(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(LI) - Britten Benjamin - English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra*
2 1964(STU) - Britten Benjamin - London Symphony Orchestra*
3 1973(LI) - Slothouwer Jochem - HOC Orkest*
4 1978(FI) - Moriarty John - Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra***
5 1980(LI) - Bellugi Piero - Teatro alla Scala*
6 1985 - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
7 1996(STU) - Bedford Steuart - Northern Sinfonia*
8 199? - Gilbert David - Manhattan School of Music*
9 2001(STU) - Hickox Richard - City of London Sinfonia*
10 2006(LI) - Goren Neal - Gotham Chamber Opera*
11 2009(LI) - Equilbey Laurence - L'Opéra de Rouen*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra
Albert Herring - Peter Pears
Lady Billows - Joan Cross
Florence Pike - Gladys Parr
Mr. Gedge - Otakar Kraus
Mr. Budd - Norman Lumsden
Mr. Upfold - Roy Ashton
Miss Wordsworth - Margaret Ritchie
Mrs. Herring - Catherine Lawson
Sid - Dennis Dowling
Nancy - Nancy Evans
Emmie - Anne Sharp
Cis - Elisabeth Parry
Harry - Alan Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Nimbus NI 5824/6 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2008 p.107 [AW]
Diapason - No.564 décembre 2008 p.123 [MC2]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2008 pp.91-92 [TP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen (15 September 1949).
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Downside & Emanuel Schools'
Albert Herring - Peter Pears
Lady Billows - Sylvia Fisher
Florence Pike - Johanna Peters
Mr. Gedge - John Noble
Mr. Budd - Owen Brannigan
Mr. Upfold - Edgar Evans
Miss Wordsworth - April Cantelo
Mrs. Herring - Sheila Rex
Sid - Joseph Ward
Nancy - Catherine Wilson
Emmie - Sheila Amit
Cis - Anne Pashley
Harry - Stephen Terry
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 274-276 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 274-276 {3LPS} (1964)ª; London A 4378 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; London OSA 1378 {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 421 849-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90090 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1964 p.191; January 1965 p.318; June 1989 p. [MK] August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]
Opera - January 1965 pp.53-54 [AJ]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.161-163 [PB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.200-204 [JKL]
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 pp.75-76 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1060-1063 [JD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]
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Conductor Jochem Slothouwer - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - HOC Orkest
Albert Herring - Simon van der Geest
Lady Billows - Judith Pierce
Florence Pike - Elsa Lioni
Mr. Gedge - Meinard Kraak
Mr. Budd - Hubert Waber
Mr. Upfold - Jan Blinkhof
Miss Wordsworth - Maria Boender
Mrs. Herring - Sophia Van Sante
Sid - John Bröcheler
Nancy - Inge Fröhlich
Emmie - Christine Hervey
Cis - Constance Mook
Harry - Marco Vermie
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Compact Disc; - Fiori FI 1030 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Circus Theater, Schweveningen (May 1973). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor John Moriarty - 1978(FI)
Orchestra - Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Albert Herring - James Hoback
Lady Billows - Pauline Tinsley
Florence Pike - Joyce Gerber
Mr. Gedge - Dale Moore
Mr. Budd - David Ward
Mr. Upfold - Mallory Walker
Miss Wordsworth - Elizabeth Pruett
Mrs. Herring - Judith Christin
Sid - Stephen Dickson
Nancy - Evelyn Petros
Emmie - Ann Marie Perkins
Cis - Jane Kamp
Harry - Bob Christopher
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 122/2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6000 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 502 (NTSC) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. This was made in St. Louis, USA in June 1978 and broadcast simultaniously on BBC2 and BBC Radio 3 on 7 April 1979. The VHS issued by HOO is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in the list of New Releases that was published on their website in January 2007.
