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Norma - Montserrat Caballé

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Gianni Raimondi

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Rina Pallini

Flavio - Saverio Porzano

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Black Disc - Melodiya C 28011-6 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - On Stage O/S 4704 {2CDS}

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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:-

Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of La Scala in Moscow, June 1974In Act 2 the role of Adelgisa is sung by Bruna Baglioni

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Norma - Renata Scotto

Adalgisa - Tatiana Troyanos

Pollione - Gianfranco Cecchele

Oroveso - Kurt Rydl

Clotilde - Waltraud Winsauer

Flavio - Ewald Aichberger

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3539

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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:- This appears to be a recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera on 14 June 1980. The year of the performance is given incorrectly as 1989 in Omega's online catalogue. The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005».

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Elvira - Virginia Zeani

Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti

Sir Giorgio - Andrea Mongelli

Sir Bruno Robertson - Raimondo Botteghelli

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca

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Black Disc - Rococo 1006 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1135 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1195/6-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.65 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.89 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 February 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.177). 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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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Amina - Virginia Zeani

Elvino - Nicola Monti

Rodolfo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Lisa - Liliana Poli

Alessio - Augusto Frati

Teresa - MariaLuisa Castellanos

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers SON 195901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- Recordings of performances in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (28 (Handleman) (24 OL) January 1959). The cast listed above is that given in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.49. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004 and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Renata Scotto

Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini

Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara

Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 2182-3 (+José Cura as Don José) {3CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Mefistofele - Giorgio Tozzi

Faust - Sándor Kónya

Margherita - Mary Costa

Elena - Mary Costa

Martha - Dorothy Cole

Wagner - Howard Fried

Pantalis - Janis Martin

Nereo - Richard Riffel

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2630-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (24 September 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive.

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Mefistofele - Cesare Siepi

Faust - Flaviano Labò

Margherita - Magda Olivero

Elena - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1066; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1862-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro (3 July 1964 see OPERA September 1964 pp.618-619). The cast also included Nino Crimi, Gloria Queiroz. See «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per Tre Generazioni» p.197. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The performance is attributed here incorrectly to Teatro Colón. The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» (correctly attributed).

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi

Maurizio - Nicola Filacuridi

Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Sacchetti

Principessa di Bouillon - Miriam Pirazzini

Michonnet - Renato Capecchi

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 210-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

Comments:- There year of the performance on the CDRs issued by Premiere is given in their catalogue as 1961 and one of the cast members is given as «Taddei». I have been unable to find any reference to such a performance in either the «The Voice of an Angel» or in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronolgia 1737-1987». On the basis of the rest of the cast given by Premiere the performance recorded seems to be that on 22 February 1958. The partial cast listed above is for this performance.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Angelo Loforese

Principe di Bouillon - Guilhermo Damiano

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Paulo Fortes

Quinault - Sergio Napoli

Poisson - Victor Prochet

Mlle. Jouvenot - Loretta Lecce

Mlle. Dangeville - Maria Helena Mucelli

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Nino Crimi

Un maggiordomo - Heraldo De Marco

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1448

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (July 1964; see OPERA October 1964 p.675). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The singers listed above are those given in «Memórias Glórias de um Teatro» by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. p.380. I may have assigned some of the minor roles incorrectly.

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Don Pasquale - Renato Capecchi

Norina - Bruna Rizzoli

Malatesta - Giuseppe Valdengo

Ernesto - Petre Munteanu

Un notaio - Claudio Adorni

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Black Disc; - Philips A 00323-00324 L {2LPS} (1956)ª; Philips ABL 3140-3141 {2LPS} (UK) (1956)ª; Epic 4SC 6016 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 442 090-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1956 p.244 (mention) [HCS], p.261 [PHW]; October 1994 p.188 [JBS]

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Opera - February 1957 p.114

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Opera Now - August 1994 p.48

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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.68 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70

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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.130

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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.34 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.64 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1956 p.11

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1957 p.190 [JC]

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Répertoire - No.72 September 1994 p.37

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Adina - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Nemorino - Giuseppe di Stefano

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Renato Capecchi

Giannetta - Luisa Mandelli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5155-5157 {3LPS} (1995)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 566-567 {2LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 566-567 {2LPS}; London XLL 1364 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1311 {3LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 411 699-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca 443 542-2 {2CDS}; Urania 301 (+Duetti d'amore) {2CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90082 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.393 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; February 1969 p.1198; February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]; July 1995 p.112

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Opera - April 1956 p.250

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.115-116 [JC]

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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62

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Opéra International - décembre 1990 No.142 p.70

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Diapason - 1969 No.136 p.35

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.87 [JH]: February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.114 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1956 p.9

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1956 p.285

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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.357 [PLM]: November 1964 Vol.32 No.3 p.275 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.90 [JM]

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Nicolai Gedda

Dulcamara - Renato Capecchi

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Angela Arena

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Black Disc - HMV «Angel» AN 180-1; HMV «Angel» SAN 180-1; ENI 3 C 165-00066/67; Angel SBL 3701

Compact Disc - EMI CDMB 69897 {2CDS} (USA)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1967 p.538; July 1967 p.53

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Opera - July 1967 p.590

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Alfonso - Mario D' Anna

Leonora - Sylvana Mazzieri

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo

Don Gasparo - Paride Venturi

Ines - Wilma Colla

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 805-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1974).

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Alfonso - Renato Bruson

Leonora - Viorica Cortez

Fernando - Alfredo Kraus

Baldassare - Cesare Siepi

Don Gasparo - Giampaolo Corradi

Ines - Wilma Colla

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 983.190 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Dynamic DYNCDS 480 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.95-96 [BB]

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Orpheus - April 1999 S.60 [DN]; September+Oktober 2005 S.58 [IW]

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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.68 [SS]

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.101 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [JTH]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.116 [CHP]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.75 [MC]: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.86 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Genova (April 1976; see OPERA, August 1976 pp.759-760)

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Alfonso - Walter Alberti

Leonora - Biancamaria Casoni

Fernando - Umberto Grilli

Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo

Don Gasparo - Carlo Gaifa

Ines - Alida Ferrarini

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2586

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 6 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 November 1977 p.34.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Gianni Raimondi

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Antonio Zerbini

Arturo - Piero De Palma

Alisa - Anna Maria Borrelli

Normanno - Pietro Moccia

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Black Disc - OD 100

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 903.19 {2CDS} (1990)ª; House of Opera CDBB 202 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.109 (2) p.110 (4) p.106

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (22 March 1956). The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872. 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» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli

Raimondo - Agostino Ferrin

Arturo - Gianfranco Manganotti

Alisa - Anna Di Stasio

Normanno - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 361-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Frequenz CBX 2; Frequenz 043-001; Frequenz 043-503;; Cetra CDAR 2026; Cetra 102 123; ZYX CLS 4604 {2CDS} (Germany) Verona 27083/27084; Opera d'Oro OPD 1137 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.182

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.36

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Comments:- Recorded on 30 June 1967 and broadcast on 10 October 1967

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - John Alexander

Enrico - Mario Sereni

Raimondo - Paul Plishka

Arturo - Leo Goeke

Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy

Normanno - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 42173 (BRO 123218) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 April 1973). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Agostino Ferrin

Anna - Mafalda Masini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Juan Oncina

Talbot - Plinio Clabassi

Anna - Vera Magrini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1598-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (2 January 1969; see OPERA March 1969 p.252).

