(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - RAI Roma 1952?(RA)*
2 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - RAI Roma 1955(RA)*
3 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1959(LI)*
4 Bellini Vincenzo - Beatrice di Tenda - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia 1964(LI)*
5 Bellini Vincenzo - Norma - EIAR Torino 1937(STU)*
6 Bellini Vincenzo - Norma - Covent Garden 1952(LI)*
7 Bellini Vincenzo - puritani (I) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1960(LE)*
8 Bellini Vincenzo - puritani (I) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1960(LI)*
9 Boito Arrigo - Mefistofele - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1956(STU)*
10 Cherubini Luigi - Médée [Medea] - Maggio Musicale Firenze 1953(LI)*
11 Cherubini Luigi - Médée [Medea] - Berliner Staatsoper 1958(LI)*
12 Cimarosa Domenico - trame deluse (Le) - RAI Milano 1969(RA)*
13 Franck César - Hulda - RAI Milano 1960(RA)*
14 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Alceste [Vienna] - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1967(LI)*
15 Mancinelli Luigi - Ero e Leandro - RAI Torino 1969?(RE)*
16 Mascagni Pietro - amico Fritz (L') - RAI Roma 1953(RC)*
17 Massenet Jules - Manon - RAI Milano 1952(RA)*
18 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra 1955(STU)*
19 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - NHK Symphony Orchestra 1956(LE)*
20 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1956(LI)*
21 Rossini Gioacchino - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1962(STU)*
22 Rossini Gioacchino - cambiale di matrimonio (La) - RAI Milano 1971*
23 Rossini Gioacchino - cenerentola (La) - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra 1953(STU)*
24 Rossini Gioacchino - cenerentola (La) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1968(LI)*
25 Rossini Gioacchino - Comte Ory (Le) - Glyndebourne Festival 1956(STU)*
26 Rossini Gioacchino - Comte Ory (Le) - RAI Torino 1959(RA)*
27 Rossini Gioacchino - occasione fa il ladro [Il Cambio della Valigia] (L') - RAI Torino 1973(RA)*
28 Schumann Robert - Genoveva - RAI Torino 1961(RA)*
29 Spontini Gaspare - Agnes von Hohenstaufen - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1954(LI)*
30 Spontini Gaspare - Vestale (La) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1970(LI)*
31 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Wiener Staatsoper 1941(LCE)*
32 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - RAI Roma 1951(RA)*
33 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1955(LI)*
34 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1949(LI)*
35 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia 1964(LI)*
36 Verdi Giuseppe - battaglia di Legnano (La) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1959(LI)*
37 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1957(LI)*
38 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1951(LI)*
39 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Teatro Massimo di Palermo 1960(LI)*
40 Verdi Giuseppe - Nabucco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1949(LI)*
41 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1939(LI)*
42 Verdi Giuseppe - trovatore (Il) - Covent Garden 1939(LI)*
43 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - RAI Roma 1950(LI)*
44 Weber Carl Maria von - Freischütz (Der) - RAI Torino 1954(RA)*
45 Weber Carl Maria von - Oberon - RAI Milano 1957(RA)*
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Antonio Manca Serra
Rocco - Sesto Bruscantini
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Plinio Clabassi
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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1003 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. «In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing». The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Giuseppe Taddei
Rocco - Boris Christoff
Marzelline - Irene Gasperoni
Jaquino - Nicola Monti
Fernando - Franco Calabrese
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9036 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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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 broadcast on 30 November 1955. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.134.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Richard Lewis
Pizarro - Kim Borg
Rocco - Mihály Székely
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - Duncan Robertson
Fernando - David Kelly
Erster Gefangene - John Kentish
Zweiter Gefangene - Derick Davies
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 967 (& 732)
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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 at the Glyndebourne Festival (11 July 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 5-11 1959 p.47). The performance on 3 July 1959 is reviewed in OPERA September 1959 pp.567-588. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Beatrice di Tenda - Leyla Gencer
Agnese - Antigone Sgourda
Filippo Maria Visconti - Mario Zanasi
Orombello - Juan Oncina
Anichino - Mario Guggia
Rizzardo - Ottorino Begali
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Black Disc; - Morgan Records 3MOR 6402 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 456 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2333-2334 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4543-4544 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BEA 196401 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Myto 2 MCD 065 334 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - April 1995 p.51
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Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.28 [GWL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice, Venice (10 January 1964; see OPERA April 1964 p.270). 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 Vittorio Gui - 1937(STU)
Orchestra - EIAR Torino
Chorus - EIAR Torino
Norma - Gina Cigna
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Giovanni Brevario
Oroveso - Tancredi Pasero
Clotilde - Adriana Perris
Flavio - Emilio Renzi
