(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1948(STU) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
2 1950(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
3 1952(STU) - Maurice Ravel - L' Heure espagnole*
4 1953(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*
5 1953(STU) - Francis Poulenc - Les Mamelles de Tirésias*
6 1954(STU) - Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles*
7 1954(STU) - Charles Gounod - Mireille*
8 1954?(SE) - Emmanuel Bondeville - Madame Bovary*
9 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*
10 1955(RA) - Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande*
11 1955(STU) - Igor Stravinsky - The Nightingale*
12 1956(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
13 1956(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
14 1956(STU) - Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande*
15 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
16 1957(STU) - Edouard Lalo - Le Roi d'Ys*
17 1957?(ST) - Igor Stravinsky - Perséphone*
18 1958(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
19 1958(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
20 1958(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*
21 195?(FI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia**
22 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*
23 1961(SE) - Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust*
24 1962(STU) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*
25 1964(STU) - Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel*
26 1964(STU) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
27 1965(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*
28 1965(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
29 1966(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
30 1968(LI) - Ambroise Thomas - Hamlet*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1948(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Hoffmann - Raoul Jobin
Olympia - Renée Doria
Giulietta - Vina Bovy
Antonia - Géori Boué
Coppélius - André Pernet
Dapertutto - Charles Soix
Miracle - Roger Bourdin
Nicklaus - Fanély Revoil
Spalanzani - René Lapelletrie
Frantz - Bourvil
Schlemil - Charles Cambon
Crespil - André Philippe
Andres - Bourvil
Cochenille - Bourvil
Pitichinacchio - Bourvil
La Mère d'Antonia - Simone Borghese
Lindorf - Louis Musy
Stella - Hélène Delahaye
Nathanael - Raymond Amade
Luther - André Vessières
Hermann - Camille Maurane
Muse - Renée Fauré
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Black Disc; - Columbia LFX 794-809 {16x78s} (France) (1948)ª; Columbia Set MOP 31 (72932 D - 79247 D) {16x78s} (USA); Columbia 33CX 1150-2 {3LPS} (1954)ª; EMI Pathé 2C 153 14151/3 {3LPS}; Columbia SL 106 {3LPS} (USA) (1950)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65260-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20004 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110214-15 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 pp.487-488 [PHW]; September 1995 p.124 [PO'C]; August 2000 p.93 [AML]; January 2003 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - July 1954 p.436; January 1996 p.18
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - February 2003 pp.83-84 [IS]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.595-606 [WF]
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.78
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Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.109
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167
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Saturday Review - February 25 1950 p.56: March 15 1950 p. [ETC]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.381
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 pp.245-246 [DA]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 3O octobre 1948 No.8 pp.216-218
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.58
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.81, p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded between 11 and 26 March 1948 in the Théâtre des Champes-Elysées. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Carmen - Solange Michel
Don José - Raoul Jobin
Micaëla - Martha Angelici
Escamillo - Michel Dens
Frasquita - Germaine Chellet
Mercédès - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)
Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille
Le Remendado - Frédéric Leprin
Moralès - Julien Thirache
Zuninga - Xavier Smati
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1016-8 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia FCX 101-103 {3LPS} (France); Columbia MOP 33 {15x78s} (USA); Columbia SL 109 {3LPS} (USA); Trianon TRI 33308-10 {3LPS}; Toshiba-EMI EAC 40175/76 {2LPS} (Japan) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65318-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Aura LRC 1117 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110238-39 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500694 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]; September 1995 p.124, p.126, p.128 [PO'C]; July 2003 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - May 1953 pp.302-303 [H]; January 1996 p.18
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - May 1996 p.26
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65-S.66 [IW]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.66
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.84; No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [FL]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.163
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American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.299 [MDS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.18
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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.102 [PLM]: Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.239-240 [EAM]
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72
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Classic CD - September 1995 p.72
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International Classical Record Collector - November 1993 No.3 p.111
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.28
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]
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Comments:- Recorded with dialogue between 6 and 8 September 1950. More details can be foundin «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. This recording was also issued onCD with a «200-page illustrated book of the libretto...(ISBN 0-7892-0719-2)» by Abbeville Press (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2002 p.6)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Torquemeda - Jean Vieuille