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Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Poliuto - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Paolina - Adriana Maliponte

Severo - Renato Bruson

Callistene - Silvano Pagliuca

Nearco - Pier Francesco Poli

Felice - Luigi Paolillo

A Christian - Angelo Casertano

Another Christian - Raffaele Passaro

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Black Disc; - Voce 60-S {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02928

Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 140 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100 795 (+highlights cond. Morelli 1975) {2CDS} (2007)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2807

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Recordings of Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.172

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Opéra International - No.60 juin 1963 p.66 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.90 [LB]

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Comments:- The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on 1 November 2004.

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Martha by Friedrich Flotow performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Lady Harriet Durham - Elena Rizzieri

Sir Tristan Mickleford - Bruno Carmassi

Lyonel - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Plumkett - Carlo Tagliabue

Nancy - Pia Tassinari

Sheriff - Mario Zorgniotti

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Black Disc - *Cetra LPC 1254 {2LPS}; Cetra B 1254 {2LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 7 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43552-2 (+recital - Tagliavini) {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.68; November 1958 p.264 (mention)

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Opera - August 1957 p.514

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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.237

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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [MDS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.59 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.800 [MR]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.163 luglio-agosto 2002 pp.114-115 [SL]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker

Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini

Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi

La mulatta Bersi - Annemarie Bessel

La Contessa di Coigny - Sona Cervená

Madelon - Claramae Turner

Roucher - Richard Fredricks

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Joshua Hecht

Fouquier Tinville - Adib Fazah

Un Incredible - Howard Fried

Pietro Fléville - John West

L'abate - William Whitesides

Dumas - Pietro Menci

Schmidt - David Giosso

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1094-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1965). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI:22/3/1966)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli

Carlo Gérard - Robert Merrill

Madeleine di Coigny - Eileen Farrell

La mulatta Bersi - Nedda Casei

La Contessa di Coigny - Gladys Kriese

Madelon - Ruza Baldani

Roucher - William Walker

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Elfego Esparza

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Andrea Velis

Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

Dumas - Russell Christopher

Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1394

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1966). 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». It is also stated «Only fair in-house tape of this rarity».

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI;13/4/1966)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker

Carlo Gérard - Anselmo Colzani

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Nedda Casei

La Contessa di Coigny - Gladys Kriese

Madelon - Mignon Dunn

Roucher - William Walker

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Lorenzo Alvary

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Andrea Velis

Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

Dumas - Robert Goodloe

Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1420

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1966). This was Zinka Milanov's «final appearance with the company in a complete opera». 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». It is stated «fair to good copy from prompter's box. prompter too vocal».

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Marcella Pobbe

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Aldo Bottion

De Siriex - Attilio D' Orazi

Lorek - Paolo Cesari

Nicola - Uberto Scaglione

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Boroff - Gianni Socci

Gretch - Angelo Nosotti

Il Barone Rouvel - Mario Carlin

Cirillo - Giovanni Antonini

Dmitri - Maurizio Ballarin

Desiré - Augusto Pedroni

Il piccolo Savoiardo - Anna Lia Bazzani

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Compact Disc - Mondo Musica MFOH 10091 {2CDS}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.58 [IW]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.134 [LM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.26 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.96 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (9 February 1968)

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Il Guarany by Antonio Carlos Gomes performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro

Don Antonio de Maritz - Nicola Zaccaria

Cecilia - Gianna D' Angelo

Pery - João Gibin

Don Alvaro - Victor Prochet

Gonzales - Piero Cappuccilli

Ruy-Bento - Nino Crimi

Alonso - Luiz Nascimento

Il Caçio - Massimiliano Malaspina

Pedro - Alvary Solano

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 340 {2LPS} (1965)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1245-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Rio de Janeiro (21 August 1964)

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;16/10/67)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Jeanette Pilou

Gertrude - Shirley Love

Frère Laurence - Justino Díaz

Capulet - Clifford Harvuot

Tybalt - Charles Anthony

Le Prince - Norman Scott

Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary

Mercutio - John Reardon

Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 51

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 737 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1989 No.127 p.86; décembre 1994 No.186 p.71

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 Oct 1967). For a review of the performance on 2 Oct 1967 see Opera Dec 1967 p.976

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;27/9/67)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Shirley Love

Frère Laurence - John Macurdy

Capulet - Raymond Michalski

Tybalt - Charles Anthony

Le Prince - Norman Scott

Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary

Mercutio - John Reardon

Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin

Pâris - Gene Boucher

Benvolio - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1694 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 September 1967). 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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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo - Nicolai Gedda

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Shirley Love

Frère Laurence - John Macurdy

Capulet - Raymond Michalski

Tybalt - Charles Anthony

Le Prince - Norman Scott

Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary

Mercutio - John Reardon

Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin

Pâris - Gene Boucher

Benvolio - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1270

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1968). 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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La bohème by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Schaunard - Walter Monachesi

Musette - Mafalda Masini

Marcello - Isidoro (Doro) Antonioli

Mimi - Rosetta Noli

Rodolfo - Ettore Bastianini

Barbemuche - Antonio Sacchetti

Colline - Curzio Flemi

Visconte Paolo - Giuseppe Forgione

Durand - Piero De Palma

Gaudenzio - Piero De Palma

Eufemia - Anna Di Stasio

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 165 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Melodram MEL 021 {3LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc - Hardy Classic HCd 6012-2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.358; GIUDICI p.335

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [EP]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.134 [LM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.95 [GL]

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (8 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.312 ). The performance on the Hardy Classic CDs is reported to be that of 15 February 1958