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Black Disc - Cetra CB 20010-27 {18x78s}; Parlophone R 20349-66 {18x78s} Odeon 7750-67 {18x78s}; Parlophone P20/21 {18x78s}; Cetra OLCP 1204/1-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories 4552/23 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78583/84 {2CDS} ;; Fonit Cetra CDON 43 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78010 {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 9004 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43646-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Aura LRC 01091 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 322-2 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1963 p.357; March 2003 p.89 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1963 pp.194-195 [HDR]; June 1997 p.663
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Opera Now - September 1994 p.53
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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57; Januar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4(mention)
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.26: No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58(mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Mirto Picchi
Oroveso - Giacomo Vaghi
Clotilde - Joan Sutherland
Flavio - Paul Asciak
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Black Disc - CLS MD TP 030/32 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 11 Estro Armonica 021; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 339
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01772
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 130-2 {2CDS}; DiVa 1131-1132 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI Classics 562 668-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 245-2 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.99 [AB]
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Opera - February 2004 pp.149-150 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.30-35 [MM]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.58 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]
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Diapason - No.246 janvier 1980 p.46 [DF]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.56 (2) p.59 (4) p.56
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ARSC Journal - Vol.22 No.2 Fall 1991 p.248 [SGA]
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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [MH]
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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.61 [MA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (8 November 1952). See OPERA January1953 p.37
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 841-2 (+La Sonnambula 1961) {2CDS}
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.112 [RL]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Edinburgh Festival (8 September 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 4-10 1960 p.39. The collection of excerpts on the SRO CD is a «filler» on the CDs of La Sonnambula conducted by Rescigno (1961)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1398
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (18 July 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated June 12-18 1960). 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 Vittorio Gui - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mefistofele - Boris Christoff
Faust - Giancinto Prandelli
Margherita - Orietta Moscucci
Martha - Amalia Pini
Wagner - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10156/57 {2LPS} (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1369-1370 {2LPS} (1956)ª; RCA Victor LM 6109 {2LPS} (1957)ª; RCA LM 6049; EMI 3C 153 03150/51 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65655-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Urania URN 22.285 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.136-137 [AR]; April 1996 p.110 [MEO]
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Opera - November 1956 p.689; February 1996 p.189
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.133
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Opéra International - juin 1996 No.203 p.52
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Diapason - No.422 janvier 1966 p.86 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86 [PHR]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.222 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.61 [MDS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1956 p.15
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.707 [JC}
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1996 No.5 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Act IV is omitted
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Medea - Maria Callas
Glauce - Gabriella Tucci
Neris - Fedora Barbieri
Giasone - Carlos Guichandut
Creonte - Mario Petri
Capitano - Mario Frosini
Prima Ancella - Liliana Poli
Seconda Ancella - Maria Andreassi
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 60; Voce 71 (Highlights) {1LP} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Ernani +La forza del destino +La Dame de Pique +concert) {14LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato H-516-2 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.521 (Highlights);; Golden Melodram GM 2.0037 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6394/95 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Encore CD 131-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1999 S.93-94 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]
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Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.102 (Highlights); No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.117 [VA]
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International Record Review - October 2003 p.29 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.90C [JS]: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.80 [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 p.99-101 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (7 May 1953). The highlights on the Gala CD are a «filler» on the discs of the recording in Dallas conducted by Rescigno. The CDs issued by the Istituto Discografico Italiano are reviewed in the «Online Music Magazine (click link below). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Medea - Inge Borkh
