(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1944(RA) - Elmendorff Karl - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
2 1951(RA) - Rossi Mario - RAI Roma*
3 1963(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
4 1965(LI) - Capuana Franco - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
5 1965(STU) - Cleva Fausto - RCA Italiana Orchestra*
6 1966(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Maggio Musicale Firenze*
7 1968(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
8 1968(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
9 1969(LE) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro alla Scala*
10 1971(LI;11/12/71) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
11 1971(LI;30/10/71) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
12 1972(LI) - Camozzo Adolfo - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
13 1972(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova*
14 1974(LI) - Erede Alberto - Wiener Staatsoper*
15 1974(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - San Francisco Opera*
16 1974(RA) - Maag Peter - RAI Torino*
17 1975(LI) - Kobayashi Ken Ichiro - Orchestra Stabile Emilia-Romagna*
18 1975(STU) - Maag Peter - National Philharmonic Orchestra*
19 1976(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*
20 1976(LI) - Kobayashi Ken Ichiro - Orchestra Stabile Emilia-Romagna*
21 1976(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Regio di Torino*
22 1978(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao*
23 1978(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
24 1979(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera***
25 1979(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Covent Garden*
26 1979(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Covent Garden*
27 1981(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro Regio di Parma*
28 1981 - Erede Alberto - Orchestre National de France*
29 1982(LI) - Cambreling Sylvain - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie**
30 1982(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg*
31 1983(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Wiener Staatsoper*
32 1983(LI) - Marco Eugenio Mario - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
33 1986(LI) - Campori Angelo - Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»**
34 1988(LI) - Santi Nello - Metropolitan Opera*
35 1988 - Arena Maurizio - L'Opéra de Lyon**
36 1989(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Opera Company of Philadelphia*
37 1989(LI) - Peskó Zoltán - Teatro alla Scala*
38 1990(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**
39 1990(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
40 1991(STU) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
41 1992(LI) - Kohn Eugene - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»**
42 1997(LI) - Jenkins Graeme - De Nederlandse Opera*
43 2001(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
44 2001(LI) - Rovaris Corrado - Opéra de Lausanne*
45 2001(LI) - Tolomelli Roberto - Orchestra della Regione Lombardia «I Pomeriggi Musicale» di Milano**
46 2001(LI) - Zambellli Marco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**
47 2003(LI) - Benini Maurizio - Covent Garden*
48 2005(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*
49 2006(LC) - Benini Maurizio - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia***
50 2007(LC) - Montanaro Carlo - Orchestra dell'Ente Concerti «Marialisa De Carolis»**
51 2007(LI) - Zanetti Massimo - Bayerische Staatsoper*
52 2008(LI) - Benini Maurizio - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
53 2008(LI) - Zanetti Massimo - L'Opéra National de Paris*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944(RA)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdmer Staatsoper
Luisa - Maria Cebotari
Rodolfo - Hans Hopf
Miller - Josef Herrmann
Walter - Kurt Böhme
Federica - Helena Rott
Wurm - Georg Hann
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Black Disc - BASF 22 21805-8 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90055 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics CACD 5.00019 {2CDS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Luisa - Lucy Kelston
Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Miller - Scipio Colombo
Walter - Giacomo Vaghi
Federica - Miti Truccato Pace
Wurm - Duilio Baronti
Laura - Grazia Calaresu
Contadino - Salvatore De Tommaso
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1221 1-3 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria 1221 {3LPS} *Everest-Cetra S433-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Cetra CDO 17 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82646-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91109 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro 1429 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1960 p.348 [AP]
Opera - December 1960 p.843
Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.432
American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.172 [PHR]: May-June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.220
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48 [CLO]
Gramophone Record Review - December 1960 p.102 [DH]
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.92 [JV]
Comments:- Recorded on 13 February 1951
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Luisa - Antonietta Stella
Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Raffaele Ariè
Federica - Oralia Domínguez
Wurm - Enrico Campi
Laura - Laura Zannini
Contadino - Glauco Scarlini
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 814-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Movimento Musica MM 030 24 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21033 {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 802-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 107-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - avril 1983 No.58 pp.59-60 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Teatro Massimo di Palermo. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484 and Movimento Musica LPs in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Luisa - Elena Souliotis
Rodolfo - Angelo Mori
Miller - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Walter - Paolo Washington
Federica - Franca Mattiucci
Wurm - Giovanni Foiani
Laura - Silvana Martinelli
Contadino - Raimondo Botteghelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1839
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (10 November 1965; see OPERA February 1965 p.149). The cast listed above is that given in «E colpa amore? - Infelicita e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.271. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Luisa - Anna Moffo
