(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BERG ALBAN - LULU-London Philharmonic Orchestra - Davis Andrew 1996(LC)**
2 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - GLORIANA-English National Opera - Elder Mark 1984(LC)**
3 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (A)-City of London Sinfonia - Hickox Richard 1990*
4 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - PETER GRIMES-Covent Garden - Atherton David 1977(LI)*
5 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - PETER GRIMES-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1981(LC)**
6 BUSONI FERRUCCIO - TURANDOT-Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra - Joly Simon 1988(LI)**
7 CATALANI ALFREDO - WALLY (LA)-Wiener Symphoniker - Steinberg Pinchas 1990(LI)**
8 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-English Northern Philharmonia - Daniel Paul 1994(LI)*
9 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ASSEDIO DI CALAIS (L')-Philharmonia Orchestra - Parry David 1988(STU)*
10 GAZZANIGA GIUSEPPE - DON GIOVANNI-Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra - Joly Simon 1988(LI)**
11 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Haitink Bernard 1981(STU)*
12 PROKOFIEFF SERGEI - WAR AND PEACE-Sadler's Wells Opera - Lloyd-Jones David 1972(LI)*
13 ROMBERG SIGMUND - STUDENT PRINCE (THE)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Edwards John Owen 1989(STU)*
14 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1978(LI)*
15 STRAUSS RICHARD - FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (DIE)-Welsh National Opera - Armstrong Richard 1981(LI)*
16 STRAUSS RICHARD - LIEBE DER DANAE (DIE)-BBC Symphony Orchestra - Mackerras Charles 1980(RA)*
17 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Chicago Lyric Opera - Klobucar Berislav 1978(LI)*
18 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Orquesta - Rudel Julius 1979(LI)***
19 TIPPETT MICHAEL - KING PRIAM-London Sinfonietta - Atherton David 1980(STU)*
20 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Scottish Philharmonia - Gibson Alexander 1976(LI)*
21 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-English National Opera - Elder Mark 1983(STU)*
22 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-New Philharmonia Orchestra - Gibson Alexander 1973(FI)***
23 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Sadler's Wells Opera - Mackerras Charles 1972(LI)*
24 WAGNER RICHARD - FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (DER)-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Lloyd-Jones David 1975(FI)***
25 WAGNER RICHARD - FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (DER)-Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Solti Georg 1976(STU)*
26 WAGNER RICHARD - FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (DER)-English National Opera - Elder Mark 1982(LI)*
27 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Sadler's Wells Opera - Goodall Reginald 1971(LI)*
28 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Sadler's Wells Opera - Goodall Reginald 1973(SE)*
29 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Sadler's Wells Opera - Goodall Reginald 1968(LI;Feb.)*
30 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Sadler's Wells Opera - Goodall Reginald 1968(LI;Sept.)*
31 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Klobucar Berislav 1969(LI)*
32 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Solti Georg 1975-76(STU)*
33 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Goodall Reginald 1971(LI)*
34 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Horenstein Jascha 1973(LI)*
35 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Sillem Maurits 1979(LI)*
36 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1980(LI)*
37 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Sadler's Wells Opera - Mackerras Charles 1972(LI)*
38 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-English National Opera - Goodall Reginald 1974(LC)*
39 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-English National Opera - Goodall Reginald 1973(LC)*
40 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Wiener Philharmoniker - Solti Georg 1970(STU)*
41 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1973(LI)*
42 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-English Northern Philharmonia - Daniel Paul 1997(LI)*
43 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-English National Opera - Goodall Reginald 1981(LI)*
44 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-New Philharmonia Orchestra - Klemperer Otto 1969-70(SE)*
45 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Sadler's Wells Opera - Goodall Reginald 1970(LI)*
46 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-English National Opera - Goodall Reginald 1975(LC)*
47 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1977 (Acts 2-3;LE)*
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 1996(LC)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lulu - Christine Schäfer
Gräfin Geschwitz - Kathryn Harries
Dr Schön - Wolfgang Schöne
Alwa - David Kuebler
Schigolch - Norman Bailey
Der Maler - Stephan Drakulich
Der Prinz - Neil Jenkins
Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Patricia Bardon
Der Theaterdirektor - Jonathan Veira
Der Athlet - Donald Maxwell
Der Gymnasiast - Patricia Bardon
Ein Kammerdiener - Neil Jenkins
Der Tierbändiger - Donald Maxwell
Ein Groom - Patricia Bardon
Der Medizinalrat - Jonathan Veira
Der Neger - Stephan Drakulich
Der Marquis - Neil Jenkins
Der Bankier - Jonathan Veira
Jack - Wolfgang Schöne
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630 15522-2 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Warner Music Vision - NVC Arts 0630 15533-3 (PAL) (1996)ª
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1997 p.100; Special Awards Issue 1997 p.30 [AB}; July 2004 pp.87-88 [RW]
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Opera - October 2004 pp.1274-1276 [JK2]
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Orpheus - April 1997 S.63
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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.52; No 290 mai 2004 p.78 [CG]
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Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.44 [AT]; No.517 septembre 2004 p.141 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.177 p.128
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1996 No.2 p.99
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.1
