(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BERG ALBAN - LULU-L'Opéra de Paris - Boulez Pierre 1979(STU)***
2 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-Metropolitan Opera - Morel Jean 1960(LI)*
3 CORIGLIANO JR. JOHN - GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (THE)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1992**
4 DEBUSSY CLAUDE - PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE-Metropolitan Opera - Ansermet Ernest 1962(LI)*
5 DVORAK ANTON - RUSALKA-Omroep Orkest - Gregor Bohumil 1976(LI)*
6 FALLA MANUEL - ATLÁNTIDA-Teatro alla Scala - Schippers Thomas 1962(LI)*
7 GLANVILLE-HICKS PEGGY - NAUSICAA-Athens Symphony Orchestra - Surinach Carlos 1961(LE)*
8 KERN JEROME - SHOW BOAT-London Sinfonietta - McGlinn John 1987?(STU)*
9 LEHÁR FRANZ - GIUDITTA-Berliner Symphoniker - Ebert Wolfgang 1970(FI)**
10 LEHÁR FRANZ - LUSTIGE WITWE (DIE)-Berliner Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1972(STU)*
11 LEHÁR FRANZ - PAGANINI-Sinfonie-Orchester Graunke - Ebert Wolfgang 1972(FI)***
12 LEHÁR FRANZ - ZAREWITSCH (DER)-Symphonie-Orchester Graunke - Mattes Willy 1973(FI)***
13 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1970(LI;26/9/70)*
14 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1970(LI;7/2/70)*
15 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1971(LI)*
16 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1978(LI)**
17 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Bayerische Staatsoper - Santi Nello 1978(LI)*
18 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Teatro alla Scala - Prêtre Georges 1982(FI)***
19 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1994(LI)**
20 MASSENET JULES - MANON-Metropolitan Opera - Morel Jean 1959(LI)*
21 MENOTTI GIAN CARLO - AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS-Philharmonia Orchestra - López Cobos Jesús 1980?(FI)**
22 MENOTTI GIAN CARLO - ULTIMO SELVAGGIO (L')-Metropolitan Opera - Schippers Thomas 1964(LI)*
23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Lombard Alain 1977(STU)*
24 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Wiener Philharmoniker - Harnoncourt Nikolaus 1988(FI)**
25 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1974(LI)*
26 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-RAI Roma - Mehta Zubin 1968(RA)*
27 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1961(LI)*
28 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1967(LI)*
29 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-San Francisco Opera - Périsson Jean 1973(LI)*
30 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1982(LI)***
31 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Metropolitan Opera - Gardelli Lamberto 1968(LI)*
32 PUCCINI GIACOMO - RONDINE (LA)-Orchestra - Priestman Brian 1972(FI)**
33 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TABARRO (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1994(LI)**
34 SMETANA BEDRICH - BARTERED BRIDE (THE)-Münchner Rundfunkorchester - Krombholc Jaroslav 1975?(FI)***
35 SMETANA BEDRICH - BARTERED BRIDE (THE)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1978(LI)*
36 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Metropolitan Opera - Rosenstock Joseph 1961(LI)*
37 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1974(FI)**
38 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Metropolitan Opera - Schippers Thomas 1966(LI)*
39 ULLMANN VIKTOR - KAISER VON ATLANTIS (DER)-London Sinfonietta - Woodward Kerry 1977?(FI)*
40 VERDI GIUSEPPE - GIOVANNA D'ARCO-American Opera Society - Cillario Carlo Felice 1966(LI)*
41 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Bayerische Staatsoper - Gerdes Otto 1967(SE)*
42 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Patanè Giuseppe 1965(LI)*
43 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1982(FI)**
44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1961(LI)*
45 WEILL KURT - AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1979(LI)*
46 WEILL KURT - AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1995(LI)*
47 WEILL KURT - SIEBEN TODSÜNDEN (DIE)-L'Opéra National de Lyon - Nagano Kent 1993(FI)***
48 ZELLER CARL - VOGELHÄNDLER (DER)-Theater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich - Bauer-Theussl Franz 1969?(SE)*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Lulu - Teresa Stratas
Gräfin Geschwitz - Yvonne Minton
Dr Schön - Franz Mazura
Alwa - Kenneth Riegel
Schigolch - Toni Blankenheim
Der Maler - Robert Tear
Der Prinz - Helmut Pampuch
Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Hanna Schwarz
Der Theaterdirektor - Jules Bastin
Der Athlet - Gerd Nienstedt
Der Gymnasiast - Hanna Schwarz
Ein Kammerdiener - Helmut Pampuch
Der Tierbändiger - Gerd Nienstedt
Ein Groom - Hanna Schwarz
Eine Fünzenjährige - Jane Manning
Ihre Mutter - Ursula Böse
Kunstgewerberin - Anna Ringart
Der Medizinalrat - Toni Blankenheim
Der Neger - Robert Tear
Der Marquis - Helmut Pampuch
Der Bankier - Jules Bastin
Journalist - Claude Meloni
Ein Diener - Pierre-Yves Le Maigat
Ein Polizeikommissär - Toni Blankenheim
Jack - Franz Mazura
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Black Disc; - DG 2740 213 {4LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3378 086 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 415 489-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; DG POCG 2822-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; DG «The Originals» 463 617-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; DG 476 2524GGR3 {3CDS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife; DLVC 1059 (Japan) (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 93 (Japanese NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.694 [WSM] March 1980 p.1446 [JB], p.1459 [SIR]; April 1980 p.1536 [JBS]November 1986 p.741 [MEO]; August 2000 p.92 [RW]; January 2005 pp.94-95 [RW]
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Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87-S.88 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.224-227 [DMG]
