(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Balfe Michael - Bohemian Girl (The) - Covent Garden 1951(LE)*
2 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires 1958(LI)*
3 Berlioz Hector - Troyens (Les) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(RA)*
4 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Metropolitan Opera 1942(LI)*
5 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
6 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Metropolitan Opera 1944(LI)*
7 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1958(LI)*
8 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris 1958/59(STU)*
9 Bizet Georges - Jolie fille de Perth (La) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1949(RA)*
10 Bizet Georges - Jolie fille de Perth (La) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1956(RA)*
11 Charpentier Gustav - Louise - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
12 Cherubini Luigi - Deux journées (Les) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(RA)*
13 Delius Frederick - Village Romeo and Juliet (A) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1948(RA)*
14 Delius Frederick - Village Romeo and Juliet (A) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1948(STU)*
15 Gounod Charles - Faust - Orchestra 1929/30(STU)*
16 Gounod Charles - Faust - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
17 Gounod Charles - Faust - Metropolitan Opera 1944(LI)*
18 Gounod Charles - Faust - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947/48(STU)*
19 Massenet Jules - Manon - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
20 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1956(STU)*
21 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Berliner Philharmoniker 1937/38(STU)*
22 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires 1958(LI)*
23 Offenbach Jacques - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) - Metropolitan Opera 1944(LI)*
24 Offenbach Jacques - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(FI)***
25 Offenbach Jacques - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947/1951(FI)***
26 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1935(ACT 4;SE)*
27 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - RCA Victor Orchestra 1956(STU)*
28 Saint-Saens Camille - Samson et Dalila - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires 1958(LI)*
29 Smetana Bedrich - Bartered Bride (The) - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1939(LI)*
30 Strauss Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(SE)*
31 Strauss Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1950(LI)*
32 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(RA)*
33 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1947(SE)*
34 Thomas Ambroise - Mignon - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
35 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1939(LI)*
36 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Metropolitan Opera 1944(LI)*
37 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1958(LI)*
38 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1936(LE)*
39 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Covent Garden 1951(ACTS 1&2;LE)*
40 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1937(LC)*
41 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - BBC Symphony Orchestra 1946(RE)*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Arline - Roberta Peters
Thaddeus - Anthony Marlowe
Count Arnheim - Jess Walters
Queen of the Gipsies - Edith Coates
Devilshoof - Howell Glynne
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Compact Disc; - Balfe Society (+complete performance cond. Polivnick) {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.24
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (18 August 1951). The following excerpts are performed: Aria Arline; When other lips, Trio (21 minutes).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Arnold Van Mill
Marzelline - Olga Chelavine
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Angelo Mattiello
Erster Gefangene - Italo Pasini
Zweiter Gefangene - Héctor Barbieri
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Black Disc - Beecham Society WSA 524/5 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 226-2 (announced but not issued); Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (19 September 1958)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus
Enée - Jean Giraudeau
Chorèbe - Charles Cambon
Panthée - Charles Paul
Narbal - Charles Cambon
Ascagne - Irène Joachim
Cassandre - Marisa Ferrer
Didon - Marisa Ferrer
Anna - Yvonne Corke
Hylas - Colin Cunningham
Priam - Scott Joynt
Hécube - Yvonne Corke
Iopas - Frans Vroons
Helenus - Colin Cunningham
Un chef grec - Dennis Dowling
Un soldat troyen - Dennis Dowling
1re sentinelle - Ernest Frank
2e sentinelle - Scott Joynt
L'Ombre d'Hector - Ernest Frank
Le spectre de Cassandre - Yvonne Corke
Le spectre d'Priam - Scott Joynt
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Charles Cambon
Mercure - Stearn Scott
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 377, 378 (2 + 3LPS} (1966)ª; Beecham Society WSA 513-516 {4LPS} Connaisseur-Melodram 303 {5LPS}; Melodram MEL 047 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-104
Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 162 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2001 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - September 2001 p.1096, p.1148, p.1149 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.149 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juli/August 1982 S.644 [SL]; April 2001 S.57 [GH]
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Classical Express - April 2001 p.4 [AJ]
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.81-82 [JW]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.310 (mention) [LM]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.82
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded June & July 1947. Ascagne is sung by Maria Branèze in «Les Troyens à Carthage». According to «Radio Times» (May 30 1947 p.12, p.24; June 27 1947 p.16, p.24) «La Prise de Troie» was given two separate broadcast performances on 3 and 6 June 1947 and «Les Troyens à Carthage» was also given two separate broadcast performances on 2 and 4 July 1947. «La Prise de Troie» was reviewed in «The Listener», 12 June 1947 p.931. The Pantheon-Music tapes are advertized in ARG September 1984 p.96