Glauce - Stina Britta Melander
Neris - Sieglinde Wagner
Giasone - Ludwig Suthaus
Creonte - Tomislav Neralic
Prima Ancella - Leonore Kirschstein
Seconda Ancella - Ursula Gust
Un Capo - Roland Kunz
Un Capo delle guardia del Re - Anton Metternich
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1010 (+vier letzte Lieder - Borkh) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 pp.68-69 [SS]
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.117 [VA]
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Répertoire - No.164 janvier 2003 p.98 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 pp.84-85 [BD]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Titania Palast, Berlin. Mitridate originally listed Rita Streich as performing the role of Glauce, but published a correction on the internet:-
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Ortensia - Adriane (Adriana) Martino
Olimpia - Alberta Valentini
Dorinda - Luisella Ciaffi Ricagno
Glicerio - Giuseppe Baratti
Don Nardo - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Artabano - Carlo Badioli
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Black Disc - *Voce 79 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4152
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast of a performance of an edition by Guido Pannain without recitatives
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Hulda - Orietta Moscucci
Swanhilde - Liliana Poli
La madre di Hulda - Anna Maria Rota
La madre de Asiak - Lucia Danieli
Eyolf - Giancinto Prandelli
Gudleik - Antonio Boyer
Edel - Alberta Valentini
Halgerde - Elena Wolkowicz
Asiak - Massimiliano Malaspina
Gunther - Mario Carlin
Eyric - Bruno Cioni
Yann - Nino Valsani
Eynar - Aurora Cattelani
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 155 {3LPS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - January 15 1983 p.44 [JWF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 8 May 1960
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Alceste - Leyla Gencer
Admeto - Mirto Picchi
Evandro - Giuseppe Baratti
Ismene - Fernanda Cadoni
Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi
Apollo - Luigi Roni
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 781 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1356 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.102-103 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (March 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.504). Vittorio Gui's own version was used. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version. The cast also included Guido Guarnera, Renza Jotti, Maurizio Piacenti
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1969?(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Ero - Margherita Rinaldi
Leandro - Veriano Luchetti
Prologo - Anna Maria Rota
Guarnera - Guido Guarnera
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 202 {1LP} (1974)ª
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Comments:- According to «More EJS» (p.110) Ero e Leandro «made its debut at the Norwich Festival on 8 October 1896», but according to «The New Grove Dictionary of Opera» (Vol.3 p.177) the first performance was in Madrid in 1897
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(RC)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Suzel - Rosanna Carteri
Fritz Kobus - Cesare Valletti
Beppe - Rina Corsi
David - Carlo Tagliabue
Federico - Walter Artioli
Hanezo - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Caterina - Stefania Pirandello
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1098-1099 2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.300 (+La bohème - Santini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1077-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 1994 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol. 17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.242
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.235
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International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.83 [MC]: No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [VJ]
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Comments:- The recording on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is not complete; part of Suzel's music is from the recording of Pia Tassinari of 1941. I do not know if this applies to the CDs issued on the G.O.P. label and to the CDRs issued by Premiere.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Manon - Rosanna Carteri
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Giancinto Prandelli
Lescaut - Afro Poli
Le Compte des Grieux - Plinio Clabassi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Bruno Gardi
De Brétigny - Pier Luigi Latinucci
La Servante - Donata Cei
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66325 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500722 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 April 1952.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Susanna - Graziella Sciutti
Conte Almaviva - Franco Calabrese
Contessa Almaviva - Sena Jurinac
Cherubino - Risë Stevens
Marcellina - Monica Sinclair
Bartolo - Ian Wallace
Basilio - Hugues Cuénod
Curzio - Daniel McCoshan
Antonio - Gwyn Griffiths
Barbarina - Jeannette Sinclair
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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1312, ALP 1313-1315 {4LPS 7-sides) (1956)ª; HMV ASDS 274, ASD 275-277 {4LPS 7-sides} (1959)ª; EMI EX 290017-3 {3LPS} (1984)ª; World Record Club OX 171, OC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; World Record Club SOX 171, SOC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; RCA Victor LM 6401 {4LPS} (USA) (1956)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290017-9 (1984)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4724 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4724 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Double Forte» CZS 5 73845-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI 476 942-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; EMI 367710-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - HMV SAT 1003-4 (Act 2) (1955)ª; HMV SAT 1006-7 (Act 1) (1956)ª; HMV SAT 1009-11 (Acts 3 & 4)(1956)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1956 p.321 [PHW]; November 1959 p.242; June 1984 p.67 [AB]; September 1991 p.126 [AB]; September 2000 p.96 [IM]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Opera - March 1956 p.174; November 1959 p.750