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Diapason - No.248 1980
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.45 (mention) [MO]
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International Record Review - August 2000 p.103 [SP]
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BBC Music Magazine - September 2000 p.75 [AC]
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Répertoire - No.134 avril 2000 p.62 (mention)
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.243 mai 2000 p.80 [FL]
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Comments:- Recording of the version completed by Friedrich Cerha. The audio recording was made shortly after its first performance in Paris. The video recording was probably made at one of the performances.
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Conductor Jean Morel - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Risë Stevens
Don José - Richard Tucker
Micaëla - Lucine Amara
Escamillo - Frank Guarrera
Frasquita - Teresa Stratas
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Paul Franke
Moralès - Clifford Harvuot
Zuninga - Norman Scott
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 359
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor James Levine - 1992
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marie Antoinette - Teresa Stratas
Count Almaviva - Peter Kazaras
Countess Almaviva - Renée Fleming
Leon - Neil Rosenheim
Florestine - Tracy Dahl
Marquis - Richard Drews
Cherubino - Stella Zambalis
Figaro - Gino Quilico
Susanna - Judith Christin
Beaumarchais - Håkan Hagegård
Samira - Marilyn Horne
Louis XVI - James Courtney
Begearss - Graham Clark
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Laser Disc; - DG 440 072 530-1 (NTSC) (1993)ª;; DG 072 430-1 (PAL) (1993)ª; DG POLG-1131-2 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - DG 440 072 530-3 (NTSC) (1993)ª;; DG 072 430-3 (PAL) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1993 p.85
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Opera Now - July 1993 p.48
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Opera News - August 1993 p.44
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Fanfare - September-October 1993 p.409
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Comments:- See OPERA NEWS, April 15 1995 p.8, p.12
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Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pelléas - Nicolai Gedda
Mélisande - Anna Moffo
Golaud - George London
Arkel - Jerome Hines
Geneviève - Blanche Thebom
Yniold - Teresa Stratas
Médecin - Clifford Harvuot
Le berger - William Walker
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1065;; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1962). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.402-403. 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 Bohumil Gregor - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Omroep Orkest
Chorus - Nederlands Operakoor
Rusalka - Teresa Stratas
Prince - Ivo Zidek
Princess - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Vodnik - Water Gnome - Willard White
Jezibah - Witch - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Hunter - Fons van Zijl
Gamekeeper - Nico Boer
Turnspit - Angela Bello
First Wood Nymph - Ans Philippo
Second Wood Nymph - Roberta Alexander
Third Wood Nymph - Marianne Dielemann
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107237 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1514-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1446 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7059 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rusalka by Anton Dvorak are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.251; MET p.136; PENGUIN p.85; Opera on CD (1) p.93 (2) p.103 (3) p.115; Opera on Video p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.205 p.80
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.53-54 (mention) [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Circustheater Scheveningen (See OPERA February1977 p.186)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Coryphée (Narrator) - Lino Puglisi
Queen Isabelle - Teresa Stratas
Queen Pirene - Giulietta Simionato
Archangel - Antonio Greco
Lady of the court - Maria Grazia Allegri
Maria - Gianna Galli
Aretusa - Mirella Fiorentini
Caleno - Marina Cucchio
Eritea - Nama Nardi
Electra - Sonnette Heyns
Esparetusa - Biancamaria Casoni
Alcione - Laura Didier-Gambardella
3-Headed Geryon 1 - Pier Francesco Poli
3-Headed Geryon 2 - Piero De Palma
3-Headed Geryon 3 - Sergio Pezzetti
Child - Antonio Di Minno
Hercules - Roger Browne
Christopher Columbus - Gustavo Halley
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02327
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4464/4465 (+El amor brujo) {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1307 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Limited CDNO 1925-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Atlántida by Manuel Falla are surveyed in the following publications:-
Fanfare November-December 1993 (Vol.17 No.2) p.233; CELLETTI p.183
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.394 juin 1993 p.120, p.122 [JYB]
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.4 No.6 Issue 14 p.55
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of Halfter's version at La Scala (18 June 1962, see OPERA September 1962 p.599). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.
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Conductor Carlos Surinach - 1961(LE)
Orchestra - Athens Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Athens Chorus
Nausicaa - Teresa Stratas
Aethon - John Modenos
Phemius - Edward Ruhl
Clytoneus - George Tsantikos
Queen Arete - Sofia Steffan
King Alcinous - Spiro Malas
Antinous/Priest - Michalis Heliotis
Eurymachus - George Moutsios
