There are 22 recordings of Thaïs by Jules Massenet on file

Order by year

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1 Abel Yves - 1997-98(STU) - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine*

2 Comissiona Sergiu - 1985(LI) - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*

3 Davis Andrew - 2003(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*

4 Davis Andrew - 2007(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

5 Delacôte Jacques - 1974(LI) - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra*

6 Dervaux Pierre - 1964(SE) - L'Opéra de Paris*

7 Eschenbach Christoph - 2007(LI) - Orchestre de Paris*

8 Etcheverry Jésus - 1961(STU) - Orchestre*

9 Ethuin Paul - 1981(LI) - L'Opéra de Marseille*

10 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1969(LI) - Teatro Bellini di Catania*

11 Giovaninetti Reynald - 1978(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

12 Gressier Jules - 1944(RE) - Orchestre*

13 López Cobos Jesús - 2008(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

14 Maazel Lorin - 1976(STU) - New Philharmonia Orchestra*

15 Noseda Gianandrea - 2008(LI) - Teatro Regio di Torino*

16 Pritchard John - 1976(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

17 Pritchard John - 1978(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

18 Rudel Julius - 1974(STU) - New Philharmonia Orchestra*

19 Sébastian Georges - 1952(STU) - L'Opéra de Paris*

20 Toffolo Luigi - 1954(LI) - Opera di Trieste*

21 Viotti Marcello - 2002(LI) - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia***

22 Wolff Albert - 1959(RA) - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.*

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Yves Abel - 1997-98(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine

Chorus - Opéra de Bordeaux

Thaïs - Renée Fleming

Athanaël - Thomas Hampson

Nicias - Giuseppe Sabbatini

Palémon - Stefano Palatchi

Crobyle - Marie Devellereau

Myrtale - Isabelle Cals

Albine - Enkelejda Shkosa

La Charmeuse - Elisabeth Vidal

Servant - David Grousset

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Compact Disc; - Decca 466 766-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Decca POCL 1931-2 {2CDS} (Japan) (2000)ª

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2000 p.116 [RF2]

Opera - November 2000 p.1386 [AB]

Opera News - December 2000 p.81 [IS]

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.326-327 [JK]

Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.53 [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.337-340 [RG]

Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.70 [GC]

Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 pp.68-69 [MP]

International Record Review - September 2000 p.128 [SP]: December 2000 p.30 [BLS]

BBC Music Magazine - October 2000 p.79 [CW2]

Classic CD - November 2000 p.50 [MSR]

Classical Express - Issue No.127 October 2000 p.3 [NL]

American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.181 [VAL]

Répertoire - No.139 septembre 2000 p.63 [LC]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.79 [GL]

Musica (Milano) - N.120 ottobre 2000 p.42 [SH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.47 [JS]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.247 octobre 2000 p.97 [FL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.90 [MC]

Das Opernglas - September 2000 S.78-S.79 [MF]

Comments:- Recorded 13-23 February 1997, 11-17 May 1998. Renée Fleming writes about «Thais»in RÉPERTOIRE septembre 2000 p.28

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Sergiu Comissiona - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor

Thaïs - Nelly Miricioiu

Athanaël - John Bröcheler

Nicias - Neil Jenkins

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 575 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgbouw, Amsterdam - VARA-Matinee (January 1985). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Andrew Davis - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Thaïs - Renée Fleming

Athanaël - Thomas Hampson

Nicias - Donald Kaasch

Palémon - Stephen Morschek

Crobyle - Nicole Cabell

Myrtale - Lauren McNeese

Albine - Guang Yang

La Charmeuse - Stacey Tappan

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 925-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.70 [GH]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (January 2003). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in the addition to their online catalogue dated 14 February 2003. The review in Orpheus mistakenly ascribes the CDRs to «Lyric» (long obsolete) rather than to Premiere.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Andrew Davis - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Thaïs - Renée Fleming

Athanaël - Franck Ferrari

Nicias - José Bros

Palémon - Stefano Palatchi

Crobyle - Olatz Saitua

Myrtale - Marina Rodríguez Cusi

Albine - Francisca Beaumont

La Charmeuse - Sandra Pastrana

Servant - Luis Cansino

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2723-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (5 July 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» September 2007. Here the year of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly) as 2005.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus

Thaïs - Jill Gomez

Athanaël - Thomas McKinney

Nicias - Francis Egerton

Palémon - Lieuwe Visser

Crobyle - Helen MacArthur

Myrtale - Ann Murray

Albine - Ruth Maher

Servant - Sean Mitten

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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA (Australia)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Wexford Festival (October 1974; see OPERA January 1975 pp.28-29). A performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 June 1975 (see Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 June 1975 p.24).

