(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BARBER SAMUEL - VANESSA-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1958(LI)*
2 BARBER SAMUEL - VANESSA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1958(LI)*
3 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-NBC Symphony Orchestra - Toscanini Arturo 1944-45(RA)*
4 BERG ALBAN - WOZZECK-Metropolitan Opera - Böhm Karl 1959(LI)*
5 BERLIOZ HECTOR - TROYENS (LES)-American Opera Society - Lawrence Robert 1959/60(LI)*
6 DITTERSDORF KARL DITTERS VON - ARCIFANANO (L')-New Clarion Music Society - Jenkins Newell 1965*
7 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1940(SE)*
8 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1951(STU)*
9 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1940(SE)*
10 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1952(LI)*
11 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Metropolitan Opera Association - Stiedry Fritz 1952(STU)*
12 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1954(LI)*
13 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1955(LI)*
14 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Szell George 1944(LI)*
15 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Rudolf Max 1954(LI)*
16 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Böhm Karl 1957(LI)*
17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Böhm Karl 1959(LI)*
18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1961(LI)*
19 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Cooper Emil 1947(LI)*
20 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - IDOMENEO-Athens State Symphony Orchestra - Perlea Ionel 1955(LI)*
21 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Breisach Paul 1943(LI)*
22 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Walter Bruno 1944(LI)*
23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1947(LI)*
24 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1949(LI)*
25 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1950(LI)*
26 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1955(LI)*
27 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - SCHAUSPIELDIRECTOR (DER)-Orchestra - Gamson Arnold 1961(FI)**
28 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Walter Bruno 1942(LI)*
29 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1950(LI)*
30 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1940(SE)*
31 PUCCINI GIACOMO - FANCIULLA DEL WEST (LA)-Teatro Comunale di Firenze - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1954(LI)*
32 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1940(SE)*
33 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Holywood Bowl Orchestra - Ormandy Eugene 1948(LI)*
34 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Metropolitan Opera Association - Rudolf Max 1949(STU)*
35 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Adler Kurt 1959(LI)*
36 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Metropolitan Opera - Kempe Rudolf 1955(LI)*
37 STRAUSS RICHARD - FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1953(LI)*
38 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1949(LI)*
39 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1951(LI)*
40 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Metropolitan Opera - Rudolf Max 1958(LI)*
41 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Kozma Tibor 1954(LI)*
42 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Metropolitan Opera - Adler Kurt 1955(LI)*
43 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Metropolitan Opera - Beecham Thomas 1944(LI)*
44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Metropolitan Opera Association - Cleva Fausto 1951(SE)*
45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1952(LI)*
46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1940(SE)*
47 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Antonicelli Giuseppe 1949(LI)*
48 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1953(LC)*
49 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1953(LI)*
50 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1955(LI)*
51 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Szell George 1945(LE)*
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Vanessa - Eleanor Steber
Erika - Rosalind Elias
Old Baroness - Regina Resnik
Anatol - Nicolai Gedda
Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas - George Cehanovsky
Footman - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA «Red Seal» ARL 2-0294 {3LPS}; RCA RL 02094 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 87899
Compact Disc - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 87899 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1958 p.235 (mention); February 1978 p.1456 [WSM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS] ; July 1990 p.272 [PD]
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Opera - July 1978 p.703
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.178 [RE]: November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.23-23 [DA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1958 Vol.8 No.11 p.179 [DJ]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.31
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1958, see OPERA March 1958 p.165, June 1958 p.377). The Omega Opera Archive has issued a recording (217) of the performance on 1 February 1958 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Vanessa - Eleanor Steber
Erika - Rosalind Elias
Old Baroness - Ira Malaniuk
Anatol - Nicolai Gedda
Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas - Alois Pernerstorfer
Footman - Norman Foster
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1041 (& 4078); Orfeo C 65 30621 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.112 [P'OC]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.73-74 [WS]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.543 S janvier 2007 p.110 [MP]
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International Record Review - October 2006 p.80 [MT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.220-221 [JWB]
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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.68 [PC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 pp.88-89 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (16 August 1958; see OPERA October 1958 pp.621-623). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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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 Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Wozzeck - Hermann Uhde
Tambourmajor - Kurt Baum
Andres - Charles Anthony
Hauptmann - Paul Franke
Doktor - Karl Dönch
1.Handwerkbursch - Ezio Flagello
2.Handwerkbursch - Calvin Marsh
Narr - Alessio De Paolis
Marie - Eleanor Steber
Margaret - Margaret Roggero
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1058
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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Vida Hartford and Eric Blackall (14 March 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.270-272. 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 Robert Lawrence - 1959/60(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - American Opera Society
Enée - Richard Cassilly
Chorèbe - Martial Singher
Panthée - Kenneth Smith
Narbal - John Dennison
Ascagne - Frances Wyatt
Cassandre - Eleanor Steber
Didon - Regina Resnik
Anna - Regina Sarfaty
Hylas - Glade Peterson
Priam - Chester Watson
Hécube - Regina Sarfaty
Iopas - William Lewis
Helenus - Glade Peterson
Un soldat troyen - Kenneth Smith
L'Ombre d'Hector - Chester Watson
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Chester Watson
Mercure - Chester Watson
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1006-3 {3CDS}; The Opera Lovers TROY 195901 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.72