Messenger - Vassilis Koundouris
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Black Disc; - Composer Recordings CRI 175 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - CRI CD 695 {1CD} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nausicaa by Peggy Glanville-Hicks are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.272
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.261
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 p.171
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American Record Guide - May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.844 [PLM]: January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1964 Vol.14 No.5 p.72 [AR]
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Comments:- Recording of part of the first performance at the Athens Festival
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Conductor John McGlinn - 1987?(STU)
Orchestra - London Sinfonietta
Chorus - Ambrosian Chorus
Julie Laverne - Teresa Stratas
Magnolia Hawks - Frederica Von Stade
Queenie - Karla Burns
Gaylord Ravenal - Jerry Hadley
Joe - Bruce Hubbard
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Black Disc - EMI(Angel) A13 49108 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - EMI(Angel) A43 49108
Compact Disc; - EMI(Angel) A23 49108 {3CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 361543-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2006 p.129 [AE]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.111-116 [MOL]
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Conductor Wolfgang Ebert - 1970(FI)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Chorus
Giuditta - Teresa Stratas
Anita - Maria Tiboldi
Octavio - Rudolf Schock
Manuele Biffe - Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1124 (Japan) (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2772 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film directed by Günther Hassert. See «Opera on Screen» by Ken Wlaschin p.214. The VHS-video issued by Premiere is listed in their list entitled «NEW FALL 2003 VIDEO CASSETTE RELEASES».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Hanna Glawari - Elizabeth Harwood
Danilo Danilowitsch - René Kollo
Camille de Rosillon - Werner Hollweg
Valencienne - Teresa Stratas
Baron Mirko Zeta - Zoltán Kéléman
Cascada - Donald Grobe
Raoul de St Brioche - Werner Krenn
Njegus - Karl Renar
Lolo - Kaja Borris
Dodo - Mechtild Gessendorf
Jou-Jou - Catherine Ott
Frou-Frou - Carol Pritchett
Cio-Cio - Maria-Theresa Reinoso
Margot - Elke Grosshans
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Black Disc; - DG 2707 070 (1973)ª;; DG «Accolade» 2725 102 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3370 003 (1974)ª;; DG 3374 102 (1980)ª; DG 410 921-4 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - DG 435 712-2 (+Suppé - overtures) {2CDS} (1992)ª; DG 410 921-2 (Highlights); DG POCG 2870-2871 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1973 p.717 [AL]; February 1974 p.1611 [WAC] May 1980 p.1711 [AML] ; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]August 1992 p.72 [AML]
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Conductor Wolfgang Ebert - 1972(FI)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester Graunke
Chorus - Chor
Maria Anna Elisa - Teresa Stratas
Paganini - Antonio Theba
Bella Ciretti - Dagmar Koller
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Black Disc - Philips 6623 118 (Graf von Luxemburg - Goldschmidt - excerpts) {2LPS} VEB Deutsche Schallplatten «Amiga» 845244 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Philips 7585 353 (+Graf von Luxemburg - Goldschmidt - excerpts)
Compact Disc - Philips 420 664-2 (+Der Zarewitsch - Mattes - excerpts) {1CD}
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1130 (2004)ª; House of Opera DVDCC 1033 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2774 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. The following also take part: Peter Kraus, Johannes Heesters. The VHS-video issued by Premiere is listed in their list entitled «NEW FALL 2003 VIDEO CASSETTE RELEASES» and the DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005» The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Willy Mattes - 1973(FI)
Orchestra - Symphonie-Orchester Graunke
Der Zarewitsch - Wieslaw Ochman
Iwan - Harald Juhnke
Mascha - Birke Bruck
Der Großfürst - Paul Esser
Sonja - Teresa Stratas
Der Ministerpräsident - Lukas Ammann
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Black Disc - Philips 6305 268 {1LP} Philips 6623 117 (+Die schöne Helena - Allers - excerpts) {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Philips 7585 352 (+Die schöne Helena - Allers - excerpts)
Compact Disc - Philips 420 664-2 (+Paganini - Ebert) {1CD}
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1139 (Japan) (2005)ª; DG 073 4314 (2007)ª; DG 000983809 (USA) (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - *Taurus Video 882 (PAL); Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2775 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Special Issue 2007 pp.126-127 (DVD) [AML]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.340-342 (DVD) [CW]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.54 (video)
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International Record Review - February 2008 p.26 (DVD) [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.278-279 (DVD) [RT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.81 (DVD) [EP]
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Comments:- Video and audio recordings of a television film and its soundtrack. The VHS-video issued by Premiere is listed in their list entitled «NEW FALL 2003 VIDEO CASSETTE RELEASES» and the DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LI;26/9/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - James McCracken
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Sherrill Milnes
Beppe - Robert Schmorr