Concepcion - Denise Duval
Gonzalve - Jean Giraudeau
Ramiro - René Hérent
Don Inigo Gomez - Charles Clavensy
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1076 {1LP} (1953)ª; Columbia 33FCX 172 {1LP} (France) (1953)ª; Angel 35018 {1LP} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDM 5 65269-2 {1CD} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.278; CELLETTI p.684; Opera on CD (1) p.127 (2) p.140 (3) p.158; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.127 p.114; MET p.467; MET(VID) p.259; PENGUIN p.340; GIUDICI p.672 (2) p.1112
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.202 [LS]: September 1995 p.127
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Opera - January 1954 pp.39-40 [AP]; January 1995 p.19
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.79
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.118
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.168
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.153 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.62 [JH]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.67
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (Sept 1995) p.118
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Jean Borthayre
Siébel - Martha Angelici
Marthe - Solange Michel
Wagner - Robert Jeantet
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1162-1165 {4LPS} (1954)ª; RCA Victor LM 6400 {4LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65256-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Urania 306 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Malibran MR 681 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1954 pp.162-163 [AR]; September 1995 p.124 [PO'C]
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Opera - November 1954 p.684
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - December 30 1957 p.22 [KFR]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.110-111 [RT]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.60
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.94
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.45 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.27 [MO]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.41
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.117
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 2008 p.83 [MC]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Thérèse-Cartomancienne - Denise Duval
Le Directeur - Robert Jeantet
Le Mari - Jean Giraudeau
Le Gendarme - Emile Rousseau
Presto - Julien Thirache
Le Journaliste - Serge Rallier
Le Fils - Jacques Hivert
Monsieur Barbu - Gilbert Julia
La Marchande - Marguerite Legouhy
Une Grosse Dame - Marguerite Legouhy
Lacouf - Frédéric Leprin
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1218 {1LP} (1955)ª;; Angel 35090 {1LP) (1954)ª; Columbia FCX 230 {1LP} (France) (1954)ª; EMI Pathé Marconi 2C 061 12510 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI CDM 5 65565-2 (+Le bal masqué) {1CD} (1995)ª; EMI «Poulenc Edition» Vol. 4 EMI CMS 5 66843-2 (collection) {5CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; MET p.381
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1955 p.410 [PHW]; September 1982 p.365 [LS] December 1995 p.150 [PO'C]; January 1999 p.91 [PO'C]
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Opera - April 1955 p.260
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.104
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American Record Guide - June 1954 Vol.20 No.10 p.322 [JL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1954 Vol.4 No.6 p.45 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1955 p.15
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.259 [HS]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.15: March 1999 p.72 (mention) [PG]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.88 [RN]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - janvier/février 1954 No.62 p.81 [JB]: No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [CR]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Leila - Martha Angelici
Nadir - Henri Legay
Zurga - Michel Dens
Nourabad - Louis Noguera
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1232-1233 {2LPS} (1955)ª; Angel 3524-B {2LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65266-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1955 p.535 [PHW]: July 1955 pp.47-48 [DST]: September 1995 pp.127-128 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1955 p.457; January 1996 p.19
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
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Diapason - No.412 février.1995 p.84 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.164
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.39 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 pp.52-53 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1955 p.370 [JC]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.78
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1955) p.116
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.74
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris
Chorus - Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur
Mireille - Janette Vivalda
Vincent - Nicolai Gedda
Taven - Christiane Gayraud
Ourrias - Michel Dens
Vincenette - Madeleine Ignal
Maître Ramon - André Vessières
Ambroise - Marcello Cortis
Clémence - Christiane Jacquin
Le passeur - Robert Tropin
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1299-1301 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Columbia FCX 363-365 {3LPS} (France); EMI C 153-10613-5 {3LPS} (France);; Angel 3533-C {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64382 2 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mireille by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 p.232 [PHW]; December 1992 p.135 [PO'C]
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Opera - January 1956 p.48
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Opéra International - November 1992 p.83
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American Record Guide - July 1955 Vol.21 No.11 p.355 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.48 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1955 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.22
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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.104 [PLM]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1954?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Emma Bovary - Jacqueline Brumaire
