG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (2 August 1937)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Frederick Jagel

Enrico - John Brownlee

Raimondo - Ezio Pinza

Arturo - Nicholas Massue

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - Angelo Bada

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 311 {2LPS} (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - The Fourties FT 1511-1512 {2CDS} (1995)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:-

Opera Now - April 1995 p.52

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]

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Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.61

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.85

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1937). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.117-118

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Gina Cigna

Adalgisa - Bruna Castagna

Pollione - Giovanni Martinelli

Oroveso - Ezio Pinza

Clotilde - Thelma Votipka

Flavio - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 113 {3LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - *AS DISC 1106-1107 {2CDS}; The Fourties FT 1517-1518 {2CDS} ;; Great Opera Performaces G.O.P. 805 {2CDS};; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 208 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]

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Opéra International - octobre 1995 No.195 p.60

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Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.61

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.85 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1937). The GOP CDs are advertized in L'OPERA (MILANO) N.132 settembre 1999 p.59

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Esther Réthy

Conte Almaviva - Mariano Stabile

Contessa Almaviva - Aulikki Rautawaara

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Angelica Cravcenco

Bartolo - Virgilio Lazzari

Basilio - William Wernigk

Curzio - Giuseppe Nessi

Antonio - Viktor Madin

Barbarina - Dora Komarek

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Black Disc; - Bruno Walter Society BWS 801 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD43; Arkadia 50004; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2031 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6376/7 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Andante 3981 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1528-2 {2CDRS} (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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 pp.87-88 [AB]

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Opera News - December 6 1997 p.60 [FPD]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.5 May/June 2003 pp.118-120 [BB]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.65-S.66 [SS]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 [MP]

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

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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.276 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 p.99 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.90 [XP]: No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.88 [JR]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.85 [MG]: Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 p.126 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (11 or 18 August 1937)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - John Charles Thomas

Il Conte Almaviva - Bruno Landi

Rosina - Lily Pons

Dr. Bartolo - Pompilio Malatesta

Don Basilio - Ezio Pinza

Berta - Irra Petina

Fiorello - Wilfred Engelman

Un Ufficiale - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 129 {2LPS} (1972)ª

Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12238 (BRO 125889) {2CDRS} (2005)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; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1938). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Bruno Landi

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Carlo Tagliabue

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Muriel Dickson

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Max Altglass

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Coscia

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 508 (highlights) {1LP} (1938)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 499

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1938). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1939(Act 3;LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Esther Réthy

Conte Almaviva - Mariano Stabile

Contessa Almaviva - Maria Reining

Cherubino - Martha Rohs

Marcellina - Angelica Cravcenco

Bartolo - Virgilio Lazzari

Basilio - Gino Del Signore

Curzio - Giuseppe Nessi

Antonio - Viktor Madin

Barbarina - Maria Schober

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Compact Disc - Radio Years RY 75

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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:-

Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (August 1939)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Charles Kullman

Marina - Kerstin Thorborg

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Norman Cordon

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Giordano Paltrinieri

Rangoni - Leonard Warren

Fyodor - Irra Petina

Xenia - Marita Farell

Hostess - Doris Doe

Simpleton - Nicholas Massue

Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 215 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 138 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8 110044/6 {3CDS} (1999)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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1999 p.35 (mention) [RC]

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Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60-S.61 [DN]; April 2002 S.54 [DN]

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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.68 [PC]

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Diapason - No.468 mars 2000 pp.88-89 [PK]

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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.81 [EG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1939)

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Lawrence Tibbett

Jacopo Fiesco - Ezio Pinza

Amelia Grimaldi - Elisabeth Rethberg

Gabriele Adorno - Giovanni Martinelli

Paolo Albiani - Leonard Warren

Pietro - Louis D' Angelo

Un'ancella - Pearl Besuner

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 108 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-13 {3LPS}; Rococo Records 1017 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Historical Opera Performances Edition HOPE 203 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Melodram Connaisseur CDM 27507 {2CDS}; Myto 2MCD 954 134 {2CDS}; (1995)ª; Arkadia 50005 {2CDS}; Myto 2MCD 981.H006 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2030 {2CDS} (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers SIM 193901 {2CDRS} (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:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.155-157 [CH]