Silvio - Dominic Cossa
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1429
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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in-house»
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LI;7/2/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Richard Tucker
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Frank Guarrera
Beppe - Andrea Velis
Silvio - Dominic Cossa
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1119
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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 February 1970). 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 - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Richard Tucker
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - Robert Schmorr
Silvio - Dominic Cossa
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1666; The Opera Lovers PAG 197102 {1CDR} (2005)ª
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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Sherrill Milnes
Beppe - James Atherton
Silvio - Allan Monk
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1035 (2005)ª
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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:- This video recording appears to be of the performance at the MET on 5 April 1978 which was televised. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Benito di Bella
Beppe - Norbert Orth
Silvio - Wolfgang Brendel
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 294 (2003)ª
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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:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (25 December 1978; see OPERA May 1979 pp.448-449). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the performance is attributed to Bayreuth!. Norbert Orth was announced to sing Beppe, but I have not been able to confirm that he did in fact sing.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1982(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons
Beppe - Florindo Andreolli
Silvio - Alberto Rinaldi
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Black Disc; - Philips 411 484-1 {1LP} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 411 484-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 411 484-2 {1CD} (1986)ª; Philips «Duo» 454 265-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS}; Decca 470 570-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)ª
Laser Disc; - *Philips 070 204-1(NTSC); Philips 070 104-1(PAL); Philips PHLP 9021 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Philips PHBP 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Philips 070 428-9 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2001)ª; DG 073 4033 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 204-3(NTSC); Philips 070 104-3(PAL)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1984 p.645 (audio) [AB]; February 1986 p.1070 (audio) [GH]; April 2002 p.92 (DVD) [MEO]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.155-156 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.346-347 (DVD) [RT]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 (video) [TE]
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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 pp.90-92 [CC]; No.496 octobre 2002 p.136 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.91 (audio)
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.156 (audio) [LM]: Movember/ December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.313 (DVD) [RVL]
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International Record Review - May 2002 p.88 [CC]
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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.42 (DVD) [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.106 (DVD) [PMH]
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Conductor James Levine - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Luciano Pavarotti
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons
Beppe - Kenn Chester
Silvio - Dwayne Croft
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Laser Disc; - DG 072 548-1 (+Il Tabarro) (NTSC) (1998)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 734 0240 (+Il Tabarro) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - DG 072 548-3 (+Il Tabarro) (NTSC) (1998)ª; DG 072 448-3 (Il Tabarro) (PAL) (1998)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2005 p.129 [MA]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.94 [RF]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.275-276 [RT]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.62 [IW]
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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 pp.117-118 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.88 [RF]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.338 [LM]
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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.77-78 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (See OPERA December 1994 p.1396)
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Conductor Jean Morel - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Poussette - Teresa Stratas
Javotte - Helen Vanni
Rosette - Joan Wall
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda
Lescaut - Ralph Herbert
Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky
L'Hôtelier - Calvin Marsh
La Servante - May Savage
1er Garde - Charles Kuestner
2e Garde - Carlo Tomanelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 356 (& 716) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1959). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1980?(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Amahl - Robert Sapolsky
Mother - Teresa Stratas
King Kaspar - Nico Castel
King Melchior - Giorgio Tozzi
King Balthazar - Willard White
Page - Michael Lewis