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Classic CD - February 1997 p.80
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1997 p.17: May 2004 p.96 [MR]
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International Record Review - May 2004 pp.78-79 [SP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.71
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Musica (Milano) - No.103 aprile-maggio 1997 p.40
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.121 [PF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.183 maggio 2004 p.101 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival (July 1996, see OPERA Festival Issue 1996 p.40, ORPHEUS November 1996 S.88)
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Conductor Mark Elder - 1984(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Elizabeth I - Sarah Walker
Essex - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Lady Essex - Jean Rigby
Mountjoy - Neil Howlett
Cecil - Alan Opie
Lady Penelope Rich - Elizabeth Vaughan
Raleigh - Richard Van Allan
Henry Cuffe - Malcolm Donnelly
Lady in Waiting - Lynda Russell
Ballad Singer - Norman Bailey
Recorder of Norwich - Dennis Wicks
Spirit of the Masque - Adrian Martin
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 102 097 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *CEL C604135 (PAL); Virgin Classics VVD344 (PAL); Polygram 079 236-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.39; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.101
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1990 p.1965; December 2006 p.119 [AB]
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Opera - January 2007 pp.108-110 [ML]
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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.3 [JS]
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International Record Review - December 2006 pp.76-77 [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.246 [CHP]
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Classic CD - March 1997 p.80
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Opéra Magazine - No.14 janvier 2007 p.71 [AF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.80-81 [DZ]
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 1990
Orchestra - City of London Sinfonia
Chorus - Trinity Boys' Choir
Oberon - James Bowman
Tytania - Lilian Watson
Puck - Dexter Fletcher
Thesius - Norman Bailey
Hippolyta - Penelope Walker
Lysander - John Graham-Hall
Demetrius - Henry Herford
Hermia - Della Jones
Helena - Jill Gomez
Bottom - Donald Maxwell
Quince - Roger Bryson
Flute - Adrian Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Virgin Classics VCD 7 59305-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; PENGUIN p.41; MET(VID) p.37; Opera Now May 1995 p.60; GIUDICI p.107 (2) p.169; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio p.99
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1993 p.79; October 1993 p.36
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Opera - October 1993 p.1257
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HiFi News & Record Review - November 1986 p.78
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Opera News - February 19 1994 p.32
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.144
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.65
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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.124
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.116
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Classic CD - September 1993 p.59
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Répertoire - No.62 octobre 1993 p.39
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American Record Guide - January-February 1994 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [JS]
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Conductor David Atherton - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Richard Cassilly
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Norman Bailey
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Thomas Allen
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - Robert Lloyd
First niece - Teresa Cahill
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2604
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House Covent Garden on 4 April 1977. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 April 1977 pp.40-41.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Norman Bailey
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Phillip Gelling
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - John Tomlinson
First niece - Marilyn Hill Smith
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-16913-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1712 2 (BETA TXH 90 1712 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle Vision CVI 2015 (PAL); NVC Arts 0630-16913-3 (PAL) (1997)ª
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Opera - April 2004 pp.493-494 [GH]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.94 (mention) [RF]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67 [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.98 [MSR]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]
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International Record Review - May 2004 pp.79-80 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.100 [MH]: No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (June 1981)
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Conductor Simon Joly - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
Turandot - Kristine Ciesinski
Kalaf - Milan Voldrich
Altoum - Norman Bailey
Adelma - Alison Browner
Barak - Balázs Póka
Truffaldino - Bruce Brewer
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1417 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Ferruccio Busoni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.135
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Theatre Royal, Wexford (October 1988; see OPERA January 1989 pp.47-48). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Bregenzer Festspielchor - Chor des Volksoper Wien - Kammerchor Sofia
Wally - Mara Zampieri
Hagenbach - Michael Sylvester
Gellner - David Malis
Stromminger - Norman Bailey
Walter - Ildiko Raimondi
Il Pedone - Kolos Kováts
Afra - Liliana Nichiteanu
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 209
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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival (20 July 1990).
