(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(STU) - Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz*
2 1950(STU) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
3 1951(RA) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
4 1951(STU) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
5 1953(LE;ACTS 2&3) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
6 1953(LI) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*
7 1954(LI) - Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten*
8 1955(LI) - Hans Pfitzner - Palestrina*
9 1955(LI) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*
10 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
11 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*
12 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
13 1955(RA) - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Sly*
14 1956(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
15 1956(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
16 1956(STU) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
17 1957(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
18 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
19 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*
20 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*
21 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
22 1958(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
23 1958(LI) - Richard Strauss - Feuersnot*
24 1959(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*
25 1959(SE) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*
26 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
27 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*
28 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*
29 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
30 1961(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
31 1961(LI) - Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz*
32 1962(STU) - Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride*
33 1962/63(STU) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
34 1966(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
35 1967(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
36 1967(STU) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*
37 1974(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
38 1976? - Othmar Schoeck - Vom Fischer un syner Fru*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Bernd Aldenhoff
Agathe - Elfride Trötschel
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Karl Paul
Kuno - Werner Faulhaber
Kilian - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Hermit - Hans Krämer
Zamiel - Hannes Haegele
Ännchen - Irma Beilke
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 403 {3LPS} (1951)ª; BASF 21 805 {3LPS}; BASF 22 29268-1 (highlights) {1LP}; Acanta DE 29268 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 149 {3LPS}; VOX OPL 260 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 507-508 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2012 {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.161 [AR]; March 1964 p.425 (Highlights) [EG]
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American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.312 [DA]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [MT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
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International Record Review - July 2000 p.116 [JW]
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Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.86
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Oper
Marschallin - Margarete Bäumer
Octavian - Tiana Lemnitz
Sophie - Ursula Richter
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Hans Löbel
Valzacchi - Franz Sautter
Annina - Emilie Walter-Sacks
Ein Sänger - Werner Liebing
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Angela Kolniak
Ein Notar - Erich Handel
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Black Disc; - Oceanic OCLP 304 (USA) {4LPS} (1950)ª; Urania URLP 201 {4LPS} (1951)ª; Nixa ULP 9201-9204 {4LPS} (1954)ª; Acanta 40.23039 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala Gl 100633 (+highlights cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1951 p.37 [AR]; March 1954 pp.399-400 [AR]
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Opera - April 1954 pp.239-240 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - June 1951 Vol.17 No.10 p.334, pp.355-356 [MDS]
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1954 p.543
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Fono Forum - November 1984 S.60-S.61 [HS]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Karl Paul
Walther von Stolzing - Bernd Aldenhoff
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Tiana Lemnitz
Magdalena - Emilie Walter-Sacks
Nachtwächter - Werner Faulhaber
Kunz Vogelgesang - Johannes Kemter
Konrad Nachtigall - Kurt Legner
Ulrich Eisslinger - Heinrich Tessmer
Balthasar Zorn - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Erich Handel
Hans Foltz - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 206 {6LPS}; VOX OPBX 142; VOX OPL 350 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 961.138 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Gebhart JGCD 0043/4 {4CDS} (2001)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 - July 1963 p.67 (Highlights); April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.346
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.108
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.40 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.64 [HF]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.54
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.69
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - George Vincent
Elsa - Marianne Schech
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Andreas Boehm
König Heinrich - Kurt Böhme
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Willy Wolff
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 225 {5LPS}; Nixa ULP 9225-1/5 {5LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {4CDS}; Acanta 44 2133-2 {4CDS} Urania URN 22.200 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.75 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.85-86 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LE;Acts 2&3)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - August Seider
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Gottlob Frick