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Lily Djanel
Don José - Charles Kullman
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Leonard Warren
Frasquita - Thelma Votipka
Mercédès - Helen Olheim
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Arthur Kent
Zuninga - Norman Cordon
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 410
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1942). 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 Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Lily Djanel
Don José - Raoul Jobin
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Leonard Warren
Frasquita - Thelma Votipka
Mercédès - Helen Olheim
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Mack Harrell
Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 31 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0006 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4
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International Record Review - July 2000 p.105 [SP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56: No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [AG]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1943)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Lily Djanel
Don José - Raoul Jobin
Micaëla - Nadine Conner
Escamillo - Alexander Svéd
Frasquita - Thelma Votipka
Mercédès - Lucielle Browning
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - John Baker
Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 150
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Carmen - Jean Madeira
Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Micaëla - Cesy Broggini
Escamillo - Giuseppe Taddei
Frasquita - Consuelo Ramos
Mercédès - Noemi Souza
Moralès - Alvaro Bandini
Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 451 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (18 July 1958)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris
Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeur de Radio-France - Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailes
Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles
Don José - Nicolai Gedda
Micaëla - Janine Micheau
Escamillo - Ernest Blanc
Frasquita - Denise Monteil
Mercédès - Monique Linval
Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Le Remendado - Michel Hamel
Moralès - Bernard Plantey
Zuninga - Xavier Depraz
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1762-1764 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; HMV ASD 331-333 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5021 {3LPS} (1976)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 618/20 {3LPS} (1960)ª; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 145/7 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Capitol GCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Angel 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 183 10680/2 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5021 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49240-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CDS 5 56214-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67537-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3613 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221; July 1960 p.498
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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.90-S.91 [CK]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.91 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]: August 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.996 [CJL] (open reel tape): January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.83 [KM]
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Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.16 [FGB] April 1960 p.24 [DH]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.108 [JTH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 pp.38-39 [JB]: No.119 p.374 [RA]
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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11 ; HIGH FIDELITY December 1959 Vol.9 No.12 p.49; CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2005 pp.31-32) All of Mercédès' music is sung by Monique Linval (as listed above and which was recorded in the second session), except the Act 2 quintet which is sung by Marcelle Croisier and which was recorded in the first session. Note that the LPs were originally issued on the Capitol label in 1960 in the USA but then re-issued on the Angel label at the end of 1961
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus
Catherine Glover - Gwen Catley
Henry Smith - Richard Lewis
Le Duc de Rothsay - Trefor Jones
Ralph - Norman Walker
Mab - Lorely Dyer
Simon Glover - Owen Brannigan
Un Majordome - George Stern Scott
Un Seigneur - David Holman
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Compact Disc; - Beulah 1-2PD23 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2000 p.127 [AB]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Opera Now - March/April 2001 p.101 [ST]
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International Record Review - November 2000 p.111 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (3 and 4 June 1949) and again on BBC Radio 3 (29 April 1979)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Catherine Glover - Mattwilda Dobbs
Henry Smith - Alexander Young
Le Duc de Rothsay - Kevin Miller
Ralph - David Ward
Mab - Anna Pollack
Simon Glover - Owen Brannigan
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 269 (Acts 1 & 2) {1LP} ; {1963} & EJS 438 (Acts 3 & 4) {1LP} (1968)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 228
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (5, 7 October 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Louise - Grace Moore
Julien - Raoul Jobin
La Mère - Doris Doe
Le Père - Ezio Pinza
Le Noctambule - Alessio De Paolis
Le Pape de Fous - Alessio De Paolis
Irma - Maxine Stellman
Camille - Thelma Votipka
Blanche - Helen Olheim
Marguerite - Mary Ann Kirk
Gertrude - Irra Petina
Madeleine - Anna Kaskas
Suzanne - Lucielle Browning
Elise - Annamary Dickey (Laue)