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Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 p.72 [AF]
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Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 pp.82-84 [MP]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.10
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]
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Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.22 [DH]
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International Record Review - July 2000 p.110 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded July 1955. Marcellina's and Basilio's arias are omitted in the CDs
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(LE)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus
Figaro - Giuseppe Taddei
Susanna - Alda Noni
Conte Almaviva - Antonio Cassinelli
Contessa Almaviva - Orietta Moscucci
Cherubino - Giulietta Simionato
Bartolo - Carlo Cava
Basilio - Mario Carlin
Barbarina - Kyoko Ito
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100809 (+Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Ackermann) {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Tamino - Juan Oncina
Papageno - Giuseppe Taddei
Königin der Nacht - Mimi Coertse
Sprecher - Plinio Clabassi
Pamina - Sena Jurinac
Sarastro - Boris Christoff
Papagena - Alda Noni
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 3013
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (27 January 1956).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Ian Wallace
Don Basilio - Carlo Cava
Berta - Laura Sarti
Fiorello - Duncan Robertson
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 5165 (ASD 3718-3720) {3LPS} (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD 4704 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel SCLX 1914 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5185 (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4704 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64162-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64162 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67762-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3638 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1963 p.190; January 1964 p.319; February 1964 p.385; July 1979 p.255 [RO]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; September 1987 p. [RO]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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Opera - December 1963 pp.833-834 [HDR]; December 1992 p.1498
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.196-197 [JK]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.185 [HG]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.159-160 (open reel tape) [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.99 [RDD]
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1971
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Fanni - Clara Chiara Grimaldi
Clarina - Elvira Spica
Edoardo - Ennio Buoso
Slook - Enrico Fissore
Norton - Giorgio Gatti
Sir Tobia Mill - Gianni Socci
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Compact Disc - Memories HR 4506
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Recordings of La cambiale di matrimonio by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.711; GIUDICI p.679 (2) p.1137
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.36
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.4 1994 p.128
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Opéra International - No.174 November 1993 p.68
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Cenerentola - Marina de Gabarain
Clorinda - Alda Noni
Tisbe - Fernanda Cadoni
Don Ramiro - Juan Oncina
Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Magnifico - Ian Wallace
Alindoro - Hervey Alan
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1147-1149 {3LPS} (1954)ª; HMV «The Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1011-1013 {3LPS} (1966)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 600 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64183-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1954 pp.72-73 [PHW]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; February 1966 p.409 [PHW]; May 1992 p.113 [RO]
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Opera - July 1966 pp.557-558 [AB]; December 1992 p.1498
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American Record Guide - May 1955 Vol.21 No.9 pp.290-291 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.55 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1954 p.489 [DH]
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Audio & Record Review - March 1966 p.42 [CW]
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cenerentola - Teresa Berganza
Clorinda - Rita Talarcio
Tisbe - Rosa Laghezza
Don Ramiro - Luigi Alva
Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Magnifico - Paolo Montarsolo
Alindoro - Giannicola Pigliucci
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Compact Disc - Archivi dell'Opera vol 5
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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - November 1992 p.84
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Le Comte Ory - Juan Oncina
La Comtesse Adèle - Sari Barabas
Alice - Jeannette Sinclair
Isolier - Cora Canne-Meijer
Ragonde - Monica Sinclair
Raimbaud - Michel Roux
Le Gouverneur - Ian Wallace
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1473-1474 (1957)ª;; HMV HQM 1073-1074 (1967)ª; *EMI RLS 744 (HLM 7194-7195) {2LPS} (1980)ª; Angel 3565 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64180-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64180 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.70; March 1967 p.492; May 1980 p.1712 [RO] September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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Opera - October 1957 p.655; April 1967 p.332 [AB]; December 1992 p.1498
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1957 p.721
