(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Bellini Vincenzo - Norma - Covent Garden 1979(LI)*
2 Davies Peter Maxwell - Taverner - Covent Garden 1972(LI)*
3 Davies Peter Maxwell - Taverner - Covent Garden 1983(LI)*
4 Giordano Umberto - Fedora - Covent Garden 1995(LI)*
5 Lloyd George - John Socman - BBC Northern Orchestra 1982(RA)*
6 Mussorgsky Modest - Khovanshchina - Covent Garden 1972(LI)*
7 Pijper Willem - Halejwijn - Omroeporkest 1982(STU)*
8 Puccini Giacomo - Tosca - Covent Garden 1961(LI)*
9 Puccini Giacomo - Tosca - Covent Garden 1972?(LI)*
10 Puccini Giacomo - Turandot - Covent Garden 1963(LI)*
11 Shostakovich Dmitry - Nose (The) - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra 1972?(RA)*
12 Strauss Richard - Salome - Covent Garden 1992**
13 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Covent Garden 1968(LI;CRAIG)***
14 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Covent Garden 1968(LI;VICKERS)*
15 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Covent Garden 1994(LI)***
16 Verdi Giuseppe - Attila - Covent Garden 1993(LI)*
17 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Covent Garden 1962(LC)*
18 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Covent Garden 1975(LI)*
19 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Covent Garden 1977(LI)*
20 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Covent Garden 1995(LI)*
21 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Covent Garden 1966(LI)*
22 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Washington Opera 2001(LI)*
23 Verdi Giuseppe - Ernani - Omroeporkest 1972(LE)*
24 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - New Symphony Orchestra of London 1962(SE)*
25 Verdi Giuseppe - Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 198?(RA)*
26 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Covent Garden 1997(LI)*
27 Verdi Giuseppe - masnadieri (I) - Covent Garden 1998(LI)*
28 Verdi Giuseppe - masnadieri (I) - Covent Garden 2002(LI)*
29 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Covent Garden 1987(LI)*
30 Verdi Giuseppe - Rigoletto - Covent Garden 2001(LI)***
31 Verdi Giuseppe - Rigoletto - Covent Garden 2005(LI)*
32 Verdi Giuseppe - Simon Boccanegra - Covent Garden 1982(LI)*
33 Verdi Giuseppe - Stiffelio - Covent Garden 1993(LC)**
34 Verdi Giuseppe - Stiffelio - Covent Garden 1995(LI)*
35 Wagner Richard - Feen (Die) - BBC Northern Orchestra 1976(RA)*
36 Wagner Richard - Liebesverbot (Das) - BBC Northern Orchestra 1976(RA)*
37 Wagner Richard - Rienzi - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra 1976(RA)*
38 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Covent Garden 1967(LI)*
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Shirley Verrett
Adalgisa - Josephine Veasey
Pollione - Charles Craig
Oroveso - Cesare Siepi
Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Flavio - Dennis O'Neill
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 529-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1979 pp.100-102. It appears that none of the performances of Norma in this «run» was broadcast so, presumably, this recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung
Richard Taverner - Gwynne Howell
Cardinal later Archbishop - John Lanigan
King - Noel Mangin
The Jester - Benjamin Luxon
White Abbot - Raimund Herincx
Priest-Confessor - James Bowman
Captain - Paul Hudson
Gabriel - John Dobson
Michael - Dennis Wicks
First Monk - Francis Egerton
Second Monk - Adrian De Peyer
Rose Parrowe - Gillian Knight
Boy - David Pearl
Antichrist - Robert Bowman
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1132
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (15 July 1972; see OPERA September 1972 pp.789-794). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 July 1972 p.16.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung
Richard Taverner - John Tomlinson
Cardinal later Archbishop - John Dobson
King - Paul Hudson
The Jester - Alan Oke
White Abbot - Raimund Herincx
Priest-Confessor - James Bowman
Captain - Geoffrey Moses
Gabriel - Kim Begley
Michael - Roderick Earle
First Monk - John Winfield
Second Monk - Paul Crook
Rose Parrowe - Sarah Walker
Boy - Michael Watkins
Antichrist - Mary Moise-Boycott
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 134/2 {2CDRS}
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 July 1983; see OPERA September 2003 pp.1032-1036). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 July 1983 p.44.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maria Guleghina
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura
De Siriex - Carlos Álvarez
Lorek - Mark Beesley
Nicola - Bryan Secombe
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Rosemary Joshua
Boroff - David Ellis
Gretch - Jeremy White
Il Barone Rouvel - John Dobson
Cirillo - Michael Druiett
Dmitri - Maria Jagusz
Desiré - Timothy Robinson
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Jeremy Levitsky
Sergio - Philip Slane
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08114
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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 December 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 December 1995 p.126 where Plácido Domingo is listed as singing Loris, but the Royal Opera House's advertisment in OPERA November 1995 p.1251 gives José Cura as singing on 2 December. The performances on 21 November (with Domingo) and on 18 November (with Cura) are reviewed in OPERA February 1996 pp.219-220. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
John Socman - Raimund Herincx
Richard - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Sybil - Lois McDonall
Gleemaiden - Ann Howard
Brother Tom - John Winfield
Warner - Geoffrey Shaw
Sir Hugh Mannay - Tom McDonnell
Mawle - Norman Welsby
Timothy - Brian Burrows
Farmer - Geoffrey Shaw
First farmer's son - Brian Burrows
Second farmer's son - Michael Pearce
