(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1944-45(RA)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Bayerische Staatsoper - Knappertsbusch Hans 1961(STU)*
3 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-RCA Victor Orchestra - Reiner Fritz 1951(STU)*
4 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - St.Leger Frank 1942(LI)*
5 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - Sodero Cesare 1945(LI)*
6 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-RCA Victor Orchestra - Cellini Renato 1949/51(SE)*
7 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - Cimara Pietro 1950(LI)*
8 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1956 (Pons;LI)*
9 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Leinsdorf Erich 1957(STU)*
10 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1958(LI)*
11 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Metropolitan Opera - Monteux Pierre 1955(LI)*
12 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - SAMSON-Utah Symphony Orchestra - Abravanel Maurice 1962(STU)*
13 LOEWE FREDERICK - BRIGADOON-RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra - Green Johnny 1959?(SE)*
14 MASCAGNI PIETRO - CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1960(LI)*
15 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1952(LI)*
16 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Böhm Karl 1957(LI)*
17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Maazel Lorin 1963(LI)*
18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Rosenstock Joseph 1966(LI)*
19 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Sodero Cesare 1946(LI)*
20 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1946(RC)*
21 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Erede Alberto 1953(LI;21/2/53)*
22 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Holywood Bowl Orchestra - Ormandy Eugene 1948(LI)*
23 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Bellezza Vincenzo 1956[SE]*
24 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Sodero Cesare 1946(LI)*
25 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Antonicelli Giuseppe 1947(LE)*
26 ROMBERG SIGMUND - STUDENT PRINCE (THE)-Orchestra - Allers Franz 1962(SE)*
27 SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE - SAMSON ET DALILA-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Stokowski Leopold 1954(SE)*
28 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Wiener Philharmoniker - Leinsdorf Erich 1958(STU)*
29 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-RCA Victor Orchestra - Reiner Fritz 1951(SE)*
30 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Metropolitan Opera - Walter Bruno 1944(LI)*
31 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Metropolitan Opera - Antonicelli Giuseppe 1947(LI)*
32 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1954(RC)*
33 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1955 (LI;Dec 10)*
34 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1955(SE)*
35 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Metropolitan Opera - Schippers Thomas 1959(LI)*
36 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-RCA Victor Orchestra - Cellini Renato 1950-1955(SE)*
37 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Nederlandische Opera - Erede Alberto 1962(LI)*
38 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1943(Act 4;RE)*
39 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1944(Act 3;LE)*
40 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Metropolitan Opera - Sodero Cesare 1947(LI)*
41 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-ORCHESTRA - Merola Gaetano 1947(RE)*
42 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Metropolitan Opera - Cimara Pietro 1949(LI)*
43 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-RCA Italiana - Cellini Renato 1950(STU)*
44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Panizza Ettore 1941(LI)*
45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1946(RC)*
46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-RCA ORCHESTRA - Trucco V. 1950(SE)*
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1944-45(RA)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - CHORUS
Leonore - Rose Bampton
Florestan - Jan Peerce
Pizarro - Herbert Janssen
Rocco - Sidor Belarsky
Marzelline - Eleanor Steber
Jaquino - Joseph Laderoute
Fernando - Nicola Moscona
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6025 {2LPS} (1954)ª; HMV ALP 1304-5 {2LPS} (1956)ª; RCA VCM 9 (1-4) (+Missa Solemnis) {4LPS} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60273 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78040 {2CDS}; BMG RCA BVCC 7068-9 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6417/8 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1956 p.172 [PHW]; October 1967 pp.228-229 [TH]; October 1992 p.202-203 [AB]
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Opera - December 1956 p.756; November 1967 pp.928-929 [AB]
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
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American Record Guide - December 1954 Vol.21 No.4 p.114 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.25
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.56-57 [SH]
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Comments:- According to Mortimer H. Frank (Arturo Toscanini - The NBC Years p.291) the recording issued by RCA is of the performance broadcast on 10 & 17 December 1944 «with the substitution of Leonore's 'Abscheulicher! from recording session of 14 June 1945 Carnegie Hall». There is very little dialogue.
