(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1955(LI) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin*
2 1955(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
3 1959(SE) - Albert Lortzing - Zar und Zimmermann*
4 1959(SE) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
5 1960(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
6 1960(SE) - Friedrich Flotow - Martha*
7 1960(SE) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
8 1961(LI) - Francis Poulenc - Dialogues des Carmélites*
9 1961(SE) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
10 1961(SE) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
11 1961(SE) - Ambroise Thomas - Mignon*
12 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
13 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
14 1965(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
15 1967(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
16 1967(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*
17 1967(LI;JONES / LUDWIG)) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
18 1967(LI;STELLA / BUMBRY) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
19 1967(LIJONES / HESSE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
20 1968(LI) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
21 1968(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
22 1968(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
23 1969(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
24 1970(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
25 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
26 1971(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
27 1971(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*
28 1972(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
29 1974(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
30 1975(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
31 1977(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg**
32 1978(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
33 1979(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
34 1980(LI) - Leos Janácek - Jenufa*
35 1980(LI) - Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten*
36 1983(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
37 1984(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda**
38 1985(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
39 1989(LI) - Leos Janácek - The Makropulos Affair**
40 1991(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
41 1993(LI) - Leos Janácek - Jenufa*
42 1995(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Eugene Onegin - George London
Lenski - Anton Dermota
Tatyana - Leonie Rysanek
Olga - Mira Kalin
Larina - Polly Batic
Filipjewna - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Gremin - Gottlob Frick
Triquet - Peter Klein
Zaretzky - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 005 233 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9002 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 p.232 [GJ]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.1 Winter 2002 pp.129-131 [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.238 [KM]
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International Record Review - October 2006 p.32 [JTH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.48-49 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.83 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Vienna State Opera in the Theater an der Wien.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Nabucco - Scipio Colombo
Ismaele - Laza Jovanovic
Zaccaria - Walter Berry
Abigaille - Gerda Scheyrer
Fenena - Josefine Zlabinger
Anna - Hilde Vadura
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0209 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 p.98 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a (concert?) performance.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Peter I - Marcel Cordes
Peter Ivanov - Manfred Schmidt
Van Bett - Gottlob Frick
Marie - Helga Hildebrand
Witwe Browe - Emmy Hagemann
Admiral Lefort - Wilhelm Lang
Lord Syndham - Ernst Wiemann
Marquis de Chateauneuf - Fritz Wunderlich
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Black Disc - Electrola 80568 E {1LP}; Electrola 80568 STE {1LP} EMI Electrola 1C 037 28565 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 203 {1LP}
Compact Disc - EMI CDZ 25 2221-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of Zar und Zimmermann by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.373
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Lisa Della Casa
Mario Cavaradossi - Rudolf Schock
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
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Black Disc; - Electrola E 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; Electrola STE 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 063 28509 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI Electrola 637 253048-2 (collection) {11CDS} ;; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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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 publications:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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Fono Forum - 5/60 (1960) S.22
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Comments:- Wilhelm Strienz also takes part in this recording.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Cio Cio San - Sena Jurinac
Pinkerton - Ermanno Lorenzi
Sharpless - Kostas Paskalis
Suzuki - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Kate Pinkerton - Gundula Janowitz
Goro - Peter Klein
