(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Dessau Paul - Einstein - Maggio Musicale Firenze 1976(LI)*
2 Dessau Paul - Einstein - Berliner Staatsoper 1977(STU)*
3 Dessau Paul - Leonce und Lena - Berlin Staatskapelle 1980(STU)*
4 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Cadi dupé (Le) - Bayerische Staatsoper 1974(STU)*
5 Hasse Johann Adolf - serva scaltra (La) - Berliner Staatskapelle 1979(ST)*
6 Humperdinck Engelbert - Hänsel und Gretel - Dresdner Staatskapelle 1969(STU)*
7 Lortzing Albert - Opernprobe (Die) - Bayerische Staatsoper 1974(ST)*
8 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Così fan tutte - Berliner Staatskapelle 1969(STU)*
9 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Dresdner Staatsoper 1961(STU)*
10 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Dresdener Staatskapelle 1964(STU)*
11 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1968(LI)*
12 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Dresdner Staatskapelle 1968(STU)*
13 Pfitzner Hans - Palestrina - Staatskapelle Berlin 1986/88(LI)*
14 Puccini Giacomo - Tosca - Berliner Staatsoper 1983(LI)*
15 Rossini Gioacchino - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) - Berliner Staatskapelle 1965(STU)*
16 Schubert Franz - Alfonso und Estrella - Berliner Staatskapelle 1978(STU)*
17 Smetana Bedrich - Bartered Bride (The) - Dresdner Staatskapelle 1962(STU)*
18 Strauss Richard - Salome - Dresdner Staatskapelle 1963(STU)*
19 Strauss Richard - Salome - San Francisco Opera 1974(LI)*
20 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - San Francisco Opera 1969(LI)*
21 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Berliner Staatskapelle 196?(SE)*
22 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - San Francisco Opera 1971(LI)*
23 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - San Francisco Opera 1974(LI)*
24 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - San Francisco Opera 1970(LI)*
25 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Bayreuth Festival 1964(LI)*
26 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - San Francisco Opera 1973(LI)*
27 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Berliner Staatskapelle 1982***
28 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - San Francisco Opera 1970(LI)*
29 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - San Francisco Opera 1972(LI)*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Einstein - Theo Adam
Junger Physiker - Eberhard Büchner
Alter Physiker - Reiner Süß
Wurst President - Henno Garduhn
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1371 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 p.104 [JHN]; Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.91-92 [JHN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (30 May 1976).
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Einstein - Theo Adam
Junger Physiker - Peter Schreier
Alter Physiker - Reiner Süß
Wurst President - Henno Garduhn
Polizist - Peter Olesch
Krokodil - Annelies Burmeister
Negerin - Annelies Burmeister
Dünne Frau - Jutta Vulpius
Dicke Frau - Gertraud Prenzlow
Junger Mann - Harald Neukirch
Junge Frau - Ingeborg Springer
Naselos Dirne - Edda Schaller
SA-Mann - Heinz Reeh
Adjutant - Horst Moye
Der Fuhrer - Kurt Rehm
Galileo - Günther Fröhlich
Leonardo - Martin Ritzmann
Casanova - Günther Kurth
Knabe - Nils Lunow
Sprecher - Paul Dessau
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Black Disc - Nova 8 85 103/4 {2LPS} (DDR)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091092 {2CDS} (1996)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1997 p.106
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Opera - June 1997 p.747
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Opera News - March 8 1997 p.41
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.156
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.76
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.52
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.103 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 p.61 (mention) [JMB]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Berlin Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Prinz Leonce - Eberhard Büchner
Prinzessin Lena - Carola Nossek
König Peter - Reiner Süß
Valerio - Peter Menzel
Die Gouvernante - Edda Schaller
Rosetta - Brigitte Eisenfeld
Der Schulmeister - Henno Garduhn
Magistrate - Günther Leib
Der Hofprediger - Günther Kurth
Der Prásident des Staatraths - Peter Olesch
Master of Ceremonies - Günther Fröhlich
Kammerdiener - Joachim Arndt
Der Hofmeister - Joachim Arndt
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Black Disc - Nova 8 85 195 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0010742BC {1CD}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.179
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.82
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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 p.61 (mention) [JMB]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kadi - Walter Berry
Fatime - Anneliese Rothenberger
Zelmire - Helen Donath
Nuradin - Nicolai Gedda
Omar - Klaus Hirte
Omega - Regina Marheineke
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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065-28834 {1LP}; EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper}