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Jan Peerce
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Dezsö Ernster
Marzelline - Maria Stader
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Frederick Guthrie
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Black Disc; - Westminster XWN 3318/1-3 (1962)ª;; Westminster WST 318/1-3 (1962)ª; *Westminster WM-1003; Westminster WMS-1003; Westminster MCA 3-14300 {3LPS};; World Record Club OC 104-106
Compact Disc; - MCA MCAD2-9809-A/B (1993)ª; DG «Westminster Legacy» 471 204-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Westminster WTZ 154 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1962 p.512; December 2001 p.96 [AB]
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Opera - July 1962 p.477
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-58 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 pp.59-60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.98
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.64
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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.714 [HG]: November 1962 Vol.29 No.3 p.220 (open reel tape) [RJ]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2001 p.78 [CO]
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International Record Review - January 2002 p.72 [MVA]
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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.30
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 pp.98-99 [GL]
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Comments:- See «The Bluebird of Happiness» by Alan Levy pp.132-134; HIGH FIDELITY April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.22
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale - Lycée Français Children's Chorus
Carmen - Risë Stevens
Don José - Jan Peerce
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Robert Merrill
Frasquita - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Hugh Thompson
Zuninga - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6102 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1556 {45s-EP} (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1115-1117 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 87981 {3CDS} (1989)ª; RCA Victor 7981-2-RG; BMG-RCA GD 87 981
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.398 [PHW]; May 1989 p.1777 [AB]
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Opera - May 1954 p.303 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.321
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No,2 Fall 1989 p.213 [PH]
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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.115
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Comments:- Recorded with recitatives between 16 May and 22 June 1951. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Frank St.Leger - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - John Garris
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - John Dudley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1365
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 November 1942). 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 Cesare Sodero - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Patrice Munsel
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Leonard Warren
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Richard Manning
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Lodovico Oliviero
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 425
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1945). 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 Renato Cellini - 1949/51(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Victor Chorus
Lucia - Patrice Munsel
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Robert Merrill
Raimondo - Ezio Pinza
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1710 {1LP} (1952)ª;; RCA Victor 3L 16117 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 128-1 {1CD} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 pp.111,133 [JN]
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Patrice Munsel
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Raimondo - Jerome Hines
Arturo - Thomas Hayward
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Leslie Chabay
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 11450 (BRO 12586) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 January 1950). 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 Fausto Cleva - 1956 (Pons;LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Paul Franke
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - James McCracken
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Black Disc - Musicdisc Accord 150 018 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921.56 (Highlights) (fill-up on disc of Rigoletto 1939) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Omega Opera Archive 666 (& 430); Myto MCD 00130 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 January 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.163-165. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Raimondo - Giorgio Tozzi
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Miti Truccato Pace
Normanno - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6055 {2LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6141 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA RB 16056-16057 {2LPS} (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43538 (2) {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-68537-2 {2CDS} (Europe) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 [HCS]; May 1959 p.583 [AR]
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Opera - June 1959 p.390
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.95 [JC]
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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.524 [SG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.54 [DJ]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.61 [DJ]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.101 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Mario Zanasi
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Charles Anthony
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 4558 (BRO 125105) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 April 1958). 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 Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Jan Peerce
Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Robert Merrill
Siébel - Mildred Miller
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 415 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 347 (& 353 & 1999) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5037 {2CDS} (2005)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 - August 2006 p.93 [JBS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Utah Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - The University of Utah Symphonic Chorale
Samson - Jan Peerce
Dalila - Phyllis Curtin
Micah - Louise Parker
Manoa - Roy Samuelson
Harapha - Malcolm Smith
Israelite Woman - Phyllis Curtin
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Black Disc; - Vanguard (Bach Guild) BG 648-650 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Vanguard (Bach Guild) BGS 5000-5062 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Vanguard SVC 131-132 {2LPS}; Philips AL 3521-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Philips SAL 3521-3523 {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc - Vanguard Classics 885084
Open Reel Tape; - Vanguard VTZ 1683 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1965 p.304
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.60
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.66
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American Record Guide - January 1964 Vol.30 No.5 p.399 [JWB] August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [JWB]