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Shirley Verrett
Wurm - Ezio Flagello
Laura - Gabriella Carturan
Contadino - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA RE 5534-5536 {3LPS} (UK) (1965)ª;; RCA SER 5534-5536 (UK) (1965)ª; *RCA SER 5713-5715 (UK) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86646 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1966 p.509 [AP]; July 1966 p.49 [DST] March 1975 p.1701 [AB]; October 1988 p. [JBS]
Opera - May 1966 p.386 [HDR]
American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.119-120, p.124 [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.84-85 [CLO]
Audio & Record Review - April 1966 p.44 [CW]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Luisa - Elena Souliotis
Rodolfo - Enzo Tei
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Carlo Cava
Federica - Gloria Lane
Wurm - Giorgio Tadeo
Laura - Flora Rafanelli
Contadino - Valiano Natali
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 477 {3LPS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (See Opera Festival Issue 1966p.101)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Luisa - Luisa Maragliano
Rodolfo - Flaviano Labò
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Federica - Franca Mattiucci
Wurm - Victor De Narké
Laura - Tota de Igarzábal
Contadino - Italo Pasini
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 196802 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1968). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Miller - Sherrill Milnes
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Louise Pearl
Wurm - Ezio Flagello
Laura - Nancy Williams
Contadino - Lou Marcella
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 007 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 122 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Nuova Era 6329/30 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4331-2 {2CDS} Living Stage LS 4035138 {2CDS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.286 [HF]
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.125
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1968)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Luisa - Luisa Maragliano
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Miller - Mario Zanasi
Walter - Paolo Washington
Federica - Adriana Lazzarini
Wurm - Giovanni Foiani
Laura - Mirella Fiorentini
Contadino - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc - Armando Curcio Editore {1CD}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (May 1969). The CD issued by Armando Curcio Editore is listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.261 octobre 2001 p.76
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Conductor James Levine - 1971(LI;11/12/71)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Adriana Maliponte
Rodolfo - John Alexander
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Mignon Dunn
Wurm - Paul Plishka
Laura - Ivanka Myhal
Contadino - Lou Marcella
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1185 (& 2738);; The Opera Lovers LUI 197101 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor James Levine - 1971(LI;30/10/71)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Gabriella Tucci
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Mignon Dunn
Wurm - Paul Plishka
Laura - Ivanka Myhal
Contadino - Lou Marcella
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 197102 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (30 October 1971), The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Luisa - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Peter Glossop
Walter - Maurizio Mazzieri
Federica - Joyce Blackham
Wurm - Eftimios Michalopoulos
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (January 1972). The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Luisa - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Aldo Protti
Walter - Mario Rinaudo
Federica - Gabriella Carturan
Wurm - Maurizio Mazzieri
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1099 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1382-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Genoa (September 1972; see OPERA January 1973 p.67). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003 and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Luisa - Lilian Sukis
Rodolfo - Franco Bonisolli
Miller - Giuseppe Taddei
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Christa Ludwig
Wurm - Malcolm Smith
Laura - Milkana Nikolova
Contadino - Horst Nitsche
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1009 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.105 [MP]
Répertoire - No.164 janvier 2003 pp.97-98 [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [BD]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (23 January 1974). The performance on 25 January 1974 is reviewed in OPERA April 1974 p.295.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Louis Quilico
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Huguette Tourangeau
Wurm - Dieter Weller
Laura - Gwendolyn Jones
Contadino - Joseph Frank
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 239 (highlights) {1LP} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.215 {2CDS} (1997)ª; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #467 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1997 p.53 [CJL]
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (29 November 1974)
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1974(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Luisa - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Matteo Manuguerra
Walter - Raffaele Ariè
Federica - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
Wurm - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Laura - Anna Di Stasio
Contadino - Walter Artioli
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Compact Disc; - Intaglio INCD 7592 {2CDS}; *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 032 276 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Arts Archive 430882 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.272 [ED]
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58 (mention); März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]
Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.80
Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [PN]
Comments:- Recorded on 6 December 1974 and broadcast on 25 January 1975 (see «Grandissimo Pavarotti» p.189 and «50 anni di OPERA LIRICA alla Rai 1931-1980» p.215.