Innkeeper - Michael Pearce
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 026/3 {3CDS}
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (7 February 1982)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School
Ivan Khovansky - David Ward
Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson
Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear
Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre
Dosifey - Martti Talvela
Marfa - Yvonne Minton
Scribe - Francis Egerton
Emma - Anne Pashley
Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer
Streshniev - Robert Thomas
Varsonofiev - William Elvin
Strelets I - Thomas Allen
Strelets II - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Chorus - Klein Omroepkoor
Halewijn - Ruud van der Meer
Royal Child - Cora Canne-Meijer
Hawewijn's Mother - Jard van Nes
King - Hein Meens
Queen - Tine Appelman
Sister - Marianne Dielemann
Brother - Peter Kooy
Groom - Wouter Goedhart
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Black Disc - Donemus «Composers' Voice CVS 1987-1988 {2LPS}
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Comments:- The LPs issued on the Donemus label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Il barone Scarpia - Otakar Kraus
Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson
Cesare Angelotti - David Kelly
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Victor Godfrey
Un pastore - John Pyle
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1093-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 703 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. There were three performances with the cast listed above. Those on 18, 23 May 1961 are reviewed in OPERA July 1961 pp.479-480 and that on 26 May 1961 was broadcast by the BBC Home Service (see Radio Times Issue dated May 20-26 1961). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003» and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972?(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Kostas Paskalis
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Gwynne Howell
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Paul Hudson
Un pastore - David Pearl
Un carceriere - Paul Statham
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 470 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002. The performance recorded is probably that on 1 January 1972 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 January 1972). The performance on 8 December 1971 is reviewed in OPERA February 1972 pp.177-178.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Bruno Prevedi
Liù - Raina Kabaivanska
Ping - Peter Glossop
Pang - John Lanigan
Pong - Kenneth MacDonald
Timur - Joseph Rouleau
L'imperatore Altoum - Joseph Ward
Un mandarino - Victor Godfrey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02505
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February or March 1963). The performance on 28 February 1963 is reviewed in OPERA April 1963 pp.274-277. The performance on 5 March 1963 was broadcast by BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated March 2-8 1963 p.29).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972?(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Major Kuzmich Kovalyov - Geoffrey Chard
Ivan Yakovlevich - Michael Langdon
Ivan - Nigel Rogers
The Nose - Nigel Rogers
Praskovya Osipovna - Josephine Barstow
Police Officer - Paul Crook
Clerk in newspaper office - Michael Langdon
Yarkzhkin - David Lennox
Doctor - Michael Langdon
The Countess's Footman - Leslie Fyson
Lady - Ann Howard
Man - Leslie Fyson
Anxious passenger - Robert Bowman
Father - Geoffrey Chard
Mother - Sandra Dugdale
Their sons - Philip Langridge
- John Noble
Ivan Ivanovich - Neil Howlett
Pjotr Fydorovich - David Lennox
Elderly aristocratic lady - Ann Howard
Roll-seller - Josephine Barstow
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2281
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Recordings of The Nose by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.773; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in an English translation by Edward Downes broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 21 October 1972 and 18 September 1976. See Radio Times Issue dated 21-27 October 1972 p.29 and Issue dated 18-24 September 1976 p.27.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1992
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Salome - Maria Ewing
Jochanaan - Michael Devlin
Herodes - Kenneth Riegel
Herodias - Gillian Knight
Narraboth - Robin Leggate
Ein Page - Fiona Kimm
Erster Nazarener - Mark Beesley
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00791(PAL); Pioneer 146 080
DVD (Video) - Covent Garden Pioneer
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Pioneer CVI 1720 (PAL) (1993)ª; Home Vision SAL 900 (NTSC); Echo 577 804 (SECAM) (1993)ª; Pioneer Classics PILC 1146 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1993 p.122 [JBS]
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Opera - Sept 1993 p.1127
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Orpheus - Juli 1994 S.63
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.121
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.62
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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.100; No.496 octobre 2002 pp.134-135 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.157; No.169 p.128
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BBC Music Magazine - November 1993 p.63
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.95: No.79 avril 1995 p.98
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.105 (DVD) [PMH]
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Craig)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Gwyneth Jones
Radamès - Charles Craig
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - John Shaw
Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau
Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly
Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley
Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Disc; - Opera Dept 10301-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3116 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics 8878 (NTSC) (1998)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
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 February 1968). This was transmitted by BBC 2 Television. See Radio Times Issue dated February 1 1968 p.23 where it is stated «For the first time BBC-2 presents a complete opera in colour direct from the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN». There is a review in OPERA March 1968 pp.257-258. It was announced in Radio Times that Radames would be sung by Richard Cassily, but, on the advice of Equity, he was refused a work permit. The VHS cassette issued by Legato is listed in their «New Video Cassette Listings - Winter 1998» where it is described as «Time coded/fair quality». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Vickers)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Gwyneth Jones
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Lyne Dourian
Amonasro - John Shaw
Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau
Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly
Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley
Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00098
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27019 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1849-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3420
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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 publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Covent Garden (27 January 1968). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. (see Radio Times Issue dated January 25 1968 p.9). The performance on 30 January with the same cast is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.250). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Cheryl Studer
Radamès - Dennis O'Neill
Amneris - Luciana D' Intino
Amonasro - Alexander Agache
Ramphis - Robert Lloyd
Il Re di Egitto - Mark Beesley
Una Sacerdotessa - Yvonne Barclay
Un Messaggero - Robin Leggate
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Compact Disc - Serenissima C 360163/4 {2CDS};The Opera Lovers AID 199401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 01031 (PAL); Pioneer LDC PILC 1181 (Japanese NTSC)
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AID-050 (NTSC)
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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 News - June 1996 p.52
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.60; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 [SS]
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.111
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.68
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (June 1994). 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 Edward Downes - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Attila - Samuel Ramey
Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Odabella - Elizabeth Connell
Foresto - Dennis O'Neill
Uldino - Robin Leggate
Leone - Mark Beesley
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3238 (1993)ª; House of Opera ALD 3238
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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 19 June 1993 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performance on 14 June 1993 is reviewed in OPERA August 1993 p.982.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - Jon Vickers
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Amy Shuard
Ulrica - Regina Resnik
Oscar - Joan Carlyle
Silvano - Victor Godfrey
Samuele - David Kelly
Tom - Michael Langdon
Un Giudice - John Kollmann
Un servo - George Barker
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00121
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 787 {2CDS}; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1403 {2CDS} (2003)ª; A Voice from the Old House VFOH 53/54 {2CDS};; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 009 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - August 2008 pp.980-981 [RP]
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Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.107 [MP]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.78 [RL1]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.93-94 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording(s) made at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1962; see OPERA April 1962 p.278). None of the performances were broadcast so, presumably, the recording(s) was(were) made «in-house». The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «February 2003 Update» and the recording issued on «A Voice from the Old House» label is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued on the Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» label is claimed to be of the performance on 23 February 1963, but as pointed out by Tully Potter in his review in CRC (loc.cit.) this cannot be correct as Amy Shuard did not complete this performance. He suggests that the recording «certainly derives partially from 27 February and possibly partially from 2 March.» The end of Act 2 (about a minute) is missing from this recording and «a further passage of more than four minutes ...is lost from from Act 3 Scene 1»
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Yuri Mazurok
Amelia - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Ulrica - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - William Elvin
Samuele - Gwynne Howell
Tom - Forbes Robinson
Un Giudice - Francis Egerton
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00120