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American Record Guide - January 1964 Vol.30 No.5 p.399 [JWB] August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [JWB]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.65 [ES]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.107, p.110 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Audio & Record Review - Christmas 1965 p.27 [PLH]
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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.133 [JWB]
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Conductor Johnny Green - 1959?(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Victor Chorale
Tommy - Robert Merrill
Fiona - Jane Powell
Charlie - Jan Peerce
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LPM 6005 {2LPS} (1959)ª;; RCA Victor LSP 6005 {2LPS} (1959)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Vol.26 No.2 p.150 [EJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - Vol.9 No.10 October 1959 p.117 [JFI]
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Comments:- The 2 LPs issued by RCA Victor form a set entitled «An Evening with Lerner and Loewe». The excerpts from Brigadoon, which occupy one side, are the following: Overture (orchestra); Come to me, bend to me (JPe); Down on McConnach Square (chorus); There but for you go I (RM); The heather on the hill (JPo, RM); I'll go home with Bonnie Jean (JPe, chorus); Almost like being in love (RM, JPo).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Nell Rankin
Turiddu - Jan Peerce
Alfio - Walter Cassel
Lola - Helen Vanni
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 341
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1960). 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 Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Hilde Zadek
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Delia Rigal
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Dezsö Ernster
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Patrice Munsel
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 397 (& 403); Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9026 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6011 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.125 [PK]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.29-30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Ernst Wiemann
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 764 (& 532)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.467-470. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Nicola Ghiuselev
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Rosalind Elias
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1196 (& 958)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Jan Peerce
Schaunard - Arthur Kent
Marcello - John Brownlee
Colline - Giacomo Vaghi
Mimi - Stella Roman
Musetta - Frances Greer
Benoit - Louis D' Angelo
Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo
Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero
Sergente dei doganieri - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 497 (& 1063)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1946). 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 Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NBC Symphony Chorus
Rodolfo - Jan Peerce
Schaunard - George Cehanovsky
Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Colline - Nicola Moscona
Mimi - Licia Albanese
Musetta - Anne McKnight
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6006 {2LPS} (USA); RCA Victor WDM 1646 {EPS} (USA);;; HMV ALP 1081-2 {2LPS} (1953)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS-6019/1-2 {2LPS} (Electronic Stereo) {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA AT 203/1-2 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60288 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78036 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78854/5 {2CDS} Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6530/31 (+Manon Lescaut - excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.201 [AR]; April 1954 pp.418-419 [DST]; December 1968 p.901 [EG]; January 1969 p.986 [DST]; January 1974 p.1421 [RO]; April 1974 p.1969 (letter); July 1974 p.184 [JBS]; September 1991 p. [AB]
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Opera - January 1954 pp.40-41 [HDR]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]; August + September 1999 S.83 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.235 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.130
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.222 gennaio 2008 p.93 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded at NBC broadcasts (3, 10 February 1946). See «The Bluebird of Happiness - The Memoirs of Jan Peerce» by Alan Levy p.189
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;21/2/53)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Jan Peerce
Schaunard - George Cehanovsky
Marcello - Renato Capecchi
Colline - Cesare Siepi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Brenda Lewis
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis
Parpignol - Paul Franke
Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1049 (& 813) Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 February 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and those issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are listed on their website (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Holywood Bowl Orchestra
Chorus - Holywood Bowl Chorus
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Jan Peerce
Sharpless - Richard Bonelli
Suzuki - Suzanne Caré
Kate Pinkerton - Martha Larrimore
Il principe Yamadori - Clifford Harvuot
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD 16 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7432 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Video Artists International VAIA 1220 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.72
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American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.237 [RVL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hollywood Bowl (3 September 1948). According to the review in ARG of the CDs issued by VAI «The recorded sound, unfortunately, is pretty terrible, with many fluctuations in volume, a jarring dropout in the Act I love duet, and much distortion. For Steber fans only.»
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956[SE]
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Jan Peerce
Sharpless - Renato Capecchi
Suzuki - Anna Maria Rota
Goro - Fernando Delle Fornaci
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 2054 {1LP} (USA); RCA A12R 0255
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.70 [JCMc]
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Grace Moore
Mario Cavaradossi - Jan Peerce
Il barone Scarpia - Lawrence Tibbett
Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni
Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary
Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis
Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky
Un pastore - Mona Paulee
Un carceriere - John Baker
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 98 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1176 (& 509)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.149
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Répertoire - No.73 October 1994 p.57
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 February 1946). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.396-399. 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 Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Elen Dosia
Mario Cavaradossi - Jan Peerce
Il barone Scarpia - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il Sagristano - Melchiorre Luise
Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary
Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis
Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky
Un pastore - Irene Jordan
Un carceriere - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4042
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (15 November 1947). I do not know if all the singers listed above appear in the recording of excerpts issued by Omega.