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VHS Video Cassette - Video Artists International 69032 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.415
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.123-124 [RP]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. According to the review in THE OPERA QUARTERLY «The transfer to home video is unsatisfactory due to dull color and poor recorded sound»
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Abdul - George London
Kitty - Roberta Peters
Sardula - Teresa Stratas
Kodanda - Nicolai Gedda
Maharaja - Ezio Flagello
Maharanee - Lili Chookasian
Scattergood - Morley Meredith
Scholar - Paul Franke
- Andrea Velis
Tailor - Paul Franke
- Andrea Velis
- Norman Scott
Catholic Priest - Robert Patterson
Pastor - Calvin Marsh
Rabbi - Erbert Aldridge
Orthodox Priest - William Dembaugh
Philosopher - Clifford Harvuot
Doctor - Gerhard Pechner
Painter - Lou Marcella
Poet - Gabor Carelli
Composer - William Walker
Singer - Janis Martin
Scientist - Arthur Graham
Businesswoman - Carlotta Ordassy
Woman - Dorothy Shawn
Major-domo - ? McLuckey
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 387; Bensar BRO 122242 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in English in a translation by George Mead (8 February 1964; see OPERA April 1964 pp.241-242; «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.360-361). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as «Feb. 25 1964». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - Opéra du Rhin
Fiordiligi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dorabella - Frederica Von Stade
Despina - Teresa Stratas
Ferrando - David Rendall
Guglielmo - Philippe Huttenlocher
Don Alfonso - Jules Bastin
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Black Disc - ERATO STU 71110 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - ERATO 2292-45683-2; ERATO 4509 98494-2
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1929 [SS]; July 1978 p.167 [JBS]
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.68
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Classics - December 1992 p.53
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1988(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Edita Gruberova
Dorabella - Delores Ziegler
Despina - Teresa Stratas
Ferrando - Luis Lima
Guglielmo - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Don Alfonso - Paolo Montarsolo
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 424-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4237 (2006)ª;; DG 6373 (USA) (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 071 524-3 (NTSC); Decca 071 424-3 (PAL)
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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 - September 1995 p.72
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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.65
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Diapason - No.412 février.1995 p.66; No.537 juin 2006 p.129 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.172
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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.302-305 [DF]
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.96
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Conductor James Levine - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Sherrill Milnes
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - James Morris
Masetto - Raymond Michalski
Zerlina - Teresa Stratas
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 41374 (BRO 124721) {3CDRS} (2005)ª; Omega Opera Archive 2782 (& 2751 & 2153)
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 April 1974). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Susanna - Teresa Stratas
Conte Almaviva - Mario Petri
Contessa Almaviva - Sena Jurinac
Cherubino - Teresa Berganza
Marcellina - Nucci Condò
Bartolo - Giorgio Tadeo
Basilio - Agostino Lazzari
Curzio - Angelo Degl' Innocenti
Antonio - Alfredo Mariotti
Barbarina - Lilia Teresita Reyes
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 206-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 712 {3CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1161 {3CDS} (1998)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:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.92 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 September 1968
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Ezio Flagello
Shuisky - Norman Kelley
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Teresa Stratas
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Anthony Balestrieri
Nurse - Margaret Roggero
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
Lavitsky - John Trehy
Cherniovsky - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1416
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1961). 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 - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi
Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot
Marcello - Mario Sereni
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Teresa Stratas
Musetta - Beverly Bower
Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary
Alcindoro - Andrea Velis
Parpignol - Emil Filip
Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal
Un doganiere - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1967). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Schaunard - Timothy Nolen
Marcello - Bruce Yarnell
Colline - Maurizio Mazzieri
Mimi - Teresa Stratas
Musetta - Ariel Bybee
Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary
Alcindoro - Daniel Sullivan
Parpignol - Gary Burgess
Sergente dei doganieri - John Miller
Un doganiere - Carl Thomas
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1390 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 172-2 {2CDRS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2375-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (13 November 1973).
