(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 194?(SCE) - Vasata Rudolf - Prague National Theatre*
2 194?(SE) - Charvát J. - Prague National Theatre*
3 1950(STU) - Krombholc Jaroslav - Prague National Theatre*
4 1955(RA) - Tausky Vilem - Philharmonia Orchestra*
5 1956?(FI) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestra**
6 1967(STU) - Krombholc Jaroslav - Prague National Theatre*
7 1969(LI) - Krips Josef - Wiener Staatsoper*
8 1969(RA) - Tausky Vilem - BBC Concert Orchestra*
9 1976(LI) - Mackerras Charles - English National Opera*
10 1977(LI) - Queler Eve - New York Opera Orchestra*
11 1977(RA) - Krombholc Jaroslav - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra*
12 198?(STU) - Smetácek Václav - Brno State Philharmonic*
13 1995 - Kosler Zdenek - Prague National Theatre*
14 1999(LI) - David Yoram - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Rudolf Vasata - 194?(SCE)
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Chorus - Prague National Theatre
Vladislav - Stanislav Muz
Dalibor - Jindrich Blazicek
Benes - Josef Munclinger
Vitek - Jindrich Blazicek
Milada - Marie Podvalová
Jitka - Stepánka Jelinková
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Black Disc - Ultraphone G 14351-14356 {6x78s} (Czechoslovakia)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1946 p.124 (mention)
Comments:- In the duet between Milada and Dalibor, Dalibor is sung by Josef Masák and Benes's second aria is sung by Lubomir Visegenov and conducted by Zdenek Folprecht
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Conductor J. Charvát - 194?(SE)
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Chorus - Prague National Theatre
Dalibor - Beno Blachut
Benes - Eduard Haken
Vitek - Bronislav Chorovic
Milada - Ludmila Cervinková
Jitka - Marie Budíková
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Black Disc - Esta M 5169-5172 {4x78s} (Czechoslovakia); Esta H 5169-5172 {4x78s}
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1946 p.124 (mention)
Comments:- See also CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2003 p.4 (letter)
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Chorus - Prague National Theatre
Vladislav - Václav Bednár
Dalibor - Beno Blachut
Budivoj - Theodor Srubar
Benes - Karel Kalas
Vitek - Antonin Votava
Milada - Marie Podvalová
Jitka - Stefa Petrová
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Black Disc - Supraphon 73-V - 90-V {18x78s} Supraphon LPV 98-100 {3LPS}; Supraphon SLPV 98-100 {3LPS} (USA) Supraphon SUA 10220-2; Colosseum CRLP 181-183 (+Bride of Messina - excerpts) {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Supraphon SU 3541-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1954 p.164 [AR]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; January 1958 p.306 (mention) [DST]; October 1964 pp.198-199 [EG]
Opera - November 1954 p.688; February 1958 p.121
Opéra International - No.261 octobre 2001 p.80 [GE]
Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 p.115 [PK]
Gramophone Record Review - September 1954 p.542 [MR]
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.66 [JH]: August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.52 (mention)
American Record Guide - May 1955 Vol.21 No.9 p.291 [PHR]: July 1955 Vol.21 No.11 p.356 [PHR]: November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.261 [CHP]
International Record Review - November 2001 p.86 [JW]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.98 [JTH]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.258 octobre 201 p.95 [CFD]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.72 [GB]
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.91 [JV]
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Conductor Vilem Tausky - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Vladislav - Dennis Noble
Dalibor - Richard Lewis
Budivoj - Ian Blair
Benes - Stanley Clarkson
Vitek - Alexander Young
Milada - Joan Hammond
Jitka - Suzanne Danco
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7246
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. There were two performances on 5 and 8 May 1955. See Radio Times Issues dated May 1-7 p.37 and May 8-11 p.13 (1955).
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1956?(FI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Vladislav - Václav Bednár
Dalibor - Beno Blachut
Milada - Milada Subrtová
Jitka - Libuse Dobmaninska
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5436 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
Comments:- *Video recording of a film in which a separate cast of actors performs. The singing cast also includes Rudolf Asmus.