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 164 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 9 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110102-04 (+Moore recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2016 {3CDS} (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers LOU 194301 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2000 pp.127-128 [PO'C]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Orpheus - April 2002 S.55 [DN]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.58
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Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.86; No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170
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Classic CD - November 2000 p.66 [MSR]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.109 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.36: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.41 [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.86 [SG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1943). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus
Le Comte Armand - Pierre Gianotti
Constance - Janine Micheau
Mikeli - Charles Paul
Antonio - Eugene Regnier
Daniel - Donald Munro
Marcellina - Marion Davies
Sémos - Donald Munro
Angelina - Winifred Lawson
Le Commandant - Fabian Smith
Le Lieutenant - Ernest Frank
Le Sergeant - Donald Campbell
Le Corporal - David Perrin
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 174 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 49 {2LPS}; *VOCE-73 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Intaglio ING CD 7342 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Malibran Music MR 554 {1CDR} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Deux journées by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.145
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - August 1993 p.1002
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Opera News - March 5 1994 p.36
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Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.184
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Orpheus - October 1993 p.56
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. There were two separate broadcasts, on 19 and 21 December 1947. See Radio Times Issue dated December 12 1947 p.24 and Issue dated December 19 1947 p.8. These both list Claudine Collart as singing the role of Constance, but when a recording of the performance on 19 December was broadcast on 19 August 1979 Janine Micheau was listed in Radio Times (Issue dated 18-24 August 1979 p.28).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Theatre Chorus
Sali as Child - Sybil Hamilton
Sali - René Soames
Vreli as Child - Marion Davies
Vreli - Vera Terry
Dark Fiddler - Gordon Clinton
Manz - Fabian Smith
Marti - Frederick Sharp
Gingerbread Woman - Marion Davies
Wheel-of-Fortune Woman - Sylvia Patriss
Cheap-Jewellary Woman - Gwladys Garside
Showman - William Herbert
Merry-Go-Round Man - Donald Munro
Shooting-Gallery Man - Scott Joynt
Slim Girl - Marion Davies
Wild Girl - Gwladys Garside
Poor Horn Player - William Herbert
Hunchbacked Bass Player - Philip Hatley
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Compact Disc; - Somm Recordings «SOMM-BEECHAM» 12-2 (+Songs of Sunset) {2CDS};; (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.96 [EG]
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International Record Review - March 2002 pp.78-79 [RMW]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Comments:- There were two separate performances broadcast on 23 and 25 April 1948. (See RADIO TIMES April 16 1948 p.19, April 23 1948 p.7). The first performance was reviewed in THE LISTENER May 6 1948 pp.756-757. The CDs issued by SOMM carry a recording of the first performance, the cast of which is given above. That announced for 25 April was the same except that Lloyd Strauss Smith was to have sung the Showman and the Poor Horn Player instead of William Herbert. According to the review in GRAMOPHONE the recording issued by SOMM is of a performance broadcast on 24 April 1948. However, according to RADIO TIMES there was no performance broadcast on that day.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1948(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - CHORUS
Sali as Child - Margaret Ritchie
Sali - René Soames
Vreli as Child - Dorothy Bond
Vreli - Lorely Dyer
Dark Fiddler - Gordon Clinton
Manz - Dennis Dowling
Marti - Frederick Sharp
Peasant 1 - Donald Munro
Peasant 2 - Dennis Dowling
Woman 1 - Marjorie Avis
Woman 2 - Gwladys Garside
Woman 3 - Gwladys Garside
Gingerbread Woman - Dorothy Bond
Wheel-of-Fortune Woman - Marjorie Avis
Cheap-Jewellary Woman - Gwladys Garside
Showman - Lloyd Strauss-Smith
Merry-Go-Round Man - Donald Munro
Slim Girl - Marion Davies
Wild Girl - Gwladys Garside
Poor Horn Player - Lloyd Strauss-Smith
Hunchbacked Bass Player - Philip Hatley
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 6751-6762 {12x78s} (1948)ª; HMV DB 9306-9317 {12x78s;AC} (1948)ª; World Records SHB 54 (collection) {6LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Beecham Edition» CMS 7 64386-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110982-83 (+other works by Delius) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1948 p.78; October 1979 p.697 [FA] November 1992 p.224 [AS]
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Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.455
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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.132; No.518 octobre 2004 p.138 [MF]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1948 p.1
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Comments:- Recorded between 1 May and 20 July 1948. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1929-30(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Choir
Faust - Heddle Nash
Méphistophélès - Robert Easton
Marguerite - Miriam Licette
Valentin - Harold Williams
Siébel - Doris Vane
Marthe - Muriel Brunskill
Wagner - Robert Carr
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Black Disc; - Columbia DX 88-103 {16x78s) (UK) (1930)ª; HMV «Treasury» HLM 7052 {1LP} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Dutton Laboratories 2DAX 2001 {1CD} (1994)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 9010 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1930 p.231; July 1974 p.256 [JBS]; May 1994 p.132; July 1994 p.30