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Black Disc - I Gioielli della Lirica GML 31 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.529 (highlights in «The Art of Sena Jurinac») {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 021.254 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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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:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.63 (highlights) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.32 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording a performance at the Vienna State Opera (25 March 1960). The year of this performance is given incorrectly as 1961 by Myto.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Lady Harriet Durham - Anneliese Rothenberger
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Georg Völker
Lyonel - Fritz Wunderlich
Plumkett - Gottlob Frick
Nancy - Hetty Plümacher
Sheriff - Robert Koffmane
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1679 {1LP} (1963)ª;; HMV CSD 1511 {1LP} (1963)ª; Angel 36236 {1LP} (1965)ª;; Angel S 36236 {1LP} (1965)ª; Angel AV 34050 {1LP} (1986)ª
Compact Disc - EMI Electrola 523 252 215-2
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.237
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American Record Guide - August 1965 Vol.31 No.12 p.1158 [JM]: July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.22 [DA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1965 Vol.15 No.8 pp.73-74 [CLO]
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Comments:- The duet between Plunkett and Lionel from Act 1 appears on the CD Testament SBT 1103 (Gottlob Frick - Opera Arias)
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Großes Symphonieorchester
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Giulietta - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Antonia - Pilar Lorengar
Coppélius - Marcel Cordes
Dapertutto - Marcel Cordes
Miracle - Marcel Cordes
Nicklaus - Sieglinde Wagner
Spalanzani - Leopold Clam
Schlemil - Leopold Clam
Crespil - Georg Wieter
Cochenille - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Pitichinacchio - Karl-Ernst Mercker
La Mère d'Antonia - Betty Allen
Nathanael - Karl-Ernst Mercker
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Black Disc; - Electrola E 80636 {1LP} (1961)ª;; Electrola STE 80636 {1LP} (1961)ª
Compact Disc - EMI Electrola 523 252 214-2 {1CD}
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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 publication:-
Fono Forum - 2/62 p.24 (1962) [HK]
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Der Marquis de la Force - Rudolf Knoll
Blanche, seine Tochter - Emmy Loose
Der Chevalier, sein Sohn - Murray Dickie
Die Priorin des Klösters, Mme de Croissy - Elisabeth Höngen
Die neue Priorin, Mme Lidoine - Hilde Zadek
Mutter Marie - Christel Goltz
Mutter Johanna - Rosette Anday
Schwester Konstanze - Anneliese Rothenberger
Schwester Mathilde - Margarethe Sjöstedt
Der Kaplan/Beichtvater - László Szemere
Der Kerkermeister - Alois Pernerstorfer
Erster Kommissar - Erich Majkut
Zweiter Kommissar - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Thierry, ein Diener - Hans Schweiger
Herr Javelinot - Harald Pröglhoff
Bäuerin - Auguste Pünkösdy
Bürgerin - Hedwig Pistorius
Offizier - Franz Bierbach
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1041 {4CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.58 [US]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 pp.84-85 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a German version at the Vienna State Opera given with the title «Die Gespräche der Karmelitererinnen» (8 November 1961).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin
Rodolfo - Fritz Wunderlich
Schaunard - Georg Völker
Marcello - Marcel Cordes
Colline - Gottlob Frick
Mimi - Anneliese Rothenberger
Musetta - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Alcindoro - Leopold Clam
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Black Disc - Electrola 80637C; Electrola 80637 SMC; EMI Electrola 1C 037 29 1022
Compact Cassette - EMI Electrola 1C 263 285209
Compact Disc - EMI CDZ 25 2213-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Frauenchor der Komischen Oper Berlin
Cio Cio San - Pilar Lorengar
Pinkerton - Fritz Wunderlich
Sharpless - Hermann Prey
Suzuki - Sieglinde Wagner
Goro - Georg Baumgartner
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Black Disc - Columbia C 80362 (Germany) {1LP}; Columbia STC 80362 (Germany) {1LP}EMI Electrola 1C 063 29000 {1LP}; Eterna 8 25 265 {1LP} (DDR)
Compact Disc - EMI Electrola CDM 7 69214-2 {1CD}
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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
Comments:- Recorded in the Grunewaldkirche, Berlin (5, 7 April 1961)
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Sinfoniker
Chorus - Komische Oper Berlin
Mignon - Pilar Lorengar
Philine - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Wilhelm Meister - Fritz Wunderlich
Lothario - Gottlob Frick
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Black Disc - EMI Electrola SMC 80 639; EMI STE 80639
Compact Disc - EMI 521 252 383-2
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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Louis Quilico
Cassio - Eugenio Valori
Rodrigo - Virgilio Tavini
Lodovico - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Montano - Pino de Vescovi
Emilia - Isabel Casey
Un Araldo - Héctor Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Atrium ATR 005/6 {2CDS} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1963). Atrium lists Mastromei as singing Iago, but according to the cast list given on the website of the Teatro Colón it was sung by Louis Quilico (click link below). Quilico is also given by Mike Richter. The Atrium CDs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1995 p.168.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo
Flora Bervoix - Gundula Janowitz
Annina - Dagmar Hermann
Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Zampieri
Giorgio Germont - Ettore Bastianini
Gastone - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL CDM 27510 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (27 October 1964)