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance using the Swedish version given in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 November 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.75-76. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Nicolai Gedda
Ankastrom - Yuri Mazurok
Amelia - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Oscar - Norma Burrowes
Cristiano - William Elvin
Ribbing - Forbes Robinson
Dehorn - Gwynne Howell
Minister for Justice - Francis Egerton
Madame Arvidson - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2315-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish Version» in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1977; see OPERA April 1977 p.386). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Gegam Grigorian
Ankastrom - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amelia - Deborah Voigt
Oscar - Lilian Watson
Cristiano - David Ellis
Minister for Justice - John Dobson
Madame Arvidson - Florence Quivar
Count Ribbing - Mark Beesley
Count Horn - Michael Druiett
Servant - Rodney Gibson
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4526 (1998)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish Version» in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 April 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 April 1995). Pavarotti was announced to sing Gustavo III but withdrew. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1988».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Peter Glossop
Il Grande Inquisitore - David Ward
Un Frate - Michael Langdon
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr
Tebaldo - Elizabeth Robson
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Ronald Lewis
Una voce dal cielo - Roxolana Roslak
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 142/3M {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of opera CD 276 {3CDS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1185
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance a 5-act version at Covent Garden in June 1966. There were performances with the cast given above on 10, 13, 16 June 1966. The performance on 10 June is reviewed in OPERA August 1966 pp.668-669. The recording was first broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 2 April 1967 (See Radio Times March 30 1967 p.18) and again by BBC Radio 3 on 19 September 1968 (See Radio Times September 12 1968 p.58)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Washington Opera
Chorus - Washington Opera
Don Carlo - Ramón Vargas
Filippo II - Paata Burchuladze
Rodrigo - Jorge Lagunes
Il Grande Inquisitore - Daniel Sumegi
Un Frate - Rosendo Flores
Elisabetta di Valois - Verónica Villarroel
La principessa Eboli - Elizabeth Bishop
Tebaldo - Patricia Wulf
Il Conte di Lerma - Corey Evan Rotz
Un Araldo Reale - William Andrew Stuckey
Una voce dal cielo - Juliana Rambaldi
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 714 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1422-3 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a four-act version given in Washington (31 March 2001). A performance in which Dwayne Croft sung the role of Rodrigo is reviewed in OPERA June 2001 pp.692-693. See also the website http://www.weblaopera.com . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LE)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Chorus - Omroepkoor
Ernani - Plácido Domingo
Elvira - Felicia Weathers
Carlo - Piero Francia
Silva - Agostino Ferrin
Riccardo - Wynford Evans
Iago - Robert Holl
Giovanna - Delia Wallis
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Compact Disc; - *Bella Voce BLV 107.004 {1CD} (1996)ª
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.3
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Comments:- Recording of part of a concert performance given in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (15 January 1972)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra of London
Falstaff - Fernando Corena
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Renato Capecchi
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - Michael Langdon
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» SDD 429 London A 4154 {1LP} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1154 {1LP} (1964)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 9-075 (7½ips 4-track) (1984)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.287; November 1974 p.964 [JBS]
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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG] July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG]July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Edward Downes - 198?(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Gaston, Vicomte de Béarn - Kenneth Collins
Le comte de Toulouse - Henry Newman
Roger - Malcolm King
Ademar de Monteil - Roderick Earle
Raymond - Anthony Roden
Hélène - June Anderson
Isaure - Malmfrid Sand
Un soldat - David Hoult
Un Héraut - Stephen Rhys-Williams
L'Émir de Ramla - John Tranter
Un officier de l'Émir - John Winfield
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04079
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1485
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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 May 1986 (See Radio Times Issue dated 10-16 May 1986 p.36). 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 Edward Downes - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Macbeth - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Lady Macbeth - Georgina Lukacs
Banco - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Macduff - Dennis O'Neill
Malcolm - Robin Leggate
Dama - Jennifer Rhys-Davies
Medico - Richard Robson
Domestico - Jonathan Coad
Sicaro - Wyndham Parfitt
