(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BERLIOZ HECTOR - DAMNATION DE FAUST (LA)-Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris - Cluytens André 1961(SE)*
2 CHARPENTIER GUSTAV - LOUISE-Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles) - Cambreling Sylvain 1983(LC)*
3 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Théâtre National de l'Opéra - Prêtre Georges 1961(SE)*
4 DEBUSSY CLAUDE - PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE-L'Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux - Fournet Jean 1953(STU)*
5 GLUCK CHRISTOPHE WILLIBALD - IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE-Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris) - Prêtre Georges 1961(SE)*
6 GLUCK CHRISTOPHE WILLIBALD - ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE-Orchestre Radio-Lyrique - Bruck Charles 1960(RA)*
7 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-L'Opéra de Paris - Cluytens André 1958(STU)*
8 JANÁCEK LEOS - KÁTYA KABANOVÁ-Welsh National Opera - Armstrong Richard 1982(LI)**
9 LALO EDOUARD - ROI D'YS (LE)-Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française - Cluytens André 1957(STU)*
10 MASSENET JULES - HÉRODIADE-Théâtre National de l'Opéra - Prêtre Georges 1963(SE)*
11 MASSENET JULES - WERTHER-Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F. - Etcheverry Jésus 1964(RA)*
12 MASSENET JULES - WERTHER-Orchestra - Lawrence Robert 1965(LI)*
13 POULENC FRANCIS - DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES-L'Opéra de Paris - Dervaux Pierre 1958(STU)*
14 POULENC FRANCIS - DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES-L'Opéra de Lyon - Nagano Kent 1990*
15 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAY - SNOW MAIDEN (THE)-Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F. - Bruck Charles 1955(RA)*
16 ROUSSEL ALBERT - PADMÂVATÎ-London Symphony Orchestra - Martinon Jean 1969(LI)*
17 ROUSSEL ALBERT - PADMÂVATÎ-Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F. - Tzipine Georges 1971(LI)*
18 SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE - SAMSON ET DALILA-L'Opéra de Paris - Prêtre Georges 1962(STU)*
19 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - EUGENE ONEGIN-L'Opéra National de Paris - Anissimov Alexander 1995(LI)**
20 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Radio Filharmonisch Orkest - Gergiev Valery 1991(LI)*
21 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Ozawa Seiji 1999(LI)*
22 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Solti Georg 1961(STU)*
23 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Metropolitan Opera - Solti Georg 1963(LI)*
24 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Guadagno Anton 1971(LI; Bergonzi)*
25 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Guadagno Anton 1971(LI; Merighi)*
26 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1964(LI)*
27 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1966(LI)*
28 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Covent Garden - Atherton David 1968(LI)*
29 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1958(LI)*
30 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Bayreuth Festival - Matacic Lovro von 1959(LI)*
31 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Boston Symphony Orchestra - Leinsdorf Erich 1965(STU)*
32 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Teatro alla Scala - Cluytens André 1960(LI)*
33 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1958(LI)*
34 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1958(LI)*
35 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1958(LI)*
36 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1961(LI)*
37 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-London Symphony Orchestra - Leinsdorf Erich 1961(STU)*
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Gérard Souzay
Marguerite - Rita Gorr
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 1860 {1LP}; HMV ASD 430 {1LP}; Angel 35941 {1LP}; Angel S 35942 {1LP}; La Voix de son Maître FALP 30175 {1LP}; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 149 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.264; January 1962 p.342
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Opera - February 1962 p.126
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January 1962 Vol.28 No.5 p.356 [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.74 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1983(LC)
Orchestra - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)
Chorus - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)
Louise - Felicity Lott
Julien - Jérôme Pruett
La Mère - Rita Gorr
Le Père - Ernest Blanc
Le Noctambule - Christian Jean
Le Pape de Fous - Christian Jean
Irma - Anne-Marie Dur
Camille - Anna Marsilio
Gertrude - Christine Lemaître
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Black Disc; - ERATO NUM 750843 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Cassette; - ERATO MCE 750843 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO 8573 82298-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.668 [LS]; December 2000 pp.127-128 [PO'C]
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Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.82 [ED]
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International Record Review - December 2000 p.120 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.52 [JB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 pp.98-99 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels (January 1983; see OPERA May 1983 p.528 The cast also includes Gérard Serkoyan, Anna Marsilio, Christine Lemaître. A guest performance of this production in Frankfurt (11 February 1983) is reviewed in ORPHEUS März 1983 S.270.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra
Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra
Médée - Rita Gorr
Dircé - Andrée Esposito
Jason - Guy Chauvet
Créon - René Bianco
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Black Disc - *Columbia 33CX 1838; Columbia SAX 2482
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.477
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Opera - August 1963 p.550 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Chorus - Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur
Pelléas - Camille Maurane
Mélisande - Janine Micheau
Golaud - Michel Roux
Arkel - Xavier Depraz
Geneviève - Rita Gorr
Yniold - Annik Simon
Médecin - Marcel Vigneron
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Black Disc; - Philips A 00192-00194 L {3LPS} (1954)ª; Philips ABL 3076-3078 {3LPS} (UK) (1956)ª; Epic SC 6003 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 434 783-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Cantus Classics 500661 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1956 p.359 [LS]; July 1956 p.39 [DST]; April 1993 p.130 [LS]
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Opera - August 1956 p.507
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Diapason - février 1993 p.102
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.256 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1955 Vol.5 No.4 p.55 [RG]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1956 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1956 p.356 [JC]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.66
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.358 [JB]
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Comments:- Recorded in September 1953
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Choeur René Duclos
Iphigénie - Rita Gorr
Oreste - Ernest Blanc
Pylade - Nicolai Gedda
Thoas - Louis Quilico
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Black Disc - Odeón FALP 30192 {1LP}; Odeón ASDF 231 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1897 {1LP}; HMV ASD 465{1LP}; EMI 1 731 881 {1LP} Angel 35632 {1LP}; Angel S 35632 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.165; May 1962 p.562; July 1962 p.42
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Opera - October 1961 p.665
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - juin 1984 No.71 p.50 [VH]; janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Charles Bruck - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique
Chorus - Chorale Radio-Lyrique
Orphée - Rita Gorr
Eurydice - Nadine Sautereau
L'Amour - Edith Selig
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Black Disc - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 78813 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 813 (highlights) {1CD} ; Audio Encylopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280; Opera on CD 12; L'Avant Scène No.23 p.68; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1988 p.1239 (highlights) [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Berlioz's version in the Salle Erard, Paris (16 March 1960)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Ernest Blanc
Siébel - Liliane Berton
Marthe - Rita Gorr
Wagner - Victor Autran
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Savel Prokofjevic Dikoy - David Gwynne
Boris Grigorjevich - Dennis Bailey
Marfa Ignatevan Kabanová (Kabanicha) - Rita Gorr
Tichon Ivanyc Kabanov - Jeffrey Lawton
Katya - Elisabeth Söderström
Vanya Kudrjas - Arthur Davies
Varvara - Cynthia Buchan
Kuligin - Julian Moyle
Clasha - Elizabeth-Anne Price
Feklusha - Anne Morgan
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6170 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1677 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Kátya Kabanová by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.334; CELLETTI p.346; Opera on CD (1) p.104 (2) p.115 (3) p.128; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.114 p.104, mise à jour janvier 2005; MET p.195; MET(VID) p.109; GIUDICI p.311 (2) p.537
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the New Theatre, Cardiff (May 1982; see OPERA August 1982 pp.856-858). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs de la Radiodiffusion Française
Le Roi d'Ys - Pierre Savignol
Margared - Rita Gorr
Rozenn - Janine Micheau
Mylio - Henri Legay
Karnac - Jean Borthayre
Saint Corentin - Jacques Mars
Jahel - Serge Rallier
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Black Disc - Pathé FCX 683-685; EMI Pathé Marconi PM 1110683 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69858 2 {2CDS}; Angel TOCE 7871-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Roi d'Ys by Edouard Lalo are surveyed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra No.65 p.72; PENGUIN p.178; GIUDICI p.324
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1984 p.1106 [JBS]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 [JBS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.76 [GB]
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Comments:- See Opera November 1958 p.744
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra
Salomé - Régine Crespin
Hérodiade - Rita Gorr
Jean - Albert Lance
Hérode - Michel Dens
Phanuel - Jacques Mars
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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître ASDF 799 {1LP} (1963)ª; HMV ALP 2021 {1LP} (1963)ª;; HMV ASD 571 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 061-11683 {1LP}; Angel 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Angel S 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.379; April 1964 p.454; December 1986 p. [LS]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.75 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.669 [GLM]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Maîtrise de l'O.R.T.F.