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Chorus - Prague National Theatre
Vladislav - Jindrich Jindrák
Dalibor - Vilém Pribyl
Budivoj - Antonin Svorc
Benes - Jaroslav Horácek
Vitek - Zdenek Svehla
Milada - Nadézda Kniplová
Jitka - Hana Svobodova-Janku
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Black Disc; - Supraphon 10971/73 {3LPS} (Czechoslovakia) (1967)ª; Supraphon 112 0241-3 {3LPS}; *Supraphon 50971-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - ~Supraphon 11 2185-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.747 [JW]; January 1973 p.1297 [DST]
Opera News - August 1995 p.34
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.342
BBC Music Magazine - January 1995 p.77
Répertoire - No.100 mars 1997 p.67
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Vladislav - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Dalibor - Ludovic Spiess
Budivoj - Oskar Czerwenka
Benes - Walter Kreppel
Vitek - Adolf Dallapozza
Milada - Leonie Rysanek
Jitka - Lotte Rysanek
Judge - Tugomir Franc
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 924.65 {2CDS} (1992)ª; RCA «Wiener Staatsoper Live» 74321 57735-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1434 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1999 p.96 [AB]
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
Opera News - May 1999 p.74 [JWF]
Fanfare - March-April 1993 p.298
Orpheus - März 1999 S.56-57 [SL]
Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.51 [GE]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.88 [DVM]
International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.1 [MT]
American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.225 [RVL]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]
Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.67 [PB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.54 [GL]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1998 S.72 [ML]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera on 19 October 1969. The performance on 9 November 1969 with several changes of cast is reviewed in OPERAJanuary 1970 p.56
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Conductor Vilem Tausky - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Concert Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Vladislav - Gwyn Griffiths
Dalibor - Rowland Jones
Budivoj - Gordon Farrall
Benes - Don Garrard
Vitek - Joseph Ward
Milada - Pauline Tinsley
Jitka - April Cantelo
Judge - Harold Lumb
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100785 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 p.99 [JTH]
Comments:- *Recording of a broadcast performance (31 August 1969; see Radio Times August 30 - September 5 1969 p.14). The singer of Dalibor is listed by Gala (incorrectly) as Robert Jones.
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Vladislav - Neil Howlett
Dalibor - John Mitchinson
Budivoj - Malcolm Rivers
Benes - Dennis Wicks
Vitek - Ramon Remedios
Milada - Anne Evans
Jitka - Anne Conoley
Judge - Maurice Bowen
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 034/3 {3CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2282
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the London Coliseum, sung in an English translation by Tom Hammond (22 October 1976). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 October 1976 p.68.
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - New York Opera Orchestra
Chorus - New York Choral Society
Vladislav - Allan Monk
Dalibor - Nicolai Gedda
Budivoj - Harlan Foss
Benes - Paul Plishka
Vitek - John Carpenter
Milada - Teresa Kubiak
Jitka - Nadezda (Nada) Sormová
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 324 {3LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03534
Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» POCD 1018 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.63 [GH]
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.89 [JMP]
Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (9 January 1971; see OPERA March 1977 p.246
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1977(RA)
Orchestra - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Prague Radio Chorus
Vladislav - Jindrich Jindrák
Dalibor - Vilém Pribyl
Budivoj - Antonin Svorc
Benes - Karel Prusa
Vitek - Milos Jezil
Milada - Gita Abrahamova
Jitka - Daniela Sounová(-Brouková)
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Compact Disc; - Praga PR 250 050-51 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March 1995 p.50
Opera News - August 1995 p.34
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59
Opéra International - November 1994 No.185 p.74
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.198
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.85
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Conductor Václav Smetácek - 198?(STU)
Orchestra - Brno State Philharmonic
Chorus - Brno Opera Chorus
Vladislav - Václav Zitek
Dalibor - Vilém Pribyl
Budivoj - Bohuslav Marsik
Benes - Jaroslav Horácek
Vitek - Milos Jezil
Milada - Eva Depoltová
Jitka - Nadezda (Nada) Sormová
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Black Disc; - Supraphon 1416 2921-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1982 p.752 [JW]
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Conductor Zdenek Kosler - 1995
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Chorus - Prague National Theatre
Vladislav - Ivan Kusnjer
Dalibor - Leo Marian Vodicka
Budivoj - Vratislav Kriz
Benes - Jiri Kalendovsky
Vitek - Miroslav Kopp
Milada - Eva Urbanová
Jitka - Jirina Marková
Judge - Bohuslav Marsik
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Compact Disc - Supraphon SU 0077 2632 {2CDS}
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1995 p.159
Opera Now - January 1996 p.57
Opera News - December 28 1997 p.38
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.283
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1997 p.174 [GJ]
Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.68
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.166
BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.81
American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.199
Répertoire - No.92 juin 1996 p.64
Opernwelt - Juni 6/1996 S.62
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.102 - novembre 1996 p.84
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Conductor Yoram David - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Vladislav - Valery Alexeev
Dalibor - Valery Popov
Budivoj - Damir Basyrov
Benes - Jiri Kalendovsky
Vitek - Valentin Prolat
Milada - Eva Urbanová
Jitka - Dagmar Schellenberger(-Ernst)
First Judge - Carmine Monaco
Second Judge - Alexandr Blagodarnyi
Third Judge - Bruno Pestarino
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 295/1-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Dalibor by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.261; CELLETTI p.768; GIUDICI p.783
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 p.102 [JW]
Opera News - January 2001 p.72 [AFC]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 pp.243-244 [GJ]
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 [MK2]
Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 p.88 [PK]
American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.200 [DA]
Musica (Milano) - N.120 ottobre 2000 p.99 [AT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 pp.94-95 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - marzo 2001 No.141 p.53 [SV]
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 pp.90-91 [JMP]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.72 [GB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (January 1999). A performance with another tenor in the role of Dalibor is reviewed in OPERA September 1999 pp.1082-1083
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