(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(LI) - Rossi Mario - Teatro alla Scala*
2 1950(STU) - Wolf-Ferrari Manno - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
3 1956(STU) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro alla Scala*
4 195?(SE) - Gerelli Ennio - Orchestra da Camera di Milano*
5 1975(STU) - Barenboim Daniel - English Chamber Orchestra*
6 1986(LI) - Griffiths Hilary - Drottningholm Court Theatre***
7 1986(LI) - Travis Francis - Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana**
8 1989(LI) - Gandolfi Romano - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
9 1990(LI) - Cavallaro Angelo - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana*
10 1991(STU) - Bellini Gabriele - Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands*
11 1992(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Carolina - Alda Noni
Elisetta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Paolino - Tito Schipa
Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini
Fidalma - Fedora Barbieri
Il conte Robinson - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - MDP; Melodram CD 29505 (Act 1 +Giannina e Bernadone) {2CDS}
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1949). The recording of Act 1 is a «filler» on the Melodram CDs of Giannina and Bernadone
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Carolina - Alda Noni
Elisetta - Ornella Rovero
Paolino - Cesare Valletti
Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini
Fidalma - Giulietta Simionato
Il conte Robinson - Antonio Cassinelli
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1214/1-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 32 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91102 (+La serva padrona) {3CDS} ;; Warner Fonit 5046-62907-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.362; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
Opera - April 1962 p.268
Opera News - February 1996 p.41
Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.68
Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.95
American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285
Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.36
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 p.98 [MG]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Carolina - Graziella Sciutti
Elisetta - Eugenia Ratti
Paolino - Luigi Alva
Geronimo - Carlo Badioli
Fidalma - Ebe Stignani
Il conte Robinson - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc - Columbia 33CX 1434-1436; EMI 3 C 163-17645-47; Angel 3549 C/L {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 5 66513-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.460
Opera - July 1957 p.449
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.58 [SS]
Diapason - No.230 1978 p.103; No.443 décembre 1997 p.72 [OR]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.101 [ES]
American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.34 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.62 [JH]
Gramophone Record Review - June 1957 p.626
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 1960 No.117 p.254
International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.94 [MO]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.30 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.81 [RA]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.116 - febbraio 1998 p.78 [GL]
Comments:- Recorded in the «Piccola Scala», February 1956
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Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra da Camera di Milano
Carolina - Elda Ribetti
Paolino - Amilcare Blaffard
Geronimo - Carmelo Maugeri
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Black Disc - VOX PL8450
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1955 p.11
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Carolina - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Elisetta - Julia Varady
Paolino - Ryland Davies
Geronimo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fidalma - Júlia Hamari
Il conte Robinson - Alberto Rinaldi
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Black Disc; - *DG 2709 069 {3LPS} (1977)ª;; DG 2740 171 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 437 696-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1977 p.470 [LS], p.529 [SIR]; August 1980 p.265 [LS] ; August 1993 p.79 [LS]
Opera Now - September 1993 p.56
Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.55
Opéra International - No.171 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.76
Diapason - No.221 1977 p.221; No.397 octobre 1993 p.135
American Record Guide - December 1977 p.26
Répertoire - No.60 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.38
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Conductor Hilary Griffiths - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Drottningholm Court Theatre
Carolina - Georgine Resick
Elisetta - Barbara Daniels
Paolino - David Kuebler
Geronimo - Carlos Feller
Fidalma - Márta Szirmay
Il conte Robinson - Claudio Nicolai
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Black Disc - Süddeutscher Rundfunk MAS 214-216 {3LPS}
Laser Disc; - Pioneer PILC 1124 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª
DVD (Video) - Euroarts 205 4548 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Home Vision NOA MAT 01; Kultur (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.261-262 (DVD) [BR2]
Diapason - No.534 mars 2006 p.117 (DVD) [MP]
Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.79 (DVD) [CM]
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.247-248 (DVD) [RVL]
Comments:- *Audio amd video recordings of a performance (or of performances) directed by Michael Hampe at the Schwetzingen Festival. According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1986 p.82) this production was from Cologne.
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Conductor Francis Travis - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Chorus - Coro
Carolina - Antonella Bandelli
Elisetta - Valeria Baiano
Paolino - Paolo Barbacini
Geronimo - Enrico Fissore
Fidalma - Carmen González
Il conte Robinson - Roberto Coviello
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte «Faveo» OA 4021 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.547 S mai 2007 pp.126-127 [MP]
American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.239-242 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 pp.82-83 [CM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.82 [JS]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Palazzo dei Congresso de Lugano.
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Conductor Romano Gandolfi - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Carolina - Enedina Lloris
Elisetta - Gloria Fabuel
Paolino - Eduardo Giménez
Geronimo - Alfredo Mariotti
Fidalma - Viorica Cortez
Il conte Robinson - Enric Serra
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 1909
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (March 1989). The cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Fracesc X. Mata p.530.
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Conductor Angelo Cavallaro - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Carolina - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Elisetta - Valeria Baiano
Paolino - Max René Cosotti
Geronimo - Enzo Dara
Il conte Robinson - Bruno De Simone
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Compact Disc - Memories DR 3107-08 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 7014/15 {2CDS}
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - July-August 1992 p.138
Orpheus - February 1993 p.49
Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.114 (mention) [PT]
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Conductor Gabriele Bellini - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Carolina - Susan Patterson
Elisetta - Janet Williams
Paolino - William Matteuzzi
Geronimo - Alfonso Antoniozzi
Fidalma - Gloria Banditelli
Il conte Robinson - Petteri Salomaa
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Compact Disc; - Arts 47117-2 {3CDS} {1995}ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1997 p.98 [LS]
Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81
Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.70
Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.84
Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.35
Le Monde de la Musique - No.202 septembre 1996 p.99
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 febrero 1997 p.77
Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 - dicembre 1996-gennaio 1997 p.111
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.70 (mention)
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [PN]
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Chorus - Théâtre Municipal de Lausanne
Carolina - Elzbieta Szmytka
Elisetta - Jeannette Fischer
Paolino - Tracey Welborn
Geronimo - Angelo Romero
Fidalma - Anne-Marie Owens
Il conte Robinson - François Le Roux
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Compact Disc; - Cascavelle VEL 1022 {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.187
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MK]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.76
Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.108
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre de Lausanne (February 1992, see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL avril 1992 No.157 p.54)
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