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150

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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.8: Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4: Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.97 [MO]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 pp.93-94 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.143 settembre 2000 p.113 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1939). The Melodram CD gives the maid as being Thelma Votipka, but according to the «Annals of the Metropol- itan Opera» she never sang this role there. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940 (16/3)(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Richard Crooks

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Helen Jepson

Valentin - Leonard Warren

Siébel - Lucielle Browning

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Wilfred Engelman

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 275 {2LPS} (1976)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1940). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.197-199

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940 (6/4)(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Richard Crooks

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Helen Jepson

Valentin - Leonard Warren

Siébel - Helen Olheim

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Wilfred Engelman

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 188 {3LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Disc; - *NAXOS «Historical» 8.110016-7 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - March 1998 p.292 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.99 [ST]

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Orpheus - März 1998 S.58 [DN]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.48 [SS]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.89 [GH]

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The Record Collector - Vol.43 No.3 September 1998 p.192 [PS]

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Répertoire - No.110 février 1998 pp.34-35 [LB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.117 marzo 1998 p.93 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (6 April 1940). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.197-199

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1940(Act 2;LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Carmen - Marjorie Lawrence

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Alice Avakian

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 266 {1LP} (1963)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance of Act 2 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (2 November 1940)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(Act 2;LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Rethberg

Cherubino - Risë Stevens

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Gerhard Pechner

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Antonio - George Cehanovsky

Barbarina - Mari Monte

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 301 {1LP} (1964)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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (12 October 1940).According to the «EJS Discography» (p.267) the recording of Act 2 is incomplete and the last part of the finale is taken from another source

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1940(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Armand Tokatyan

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Giuseppe De Luca

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 248 (1962)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 13 (+Acts 1 & 3 - Bellezza 1935) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6009 (+another recording 1948) (2008)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 - Juli 1995 S.58

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1940)

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lakmé - Lily Pons

Gérald - Armand Tokatyan

Nilakantha - Ezio Pinza

Mallika - Irra Petina

Ellen - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

Rose - Lucielle Browning

Frédéric - George Cehanovsky

Mistress Bentson - Helen Olheim

Hadji - Nicholas Massue

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 153 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Discophilia DIS/KS 13/15; Operatic Archives OPA 1045

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 790 CD 2 {2CDS} ;; Walhalla WHL 17 {2CDS}; Symposium SYMPCD 1192/3 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2021 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Bensar OL 1640 (BRO 125891) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.57

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Opéra International - décembre 1998 No.230 p.50 [SS]

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International Record Review - September 2000 p.117 [RP]

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.100

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1940). The G.O.P. and Arkadia CDs give the date as 25/1/1941, and the WALHALL CD gives this date and 6/1/41, but Lakmé was not performed at the MET on either of these dates. The cast given is that on 6/1/40. 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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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1940(LI/12)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Licia Albanese

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Rethberg

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - George Rasely

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 228 (Highlights) {1LP} (1962)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-1

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1940)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1940(LI/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Rethberg

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Virgilio Lazzari

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Giordano Paltrinieri

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 118 {3LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Disc - Music & Arts CD-646 {3CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 283 {2CDS}

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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:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 (mention) lSS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1940). The CDs issued by Music & Arts are advertized in «Musica (Milano)» 107 marzo-aprile 1998 p.110

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Laszlo Halasz - 1941(LE)

Orchestra - Saint Louis Opera

Chorus - Saint Louis Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Anne Roselle

Don Ottavio - Tito Schipa

Donna Elvira - Viviane Della Chiesa

Leoporello - Lorenzo Alvary

Masetto - Carlos Alexander

Zerlina - Margit Bokor

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 558 {1LP} (1971)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 part of a performance at the Saint Louis Opera (16 April 1941)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Stella Roman

Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli

Amneris - Bruna Castagna

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Ezio Pinza

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Cordon

Una Sacerdotessa - Maxine Stellman

Un Messaggero - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 101 {3LPS} (1956)ª