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos

Thaïs - Jacqueline Brumaire

Athanaël - Michel Dens

Albine - Christiane Gayraud

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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 336 {1LP} (1965)ª; Pathé ASTX 336 {1LP} (1965)ª; Angel 36286 {1LP} (1966)ª; Angel S-36286 {1LP} (1966)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69855-2 (+Le Jongleur de Notre Dame) {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

Diapason - No.99 september 1965 p.16 [JG]; No.346 février 1989 pp.121-122 [JLD]

American Record Guide - Vol.32 No.6 February 1966 p.548

Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - Choeur de Chambre Accentus

Thaïs - Renée Fleming

Athanaël - Gerald Finley

Nicias - Fabrice Dalis

Palémon - Nicolas Courjal

Crobyle - Marie Devellereau

Myrtale - Nora Sourourzian

Albine - Caitlin Hulcup

La Charmeuse - Rebecca Bottone

Servant - Laurent Alvaro

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 866 {2CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (19 or 21 April 2007). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW February 2009». See also the website

http://www.geraldfinley.info/Articles/Perform/Thais/2007ThaisParis.html

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Thaïs - Renée Doria

Athanaël - Robert Massard

Nicias - Michel Sénéchal

Palémon - Gérard Serkoyan

Crobyle - Françoise Louvay

Myrtale - Jeannine Collard

Albine - Jeannine Collard

Servant - Jacques Scellier

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Black Disc; - Véga VAL 22 {3LPS} (1961)ª; *Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOSR 639-641 {3LPS} (1974)ª; Westminster XWN 2236 {2LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Westminster WST 236 {2LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Accord ACC 150026 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Accord 149179 {2CDS} (1987)ª;; Accord 476 142-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.488; March 1974 p.1769 [RO]; July 1974 p.184 [JBS] July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.157-158 [GJ]

Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 [AT]

Diapason - No.61 novembre 1961 p.20 [JG]; No.332 novembre 1987 pp.152-153 [MP]; No.512 mars 2004 pp.94-95 [MP]

American Record Guide - June 1965 Vol.31 No.10 pp.964-965 [ML]

High Fidelity Magazine - July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.66 [CLO]

Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.117 [PT]

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Paul Ethuin - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille

Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille

Thaïs - Adriana Maliponte

Athanaël - Kari Nurmela

Nicias - François Garcia

Palémon - Armand Arapian

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1225-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (27, 29, 31 May or 2 June 1981). See OPERA November 1980 p.1101, L'Avant Scène Opéra No.1988 p.102. The date given in Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog», 31 May 1982, appears to be incorrect.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Thaïs - Raina Kabaivanska

Athanaël - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicias - Nicola Tagger

Palémon - Antonio Zerbini

Crobyle - Marisa Zotti

Myrtale - Anita Caminada

Albine - Clara Foti

La Charmeuse - Giovanna di Rocco

Servant - Carmelo Mollica

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Compact Disc - *Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 121-122 {2CDS}

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Thaïs - Elena Mauti Nunziata

Athanaël - Renato Bruson

Nicias - Antonio Savastano

Palémon - Franco Pugliese

Crobyle - Elvira Spica

Myrtale - Laura Bocca

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01395

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Rome (June 1978, mentioned in OPERA October 1978 p.1025). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jules Gressier - 1944(RE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Thaïs - Elen Dosia

Athanaël - Paul Cabanel

Nicias - Georges Noré

Crobyle - Huguette Saint-Arnaud

Myrtale - Madeleine Drouot

Albine - Gilberte Alves-Bernay

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 132 {1CD} (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 p.75 [JP]

Comments:- Recording of a broadcast on 13 June 1944

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 2008(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Thaïs - Renée Fleming

Athanaël - Thomas Hampson

Nicias - Michael Schade

Palémon - Alain Vernhes

Crobyle - Alyson Cambridge

Myrtale - Ginger Costa-Jackson

Albine - Maria Zifchak

La Charmeuse - Leah Partridge

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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 December 2008). The CDRS issued by premiereopera.net are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - John Alldis Choir

Thaïs - Beverly Sills

Athanaël - Sherrill Milnes

Nicias - Nicolai Gedda

Palémon - Richard Van Allan

Crobyle - Anne-Marie Connors

Myrtale - Ann Murray

Albine - Patricia Kern

La Charmeuse - Norma Burrowes

Servant - Brian Ethridge

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SLS 993 {3LPS} (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65479-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1977 p.1173 [EG]; July 1996 p.104

Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.68

Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.113

BBC Music Magazine - December 1995 p.86

Le Monde de la Musique - No.188 mai 1995 p.100

Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.46

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.62

Musica (Milano) - N.120 ottobre 2000 p.42 [SH]

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda - 2008(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Thaïs - Barbara Frittoli