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Canio - Mario Del Monaco

Nedda - Gabriella Tucci

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Piero De Palma

Silvio - Renato Capecchi

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5560-5561 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2185-2186 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca LXT 5613-5615 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca SXL 2253-2255;; (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 588-590 (+Cavalleriarusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 658-659 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS}; CISCO KIJC 9166-9168 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London A 4237 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London OSA 1212 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London A 4358 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London OSA 1330 (+Cavalleria ; rusticana) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 421 807-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)ª; London POCL 2394 {1CD} (Japan) (1991)ª; London POCL 3806-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; London POCL 9766 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª; Decca 467 484-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOH 90021 (4-track 7½ips) (+song recital) (1961)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1961 p.441; November 1970 p.852; April 1975 p.1863 [AB]; August 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - July 1960 p.448

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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.22 [FGB]

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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.621 [PLM]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.518 (open reel tape) [PCF]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.4 p.71 [CLO]: February 1961 Vol.11 No.2 p.91 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.60

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Pia Tassinari

Sophie - Vittoria Neviani

Albert - Marcello Cortis

Le Bailli - Giuliano Ferrein

Johann - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Schmidt - Tommaso Soley

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC1245/1-3; Cetra C1245 {3LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CD 015 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87494-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25

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Opera - July 1961 p.464

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Orpheus - April 2002 S.57-S.58 [GH]

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55

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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [MDS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.49 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.264 [JC]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi

Schaunard - Guido Mazzini

Marcello - Renato Capecchi

Colline - Giuseppe Modesti

Mimi - Antonietta Stella

Musetta - Bruna Rizzoli

Benoit - Melchiorre Luise

Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti

Parpignol - Piero De Palma

Sergente dei doganieri - Gerardo Gaudioso

Un doganiere - Aldo Terrosi

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Black Disc - Philips A 00444/5 {2LPS}; Philips 6720 008 {2LPS}; Columbia M2L 401 {2LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+Gianni Schicchi) {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1958 p.192; December 1995 p.150 [MEO]

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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American Record Guide - October 1958 Vol.25 No.2 p.132 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.76 [DJ]

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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75

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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia

Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Walter de Ambrosis

Marcello - Vito Mattiola

Colline - Dmitri Nabokov

Mimi - Alberta Pellegrini

Musetta - Bianca Bellesia

Benoit - Guido Pasella

Alcindoro - Guido Pasella

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Black Disc - Murray Hill X23808; Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» ARK 3 (Highlights) {1LP} foyer FO 1041 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4275 (1997)ª

Compact Disc - Claque GM 2001-2002 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2017 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (highlights) [OT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Reggio Emilia (29 April 1961). The Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» LP is advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - April 1997».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya

Schaunard - Geraint Evans

Marcello - Ettore Bastianini

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Marilyn Horne

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Howard Fried

Ashby - Lorenzo Alvary

Jake Wallace - James Standard

Billy Jackrabbit - Richard Wentworth

José Castro - Robert Anderson

Wowkle - Katherine Hilgenberg

Sonora - Ned Romero

Trin - Raymond Manton

Sid - Colin Harvey

Bello - Donald Drain

Harry - Gilbert Russell

Joe - Orva Hoskinson

Happy - Andrew (András) Foldi

Jim Larkens - Winther Andersen

Un postiglione - Thomas Caperello

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 196001 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1960). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Marie Collier

Dick Johnson - João Gibin

Jack Rance - Chester Ludgin

Nick - Howard Fried

Ashby - Joshua Hecht

Jake Wallace - John West

Billy Jackrabbit - Andrew (András) Foldi

José Castro - Pietro Menci

Wowkle - Claudia White

Sonora - Richard Fredricks

Trin - Raymond Manton

Sid - Colin Harvey

Bello - Winther Andersen

Harry - William Whitesides

Joe - Robert Glover

Happy - David Giosso

Jim Larkens - Adib Fazah

Un postiglione - James Eitze

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3609

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (21 September 1965; see OPERA December 1965 p.880, p.897). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Minnie - Arlene Saunders

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Nick - Ricardo Cassinelli

Ashby - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Jake Wallace - Victor De Narké

Billy Jackrabbit - Omar Brandán

José Castro - Pino de Vescovi

Wowkle - Lucia Boero

Sonora - Levon Boghossian

Trin - Nicolás Cuttone

Sid - Oscar Schiappapietra

Bello - Héctor Scaiola Compagnone

Harry - Oscar Grassi

Joe - Luis Veronelli

Happy - Jorge Giabbanelli

Jim Larkens - Luis Gaeta

Un postiglione - Enzo Betti

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 413 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July or August 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003) where the quality of the recording is described as «fair».

http://www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Gianni Schicchi - Renato Capecchi

Lauretta - Bruna Rizzoli

Zita - Vittoria Palombini

Rinuccio - Agostino Lazzari

Gherardo - Piero De Palma

Nella - Ornella Rovero

Gherardino - Nino Tarallo

Betto di Signa - Plinio Clabassi

Simone - Giuseppe Modesti

Marco - Arturo La Porta

Ciesca - Maria Minetto

Spinelloccio - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Pinellino - Giorgio Onesti

Guccio - Gerardo Gaudioso

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Black Disc - Philips L 09000 {1LP}; Philips 6540 032 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+La bohème) {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1995 p.150 [MEO]

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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75

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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.68

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi

Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco

Lescaut - Mario Borriello

Geronte - Fernando Corena

Edmondo - Piero De Palma

Una voce sola - Luisa Ribacchi

L'oste - Antonio Sacchetti

Il maestro di ballo - Adelio Zagonora

Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Sacchetti

Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali

Un comandante di Marina - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2995-2997 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 607-608 {2LPS} (1971)ª; London LLA 28 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1317 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 253-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 713-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.318 {2CDS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90080 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1955 pp.410-411 [PHW]; April 1995 pp.471-472 [DST]; June 1971 p.79 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1955 p.181

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1955 p.20

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 pp.202-203 [BJ]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.159 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.55 [JH]: November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.138 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention) [GL]

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La rondine by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Magda de Civry - Anna Moffo

Ruggero Lastouc - Daniele Barioni

Ramblado Fernandez - Mario Sereni

Lisette - Graziella Sciutti

Prunier - Piero De Palma

Yvette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani

Bianca - Virginia De Notarisefani

Suzy - Franca Mattiucci

Perichaud - Mario Basiola jnr.