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - English Northern Philharmonia
Chorus - Opera North
Medea - Josephine Barstow
Neris - Anne Wilkens
Dircé - Nicola Sharkey
Jason - Thomas Randle
Créon - Norman Bailey
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 065/3 {3CDRS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
Comments:- Recording of a performance in «A new English version» by Kenneth McLeish given by Opera North on 24 April 1994 and broadcast on 27 April 1994. The CD-Rs issuedby the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B» .
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Conductor David Parry - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Eustachio - Christian Du Plessis
Aurelio - Della Jones
Eleonora - Nuccia Focile
Giovanni d'Aire - Rico Serbo
Giacomo de Wisants - Paul Nilon
Pietro de Wisants - Ian Platt
Armando - Mark Glanville
Edoardo III - Russell Smythe
Isabella - Eiddwen Harrhy
Edmondo - John Treleaven
Un Incognito - Norman Bailey
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Black Disc; - Opera Rara OR 9 {3LPS} (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - *Opera Rara OR 9 {2CDS} (1989)ª
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Recordings of L' assedio di Calais by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juin 1997 No.214 p.23
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990-91 p.189 [RG]; Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.164 [RG]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.102
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Comments:- Recorded in All Saints Church, London (24 June - 1 July 1988)
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Conductor Simon Joly - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
Don Giovanni - Miroslav Kopp
Donna Anna - Malmfrid Sand
Donna Elvira - Andrea Bolton
Donna Ximena - Joan Davies
Maturina - Alison Browner
Il Commendatore - Norman Bailey
Duca Ottavio - Finbar Wright
Pasquariello - Balázs Póka
Biagio - Alan Cemore
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 433 (2005)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theatre Royal, Wexford (October 1988; see OPERA January 1989 pp.47-48). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Tamino - Siegfried Jerusalem
Papageno - Wolfgang Brendel
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - Norman Bailey
Pamina - Lucia Popp
Sarastro - Roland Bracht
Monostatos - Heinz Zednik
Papagena - Brigitte Lindner
1er Geharnischter - Peter Hofmann
2er Geharnischter - Aage Haugland
Erste Dame - Marilyn Richardson
Zweite Dame - Doris Soffel
Dritte Dame - Ortrun Wenkel
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Waldemar Kmentt
Zweiter Priester - Erich Kunz
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5223 {3LPS} (1981)ª;; Angel DSCX 3918
Compact Cassette; - *HMV TCC-SLS 5223 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47951-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Angel CDCC-47951 {3CDS}; EMI TOCE 6334-6 {3CDS} (Japan)
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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 - November 1981 p.753 [AB] ; January 1982 p.1058 (mention) [JB]; March 1982 p.1306, p.1311 [SIR]; March 1988 p.1342 [SS]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.350
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Comments:- Recorded between 1 and 13 April 1981
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Conductor David Lloyd-Jones - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Tom McDonnell
Natasha Rostova - Josephine Barstow
Sonya - Kathleen Smales
Maria Akhrosimova - Anne Collins
Ilya Rostov - Eric Shilling
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Kenneth Woollam
Helena Bezukhova - Ann Hood
Anatol Kuragin - John Brecknock
Dolokhov - Malcolm Rivers
Maria Bolkonsky - Maureen Morelle
Vasska Denisov - Norman Welsby
Marshal Kutuzov - Norman Bailey
Bonaparte - Raymond Myers
Vassilissa - Sandra Dugdale
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Dennis Dowling
Platon Karatayev - Gregory Dempsey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03634
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 401 {4CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum in an English translation by Edward Downes (18 November 1972). The performance on 11 October 1972 is reviewedin OPERA December 1972 pp.1049-1054. The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in the «Latest Additions to the Catalogue» March 2002.