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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.124; No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [ED]
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Répertoire - No.65 janvier 1994 p.28
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall. According to James Calvert, Thomas Beecham was to have conducted this performance but was ill, and so his assistant, Robert Lawrence, who had conducted at the rehearsals, took over (Opera-L Wed 26 Jun 2002 19:25:28 -0400). 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 Newell Jenkins - 1965
Orchestra - New Clarion Music Society
Chorus - New Clarion Music Society
Gloriosa - Eleanor Steber
Garbata - Anna Russell
Semplicina - Patricia Brooks
Sordidone - John McCollum
Furibondo - Heinz Rehfuss
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Compact Disc - VAI Audio VAIA 1010 {2CDS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.72
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.92 [JMP]
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Comments:- Recording of an English version by Kalman
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Armand Tokatyan
Méphistophélès - Norman Cordon
Marguerite - Eleanor Steber
Valentin - George Cehanovsky
Wagner - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc - World's Greatest Operas SR 48/50 (78s)
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)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
Comments:- According to HIGH FIDELITY (October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.40, p.47) the role of Faust is shared by Tokatyan and Jobin
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Eugene Conley
Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi
Marguerite - Eleanor Steber
Valentin - Frank Guarrera
Siébel - Margaret Roggero
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc; - Columbia SL 112 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y3 32103 (1973)ª; Philips ABL 3096-3098 {3LPS} (UK) (1956)ª; Philips A 01 165-167 L {3LPS} (Continental Europe)
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20015 {2CDS} (2002)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 - April 1956 p.428 [PHW]
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Opera - June 1956 p.376
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Opera News - December 30 1957 p.22 [KFR]
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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.171-172 [JM]
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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.75 [IW]
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American Record Guide - September 1951 p.8 [PHR]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1955 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 p.496
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Comments:- Recorded on 21, 23, 25 May 1951
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Arthur Carron
Nedda - Eleanor Steber
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Beppe - Pino Bontempi
Silvio - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 70/72 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 226 {1LP} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recorded on 30, 31 May and 17 June 1940.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Patrice Munsel
Ferrando - Richard Tucker
Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera
Don Alfonso - John Brownlee
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1287
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 January 1952). 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 Stiedry - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association
Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Roberta Peters
Ferrando - Richard Tucker
Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera
Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary
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Black Disc; - Columbia SL-122 {3LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y 3-32 670 (USA)
Compact Disc; - Sony «Classical Masterworks» MH2K 60652 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Cantus Classics 500 340 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 1999 p.78
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.287-288 [MHF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.4 Autumn 2000 pp.673-677 [ETG]
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Opéra International - novembre 1998 No.229 p.57 [AF]
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.73 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue 104 November 1998 p.4 [PA]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.107 [MO]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.90 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.83 [JS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.44 [JD]
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Das Opernglas - Februar 1999 S.71 [NE]
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Comments:- Recording of an abridged English version
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Patrice Munsel
Ferrando - Richard Tucker
Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera
Don Alfonso - John Brownlee
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 979
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 April 1954). 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 Stiedry - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Patrice Munsel
Ferrando - Cesare Valletti
Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera
Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1190 (& 1049); Andromeda ANDRCD 9020 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza
Donna Anna - Florence Kirk
Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman
Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber
Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon
Masetto - Mack Harrell
Zerlina - Bidù Sayão
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0043 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0116-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 672 (& 479 & 2223 & 437);; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0106 {2CDS} (2005)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:-
Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.84 [JR]: No.75 noviembre 2004 p.82 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1944). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.314-317. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw
Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley
Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Nadine Conner
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1092 (& 895 & 856 & 660) Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0237 {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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.105-107. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see 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 Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Ezio Flagello
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Guild (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers DONG 195901 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 338 {& 344)
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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 (14 January 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Konstanze - Eleanor Steber
Belmonte - Charles Kullman
Blonde - Pierrette Alarie
Pedrillo - John Garris
Osmin - Dezsö Ernster
Bassa Selim - William Hargrave
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 251
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 January 1947). 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». It is described as coming from «private acetates».