Gobin - Fernando Iacopucci

Crebillon - Robert Amis El Hage

Georgette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani

Gabriella - Virginia De Notarisefani

Lolette - Franca Mattiucci

Rabonier - Robert Amis El Hage

Uno Studente - Fernando Iacopucci

Maggiordomo - Robert Amis El Hage

Un uomo che fischia - Alessandro Alessandroni

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Black Disc; - RCA RE 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA SER 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA DPS 2055 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª; RCA Victor LM 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» 60459-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 82 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1967 p.339; January 1968 p.366; December 1974 p.1211 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [MEO]

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Opera - February 1968 p.136 [HDR]

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Opera News - September 9 1967 p.30

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La rondine by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Magda de Civry - Jeanette Pilou

Ruggero Lastouc - Aldo Bottion

Prunier - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1453 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Floria Tosca - Adriana Guerrini

Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Poggi

Il barone Scarpia - Paolo Silveri

Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli

Cesare Angelotti - Jan Emanuel

Spoletta - Armando Benzi

Sciarrone - Eraldo Coda

Un pastore - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)

Un carceriere - Giullio Biellesi

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1230 {2LPS}; Cetra LPO 2055 {2LPS} D.G.G.18095/18096 LPM {2LPS}; Cetra Soria 1230 {2LPS} Cetra CS 501/502 {2LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 5046 63305-2 {2CDS} (2004)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - May 1952 Vol.18 No.9 p.290 [JN]

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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Howell Glynne

Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon

Spoletta - David Tree

Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis

Un pastore - Noreen Berry

Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1712 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 157-2 (+excerpts) {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 753-2 {2CDRS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 029/30-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66333 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0152 {2CDS} (2005)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1955). The performance on 28 June 1955 is reviewed in OPERA August 1955 p.533. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Mario Del Monaco

Il barone Scarpia - George London

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Silvio Maionica

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Giovanni Morese

Un pastore - Ernesto Palerini

Un carceriere - Giovanni Morese

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5554-5555 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2180-2181 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 612-613 {2LPS}; Decca 411 871-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 1210 {2LPS} (1960)ª; King(CISCO) KIJC-92L {2LPS}; London KUC 9101/02 {2LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 411 871-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 871-2 (France) (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90020 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1960 pp.426-427 [PHW]; April 1960 p.510 [DST]; September 1971 p.514; February 1985 p. [AB]; August 1991 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1960 p.222

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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.62 [CK]

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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.628 [CJL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.72 [CLO]: May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 97 p.134

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Records and Recordings - January 1960 p.17 [FGB]

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò

Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sagristano - Guilhermo Damiano

Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria

Spoletta - Nino Crimi

Sciarrone - Amilton Moreira

Un carceriere - Antonio Lembo

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1888-2 {2CDRS} (+excerpts from; performance in July 1962 cond. Fabritiis) (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers TOS 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)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 Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (14 July 1964). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Kónya)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek

Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya

Il barone Scarpia - Anselmo Colzani

Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Kris Kalfayan

Un carceriere - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.590 (+Sándor Kónya Puccini recital) {2CDS}

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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 at the MET (1 March 1969).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Tucker)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Magda Kalmár

Un carceriere - Paul Plishka

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27508 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1848-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 pp.79-80 [SS]

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Comments:- This recording was attributed by Melodram to San Francisco, but there is no record of a performance of Tosca with this cast in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield. However two performances were given with this cast at the MET (22, 26 March 1969), neither of which was broadcast. So this is presumably an «in house» recording as indicated by SS in his review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (vide supra). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «11/26/69».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;Ross)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Elinor Ross

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Anselmo Colzani

Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Gerard Harrington

Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 197002 {2CDRS} (2008)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 at the MET (12 December 1970). The CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers is listed on their website (Hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI:Tebaldi)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Robert Schmorr

Sciarrone - Gene Boucher

Un pastore - Kris Kalfayan

Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud

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Compact Disc - On Stage OS 4710 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers TOS 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.95 [SG]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Mario Zanasi

Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti

Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini

Spoletta - Giampaolo Corradi

Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi

Un pastore - Massimino Bortolotti

Un carceriere - Lorenzo Testi

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08316

Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 496 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 496.2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 746-2 {2CDRS}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.64

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (17 May 1974). The performance on 14 May 1974 is reviewed in OPERA, September 1974 p.805. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Gianfranco Cecchele

Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Giorgetti

Cesare Angelotti - Ubaldo Carosi

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Gino Calò

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Compact Disc - Gala 100823 {1CD}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (mention) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genoa (June 1975; see OPERA September 1975 p.879 )

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano

Liù - Leontyne Price

Ping - Kostas Paskalis

Pang - Ermanno Lorenzi

Pong - Murray Dickie

Timur - Nicola Zaccaria

L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Klein

Un mandarino - Alois Pernerstorfer

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Black Disc - Morgan 6101 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 321 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 153-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 2 MCD 014 250 (+Nilsson in Un ballo in Masquera - excerpts in German) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 755-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Orfeo C 757 0821 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]

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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.102 [JCH2]

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International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.83 [RL1]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1961; see OPERA September 1961 p.595 )

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Franco Tagliavini

Liù - Pilar Lorengar

Ping - Raymond Wolansky

Pang - Raymond Manton

Pong - André Montal

Timur - Giorgio Tozzi

L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried

Un mandarino - John West

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)

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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 part of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.455. I do not know if all the singers listed appear on the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers». It is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Renata Scotto

Ping - Guido Mazzini

Pang - Franco Ricciardi

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti

L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali

Un mandarino - Giuseppe Morresi

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Black Disc - HMV «Angel» ANS 159 AN 160-161 {5-sides); HMV «Angel» SANS 159 SAN 160-161 (5-sides); HMV SLS 921; Angel SCL 3671

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1966 p.570 [EG]; July 1966 p.49 [DST]

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Opera - July 1966 p.560 [HDR]

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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p.18 [CO]

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Janku))

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

La principessa Turandot - Hanna Jankú

Calaf - Ludovic Spiess

Liù - Maria Chiara

Ping - Renato Capecchi

Pang - Franco Ricciardi

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Ivo Vinco

L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali

Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc - mr. tape 3330

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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 Verona Arena (1 or 7 August 1969; see OPERA Festival Issue 1969 p.117). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.87.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Nilsson)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Plácido Domingo

Liù - Gabriella Tucci

Ping - Guido Mazzini

Pang - Franco Ricciardi

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Ivo Vinco

L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali

Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 512 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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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 Verona Arena (July 1969). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002.

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La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Eudossia - Lucia Danieli

Basilio - Carlo Tagliabue

Donello - Giancinto Prandelli

Silvana - Mara Coleva

Agnese - Maria Teresa Mandalari

Monica - Anna Moffo

Agata - Luisa Villa

Lucilla - Tusa Santo

Sabina - Gabriella Carturan

Zoe - Luisa Mandelli

Il vescovo - Nicola Zaccaria

L'esorcista - Ivan Sardi

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 518 (& 4019); Opera d'Oro OPD 1451 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66343 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.686; PENGUIN p.342

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.269 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 7 August 1955. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording (4019) is attributed incorrectly to La Scala in Omega's online catalogue.

