(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1942(LI) - Krauss Clemens - Wiener Staatsoper*
2 1947(LI) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Philharmoniker*
3 1950(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Berliner Staatsoper*
4 1951?(SE) - Moralt Rudolf - Wiener Philharmoniker*
5 1953(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Bayerische Staatsoper*
6 1954(SE) - Matacic Lovro von - Philharmonia Orchestra*
7 1955(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Metropolitan Opera*
8 1957(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
9 1957(STU) - Solti Georg - Wiener Philharmoniker*
10 1958(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Wiener Philharmoniker*
11 1961(LE;Acts 2,3) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
12 1963(LC) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayerische Staatsoper*
13 1965(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Metropolitan Opera*
14 1965(LI) - Solti Georg - Covent Garden*
15 1966(LI) - Zallinger Meinhard von - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
16 1970(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Teatro alla Scala*
17 1973(RA) - Rennert Wolfgang - RAI Roma*
18 1976?(FI) - Solti Georg - Wiener Philharmoniker**
19 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
20 1977(LI;4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
21 1979(LI) - Hollreiser Heinrich - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
22 1980(LI) - Rennert Wolfgang - San Francisco Opera*
23 1980 - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
24 1983(LI) - Waart Edo De - Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest*
25 1984(LI) - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
26 1985(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
27 1986(STU) - Tate Jeffrey - Covent Garden*
28 1989(LI) - Perick (Prick) Christof - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
29 1994(LC) - Thielemann Christian - Metropolitan Opera**
30 2002(LI) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Philharmonia Orchestra***
31 2007(LC) - Welser-Möst Franz - Opernhaus Zürich**
32 2008(LI) - Hickox Richard - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Viorica Ursuleac
Zdenka - Trude Eipperle
Mandryka - Hans Reinmar
Waldner - Theo Herrmann
Adelaide - Luise Willer
Fiakermilli - Else Böttcher
Matteo - Horst Taubmann
Elemer - Franz Klarwein
Dominik - Odo Ruepp
Lamoral - Alfred Poell
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - William Wernigk
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Compact Disc; - MYTO 2 MCD 921.54 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; MYTO 2 MCD 983H019 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Maria Reining
Zdenka - Lisa Della Casa
Mandryka - Hans Hotter
Waldner - Georg Hann
Adelaide - Rosette Anday
Fiakermilli - Herma Handl
Matteo - Horst Taubmann
Elemer - Julius Patzak
Dominik - Josef Witt
Lamoral - Alfred Poell
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Franz Szkokan
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 101 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; GEMA FR-525
Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 37077; DG 445 342-2; DG 445 491-2(Collection)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153
Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
Opera News - May 1995 p.46
Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66
Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.56
Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.61 [PLM]
Classic CD - December 1994 p.57
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (12 August 1947)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Arabella - Christel Goltz
Zdenka - Anny Schlemm
Mandryka - Josef Metternich
Waldner - Heinrich Pflanzl
Adelaide - Carola Goerlich
Fiakermilli - Irmgard Armgart
Matteo - Erich Witte
Elemer - Alfred Hülgert
Dominik - Heinz Friedrich
Lamoral - Hans Günther Grimm
Kartenaufschlägerin - Anny Klev
Welko - Friedrich Radtke
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0185 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.60 (mention) [SS]
International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.89 [MCP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance by the Berliner Staatsoper in the Berliner Admiralspalast where they performed before the destoyed theatre in Unter den Linden was rebuilt (19 December 1950).
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1951?(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc - *Decca LW 5029 {1x10in-LP}
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- A recording of the following excerpts «Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich» (Arabella, Zdenka), «Das war sehr gut, Mandryka» (Arabella, Mandryka)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Elfride Trötschel
Mandryka - Hermann Uhde
Waldner - Max Proebstl
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Käthe Nentwig
Matteo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elemer - Franz Klarwein
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Albrecht Peter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1367 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2006 p.91 [AB]
Opera News - October 2006 pp.68-68 [MB]
Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.99-100 [DP]
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.212-213 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84 [JV]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Bavarian State Opera in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 September 1953). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 20-26 1953 p.19.