Compact Cassette - *Those Radio Times 233/4

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 3 {2CDS}; The Forties FTO 327.28 {2CDS};; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2011 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {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 publications:-

Orpheus - April 1994 S.60; August/September 1996 S.89; August-September 1997 S.80

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

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International Record Review - July 2000 pp.111-112 [SP]

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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 pp.101-103 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.72

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1941)

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

Conductor Italo Montemezzi - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiora - Grace Moore

Avito - Charles Kullman

Manfredo - Richard Bonelli

Archibaldo - Ezio Pinza

Flamino - Alessio De Paolis

Un'ancella - Lucielle Browning

Una giovanetta - Maxine Stellman

Un giovane - Nicholas Massue

Una vecchia - Anna Kaskas

Offstage Voice - Reno Mabilli

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 112 {2LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD9 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; Archipel ARPCD 0032 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2234/35 (+Ezio Pinza - recital) {2CDS} (2003)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 1993 p.131

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Opéra International - No.170 June 1993 p.72

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The Record Collector - Vol.38 No.3 p.227

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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.263-264 [VAL]

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The Record Collector - Vol.48 No.3 September 2003 pp.219-220 [VL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 February 1941)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - John Charles Thomas

Il Conte Almaviva - Bruno Landi

Rosina - Josephine Tuminia

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Ezio Pinza

Berta - Irra Petina

Fiorello - Wilfred Engelman

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 139 (2LPS) (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2296/7 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 393

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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; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1941). 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 conductor is given here incorrectly as Panizza

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lakmé - Lily Pons

Gérald - Raoul Jobin

Nilakantha - Ezio Pinza

Mallika - Irra Petina

Ellen - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

Rose - Lucielle Browning

Frédéric - George Cehanovsky

Mistress Bentson - Doris Doe

Hadji - John Carter

Marchand chinois - John Dudley

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 203

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1941). 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 bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Wilfred Engelman

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Frances Greer

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Helikon 3519 {2CDS}; Walhall WHL 5 {2CDS} ;; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2013 {2CDS} (2000)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 - Dezember 1994 S.59

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 (mention) [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1942)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Rose Bampton

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Jarmila Novotná

Leoporello - Alexander Kipnis

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 119 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 27 {3LPS}; GDL G 104 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - The Forties FTO 301.3;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 798 CD 2 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5081/83 Arkadia 2CD 50001; Naxos «Historical» 8.110013-4 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2028 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9040 {2CDS} (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1998 p.109 [AB]

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Opera - June 1997 p.662; March 1998 p.293 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.107; July/August 1997 p.87; March/April 1998 p.98 [ST]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.80; März 1998 S.58 [DN]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.106-107 [WA2]

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.93 [AT]

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98: Spring 1998 No.7 p.62 [MT]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.89 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.90 [XP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.49 [PF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.117 marzo 1998 p.93 [GL]: Anno XIV - N.144 ottobre 2000 p.85 [MG]

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Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.78 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 March 1942). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.302-304

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Charles Kullman

Papageno - John Brownlee

Königin der Nacht - Josephine Antoine

Sprecher - Norman Cordon

Pamina - Jarmila Novotná

Sarastro - Ezio Pinza

Monostatos - John Garris

Papagena - Lillian Raymondi

1er Geharnischter - Emery Darcy

2er Geharnischter - John Gurney

Erste Dame - Eleanor Steber

Zweite Dame - Maxine Stellman

Dritte Dame - Anna Kaskas

Erster Knabe - Marita Farell

Zweiter Knabe - Mona Paulee

Dritter Knabe - Helen Olheim

Erster Priester - John Dudley

Zweiter Priester - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Record Corporation UORC 210 {2LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Andromeda ANDRC 5020 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

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Orpheus - April 1994 S.60

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.82

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.92 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1942; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.301-302)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Zinka Milanov

Don Ottavio - James Melton

Donna Elvira - Jarmila Novotná

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 28 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2236/37 {2CDS} (2003)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:-

Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6

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

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.65

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Comments:- Recording of a large part of a performance at the MET (3 April 1943). The supperscene is omitted

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1943(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Leonora di Vargas - Stella Roman