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.56 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - July 1958 Vol.24 No.11 p.462 [PLM]
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Comments:- See «Glyndebourne Recorded» by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman pp.65-68, who report that more of the score was recorded than issued on records. It is not known if the unissued material still exists
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Sari Barabas
Alice - Jeannette Sinclair
Isolier - Cora Canne-Meijer
Ragonde - Monica Sinclair
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - Raffaele Ariè
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Black Disc; - Voce 1 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 027 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 458.2 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035130 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- Broadcast on 11 June 1959. See Bob Rose in Fanfare January/February 2000 p.102 on the issue of the Voce LPs
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Berenice - Margherita Rinaldi
Don Parmenione - Enrico Fissore
Conte Alberto - Carlo Gaifa
Ernestina - Stefania Malagù
Martino - Gianni Socci
Don Eusebio - Antonio Pirino
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1458 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' occasione fa il ladro [Il Cambio della Valigia] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.684
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.201 [BV]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.269-270 [CHP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 November 1973.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Genoveva - Consuelo Rubio
Golo - Nicola Filacuridi
Hidulfus - Franco Calabrese
Caspar - Ledo Freschi
Siegfried - Mario Borriello
Margaretha - Fedora Barbieri
Drago - Giorgio Tadeo
Balthasar - Renzo Gonzales
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 458 (1961)ª; Melodram MEL 031 {3LPS} (1981)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Genoveva by Robert Schumann are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.766; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.71 p.108
Comments:- Recorded 13 January 1961 and broadcast on 14 May 1961
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Agnes - Lucilla Udovich
Irmengard - Dorothy Dow
Der junge Heinrich - Alvaro Cordova
Herzog von Burgund - Franco Corelli
Der Kaiser - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Francesco Albanese
Heinrich der Löwe - Anselmo Colzani
Der Erzbischof - Arnold Van Mill
Theobald - Valiano Natali
Erster Richter - Lido Pettini
Zweiter Richter - Raniero Rossi
Ein Herold - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 467 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 25/3 {3LPS}; Cetra «Documents» DOC 72 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27055 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD H084 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6430/1 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0087 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.773
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.195-196 [GJ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Firenze (9 May 1954; see OPERA August 1954 pp.470-474 )
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Giulia - Renata Scotto
Gran Vestale - Oralia Domínguez
Licinius - Franco Tagliavini
Cinna - Mirto Picchi
Grande Sacerdote - Graziano Del Vivo
Aruspice - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Compact Disc - Melodram «Connoisseur» CDM 27512 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - March 1993 p.73
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1941(LCE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Daniza Ilitsch
Radamès - Set Svanholm
Amneris - Elena Nikolaidi
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Josef von Manowarda
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1458-2 (Wiener Staatsoper-Live Vol.8)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1995 p.143
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Opera News - March 18 1995 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85
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Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (5 & 10 June 1941)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Aida - Caterina Mancini
Radamès - Mario Filippeschi
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Rolando Panerai
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Massaria
Un Messaggero - Salvatore De Tommaso
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1228 {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18173-75 LPM {3LPS} Cetra Soria 1228 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 83010-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500 319 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser Records 20042 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7918-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.228-229 [JM]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.112, p.132 [PHR]: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.249 [KM]
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.107 [RTL]: February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]: Anno XX N.201 gennaio 2006 pp.85-86 [MG]
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Comments:- Recorded on 12 June 1951. A disc with highlights from this recording is reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE October 1961 p.221
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Antonietta Stella
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani
Ramphis - Mario Petri
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabetta Fusco
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 116-117 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 870-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 597 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6476/77 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.212 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.87 [MC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (November 1955)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Riccardo - Mirto Picchi