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Arabella - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Zdenka - Anny Felbermayer
Mandryka - Josef Metternich
Waldner - Theodor Schlott
Matteo - Nicolai Gedda
Elemer - Murray Dickie
Dominik - Harald Pröglhoff
Lamoral - Walter Berry
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1226 {1LP} (1955)ª; Columbia 33CX 1897 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel 35156 {1LP}; World Record Club OH 199 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI CDH 7 61001-2 {1CD}; EMI 26436-2 {1CD} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical> 8.111145 (+Vier letzten Lieder) {1CD} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Columbia CAT 271 (UK) (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.456 [AR]; April 1955 p.472 [DST]; August 1964 pp.102-103 [EG]
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.67 [JH]
American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1955 p.18
Gramophone Record Review - April 1955 pp.322, 327 [WM]: November 1955 p.45 (tape) (mention) [WM]
Comments:- See Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Discography, p.102, p.109
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Eleanor Steber
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters
Matteo - Brian Sullivan
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Lorenzo Alvary
Adelaide - Martha Lipton
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Jon Crain
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 751
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (9 February 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.122-127. 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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Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Mimi Coertse
Matteo - Anton Dermota
Elemer - Waldemar Kmentt
Dominik - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Lamoral - Harald Pröglhoff
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Hellwig
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5403-5406 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2050-2053 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 571-573 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4412 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Richmond S-63522 {3LPS} (1972)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 387-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 230-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 475 7731 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Decca «Heritage Masters» 478 1400 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.418-419 [PHW]; October 1958 pp.189-190 [DST]; April 1960 p.534 [PHW]; August 1969 pp.314-315 [WSM]; October 1969 p.537 (mention) [DST]; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
Opera - May 1958 p.321; May 1960 p.361
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.230-231 [BV]
American Record Guide - June 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.416 [RS]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.173-174 [KM]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1958 Vol.8 No.6 p.56 [DJ]: March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122 [HG]
Records and Recordings - March 1960 p.16 [FGB]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]: Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.96 [MH]: No.99 abril 2007 p.93 [FF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.92 [FF]
Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.145-146, pp.150-153
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Eta Köhre
Matteo - Kurt Ruesche
Elemer - Helmut Melchert
Dominik - Georg Stern
Lamoral - Karl Weber
Kartenaufschlägerin - Kersten Meyer
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1135;; Orfeo C 651 053 D (+Vier letzte Lieder - Lisa della Casa) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.77 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.206-207 [JS]
Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
International Record Review - November 2005 pp.88-89 [MT]
American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.177 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [JS]
Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [TG]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (29 July 1958). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut pp.160-181. 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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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LE;Acts 2,3)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Mignon Dunn
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Barry Morell
Elemer - Robert Nagy
Dominik - Roald Reitan
Lamoral - Norman Scott
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1575
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (21 January 1961). 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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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Karl Christian Kohn
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Eva Maria Rogner
Matteo - Georg Paskuda
Elemer - Fritz Uhl
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Horst Günter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Caecile Reich
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18883-18885 (1964)ª;; D.G.G. SLPM 138883-138885 (1964)ª; DG 2721 163 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; *DG 415 385-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 415 385-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 437 700-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; DG 477 5625 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1964 p.17; October 1964 p.174; March 1979 p.1611 [WSM] July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; November 1985 p. [JBS]; August 1993 p.84 [AB]
Opera Now - August 1993 p.51
Orpheus - October 1993 p.55
Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.81
Diapason - No.395 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.125
High Fidelity Magazine - August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.68 [PJS]
American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 pp.1084-1087[RS]
Répertoire - No.60 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.68