Charles Bovary - Louis Rialland
Rodolphe - Michel Dens
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Black Disc - Columbia FCX 270 (+poème symphonique - Gautier-Garguille} {1LP} (France)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.84 février 1964 p.20 [JP]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.374 [JB2]
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Comments:- The cast also includes Emile Rousseau, Xavier Smati, Geneviève Serres, Pierre Germain
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Alfons Herwig
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0055 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 643043D {3CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0162 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2005 p.97 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56 [SS]; 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.54-S.55
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 p.72 [FL-2]; No.294 octobre 2004 p.76 [AT]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 pp.109-110 [FL]; No.518 octobre 2004 p.139 (mention) [FL]
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.84-85 [MT]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.245-246 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.85-86 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Pelléas - Pierre Mollet
Mélisande - Janine Micheau
Golaud - Henry Etcheverry
Arkel - Pierre Froumenty
Geneviève - Agnès Disney
Yniold - Jeanne Rolland
Médecin - Marcel Vigneron
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9018 {2CDS} (2007)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.111 [FL]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 p.98 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.90 [MB]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance made on 19 November 1955. The cast listed above is that given in «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Historischer Katalog - Sängerinnen Buchstabe A-Q» Entry 1256.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Radiodiffusion Francaise
Chorus - Choeur de Radiodiffusion Francaise
Nightingale - Janine Micheau
Emperor - Lucien Lovano
Fisherman - Jean Giraudeau
Bonzo - Bernard Cottret
Chamberlain - Michel Roux
Cook - Géneviève Moizan
Death - Christiane Gayraud
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Black Disc; - Columbia FCX 439 {1LP} (France); Columbia 33CX 1437 {1LP} (1957)ª; Angel 35204 {1LP} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 1135 (+Delage-Quatre Poèmes hindous-Berceuse phoque) {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Nightingale by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.805; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.78; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.60
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.462 [AR]; Special Awards Issue 1998 p.116 [JS]
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Opera Now - September/October 1998 p.98 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.125 [BR2]
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Opéra International - septembre 1998 No.227 p.58 [JP]
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Diapason - No.452 octobre 1998 p.116 [PEB]
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American Record Guide - June 1956 Vol.22 No.10 p.170 [PHR]: November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.221 [CHP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1956 Vol.6 No.6 p.46 [AF]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1957 p.554
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Classic CD - July 1998 p.121 [MH]
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 p.101 [RMW]
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Répertoire - No.116 septembre 1998 p.65 [GB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.223 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.94 [FL]
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Comments:- According to the article in L'Avant Scène Opéra (No.174 p.78) Montaigne has published a CD of a recording of a concert performance given in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées with the same cast, conductor, orchestra and chorus
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Fritz Kothner - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Walther von Stolzing - Wolfgang Windgassen
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Gré Brouwenstijn
Magdalena - Georgine von Milinkovic
Nachtwächter - Alfons Herwig
Kunz Vogelgesang - Josef Traxel
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Benke
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Josef Janko
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Alexander Fenyves
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 1011 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0068 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.666 [AB]
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Opera News - August 1998 p.38 [CJL]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 pp.265-267 [WY]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.59 [IW]
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 pp.127-128 (mention) [FL]
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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.128 August 1998 pp.20-21 [DGC]: Issue No.129 September 1998 p.19 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.278 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.57 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1956; the performance on 25 August 1956 is reviewed by HDR in OPERA, October 1956 p.600)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tristan - Rudolf Lustig
Isolde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Brangaene - Georgine von Milinkovic
Marke - Kurt Böhme
Kurwenal - Toni Blankenheim
Melot - Hans Braun
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0237 {4CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Raymond St. Paul
Pelléas - Jacques Jansen
Mélisande - Victoria de los Ángeles
Golaud - Gérard Souzay
Arkel - Pierre Froumenty
Geneviève - Jeannine Collard
Yniold - Françoise Ogéas
Médecin - Jean Vieuille
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1522-1524 {3LPS} (1957)ª; World Record Club OC 210/212 {3LPS}; Angel 35478-35480 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Angel 3561 {3LPS}; La Voix de son Maitre FALP 466-468 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 3051 {3CDS} (1995)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1957 p.230; December 1957 p.262; March 1969 p.1338; June 1995 p.134 [PO'C]