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Conductor Ken Ichiro Kobayashi - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Stabile Emilia-Romagna
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Luisa - Renata Scotto
Rodolfo - Gianfranco Cecchele
Miller - Renato Bruson
Walter - Maurizio Mazzieri
Federica - Laura Bocca
Wurm - Carlo De Bortoli
Laura - Rina Pallini
Contadino - Mario Carlin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01581
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (26 December 1975). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Teatro Regio di Città Parma Cronologia degli Spettacoli Lirici 1929-1979» p.224. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where the conductor is given as «Maag».
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Luisa - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Sherrill Milnes
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Anna Reynolds
Wurm - Richard Van Allan
Laura - Annette Celine
Contadino - Fernando Pavarotti
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 606-608 {3LPS} (1976)ª; London 13114 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K2L 25 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 420-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Decca «Compact Disc Opera Collection» 473 365-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 8496 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Decca 000897502 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1976 p.1796 [JBS]; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; September 1976 p.502 [SIR]; September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1988 p. [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 p.275 [ED]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.191-192 [DWW]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.205-206 [MM]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Luisa - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Piero Cappuccilli
Walter - Carlo Zardo
Federica - Bruna Baglioni
Wurm - Carlo Del Bosco
Laura - Milena Pauli
Contadino - Saverio Porzano
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Black Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 972 156 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1383 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1997 p.53 [CJL]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.226-227 [JM]
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58 (mention)
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.86 [BL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 May 1976, see OPERA September 1976 p.864)
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Conductor Ken Ichiro Kobayashi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Stabile Emilia-Romagna
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Luisa - Mara Zampieri
Rodolfo - Gianfranco Cecchele
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Carlo De Bortoli
Federica - Jone Jori
Wurm - Maurizio Mazzieri
Laura - Rina Pallini
Contadino - Mario Carlin
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 071 340 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.235-236 [JM]
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.177 [MM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 [LB]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Valli di Reggio Emilia (11 January 1976). I thank Mr. Moritz Schmidt for pointing out errors in an earlier version of this entry.
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Renato Bruson
Walter - Mario Rinaudo
Federica - Stella Silva
Wurm - Gianfranco Casarini
Laura - Maria Grazia Piolatto
Contadino - Eugenio Prando
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 227 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 180-2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1285 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premier Opera Ltd. CNDO 276-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.38
American Record Guide - March/May 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.212
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Teatro Regio Turin (9 May 1976; see OPERA October 1976 p.944). According to Greg Fitzmaurice (OPERA-L Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:44:56 -400) the sound of the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro «is abysmal»
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)
Luisa - Ángeles Gulin
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Jone Jori
Wurm - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Laura - Cecilia Fondevila
Contadino - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 197801 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (3 September 1978). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Mario Sereni
Walter - Paul Plishka
Federica - Mignon Dunn
Wurm - John Cheek
Laura - Shirley Love
Contadino - Lou Marcella
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 624 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 or 9 December 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; July 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Renata Scotto
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Miller - Sherrill Milnes
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Jean Kraft
Wurm - James Morris
Laura - Ariel Bybee
Contadino - Dale Caldwell
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.563 {2CDS} (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 707 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4027 (2006)ª; DG B0007070-09 (USA) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 2006 p.79 (DVD) [IS]
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (audio) [GH]; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.71 (DVD) [GH]
Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 pp.134-135 (DVD) [MP]
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [JC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 (DVD) [PMH]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance at the MET (20 January 1979) The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Miller - Renato Bruson
Walter - Gwynne Howell
Federica - Elizabeth Connell
Wurm - Richard Van Allan
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 711 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (June 1979). The performance on 7 June 1979 is reviewed in OPERA August 1979 pp.808-810. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Miller - Renato Bruson
Walter - Gwynne Howell
Federica - Elena Obraztsova
Wurm - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Laura - Audrey Michael
Contadino - Luigi De Corato
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Black Disc; - *DG 2709 096 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3370 035 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 423 144-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª;; DG 459 481-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1980 p.65 [AB]; August 1980 p.275 [JB]; September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; May 1988 p. [JBS]; May 2000 p.122 [RF]
Records and Recordings - June 1980 p.37
International Record Review - April 2000 pp.112-113 [JK2]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Luisa - Cecilia Gasdia
Rodolfo - Nazzareno Antinori
Miller - Carlo Desideri
Walter - Simone Alaimo
Federica - Anna Maria Fichera
Wurm - Hiroyuki Okayama
Laura - Kumiko Yoshi
Contadino - Oddone Masatto
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Compact Disc - Serenissima C 360.143/4 {2CDS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Fraschini, Pavia with the «lauréats du précédent Concours 'Callas'» (see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.261 octobre 2001 p.23). The year of this recording is sometimes incorrectly given as 1994.