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Prince Karl Franz - Jan Peerce
Dr. Engel - Giorgio Tozzi
Detlef - Robert Sands
Kathie - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Columbia OS 2380 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1032-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.165
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Comments:- The following also take part: Lawrence Avery, Anita Darian.
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Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Samson - Jan Peerce
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1848 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1308 {1LP} (1955)ª; Leopold Stokowski Society LS 15 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 124-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Cala Records CACD 0540 (+Licia Albanese - Tatiana's Letter Scene) {1CD} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor DC-35
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - January 1956 pp.321-322 [PHW]; February 1991 p.1574; July 2005 p.100 [JBS]
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American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.110 [DR2]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.174-175 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.60, p.62 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.14
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.152
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 p.97 [TP]
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek
Komponist - Sena Jurinac
Zerbinetta - Roberta Peters
Bacchus - Jan Peerce
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Walter Berry
Truffaldin - Gunter Adam
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Mimi Coertse
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Liselotte Maikl
Haushofmeister - Kurt Preger
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Black Disc - RCA «Soria Series» LD 6152 {3LPS} (USA); RCA «Soria Series» LDS 6152{3LPS} (USA); London OSA 13100; RCA RE 25023-25025 (UK); RCA SER 4523-4525 (UK)
Compact Disc; - Decca 443 675-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p..542 ; July 1961 p.62; December 1995 p.161 [AB]
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Opera - May 1961 p.334
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 p.8 (letter)
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Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.70
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.129
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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.290 [RS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 pp.77-78 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.73
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.66
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Eisenstein - James Melton
Rosalinde - Regina Resnik
Alfred - Jan Peerce
Blind - Johnny Silver
Falke - Robert Merrill
Adele - Patrice Munsel
Orlofsky - Risë Stevens
Frank - Hugh Thompson
Ida - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor DM 1457 {6x78s}; RCA WDM 1457 {7x45s}; RCA LM 1114 {1LP}; RCA RB 16109 {1LP} (UK) (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 119-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1958 p.505 [PHW]
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American Record Guide - January 1951 Vol.17 No.5 p.178 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.22
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Kerstin Thorborg
Oscar - Frances Greer
Silvano - John Baker
Samuele - Norman Cordon
Tom - Nicola Moscona
Un Giudice - John Dudley
Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc - Discocorp 805 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Forties FTO 311-312 {2CDS}; Dante LYS 395-396 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2001 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Bensar OL 11544 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.107
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.62 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.178 [JC-1]
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.4 No.6 Issue 14 p.39
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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 pp.101-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performances at the MET (15 January 1944)
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Daniza Ilitsch
Ulrica - Margaret Harshaw
Oscar - Pierrette Alarie
Silvano - John Baker
Samuele - Giacomo Vaghi
Tom - Lorenzo Alvary
Un Giudice - Leslie Chabay
Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc - Classic Edition 5001 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0054 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100.789 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 November 1947; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.422-423). The cast listed by Classic Edition on their LPs and by Gala is incorrect. The LPs are listed in Parnassus's online catalogue P279
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1954(RC)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Herva Nelli
Ulrica - Claramae Turner
Oscar - Virginia Haskins
Silvano - George Cehanovsky
Samuele - Nicola Moscona
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - John Carmen Rossi
Un servo - John Carmen Rossi
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6112 [3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; HMV ALP 1252-1254 {3LPS} (1955)ª; RCA «Victrola» AT 300/1-3 {3LPS} (1972)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 46011 {3LPS}; Melodiya D 033923-8 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCS Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60301 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66308 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 052 H 100 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1955 pp.149-150 [PHW]; April 1972 p.1767 [AB]; July 1972 p.172 [DST]; July 1991 p.122 [AB]
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Opera - November 1955 p.717; August 1967 p.666; October 1967 p.853
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.214-215 [MHF]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.252: Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.294-295 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.62 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.636 [DH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.88 marzo 2006 p.91 [VM]
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Comments:- Recorded 17 & 24 January 1954. See «The Bluebird of Happiness» by Alan Levy pp.128-132
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 688 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5154 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - No.54 June 1994