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Schaunard - Allan Monk
Marcello - Richard Stilwell
Colline - James Morris
Mimi - Teresa Stratas
Musetta - Renata Scotto
Benoit - Italo Tajo
Alcindoro - Italo Tajo
Parpignol - Dale Caldwell
Sergente dei doganieri - Glenn Bater
Un doganiere - James Brewer
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 11682 (BRO 125748) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-85-135 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics PIBC 2013 (Japan) (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Paramount Home Video 2365 (NTSC)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.69 (DVD) [IW]
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Opéra International - juin 1996 No.203 p.51
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at the MET (16 January 1982). See OPERA, February 1982 p.155, March 1982 p.270. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Teresa Stratas
Pinkerton - Barry Morell
Sharpless - Theodor Uppman
Suzuki - Nedda Casei
Kate Pinkerton - Louise Pearl
Goro - Andrea Velis
Il principe Yamadori - Russell Christopher
Lo zio Bonzo - Norman Scott
Il commissario imperiale - Gene Boucher
L'ufficiale del Registro - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 196801 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Brian Priestman - 1972(FI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Magda de Civry - Teresa Stratas
Ruggero Lastouc - Anastasios Vrenios
Ramblado Fernandez - Cornelius Opthof
Lisette - Barbara Shuttleworth
Prunier - Mallory Walker
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5015 replaced by DVD 6245 (2007)ª
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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517
Comments:- Video recording of a CBC Television Film. The DVD (5015) issued by Premiere is listed in their «2004 DVD Catalog» and the replacement (6245) is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007
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Conductor James Levine - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Michele - Juan (Joan) Pons
Luigi - Plácido Domingo
Il Tinca - Charles Anthony
Il Talpa - Federico Davià
Giorgetta - Teresa Stratas
La Frugola - Florence Quivar
Venditore di canzonette - Philip Creech
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Laser Disc; - DG 072 548-1 (+Pagliacci) (NTSC) (1998)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 734 0240 (+Pagliacci) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - DG 072 548-3 (+Pagliacci) (NTSC) (1998)ª; *DG 072 448-3 (+Pagliacci) (PAL) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2005 p.129 [MA]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.94 [RF]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.275-276 [RT]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.62 [IW]
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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 pp.117-118 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.88 [RF]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.338 [LM]
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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.77-78 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (See OPERA December 1994 p.1396)
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1975?(FI)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Krusina - Jörn W Wilsing
Ludmilla - Margarethe Bence
Marenka - Teresa Stratas
Micha - Alexander Malta
Hata - Gudrun Wewezow
Vasek - Heinz Zednik
Jenik - René Kollo
Kecal - Walter Berry
Circus master - Karl Dönch
Esmeralda - Janet Perry
Indian - Theodor Nicolai
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 89 036 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Cassette - Eurodisc ZC 57 640
Compact Disc - BMG-RCA 74321 40576-2
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6162 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1997 p.97 (audio)
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Orpheus - No.12 15 Dezember 1975 - 15 Januar 1976 S.289-S.290 (audio) [KL]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.58 (audio)
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Diapason - No.435 mars 1997 p.101 (audio)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.71 (audio) (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63 (audio)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.91 (audio)
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its sound-track. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007. The first ten minutes are missing.