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1981
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Chorale Jean-Baptiste Corot
Luisa - Wilhelmina Fernández
Rodolfo - Franco Bonanome
Miller - Lajos Miller
Walter - Agostino Ferrin
Federica - Benedetta Pecchioli
Wurm - Victor von Halem
Laura - Marise Acerra
Contadino - Régis Oudot
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6522
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 13 May 1982. See Radio Times Issue dated 8-14 May 1982 p.58.
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Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Luisa - Ellen Shade
Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini
Miller - Rudolf Constantin
Walter - László Polgár
Federica - Benedetta Pecchioli
Wurm - Richard Van Allan
Laura - Gisèle Ory
Contadino - Arnaud Dufrasne
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5337 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2023 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (February 1982). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Luisa - Eugenia Moldoveanu
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Miller - Vincenzo Sardinero
Walter - Gwynne Howell
Federica - Liljana Nejceva
Wurm - Richard Curtin
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 710 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Hamburg Opera (3 January 1982; see OPRPHEUS Februar 1982 S.96). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Peter Wimberger
Federica - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Wurm - Kurt Rydl
Laura - Gabriele Sima
Contadino - Horst Nitsche
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1101
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (May 1983)
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Conductor Eugenio Mario Marco - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Luisa - Ángeles Gulin
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Matteo Manuguerra
Walter - Justino Díaz
Federica - Stefka Mineva
Wurm - Kurt Rydl
Laura - Cecilia Fondevila
Contadino - Alfredo Heilbron
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1097 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (3 February 1983). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Luisa - Cristina Rubin
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Giancarlo Pasquetto
Walter - Michele Pertusi
Federica - Sofia Salazar
Wurm - Gilberto Zanellato
Laura - Maria Grazia Passiglia
Contadino - Andrea Trabucchi
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #690 (NTSC & PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 pp.315-318 [DM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Busseto. The DVD issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in November 2003.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Aprile Millo
Rodolfo - Ermanno Mauro
Miller - Giancarlo Pasquetto
Walter - Paul Plishka
Federica - Mignon Dunn
Wurm - Sergei Koptchak
Laura - Loretta Di Franco
Contadino - Meredith Derr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4153
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1998). This performance was not broadcast, so presumably the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1988
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Lyon
Chorus - L'Opéra de Montpellier et L'Opéra de Lyon
Luisa - June Anderson
Rodolfo - Taro Ichihara
Miller - Eduard Tumagian
Walter - Paul Plishka
Federica - Susanna Anselmi
Wurm - Romauld Tesarowicz
Laura - Brigitte Desnoues
Contadino - Michel Pastor
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00711 (PAL)
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision VHS LUI-01 (NTSC); Polygram Vidéo 07 062-3 (SECAM); Polygram 079 262-3 (PAL)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1993 p.116
Opera Now - March/April 1997 p.59
Opera News - August 1994 p.43
Opéra International - avril 1993 p.64
Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.82
BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.91
Classic CD - March 1997 p.81
Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.84
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Luisa - Antonella Banaudi
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Haijing Fu
Walter - Paata Burchuladze
Federica - Katia Lytting
Wurm - Piotr Nowacki
Laura - Jody Kidwell
Contadino - James Caputo
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1800 (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Opera Company of Philadelphia in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1989».