Comments:- *Recorded in the Nationaltheater, Munich (November 1963). The performances at which this recording was made were given to celebrate the reopening of the Nationaltheater and what appears to be a video recording of one of them has been issued on DVD by House of Opera (DVD 150) with the year given incorrectly as 1960.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - William Dooley
Waldner - Donald Gramm
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Jeanette Scovotti
Matteo - Barry Morell
Elemer - Charles Anthony
Dominik - Robert Goodloe
Lamoral - Norman Scott
Kartenaufschlägerin - Lynn Owen
Welko - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1296 (& 1058)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (18 December 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Joan Carlyle
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Michael Langdon
Adelaide - Josephine Veasey
Fiakermilli - Jenifer Eddy
Matteo - Alexander Young
Elemer - Kenneth MacDonald
Dominik - Delme Bryn-Jones
Lamoral - Victor Godfrey
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Pierce
Welko - John Kollmann
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00439
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1115; Opera Depot OD 10237-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 February 1965). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated February 4 1965 p.10). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Meinhard von Zallinger - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Arabella - Melitta Muszely
Zdenka - Liselotte Hammes
Mandryka - Hugh Beresford
Waldner - Georg Schnapka
Adelaide - Hanna Ludwig
Fiakermilli - (Edeltraut-)Maria Michels
Matteo - Willi Brokmeier
Elemer - Georg Paskuda
Dominik - Alexander Malta
Lamoral - Erwin Abel
Kartenaufschlägerin - Barbara Scherler
Welko - Marino Eva
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10051 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1999 p.109 (In brief) [AB]
Orpheus - November 1997 S.89 [SL]
Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.65 [SS]
Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.106 [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (25 May 1966)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Arabella - Catarina Ligenzda
Zdenka - Elizabeth Robson
Mandryka - Norman Mittelman
Waldner - Paolo Montarsolo
Adelaide - Laura Zannini
Fiakermilli - Rita Shane
Matteo - René Kollo
Elemer - Giuseppe Campora
Dominik - Claudio Giombi
Lamoral - Nicola Zaccaria
Kartenaufschlägerin - Silvana Zanolli
Welko - Regolo Romani
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00441
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (2 February 1970)
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Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Arabella - Montserrat Caballé
Zdenka - Olivera Miljakovic
Mandryka - Siegmund Nimsgern
Waldner - Kurt Moll
Adelaide - Oralia Domínguez
Fiakermilli - Jeanette Scovotti
Matteo - René Kollo
Elemer - Carlo Gaifa
Dominik - Renato Borgato
Lamoral - Leonardo Monreale
Kartenaufschlägerin - Licia Falcone
Welko - Osvaldo Alemanno
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 404-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107225 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5007 (+Caterina Cornaro +Madama Butterfly +Maria Stuarda) {8CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.56 [GH]
Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [RB]
American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.236 [KM]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (1 December 1973) which was broadcast by RAI on 24 January 1974; see OPERA March 1974 p.252)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1976?(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Gundula Janowitz
Zdenka - Sona Ghazarian
Mandryka - Bernd Weikl
Waldner - Hans Krämer
Adelaide - Margarita Lilowa
Fiakermilli - Edita Gruberova
Matteo - René Kollo
Elemer - Goran Fransson
Dominik - Hans Helm
Lamoral - Kurt Rydl
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
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Laser Disc - London 071 505-1 (NTSC); *London WOOZ 25026/7 (Japanese NTSC) Decca 071 405-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Decca 0743255 (2007)ª; Decca 001138009 (USA)(2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 405-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1993 p.120
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.2 November/December 2008 pp.416-418 [AL2]
Orpheus - 9 + 10 September-Oktober 2008 S.71 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.153
Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.120 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - February 1992 p.49
International Record Review - April 2008 pp.81-82 [RP]
American Record Guide - September/October 2008 Vol.71 No.5 p.261 [KM]
The Classical Video Guide - Guide p.98
Opéra Magazine - No.31 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.85 [TG]
Comments:- Note all of this film could not have been made in 1977, as sometimes stated, as Hans Krämer who sings Waldner died in December 1976
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Julia Varady
Zdenka - Lucia Popp
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Kurt Böhme
Adelaide - Herta Töpper
Fiakermilli - Hildegard Uhrmacher
Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Raimund Grumbach
Lamoral - Markus Goritzki
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00442
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0046-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 July 1977). According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1977 pp.83-84), Arabella was to have been sung by Anna Tomova-Sintov, but as she was ill, Julia Varady who had sung Tatyana in the general rehearsal of Eugene Onegin the previous day and was to sing in the first night the next day, took over
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI;4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Zdenka - Lucia Popp
Mandryka - Lief Roar
Waldner - Kurt Böhme
Adelaide - Herta Töpper
Fiakermilli - Gertrud Freedman
Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Raimund Grumbach
Lamoral - Markus Goritzki
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
Welko - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00443
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (4 March 1977). The cast listed above is that which was announced in the «Süddeutsche Zeitung» dated 4 März 1977 S.34 and may be incorrect. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where one of the singers listed is «Uhl» (as Matteo?).