Werther - Albert Lance
Charlotte - Rita Gorr
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Gabriel Bacquier
Le Bailli - Julien Giovannetti
Johann - Jacques Mars
Schmidt - Robert Andreozzi
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Black Disc; - Mondiophonie MSA 101/3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Mondiophonie SCAL1/1-3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; *Adès 7025 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adès 203 772 {2CDS}; Adès 14083-2 {2CDS}; Accord 472 917-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1966 p.334; March 2004 p.83 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.156 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.83 (mention)
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Diapason - No.92 décembre 1964 p.28 [JG]: No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.90 [MP]
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Répertoire - No.171 septembre 2003 p.65 [JB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.279 septembre 2003 p.97 [CFD]
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Conductor Robert Lawrence - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Werther - Nicolai Gedda
Charlotte - Rita Gorr
Sophie - Anne Elgar
Albert - Theodor Uppman
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1336-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance presented by «The Friends of French Opera» in The Carnegie Hall, New York (14 November 1965; see OPERA January 1966 p.53. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Le Marquis de la Force - Xavier Depraz
Blanche de la Force - Denise Duval
Le Chevalier de la Force - Paul Finel
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Denise Scharley
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Régine Crespin
Mère Marie - Rita Gorr
Mère Jeanne - Janine Fourrier
Soeur Constance - Liliane Berton
Soeur Matilde - Gisèle Desmoutiers
L'Aumonier - Louis Rialland
Le Geôlier - René Bianco
Premier Commissaire - Raphael Romagnoni
Deuxième Commissaire - Charles Paul
Thierry - Michel Forel
M.Javelinot - Max Conti
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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître FALP 523-525 (1959)ª;; Angel 3585 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª; EMI Pathé Marconi 2 163-12801/3 {3LPS} (France) (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49331-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Poulenc Edition» CMS 5 66843-2 (collection) {5CDS} (1998)ª; EMI CMS 5 67135-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 751-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1959 p.509; March 1962 p.460; August 1983 p.266 [LS] July 1988 p. [AB]; January 1999 p.90 [PO'C]; July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.176-177 [JK]
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American Record Guide - April 1959 Vol.25 No.8 p.502 [AH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 pp.54-55 [JH]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1999 p.72 (mention) [PG]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.88 [RN]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrerp 2000 pp.92-93 [LB]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.86 [VJ]
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 1990
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Lyon
Chorus - L'Opéra de Lyon
Le Marquis de la Force - José van Dam
Blanche de la Force - Catherine Dubosc
Le Chevalier de la Force - Jean-Luc Viala
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Rita Gorr
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Rachel Yakar
Mère Marie - Martine Dupuy
Soeur Constance - Brigitte Fournier
L'Aumonier - Michel Sénéchal
Le Geôlier - François Le Roux
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Compact Disc; - Virgin Classics 759 227-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Virgin «Veritas» TOCE 55035-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; EMI 358657-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1992 p.162 [AB]; October 1993 p.38 [JBS]
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Opera - July 1993 p.872
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Opera Now - January 1993 p.53
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Opera News - May 1993 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.329; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.186-187 [JK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.2 p.201
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.70
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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.160
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.387
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.90
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.21 Spring 1999 p.163
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Conductor Charles Bruck - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Snow Maiden - Janine Micheau
Lel - Rita Gorr
Kupava - Géneviève Moizan
Spring - Solange Michel
Bobilicka - Fréda Betti
Tsar Berendey - Jean Giraudeau
Mizgir - Michel Roux
King Frost - Lucien Lovano
Bobil - Joseph Peyron
Bermyata - Bernard Cottret
Carnival - Michel Hamel
First Herald - Michel Hamel
Second Herald - Gustave Wion
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» 1036 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance.