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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007 and those issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1911 {1LP} (1955)ª;; HMV ALP 1476 {1LP} (1957)ª; *RCA; «Red Seal» «Le grandi Voci della Lirica» LM 20146 {1LP} (Italy) (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 121-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Preiser Records 90695 {1CD} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.111042-44 (+Aida - Perlea) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.48 [HCS]; September 1957 p.151; October 1957 p.171
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Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60 [WD]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.255 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.63 [JH]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Laurel Hurley
Silvano - George Cehanovsky
Samuele - Nicola Moscona
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - William Olvis
Un servo - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 971 (& 1115 & 1495) ; The Opera Lovers BAL 195901 {2CDSR} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1959). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given here as «Feb.29.1959»! 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 Renato Cellini - 1950-1955(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Jan Peerce
Padre Guardiano - Nicola Moscona
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1916 {1LP} (1956)ª;; HMV ALP 1371 {1LP} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 120-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111322-24 (+recording conducted by Serafin) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.137-138 [PHW]
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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [MDS]: May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.281-282 [CHP]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.13
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Comments:- The CDR issued by Premiere was advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Nederlandische Opera
Chorus - Nederlandische Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Peter van der Bilt
Leonora di Vargas - Gré Brouwenstijn
Don Carlo - John Shaw
Don Alvaro - Jan Peerce
Preziosilla - Rena Garazioti
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Conchita Gaston
Padre Guardiano - Gyorgy Littasy
Mastro Trabuco - Wim Koopman
Un Chirurgo - Henk Smit
Un Alcalde - Jos Borelli
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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1002 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.271-272 [JM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.225 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 pp.84-85 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Den Haag (5 July 1962)
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1943(Act 4;RE)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Rigoletto - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Gilda - Gertrude Ribla
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona
Maddalena - Nan Merriman
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 504 (+arias - Verdi) {1LP}
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.224 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 25 July 1943
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1944(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Zinka Milanov
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona
Maddalena - Nan Merriman
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6041 (collection) {2LPS}; HMV ALP 1452-1453 (collection); RCA RBA 16139-16140 (collection); RCA «Victrola» VIC-1314 {1LP} RCA «Victrola» VICS-1314 {1LP} (electronic stereo)
Compact Cassette; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue +I lombardi-excerpts) (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue; +I lombardi-excerpts) {1CD} (1991)ª; Movimento Musica (collection) {1CD};; Radio Years RY 48 (collection) {1CD}; Radio Years RY 71/72 (collection);; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (+Milanov - recital) {1CD} (2006)ª; RCA 67893 (part of «Verdi - The Complete Toscanini Recordings») {12CDS} (2006)ª; Urania URA 313 (collection) {3CDS} (2007)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 - April 1957 p.423; April 1959 p.532 (mention); June 1991 p. [AB]
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Opera - June 1957 p.382; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; February 1997 p.252 (mention)
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.214-215 [MHF]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.297-298 [MHF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.148-149 [WA2]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.462: April 1959 p.458 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.78 [MDS]
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86: October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.120 [CJL]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.101 [RMC]
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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.18 [FGB]
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Stereophile - June 1991 (Vol.14 No.6) p.259
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Madison Square Garden, New York (25 May 1944). There are no interpolated high notes and according to MDS (in HIGH FIDELITY) Giovanni Martinelli slapped his knee in «tenorial vexation» when Jan Peerce was not allowed to sing the interpolated high B at the close of «La donna è mobile». The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Hjördis Schymberg
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Giacomo Vaghi
Maddalena - Martha Lipton
Giovanna - Thelma Altman
Monterone - Osie Hawkins
Marullo - George Cehanovsky
Borsa - Alessio De Paolis
Conte di Ceprano - John Baker
Contessa di Ceprano - Maxine Stellman
Un paggio - Irene Jordan
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1579 (& 686); Bensar OL 3147 (BRO 125304) {2CDRS} (2005)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.421-422. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as a «fair aircheck». 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 Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Rigoletto - Lawrence Tibbett
Gilda - Nadine Conner
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Virgilio Lazzari
Maddalena - Claramae Turner
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Compact Disc; - *Legato Historic Treasures LHT 501-1 {1CD} (1997)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
Comments:- Recording of an abridged version for the radio broadcast on 5 October 1947
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Patrice Munsel
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Dezsö Ernster
Maddalena - Martha Lipton
Giovanna - Thelma Altman
Monterone - Clifford Harvuot
Marullo - George Cehanovsky
Borsa - Leslie Chabay
Conte di Ceprano - John Baker
Contessa di Ceprano - Maxine Stellman
Un paggio - Thelma Altman
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 748
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET 19 March 1949. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is stated to be «Fair to very good private acetates».