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Elektra - Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis - Berit Lindholm
Clytemnestra - Barbro Ericson
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (May 1965).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Salome - Birgit Nilsson
Jochanaan - Hans Günter Nöcker
Herodes - Ticho Parly
Herodias - Jean Madeira
Narraboth - Glade Peterson
Ein Page - Brigitte Fassbaender
Erster Nazarener - Gianfranco Manganotti
Zweiter Nazarener - Leonardo Monreale
Erster Soldat - Silvio Maionica
Zweiter Soldat - Vittorio Tatozzi
Ein Cappadocier - Carlo Forti
Ein Sklave - Luciana Rezzadore
Erster Jude - Franco Ricciardi
Zweiter Jude - Piero De Palma
Dritter Jude - Pier Francesco Poli
Vierter Jude - Aronne Ceroni
Fünfter Jude - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01231
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. Salome was performed with this cast on 10, 13, 17, 20, 23 March 1967.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Anja Silja
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Berit Lindholm
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Tugomir Franc
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hermin Esser
Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt
Heinrich der Schreiber - Horst Hoffmann
Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek
Hirt - Lily Sauter
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Black Disc - Aufon P91 00059-00066 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10337-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
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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 publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.95 January 1993 p.13
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1967). This performance is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 p.66, although the cast is incorrectly listed. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI;Jones - Ludwig))
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Kostas Paskalis
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter
Un Frate - Tugomir Franc
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Christa Ludwig
Tebaldo - Laurence Dutoit
Il Conte di Lerma - Heinz Zednik
Una voce dal cielo - Lotte Rysanek
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Compact Cassette - Live Opera Heaven CAS 288
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26516 (highlights +Aida - excerpts - Cleva - MET -;; 1970) {2CDS}; House of Opera CD 446 {2CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 628 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (25 May 1957). See «My First Forty Years» by Plácido Domingo p.52. The CDs issued by Melodram are listed in Bongiovanni's catalogue (December 1994) p.12. The Compact Cassettes issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their list dated «5/2000» where it is stated «5 sections of sound fades, not terrible, but irritating»
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI;Stella - Bumbry)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Kostas Paskalis
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter
Elisabetta di Valois - Antonietta Stella
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 635 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four-act version at the Vienna State Opera. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the date of this recording is given as 28 May 1967. There is also a recording (CDBB 628) of a performance dated 25 May 1967 with a slightly different cast listed by HOO. This is given a separate entry in CLOR.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI:Jones - Hesse)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Kostas Paskalis
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter
Un Frate - Tugomir Franc
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Ruth Hesse
Tebaldo - Laurence Dutoit
Il Conte di Lerma - Heinz Zednik
Una voce dal cielo - Lotte Rysanek
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 629 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a four-act version at the Vienna State Opera (19 May 1967). This was Plácido Domingo's debut at the Vienna State Opera (see «My First Forty Years» p.52). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Cornell MacNeil
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Ticho Parly
Mary - Nancy Williams
Steuermann - William Olvis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1534
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1968). 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 Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ted Lambrinos
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1968). 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». It is described as a «VG to Excellent in house recording».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - Karl Ridderbusch
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde - Phyllis Brill
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Schwertleite - Louise Pearl
Helmwige - Clarice Carson
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Rosalind Hupp
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WAL 196802 {3CDRS} (2005)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1968). 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 Berislav Klobucar - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Norman Bailey
Veit Pogner - Karl Ridderbusch
Sixtus Beckmesser - Thomas Hemsley
Fritz Kothner - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von Stolzing - Waldemar Kmentt
David - Hermin Esser
Eva - Helga Dernesch
Magdalena - Janis Martin
Nachtwächter - Bengt Rundgren
Kunz Vogelgesang - René Kollo
Konrad Nachtigall - Dieter Slembek
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Klaus
Balthasar Zorn - Sebastian Feiersinger
Augustin Moser - William Johns
Hermann Ortel - Heinz Feldhoff
Hans Schwarz - Fritz Linke
Hans Foltz - Hans Franzen