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Athens State Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Idomeneo - Constantino Ego
Idamante - David Lloyd
Arbace - Kostas Paskalis
Ilia - Eleanor Steber
Elettra - Maria Kerestedji
La Voce - Petros Hoidas
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0166 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - October 2006 p.30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of performance in the Herod Atticus Theatre, Athens (17 September 1955). See OPERA December 1955 p.782.
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Ezio Pinza
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - John Garris
Antonio - Louis D' Angelo
Barbarina - Marita Farell
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Compact Disc; - Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2203/5 (+Sayao recital) {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.77-78 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.96-97 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1943)
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Ezio Pinza
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Irra Petina
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - John Garris
Antonio - Louis D' Angelo
Barbarina - Marita Farell
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Compact Disc; - AS Disc 419/420 {2CDS}; The Fourties FT 1509/1510 {2CDS} Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2039 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500670 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.60
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1944)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Ezio Pinza
Susanna - Hjördis Schymberg
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - John Garris
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Mimi Benzell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 658 (& 486)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.311-312. 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». «Sound ranges from fair to very good. Sound Problems on some discs on this rare performance» (658)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Italo Tajo
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Claramae Turner
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Leslie Chabay
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Anne Bollinger
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Black Disc - CLS MD-TP 21 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Accademia ACC 23005 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0093 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]
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International Record Review - May 2005 p.76, p.78 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1949). The LPs issued on the CLS label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Italo Tajo
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Claramae Turner
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Peter Klein
Curzio - Leslie Chabay
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Lois Hunt
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 674
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.313-314. 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 Stiedry - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Jean Madeira
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Vilma Georgiou
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 931 (& 696); Andromeda ANDRCD 9039 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) Here the date of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly) as 16 January 1955.
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Conductor Arnold Gamson - 1961(FI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Madame Warblewell - Eleanor Steber
Madame Heartmelt - Jacquelynne Moody
The Impresario - John Kuhn
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DVD (Video) - VAI 4385 +(Così fan tutte - scenes from Act 1) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Schauspieldirector by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.521; PENGUIN p.254
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.68 [SS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.292-293 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.77 [RS]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film with the title «The Impresario». The arias are sung in German and the dialogue is spoken in English.
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Charles Kullman
Papageno - John Brownlee
Königin der Nacht - Josephine Antoine
Sprecher - Norman Cordon
Pamina - Jarmila Novotná
Sarastro - Ezio Pinza
Monostatos - John Garris
Papagena - Lillian Raymondi
1er Geharnischter - Emery Darcy
2er Geharnischter - John Gurney
Erste Dame - Eleanor Steber
Zweite Dame - Maxine Stellman
Dritte Dame - Anna Kaskas
Erster Knabe - Marita Farell
Zweiter Knabe - Mona Paulee
Dritter Knabe - Helen Olheim
Erster Priester - John Dudley
Zweiter Priester - Louis D' Angelo
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Record Corporation UORC 210 {2LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Andromeda ANDRC 5020 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
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Orpheus - April 1994 S.60
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.82
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.92 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1942; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.301-302)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Richard Tucker
Papageno - John Brownlee
Königin der Nacht - Erna Berger
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Eleanor Steber
Sarastro - Jerome Hines
Monostatos - Leslie Chabay
Papagena - Lillian Raymondi
1er Geharnischter - Emery Darcy
2er Geharnischter - Lawrence Davidson
Erste Dame - Lucine Amara
Zweite Dame - Thelma Votipka
Dritte Dame - Martha Lipton
Erster Knabe - Genevieve Warner
Zweiter Knabe - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Dritter Knabe - Hertha Glaz
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 316-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 253 (& 485)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 November 1950). 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 Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Armand Tokatyan
Schaunard - Arthur Kent
Marcello - George Cehanovsky
Colline - Lorenzo Alvary
Mimi - Eleanor Steber
Musetta - Annamary Dickey (Laue)
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 61/63 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 222 {1LP} (USA) (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)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
Comments:- Recorded on 30 May, 25 and 26 June 1940.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Minnie - Eleanor Steber
Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Vito Susca
Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi
Billy Jackrabbit - Paolo Washington
José Castro - Mario Frosini
Wowkle - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Sonora - Enzo Viaro
Trin - Breno Ristori
Sid - Lido Pettini
Bello - Virgilio Carbonari
Harry - Valiano Natali
Joe - Enzo Guagni
Happy - Agostino Ferrin
Jim Larkens - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un postiglione - Alberto Lotti-Camici
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 64/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 41 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia 565.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 975.169 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 2 MCD H087 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0077 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.6 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.284 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.66
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Armand Tokatyan
Sharpless - George Cehanovsky
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
Goro - Pino Bontempi
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 55/57 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 222 {1LP} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
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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
Comments:- Recorded on 30, 31 May and 26 June 1940.