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Conductor Zoltán Peskó - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Giuseppe Giacomini
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Paata Burchuladze
Federica - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Wurm - Giorgio Surjan
Laura - Anna Zoroberto
Contadino - Aldo Bottion
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1101 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 May 1989; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1989 No.126 pp.40-41). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Luisa - Aprile Millo
Rodolfo - Alberto Cupido
Miller - Paolo Coni
Walter - Carlo Colombara
Federica - Luciana D' Intino
Wurm - Danilo Serraiocco
Laura - Corinna Vozza
Contadino - Angelo Marchiandi
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2234 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (May 1990). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '90 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.253. Luisa Miller was performed with this cast on 11, 13, 16 May 1990. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Luisa - Aprile Millo
Rodolfo - Dino Di Domenico
Miller - Vladimir Chernov
Walter - Carlo Colombara
Federica - Luciana D' Intino
Wurm - Danilo Serraiocco
Laura - Corinna Vozza
Contadino - Angelo Marchiandi
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04518
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (31 May 1990). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '90 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.253. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor James Levine - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Aprile Millo
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Miller - Vladimir Chernov
Walter - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Federica - Florence Quivar
Wurm - Paul Plishka
Laura - Wendy White
Contadino - John Bills
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Compact Disc; - Sony CD 48073 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Sony S2K 48073 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1992 p.162 [AB]; January 1993 p.33 [JBS]
Opera News - December 19 1992 p.39
Orpheus - 1992 12-13 p.155
Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195
Stereophile - April 1996 (Vol.16 No.4) p.293
Opernwelt - Dezember 12/1992 S.70
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Conductor Eugene Kohn - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Coro del Regio di Parma Cooperativa «Artisti del Coro»
Luisa - Aprile Millo
Rodolfo - Kristjan Johannsson
Miller - Paolo Coni
Walter - Michele Pertusi
Federica - Eleonora Jankovic
Wurm - Giovanni Furlanetto
Laura - Stefania Donzelli
Contadino - Gianluca Floris
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VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2151 (NTSC)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma. Luisa Miller was performed with the cast given above on 23 (prova generale), 26, 29 December 1991 and on 2, 5 January 1992. The year given in Premiere's online catalogue is 1992.
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Conductor Graeme Jenkins - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - De Nederlandse Opera
Chorus - De Nederlandse Opera
Luisa - Nelly Miricioiu
Rodolfo - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Miller - Alexander Agache
Walter - Peter Rose
Federica - Catherine Keen
Wurm - Barseg Tumanyan
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1091-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Amsterdam (March 1997). The performance on 27 March 1997 is reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Luisa - Barbara Frittoli
Rodolfo - Vincenzo La Scola
Miller - Károly Szilágy
Walter - László Polgár
Federica - Linda Tirendi
Wurm - Arutiun Kotchinian
Laura - Ann-Katrin Naidu
Contadino - Hubert Schmid
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 708 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (27 October 2001; see ORPHEUS Januar 2001 S.41). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.
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Conductor Corrado Rovaris - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra de Lausanne
Chorus - Opéra de Lausanne
Luisa - Annalisa Raspagliosi
Rodolfo - Kostadin Andreev
Miller - Stefano Antonucci
Walter - Giorgio Surjan
Federica - Cinzia De Mola
Wurm - Brindley Sherratt
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 812 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Opéra de Lausanne (April or May 2001). The performance on 29 April 2001 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.57-58. The date given by House of Opera is September 2001, but this may be the date of a broadcast.
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Conductor Roberto Tolomelli - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra della Regione Lombardia «I Pomeriggi Musicale» di Milano
Chorus - Coro dell'Associazione Lirica Corale di Milano
Luisa - Katia Pellegrino
Rodolfo - Francesco Grollo
Miller - Stefano Antonucci
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Alessandra Palomba
Wurm - Gianvito Ribba
Laura - Giovanna Beretta
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 814 (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6469 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale Amilcare Ponchielli, Cremona (25 or 27 November 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2002 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.70. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases» May 2008. Here the performance is ascribed to Como where it was performed with the same or similar cast as in Cremona in December 2001.