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Conductor Jean Martinon - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Padmâvatî - Rita Gorr
Ratan-Sen - Albert Lance
Alaouddin - Gérard Souzay
Nakamti - Jane Berbié
Brahmin - Gérard Dunan
Gora - Neilson Taylor
Badal - Philip Langridge
Le veilleur - Edward Byles
Un prêtre - Franklyn Whiteley
Un guerrier - Leslie Fry
Un marchand - Cyril Sommers
Un artisan - Gordon Farrall
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 141-S {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GLV 100 573 (+recitals by Gorr & Souzay) {2CDS} (2001)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2001 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.259-260 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the London Colosseum (6 July 1969). See OPERA July 1969 p.576
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Conductor Georges Tzipine - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Padmâvatî - Rita Gorr
Ratan-Sen - Eric Tappy
Alaouddin - Robert Massard
Nakamti - Jocelyne Taillon
Brahmin - Michel Sénéchal
Gora - Bernard Demigny
Badal - Jean Mollien
Le veilleur - Régis Ondot
Un prêtre - Mario Haniotis
Un guerrier - Georges Lacour
Un marchand - Gérard Quenez
Un artisan - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Première femme du palais - Giselle Prevet
Deuxième femme du palais - Anne Bartelloni
Femmes du peuple - Claudy Tremblay
- Josette Pudleitner
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 887
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Comments:- What appears to be a recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 22 November 1971. See Radio Times Issue dated 20-26 November 1971 p.51. Here the conductor is given as Jean Martinon.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Chorale René Duclos
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Rita Gorr
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Anton Diakov
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov
Le messager philistin - Rémy Corazza
Premier philistin - Jacques Pottier
Deuxième philistin - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 167-12837-9 (France) Angel 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47895-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67598-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3639 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.191-192 [JM]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.66 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.497 [MDS]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Conductor Alexander Anissimov - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Eugene Onegin - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Lenski - Franco Farina
Tatyana - Solveig Kringleborn
Olga - Randi Stene
Larina - Gerlinde Lorenz
Filipjewna - Rita Gorr
Gremin - Kurt Moll
Triquet - Alexander Oliver
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera 8915
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Bastille Opera, Paris (November 1995; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1995 No.197 pp.34-35). I thank Mr. Andrey Kovalev for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Radio Netherlands
Hermann - Alexei Steblianko
Lisa - Larissa Shevchenko
Countess - Rita Gorr
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Olga Borodina
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 760-91 {3CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (19 January 1991; see OPERA April 1991 p.445). This performance is incorrectly ascribed on the Mike Richter CD-Rom to the Mariinski
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hermann - Plácido Domingo
Lisa - Galina Gorchakova
Countess - Rita Gorr
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Svetlana Serdar
Chekalinsky - Herwig Pecoraro
Surin - Rudolf Mazzola
Chaplitsky - Franz Kasemann
Major-domo - Peter Jelosits
Narumov - Marcus Pelz
Governess - Waltraud Winsauer
Masha - Rachel Harnisch
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 585 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (29 May 1999; see ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.51). Some of the cast information comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Mietta Sighele
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - RCA LSC 6158 {3LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA RE 25038-25040 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 4538-4540 (UK) (1962)ª; *Decca SET 427-429; RCA Victor 630.630/632 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; RCA Victor 640.708/10 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; Victor SA 3006 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Cassette - Decca K64K32
Compact Disc; - *Decca 417 416-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 765-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8005 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.62; October 1962 p.189; November 1970 p.855; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; September 1987 p.482 [AB]
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Opera - September 1962 p.627
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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 pp.24-25 [JG]
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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.739 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1962 Vol.12 No.6 p.49 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - John Macurdy
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.84 {2CDS} (1993)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.443-446
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI; Bergonzi)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Ángeles Gulin
Ulrica - Rita Gorr
Oscar - Joan Carlyle
Silvano - Hugh Sheehan
Samuele - Forbes Robinson
Tom - Dennis Wicks
Un Giudice - Glynne Thomas
Un servo - Arthur Cobbin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00122
Compact Disc - A Voice from the Old House VFOH 55/56 {2CDS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1262