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Comments:- Some sides were conducted by Clarence Raybould. More details can be found in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.50 No.2 June 2005 pp.114-116.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Raoul Jobin
Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza
Marguerite - Licia Albanese
Valentin - John Charles Thomas
Siébel - Lucielle Browning
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - Wilfred Engelman
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Compact Disc; - *AS-disc 1104/5; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 792 {2CDS}; ; The Radio Years RY 23/24 {2CDS}; Aura LRC 1109 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2258/59 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0065 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.69
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1943)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Raoul Jobin
Méphistophélès - Ezio Pinza
Marguerite - Licia Albanese
Valentin - Martial Singher
Siébel - Lucielle Browning
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - John Baker
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1490 (& 918 & 683 & 1250) ; The Opera Lovers FAUS 194401 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947-48(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Faust - Georges Noré
Méphistophélès - Roger Rico
Marguerite - Géori Boué
Valentin - Roger Bourdin
Siébel - Huguette Saint-Arnaud
Marthe - Betty Bannerman
Wagner - Ernest Frank
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 9422-9437 (16x78s,AC) (1949)ª; RCA Victor DM 1300 {16x78s;AC} (1949)ª; RCA Victor LCT 1000 {3LPS} (1951)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90355 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 153 (+Geori Boué - recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110117-18 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1949 p.124; September 2001 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - February 1950 p.34; January 1999 p.124 [AB] April 1999 p.383 (letter)
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Opera News - October 10 1949 p.27 [SF3]
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Orpheus - November + Festival 1998 S.90 [GH]; 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87-S.88 [GH]; Oktober 2001 S.57-S.58 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.576-580 [WA]
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Opéra International - No.248 juillet-aoüt 2000 p.72 [JP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.88 [JLD]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.127, p.130 [PHR]: November/ December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.294 [RVL]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.307 [DA]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.74, p.76 [SP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 pp.94-96 [GL]
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Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 pp.89-90 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded between 25 February 1947 and 30 June 1948. More details can be found in«Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Bidù Sayão
Poussette - Frances Greer
Javotte - Maxine Stellman
Rosette - Lucielle Browning
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Charles Kullman
Lescaut - John Brownlee
Le Compte des Grieux - Nicola Moscona
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc - Operatic Archives OA 1004; {3LPS}; Magnificent Editions ME 103 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 11 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 812 {2CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0053 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1943)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Beecham Choral Society
Konstanze - Lois Marshall
Belmonte - Léopold Simoneau
Blonde - Ilse Hollweg
Pedrillo - Gerhard Unger
Osmin - Gottlob Frick
Bassa Selim - Hansgeorg Laubental
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1462-1463 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia SAXS 2427, SAX 2428-2429 {3LPS 5-sides} (1962)ª; EMI HQM 1050-1051 {2LPS} (1966)ª; EMI HQS 1050-1051 {2LPS} (1966)ª; EMI 1 C 153-01541/42 {2LPS} (1966)ª; HMV SLS 5153 (ASD 3653-3654) {2LPS} (1976)ª; Angel SBL 3555 {2LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TCSLS 5153 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 63715 2 (+Simoneau recital) {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932612 (+Simoneau recital) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1957 p.404; September 1957 p.151; January 1958 p.306; February 1962 p.417 [PHW]; December 1966 p.331; April 1979 p.1767 [AB] March 1991 p. [AB]
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Opera - November 1957 p.717; February 1967 p.157 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.200-202 [AS]
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Diapason - No.32 1958 p.28; No.196 1975 p.37; No.217 1977 p.61
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.87 [PLM]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.139-140 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.68 [NB]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.154 1958 p.980
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1957 p.901 [DH]
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Comments:- Ilse Hollweg and Gerhard Unger speak their own dialogue, but the rest is spoken by actors
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1937-38(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Favres Solisten Vereinigung
Tamino - Helge Roswaenge
Papageno - Gerhard Hüsch
Königin der Nacht - Erna Berger
Sprecher - Walter Großmann
Pamina - Tiana Lemnitz
Sarastro - Wilhelm Strienz
Monostatos - Heinrich Tessmer
Papagena - Irma Beilke
1er Geharnischter - Heinrich Tessmer
2er Geharnischter - Walter Großmann
Erste Dame - Hilde Scheppan
Zweite Dame - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)
Dritte Dame - Rut Berglund
Erster Knabe - Irma Beilke
Zweiter Knabe - Carla Spletter
Dritter Knabe - Rut Berglund