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Figaro - Ettore Bastianini

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva

Rosina - Antonietta Pastori

Dr. Bartolo - Leo Pudis

Don Basilio - Andrea Mongelli

Berta - Rina Corsi

Fiorello - Gerardo Gaudioso

Un Ufficiale - Renato Ercolani

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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5060 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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 publication:-

International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (18 August 1956). The cast listed above is that given in «Ettore Bastianini - Una Voce di Bronzo e di Velluto» p.195.

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Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Guglielmo Tell - Giuseppe Taddei

Arnoldo Melchtal - Mario Filippeschi

Gualtiero Furst - Ivo Vinco

Melchthal - Ivan Sardi

Jemmy - Yeda Valtriani

Edwige - Rina Corsi

Un pescatore - Antonio Pirino

Gessler - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Matilde - Gabriella Tucci

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOC 050/51 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French and Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Samson - Mario Del Monaco

Dalila - Jean Madeira

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Lino Puglisi

Abimélech - Plinio Clabassi

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò

Le messager philistin - Attilio Flauto

Premier philistin - Athos Cesarini

Deuxième philistin - Enzo Felicitati

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 030 {3LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6006 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.1 p.333 [ADC]

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Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.132 settembre 1999 p.94 [GL]

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Comments:- It has been claimed that the recording on the Melodram LPs is in fact (i) a recording of a performance in 1960 at the Paris Opera conducted by Louis Fourestier with Denise Scharley as Dalila (ii) a recording in the Teatro di San Carlo in 1970 with Vioric (sic) Cortez as Dalila (See FANFARE March/April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.26, IOC Spring 1998 No.7 pp.30-37, Summer 1998 No.8 p.7, Autumn 1998 No.9 p.7). A performance at the Paris Opera conducted by Fourestier is reviewed in OPERA November 1960 p.763 and a performance in Naples in 1970 with Viorica Cortez is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.434. The Hardy CDs are advertized in ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.17 where the date of the performance is given as 5 May 1959. According to the review of the Hardy Classic CDs in L'OPERA Del Monaco and Madeira sing in French and the rest of the cast in Italian. In «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia» p.706 Del Monaco and Madeira are listed as singing in three performances, the first of which was on 5 April 1959. JTH states in his review in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR that the performance on the CDs issued by Hardy Classic is «audibly different from Melodram's».

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Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Olympie - Pilar Lorengar

Statira - Fiorenza Cossotto

Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini

Antigone - Giangiacomo Guelfi

L'Hiérophante - Nicola Zaccaria

Hermas - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 542 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Melodram MEL 479 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21021 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1395 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (1 June 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.627). The conductor is stated in «The EJS Discography» p.572 to be Gianandrea Gavazzeni.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Aida - Leonie Rysanek

Radamès - Jon Vickers

Amneris - Irene Dalis

Amonasro - Robert Weede

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi

Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin

Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell

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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]

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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Luisa Maragliano

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Aldo Protti

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {2CDRS}

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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:- Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LE;Domingo - Molnar Talajic)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Stella Silva

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini

Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 592 (2003)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:- Recording of part of a performance at the Verona Arena (10 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the Programme Book of the Verona Festival 1988 p.89. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Gianni Brunelli

Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini

Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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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:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (21 July 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Stella Silva

Amonasro - Aldo Protti

Ramphis - Luigi Roni

Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani

Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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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:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (14 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Renato - Giuseppe Taddei

Amelia - Antonietta Stella

Ulrica - Ebe Stignani

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 195601 {2CDRS} (2007)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 in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (3 Narch 1956). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Netherlands Opera

Chorus - Netherlands Opera

Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Renato - Scipio Colombo

Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn

Ulrica - Anny Delorie

Oscar - Eugenia Ratti

Silvano - Jos Burcksen

Samuele - Guus Hoekman

Tom - Gerard Groot

Un Giudice - Chis van Woerkom

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Compact Disc - Globe GLO 5109 {2CDS}

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol. 17 No. 4 March-April 1994 p.352

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Orpheus - Juni 1997 p.59

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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72

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American Record Guide - Vol. 57 No. 3 May-June 1994 p.208

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Répertoire - No. 67 mars 1994 p.80

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Renato - Ettore Bastianini

Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn

Ulrica - Margarethe Bence

Oscar - Graziella Sciutti

Silvano - Donald Drain

Samuele - Plinio Clabassi

Tom - Andrew (András) Foldi

Un Giudice - Raymond Nilsson

Un servo - Winther Andersen

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1434

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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-445. 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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Leontyne Price

Ulrica - Mignon Dunn

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Robert Goodloe

Samuele - John Macurdy

Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Un Giudice - Andrea Velis

Un servo - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1366 (& 1127); Myto 2 MCD 043 295 {2CDS} (2004)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5157 {2CDRS} (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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). Here, the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965. The CDRs issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Riccardo - Ludovic Spiess

Renato - Sherrill Milnes

Amelia - Martina Arroyo

Ulrica - Lili Chookasian

Oscar - Valeria Mariconda

Samuele - Victor De Narké

Tom - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

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Compact Disc - Arkadia 362 022 (Fill-up)

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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 publication:-

Répertoire - No. 83 septembre 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Teatro Colón (See OPERA, November 1970 p.1018). This recording is a «fill-up» on the recording of La forza del destino (Teatro Colón 1972)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Richard Tucker

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Martina Arroyo

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Russell Christopher

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 197002 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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 at the MET (24 November 1970). This performance was not broadcast so the recording must have been made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;10/10/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Plácido Domingo

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - Raymond Gibbs

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1726 (& 1491) {2CDRS} ;; The Opera Lovers BAL 197003 {2CDRS} (2007)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 at the MET (10 October 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM)..