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Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Arabella - Judith Beckmann
Zdenka - Gabriele Fuchs
Mandryka - Lief Roar
Waldner - Kurt Böhme
Adelaide - Herta Töpper
Fiakermilli - Deborah Cook
Matteo - Thomas Herndon
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Lamoral - Peter Weber
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00489
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (3 May 1979)
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Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Barbara Daniels
Mandryka - Ingvar Wixell
Waldner - Sona Cervená
Adelaide - Alexander Malta
Fiakermilli - Erie Mills
Matteo - William Lewis
Elemer - Michael Ballam
Dominik - John Brandstetter
Lamoral - Kevin Langan
Kartenaufschlägerin - Rebecca Cook
Welko - Daniel Becker
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00489
Compact Disc; - *John Wegner - San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 - SFO 03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1980). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1980
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Julia Varady
Zdenka - Helen Donath
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Walter Berry
Adelaide - Helga Schmidt
Fiakermilli - Elfriede Höbarth
Matteo - Adolf Dallapozza
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Klaus-Jürgen Küper
Lamoral - Hermann Becht
Kartenaufschlägerin - Doris Soffel
Welko - Arno Lemberg
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5220 {3LPS} (1981)ª; Angel SX 3917
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 169882 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.610 [WSM] ; January 1989 p.1210
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.513
Comments:- There is a small cut in the CD version
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Conductor Edo De Waart - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Nederlands Operakoor
Arabella - Ashley Putnam
Zdenka - Sheri Greenwald
Mandryka - John Bröcheler
Waldner - Pieter Van Den Berg
Adelaide - Cora Canne-Meijer
Fiakermilli - Jana Jonásová
Matteo - William Pell
Elemer - Wouter Goedhart
Dominik - John Vierkens
Lamoral - Jef van Wersch
Kartenaufschlägerin - Nelly Morpurgo
Welko - Walter van der Kaaij
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00485
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Circustheater, Schevingen (17 February 1983). The performance on 28 February 1983 in which Mandryka was sung by Willi Nett is reviewed in OPERA May 1983 pp.540-541.
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Arabella - Ashley Putnam
Zdenka - Gianna Rolandi
Mandryka - John Bröcheler
Waldner - Artur Korn
Adelaide - Regina Sarfaty
Fiakermilli - Gwendolyn Bradley
Matteo - Keith Lewis
Elemer - Glenn Winslade
Dominik - Jeremy Munro
Lamoral - Geoffrey Moses
Kartenaufschlägerin - Enid Hartle
Welko - John Hall
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-16912-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CV 12036 (PAL); Warner Vision - NVC Arts 0630 16912-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
Opera - February 2006 pp.232-234 [RM]
Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.93 [RF]
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.93 [AT]
Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 pp.126-127 [MP]
International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.99
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.3
BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.21: September 1998 p.103 [RF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
Comments:- Recorded in the Glyndebourne Theatre (22 August 1984). The performances on 9 & 31 July 1984 are reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1984 p.26
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lucia Popp
Zdenka - Julie Kaufmann
Mandryka - Wolfgang Brendel
Waldner - Alfred Kuhn
Adelaide - Marjana Lipovsek
Fiakermilli - Ulrike Steinsky
Matteo - Peter Seiffert
Elemer - Norbert Orth
Kartenaufschlägerin - Cornelia Wulkopf
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (9 January 1985)
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Conductor Jeffrey Tate - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Gabriele Fontana
Mandryka - Franz Grundheber
Waldner - Ernst Gutstein
Adelaide - Helga Dernesch
Fiakermilli - Gwendolyn Bradley
Matteo - Peter Seiffert
Elemer - Alexandru Ionita
Dominik - Gilles Cachemaille
Lamoral - Kurt Rydl
Kartenaufschlägerin - Reinhild Runkel
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Black Disc; - Decca 417 623-1 {3LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 623-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 623-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1988 p.1161 p.1243 [MK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.143-145 [CPGP]
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Conductor Christof Perick (Prick) - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Arabella - Lucia Popp
Zdenka - Krisztina Laki
Mandryka - Rudolf Constantin
Waldner - Hermann Becht
Adelaide - Patricia Johnson
Fiakermilli - Ulrike Steinsky
Matteo - Peter Seiffert
Elemer - Josef Protschka
Dominik - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Lamoral - Stefano Palatchi
Kartenaufschlägerin - Rosa María Ysás
Welko - Antoni Lluch
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5444 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2783 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona. There were performances with the cast given above on 1 (gala), 3, 5, 8, 11 February 1989. See «El Gran teatro del Liceo» p.529. The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases» and the DVD is listed in «PREMIERE New DVDs» dated 10 September 2005.