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Opera - February 1958 p.122
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.56
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.167
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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.58
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.62: No.416 juin 1995 p.103
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1957 Vol.7 No.11 p.67 [AF]
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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.141 [CJL]: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.87-88 [RVL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.21
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.40 [HS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.188 mai 1995 p.95
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.59
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.38
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Classic CD - August 1995 p.72
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Gustav Neidlinger
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Fritz Kothner - Toni Blankenheim
Walther von Stolzing - Walter Geisler
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Georgine von Milinkovic
Nachtwächter - Arnold Van Mill
Kunz Vogelgesang - Fritz Uhl
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Benke
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Hermann Winkler
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Alexander Fenyves
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 572 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0214 {4CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.285-286 [WY]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 [SS]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 p.94 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs de la Radiodiffusion Française
Le Roi d'Ys - Pierre Savignol
Margared - Rita Gorr
Rozenn - Janine Micheau
Mylio - Henri Legay
Karnac - Jean Borthayre
Saint Corentin - Jacques Mars
Jahel - Serge Rallier
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Black Disc - Pathé FCX 683-685; EMI Pathé Marconi PM 1110683 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69858 2 {2CDS}; Angel TOCE 7871-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Roi d'Ys by Edouard Lalo are surveyed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra No.65 p.72; PENGUIN p.178; GIUDICI p.324
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1984 p.1106 [JBS]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 [JBS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.76 [GB]
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Comments:- See Opera November 1958 p.744
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1957?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Chorale de l'Univerité de Paris - Maîtrise de la Radiodiffusion Française
Narrator (Perséphone) - Claude Nollier
Eumolpe - Nicolai Gedda
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Black Disc - French Columbia FCX 412 {1LP}; Angel 3540 4 {1LP}
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Recordings of Perséphone by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.803
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.71
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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.128 [WB], [AS2]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1958 Vol.8 No.1 p.62 [AF]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc
König Heinrich - Keith Engen
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2489-2492 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42489 {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 890.02 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0076 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener
Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter
Sixtus Beckmesser - Toni Blankenheim
Fritz Kothner - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Walther von Stolzing - Josef Traxel
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Elisabeth Schärtel
Nachtwächter - Donald Bell
Kunz Vogelgesang - Fritz Uhl
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Benke
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Hermann Winkler
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Hans Günter Nöcker
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 582 {5LPS} (1982)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Ernest Blanc
Siébel - Liliane Berton
Marthe - Rita Gorr
Wagner - Victor Autran
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 195?(FI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Figaro - Roger Bourdin
Il Conte Almaviva - Raymond Amade
Rosina - Lucienne Jourfier
Dr. Bartolo - Louis Musy
Don Basilio - Roger Buissonnet
Berta - Renée Gilly
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VHS Video Cassette - René Chateau Vidéo (SECAM)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.53
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Comments:- Video recording of a film
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Amfortas - Gustav Neidlinger
Titurel - Silvio Maionica
Gurnemanz - Boris Christoff
Parsifal - Sándor Kónya
Klingsor - Georg Stern
Kundry - Rita Gorr
Knappe 1 - Clara Foti
Knappe 2 - Stefania Malagù
Knappe 3 - Mario Ferrara
Knappe 4 - Angelo Mercuriali
Blumenmädchen 1 - Montserrat Caballé
Blumenmädchen 2 - Ursula Kerp
Blumenmädchen 3 - Susanne Will
Blumenmädchen 4 - Colette Lorand
Blumenmädchen 5 - Hilde Koch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Maria Graf
Ritter 1 - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Ritter 2 - Giuseppe Morresi
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 437 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 100.77 {4CDS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10032-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.230 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (2 May 1960). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Gérard Souzay
Marguerite - Rita Gorr
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 1860 {1LP}; HMV ASD 430 {1LP}; Angel 35941 {1LP}; Angel S 35942 {1LP}; La Voix de son Maître FALP 30175 {1LP}; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 149 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.264; January 1962 p.342