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10298-4 {4CDRS} (2008)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 Bayreuth Festival. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Lotte Rysanek
Tonio - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Beppe - Murray Dickie
Silvio - Vincenzo Sardinero
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1753 {1CDR}
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (3 April 1970). 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 Berislav Klobucar - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Macbeth - Kostas Paskalis
Lady Macbeth - Birgit Nilsson
Banco - Tugomir Franc
Macduff - Ion Buzea
Malcolm - Ewald Aichberger
Dama - Gildis Flossmann
Medico - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Sicaro - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1403-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (13 September 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Gustavo III - Plácido Domingo
Ankastrom - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Amelia - Leonie Rysanek
Ulrica - Vera Little
Oscar - Olivera Miljakovic
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 932 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (1 April 1971). See Tenorissimo website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von der Vogelweide - Karl Terkal
Biterolf - Reid Bunger
Heinrich der Schreiber - Kurt Equiluz
Reinmar von Zweter - Frederick Guthrie
Hirt - Rita Streich
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD OD 10023-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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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 Vienna State Opera (7 September 1971). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1972(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Kostas Paskalis
Gilda - Lucia Popp
Duca di Mantova - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Sparafucile - Tugomir Franc
Maddalena - Biserka Cvejic
Giovanna - Hilde de Groote
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 014 249 (+Tosca - Erede -1977) {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 January 1972).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Elektra - Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis - Berit Lindholm
Clytemnestra - Barbro Ericson
Aegisth - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Orest - Erik Saedén
Ein alter Diener - Paul Höglund
Ein junger Diener - John-Erik Jacobsson
Die Schleppträgerin - Sylvia Lindenstrand
Die Vertraute - Kjerstin Dellert
Der Pfleger des Orest - Björn Asker
Die Aufseherin - Margarita Bergström
1. Magd - Ileana Peterson
2. Magd - Margot Rödin
3. Magd - Dorrit Kleimert
4. Magd - Hilevi Blylods
5. Magd - Laila Andersson
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1997
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (1 September 1974). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 31 August-6 September 1974 p.25.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Sweden Royal Opera
Chorus - Sweden Royal Opera
Brünnhilde - Berit Lindholm
Siegfried - Helge Brilioth
Hagen - Peter Meven
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Black Disc - Melodiya C10 30749 002
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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 publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.86 August/September 1991 p.15
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Hans Sachs - Lief Roar
Veit Pogner - Arne Tyrén
Sixtus Beckmesser - Erik Saedén
Fritz Kothner - Björn Asker
Walther von Stolzing - Sven Olof Eliasson
David - Gosta Winbergh
Eva - Helena Döse
Magdalena - Edith Thallaug
Nachtwächter - Bo Lundborg
Kunz Vogelgesang - John-Erik Jacobsson
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl-Johann Falkmann
Ulrich Eisslinger - Lars Kullenbo
Balthasar Zorn - Hans Johansson
Augustin Moser - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Hermann Ortel - Paul Höglund
Hans Schwarz - Sten Wahlund
Hans Foltz - Rolf Cederlöf
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5746 (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3532
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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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm. An audio recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 and a video recording was televised simultaneously by BBC 2 on 22 April 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 21-27 April 1979 p.37, p.39, p.41. There are reviews in The Listener 26 April 1979 p.595 and in OPERA June 1979 pp.557-558.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Salome - Grace Bumbry
Jochanaan - Norman Bailey
Herodes - Ragnar Ulfung
Herodias - Mignon Dunn
Narraboth - Frank Little
Ein Page - Kathleen Kuhlmann
Erster Nazarener - Gregory Kunde
Zweiter Nazarener - Thomas O'Leary
Erster Soldat - Daniel McConnell
Zweiter Soldat - John West
Ein Cappadocier - Julien Robbins
Ein Sklave - Susan Brummell
Erster Jude - David Howell
Zweiter Jude - Melvin Lowery
Dritter Jude - William Mitchell
Vierter Jude - William Powers
Fünfter Jude - Richard Versalle
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2530-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera. (September or October 1978). See OPERA January 1979 p.32. The cast listed above is that given in the online performance chronology of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Elektra - Danica Mastilovic
Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek
Clytemnestra - Anny Schlemm
Aegisth - William Neill
Orest - Franz Mazura
Ein alter Diener - John Del Carlo
Ein junger Diener - Michael Ballam
Die Schleppträgerin - Helen Kerrigan
Die Vertraute - Lynn Beckstrom
Der Pfleger des Orest - David Cumberland
Die Aufseherin - Claudia Siefer
1. Magd - Nina Elinson
2. Magd - Christina Iaqua
3. Magd - Gwendolyn Jones
4. Magd - Kathryn Montgomery
5. Magd - Rebecca Cook