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Krusina - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Ludmilla - Elizabeth Coss
Marenka - Teresa Stratas
Hata - Jean Kraft
Vasek - Jon Vickers
Jenik - Nicolai Gedda
Kecal - Martti Talvela
Circus master - Alan Crofoot
Esmeralda - Colette Boky
Indian - Andrij Dobriansky
Tobias - John Cheek
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12278 (BRO 125501) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1978). This was performed in an English translation by T. Harrison. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek
Clytemnestra - Jean Madeira
Aegisth - Ramón Vinay
Orest - Hermann Uhde
Ein alter Diener - Edward Ghazal
Ein junger Diener - Robert Nagy
Die Schleppträgerin - Athena Vicos
Die Vertraute - Mary Fercana
Der Pfleger des Orest - Norman Scott
Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka
1. Magd - Mignon Dunn
2. Magd - Mary Mackenzie
3. Magd - Carlotta Ordassy
4. Magd - Margaret Roggero
5. Magd - Teresa Stratas
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 345
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 1961). 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 Karl Böhm - 1974(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Salome - Teresa Stratas
Jochanaan - Bernd Weikl
Herodes - Hans Beirer
Herodias - Astrid Varnay
Narraboth - Wieslaw Ochman
Ein Page - Hanna Schwarz
Erster Nazarener - Heinz Klaus Ecker
Zweiter Nazarener - Norbert Heidigen
Erster Soldat - Reinhold Möser
Zweiter Soldat - Wolfgang Probst
Ein Cappadocier - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Erster Jude - Friedrich Lenz
Zweiter Jude - Ewald Aichberger
Dritter Jude - Kurt Equiluz
Vierter Jude - Karl Terkal
Fünfter Jude - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Laser Disc - DG 072 209 839.95 (NTSC); *DG W80Z 24022 (Japanese NTSC) DG 072 109-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1010 (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 4339 (2007)ª; DG 000907209 (USA) (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 209 827.99 (NTSC); DG 072 109-1 (PAL)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1989 [MEO]; October 2007 p.115 (DVD) [MA]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.322-323 [AL2]
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Diapason - No.548 juin 2007 p.124 [RL]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.283-284 [JPM]
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International Record Review - October 2007 pp.75-76 [CC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.93 juin 2007 pp.109-110 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.82 [TG]
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hermann - James McCracken
Lisa - Teresa Stratas
Countess - Jean Madeira
Count Tomsky - Walter Cassel
Prince Yeletsky - William Walker
Pauline - Rosalind Elias
Chekalinsky - Paul Franke
Surin - Lorenzo Alvary
Chaplitsky - Gabor Carelli
Major-domo - Gene Boucher
Narumov - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Chloe - Loretta Di Franco
Masha - Carlotta Ordassy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1427
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1966). 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 Kerry Woodward - 1977?(FI)
Orchestra - London Sinfonietta
Kaiser Overall - Siegmund Nimsgern
Lautsprecher - Richard Cross
Soldier - Rüdiger Wohlers
Bubikopf - Janet Perry
Death - Alexander Malta
Drummer-Girl - Teresa Stratas
Pierrot - Richard Lewis
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Comments:- Recording of the sound-track of a television film produced by WDR/Clasart. This film was broadcast by BBC 2 on 3 March 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 March 1979 p.27.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - American Opera Society
Giovanna - Teresa Stratas
Carlo VII - Angelo Mori
Giacono - Sherrill Milnes
Talbot - Don Yule
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1385-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.924; GIUDICI p.876 (2) p.1424; MET(VID) p.353. Opéra International No.267 avril 2002 p.68
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (1 March 1966; see OPERA June 1966 p.455). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Otto Gerdes - 1967(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Otello - Wolfgang Windgassen
Desdemona - Teresa Stratas
Iago - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Cassio - Friedrich Lenz
Rodrigo - Friedrich Lenz
Emilia - Monika Piper
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 136434 {1LP}; DG 2535 324 {1LP}; DG 2537 017 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - DG 3335 324
Compact Disc - DG 447 819-2 {1CD}
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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 publication:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.58
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Violetta Valery - Teresa Stratas
Flora Bervoix - Marie Luise Gilles
Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Alfredo Germont - Fritz Wunderlich
Giorgio Germont - Hermann Prey
Gastone - Friedrich Lenz
Dottore Grenvil - Günther Missenhardt
Barone Douphol - Josef Knapp
Marchese d'Obigny - Hans Bruno Ernst
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 334-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 2106 {2CDS}; *Orfeo C 344 9321 {2CDS} (1994)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:-
Opera Now - January 1994 p.54
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.356
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.83
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Comments:- Recording of a peformance at the Bavarian State Opera. The cast and conductor given with the HRE LPs are incorrect (See the Fritz Wunderlich website)