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Conductor John Owen Edwards - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Prince Karl Franz - David Rendall
Dr. Engel - Norman Bailey
Ruder - Jason Howard
Gretchen - Rosemary Ashe
Von Asterberg - Neil Jenkins
Lucas - Donald Maxwell
Detlef - Bonaventura Bottone
Kathie - Marilyn Hill Smith
Lutz - Leon Greene
Princess Margaret - Diana Montague
Tarnitz - Steven Page
Hubert - André Mutis
Fritz - Nicolas Collcos
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Compact Disc - TER Classics CDTER2 1172 {1CD}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1991
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Danica Mastilovic
Chrysothemis - Éva Marton
Clytemnestra - Gwynn Cornell
Aegisth - Ragnar Ulfung
Orest - Norman Bailey
Ein alter Diener - Edward Ghazal
Ein junger Diener - Charles Anthony
Die Schleppträgerin - Linda Mays
Die Vertraute - Suzanne Der Derian
Der Pfleger des Orest - John Cheek
Die Aufseherin - Elizabeth Coss
1. Magd - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
2. Magd - Shirley Love
3. Magd - Ariel Bybee
4. Magd - Loretta Di Franco
5. Magd - Alma Jean Smith
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 123078 (BRO 123998) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1978). 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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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Nurse - Patricia Payne
Spirit messenger - Geoffrey Moses
Emperor - Matti Kastu
Empress - Anne Evans
Voice of a Falcon - Rita Cullis
Barak's brothers - the one-eyed - Russell Smythe
- the hunchback - Arthur Davies
- the one-armed - Julian Moyle
Barak's wife - Pauline Tinsley
Barak - Norman Bailey
Off-stage voices - Lorna Washington
- Diana Fuge
- Anne Morgan
Voices of unborn children - Rita Cullis
- Mary Davies
- Pamela Geddes
- Doreen O'Neill
- Anne Morgan
Voices of nightwatchmen - Gareth Rhys-Davies
- John King
- Huw Morgan
Apparition of a youth - Timothy German
Voice from above - Catherine Savory
Guardian of the temple - Helen Field
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02413
Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 035/3 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance sung in an English version by Eric Crozier and given in the Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London (14 March 1981). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 March 1981 p.28)
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1980(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Opera Chorus
Jupiter - Norman Bailey
Merkur - Emile Belcourt
Pollux - John Dobson
Danae - Arlene Saunders
Xanthe - Rosalind Plowright
Midas - Kenneth Woollam
Semele - Elizabeth Gale
Europa - Alison Hargen
Alkmene - Patricia Price
Leda - Linda Finnie
Vier Könige - Bernard Dickerson
- Stuart Kale
- Alan Watt
- Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02061
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100794 {2CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5754
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Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (20 April 1980; see Radio Times issue dated 18-25 April 1980 p.34).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Salome - Grace Bumbry
Jochanaan - Norman Bailey
Herodes - Ragnar Ulfung
Herodias - Mignon Dunn
Narraboth - Frank Little
Ein Page - Kathleen Kuhlmann
Erster Nazarener - Gregory Kunde
Zweiter Nazarener - Thomas O'Leary
Erster Soldat - Daniel McConnell
Zweiter Soldat - John West
Ein Cappadocier - Julien Robbins
Ein Sklave - Susan Brummell
Erster Jude - David Howell
Zweiter Jude - Melvin Lowery
Dritter Jude - William Mitchell
Vierter Jude - William Powers
Fünfter Jude - Richard Versalle
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2530-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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 at the Chicago Lyric Opera. (September or October 1978). See OPERA January 1979 p.32. The cast listed above is that given in the online performance chronology of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta
Salome - Montserrat Caballé
Jochanaan - Norman Bailey
Herodes - Fritz Uhl
Herodias - Josephine Veasey
Narraboth - Wieslaw Ochman
Ein Page - Evelia Marcote
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera (unnumbered)
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Limited DVD 5522 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics LCV 021 (1998)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:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.43 [SS]
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Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.45 [AT]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (May 1979). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases on DVD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. The year of the performance recorded is incorrectly given as 1977 by Legato and by Premiere. The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The year of the performance recorded is given correctly here as 1979.
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Conductor David Atherton - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - London Sinfonietta
Chorus - London Sinfonietta Chorus
Achilles - Robert Tear
Hector - Thomas Allen
Priam - Norman Bailey
Andromache - Felicity Palmer
Helen - Yvonne Minton
Paris - Philip Langridge
Patroclus - Stephen Roberts
Hecuba - Heather Harper
Nurse - Ann Murray
Old Man - David Wilson-Johnson
Hermes - Kenneth Bowen
Young Guard - Peter Hall
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Black Disc; - Decca D246D3 {2LPS} (1981)ª;; London LDR 73006 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K246K33 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 414 241-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª;; Chandos CHAN 9406/7 {2CDS} (1996)ª
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Recordings of King Priam by Michael Tippett are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record III p.303; CELLETTI p.811; Opera on CD (1) p.141 (2) p.154 (3) p.173; PENGUIN p.457; Opera on Video p.222
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 [JW] ; March 1982 p.1306 [SIR] April 1982 p.1414 [JB]; January 1990 p.1375 [AW]; February 1996 p.107 [MEO]; April 1996 p.38 [JBS]
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HiFi News & Record Review - May 1996 p.91
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.304
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.166
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.51
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Classic CD - January 1996 p.67
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.213
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Répertoire - No.87 janvier 1996 p.64
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.69
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish Philharmonia
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Macbeth - Norman Bailey
Lady Macbeth - Galina Vishnevskaya
Banco - David Ward
Macduff - David Hillman
Malcolm - Graham Clark
Dama - Lola Biagioni
Medico - Arthur Jackson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2600-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival (August 1976). See OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.46-47. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007. The recording is stated to be «In-house».