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0256-2 {2CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Elfride Trötschel
Mandryka - Hermann Uhde
Waldner - Max Proebstl
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Käthe Nentwig
Matteo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elemer - Franz Klarwein
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Albrecht Peter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1367 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2006 pp.68-68 [MB]
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.99-100 [DP]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.212-213 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Bavarian State Opera in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 September 1953). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 20-26 1953 p.19.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kaiser - Hans Hopf
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Lilian Benningsen
Barak - Josef Metternich
Färberin - Marianne Schech
Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Howard Vandenburg
Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh
Stimme von Oben - Ina Gerhein
Einäugige - Carl Hoppe
Einarmige - Rudolf Wünzer
Bucklige - Karl Ostertag
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 108 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2007-3 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0088 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.8
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.44
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre (See OPERA, October 1954p.601)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Palestrina - Max Lorenz
Carlo Borromeo - Paul Schöffler
Ighino - Elisabeth Söderström
Silla - Jean Madeira
Giovanni Morone - Ferdinand Frantz
Bernardo Novagerio - Helmut Melchert
Kardinal Madruscht - Otto von Rohr
Graf Luna - Alfred Poell
Pabst Pius IV - Gottlob Frick
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Otto Wiener
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Hans Herbert Fiedler
Abdisu - Peter Klein
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Walter Berry
Der Bischof von Budoja - Rudolf Christ
Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - August Jaresch
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Theo Baylé
Dandini von Grosseto - Waldemar Kmentt
Der Bischof von Fiesole - Georges Müller
Der Bischof von Feltre - Franz Bierbach
Lukrezia - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1061
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1955). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.161. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Eleanor Steber
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters
Matteo - Brian Sullivan
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Marko Rothmüller
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Constance Shacklock
Third Norn - Amy Shuard
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1849
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3512
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Blanche Thebom
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Heidi Krall
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)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:-
Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Astrid Varnay
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Jerome Hines
Kurwenal - Josef Metternich
Melot - James McCracken
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Calvin Marsh
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Sly - Howard Vandenburg
Dolly - Victoria Sladen
Graf vun Westmoreland - Thomas Hemsley
John Blake - Roderick Jones
Rosalina - Pamela Woolmore
Snare - Norman Lumsden
Hostess - Laelia Finneberg
A Moor - Andrew Gold
A Redskin - Lloyd Strauss-Smith
An Old Servant - Emrys Lloyd
A Chinaman - John Heddle Nash
A Doctor - Norman Lumsden
A French Nobleman - Jan van der Gucht
The Judge - Lloyd Strauss-Smith
A Soldier - Ian Blair
The Coachman - Denis Catlin
The Pot-Boy - Andrew Gold
The Master of Ceremonies - John Heddle Nash
First Maid - Beryl Iatt
Second Maid - Elisabeth Eriksson
Third Maid - Pamela Woolmore
A Page - Mildred Watson
First Servant - Denis Catlin
Second Servant - Emrys Lloyd
Third Servant - Ian Blair
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1501 {2CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 8136
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Recordings of Sly by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1179
Comments:- Recording of performance of an English radio adaptation by Dennis Arundell broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. There were two performances on 11 and 12 December 1955. See Radio Times Issue dated December 11-17 1955 p.13, p.19. There are reviews in THE LISTENER December 22 1955 p.1100 and in OPERA February 1956 p.124. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli
Modistin - Emilia Cundari
Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou
- Shakeh Vartenissian
- Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
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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 MET (28 January 1956). 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 CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin - Staatsoper Berlin - St. Hedwigs Kathedrale Berlin
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Gustav Neidlinger
Walther von Stolzing - Rudolf Schock
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Marga Höffgen
Nachtwächter - Hermann Prey
Kunz Vogelgesang - Horst Wilhelm
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Leopold Clam
Balthasar Zorn - Manfred Schmidt
Augustin Moser - Herold Kraus
Hermann Ortel - Robert Koffmane
Hans Schwarz - Anton Metternich
Hans Foltz - Hanns Pick
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Black Disc; - Electrola WALP 519-523 {5LPS}; *HMV ALP 1506-1510 {5LPS} (1958)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1094-1098 {5LPS} (1967)ª; EMI RLS 740 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Angel 3572 E/L {5LPS} (1958)ª; Eterna 8 20 108/112 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 740 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64154-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Angel CDMD 64154 {4CDS}