Compact Disc; - cpo 999 552-2 {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Cadi dupé by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.277
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 pp.530-532 [RC]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.225 [JC]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.55 [SS]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.81 [OR]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1998 p.68 [ML]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.135 [RT]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.41 [GR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.95 [PN]
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Comments:- The German name of this opera is «Die betrogene Kadi»
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Dorilla - Brigitte Eisenfeld
Balanzone - Reiner Süß
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Black Disc - Eterna 827508 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0091142BC (+La serva padrona)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - June 1997 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.146
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55 (wrongly identified as «La serva padrona» by Hasse)
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.125 [KM]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Knaben des Dresdner Kreuzchors
Peter - Theo Adam
Gertrud - Gisela Schröter
Hänsel - Ingeborg Springer
Gretel - Renate Hoff
Die Knusperhexe - Peter Schreier
Sandmännchen - Renate Krahmer
Taumännchen - Renate Krahmer
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Black Disc - Eterna 826177 {2LPS}; Telefunken SAT 22521/22 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Teldec ZA 8 35074 {2CDS}; Teldec 8 35074 {2CDS} ;; Berlin Classics 0020072BC {2CDS}; Berlin Classics 0184182 BC {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1986 p.960, p.965 [AML]
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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.92
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Opera News - November 1994 p.46
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.220
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.30-31 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.72 [WB]: January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.119
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Der Graf - Klaus Hirte
Die Gräfin - Gisela Litz
Louise - Kari Lövaas
Hannchen - Regina Marheineke
Der alte Baron von Reinthal - Hans-Joachim Gallus
Der junge Baron Adolf von Reinthal - Nicolai Gedda
Johann - Walter Berry
Martin - Horst Sachtleben
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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065 28835 {1LP}; *EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS- Die kleine Oper}
Compact Disc - CPO 999 557-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die Opernprobe by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.371
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 p.530 [IB]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.236 [BR]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Opéra International - septembre 1998 No.227 p.58 [DP]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.86 [AT]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.77 [PC]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.165 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.44 [GR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.97 [JS]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Dorabella - Annelies Burmeister
Despina - Sylvia Geszty
Ferrando - Peter Schreier
Guglielmo - Günther Leib
Don Alfonso - Theo Adam
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Black Disc - Eterna 826113-5 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 80 408 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 500 213441
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 009064BC (Highlights) (+Don Pasquale + Il barbieredi Siviglia - excerpts in German) {3CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 0020452BC (Highlights); Berlin Classics 0094442BC {2CDS} (2001)ª; Berlin Classics 0032992 BC {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1982 p.1169 [SS] ; Awards Issue 2001 p.111 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.63 [AF]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.125 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 pp.70-71 [TP]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.261 janvier 2002 p.90 [CFD]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.200 dicembre 2005 pp.107-108 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded in May 1969.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatsoper
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Konstanze - Jutta Vulpius
Belmonte - Rolf Apreck
Blonde - Rosmarie Rönisch
Pedrillo - Jürgen Förster
Osmin - Arnold Van Mill
Bassa Selim - Peter Schütte
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Black Disc - Philips A 02230-IL {2LPS}; Philips 835118-9AY {2LPS} Philips 6720 005 {2LPS}; Turnabout TV 34 320/321 {2LPS} Fontana SFL 14000-1 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091162 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Berlin Classics 0032932 BC {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1963 pp.434-435 [PHW]; April 1968 p.556 [PHW]