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Conductor Mark Elder - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Rigoletto - John Rawnsley
Gilda - Helen Field
Duca di Mantova - Arthur Davies
Sparafucile - John Tomlinson
Maddalena - Jean Rigby
Giovanna - Shelagh Squires
Monterone - Norman Bailey
Marullo - Alan Opie
Borsa - Terry Jenkins
Conte di Ceprano - Mark Richardson
Contessa di Ceprano - Linda McLeod
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 2700323 (ASD 23-0032 - 27-0033( {2LPS} (1984)ª; Angel DSBX 3957 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 2700325 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - HMV CMS 7 69369-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Chandos CHAN 3030 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1984 p.68 [AB]; May 1989 p. [AB]
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Opera - May 2000 p.620 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 2000 p.108 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 p.254 [JC]
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Orpheus - März 2001 S.56 [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.101-103 [JG2]
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Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [NL]
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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.218-219 [LM]
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1973(FI)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Violetta Valery - Elizabeth Harwood
Flora Bervoix - Ann Howard
Annina - Shelagh Squires
Alfredo Germont - John Brecknock
Giorgio Germont - Norman Bailey
Gastone - Philip Langridge
Dottore Grenvil - Michael Rippon
Barone Douphol - Alan Opie
Marchese d'Obigny - Alan Charles
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 077 {2CDRS} (Australia)
VHS Video Cassette; - Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Trust EH 001 (PAL) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1999 p.98, p.100 [AB]
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Classical Express - Issue 103 October 1998 p.5 [JS]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.103 [AP]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2000 p.104 [GH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. The video recording is advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1999 p.45
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Manrico - Jon Sydney
Azucena - Gabrielle Lavigne
Leonora - Rita Hunter
Conte di Luna - Norman Bailey
Ferrando - David Gwynne
Ines - Anne Collins
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03798
Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 101 {2CDS}
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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:- According to Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.71) this recording is of a performance in September 1972. Il trovatore was performed with this cast on 7, 12, 15, 21 September. As none of these performances was broadcast the recording was presumably made «in-house». The performance on 23 August was reviewed in OPERA pp.940-942.
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Conductor David Lloyd-Jones - 1975(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Holländer - Norman Bailey
Senta - Gwyneth Jones
Daland - Stafford Dean
Erik - Keith Erwen
Mary - Joan Davies
Steuermann - Robert Ferguson
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 03 (Wagner CD-ROM) (1999)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07774 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a BBC Television film (and its soundtrack) which was transmitted on 9 November 1975 (See OPERA January 1976 pp.88-90 )
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
Holländer - Norman Bailey
Senta - Janis Martin
Daland - Martti Talvela
Erik - René Kollo
Mary - Isola Jones
Steuermann - Werner Krenn
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Black Disc; - *Decca D24D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª;; London OSA 13119 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K24K32 (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 551-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca 470 792-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1730 [EG]; August 1977 p.349 [IM]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; November 1985 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.2 November 1977 p.56 [KH]; Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.374
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.263
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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.83-85 [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.183-185 [SDC]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.582
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Conductor Mark Elder - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Holländer - Norman Bailey
Senta - Josephine Barstow
Daland - Dennis Wicks
Erik - John Treleaven
Mary - Katherine Pring
Steuermann - Adrian Martin
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 001 {3CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum (13 February 1982). The performance on 10 February 1982 is reviewed in OPERA April 1982 pp.420-422
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Catherine Wilson
Waltraute - Katherine Pring
Woglinde - Barbara Walker
Wellgunde - Anne Evans
Floßhilde - Georgetta Psaros
First Norn - Gillian Knight
Second Norn - Anne Collins
Third Norn - Janice Chapman
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01861
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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 given by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (6 March 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 6-12 March 1971 p.19).