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 - February 1958 pp.372-373 [AR]; September 1958 p.138 [HCS]; October 1958 p.190 [DST]; August 1967 pp.124-125 [EG]; October 1979 p.715 [AB] ; February 1993 p.76 [AB]
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Opera - April 1958 p.260; October 1967 p.826; February 1980 p.166 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.22 [HC]
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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54
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Opera News - October 1993 p.32
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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.268
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Opéra International - December 1992 p.84
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Diapason - January 1993 p.149
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.87 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.202 [JD]
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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.105 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61
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Classic CD - December 1992 p.88
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - December 1992 p.112
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.584
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - John Lanigan
Sharpless - Geraint Evans
Suzuki - Barbara Howitt
Kate Pinkerton - Joyce Livingston
Goro - David Tree
Il principe Yamadori - David Allen
Lo zio Bonzo - Michael Langdon
Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager
L'ufficiale del Registro - Harry Gawler
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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 112 {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOVA 003 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0058 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5006 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2007 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - Opera November 2007 p.1390, p.1392 [ML]
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Opera News - December 2007 p.79 [IS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.332 [RVL]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.239-240 [BR]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.214-215 [LRB]
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.81-82 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.222 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 pp.95-96 [DP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.85 [JR]: No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.91 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (2 May 1957, for a review of an earlier performance in the same series see OPERA June 1957 p.387).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Kurt Böhme
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Constance Shacklock
Third Norn - Amy Shuard
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0230 {4CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Peter Klein
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Freia - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Froh - Edgar Evans
Donner - Robert Allman
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04178
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series WLCD 0227 {2CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1993
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.43)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Peter Klein
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Waldvogel - Jeannette Sinclair
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01250
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0229 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1994
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 October 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 27 1957 p.43)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Sylvia Fisher
Hunding - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Amy Shuard
Ortlinde - Una Hale
Waltraute - Edith Coates
Schwertleite - Jean Watson
Helmwige - June Grant
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Barbara Howitt
Roßweiße - Marjorie Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02583
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 670 L; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0228 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (27 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.51). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by House of Opera in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The date given by House of Opera (27 October 1957) is incorrect.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Elektra - Gerda Lammers
Chrysothemis - Hedwig Müller-Bütow
Clytemnestra - Georgine von Milinkovic
Aegisth - Edgar Evans
Orest - Otakar Kraus
Ein alter Diener - Charles Morris
Ein junger Diener - Dermot Troy
Die Schleppträgerin - Leah Roberts
Die Vertraute - Phyllis Simons
Der Pfleger des Orest - David Kelly
Die Aufseherin - June Grant
1. Magd - Lauris Elms
2. Magd - Noreen Berry
3. Magd - Josephine Veasey
4. Magd - Marie Collier
5. Magd - Jeannette Sinclair
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00474
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1087 (& 2644);; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 005 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.117 [MA]
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Opera - March 2007 pp.351-353 [RM]
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Opera News - June 2007 pp.70-71 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.234-235 [PS]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.101 [DP]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.226-227 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.106 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (29 May 1958). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated May 23 1958 p.43). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Diemut - Maud Cunitz
Kunrad - Marcel Cordes
Ortlof Sentlinger - Max Proebstl
Kunz Gilgenstock - Rudolf Wünzer
Schweiker von Gundelfingen - Karl Ostertag
Elsbeth - Antonia Fahberg
Wigelis - Irmgard Barth
Margret - Liselotte Folser
Jörg Pöschel - Georg Wieter
Hämerlein - Carl Hoppe
Kofel - Keith Engen
Ortlieb Tulbeck - Paul Kuen
Ursula - Ina Ferkein