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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 Max Rudolf - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Richard Tucker
Sharpless - Giuseppe Valdengo
Suzuki - Jean Madeira
Kate Pinkerton - Thelma Votipka
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Black Disc; - Columbia MOP 30 (13011D -13026D) {16x78s} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia SL 4 {3LPS} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia SL 104 {3LPS} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y3-32107 (1973)ª; Philips A 01119-21 L {3LPS} (Continental Europe); CBS 78246 {2LPS} (Electronic stereo) (UK) (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62765 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia 78074 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 003-4 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser 20050 {2CDS} (2007)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1974 p.578 [RO]
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Opera News - October 1998 p.65 [CJL]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.50-51 [DN]; Januar + Februar 2008 S.58-S.59 [DN]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.92 [CC]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.311 [LM]: March/ April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.159-160 [CHP]
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Classic CD - February 1999 pp.116-117 [MQ]
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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.58 [PT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.52 [JPS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MH]
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Das Opernglas - Juli-August 1998 S.117 [ML]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Eleanor Steber
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi
Il barone Scarpia - George London
Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner
Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary
Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis
Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins
Un pastore - Peter Burke
Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951.120 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Living Stage LS 1108 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.87 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1959)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Eleanor Steber
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters
Matteo - Brian Sullivan
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Kaiser - Set Svanholm
Kaiserin - Eleanor Steber
Amme - Elisabeth Höngen
Barak - Karl Kamann
Färberin - Christel Goltz
Stimme des Falken - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60006 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Konzerthaus, Vienna (June 1953; see OPERA August 1953 p.496
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Eleanor Steber
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Erna Berger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List
Faninal - Hugh Thompson
Valzacchi - Peter Klein
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Giuseppe di Stefano
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary
Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke
Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay
Modistin - Lois Hunt
Die drei Waisen - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
- Maxine Stellman
- Thelma Altman
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A37-A39 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Dante LYS 425-427 {3CDS}; Naxos «Historical»8.110277-79 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.83 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.282
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Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72
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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.130
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170; No.190 p.177 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.85 [VJ]
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Comments:- It appears that the recording on the CDs issued Arlecchino and Dante is of the performance at the MET on 3 December 1949 which was broadcast, whereas that on the CDs issued by Naxos is of the performance on 21 November 1949 which was telecast. The casts were the same for both performances.