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Margaret Curphey
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Black Disc; - Unicorn UNS 245-6 {2LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette; - Unicorn ZCUND 245 (1973)ª; Unicorn Y8UND245 (8-track cartridge) (1973)ª; Chandos ABTD 1244 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 8534 {1CD} (1988)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1973 p.228 [JW]; January 1974 p.1430 [WAC]; January 1988 p. [AW]
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Comments:- A recording of Act 3 Scene 2 and 3. The tapes are advertised in THE GRAMOPHONE October 1973 p.747
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1968(LI;Feb.)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Hans Sachs - Norman Bailey
Veit Pogner - Noel Mangin
Sixtus Beckmesser - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Fritz Kothner - David Bowman
Walther von Stolzing - Alberto Remedios
David - Gregory Dempsey
Eva - Margaret Curphey
Magdalena - Ann Robson
Nachtwächter - Stafford Dean
Kunz Vogelgesang - David Kane
Konrad Nachtigall - Julian Moyle
Ulrich Eisslinger - David Morton-Gray
Balthasar Zorn - John Brecknock
Augustin Moser - Louis Browne
Hermann Ortel - James Singleton
Hans Schwarz - Gerwyn Morgan
Hans Foltz - Eric Stannard
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 03 (Wagner CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Chandos CHAN 3148 {4CDS} (2008)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 pp.84-85 [MA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, Islington, London (10 February 1968). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated February 8 1968). The performance on 31 January is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 pp.253-256.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1968(LI;Sept.)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Hans Sachs - Norman Bailey
Veit Pogner - Noel Mangin
Sixtus Beckmesser - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Fritz Kothner - David Bowman
Walther von Stolzing - Connell Byrne
David - Gregory Dempsey
Eva - Margaret Curphey
Magdalena - Ann Robson
Nachtwächter - Ian Comboy
Kunz Vogelgesang - Robin Donald
Konrad Nachtigall - Julian Moyle
Ulrich Eisslinger - Francis Egerton
Balthasar Zorn - John Brecknock
Augustin Moser - Louis Browne
Hermann Ortel - James Singleton
Hans Schwarz - Gerwyn Morgan
Hans Foltz - Eric Stannard
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 101/5 {5CDRS}
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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 given by the Sadler's Wells Opera in the London Coliseum on 18 September 1968 and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 2 February 1969 (See «The Envy of the World - Fifty Years of BBC Third Programme and Radio 3» pp.244-246; Radio Times Issue dated January 30 1969 pp.14-15).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Norman Bailey
Veit Pogner - Karl Ridderbusch
Sixtus Beckmesser - Thomas Hemsley
Fritz Kothner - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von Stolzing - Waldemar Kmentt
David - Hermin Esser
Eva - Helga Dernesch
Magdalena - Janis Martin
Nachtwächter - Bengt Rundgren
Kunz Vogelgesang - René Kollo
Konrad Nachtigall - Dieter Slembek
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Klaus
Balthasar Zorn - Sebastian Feiersinger
Augustin Moser - William Johns
Hermann Ortel - Heinz Feldhoff
Hans Schwarz - Fritz Linke
Hans Foltz - Hans Franzen
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10298-4 {4CDRS} (2008)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 at the Bayreuth Festival. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975-76(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen
Hans Sachs - Norman Bailey
Veit Pogner - Kurt Moll
Sixtus Beckmesser - Bernd Weikl
Fritz Kothner - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von Stolzing - René Kollo
David - Adolf Dallapozza
Eva - Hannelore Bode
Magdalena - Júlia Hamari
Nachtwächter - Werner Klumlikboldt
Kunz Vogelgesang - Adalbert Kraus
Konrad Nachtigall - Martin Egel
Ulrich Eisslinger - Wolf Appel
Balthasar Zorn - Martin Schomberg
Augustin Moser - Michel Sénéchal
Hermann Ortel - Helmut Berger-Tuna
Hans Schwarz - Kurt Rydl
Hans Foltz - Rudolf Hartmann
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Black Disc; - *Decca D13D 5 {5LPS} (1976)ª;; London OSA 1512 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette - Decca K13K 54
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 497-2 {4CDS} (1987)ª; Decca «Classic Opera» 475 6680 {4CDS} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1976 p.468 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]; March 1977 p.1475 [SIR]; July 1987 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.6 July/August 1989 pp.276-278 [WY]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.298
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.584
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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE September 1976 p.395
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Norman Bailey
Titurel - Michael Langdon
Gurnemanz - Louis Hendrikx
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Donald McIntyre
Kundry - Amy Shuard
Alto Stimme - Anne Howells
Knappe 1 - Nan Christie
Knappe 2 - Delia Wallis
Knappe 3 - David Lennox
Knappe 4 - John Dobson
Blumenmädchen 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Blumenmädchen 2 - Anne Howells
Blumenmädchen 3 - Marjorie Biggar
Blumenmädchen 4 - Alison Hargen
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maureen Keetch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Anne Pashley
Ritter 1 - Edgar Evans
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 May 1971; see OPERA June 1971 pp.558-560). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3.