Ruger Aspeck - Walter Carnuth
Walpurg - Gerda Sommerschuh
A Maiden - Luise Camer
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 103 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 423 962 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Feuersnot by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.115 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.278
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.464 [GJ]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52
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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre, Munich (14 August 1958,see OPERA October 1958 p.625)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Titurel - Forbes Robinson
Gurnemanz - Gottlob Frick
Parsifal - Karl Liebl
Klingsor - Otakar Kraus
Kundry - Gerda Lammers
Knappe 1 - Jeannette Sinclair
Knappe 2 - Lauris Elms
Knappe 3 - Robert Bowman
Knappe 4 - Raymond Nilsson
Blumenmädchen 1 - Joan Carlyle
Blumenmädchen 2 - Judith Pierce
Blumenmädchen 3 - Josephine Veasey
Blumenmädchen 4 - Jeannette Sinclair
Blumenmädchen 5 - Mary Wells
Blumenmädchen 6 - Margreta Elkins
Ritter 1 - Edgar Evans
Ritter 2 - Joseph Rouleau
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02804
Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth TOE 2042 {4CDRS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3539
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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (16 June 1959). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue date June 12 1959 p.31). The performances on 15, 28 May 1959 are reviewed in OPERA July 1969 469-473. The CDRs issued on the «Treasure of the Earth» label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Johanna Blatter
Loge - Helmut Melchert
Alberich - Benno Kusche
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Lisa Otto
Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177
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Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Ingrid Bjoner
Waltraute - Grace Hoffman
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Sona Cervená
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Grace Hoffman
Third Norn - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 609 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Herta Töpper
Loge - Gerhard Stolze
Mime - Herold Kraus
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Freia - Ingrid Bjoner
Froh - Georg Paskuda
Donner - Thomas Stewart
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill
Fafner - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Sona Cervená
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 606 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: Vol.62 May/June 1999 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Mime - Herold Kraus
Wanderer - Hermann Uhde
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fafner - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Waldvogel - Dorothea Siebert
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 608 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS}(1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Jerome Hines
Fricka - Herta Töpper
Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf
Ortlinde - Frances Martin
Waltraute - Claudia Hellmann
Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert
Helmwige - Ingrid Bjoner
Siegrune - Grace Hoffman
Grimgerde - Margit Kobeck(-Peters)
Roßweiße - Dorothea von Stein
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 607 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
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Classical Express - December 1998 Issue 105 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Fritz Uhl
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Jerome Hines
Fricka - Regina Resnik
Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf
Ortlinde - Wilma Schmidt
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Ingeborg Felderer
Siegrune - Grace Hoffman
Grimgerde - Elisabeth Steiner
Roßweiße - Ruth Hesse
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Compact Disc - MYTO 3MCD 974.164 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.60 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.195 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1961 p.56)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Max - Arturo Sergi
Agathe - Edith Lang
Kaspar - Michael Langdon
Ottokar - Robert Savoie
Kuno - David Kelly
Kilian - Ronald Lewis
Hermit - Forbes Robinson
Zamiel - Victor Godfrey
Ännchen - Jeannette Sinclair
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in an English translation by Edward J. Dent in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (31 October 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated October 28-November 3 1961 p.41.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Kruschina - Marcel Cordes
Kathinka - Nada Puttar
Marie - Pilar Lorengar
Micha - Ivan Sardi
Agnes - Sieglinde Wagner
Wenzel - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Hans - Fritz Wunderlich
Kezal - Gottlob Frick
Springer - Ernst Krukowski
Esmeralda - Gertrud Freedman
Muff - Walter Stoll
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Black Disc; - Electrola 91226-91228 E {3LPS 5-sides) (1963)ª; Electrola 91226-91228 SME {3LPS 5-sides) (1963)ª; HMV ALPS 1971 ALP 1972-1973 {3LPS 5-sides} (1963)ª; HMV ASDS 522 ASD 523-524 {3LPS 5-sides} (1963)ª; HMV HQS 1132-1134 (+Gottlob Frick - recital) {3LPS} (1968)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 149 30967/9 {3LPS}; EMI Electrola 1 C 153 28922/23 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Angel 3642 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3642 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 64002 2 {2CDS}; EMI 81872 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.478; May 1968 p.610
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Opera - July 1963 p.485 [HDR]; July 1968 pp.583-584 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.256-257 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.63 [CK]
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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.662 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1964 Vol.14 No.4 p.90 [CLO]
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L'opera (Milano) - - ANNO V - N.49 - September 1991 p.104