Renato - Paolo Silveri
Amelia - Ljuba Welitsch
Ulrica - Jean Watson
Oscar - Alda Noni
Silvano - Francis Loring
Samuele - Ian Wallace
Tom - Hervey Alan
Un Giudice - George Israel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 553 (+excerpts from other; operas) {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Melodram 019 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - On Stage O/S 4705 {2CDS}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6383/4 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500414 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (mention + photo)
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.2: Issue No.127 October 2000 p.3 [AJ]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.90 [PN]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 p.99-101 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Edinburgh Festival
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Riccardo - Enzo Tei
Renato - Mario Zanasi
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Rena Garazioti
Oscar - Gianna Galli
Silvano - Guido Fabbris
Samuele - Alessandro Maddalena
Tom - Giovanni Antonini
Un Giudice - Mario Guggia
Un servo - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3783
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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 in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (19 December 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «Il Teatro la Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» p.195. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lida - Leyla Gencer
Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli
Rolando - Giuseppe Taddei
Federico Barbarossa - Paolo Washington
Primo Console - Augusto Frati
Secondo Console - Ugo Novelli
Marcovaldo - Giorgio Giorgetti
Il Podesta di Como - Mario Frosini
Imelda - Olga Carossi
Un Araldo - Alberto Lotti-Camici
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Black Disc; - CLS AMDRL 22809 {2LPS} (1980)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 79 {2LPS}; Gli dei Della Musica 29-30 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (+highlights of perfomance conducted by; Molinari-Pradelli) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 [JM]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.847-S.848 [ES2]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.55
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (10 May 1959, see OPERA August 1959 p.503)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Juan Oncina
Ford - Antonio Boyer
Dr. Cajus - Hugues Cuénod
Bardolfo - John Lewis
Pistola - Hervey Alan
Alice Ford - Orietta Moscucci
Nannetta - Antonietta Pastori
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2454-56 {3LPS}; Replica 324544 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100784 (+Il trovatore - excerpts - Previtali) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.98-99 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (29 June 1957 - see OPERA September 1957 pp.543-544 The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91. There is a review on the internet:
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Macbeth - Ivan Petroff
Lady Macbeth - Astrid Varnay
Banco - Italo Tajo
Macduff - Gino Penno
Malcolm - Gino Sarri
Dama - Luciana Veroni
Medico - Camello Righini
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 433 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 924 66 (highlights + Lohengrin) {3CDs} (1992)ª; Preiser Records 90482 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66313 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
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Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May 1951). See OPERA August 1951 p.448 and «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay pp.201-205
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Macbeth - Giuseppe Taddei
Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer
Banco - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Macduff - Mirto Picchi
Malcolm - Franco Ricciardi
Dama - Stefania Malagù
Medico - Guido Malfatti
Domestico - Leonardo Ciriminna
Sicaro - Ugo Miraglia
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 32451 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Rodolphe RP 12240/42 {3LPS}; *Sonata 9063/3 {3LPS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 705 {2CDS}; Living Stage 347.08 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.138-142 [DAF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo (14 January 1960)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Nabucco - Gino Bechi
Ismaele - Gino Sinimberghi
Zaccaria - Luciano Neroni
Abigaille - Maria Callas
Fenena - Amalia Pini
Gran Sacerdote - Iginio Riccò
Abdallo - Luciano della Pergola
Anna - Silvana Tenti
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 16 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 56 {3LPS}; Historic Operatic Treasures ERR 114-3; Estro Armonico EA 026 {3LPS} Vox THS 65137/39 {3LPS}; Accord 150043 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26029 {2CDS}; Canale Records 539 001-002 {2CDS} ; Pantheon PHE 6636/7 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0010 {2CDS}; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.100 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6009 {2CDS} (1999)ª;; DiVa 1129-1130 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0001 {2CDS} (2000)ª; fono 1033/34 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 001/03 CD 3 (+recital - Callas) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 875-2 {2CDRS} replaced by CDNO 1825 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]: Februar 2000 S.65 [GH] Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.148
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [ES]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.277 [LM]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.5 (2) p.7 (4) p.7
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.64 (mention) [PL]
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Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.110 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.98 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (20 December 1949). The CDRs issued by Premiere (1825-2) are listed in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Violetta Valery - Maria Caniglia