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Opera - August 1963 p.549 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.214 [RVL]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55
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Diapason - No.73 1963 p.19
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.52
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.87 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.200 dicembre 2005 pp.107-108 [GL]
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Comments:- A recording of this opera with the same singers as listed above (i.e. the same recording?) was issued on the Eterna label in the DDR, but with the dialogue spoken by a separate cast of actors and the role of the Bassa Selim spoken by Hans Kiessler (8 20 297/299 - mono; 8 25 297/299 - stereo). See Schallplatten Katalog 1970 - VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (A-K) p.164. The CDs issued on the Berlin Classics label also appear to carry this version.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor des Staatsoper Dresden
Figaro - Walter Berry
Susanna - Anneliese Rothenberger
Conte Almaviva - Hermann Prey
Contessa Almaviva - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Annelies Burmeister
Bartolo - Fritz Ollendorf
Basilio - Peter Schreier
Curzio - Jürgen Förster
Antonio - Siegfried Vogel
Barbarina - Rosmarie Rönisch
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Black Disc; - Columbia STC 91 379/81 {3LPS} (Germany) (1965)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 18330159/61 {3LPS} (1973)ª; EMI Electrola 1 37-1301593; Seraphim IC-6002 {3LPS}; Seraphim SIC-6002 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020962BC {3CDS}
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 14 1967 p.30
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.268
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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.99-S.100 [ES]
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American Record Guide - January 1967 Vol.33 No.5 p.418 [PLM]: March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.151
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Fono Forum - März 1965 S.118 [KW}
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Hermann Prey
Königin der Nacht - Mady Mesplé
Sprecher - Angel Mattiello
Pamina - Joan Carlyle
Sarastro - Franz Crass
Monostatos - Gerhard Unger
Papagena - Renate Holm
1er Geharnischter - Per Drewsen
2er Geharnischter - Walter Maddalena
Erste Dame - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Zweite Dame - Marta Benegas
Dritte Dame - Isabel Casey
Erster Knabe - Silvia Baleani
Zweiter Knabe - Silvia Baleani
Dritter Knabe - Olga Chelavine
Erster Priester - Virgilio Tavini
Zweiter Priester - Dulio de Matthaeis
Dritter Priester - Gui Gallardo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3687
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (probably 29 September 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 29 September 1966.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Günther Leib
Königin der Nacht - Sylvia Geszty
Sprecher - Siegfried Vogel
Pamina - Helen Donath
Sarastro - Theo Adam
Monostatos - Harald Neukirch
Papagena - Renate Hoff
Erste Dame - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Zweite Dame - Gisela Schröter
Dritte Dame - Annelies Burmeister
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Black Disc - Eterna 8 26 173 {3LPS} Eurodisc 80584 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 805813; RCA «Italiana» VL-32530
Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 500221
Compact Disc - RCA Victor GD 86511 {3CDS}; RCA 74321 32240-2
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1982 p.1169 [AB] September 1988 p.476 [HF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.96 Aprile 1996 p.69
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.65 [JR]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1986-88(LI)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus - Staatsoper Berlin
Palestrina - Peter Schreier
Carlo Borromeo - Siegfried Lorenz
Ighino - Carola Nossek
Silla - Rosemary Lang
Giovanni Morone - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
Bernardo Novagerio - Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
Kardinal Madruscht - Fritz Hübner
Graf Luna - Günther Leib
Pabst Pius IV - Hermann Christian Polster
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Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0010012BC
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1994 p.117
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.215
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Opernwelt - 3/März 1992 S.50
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Mario Cavaradossi - Spas Wenkoff
Il barone Scarpia - Theo Adam
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1384-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Berlin State Opera, DDR (30 October 1983). The cast also includes Heinz Reeh, Peter Olesch. According to the programme published in OPERA (December 1983 pp.1327-1328) Tosca was to have been conducted that season by Suitner (as given above) or (Heinz) Fricke. I do not know which conducted the performance on this recording.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Rundfunk
Figaro - Hermann Prey
Il Conte Almaviva - Peter Schreier
Rosina - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Dr. Bartolo - Fritz Ollendorf