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5057
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (28 September 1979). The performance on 2 October 1979 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1979 p.36.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Grandmother Buryjovka - Sona Cervená
Laca - Wieslaw Ochman
Steva - Jaroslav Kachel
Kostelnicka - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Jenufa - Gabriela Benacková
Mill Foreman - Premysl Kocí
Mayor - Jaroslav Stajnc
Mayor's Wife - Milkana Nikolova
Karolka - Jana Jonásová
Barena - Ivona Valentova
Jano - Shepherd - Olivera Miljakovic
The aunt - Maria Gaydarova
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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (April 1980). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 15 Jabuary 1981. See Radio Times Issue dated 10-16 January 1981 p.66.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Kaiser - James King
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Ruth Hesse
Barak - Gerd Feldhoff
Färberin - Birgit Nilsson
Geisterbote - Raimund Herincx
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - James Hoback
Stimme des Falken - Rebecca Cook
Stimme von Oben - Gwendolyn Jones
Einäugige - John Del Carlo
Einarmige - Arnold Voketatis
Bucklige - Michael Ballam
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Pamela South
3 Wächter der Stadt - Frederick Burchinal
- Thomas Woodman
- Kevin Langan
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (25 September 1980).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Canadian Opera Company
Minnie - Johanna Meier
Dick Johnson - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Jack Rance - Cornelius Opthof
Nick - Martin Chambers
Ashby - Jeffrey Wells
Jake Wallace - Gidon Saks
Billy Jackrabbit - Christopher Cameron
José Castro - John Dodington
Wowkle - Eleanor James
Sonora - Theodore Baerg
Trin - Phil Stark
Sid - Ross Thompson
Bello - Rod Campbell
Harry - Roger Jones
Joe - Ben Heppner
Happy - Paul Massell
Jim Larkens - Avo Kittask
Un postiglione - Daniel Neff
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1072-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto (April 1983). The cast listed above is that given in the programme and may be incorrect. The recording issued by Premiere is listed in their online catalogue. Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1982. A singer Fox is listed who I have been unable to identify.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice
Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice
Maria - Katia Ricciarelli
Elisabeta - Glenys Linos
Leicester - Vinson Cole
Talbot - Maurizio Mazzieri
Cecil - Stoyan Popov
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5334 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Nice Opera (October 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL November 1984 No.75 p.36. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Brünnhilde - Johanna Meier
Siegfried - Wolfgang Neumann
Hagen - William Wilderman
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Gunther - Victor Braun
Gutrune - Susan Dunn
Waltraute - Waltraud Meier
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2484-4 {4CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Opera (December 1985; see OPERA March 1986 p.286). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007. Here the recording is described as «in-House».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Canadian Opera Company
Emilia Marty - Stephanie Sundine
Albert Gregor - Graham Clark
Vitek - Richard Margison
Kristina - Kathleen Breit
Baron Jaroslav Prus - Cornelius Opthof
Janek Prus - Benoit Boutet
Dr. Kolenaty - Robert Orth
Charlady - Marcia Swanston
Count Hauk-Sendorf - Gary Rideout
Chamber-maid - Gabrielle Prata
Stage carpenter - Steven Horst
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Laser Disc - Pickwick Video RPT 2032 (PAL)
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Recordings of The Makropulos Affair by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.338; CELLETTI p.348; Opera on CD (3) p.129; MET p.199; PENGUIN p.168; GIUDICI p.314
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.49
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Toronto (January or February 1989). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera Viva - Canadian Opera Company - The First Fifty Years» by Ezra Chabas & Carl Morey p.279.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Otello - Giuseppe Giacomini
Desdemona - Rosalind Plowright
Iago - Renato Bruson
Cassio - Richard Brunner
Rodrigo - Wilfried Gahmlich
Lodovico - Goran Simic
Montano - Claudio Otelli
Un Araldo - Nikolaus Simkowsky
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDBB 846 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 September 1991; see ORPHEUS November 1991 S.55). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Laca - John Baker
Steva - Allan Glassman
Kostelnicka - Marilyn Zschau
Jenufa - Renée Fleming
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 613 (2000)ª
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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Dallas (4 December 1993). The performance on 24 November 1993 is reviewed in OPERA May 1994 pp.558-559. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Elektra - Hildegard Behrens
Chrysothemis - Deborah Voigt
Clytemnestra - Leonie Rysanek
Aegisth - Ronald Hamilton
Orest - Alfred Muff
Ein alter Diener - Giannantonio Verlato
Ein junger Diener - Oscar Imhoff
Die Vertraute - Marina Biassotti
Der Pfleger des Orest - Luis M. Bragato
Die Aufseherin - Ana M. Marco
1. Magd - Alejandra Malvino
2. Magd - Lucila Ramos Mañé
3. Magd - Alicia Cecotti
4. Magd - Irene Burt
5. Magd - Mónica Ferracani
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2287-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July 1995). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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