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;13/10/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Plácido Domingo

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Joy Clements

Silvano - Raymond Gibbs

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1239

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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 at the MET (13/10/70). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as an «Excellent FM Aircheck», but the performance was not broadcast.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Verona Arena

Chorus - Verona Arena

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Silvano - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Samuele - Antonio Zerbini

Tom - Gianfranco Casarini

Un Giudice - Augusto Vicentini

Un servo - Ivan Del Manto

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 164-165 (+excerpts - SanFrancisco - Mackerras) {2CDS}

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol. 18 No. 2 November/December 1994 p.332

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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67

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Répertoire - NO 78 mars 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (11 August 1972)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI;13/2/75)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - José Carreras

Renato - Renato Bruson

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Ruza Baldani

Oscar - Margherita Guglielmi

Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi

Samuele - Federico Davià

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00139

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 951 123 {2CDS} (1995)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 News - February 3 1996 p.36

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Fanfare - Vol. 18 No. 6 July/August 1995 p.356

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 p.62

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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No. 4 p.215

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Répertoire - No. 82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.73

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (13 February 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.476). The cast listed above is that given in «La Scala 67-92 Cronologia - Opere, Balletti, Concerti» by Giampiero Tintori p.57. It was assumed by the writer of the review in ORPHEUS that this performance was at the MET, despite the advertisment on the same page

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI;18/2/75)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - José Carreras

Renato - Renato Bruson

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Ruza Baldani

Oscar - Margherita Guglielmi

Silvano - Carlo Meliciani

Samuele - Federico Davià

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Aldo Bertocci

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 770 CD 2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1302 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7048 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 February 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.476). The cast listed above is that given in «La Scala 67-92 Cronologia - Opere, Balletti, Concerti» by Giampiero Tintori p.57.

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lida - Leyla Gencer

Arrigo - João Gibin

Rolando - Ugo Savarese

Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni

Primo Console - Silvio Maionica

Secondo Console - Alessandro Maddalena

Marcovaldo - Enzo Viaro

Imelda - Bruna Ronchini

Un Araldo - Vito Susca

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-813-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.591 (+highlights I Vespri Siciliani - Gavazzeni 1964) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (highlights + complete recording - Gui) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 792-2 {2CDRS}

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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 (highlights) [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]

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Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (4 March 1963). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Don Carlo - João Gibin

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni

Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn

La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 196401 {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 performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (5 April 1964; see OPERA September 1964 p.624). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi

Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi

Rodrigo - Mario Zanasi

Il Grande Inquisitore - Oddino Bertola

Un Frate - Gianfranco Casarini

Elisabetta di Valois - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

La principessa Eboli - Franca Mattiucci

Tebaldo - Annamaria Gasparini

Un Araldo Reale - Vittorio Pandano

Una voce dal cielo - Lania Giogoli

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 783-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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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 performance of a four act version in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1969; see OPERA May 1969 p.441, June 1969 p.533)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy

Un Frate - James Morris

Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Judith Forst

Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke

Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter

Una voce dal cielo - Jeannine Altmeyer

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 197102 (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:- The recording on the CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers is probably of a performance at the MET on 11 (or 8) October 1971. The CDRs are listed in their online catalogue where the date of the performance recorded is given as «11.11.71», but Don Carlo was not performed at the MET on that day. As none of the performances of Don Carlo at the MET in 1971 was broadcast the recording was probably made «in-house»,

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI;15/6/72)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Franco Corelli

Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy

Un Frate - Paul Plishka

Elisabetta di Valois - Gabriella Tucci

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Frederica Von Stade

Il Conte di Lerma - Gabor Carelli

Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter

Una voce dal cielo - Jeannine Altmeyer

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1044 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Omega Opera Archive 3964

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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 performance at the MET (15 June 1972).

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI;22/4/72)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Franco Corelli

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Sherrill Milnes

Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy

Un Frate - Paul Plishka

Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Frederica Von Stade

Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke

Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2092 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 618.3; Myto 2 MCD 022 261 {2CDS} (2002)ª; The Opera Lovers DON 197201 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - June 1993 p.61; November 1995 p.38

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Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.82 [JC]

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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.110 [PK]

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Classics - January 1993 p.67

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 pp.46-47 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 pp.86-87 [JR]

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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 April 1972). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LE)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Don Carlo - Franco Tagliavini

Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi

Rodrigo - Renato Bruson

Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska

La principessa Eboli - Nadine Denize

Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.623 (+Lohengrin - Guschlbauer - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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 part of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (22 October 1977)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Don Carlo - Nicola Martinucci

Filippo II - Nicola Ghiuselev

Rodrigo - Matteo Manuguerra

Il Grande Inquisitore - William Wilderman

Un Frate - Levon Boghossian

Elisabetta di Valois - Ghena Dimitrova

La principessa Eboli - Irina Bogachova

Tebaldo - Martha Millán

Il Conte di Lerma - Jorge Giabbanelli

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1030

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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 performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (2 July 1978).

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Vincenzo Sardinero

Jacopo Foscari - Pedro Lavirgen

Lucrezia Contarini - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Jacopo Loredano - Antonio Borras

Barbarigo - Antoni Lluch

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2169 (2007)ª

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (8 November 1977). Some of the singers may have been assigned incorrectly to the roles that they sang as given above. See «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Fracesc X. Mata p.397. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991».

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Ernani - Gastone Limarilli

Elvira - Margherita Roberti

Carlo - Cornell MacNeil

Silva - Ivo Vinco

Riccardo - Mario Ferrara

Iago - Gino Calò

Giovanna - Adalina Grigolato

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 851-2 {2CDS} (2003)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (December 1963).

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Ernani - Giorgio Merighi

Elvira - Mara Zampieri

Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Silva - Agostino Ferrin

Riccardo - Dario Zerial

Iago - Vito Susca

Giovanna - Laura Cavalieri

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 041 288 (+Giovanna d'Arco - excerpts with Zampieri) {2CDS} (2004)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:-

Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.87 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Falstaff - Ramón Vinay

Fenton - Ottavio Garaventa

Ford - Frank Guarrera

Dr. Cajus - Howard Fried

Bardolfo - Raymond Manton

Pistola - Federico Davià

Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska

Nannetta - Lee Venora

Meg Page - Janis Martin

Mistress Quickly - Sona Cervená

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1470-2 {2CDRS} (2004)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini

Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco

Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Gabriella Carturan

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma

Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda

Un Alcalde - Ezio Giordano

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5131-5134 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2069-2072 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 597-599 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 37 {4LPS} (1956)ª; London OSA 1405 {4LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 598-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 8681 {3CDS} (2007)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90009 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.282-283 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1970 pp.665-666 [EG]; January 1989 p.1210 [RO]

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Opera - March 1956 p.175; November 1959 p.750

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.272-273 [JM]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.20

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.154 [DH]: July 1959 p.648 [DH]

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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [PHR]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.203-204 [MM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.71 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.17 [FGB]

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Comments:- Recorded in July 1955.