Athanaël - Lado Atanelli

Nicias - Alessandro Liberatore

Palémon - Maurizio Lo Piccolo

Crobyle - Eleonora Buratto

Myrtale - Ketevan Kemoklidze

Albine - Nadezhda Serdjuk

La Charmeuse - Daniela Schillaci

Servant - Diego Matamoros

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3154-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (10 December 2008). The performance on 21 December 2008 is reviewed in MUSICA 203 Anno 31 febbraio 2009 pp.86-87. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2009.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor John Pritchard - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Thaïs - Beverly Sills

Athanaël - Sherrill Milnes

Nicias - Claes H. Ahnsjö

Palémon - Alexander Malta

Crobyle - Pamela South

Myrtale - Shirley Lee Harned

Albine - Gwendolyn Jones

La Charmeuse - Claudia Cummings

Servant - John Davies

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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (10 September 1976; see OPERA December 1976 pp.1136-1137). The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor John Pritchard - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Thaïs - Beverly Sills

Athanaël - Sherrill Milnes

Nicias - Raymond Gibbs

Palémon - James Morris

Crobyle - Betsy Norden

Myrtale - Isola Jones

Albine - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

La Charmeuse - Louise Wohlafka

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers THA 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1978; see OPERA April 1978 pp.395-396). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Thaïs - Anna Moffo

Athanaël - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicias - José Carreras

Palémon - Justino Díaz

Crobyle - Patricia Clark

Myrtale - Antonia Butler

Albine - Elizabeth Bainbridge

La Charmeuse - Jessica Cash

Servant - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor ARL3 0842 {3LPS} (1975)ª; *RCA Victor ARD3 0842 {3 quadrophonic LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2551-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1975 p.2013 [EG]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]

Comments:- *There is an article on the quadrophonic recording in GRAMOPHONE, May 1975 p.1946 and there is an advertisment on pages 1981-82 of the same issue. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Thaïs - Géori Boué

Athanaël - Roger Bourdin

Nicias - Jean Giraudeau

Palémon - Michel Roux

Crobyle - Berthe Monmart

Myrtale - Odette Riquier

Albine - Yvonne Leroy

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 227 {3LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; Urania UR 227 (3LPS) (USA) (1962)ª;; *Urania US 5227 {3LPS) (USA) (1962)ª; Nixa ULP 9227 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22.209 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Preiser Records 20014 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5025 {2CDS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers THA 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1954 p.72 [PHW]

Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [IW]

Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.108 [PHR]: July 1962 Vol.28 No.11 p.872 [MDS]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.255 [CHP]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1955 p.18

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

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.102-103 [GL]

Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]

Comments:- *Recording of an abridged version (Act 3 scene 2 is omitted). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Luigi Toffolo - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Opera di Trieste

Chorus - Opera di Trieste

Thaïs - Fiorella Carmen Forti

Athanaël - Ettore Bastianini

Nicias - Glauco Scarlini

Palémon - Antonio Massaria

Crobyle - Alma Pezzi

Myrtale - Aurora Cattelani

Albine - Liliana Hussu

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 446 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 775-CD 2 {2CDS} ;; Bongiovanni HOC 003/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]

Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55

Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.127 [MP]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (10 February 1954)

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Thaïs - Eva Mei

Athanaël - Michele Pertusi

Nicias - William Joyner

Palémon - Christoph Fel

Crobyle - Christine Buffle

Myrtale - Elodie Méchain

Albine - Tiziana Carraro

La Charmeuse - Anna Smiech

Servant - Enrico Masiero

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 973-2 (2003)ª; Dynamic CDS 427/1-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Dynamic 33427 (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September (published July) 2003 p.78 (audio) [RF2]; October 2004 p.94 (DVD) [PO'C]

Opera - March 2004 p.360 (audio) [RM]; October 2005 p.1260, p.1263 (DVD) [RM]

Opera News - June 2005 p.86 (DVD) [WRB]

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.151-153 (audio) [DLK]

Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.77 (audio) [IW]

Opéra International - No.282 septembre 2003 pp.71-72 (audio) [PC]; No.291 juin 2004 p.86 (DVD) [GM]

Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.106 (audio) [MP]; No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.118 (DVD) [MP]

International Record Review - July/August 2003 p.71 (audio) [RP]: July/August 2004 pp.82-83 (DVD) [CC]

American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 pp.153-154 (audio) [CHP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.85 (audio) [JMP]: No.72 julio- agosto 2004 p.91 (DVD) [MC]

Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro Malibran, Venice (November or December 2002). See the website http://www.drammaturgia.it

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1959(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.

Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de,l'O.R.T.F.

Thaïs - Andrée Esposito

Athanaël - Robert Massard

Nicias - Jean Mollien

Palémon - Lucien Lovano

Crobyle - Christiane Harbell

Myrtale - Andrée Gabriel

Albine - Solange Michel

Servant - Hubert Cabane

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Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 895-896 (+Andrée Esposito recital); {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1409 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.221 [HF]; Vol.28 No.3 January/ February 2005 pp.152-153 [GJ]

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.56 [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.154-156 [RP]

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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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