(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(RA) - Tenner Kurt - Großes Wiener Rundfunkorchester*
2 1963(LI) - Dorati Antal - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
3 1964(LI) - Froment Louis de - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
4 1966(LI) - Pritchard John - Covent Garden*
5 1967(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
6 1969(RA) - Conte Pierre-Michel Le - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.*
7 1972(STU) - Davis Colin - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
8 1973(RA) - Ozawa Seiji - RAI Roma*
9 1975(LI) - Caldwell Sarah - The Opera Company of Boston*
10 1982(LI) - Baudo Serge - L'Opéra de Lyon**
11 1987(LI) - Fedoseyev Vladimir - Teatro Comunale di Firenze**
12 1995(LI) - Nelson John - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**
13 1999(LI) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
14 2003(LC) - Nelson John - Orchestre National de France*
15 2003(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
16 2003(LI) - Norrington Roger - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart*
17 2007(LC) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
18 2007(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Marinsky Theatre*
19 2007(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Wiener Philharmoniker**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Kurt Tenner - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Großes Wiener Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Tonkünstlerchor (Wien)
Benvenuto Cellini - Fritz Uhl
Balducci - Otto Wiener
Fieramosca - Gerhard Brichta
Teresa - Edith Kermer
Ascanio - Barbara With
Cardinal Salviati - Leo Heppe
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0137 (+Les Nuits d'Été - Steber -; Mitropoulos) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Benvenuto Cellini - Richard Lewis
Balducci - Don Garrard
Fieramosca - John Cameron
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Pompeo - Ranken Bushby
Teresa - Joan Carlyle
Cabaretier - John Kentish
Ascanio - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Disc - *Music & Arts CD-618; Celestial Audio CA 007 {2CDS} (Australia) A Voice from the Old House VFOH 60/61 {2CDS}
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.50 [DA]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall, London (23 January 1963, not 1964 as stated on the CD label). See OPERA March 1963 p.205. The recording issued on «A Voice from the Old House» label is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Louis de Froment - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - André Vessières
Fieramosca - Jacques Doucet
Le Pape Clément VII - Nicola Ghiuselev
Francesco - Pierre Voillier
Bernadino - Georg Papas
Pompeo - Olof de Wyzanowsky
Teresa - Andrée Esposito
Cabaretier - Hugues Cuénod
Ascanio - Michel Hamel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 315 {2LPS} (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Geneva (see OPERA, February 1965 p.131)
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Napoléon Bisson
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Francesco - John Dobson
Bernadino - Victor Godfrey
Pompeo - Jules Bruyère
Teresa - Elizabeth Vaughan
Cabaretier - John Lanigan
Ascanio - Yvonne Minton
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 618 {2CDS} (+Gedda - recital) (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1762; The Opera Lovers BEN 196601 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (15 December 1966 see OPERA February 1967 p.160). 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 perfromance recorded is given here as 31 December 1966. There were performances on 15 and 31 December, but neither was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here as «15.12.66».
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicola Tagger
Balducci - Agostino Ferrin
Fieramosca - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Pape Clément VII - Giorgio Tadeo
Teresa - Raina Kabaivanska
Ascanio - Anna Maria Rota
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3940
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (January 1967; see OPERA April 1967 p.292). The partial cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.767. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given (incorrectly?) as «Maag».