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Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Albert Herring - Oslavio Di Credico
Lady Billows - Leyla Gencer
Florence Pike - Nella Verri
Mr. Gedge - Orazio Mori
Mr. Budd - Giorgio Surjan
Mr. Upfold - Carlo Gaifa
Miss Wordsworth - Kate Gamberucci
Mrs. Herring - Wilma Borelli
Sid - Elia Padovan
Nancy - Helga Müller(-Molinari)
Emmie - Margherita Vivian
Cis - Maria Grazia Polcaro
Harry - Masako Deguci
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 2891; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02057
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Piccolo Scala (5 January 1980). The performance on 19 December 1979 is reviewed in OPERA March 1980 pp.253-254. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Albert Herring - John Graham-Hall
Lady Billows - Patricia Johnson
Florence Pike - Felicity Palmer
Mr. Gedge - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Mr. Budd - Richard Van Allan
Mr. Upfold - Alexander Oliver
Miss Wordsworth - Elizabeth Gale
Mrs. Herring - Patricia Kern
Sid - Alan Opie
Nancy - Jean Rigby
Emmie - Maria Bovino
Cis - Bernadette Lord
Harry - Richard Peachey
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Laser Disc; - Pioneer PILC 1105 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª; Pioneer PILC 9018 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5046 78790-2 (2005)ª; Kultur D 1424 (USA) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2051 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2005 p.90 [AB]
Opera News - November 2005 p.78 [AD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.75 [PMH]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.116 [PF]
Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.79 [AF]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival
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Conductor Steuart Bedford - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - Northern Sinfonia
Albert Herring - Christopher Gillet
Lady Billows - Josephine Barstow
Florence Pike - Felicity Palmer
Mr. Gedge - Peter Savidge
Mr. Budd - Robert Lloyd
Mr. Upfold - Stuart Kale
Miss Wordsworth - Susan Gritton
Mrs. Herring - Della Jones
Sid - Gerald Finley
Nancy - Ann Taylor
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Compact Disc; - Collins Classics 7042-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Naxos 8.660170/8 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1997 p.94 [MEO]; July 1997 p.34, p.52 [JBS]; March 2003 p.82 [AB]
Opera - July 1997 p.873; August 2003 pp.1016-1017 [GH]
Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.88
HiFi News & Record Review - October 1997 p.87 [AA]
Opera News - August 1997 p.33 [FPD]
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.153 [JM]
Orpheus - April 1998 S.58 [MWB]
Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.57 [CP]
Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.60
BBC Music Magazine - March 1997 p.50 p.62
Classic CD - May 1997 p.74
Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.82
American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.90: July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.82-83 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.32
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.30 [XC]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.211 juin 1997 p.91 [FL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79, pp.79-80 [SG]
Comments:- See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday March 15 1997 p.A11
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Conductor David Gilbert - 199?
Orchestra - Manhattan School of Music
Chorus - Manhatten School of Music
Albert Herring - Christopher Pfund
Lady Billows - Kirsten Dickerson
Florence Pike - Tara Venditti
Miss Wordsworth - Lynette Binford
Mrs. Herring - Barbara Kokolus
Sid - Samuel Hepler
Nancy - Nancy Maria Balach
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Compact Disc; - Vox VXP2 7900 {1CD} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1997 p.33 [FPD]
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.153 [JM]
American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.90
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - City of London Sinfonia
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Albert Herring - James Gilchrist
Lady Billows - Susan Bullock
Florence Pike - Sally Burgess
Mr. Gedge - Alan Opie
Mr. Budd - Stephen Richardson
Mr. Upfold - Robert Tear
Miss Wordsworth - Rebecca Evans
Mrs. Herring - Anne Collins
Sid - Roderick Williams
Nancy - Pamela Helen Stephen
Emmie - Yvette Bonner
Cis - Rebecca Bottone
Harry - Gregory Monk
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 10036 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2003 p.86 [AB]
Opera News - July 2003 p.51 [JAC]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 p.106 [JM]
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.71 [MK2]
Diapason - No.502 avril 2003 p.90 [JCH2]
International Record Review - June 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]
American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.82-83 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.52-53 [PB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 pp.80-81 [BD]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.275 avril 2003 p.78 [FL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.196 luglio/agosto 2005 p.103 [MC]
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Conductor Neal Goren - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Gotham Chamber Opera
Chorus - Gotham Chamber Opera
Albert Herring - Matthew Morgan
Lady Billows - Karen Huffstodt
Florence Pike - Elizabeth Grohowski
Mr. Gedge - Michael Zegarski
Mr. Budd - Eric Jordan
Mr. Upfold - John Easterlin
Miss Wordsworth - Jeannine Thames
Mrs. Herring - Barbara Dever
Sid - Timothy Kuhn
Nancy - Leah Wool
Emmie - Cara Fesjian
Cis - Madeline Weinstein
Harry - Peter Goldsmith
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2080-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given in the Harry de Jur Playhouse, New York City (February 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006. There is a review of the performance on 19 February on the internet:-
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Conductor Laurence Equilbey - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Rouen
Chorus - Maîtrise des Hautes-de-Seine
Albert Herring - Allan Clayton
Lady Billows - Nancy Gustafson
Florence Pike - Felicity Palmer
Mr. Gedge - Christopher Purves
Mr. Budd - Andrew Greenan
Mr. Upfold - Simeon Esper
Miss Wordsworth - Alish Tynan
Mrs. Herring - Hanna Schaer
Sid - Leigh Melrose
Nancy - Julia Riley
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3791-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Salle Favart, Paris (February or March 2009). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - July 2009 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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