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (24 April 1971). This was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 24 April 1971 p.19). The recording issued on «A Voice from the Old House» label is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI; Merighi)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - Giorgio Merighi
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Margaret Kingsley
Ulrica - Rita Gorr
Oscar - Joan Carlyle
Silvano - Hugh Sheehan
Samuele - Forbes Robinson
Tom - Dennis Wicks
Un Giudice - Glynne Thomas
Un servo - Arthur Cobbin
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 795
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (7 May 1971). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Don Carlo - João Gibin
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni
Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn
La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 196401 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (5 April 1964; see OPERA September 1964 p.624). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Peter Glossop
Il Grande Inquisitore - David Ward
Un Frate - Michael Langdon
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr
Tebaldo - Elizabeth Robson
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Ronald Lewis
Una voce dal cielo - Roxolana Roslak
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 142/3M {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of opera CD 276 {3CDS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1185
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance a 5-act version at Covent Garden in June 1966. There were performances with the cast given above on 10, 13, 16 June 1966. The performance on 10 June is reviewed in OPERA August 1966 pp.668-669. The recording was first broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 2 April 1967 (See Radio Times March 30 1967 p.18) and again by BBC Radio 3 on 19 September 1968 (See Radio Times September 12 1968 p.58)
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Conductor David Atherton - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Manrico - James McCracken
Azucena - Rita Gorr
Leonora - Elizabeth Vaughan
Conte di Luna - Cornell MacNeil
Ferrando - Michael Langdon
Ines - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Ruiz - John Dobson
Un vecchio zingaro - William Clothier
Un messo - Handel Owen
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02182
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1183
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 May 1968). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated May 4-10 1968 p.9). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Frans Andersson
Gunther - Otto Wiener
Gutrune - Elisabeth Grümmer
Waltraute - Jean Madeira
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Ursula Böse
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Ursula Böse
Third Norn - Rita Gorr
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 589 {5LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34044 {4CDS}; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)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 publications:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.103 [KM]: May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]
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Stereophile - June 1990 Vol.13 No.6 p.207
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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13: Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Rita Gorr
Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 591(4)
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.OOO2 - 3 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Orfeo C 691063 D {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 20 1997 p.39 [PJS]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.13
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.274
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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 pp.110-111 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.99 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [RVL]
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International Record Review - October 2006 p.92 [MT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [BL]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.88 [PN]
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Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.78 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Boston Pro Musica Chorus
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Lucine Amara
Ortrud - Rita Gorr
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Jerome Hines
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *RCA RE 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA SER 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA PVLS 9046 {5LPS - 9 sides}
Compact Disc; - RCA 26.35120; BMG RCA 74321 50164-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.276; January 1967 p.353; November 1976 p.874 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1967 p.158 [HDR]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]
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Opera News - December 1998 p.90 [JWF]
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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.61 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.449 juin 1998 p.94 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
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Wagner News - Issue No.105 October 1994 p.12: Issue No.127 June 1998 p.20 [PDB]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.73 [BM]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.93 [ST]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.72201 [KM]