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3465-3483S (19x78s) (1938)ª; *HMV ALP 1273-1275 {3LPS} (1955)ª; HMV RLS 1434653 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Victor «Masterpiece Sets» 541, 542 {19x78s}; RCA Victor 6103 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WCT 54 {EPS} (1951)ª; Seraphim IC-6129; World Record Club SH 158-160 Calig CAL 30845/30846 {2LPS}; Turnabout TV 4111-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 61034-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Pearl GEMM 9371 {2CDS}; Melodram MEL 27056 (+Die Entführung Aus dem Serail - highlights) {2CDS}; *NIMBUS «Prima Voce» NI 7827-7828 {2CDS}; Dutton Laboratories 2CDEA 5011 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The 78s» 2CD 78027 {2CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110127-28 {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1938 p.68 [HFVL]; November 1955 p.233 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; July 1983 p.181 [JBS]; March 1990 p. [JBS]
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Opera - January 1956 p.47
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.170
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Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 [AF]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92
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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.71: November/December 1986 Vol.49 No.6 p.26 [RVL]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.70 [KM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.83 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.64
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Opernwelt - April 1992 S.64
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: No.142 abril 2001 pp.44-45 [JS]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.69 (mention)
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Comments:- This recording, in which there is no dialogue, was recorded in two sessions: 8 to 15 November 1937 and 24 February to 8 March 1938. The following items were recorded in the second session: In diesen heiligen Hallen; Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja; Dies Bildnis is bezaubernd schön; Zu Hülfe; Overture pt.1; O zittre nicht. The last of these, the Queen of the Night's aria «O zittre nicht», was recorded on 8 March 1938 and was conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According to Walter Legge the orchestra in the recording conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler was the Berlin State Opera Orchestra (see OPERA June 1979 pp.539-540).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Tamino - Anton Dermota
Papageno - Walter Berry
Königin der Nacht - Rita Streich
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Pilar Lorengar
Sarastro - Arnold Van Mill
Monostatos - Eugenio Valori
Papagena - Olga Chelavine
1er Geharnischter - Umberto di Toto
2er Geharnischter - Italo Pasini
Erste Dame - Amanda Cetera
Zweite Dame - María del C. Ecignard
Dritte Dame - Carmela Giuliano
Erster Knabe - Susana Rouco
Zweiter Knabe - Corrada Malfa
Dritter Knabe - Noemi Souza
Erster Priester - Italo Pasini
Zweiter Priester - O. Borzoni
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 462 {3LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Connaisseur GM 6.0017 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.82 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (See OPERA November 1958 p.723)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Raoul Jobin
Olympia - Patrice Munsel
Giulietta - Lily Djanel
Antonia - Jarmila Novotná
Coppélius - Ezio Pinza
Dapertutto - Martial Singher
Miracle - Ezio Pinza
Nicklaus - Lucielle Browning
Spalanzani - Alessio De Paolis
Frantz - Alessio De Paolis
Schlemil - Lansing Hatfield
Crespil - Nicola Moscona
Andres - Lodovico Oliviero
Cochenille - Lodovico Oliviero
Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis
La Mère d'Antonia - Margaret Harshaw
Lindorf - Mack Harrell
Nathanael - Donald Dame
Luther - Gerhard Pechner
Hermann - Walter Cassel
Muse - Lily Djanel
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 941.94 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Radio Years RY 19-20 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram CDM 27514 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1944 p.60
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Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-68 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.59
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1944)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Hoffmann - Robert Rounseville
Olympia - Dorothy Bond
Giulietta - Margherita Grandi
Antonia - Ann Ayars
Coppélius - Bruce Dargavel
Dapertutto - Bruce Dargavel
Miracle - Bruce Dargavel
Nicklaus - Monica Sinclair
Spalanzani - Grahame Clifford
Frantz - Grahame Clifford
Schlemil - Owen Brannigan
Crespil - Owen Brannigan
Cochenille - Murray Dickie
Pitichinacchio - Murray Dickie
Nathanael - René Soames
Luther - Fisher Morgan
Hermann - Owen Brannigan
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Black Disc; - Decca AX 497-511 {15x78s}; Decca LXT 2582-2584 {3LPS} (1951)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 177-178 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Turnabout THS 65012-14 (2-channel re-recording);; Columbia LLPA-4 {3LPS} (USA); Columbia LGF-78 {15x45s} (USA)
Compact Disc; - SOMM «Beecham Edition» 13-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0212 {2CDS} (2004)ª
Laser Disc - Criterion CC1300L (NTSC); The Criterion Collection 157
DVD (Video) - The Criterion Collection 317 (2006)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+German soundtrack on 2xCDs) (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision TAL 060 837.99 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1951 p.13 (audio) [AR]; October 1951 p.94 (audio) [DST]; January 1963 p.356 (audio) [EG]; November 2002 pp.118-119 (audio) [AML]
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Opera - Vol.2 No.9 August 1951 p.464 (audio)
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Opera News - January 31 1998 p.47 (video) [RP]; May 2006 p.90 (DVD) [FPD]
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The Perfect Vision - Vol. 5 No.18 p.116 (video)
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International Record Review - November 2002 p.74 (audio) [RP]
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American Record Guide - June 1951 Vol.17 No.10 p.333 (audio) [MDS]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.238 (audio) [KM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1951 p.14 (audio)