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 779 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of the original (1847) version in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 July 1997). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 July 1997 p.110. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Massimiliano - Carlo Colombara
Carlo - Franco Farina
Francesco - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Amalia - Paula Delligatti
Armino - Robin Leggate
Moser - Julian Konstantinov
Rolla - Gerard Quinn
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Compact Disc - House of Opera {2CDS}
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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden at the Baden-Baden Festival (13 June 1998). The performance on 8 June 1998 is reviewed in OPERA September 1998 pp.1087-1088.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Massimiliano - René Pape
Carlo - Franco Farina
Francesco - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Amalia - Paula Delligatti
Armino - Edgaras Montvidas
Moser - Eric Halfvarson
Rolla - Grant Doyle
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDS}
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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (19 October 2002). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 19-25 October 2002 p.136. The performance on 30 September 2002 is reviewed in OPERA December 2002 pp.1502-1503. The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Otello - Vladimir Atlantov
Desdemona - Julia Varady
Iago - Sherrill Milnes
Cassio - Robin Leggate
Rodrigo - Christopher Gillet
Lodovico - Gwynne Howell
Emilia - Anne Mason
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 732 {2CDRS} (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (April or May 1987). 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» where the date of the recording is given as 14 April 1987. However, on this day Rosalind Plowright sang Desdemona (see OPERA June 1987 pp.694-696). Julia Varady sang Desdemona on 24, 28 April and 2, 7 May 1987. The performance on 24 April 1987 is reviewed in OPERA June 1987 pp.699-700. None of these recordings was broadcast so the recording was probably made «in-house».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rigoletto - Paolo Gavanelli
Gilda - Christine Schäfer
Duca di Mantova - Marcelo Álvarez
Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson
Maddalena - Graciela Araya
Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora
Monterone - Giovanni Battista Parodi
Marullo - Quentin Hayes
Borsa - Peter Auty
Conte di Ceprano - Graeme Broadbent
Contessa di Ceprano - Dervia Ramsay
Un paggio - Andrea Hazell
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 406 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - BBC/Opus Arte Media OA 0829 D (Europe) (2002)ª; BBC/Opus Arte Media OA 0830 D (USA) (2002)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2002 pp.86-87 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera News - September 2002 p.118 (DVD) [MB]
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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.77-S.78 (DVD) [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.122-125 (DVD) [NR]
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Opéra International - No.270 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.72-73 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 p.130 (DVD) [MP]
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International Record Review - June 2002 pp.90-91 (DVD) [CC]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2002 p.96 (DVD) [GH]
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Répertoire - No.158 juin 2002 p.29 (DVD) [PT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.65 (DVD) [JML]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.169 febbraio 2003 pp.97-98 (DVD) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.84 (DVD) [MCP]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at Covent Garden (19 September 2001; see OPERA November 2001 pp.1395-1397). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rigoletto - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Gilda - Ekaterina Siurina
Duca di Mantova - Rolando Villazón
Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson
Maddalena - Viktoria Vizin
Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora
Monterone - Darren Jeffery
Marullo - Jared Holt
Borsa - Robert Murray
Conte di Ceprano - Graeme Broadbent
Contessa di Ceprano - Dervia Ramsay
Un paggio - Andrea Hazell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1821-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK-HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (July 2005). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Simon Boccanegra - Renato Bruson
Jacopo Fiesco - Robert Lloyd
Amelia Grimaldi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Gabriele Adorno - Franco Bonisolli
Paolo Albiani - Jonathan Summers
Pietro - Roderick Earle
Un'ancella - Jane Powell
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Handel Owen
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02496
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1 June 1982). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 20 May - 4 June 1982 p.49).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1993(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Stiffelio - José Carreras
Lina - Catherine Malfitano
Stankar - Gregory Yurisich
Jorg - Gwynne Howell
Raffaele - Robin Leggate
Dorotea - Adele Paxton
Federico - Lynton Atkinson
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCB 00861 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Pioneer 8921 (2002)ª; Opus Arte Royal Opera House OAR 3103 D (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Home VIsion 50967 (NTSC);; *Covent Garden Pioneer CVI 1719 (PAL) (1993)ª; Echo 577 805 (SECAM)