Don Basilio - Franz Crass
Berta - Annelies Burmeister
Fiorello - Harald Neukirch
Un Ufficiale - Rolf Kühne
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Black Disc - Eterna 826572-4 {3LPS}; Columbia SMC 91426-91428 {3LPS} (Germany)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 009064BC (+Così fan tutte + Don Pasquale -; excerpts in German) {3CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 0090212BC (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.187
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Fono Forum - Februar 1966 S.77 [FH]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Rundfunkchor
Mauregato - Hermann Prey
Estrella - Edith Mathis
Adolfo - Theo Adam
Froila - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Alfonso - Peter Schreier
Ein Mädchen - Magdelena Falewicz
Ein Jüngling - Eberhard Büchner
Bodyguard leader - Horst Gebhardt
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Black Disc; - Eterna 8 27 161/3 {3LPS}; EMI Elecrola 1C 157 30816-8 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Angel SCLX 3878 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0021562BC {3CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Alfonso und Estrella by Franz Schubert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.763
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.96 [JW]; December 1994 p.160 [JW]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.257
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.122
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.71
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.90
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.87
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.68
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American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.32 [RVL]: January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.168
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.89 [JS]: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.84 [JV]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.49 [SV]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Kruschina - Günther Leib
Kathinka - Annelies Burmeister
Marie - Anny Schlemm
Micha - Fred Teschler
Agnes - Ruth Lange
Wenzel - Harald Neukirch
Hans - Rolf Apreck
Kezal - Theo Adam
Springer - Johannes Kemter
Esmeralda - Eleonore Kistermann
Tobias - Wilfred Schaal
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Black Disc; - Eterna 820326-8 {1LP}; Philips 837 066 GY {1LP} (1965)ª
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020402BC (Highlights) Berlin Classics 3301 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.158 [KM]
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Fono Forum - Januar 1966 S.29 [WB]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Salome - Christel Goltz
Jochanaan - Ernst Gutstein
Herodes - Helmut Melchert
Herodias - Siw Ericsdotter
Narraboth - Heinz Hoppe
Ein Page - Eva Fleischer
Erster Nazarener - Theo Adam
Zweiter Nazarener - Johannes Kemter
Erster Soldat - Rainer Lüdeke
Zweiter Soldat - Helmut Eyle
Ein Cappadocier - Fred Teschler
Ein Sklave - Friederike Apelt
Erster Jude - Harald Neukirch
Zweiter Jude - Helmut Goldman
Dritter Jude - Guntfried Speck
Vierter Jude - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Fünfter Jude - Günther Leib
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Black Disc - Eterna 8 25 375-6 {2LPS}; EMI Electrola STE 91320-1 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091012BC {2CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 3294 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1996 p.118 [DN]
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Opera Now - December 1995 p.67
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Opera News - March 30 1996 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.294
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.472 [RG]
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.59
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.190: July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.161-162 [KM]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Salome - Leonie Rysanek
Jochanaan - Siegmund Nimsgern
Herodes - Hans Hopf
Herodias - Astrid Varnay
Narraboth - William Neill
Ein Page - Edna Garabedian (-George)
Erster Nazarener - Philip Booth
Zweiter Nazarener - Lawrence Cooper
Erster Soldat - Terrence Hawkins
Zweiter Soldat - James Courtney
Ein Cappadocier - John Miller
Ein Sklave - Janice Felty
Erster Jude - Gary Burgess
Zweiter Jude - William Harness
Dritter Jude - Raymond Manton
Vierter Jude - Joseph Frank
Fünfter Jude - Richard Magary
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (4 October 1974)
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Brünnhilde - Amy Shuard
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Hagen - Peter Lagger
Alberich - Elfego Esparza
Gunther - Franz Mazura
Gutrune - Janis Martin
Waltraute - Margarita Lilowa
Woglinde - Sheila Marks
Wellgunde - Sylvia Anderson
Floßhilde - Sheila Nadler
First Norn - Sona Cervená
Second Norn - Sheila Nadler
Third Norn - Sylvia Anderson
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (17 October 1969). The performance on 10 October 1969 was reviewed in OPERA December 1969 p.1043
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
Lohengrin - Martin Ritzmann
Elsa - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