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The Absolute Sound - Vol.20 Issue 105 p.142
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Comments:- The recording of the opera under Beecham was used as the sound track for the film
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947/1951(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Maria Reith
Coppélius - Josef Metternich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Anneliese Müller
La Mère d'Antonia - Johanna Blatter
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0022 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+English version on DVD) (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5743 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Neither Walhall nor Mike Richter provide information about the origin of the audio recording except the years 1947 and 1951. It is therefore a composite recording, but which parts were recorded in which year is not stated. It seems in fact that it is a recording of the soundtrack of the German version of Powell's and Pressburger's film. According to the online discography of Offenbach's stage works (hyperlink in CHLORLINK.HTM) «Rudolf Schock schrieb in seinen Memoiren, Josef Metternich und er seien nach täglich acht Stunden Synchronarbeit 'wie Betrunkene aus dem Studio gewankt'». See also the letter by Stefan Johansson in Classic Record Collector Spring 2005 p.4. Mr. Johansson also casts doubt on whether the conductor is Beecham. A DVD of the German version of the film has been issued by Premier and is listed above. See «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1935(Act 4;SE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Rodolfo - Heddle Nash
Schaunard - Robert Alva
Marcello - John Brownlee
Colline - Robert Easton
Mimi - Lisa Perli
Musetta - Stella Andreva
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Black Disc - Columbia LX 523-526 {4x78s} (UK) Columbia LX 8266-8269 (4x78s;AC} (UK); Columbia Masterworks 274 {3x78s) (USA) HMV HQM 1234 (Heddle Nash Recital) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM 9473 {1CD} (1991)ª;; Dutton CDLX 7012 {1CD} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1936 p.202 [HFVL]; October 1970 p.666-p.673; January 1971 p.1130 (mention); September 1991 p. [AB]; February 1995 p.115
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Opera Now - July 1995 p.57
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American Record Guide - 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.250
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir
Rodolfo - Jussi Björling
Schaunard - John Reardon
Marcello - Robert Merrill
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Lucine Amara
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Fernando Corena
Parpignol - William Nahr
Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte
Un doganiere - Thomas Powell
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6042 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1409-1410 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 896 (ASD 3030 - ASD 3031) {2LPS} (1974)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 311-312 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV QALP 10171-10172 (Italy); EMI 3C 53 00126/7 {2LPS} (Italy) ; HTA 34-35; Seraphim SIB-6099 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - *EMI TC-SLS 896; Angel 4X2G-47235
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47235-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56236-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47235 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67750-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111249-50 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.195; January 1957 p.306; April 1957 p.402 November 1974 p.963 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO] June 1987 p. [MEO]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.8 [RP]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.187 [BR]
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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.60 [JH]
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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [RHR]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.160 [CHP]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.18 noviembre 1957 p.475 [EM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [MC]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.91 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recorded between 16 March and 6 April 1956. Some parts of this recording were made with one or more singers recorded over previously recorded contributions from the orchestra and the other singers (e.g.Merrill's contribution to the opening «Questo mar rosso» was recorded after that of the other singers). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According toPeel the RCA Chorus was the Chorus of the New York City Opera. See also THE GRAMOPHONE January 1957 p.291, OPERA NEWS March 18 1995 p.21
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Blanche Thebom
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Giuseppe Taddei
Abimélech - Fernando Corena
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giuseppe Modesti
Le messager philistin - Alvaro Bandini
Premier philistin - Carlos Giusti
Deuxième philistin - Guerrino Boschetti
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 449 (+Vinay - recital) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1958, seeOPERA October 1958 p.655). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that this perfor-mance took place in Mexico City
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Kruschina - Marko Rothmüller
Kathinka - Sabine Kalter
Marie - Hilde Konetzni
Agnes - Mary Jarred
Wenzel - Heinrich Tessmer
Hans - Richard Tauber
Kezal - Fritz Krenn
Springer - Gerhardt Hinze
Esmeralda - Stella Andreva
Muff - Grahame Clifford
Tobias - Arnold Matters
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 830-2 {2CDS}; Radio Years RY 79/80 {2CDS}; Somm-Beecham 14-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Radio Years RY 79/80 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Urania URN 22286 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1992 p.95; January 2003 pp.78-79 [EG]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 p.223 [BR]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.229-230 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House (1 May 1939). The sound is not very good