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Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Benvenuto Cellini - Alain Vanzo
Balducci - Pierre Thau
Fieramosca - Matteo Manuguerra
Le Pape Clément VII - André Vessières
Bernadino - Stanislaus Staskiewicz
Pompeo - Albrecht Klora
Teresa - Andrée Esposito
Cabaretier - Jean Mollien
Ascanio - Lyne Dourian
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 11002 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Fiori FI 1028 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3080
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *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 Colin Davis - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - Roger Soyer
Francesco - Derek Blackwell
Bernadino - Robert Lloyd
Pompeo - Raimund Herincx
Teresa - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Cabaretier - Hugues Cuénod
Ascanio - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 019 (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - Philips 7675 002
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 955-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1973 p.1722 [JW]; July 1973 p.247 [WAC]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; January 1989 p. [EG]
Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
Orpheus - März 1973 S.48 [SH]; Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.427-431 [RP]
Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.115
Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
Comments:- *See THE GRAMOPHONE September 1972 p.475; March 1973 p.1657. Charles Handelman also lists in his catalog (November 2000) a compact cassette (03284) of what appears to be the recording of a concert performance with the same cast at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 1972. This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 22-28 July 1972 p.29)
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Benvenuto Cellini - Franco Bonisolli
Balducci - Pierre Thau
Fieramosca - Wolfgang Brendel
Le Pape Clément VII - Robert Amis El Hage
Francesco - Gino Sinimberghi
Bernadino - James Loomis
Pompeo - Tommaso Frascati
Teresa - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Cabaretier - Fernandino Jacopucci
Ascanio - Elisabeth Steiner
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1373 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 2003 pp.53-54 [DJB]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 pp.91-92 [AC]
Opéra International - No.278 avril 2003 p.24, p.70 [CW]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Weimar Version» broadcast on 8 May 1973.
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - The Opera Company of Boston
Chorus - The Opera Company of Boston
Benvenuto Cellini - Jon Vickers
Balducci - Gimi Beni
Fieramosca - John Reardon
Le Pape Clément VII - Donald Gramm
Francesco - Joey Evans
Bernadino - Ralph Griffin
Pompeo - Ralph Griffin
Teresa - Patricia Wells
Cabaretier - David Evitts
Ascanio - Nancy Williams
Cassandro - Hank Chapin
A metal-worker - David Waite
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Compact Disc; - *VAI Audio 1214-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 2003 p.89 [DJB]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.58-59 [AC]
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.66 [SS]
American Record Guide - January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.246 [CHP]
International Record Review - February 2004 p.31 [JTH]
BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 p.57 [CC]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.100-101 [BI]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.84 [SG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in English (May 1975).
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Lyon
Chorus - L'Opéra de Lyon
Benvenuto Cellini - Tibère Raffalli
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - François Le Roux
Pompeo - Björn Asker
Teresa - Jill Gomez
Ascanio - Cynthia Buchan
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 237 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Palais des Sports, Lyon (September 1982; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1982 No.53 p.26). The assignment of some of the singers to the roles given above may be incorrect. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of New DVDs March 4 2005.
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Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Benvenuto Cellini - Chris Merritt
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - Victor Braun
Le Pape Clément VII - Agostino Ferrin
Francesco - Francesco Memeo
Bernadino - Roberto Scaltriti
Pompeo - Augusto Frati
Teresa - Cecilia Gasdia
Cabaretier - Giorgio Giorgetti
Ascanio - Elena Zilio
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 1628
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (May 1987; see OPÉRA INTERRNATIONAL juin 1987 pp.40-41). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online DVD catalogue.
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Conductor John Nelson - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Benvenuto Cellini - David Kuebler
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - Alain Vernhes
Le Pape Clément VII - Giorgio Giuseppini
Francesco - Marco Berti
Bernadino - Fernand Bernardi
Pompeo - Paolo Orecchia
Teresa - Deborah Riedel
Cabaretier - Romano Emili
Ascanio - Diana Montague
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 238 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.199. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Benvenuto Cellini - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Balducci - Robert Lloyd
Fieramosca - Laurent Naouri
Le Pape Clément VII - Orlin Anastassov
Francesco - Bülent Bezdüz
Bernadino - Fernand Bernadi
Pompeo - Richard Whitehouse
Teresa - Elizabeth Futral
Cabaretier - John Dobson
Ascanio - Isabelle Cals
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 563 {2CDRS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Barbican Hall, London (7 December 1999). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000».