Flora Bervoix - Maria Huder
Annina - Gladys Palmer
Alfredo Germont - Beniamino Gigli
Giorgio Germont - Mario Basiola
Gastone - Adelio Zagonora
Dottore Grenvil - Norman Walker
Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi
Marchese d'Obigny - Booth Hitchin
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 306 {2LPS} (1964)ª; MOP 009; Edizione Lirica EL-007 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse ECRCD2; Minerva MN-A28/9; Radio Years RY 6465; Great OperaPerformances G.O.P. 803 CD 2 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The Golden Age» 2CD GA 2019 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.232
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Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.114 [JB]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80
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Musica (Milano) - No.104 giugno-settembre 1997 p.171 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (May 1939). Germont's aria «Di Provenza» is missing, but on the EJS LPs is substituted by a recording of Giuseppe De Luca. More information about this recording is given in «More EJS» p.594
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Manrico - Jussi Björling
Azucena - Gertrud Wettergren
Leonora - Gina Cigna
Conte di Luna - Mario Basiola
Ferrando - Corrado Zambelli
Ines - Maria Huder
Ruiz - Octave Dua
Un vecchio zingaro - Leslie Horsman
Un messo - Giuseppe Zammit
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03006
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 173-2 (+La forza del destino - excerpts - Fabritiis); Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 801 {2CDS}; Urania «Archivo Storico»URN 22.115 {1CD}(1999)ª; Bel Canto Society BCS 5000 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1994 p.111; April 1994 p.31
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Opera Now - December 1993 p.55
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Opera News - September 2001 pp.90-92 [NL]
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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 pp.754-760 [AF2]
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Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68
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Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.3 [SJT]
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.80-81 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.91
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.85 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden. The sound is not very good, but according to the reviewer in OPERA NEWS «BCS's resulting sound has a smoothness and warmth I have not encountered in other transfers of this Trovatore performance». The Urania CDs are advertized in MUSICA 112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.58
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Amfortas - Rolando Panerai
Titurel - Dmitri Lopatto
Gurnemanz - Boris Christoff
Parsifal - Africo Baldelli
Klingsor - Giuseppe Modesti
Kundry - Maria Callas
Knappe 1 - Miti Truccato Pace
Knappe 2 - Silvana Tenti
Knappe 3 - Aldo Bertocci
Knappe 4 - Mario Frosini
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lina Pagliughi
Blumenmädchen 2 - Renata Broilo
Blumenmädchen 3 - Anna Maria Canali
Blumenmädchen 4 - Liliana Rossi (Perino)
Blumenmädchen 5 - Silvana Tenti
Blumenmädchen 6 - Miti Truccato Pace
Ritter 1 - Aldo Bertocci
Ritter 2 - Mario Frosini
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Black Disc; - *Estro Armonico EA 055 {4LPS}; foyer FO 1002 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 41 {4LPS} (1984)ª; Roger W. Frank FWR 648 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 36041 {3CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDAR 2020 ; *Hommage 7001843 HOM {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia 78083 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 5.00134 + 5.00135 {2x2CDS}; fono 1035/37 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Membran 222389 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91121 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]; September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.143-148 [WH]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.21 (2) p.24 (3) p.22
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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Répertoire - No.76 January 1995 p.96
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Comments:- A recording in Italian with some cuts (20, 21 November 1950). The cast given above is as listed in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980», p.108, but Jonathan Brown in «Parsifal on Record», p.30, lists the 3rd and 4th squires as Franco Baldaccini and Aldo Bertocci
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Max - Francesco Albanese
Agathe - Sena Jurinac
Kaspar - Boris Christoff
Ottokar - Emilio Renzi
Kuno - Sesto Bruscantini
Kilian - Leonardo Monreale
Hermit - Ivo Vinco
Ännchen - Orietta Moscucci
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 637 (& 4061); Andromeda ANDRCD 5032 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Opera Depot OD 10258-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1955. According to «Boris Christoff - La Vita, La Voce, L'Arte» p.359 the recording was made on 28 November 1954. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Oberon - Mirto Picchi
Puck - Fernanda Cadoni
Reiza - Anita Cerquetti
Huon - Petre Munteanu
Sherasmin - Piero De Palma
Fatima - Miriam Pirazzini
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS GAO 413 {2LPS} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - *On Stage 4707 (+Der Freischütz - excerpts) {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 071 H120 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1175; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.74 p.96; PENGUIN p.563; GIUDICI p.1175 (2) p.1842
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.97 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (24 October 1957)
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