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Conductor Marco Zambellli - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Luisa - Alexandrina Pendachanska
Rodolfo - Aquiles Machado
Miller - Stefano Antonucci
Walter - Giorgio Surjan
Federica - Elena Cassian
Wurm - Enzo Capuano
Laura - Rosanna Savoia
Contadino - Gregory Bonfatti
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2192 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (June 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2001 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.177. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Luisa - Barbara Frittoli
Rodolfo - Marcelo Álvarez
Miller - Carlo Guelfi
Walter - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Federica - Sara Fulgoni
Wurm - Phillip Ens
Laura - Tove Dahlberg
Contadino - Hubert Francis
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1007-2 (and CDNO 1136-2) {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden. Luisa Miller was performed with the cast listed above on 22, 25, 28 April and 1, 6 May 2003. A recording of one of these performances was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 17 May 2003 (See Radio Times Issue dated 17-23 May 2003 p.118). The performance on 22 April is reviewed in OPERA July 2003 pp.858-860. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES».
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid
Luisa - Fiorenza Cedolins
Rodolfo - Marcelo Álvarez
Miller - Roberto Frontali
Walter - Giacomo Prestia
Federica - Elisabetta Fiorillo
Wurm - Phillip Ens
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 683 {2CDS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid (December 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Luisa - Darina Takova
Rodolfo - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Miller - Damiano Salerno
Walter - Alexander Vinogradov
Federica - Ursula Ferri
Wurm - Arutyun Kochinian
Laura - Elisabetta Martorana
Contadino - Luca Favaron
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 5523/1-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª
DVD (Video) - Naxos 2.110225-26 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2007 p.85 (audio) [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 p.277 (audio) [ED]; Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 pp.376-377 (DVD) [BR]
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.54-S.55 (audio) [GH]; Mai + Juni 2008 S.69 (DVD) [IW]
Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.119 (DVD) [MP]
International Record Review - June 2007 p.83 (audio) [JTH]
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.177 (audio) [MM]: July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.264-268 (DVD) [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.75 (audio) [PC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 (audio) [JM]:* No.111 junio 2008 p.80 (DVD) [JM]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings made at performances in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (May 2006).
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Conductor Carlo Montanaro - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestra dell'Ente Concerti «Marialisa De Carolis»
Chorus - Corale «Luigi Canepa» di Sassari
Luisa - Rachele Stanisci
Rodolfo - Francesco Demuro
Miller - Alberto Gazale
Walter - Antonio de Gobbi
Federica - Sarah Maria Punga
Wurm - Taihwan Park
Laura - Paola Spissu
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DVD (Video) - Bongiovanni AB 20012 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Teatro Verdi, Sassari (December 2007).
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Conductor Massimo Zanetti - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Luisa - Krassimira Stoyanova
Rodolfo - Ramón Vargas
Miller - Paolo Gavanelli
Walter - Carlo Colombara
Federica - Elena Maximova
Wurm - Georg Zeppenfeld
Laura - Anaïk Morel
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 2764-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, München (May or June 2007; see ORPHEUS 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.30). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Luisa - Krassimira Stoyanova
Rodolfo - Aquiles Machado
Miller - Roberto Frontali
Walter - Giacomo Prestia
Federica - Irina Mishura
Wurm - Samuel Ramey
Laura - Nino Surguladze
Contadino - Josep Fadó
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2992-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (28 June 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009. The performance on 19 June 2008 is reviewed on the website:
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Conductor Massimo Zanetti - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Luisa - Ana Maria Martinez
Rodolfo - Ramón Vargas
Miller - Andrezej Dobber
Walter - Ildar Abdrazakov
Federica - María José Montiel
Wurm - Kwangchui Youn
Laura - Elisa Cenni
Contadino - Vincent Morell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3036-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª; Celestial Audio CA 799 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Bastille Opera (8 March 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases» and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues November 2008.. There is a review of a performance on the internet:
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