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini

Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli

Preziosilla - Oralia Domínguez

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Curra - Anna Di Stasio

Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff

Mastro Trabuco - Mariano Caruso

Un Chirurgo - Gianni Bardi

Un Alcalde - Giuseppe Forgione

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 206 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Melodram IMS 370102 {3CDS} Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» 151/52/53 {3CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6014 {3CDS}

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4002 (2001)ª

VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 001(NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1001(PAL); Bel Canto Society #666 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 2002 p.103 (DVD) [AB]

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Opera - February 1997 p.159

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89

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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42; October 1994 p.50

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.207 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.26 No.1 September/ October 2002 p.286 (correction) [CW]

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.60; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.290-293 (DVD) [RP]

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.61; novembre 1995 No.196 p.57; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.112 (DVD) [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170; No.175 p.124 (video)

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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.213: September/ October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.302 (audio) [RVL]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.247 (DVD) [RVL]

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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99: Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 [TP]

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The Perfect Vision - May/June 1999 Issue 24 p.80 (video) [GS]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.102 (DVD) [CC]

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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.124

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.87

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.122 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (15 March 1958)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini

Fra Melitone - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Curra - Anna Lia Bazzani

Padre Guardiano - Carlo Cava

Mastro Trabuco - Renato Ercolani

Un Chirurgo - Armando Manelli

Un Alcalde - Franco Bordoni

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 013-015 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 689 (2003)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bologna (9 February 1964). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price

Don Carlo - Robert Merrill

Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli

Preziosilla - Louise Pearl

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Carlotta Ordassy

Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines

Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr

Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - Myto 3 MCD 945.112; Omega Opera Archive 1168

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.57

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78

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Comments:- Recording of performance at the MET (9 March 1968). 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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani

Leonora di Vargas - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Don Carlo - Renato Bruson

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 827 {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CD

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (24 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.109-111). The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 update»

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Luisa - Luisa Maragliano

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Miller - Mario Zanasi

Walter - Paolo Washington

Federica - Adriana Lazzarini

Wurm - Giovanni Foiani

Laura - Mirella Fiorentini

Contadino - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Armando Curcio Editore {1CD}

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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (May 1969). The CD issued by Armando Curcio Editore is listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.261 octobre 2001 p.76

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Macbeth - Tito Gobbi

Lady Macbeth - Amy Shuard

Banco - Forbes Robinson

Macduff - André Turp

Malcolm - John Dobson

Dama - Noreen Berry

Medico - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 435 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00783

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.203 (+Otello - excerpts - Sanzogno) {2CDS} (1996)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1996 S.62

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Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.82 [GL]

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Comments:- The performance whose recording is on the Bella Voce CDs and Charles Handelman's tapes is reported to be that at Covent Garden on 8 April 1960 with the cast as listed above. This performance was broadcast (see Radio Times Issue dated April 3-9 1960 p.51). That on the Melodram LPs is reported to be that of 31 March 1960, the first night, which was not broadcast. In this performance Joseph Rouleau sang Banco, not Forbes Robinson. (See OPERA May 1960 p.369)

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes

Lady Macbeth - Martina Arroyo

Banco - Ruggero Raimondi

Macduff - Franco Tagliavini

Malcolm - Rod MacWherter

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Edmond Karlsrud

Domestico - Glenn Bater

Sicaro - Richard Best

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 197301 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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 performance at the MET (3 February 1973).

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes

Lady Macbeth - Grace Bumbry

Banco - Ruggero Raimondi

Macduff - Franco Corelli

Malcolm - Rod MacWherter

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Edmond Karlsrud

Domestico - Domenico Simeone

Sicaro - Richard Best

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1776-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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 performance in the State Fair Music Hall, Dallas (18 May 1973). The CDs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005.

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Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini

Ismaele - Renato Cioni

Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi

Abigaille - Lucilla Udovich

Fenena - Janis Martin

Gran Sacerdote - Joshua Hecht

Abdallo - Howard Fried

Anna - Gwen Curatilo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1432

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-446. 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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Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Nabucco - Tito Gobbi

Ismaele - Franco Tagliavini

Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi

Abigaille - Gladys Kuchta

Fenena - Janis Martin

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2271-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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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

Comments:- This may be a recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in the open-air Greek auditorium in the University of Berkeley. See OPERA December 1964 p.797. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the online update to their catalogue dated 9 August 2006.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Pilar Lorengar

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Glade Peterson

Rodrigo - Richard Riffel

Lodovico - Pietro Menci

Montano - Daniel McCaughna

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - David Giosso

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1426

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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield p.454. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive was listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it was stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in-house».

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Otello - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Desdemona - Martha Colalilla

Iago - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Cassio - Ricardo Cassinelli

Rodrigo - Eduardo Sarramida

Lodovico - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Montano - Pino de Vescovi

Emilia - Lucia Boero

Un Araldo - José Crea

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 747 {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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (11 June 1978). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón:-

http:www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rigoletto - Renato Capecchi

Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo

Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker

Sparafucile - Ivan Sardi

Maddalena - Miriam Pirazzini

Giovanna - Aurora Cattelani

Monterone - Vito Susca

Marullo - Giorgio Giorgetti

Borsa - Vittorio Pandano

Conte di Ceprano - Guido Pasella

Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Di Stasio

Un paggio - Carmen Marchi

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Black Disc; - Philips A 02021/02022; Philips 835052/835053; Philips ABL 3307/3308 {2LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; Fontana SFL 1005/1006 {2LPS};; Philips 6747 407 {2LPS} (1981)ª; Columbia M2L 404 {2LPS} (USA); Columbia M2S 901 {2LPS} (USA)

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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 - July 1960 p.79 [AP] October 1960 p.206 [DST] May 1968 p.610; November 1981 p.763 [AB]

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Opera - August 1960 p.567

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.75 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.917 [PLM]

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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.524 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Rigoletto - Aldo Protti

Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo

Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus

Sparafucile - Giorgio Tadeo

Maddalena - Bruna Ronchini

Giovanna - Liliana Hussu

Monterone - Vito Susca

Marullo - Claudio Giombi

Borsa - Raimondo Botteghelli

Conte di Ceprano - Eno Mucchiutti

Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Bianchi

Un paggio - Ofelia Cappelletti

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Black Disc; - Paragon DSV 52009 {2LPS}; *Movimento Musica 02.003 {2LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc - Melodram 27006 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDE 1020 {2CDS}

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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 publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.67

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 March 1961)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Roberta Peters

Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus

Sparafucile - John Macurdy

Maddalena - Ruza Baldani

Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy

Monterone - Raymond Michalski

Marullo - Robert Goodloe

Borsa - Gabor Carelli

Conte di Ceprano - Gene Boucher

Contessa di Ceprano - Loretta Di Franco

Un paggio - Dorothy Shawn

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 172/173 {2CDS} (1994)ª; The Opera Lovers RIG 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada); Living Stage LS 1113 {2CDS} (2004)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:-