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Opera - February 1962 p.126
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January 1962 Vol.28 No.5 p.356 [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.74 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Evelyn Lear
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Ana Alexieva
Xenia - Ekterina Georgieva
Hostess - Mira Kalin
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Jacques Mars
Krushchov - Vasil Benchev
Nurse - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Lavitsky - Jacques Mars
Cherniovsky - Kostadine Scherkerlisky
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 903; HMV EX 291302-3 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291302-5 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47993-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 533892F {3CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 5 67877-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3633 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1963 p.149; January 1964 p.318; September 1988 p.[MEO]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.217 [BP]
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.693 [GK]: January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.156-157 [LM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [RCM]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.81 [BD]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 pp. 51-56, p.119; THE GRAMOPHONE September 1963 p.129
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Sängerknaben
Peter - Walter Berry
Gertrud - Grace Hoffman
Hänsel - Irmgard Seefried
Gretel - Anneliese Rothenberger
Die Knusperhexe - Elisabeth Höngen
Sandmännchen - Liselotte Maikl
Taumännchen - Liselotte Maikl
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola STE 91366/7 {2LPS}; EMI Electrola 1C 063 00792-3 ; {2LPS}; Angel 3648 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3648 B/L {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65661-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.72
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.119
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.124
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American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 pp.408-409 [HG]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.41
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Gianna D' Angelo
Giulietta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Antonia - Victoria de los Ángeles
Coppélius - George London
Dapertutto - Ernest Blanc
Miracle - George London
Nicklaus - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Spalanzani - Michel Sénéchal
Frantz - Jacques Loreau
Schlemil - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Crespil - Robert Geay
Andres - Jacques Loreau
Cochenille - Jacques Loreau
Pitichinacchio - Jacques Loreau
La Mère d'Antonia - Christiane Gayraud
Lindorf - Nicola Ghiuselev
Stella - Renée Fauré
Nathanael - André Mallabrera
Luther - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Hermann - Jacques Pruvost
Muse - Renée Fauré
Second voice in the Barcarolle - Jeannine Collard
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; Electola SMA 91 459/61 {3LPS} (1965)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 157 00045/7 {3LPS};; Angel 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63222-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67983-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y3S-3667 (3óips 4-track) (1966)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1965 p.254 [PHW]; January 1966 p.334 [DST] July 1982 p.167 [JBS] ; December 1989 p. [AML]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - January 1966 pp. 44-45 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.174-176 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 p.93 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.218-219 [ML]: Vol. 32 No.8 April 1966 p.736 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1965 Vol.15 No.12 p.98, p.100 [CLO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81, p.83 [MC]
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Audio & Record Review - November 1965 p.15 [CW]
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Comments:- According to Michel Parouty (DIAPASON No.474 October 2000 p.56) the last act was recorded in Barcelona in 1965, but according to James Miller in his review in FANFARE «a small part of her role was sung in Barcelona with an orchestra in Paris adding the accompaniment».
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hermann Prey
Walther von der Vogelweide - Willy Hartmann
Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler
Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 2512 (& 2155); Opera Depot OD 10222-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. See OPERA Festival Issue 1965 pp.65-66. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tristan - Hans Beirer
Isolde - Anja Silja
Brangaene - Kersten Meyer
Marke - Martti Talvela
Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger
Melot - Günther Treptow
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Compact Disc; - Opernwelt {1CD} (2001)ª; Opera Depot OD 10243-3 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (16 January 1965. See OPERA April 1965 p.286 . The CD issued by OPERNWELT is of Act 1 and was issued to their subscribers. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the recording is incorrectly attribute to a performance with the «Orchestra sinfonica e coro della RAI Roma», but there is no mention of such a performance in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Sena Jurinac
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Il barone Scarpia - Hans Hotter
Il Sagristano - Erich Kunz
Cesare Angelotti - Hans Christian
Spoletta - Erich Majkut
Sciarrone - Harald Pröglhoff
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50062 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [VM]: No.100 mayo 2007 p.104 [VM]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Opera Ghent
Chorus - Royal Opera Ghent
Hamlet - Gilbert Dubue
Ophélie - Georgette Coolman
Claudius - Christian Portanier
Gertrude - Lucienne Delvaux
Laërte - Stany Bert
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Black Disc; - ~E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 442 {2LPS} (1968)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.809; PENGUIN p.455; GIUDICI p.855 (2) p.1395; Opéra International No.245 avril 2000 p.20
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