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Erna Berger
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Italo Tajo
Maddalena - Nan Merriman
Giovanna - Mary Kreste
Monterone - Richard Wentworth
Marullo - Arthur Newman
Borsa - Nathaniel Sprinzena
Conte di Ceprano - Paul Ukena
Contessa di Ceprano - Joyce White
Un paggio - Joyce White
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor DM 1400/01 (12-1262 - 12-1275) {14x78s) (1950)ª; RCA Victor DM 1414 {15x78s;AC} (1950)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1400/1401 (49-1304 - 49-1318) {15x45s} (1950)ª; RCA Victor LM 6101 {3LPS;AC} (1950)ª; HMV ALP 1004-6 {3LPS;AC} (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1392 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - RCA CLK 2-5378 {2CDS};; Myto «Historical» 2CD 004 H050 (+Highlights cond Heger) {2CDS} (2000)ª; Preiser Records 90452 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110148-49 (+Warren recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Membran 221311 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1950 p.134 [HCS]; November 1952 p.144 [AR]; November 1956 pp.224-225 (Highlights) [AP]
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Opera - January 1953 p.35 [H]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.243-244 [BR]; Vol.25 No.1 September/ October 2001 p.381 (letter), pp.379-380 [RT]; Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.285-286 [BR]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56-S.57 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]
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American Record Guide - November 1950 Vol.17 No.3 p.82 [PHR]: May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.347 [RVL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1952 p.9
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International Record Review - September 2001 pp.81-82 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [LB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.262 février 2002 p.84 [CFD]
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Comments:- Recorded in the ballroom of the Manhatten Center, New York between 8 March and 25 May 1950. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Jarmila Novotná
Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka
Annina - Helen Olheim
Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce
Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Tibbett
Gastone - Alessio De Paolis
Dottore Grenvil - Louis D' Angelo
Barone Douphol - Arthur Kent
Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 933 80 {2CDS} (1993)ª
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.176 janvier 1994 p.72
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NBC
Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese
Flora Bervoix - Maxine Stellman
Annina - Johanne Moreland
Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce
Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill
Gastone - John Garris
Dottore Grenvil - Arthur Newman
Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky
Marchese d'Obigny - Paul Dennis
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6003 {3LPS} (1951)ª;; RCA Victor WDM 1544 {45S} (1951)ª; HMV DB 21360-21372 (13x78s) (1951)ª;; HMV DB 9683-9695 (13x78s;AC) (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1072-1073 {2LPS} (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» AT 202/1-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60303 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Grammofono 2000 AB 78744-46; Arkadia 2CD 78039 {2CDS} ; Music & Arts CD 4271 (rehearsals) {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Aura Music LRC 11097 {2CDS} (2001)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 - December 1951 pp.148-149 [AR]; July 1953 p.33 [DST]; February 1954 p.346 (mention) [AR]; September 1973 p.559 [AB]; April 1992 p.172 [AB]
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Opera - February 1952 p.110; April 1954 p.239 (mention) [HDR]; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; September 1973 p.559 [AB]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]
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Fanfare - September-October 1992 pp.491-492 [JT]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.38 [PHR]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.269-27O (rehearsals) [MM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1952 p.23
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1954 p.231 [DH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.84
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.88 (rehearsals) [LB]
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Comments:- Recording made from performances broadcast on 1 and 8 December 1946.
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Conductor V. Trucco - 1950(SE)
Orchestra - RCA ORCHESTRA
Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese
Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce
Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1115 {1LP}
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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
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