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Black Disc - Eterna 826434 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Ars Vivendi 2100147 {1CD}
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- The Ars Vivendi CD is listed in «Des Meisters Werk» Frühling 2000 Nr.1
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Hans Sachs - Theo Adam
Veit Pogner - Ezio Flagello
Sixtus Beckmesser - Geraint Evans
Fritz Kothner - Raymond Wolansky
Walther von Stolzing - James King
David - John Walker
Eva - Arlene Saunders
Magdalena - Helen Vanni
Nachtwächter - Ara Berberian
Kunz Vogelgesang - James Atherton
Konrad Nachtigall - Mark Howard
Ulrich Eisslinger - Raymond Manton
Balthasar Zorn - Orva Hoskinson
Augustin Moser - Joe Pinedo
Hermann Ortel - Allan Monk
Hans Schwarz - Ara Berberian
Hans Foltz - Richard Mundt
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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1971; see OPERA December 1971 pp.1055-1053 )
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - Philip Booth
Gurnemanz - Kurt Moll
Parsifal - Jess Thomas
Klingsor - Peter Van Ginkel
Kundry - Eva Randová
Alto Stimme - Gwendolyn Jones
Knappe 1 - Shigemi Matsumoto
Knappe 2 - Janice Felty
Knappe 3 - Gary Burgess
Knappe 4 - Lawrence Cooper
Blumenmädchen 1 - Shigemi Matsumoto
Blumenmädchen 2 - Judith Forst
Blumenmädchen 3 - Janice Felty
Blumenmädchen 4 - Jacquelyn Benson
Blumenmädchen 5 - Sharon Daniels
Blumenmädchen 6 - Gwendolyn Jones
Ritter 1 - William Wahman
Ritter 2 - Terrence Hawkins
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 460 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #460 {4CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 September 1974; see OPERA November 1974 pp.993-994 )
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Mime - Ragnar Ulfung
Wanderer - Thomas Stewart
Brünhilde - Berit Lindholm
Alberich - Dan Richardson
Erda - Sheila Nadler
Fafner - Ara Berberian
Waldvogel - Carolyn Lewis
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (2 October 1970)
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Barbro Ericson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela
Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi
Biterolf - Hubert Hofmann
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler
Reinmar von Zweter - Gerd Nienstedt
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10050 {3CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.203 p.105 [CM]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp..232-233 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.97 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original Dresden version at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1964). See OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.22-23.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart
Venus - Marita Napier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Clifford Grant
Walther von der Vogelweide - William Neill
Biterolf - Harry Dworchak
Heinrich der Schreiber - James Atherton
Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Booth
Hirt - Jacquelyn Benson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02353
Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1660 (& 1426); Golden Melodram GM 10082 {3CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of performance of the Dresden Version in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1973). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1982
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Spas Wenkoff
Elisabeth - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Siegfried Lorenz
Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Fritz Hübner
Walther von der Vogelweide - Peter Bindzsus
Biterolf - Peter Olesch
Heinrich der Schreiber - Henno Garduhn
Reinmar von Zweter - Günther Fröhlich
Hirt - Carola Nossek
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.621 (+excerpt with Grümmer, Fortune, Talvela) {3CDS} (2005)ª
Laser Disc - Platz PLLC 5001-2 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.58 (audio) (audio) [SS]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 (audio) [JPM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (audio) [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 (audio) [FL-2]
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Janis Martin
Marke - Giorgio Tozzi
Kurwenal - William Dooley
Melot - Allan Monk
Hirt - David Hall-Sundquist
Steuerman - Clifford Grant
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Ryland Davies
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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (6 November 1970). Part ofAct 3 is missing. The performance on October 31 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.128
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegmund - Jess Thomas
Sieglinde - Berit Lindholm
Hunding - Clifford Grant
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Margarita Lilowa
Gerhilde - Betty Jones
Ortlinde - Ariel Bybee
Waltraute - Edna Garabedian (-George)
Schwertleite - Sandra Walker
Helmwige - Julia Emoed-Wallace
Siegrune - Gwendolyn Jones
Grimgerde - Donna Petersen
Roßweiße - Sandra Bush
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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1863-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1972). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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