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(SE)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ariadne - Maria Cebotari
Zerbinetta - Margaret Field-Hyde
Bacchus - Karl Friedrich
Najade - Margaret Field-Hyde
Dryade - Gwladys Garside
Echo - Edith Furmedge
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Black Disc; - *RCA RL 42821 (+Elektra - excerpts) {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90341 (+Elektra - excerpts) {1CD} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.102 [JBS]; March 1999 p.100 (in brief) [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.666-667 [AB]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [AJ]: Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [AJ]
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Comments:- From «Ein schönes Wunder!» to the end of the opera
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ariadne - Hilde Zadek
Zerbinetta - Ilse Hollweg
Bacchus - Peter Anders
Harlekin - Douglas Craig
Truffaldin - Bruce Dargavel
Brighella - Murray Dickie
Scaramuchio - Alexander Young
Najade - Maureen Springer
Dryade - Marjorie Thomas
Echo - April Cantelo
Sängerin - April Cantelo
Monsieur Jourdain - Miles Malleson
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60007 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.261-262 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original (1912) version at the Edinburgh Festival (see OPERA November 1950 pp.20-22; «Mein Leben» by Hilde Zadek S.61-63.). The play «Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme» in an English translation by Miles Malleson was performed first and then «Ariadne auf Naxos». The performances on 23 August and 4 September 1950 were broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated August 20-26 1950 p.23 and that dated September 3-9 1950 p.15. The cast listed above is that announced for 4 September. Dorothy Bond was announced as Najade for the performance on 23 August.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Elektra - Erna Schlüter
Chrysothemis - Ljuba Welitsch
Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen
Aegisth - Walter Widdop
Orest - Paul Schöffler
Ein alter Diener - Eric Goldie
Ein junger Diener - George Chitty
Die Schleppträgerin - Gwladys Garside
Die Vertraute - Mildred Watson
Der Pfleger des Orest - Ernst Erbach
Die Aufseherin - Ruth Packer
1. Magd - Maud Heaton
2. Magd - Gwladys Garside
3. Magd - Monica Warner
4. Magd - Sylvia Patriss
5. Magd - Marion Davies
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 171 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Rococo RR 1005 {2LPS}; Cetra Arkadia ARK 9; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 173 {2LPS} (1982)ª; Melodram MEL 41 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 946.117 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 981.H004 {2CDS} (1998)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro 1431 {2CDS} (2005)ª;; (see below)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.355; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.273-274 [JM]
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.70
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.150
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.276 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.74
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.187 avril 1995 p.104
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (October 1947). According to «More EJS» portions of the recording of the finale on the Rococo LPs were taken from the commercial recording conducted by Beecham. Two performances were broadcast, on 24 and 26 October 1947. See Radio Times Issue dated October 19-25 1947 p.24 and that dated Oct.26-Nov. 1 1947 p.4. According to the review by James Miller in FANFARE the recording on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro (OPD 1431) is not of the performance conducted by Beecham but of that conducted by Miropoulos (Salzburg 1957) that has also been issued by Opera d'Oro (OPD 1190).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947(SE)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus
Elektra - Erna Schlüter
Chrysothemis - Ljuba Welitsch
Aegisth - Walter Widdop
Orest - Paul Schöffler
Der Pfleger des Orest - Ernst Erbach
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 9393-9396 {4x78s;AC} (1949)ª; RCA Victor Set M 1247 (12-0471/4) {4x78s;AC};; RCA RL 42821 (+Ariadne auf Naxos - excerpts) {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90341 (+Ariadne auf Naxos - excerpts) {1CD} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1949 p.28 [AR]; June 1979 p.102 [JBS]; March 1999 p.100 (in brief) [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.666-667 [AB]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1949 p.7
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [AJ]: Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [AJ]
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Comments:- From «Was willst du, fremder Mensch» to the end of the opera
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Mignon - Risë Stevens
Philine - Patrice Munsel
Wilhelm Meister - James Melton
Lothario - Norman Cordon
Laerte - Alessio De Paolis
Jarno - John Gurney
Frédéric - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 389
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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1943). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Armando Borgioli
Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker
Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray
Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1997 p.662
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Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.105; March/April 1998 p.98 [GH]
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Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.163
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). 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 Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - Charles Kullman
Ford - John Brownlee
Dr. Cajus - John Dudley
Bardolfo - George Rasely