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76; No.301 juin 2005 p.83 (mention) [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 pp.89-90 [JS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1966, the debut of Alfredo Kraus at the MET). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Reri Grist

Duca di Mantova - Nicolai Gedda

Sparafucile - Agostino Ferrin

Maddalena - Anna Di Stasio

Giovanna - Limbania Leoni

Monterone - Ruggero Raimondi

Marullo - Benito di Bella

Borsa - Franco Ricciardi

Conte di Ceprano - Alfredo Giacomotti

Contessa di Ceprano - Mirella Fiorentini

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» SAN 204-205 SANS 206 {3LPS - 5-sides} (1968)ª; HMV SLS 933 {2LPS}; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 4700 {2LPS} (1987)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD-4700 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4700 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932822 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.378 [EG]; January 1969 p.986 [DST]; March 1987 p.[JBS]; January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]

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Opera - December 1968 p.1005 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 p.274 [BR]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.204-205 [MM]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(FI)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Rigoletto - Rolando Panerai

Gilda - Margherita Rinaldi

Duca di Mantova - Franco Bonisolli

Sparafucile - Bengt Rundgren

Maddalena - Viorica Cortez

Giovanna - Ilona Papenthin

Monterone - Antonin Svorc

Marullo - Horst Lunow

Borsa - Henno Garduhn

Conte di Ceprano - Peter Olesch

Contessa di Ceprano - Maria Corelli

Un paggio - Sylvia Pawlik

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Black Disc; - Acanta HA 21474 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Pilz Acanta 41 474 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43073 {2CDS} (2006)ª

Laser Disc - Amadeo Video PHLK 10007-8 (Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2022 (2005)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 - December 1979 p.1052 (audio) [RO]

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Fanfare - Vol.2 No.1 September/October 1978 p.121 (audio) [JY]; Vol.30 No.6 July/ August 2007 (audio) pp.254-255 [ED]

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Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (audio) [IW]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.176-177 (audio) [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.94 (audio) [FF]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film or audio recording of its soundtrack. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Simon Boccanegra - Paolo Silveri

Jacopo Fiesco - Mario Petri

Amelia Grimaldi - Antonietta Stella

Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi

Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi

Pietro - Giorgio Giorgetti

Un'ancella - Bianca Furlai

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Walter Collo

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Black Disc - Cetra LAR 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra LPC 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria LPS 1231 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 23 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82648-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91113 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7906-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.280

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Opera - December 1957 p.77

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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50; August 2002 p.60 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.363

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.38

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.60 [DH]

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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.300 [MDS]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271

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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.74

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.143 settembre 2000 p.113 [GL]

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI;Tucci)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil

Jacopo Fiesco - Jerome Hines

Amelia Grimaldi - Gabriella Tucci

Gabriele Adorno - George Shirley

Paolo Albiani - Sherrill Milnes

Pietro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Un'ancella - Nadyne Brewer

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SIM 196801 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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 at the MET (14 December 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI:Orlandi-Malaspina)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil

Jacopo Fiesco - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Amelia Grimaldi - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker

Paolo Albiani - Sherrill Milnes

Pietro - Paul Plishka

Un'ancella - Ann Florio

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SIM 196802 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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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 at the MET (17 October 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks

Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers

Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen

Annina - Käthe Lindloff

Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm

Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich

Gastone - Rudolf Kraft

Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen

Barone Douphol - Georg Stern

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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli

Annina - Rina Cavallari

Alfredo Germont - Gianni Poggi

Giorgio Germont - Aldo Protti

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi

Barone Douphol - Antonio Sacchetti

Marchese d'Obigny - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2992-2994 {3LPS} (195)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 232-234 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 522-524 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Eclipse» ECS 726-728 {3LPS} (1974)ª; London LLA 26 {3LPS} (1955)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 430 250-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 895-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)ª

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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 - January 1955 pp.366-367 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; December 1964 p.295 [EG]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; July 1974 p.264, p.269 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]

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Opera - February 1955 p.122

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 v [JH]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251, p.253

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Flora Bervoix - Jean Kraft

Annina - Betsy Norden

Alfredo Germont - Enrico Di Giuseppe

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Charles Anthony

Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Barone Douphol - Robert Goodloe

Marchese d'Obigny - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123563 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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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

Comments:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 13 January 1973 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Richard Tucker

Azucena - Grace Bumbry

Leonora - Montserrat Caballé

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Ines - Shirley Love

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero

Un messo - Joseph Folmer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1368

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1967). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «Fair to Good in-house recording».

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Guido di Montforte - Kostas Paskalis

Il Sire di Bethume - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Arrigo - Eugenio Fernandi

Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Duchessa Elena - Virginia Zeani

Ninetta - Joann Grillo

Danieli - Robert Nagy

Tebaldo - Paul Franke

Roberto - Paul Plishka

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers VES 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the Metropolitan Opera at Newport, Rhode Island (23 August 1967). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Guido di Montforte - Sherrill Milnes

Il Sire di Bethume - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Il Conte Vaudemont - Ricardo Catena

Arrigo - Pedro Lavirgen

Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Duchessa Elena - Martina Arroyo

Ninetta - Luisa Bartoletti

Danieli - Nino Falzetti

Tebaldo - Virgilio Tavini

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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21037 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. See OPERA November1970 p.1018 The GDS CDs are listed in Bongionammi's catalogue for December 1994

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Holländer - Aldo Protti

Senta - Dorothy Dow

Daland - Mario Petri

Erik - Mirto Picchi

Mary - Giannella Borelli

Steuermann - Amedeo Berdini

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0223 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]

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International Record Review - May 2008 p.30 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 July 1955 and recorded on 4 April 1955.

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There is only one recording of Il bacio by Riccardo Zandonai on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Vestilia - Rosetta Noli

Mirta - Lina Pagliughi

Marzio - Angelo Lo Forese

Una fanciulla - Rosanna Papagni

La matrona - Giuseppina Salvi

La neofita - Anna Maria Rota

Narcisino - Walter Artioli

Nicodeme - Walter Artioli

Il parente grullo - Angelo Mercuriali

Narcisone - Virgilio Carbonari

Il parente collerico - Lido Maffeo

Padre guardino - Franco Valenti

Frate pellegrino - Giulio Fioravanti

Padre seniore - Plinio Clabassi

Altro parente - Christiano Dalamangas

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age» of Opera EJS 391 {1LP} (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.351 {1CD} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on Compact Cassette)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.55 [KC]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.231-232 [CHP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [JS]

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Comments:- (Incomplete?) recording of a performance broadcast on 10 March 1954

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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

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