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Conductor Jascha Horenstein - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Siegmund Nimsgern
Titurel - Forbes Robinson
Gurnemanz - Martti Talvela
Parsifal - Helge Brilioth
Klingsor - Norman Bailey
Kundry - Amy Shuard
Alto Stimme - Kiri Te Kanawa
Knappe 1 - Wendy Eathorne
Knappe 2 - Yvonne Fuller
Knappe 3 - Adrian De Peyer
Knappe 4 - John Dobson
Blumenmädchen 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Blumenmädchen 2 - Glenys Fowles
Blumenmädchen 3 - Sydna Withingstone
Blumenmädchen 4 - Teresa Cahill
Blumenmädchen 5 - Yvonne Fuller
Blumenmädchen 6 - Marjorie Biggar
Ritter 1 - John Lanigan
Ritter 2 - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4160
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (March 1973; see OPERA May 1973 pp.465-467; October 1973 pp.928-930). Siegmund Nimsgern sang Amfortas on 19 and 22 March 1973. The recording issued by Omega is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «3/13/1973», but this cannot be correct as Cav & Pag were performed at the Royal Opera House on that day.
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Conductor Maurits Sillem - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Norman Bailey
Titurel - Gwynne Howell
Gurnemanz - Kurt Moll
Parsifal - Peter Hofmann
Klingsor - Franz Mazura
Kundry - Yvonne Minton
Knappe 1 - Elaine Mary Hall
Knappe 2 - Diana Montague
Knappe 3 - Adrian Martin
Knappe 4 - Francis Egerton
Blumenmädchen 1 - Teresa Cahill
Blumenmädchen 2 - Isobel Buchanan
Blumenmädchen 3 - Diana Montague
Blumenmädchen 4 - Elizabeth Robson
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jean Bailey
Blumenmädchen 6 - Anne Wilkens
Ritter 1 - John Dobson
Ritter 2 - Malcolm King
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 April 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 April 1979 p.53. Georg Solti was indisposed and was replaced by Maurits Sillem (see OPERA June 1979 p,556). The role of the second esquire was sung either by Diana Montague (as listed above) or by Janice Hooper-Roe.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Norman Bailey
Titurel - Gwynne Howell
Gurnemanz - Kurt Moll
Parsifal - Peter Hofmann
Klingsor - Franz Mazura
Kundry - Yvonne Minton
Knappe 1 - Elaine Mary Hall
Knappe 2 - Diana Montague
Knappe 3 - Phillip Gelling
Knappe 4 - Robin Leggate
Blumenmädchen 1 - Yvonne Kenny
Blumenmädchen 2 - Isobel Buchanan
Blumenmädchen 3 - Diana Montague
Blumenmädchen 4 - Elizabeth Robson
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jean Bailey
Blumenmädchen 6 - Cynthia Buchan
Ritter 1 - John Dobson
Ritter 2 - Roderick Kennedy
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 June 1980; see OPERA August 1980 pp.834-835). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». For some of the minor roles the singers may be assigned incorrectly.
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Loge - Emile Belcourt
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Freia - Lois McDonall
Froh - Robin Donald
Donner - Norman Welsby
Erda - Anne Collins
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Woglinde - Barbara Walker
Wellgunde - Elizabeth Tippett
Floßhilde - Georgetta Psaros
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04177
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); 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 London Coliseum (14 March 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 11-17 March 1972 p.34)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1974(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Katherine Pring
Loge - Emile Belcourt
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Freia - Lois McDonall
Froh - Robert Ferguson
Donner - Norman Welsby
Erda - Anne Collins
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Woglinde - Valerie Masterton
Wellgunde - Shelagh Squires
Floßhilde - Helen Attfield
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5032 {4LPS} (1975)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5032 (1978)ª;; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64110-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Chandos CHAN 3054 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1975 p.903 [AB]; April 1976 p.1570 [JBS]; December 1978 p.1181 [IM]; April 1992 p.161; August 2001 p.90, p.93 [AB]
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Opera News - December 2001 pp.78-79 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.304-305 [HF]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.85-86 [MT]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.233-234 [JPM]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum (March 1975)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Wanderer - Norman Bailey
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Erda - Anne Collins
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Waldvogel - Maurine London
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 875 (1974)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20CDS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - EMI TC-SLS 875; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63595-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Chandos CHAN 3038 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1974 p.1893 [JW]; June 1974 p.30 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; March 1991 p. [AB]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Opera News - August 2001 p.53 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 pp.240-242 [HF]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.84 [MT]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 [ARB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.221-222 [LM]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Helga Dernesch
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Victor Braun
Venus - Christa Ludwig
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - Werner Hollweg
Biterolf - Manfred Jungwirth
Heinrich der Schreiber - Kurt Equiluz
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Bailey
Hirt - Mitglied Wiener Knabenchor
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 506-509 {4LPS} (1971)ª;; London OSA 1438 {4LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K80K43 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 581-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca 470 810-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1971 p.1008, p.1085 [EG]; April 1972 p. [DST]; August 1978 p.380 [IM]; February 1986 p.1074 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.266
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American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.52 [GLM]: March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.183-185 [SDC]
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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.83-85 [RP]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.589
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Comments:- A recording of the Paris version
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Kassel
Elisabeth - Jessye Norman
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Norman Bailey
Venus - Josephine Veasey
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Karl Ridderbusch
Walther von der Vogelweide - Derek Blackwell
Biterolf - Robert Lloyd
Heinrich der Schreiber - Adrian De Peyer
Reinmar von Zweter - Gwynne Howell
Hirt - Joseph Law
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 2352
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1709
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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 a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000, p.65) is 23 September 1973, but Tannhäuser was not performed at Covent Garden on that date. The performance on 29 September 1973 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performances on 17, 25 September are reviewed in OPERA November 1973 pp.1027-1031 (see also p.1044).