Pistola - John Gurney
Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber
Nannetta - Frances Greer
Meg Page - Lucielle Browning
Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 293
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Antonietta Stella
Iago - Giuseppe Taddei
Cassio - Italo Pasini
Rodrigo - Umberto di Toto
Lodovico - Giuseppe Modesti
Montano - Guerrino Boschetti
Emilia - Zaira Negroni
Un Araldo - José Crea
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 34 {3LPS}; Stradivarius 1013-1015 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0068 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.256-257 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 p.94 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (4 July 1958). The LPs issued on the Stradivarius label are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1985 p.443.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Frida Leider
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Emanuel List
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Maria Nezádal
Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 167 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 234 {2LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90266 {1CD} (1996)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2311/12 (+Wagner scenes with Leider) {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.97 [ST]
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Opera News - January 11 1997 p.42
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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.292
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Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [MT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No.4 December 2005 pp.275-276 [MS]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 p.101 [MA]: Summer 2008 pp.95-06 [SH]
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Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.68
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (14 May 1936)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(Acts 1&2;LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter
Veit Pogner - Ludwig Weber
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Walther von Stolzing - Peter Anders
David - Murray Dickie
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Constance Shacklock
Nachtwächter - Geraint Evans
Kunz Vogelgesang - Edgar Evans
Konrad Nachtigall - Ernest Davies
Ulrich Eisslinger - Dennis Stephenson
Balthasar Zorn - Emlyn Jones
Augustin Moser - David Tree
Hermann Ortel - Marian Nowakowski
Hans Schwarz - Charles Morris
Hans Foltz - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03369
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0050-1 {1CD} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]
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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 (mention) [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.97-98 [RG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.84-85 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of part of Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 July 1951). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated July 1-7 1951 p.19).
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1937(LC)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Sven Nilsson
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Booth Hitchin
Hirt - Octave Dua
Steuerman - Leslie Horsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Parry Jones
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Black Disc; - Discocorp «Recital Records» RR 223 {4LPS} ; A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1051 (Act 2) {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI «Références» CHS 7 64037-2 [LC] (1992)ª; *Melodram 37029; Grammofono 2000 AB 78570-78572 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0021-3 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia 78085 {3CDS} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1992 p.100 [AB]; September 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.64 (Act 2) [PLM]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1985 Vol.48 No.4 p.71, p.75 [PJR]
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.66
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 settembre 2001 p.113 [MG]
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Comments:- Only part of the EMI recording is conducted by Beecham; the rest is conducted byReiner. The other recordings are from 2 performances (18, 22 June 1937) as thereare 2 Brangaenes (Klose & Branzell) and 2 Kurwenals (Janssen & Schoeffler); The A.N.N.A. disc contains Act 2 only
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1946(RE)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Hunding - Sven Nilsson
Brünhilde - Irma Björk
Wotan - Andreas Boehm
Fricka - Gertrud Wettergren
Gerhilde - Emelie Hooke
Ortlinde - Phyllis Harrison
Waltraute - Gwladys Garside
Schwertleite - Gladys Ripley
Helmwige - Sylvia Patriss
Siegrune - Edith Furmedge
Grimgerde - Maud Heaton
Roßweiße - Gladys Palmer
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02656
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 372 Archipel ARCD 0186 (+Max Lorenz recital) {1CD} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 2005 (online edition) [DJB]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.246 [JPM]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.97-98 [RG]
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Comments:- The cassette with excerpts of a performance by the BBC with the cast members given as «Konetzni, Wettergren, Lorenz» and the year given as 1942! is listed in Charles Handelman's Live Opera Catalogue dated November 2000 p.75. As none of these singers were in England in 1942 it seems most likely that the recording is of one of the studio performances conducted by Thomas Beecham on 18 and 20 December 1946 which were broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated December 13 1946 p.20, p.28. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The dates of the performances are given correctly here, but Archipel gives the year (incorrectly) as 1947. There is a review by Dyneley Hussey in The Listener Issue dated 26 December 1946 pp.947-948 .
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