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Conductor John Nelson - 2003(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Benvenuto Cellini - Gregory Kunde
Balducci - Laurent Naouri
Fieramosca - Jean-François Lapointe
Le Pape Clément VII - Renaud Delaigue
Francesco - Eric Salha
Bernadino - Marc Mauillon
Pompeo - Roman Nédélec
Teresa - Patrizia Ciofi
Cabaretier - Éric Huchet
Ascanio - Joyce DiDonato
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Compact Disc; - Virgin Classics 5 45706-2 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2005 p.95 [JW]
Opera - May 2005 pp.616-617 [IK]
Opera News - February 2005 pp.71-72 [DJB]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.93-95 [AC,BB]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.55 [GH]
Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.79 [PC]
Diapason - No.520 décembre 2004 p.77 [ED]
The Absolute Sound - June/July 2005 Issue 154 p.131, p.133 [DD}
Classica Répertoire - No.69 février 2005 p.70 [TP]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.74 [RL1]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 pp.89-90 [GL]
Comments:- *Recorded at concert performances in the «Salle Olivier Messiaen» de la Maison de Radio France (December 2003).
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Conductor James Levine - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Benvenuto Cellini - Marcello Giordani
Balducci - John Del Carlo
Fieramosca - Peter Coleman-Wright
Le Pape Clément VII - Robert Lloyd
Francesco - Eduardo Valdes
Bernadino - Patrick Carfizzi
Pompeo - Galen Scott Bower
Teresa - Isabel Bayrakdarian
Cabaretier - Bernard Fitch
Ascanio - Kristine Jepson
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 118 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 27 December 2003 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.
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Conductor Roger Norrington - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Chorus - Mitteldeutsche Rundfunkchor (Leipzig)
Benvenuto Cellini - Bruce Ford
Balducci - Franz Hawlata
Fieramosca - Christopher Maltman
Francesco - Johannes Chum
Bernadino - Reinhard Mayr
Pompeo - Matthias Hoffmann
Teresa - Laura Claycomb
Cabaretier - Ekkehard Wagner
Ascanio - Monica Groop
Cardinal Salviati - Ralf Lukas
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Compact Disc; - Hänssler Classic 93 105 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2007 p.114 [JW]
Opera - June 2007 pp.733-735 [DC]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.63-64 [AC]
International Record Review - March 2007 p.74 [JTH]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.78-79 [RVL]
Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 pp.68-69 [CW]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance of the «Weimar Version» in Berlin (19 September 2003). A recording of a concert performance with the same cast in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 17 August 2003 has been issued on the «Fiori» label (FI 1031). The mp3 file may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Benvenuto Cellini - Gregory Kunde
Balducci - Darren Jeffery
Fieramosca - Peter Coleman-Wright
Le Pape Clément VII - John Relyea
Francesco - Andrew Kennedy
Bernadino - Andrew Foster-Williams
Pompeo - Jacques Imbrailo
Teresa - Laura Claycomb
Cabaretier - Alasdair Elliot
Ascanio - Isabelle Cals
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Compact Disc; - LSO Live LSO 0623 {2xSACDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.83 [PQ]
Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.89 [ED]
International Record Review - June 2008 pp.68-69 [RP]
Comments:- *Recording made at concert performances in the Barbican (June 2007).
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Marinsky Theatre
Chorus - Marinsky Theatre - Members of the Mikaeli Chamber Chorus
Benvenuto Cellini - Sergey Semishkur
Balducci - Nikolai Kamenski
Fieramosca - Alexander Gergalov
Le Pape Clément VII - Mikhail Petrenko
Francesco - Alexander Timchenko
Bernadino - Alexander Gerasimov
Pompeo - Sergey Romanov
Teresa - Anastasia Kalagina
Cabaretier - Andrey Popov
Ascanio - Zlata Bulycheva
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 712 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Berwaldhallen, Stockholm (20 August 2007). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Konzertvereiningung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Benvenuto Cellini - Burkhard Fritz
Balducci - Brindley Sherratt
Fieramosca - Laurent Naouri
Le Pape Clément VII - Mikhail Petrenko
Francesco - Xavier Mas
Bernadino - Roberto Tagliavini
Pompeo - Adam Plachetka
Teresa - Maija Kovalevska
Cabaretier - Sung-Keun Park
Ascanio - Kate Aldrich
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2989 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (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