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(FI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Teresa Stratas
Flora Bervoix - Axelle Gall
Annina - Pina Cei
Alfredo Germont - Plácido Domingo
Giorgio Germont - Cornell MacNeil
Gastone - Maurizio Barbacini
Dottore Grenvil - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Barone Douphol - Allan Monk
Marchese d'Obigny - Russell Christopher
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Black Disc - WEA 25-0072-1 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - WEA 25-0072-4
Laser Disc - *MCA Home Video 40048 (+BETA) (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Universal Z 0326 (USA) (1999)ª; DG POBG 1017 (Japan) (2000)ª; TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPLTR (Europe) (2002)ª; DG 0734364 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - MCA Home Video 40048 (NTSC); DG 073 116-3(PAL); DG 073 120-3(PAL)
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 - January 1984 p.917 (audio) [AE] June 1986 p.40 (video) [RM]; January 1997 p.116 (video) [AB]; April 2008 p.103, p.105 (DVD) [JBS]
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.59
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Opera News - March 30 1985 p.43 (video) [RH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.2-3 p.153 (video) [RL]
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.80; No.554 S janvier 2008 p.115 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.119
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Classical Express - No.74 April 1996 p.7
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23
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International Record Review - January 2008 pp.83-84 [RL1]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.81
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.92 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film or audio recording of its soundtrack
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Irene Dalis
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni
Ferrando - William Wilderman
Ines - Teresa Stratas
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli
Un messo - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917 51 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Bensar OL 2461 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 684 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Myto «Devotion» MDCD 0003 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1961; see «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.373-376). The performance on 27 January 1961 is reviewed in OPERA April 1961 p.252. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Jenny - Teresa Stratas
Leokadja Begbick - Astrid Varnay
Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Cornell MacNeil
Sparbüchsen Bill - Vern Shinall
Jake - Arturo Sergi
Tobby Higgins - Michael Best
Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Paul Plishka
Fatty - Ragnar Ulfung
Jimmy Mahoney - Richard Cassilly
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1154
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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526
Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance at the MET on 27 November 1979 which was broadcast and televised. An English translation by David Drew and Michael Geliot was used. 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». Here the year of the performance is given incorrectly as 1959.
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Conductor James Levine - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Jenny - Teresa Stratas
Leokadja Begbick - Helga Dernesch
Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Timothy Noble
Sparbüchsen Bill - Alan Held
Tobby Higgins - Tony Stevenson
Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Fatty - Kenneth Riegel
Jimmy Mahoney - Gary Lakes
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 100/3 {3CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1995). The CD-Rs issued by the«Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B» .
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 1993(FI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Anna 1 - Teresa Stratas
Tenor 1 - Frank Kelley
Tenor 2 - Howard Haskin
Bariton - Herbert Perry
Baß - Peter Rose
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Compact Disc; - ERATO 0630 17068-2 (+Symphony No.2) {1CD} (1997)ª
DVD (Video) - Kultur DVD D2904
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 166-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Die sieben Todsünden by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 pp.338-339,p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1997 p.92 (audio) [PO'C]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.165-169 (DVD) [WH2]
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Comments:- Anna II is danced by Nora Kimball.
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Conductor Franz Bauer-Theussl - 1969?(SE)
Orchestra - Theater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich
Chorus - Theater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich)
Kurfürstin Marie - Teresa Stratas
Adam - Adolf Dallapozza
Briefchristel - Lucia Popp
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Black Disc - Philips 6305041 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Philips 420 665-2 (+Die Dollarprinzessin - excerpts) {1CD}
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Comments:- The following also take part in this recording: Hans-Joachim Diedrich, Ulf Fürst
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