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - English Northern Philharmonia
Chorus - Opera North
Tannhäuser - Jeffrey Lawton
Elisabeth - Rita Cullis
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Keith Latham
Venus - Anne-Marie Owens
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Norman Bailey
Walther von der Vogelweide - Jeffrey Stewart
Biterolf - Clive Bayley
Heinrich der Schreiber - Richard Berkeley-Steele
Reinmar von Zweter - Michael John Pearson
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 098/3 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Leeds (10 May 1997). The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B» .
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Tristan - Alberto Remedios
Isolde - Linda Esther Gray
Brangaene - Felicity Palmer
Marke - John Tomlinson
Kurwenal - Norman Bailey
Melot - Geoffrey Chard
Hirt - Stuart Kale
Steuerman - Sean Rea
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Adrian Martin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01619
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 181 {4CDRS} (2002)ª
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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 London Coliseum (22 August 1981). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 22-28 August 1981 p.23. The singers of the roles of the Young Sailor, Shepherd, Steersman are those given by Radio Times. The performance on 8 August 1981 is reviewed in OPERA October 1981 pp.1075-1078. The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their list dated March 2002.
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1969-70(SE)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Siegmund - William Cochrane
Sieglinde - Helga Dernesch
Hunding - Hans Sotin
Wotan - Norman Bailey
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 968 {2LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65212-2 (collection) {4CDS} (1994)ª; Testament SBT 1205 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1973 p.2091 [DC]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]; March 2001 pp.99-100 [AB]
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Opera News - August 2001 p.53 [PT]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.74 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.116 [JJG]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
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International Record Review - April 2001 pp.84-85 [MVA]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.221 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.145 avril 2001 p.76, p.78 [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.47 [JP]
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Comments:- The LPs contain recordings of Act I and Wotan's Farewell, but the CDs only contain the recording of Act I
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Siegmund - Alberto Remedios
Sieglinde - Ava June
Hunding - Clifford Grant
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Gerhilde - Margaret Curphey
Ortlinde - Donna Faye Carr
Waltraute - Patricia Purcell
Schwertleite - Katherine Pring
Helmwige - Janice Chapman
Siegrune - Ann Robson
Grimgerde - Anna Cooper
Roßweiße - Gillian Knight
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 363 (highlights) {3CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2277
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.162 pp.13-16 [PDB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Coliseum, London (14 February 1970). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 February 1970 p.17). The performance on 29 January 1970 is reviewed in OPERA March 1970 pp.268-272. The recording on the CDRs issued by Oriel is of Acts 1 and 2 only.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1975(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Siegmund - Alberto Remedios
Sieglinde - Margaret Curphey
Hunding - Clifford Grant
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Gerhilde - Katie Clarke
Ortlinde - Anne Conoley
Waltraute - Elizabeth Connell
Schwertleite - Helen Attfield
Helmwige - Anne Evans
Siegrune - Sarah Walker
Grimgerde - Shelagh Squires
Roßweiße - Anne Collins
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5063 {5LPS} (1976)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - EMI TC-SLS 5063; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63918-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Chandos CHAN 3038 {4CDS} (2000)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1976 p.473 [JBS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; July 1991 p. [AB]; December 2000 p.134 [AB]
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Opera News - May 2001 p.73 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 pp.240-242 [HF]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - November 2000 pp.120-121 [MT]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2000 p.78 [GH]: December 2000 pp.94-95 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [AJ]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.183 [JPM]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Coliseum, London (18, 20, 23 December 1975). The performance on 20 December 1975 is reviewed in OPERA February 1976 p.178
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1977 (Acts 2-3;LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - James King
Sieglinde - Janis Martin
Hunding - Manfred Schenk
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Gerhilde - Elizabeth Volkman
Ortlinde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Waltraute - Sheila Nadler
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Sarah Beatty
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 132 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 and 3 of performance at the MET (19 Febuary 1977).
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