Don Carlo - Lawrence Tibbett

Don Alvaro - Frederick Jagel

Padre Guardiano - Ezio Pinza

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 561 {1LP} (1971)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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (27 November 1943)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Frank St.Leger - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - John Brownlee

Il Conte Almaviva - Nino Martini

Rosina - Bidù Sayão

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Ezio Pinza

Berta - Irra Petina

Fiorello - Mack Harrell

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Black Disc - Operatic Archives OPA 1021 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Phonographe PH 5033-5034 {2CDS}; The Forties FTO 307-308 {2CDS}

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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; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mai 1996 No.102 p.60

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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.120

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland (10 April 1943). Sayão sings «Bel raggio lusinghier» in the lesson scene. The Phonographe CDs are incorrectly attributed. The Operatic Archives LPs are listedin Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Raoul Jobin

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Licia Albanese

Valentin - John Charles Thomas

Siébel - Lucielle Browning

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Wilfred Engelman

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Compact Disc; - *AS-disc 1104/5; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 792 {2CDS}; ; The Radio Years RY 23/24 {2CDS}; Aura LRC 1109 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2258/59 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0065 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1943)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis D' Angelo

Leonora di Vargas - Stella Roman

Don Carlo - Lawrence Tibbett

Don Alvaro - Frederick Jagel

Preziosilla - Irra Petina

Fra Melitone - Salvatore Baccaloni

Curra - Thelma Votipka

Padre Guardiano - Ezio Pinza

Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis

Un Chirurgo - John Gurney

Un Alcalde - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 211 {2LPS} (1961)ª

Compact Disc; - *AS Disc AS 409/10 {2CDS}; The Forties FT 1503-4 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Naxos Historical 8 110038/40 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2009 {2CDS} (2000)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 - March 1995 p.34 (mention) [RC]; June 1999 p.114 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.58

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.91 [JTH]

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Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.60

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.106 [SB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1943). According to the reviewin ORPHEUS the AS recording is best

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Louise - Grace Moore

Julien - Raoul Jobin

La Mère - Doris Doe

Le Père - Ezio Pinza

Le Noctambule - Alessio De Paolis

Le Pape de Fous - Alessio De Paolis

Irma - Maxine Stellman

Camille - Thelma Votipka

Blanche - Helen Olheim

Marguerite - Mary Ann Kirk

Gertrude - Irra Petina

Madeleine - Anna Kaskas

Suzanne - Lucielle Browning

Elise - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 164 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 9 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110102-04 (+Moore recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2016 {3CDS} (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers LOU 194301 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2000 pp.127-128 [PO'C]

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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Orpheus - April 2002 S.55 [DN]

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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.58

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Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.86; No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170

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Classic CD - November 2000 p.66 [MSR]

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International Record Review - October 2000 p.109 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.36: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.41 [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.86 [SG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1943). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Compact Disc; - Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2203/5 (+Sayao recital) {3CDS} (2002)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:-

Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]

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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.77-78 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.96-97 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1943)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor George Szell - 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Armand Tokatyan

Marina - Kerstin Thorborg

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - John Dudley

Rangoni - Leonard Warren

Fyodor - Thelma Altman

Xenia - Marita Farell

Hostess - Doris Doe

Simpleton - John Garris

Tchelkalov - Mack Harrell

Nurse - Anna Kaskas

Nikitich - John Gurney

Lavitsky - Gerhard Pechner

Cherniovsky - Lorenzo Alvary

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 258 {3LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 179

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1943). 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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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1944(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Raoul Jobin

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Licia Albanese

Valentin - Martial Singher

Siébel - Martha Lipton

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 434 (& 1628)

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

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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (16 December 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)

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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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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Florence Kirk

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0043 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0116-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 672 (& 479 & 2223 & 437);; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0106 {2CDS} (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:-

Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.84 [JR]: No.75 noviembre 2004 p.82 [AG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1944). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.314-317. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Raoul Jobin

Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza

Marguerite - Licia Albanese

Valentin - Martial Singher

Siébel - Lucielle Browning

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1490 (& 918 & 683 & 1250) ; The Opera Lovers FAUS 194401 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Compact Disc; - AS Disc 419/420 {2CDS}; The Fourties FT 1509/1510 {2CDS} Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2039 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500670 {2CDS} (2005)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:-

Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.60

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1944)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1944(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Pimen - Ezio Pinza

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Black Disc; - Columbia M 563 (71646M - 71650M) {5x78s} (1945)ª; Columbia ML 4115 {1LP} (USA); Columbia «Odyssey» Y 33129 {1LP} (1974)ª; Philips ABL 3235 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]: January 1959 pp.368-369 [AP]

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Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.291 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.21

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Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in Italian made on 22 and 23 December 1944. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1944(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Pimen - Ezio Pinza

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Black Disc; - Columbia M 563 (71646M - 71650M) {5x78s} (1945)ª; Columbia ML 4115 {1LP} (USA); Columbia «Odyssey» Y 33129 {1LP} (1974)ª; Philips ABL 3235 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]: January 1959 pp.368-369 [AP]

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Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.291 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.21

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Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in Italian made on 22 and 23 December 1944. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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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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Mignon by Ambroise Thomas performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Mignon - Risë Stevens

Philine - Mimi Benzell

Wilhelm Meister - James Melton

Lothario - Ezio Pinza

Laerte - Donald Dame

Jarno - John Gurney

Frédéric - Lucielle Browning

Antonio - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 287 (& 289); The Opera Lovers MIG 194501 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and 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 Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Charles Kullman

Papageno - Hugh Thompson

Königin der Nacht - Mimi Benzell

Sprecher - Wellington Ezekiel

Pamina - Nadine Conner

Sarastro - Ezio Pinza

Monostatos - John Garris

Papagena - Lillian Raymondi

1er Geharnischter - Anthony Marlowe

2er Geharnischter - William Hargrave

Erste Dame - Regina Resnik

Zweite Dame - Maxine Stellman

Dritte Dame - Anna Kaskas

Erster Knabe - Marita Farell

Zweiter Knabe - Mona Paulee

Dritter Knabe - Thelma Altman

Erster Priester - Richard Manning

Zweiter Priester - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 484

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 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».

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Richard Tucker

Marina - Risë Stevens

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Lodovico Oliviero

Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Fyodor - Irene Jordan

Xenia - Frances Greer

Hostess - Claramae Turner

Simpleton - Anthony Marlowe

Tchelkalov - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 309 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 809 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 500721 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1946)

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Regina Resnik

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Polyna Stoska

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Jerome Hines

Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary

Zerlina - Nadine Conner

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 648

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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 (6 December 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.317-318. The recording issued by the GOmega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The source is described as «Fair to good private acetates. Missing 30 sec Beg. Act 2» and the conductor is incorrectly stated to be «Busch». However, according to «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera» the conductor was Max Rudolf. It is stated in «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» (p.317) «the opera was assigned to Busch, but illness compelled him to relinquish it to Max Rudolf». Omega has issued another recording of this performance (480 & 411) and the conductor is listed correctly as Rudolph in their catalogue.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Hjördis Schymberg

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Mimi Benzell

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 658 (& 486)

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.311-312. 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». «Sound ranges from fair to very good. Sound Problems on some discs on this rare performance» (658)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949/51(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Victor Chorus

Lucia - Patrice Munsel

Edgardo - Jan Peerce

Enrico - Robert Merrill

Raimondo - Ezio Pinza

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1710 {1LP} (1952)ª;; RCA Victor 3L 16117 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 128-1 {1CD} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (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 publication:-

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 pp.111,133 [JN]

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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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South Pacific by Richard Rodgers performed in English

Conductor Salvatore dell' Isola - 1949[SE]

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Emile de Becque - Ezio Pinza

Ensign Nellie Forbush - Mary Martin

Lt. Joseph Cable - William Tabbert

Bloody Mary - Juanita Hall

Ngana - Barbara Luna

Jerome - Michael De Leon

Henry - Richard Silvera

Luther Billis - Myron McCormick

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Compact Disc; - Sony «Columbia Broadway Masterworks» SK 60722 {1CD} (1999)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.75 [PC]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1999 p.93 (mention) [RC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.36 [NS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.96 [XC]

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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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