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Eleanor Steber
Octavian - Jarmila Novotná
Sophie - Erna Berger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Fritz Krenn
Faninal - Hugh Thompson
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Hertha Glaz
Ein Sänger - Kurt Baum
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary
Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay
Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke
Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay
Modistin - Etienne Barone
Die drei Waisen - Barbara Troxell
- Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
- Margaret Roggero
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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Fund «Soria Series» MET 23 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - June 2000 pp.64-65 [MB]
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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.12 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1951)
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Eleanor Steber
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Laurel Hurley
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Kurt Baum
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Robert Nagy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli
Modistin - Mildred Allen
Die drei Waisen - Madelaine Chambers
- Emilia Cundari
- Helen Vanni
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 705 (& 833)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1958). 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 Tibor Kozma - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eisenstein - Charles Kullman
Rosalinde - Eleanor Steber
Alfred - Thomas Hayward
Blind - Paul Franke
Falke - John Brownlee
Adele - Patrice Munsel
Orlofsky - Jarmila Novotná
Frank - Clifford Harvuot
Frosch - Jack Mann
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1068 (& 786)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1954). 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 Kurt Adler - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Richard Tucker
Filippo II - Jerome Hines
Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Nicola Moscona
Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Elisabetta di Valois - Eleanor Steber
La principessa Eboli - Blanche Thebom
Tebaldo - Vilma Georgiou
Il Conte di Lerma - Charles Anthony
Un Araldo Reale - James McCracken
Una voce dal cielo - Shakeh Vartenissian
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 43 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 946.116 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Mai 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1955)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - Charles Kullman
Ford - John Brownlee
Dr. Cajus - John Dudley
Bardolfo - George Rasely
Pistola - John Gurney
Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber
Nannetta - Frances Greer
Meg Page - Lucielle Browning
Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 293
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1944). 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 Fausto Cleva - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Eleanor Steber
Iago - Frank Guarrera
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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 4499 {1LP} (USA) (1952)ª; Philips N 02102 L {1LP}; *Philips ABL 3005 {1LP} (UK) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90500 (+Guerrera recital) {1CD} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1954 pp.266-267 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]
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Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.81 [SS]
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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.238 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1954 p.95 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.218 [JB]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Già nella notte densa; Credo; Tu? Indietro! Fuggi!; Dio! Mi potevi scagliar tutti mali della miseria; Salce, salce; Ave Maria; Niun mi tema.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Eleanor Steber
Iago - Leonard Warren
Cassio - Thomas Hayward
Rodrigo - Paul Franke
Lodovico - Luben Vichey
Montano - Osie Hawkins
Emilia - Martha Lipton
Un Araldo - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 699
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 February 1952). 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 Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Eleanor Steber
Alfredo Germont - Armand Tokatyan
Giorgio Germont - Leonard Warren
Marchese d'Obigny - Lorenzo Alvary
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 67/69 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 227 (USA) (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)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
Comments:- Recorded on 31 may and 25 June 1940.
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Eleanor Steber
Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka
Annina - Thelma Altman
Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano
Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill
Gastone - Leslie Chabay
Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins
Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky
Marchese d'Obigny - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 308 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 943.102 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110115-16 (+Steber - recital) {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.76: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]
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Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance at the MET on 22 January 1949 (See OPERA NEWS Vol. XIII No.12 January 17 1949 p.16). The date given on the «jewel case» of the CDs issued by Naxos 1 January 1949, but Lucia di Lammermoor was broadcast on that day. Violetta was to have been sung by Bidù Sayão who was ill.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Josef Greindl
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2880-2884 {5LPS} (1954)ª; Decca D12D5 {5LPS} (1976)ª; Decca 411 780-1 {5LPS} (France) (1984)ª; London LLA 16 {5LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 93674-2 {4CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110308/10 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 223056 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; April 1954 p.420 [DST]; August 1976 p.334 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; October 1994 p.223 [AB]
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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.55
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.83
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Opera News - September 1994 p.60
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.289-29O [WY]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.196
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.255 [PHR]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [CHP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.77
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Classic CD - August 1994 p.65
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.221 [JB]
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Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.75
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
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Comments:- Recorded at the dress rehearsal and the first performance at the Bayreuth Festi-val 1953. (See John Culshaw in «Putting the Record Straight» pp.117-118 and OPERA, September 1953 p.535). See also The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books April 231994 p.17)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Sigurd Björling
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 324 (& 330 & 3863) ;; Gala GL 100640 (+excerpts cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 831
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1955). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.90-92. 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 George Szell - 1945(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Herbert Janssen
Veit Pogner - Emanuel List
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell
Walther von Stolzing - Charles Kullman
David - John Garris
Eva - Eleanor Steber
Magdalena - Kerstin Thorborg
Nachtwächter - Louis D' Angelo
Kunz Vogelgesang - Morton Bowe
Konrad Nachtigall - Hugh Thompson
Ulrich Eisslinger - Karl Laufkötter
Balthasar Zorn - Richard Manning
Augustin Moser - Lodovico Oliviero
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - John Gurney
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 663
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (10 February 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.367-369. 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». «First 40 minutes not broadcast due to technical Problems at station. Missing 'Verachtet mir.' Sound ranges»
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