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Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.91: December 1998 (Vol.21 No.12) p.181 [RL2]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.115 - gennaio 1998 p.91 [GDV]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.68 [PB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.103 [MG]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, November 1966 p.252. The 10th side of the LP set carries a recording of a discussion between Erich Leinsdorf and George Marek.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Amfortas - Gustav Neidlinger
Titurel - Silvio Maionica
Gurnemanz - Boris Christoff
Parsifal - Sándor Kónya
Klingsor - Georg Stern
Kundry - Rita Gorr
Knappe 1 - Clara Foti
Knappe 2 - Stefania Malagù
Knappe 3 - Mario Ferrara
Knappe 4 - Angelo Mercuriali
Blumenmädchen 1 - Montserrat Caballé
Blumenmädchen 2 - Ursula Kerp
Blumenmädchen 3 - Susanne Will
Blumenmädchen 4 - Colette Lorand
Blumenmädchen 5 - Hilde Koch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Maria Graf
Ritter 1 - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Ritter 2 - Giuseppe Morresi
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 437 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 100.77 {4CDS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10032-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.230 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (2 May 1960). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Loge - Fritz Uhl
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Alberich - Frans Andersson
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Sándor Kónya
Donner - Erik Saedén
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Theo Adam
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Ursula Böse
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 586 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Hunt 2 CDLSMH 34041; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) ; Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª
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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:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207
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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]
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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marlies Siemeling
Ortlinde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Waltraute - Hilde Scheppan
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lotte Rysanek
Siegrune - Grace Hoffman
Grimgerde - Rita Gorr
Roßweiße - Ursula Böse
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 587 (4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 3 CDLSMH 34042; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) ; Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.235 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207
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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]
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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Bayreuth Festival. See «A Hero's Life - Jon Vickers» by Jeannie Williams p.84
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marlies Siemeling
Ortlinde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Waltraute - Hilde Scheppan
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lotte Rysanek
Siegrune - Grace Hoffman
Grimgerde - Rita Gorr
Roßweiße - Ursula Böse
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 587 (4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 3 CDLSMH 34042; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) ; Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.235 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207
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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]
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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Bayreuth Festival. See «A Hero's Life - Jon Vickers» by Jeannie Williams p.84
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Claire Watson
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Anita Välkki
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marie Collier
Ortlinde - Julia Malyon
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Joan Edwards
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Disc - Opera Depot OD 10234-4 {4CDS} (2007)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2963
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 October 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 30 - October 6 1961 p.29. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding - David Ward
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marie Collier
Ortlinde - Julia Malyon
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Joan Edwards
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor LD-6706 1-5 (1962)ª;; RCA Victor LDS-6706 1-5 (1962)ª; Decca 7BB125-9
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 430 391-2 {3CDS}; *Decca 444 270/2-2 {3CDS}; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 467 071-2 {3CDS} (France) (2000)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 443-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor FTC 9500 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
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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 1962 p.157; January 1963 p.333; March 1973 p.1730 [AB]; May 1992 p.117
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American Record Guide - November 1962 Vol.29 No.3 p.168 [HG]: January 1963 Vol.29 No.5 p.403 [RJ] (open-reel tape)
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.110, p.112, p.114 [CLO]: January 1963 Vol.13 No.1 p.99 [RDD] (open-reel tape)
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.12
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Stereophile - February 1998 (Vol.21 No.2) p.93 [RS]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.73 [LC]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY December 1961 p.36. Grace Hoffman was to have sung Fricks but was replaced, at the request (demand?) of Leinsdorf, by Rita Gorr. See «La Nilsson» pp.356-358.
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