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Recordings of Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1021; GIUDICI p.903 (2) p.1457; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.11; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.30
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1993 p.116
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Opera News - March 5 1994 p.41
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.42
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Opéra International - No.270 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.72-73 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.78; No.500 février 2003 p.122 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1994 p.63
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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.100: No.79 avril 1995 p.99
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 pp.105-106 [JR]
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Comments:- Video recording made at performances at Covent Garden (2,6 February 1993). See OPERA March 1993 p.265.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Stiffelio - José Cura
Lina - Catherine Malfitano
Stankar - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Jorg - Gwynne Howell
Raffaele - Robin Leggate
Dorotea - Leah-Marian Jones
Federico - Timothy Robinson
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 547 {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1021; GIUDICI p.903 (2) p.1457; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.11; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.30
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 June 1995). This performance does not appear to have been broadcast and so the recording was presumably made «in-house». The performance on 12 June 1995 is reviewed in OPERA August 1995 pp.988-999. The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000»
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Ada - April Cantelo
Arindal - John Mitchinson
Gernot - Paul Hudson
Gunther - Richard Greager
Drolla - Teresa Cahill
Der Feekönig - Don Garrard
Ein Bote - Julian Dodgson
Morald - Tom McDonnell
Farzana - Della Jones
Zemina - Elizabeth Gale
Lora - Lorna Haywood
Stimme Gromas - Don Garrard
Harald - Don Garrard
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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 146-S {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Audio Encycopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike;; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 148/4 {4CDRS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1027 (+excerpts; conducted by Sixten Ehrling) {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.59-S.60 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.256
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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.110 [FL-2]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.17 [ARB]
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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.84 [FSR]
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their LIST C where they are stated to come from a (re-)broadcast on 13 September 1981. The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label have been reviewed on the internet (http://www.omm.de) .
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Friedrich - Raimund Herincx
Luzio - Alexander Young
Claudio - Ian Caley
Antonio - Neil Jenkins
Brighella - Lawrence Richard
Isabella - April Cantelo
Marianna - Ilse Wolf
Dorella - Elizabeth Gale
Angelo - William Elvin
Danieli - Leslie Fyson
Pontio Pilato - David Lennox
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 155 (4LPS)
Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-129; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00465
Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 147/4 {4CDRS} (2001)ª; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1055 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Liebesverbot by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1098
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.95 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 June 1976. The Pantheon-Music cassettes are advertized in ARG September 1984 p.96. The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List C» .
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Rienzi - John Mitchinson
Irene - Lois McDonall
Steffano Colonna - Michael Langdon
Adriano Colonna - Lorna Haywood
Peace Herald - Elizabeth Gale
Paolo Orsini - Raimund Herincx
Raimondo - David Ward
Baroncelli - Adrian De Peyer
Cecco del Vecchio - Paul Hudson
Herald - Brian Cookson
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 146/5 {5CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1040 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.59 [US]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [FL-2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 June 1976. See Radio Times Issue dated 26 June - 27 July 1976 p.24.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Ernst Kozub
Sieglinde - Ingrid Bjoner
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
Brünhilde - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Wotan - Herbert Fliether
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Ava June
Ortlinde - Margaret Kingsley
Waltraute - Yvonne Minton
Schwertleite - Monica Sinclair
Helmwige - Vivien Townley
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Patricia Purcell
Roßweiße - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10075 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [SS]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.232 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.88 marzo 2006 pp.91-92 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 3 October 1967.
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