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Conductor Christian Thielemann - 1994(LC)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Marie McLaughlin
Mandryka - Wolfgang Brendel
Waldner - Donald McIntyre
Adelaide - Helga Dernesch
Fiakermilli - Natalie Dessay
Matteo - David Kuebler
Elemer - Charles Workman
Dominik - Kim Josephson
Lamoral - Julien Robbins
Kartenaufschlägerin - Jane Shaulis
Welko - Roger Crouthamel
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Laser Disc - DG 440 072 549-1 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1018 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 005-9 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 449-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.108; September 2001 p.105 [AB]
Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.93 [RF]
Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.66-7 [SS]
Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 pp.142-143 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - janvier 1998 No.220 p.43 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.5
Classic CD - December 1997 p.89 [PR]
BBC Music Magazine - August 2001 p.105 (mention) [MR]
International Record Review - September 2001 p.87 [MVA]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.94-95 (DVD) [GL]
Comments:- Recorded at the MET (November 1994)
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Théâtre du Châtelet
Arabella - Karita Mattila
Zdenka - Barbara Bonney
Mandryka - Thomas Hampson
Waldner - Günter Messenhardt
Adelaide - Cornelia Kallisch
Fiakermilli - Olga Trifonova
Matteo - Hugh Smith
Elemer - Endrik Wottrich
Dominik - Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Lamoral - Nicolas Courjal
Kartenaufschlägerin - Sarah Walker
Welko - Jean-Michel Ankaoua
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 5861 (2002)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5083 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2187 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre du Châtelet (28 April 2002). The performance on 22 April 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.269 juin 2002 pp.39-40. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franz Welser-Möst - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Arabella - Renée Fleming
Zdenka - Julia Kleiter
Mandryka - Morten Frank Larsen
Waldner - Alfred Muff
Adelaide - Cornelia Kallisch
Fiakermilli - Sen Guo
Matteo - Johan Weigel
Elemer - Peter Straka
Dominik - Cheyne Davidson
Lamoral - Morgan Moody
Kartenaufschlägerin - Irène Friedli
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DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3263 (2008)ª; Decca 11380 (USA) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2008 p.129, p.131 [MA]
Opera - December 2008 pp.1517-1518 [YS]
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.2 November/December 2008 pp.416-418 [AL2]
Orpheus - 9 + 10 September-Oktober 2008 S.68 [BR]
Diapason - No.561 S septembre 2008 p.135 [MP]
International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.85 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2008 Vol.71 No.6 pp.258-260 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.31 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.85 [TG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 2008 p.90 [PN]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Zürich Opera (June 2007).
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Chorus - Australian Opera
Arabella - Cheryl Barker
Zdenka - Emma Matthews
Mandryka - Peter Coleman-Wright
Waldner - Conal Coad
Adelaide - Milijana Nikolic
Fiakermilli - Lorina Gore
Matteo - Richard Roberts
Elemer - Kanen Breen
Dominik - David Thelander
Lamoral - Barry Ryan
Kartenaufschlägerin - Jacqueline Dark
Welko - Stephen Smith
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3539-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House. The performance recorded is probably that of 15 March 2008 which was broadcast. The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - May 2009. The cast listed above is that announced on ABC's website and there may be errors. See
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