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Comments:- Recording of the German version «Die verkaufte Braut». See HIGH FIDELITY September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.48
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962-63(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Otto Wiener
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Black Disc; - *HMV «Angel Series» AN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV SLS 5071 {5LPS}; *EMI EX 29 0955 3 {4LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª; Electrola A 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Electrola STA 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5071; EMI EX 290955-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49017-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67415-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CDCC 49017 {3CDS} (USA)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.378; April 1964 p.453; December 1976 p.1057 [AB]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; January 1987 p.1058 [AW]; February 1988 p. [AW] November (published September) 2000 p.124 [AW]
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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.494 [GLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.84 [ES]
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Fono Forum - Juli 1964 S.282 [RA]
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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol.16 No.2) p.115
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International Record Review - September 2000 p.125 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
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Comments:- Recorded on 23-30 November, 1-5 December 1962, 1-3 April 1963. See THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1964 p.359
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Ingrid Bjoner
Octavian - Herta Töpper
Sophie - Erika Köth
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Benno Kusche
Valzacchi - Ferry Gruber
Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0048 {3CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.114 [AT]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.301 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 pp.90-91 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The performance on 24July 1966 in which Otto Wiener sang Faninal is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.81
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Grace Hoffman
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Tipton
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10032 {3CDS} (1999)ª
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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 - Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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Wagner News - Issue No.136 December 1999 pp.14-15 [DC]:Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (21 July 1967. The performance on 30 July 1967 in which James King sang Lohengrin is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.65-66
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Ariadne - Gundula Janowitz
Komponist - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Zerbinetta - Sylvia Geszty
Bacchus - James King
Musiklehrer - Theo Adam
Harlekin - Hermann Prey
Truffaldin - Siegfried Vogel
Brighella - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Scaramuchio - Peter Schreier
Najade - Erika Wustmann
Dryade - Annelies Burmeister
Echo - Adele Stolte
Haushofmeister - Erich-Alexander Winds
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SAN 215-217 (1968)ª; Angel SCL-3733 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; Angel 1C 165-00 110/12 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64159-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524766W {2CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 2088242 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1968 p.706; January 1969 p.986; November 1992 p.191 [AB]
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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.258 [JM]
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Opéra International - December 1992 p.83
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Diapason - November 1992 p.180
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.106
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Répertoire - November 1992 95
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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.2 p.1108 [AS]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61
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Classic CD - December 1992 p.82
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Classics - January 1993 p.66
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Salome - Leonie Rysanek
Jochanaan - Thomas Stewart
Herodes - Jon Vickers
Herodias - Ruth Hesse
Narraboth - Horst R Laubenthal
Ein Page - Marga Schiml
Erster Nazarener - Peter Lagger
Zweiter Nazarener - Klaus-Jürgen Küper
Erster Soldat - Victor von Halem
Zweiter Soldat - Xavier Tamalet
Ein Cappadocier - Vladimir de Kanel
Ein Sklave - Thérèse Cédelle
Erster Jude - Gérard Friedman
Zweiter Jude - Jürgen Förster
Dritter Jude - Willy Müller
Vierter Jude - Stan (Stass) Unruh
Fünfter Jude - Horst Schäffer
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 396-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-135 (+Elektra)
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 30047 {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.157 [HF]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.180-181 [CHP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (13 July 1974; see OPERA Festival Issue 1974 p.58 ). The cast listed above is as given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.111 pp.101-102, but the review in the opera quarterly lists Paul Charbeau and Yves Perrault as singing the two soldiers. According to this reviewthe HRE LPs are «unlistenable». They are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1976?
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Der Butt - Siegmund Nimsgern
Der Mann - Horst R Laubenthal
Die Frau - Kari Lovaas
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Black Disc - Acanta EA 22.823 {2LPS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.261 mai 1981 pp.69-70 [JG]
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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