(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1916(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
2 1927 & 1930(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
3 1928(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
4 1928(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
5 1928(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
6 1929(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
7 1929(STU) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
8 1929(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
9 1929(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
10 1929(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
11 1930(SE) - Adriano Lualdi - Le furie di Arlecchino*
12 1930(SE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
13 1930(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
14 1930(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
15 1930(STU) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
16 1930(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
17 1930/31(SE) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
18 1930/31(SE) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
19 1931(STU) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
20 1931(STU) - Umberto Giordano - Fedora*
21 1931(STU) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda*
22 1931(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
23 1932(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
24 1932(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*
25 1936(ACT 1;SE) - Charles Gounod - Faust*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1916(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto - Cesare Formichi
Gilda - Ines Maria Ferraris
Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe Taccani
Sparafucile - Vincenzo Bettoni
Maddalena - G Caiani
Giovanna - G Caiani
Monterone - Vincenzo Bettoni
Marullo - Luigi Baldassare
Borsa - Carlo Bonfanti
Contessa di Ceprano - G Caiani
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Black Disc - Columbia D 17732-17747 (16x78s) (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 89234 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.122 - ottobre 1998 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Comments:- According to the review in L'OPERA the conductor was Guglielmo Somma
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1927 & 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto - Riccardo Stracciari
Gilda - Mercedes Capsir
Duca di Mantova - Dino Borgioli
Sparafucile - Ernesto Dominici
Maddalena - Anna Masetti-Bassi
Giovanna - Ida Mannarini
Monterone - Duilio Baronti
Marullo - Aristide Baracchi
Borsa - Guido Uxa
Conte di Ceprano - Eugenio Dall' Argine
Contessa di Ceprano - Ida Mannarini
Un paggio - Anna Novi
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10028-10042 {15x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia DX 139-153 {15x78s} (UK) (1930)ª; Columbia OP 18 (68781-D - 68795-D) {15x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia «Entré» E-2 {2LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10091-10092 {2LPS} (Italy); *Pearl GEMM 177-178 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32539-40 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5036/7 {2CDS} ;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78632-33 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78023 {2CDS}; *Aura Music LRC 11099-2 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1930 p.342 (Klein p.490); January 1931 p.387 (mention)
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Opera News - October 1996 p.43
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.53-54 [JA]
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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.59
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American Record Guide - July 1953 Vol.19 No.11 p.342: July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.239
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.126
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66
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Comments:- Most of this recording was made between 17 and 27 May 1930, but a recording of Stracciari singing «Pari siamo» that was made on 22 August 1927 was used. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Luigi Marini
Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi
Marcello - Gino Vanelli
Colline - Tancredi Pasero
Mimi - Rosetta Pampanini
Musetta - Luba Mirella
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc - Columbia 9846-9858 (13x78s); Columbia D 14515-14527 (13x78s) Columbia Set OP 5 (67711 D - 66723 D) (13x78s) (USA) Columbia DX 604-609 (Highlights)
Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1125/26-2 {2CDS}; ARKADIA 78047 {2CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1929 p.190 (Klein p.278); December 1934 p.265 (Highlights)
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.138
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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51
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Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81
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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.67
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]
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Comments:- This recording was made between 17 November and 3 December 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Radamès - Aroldo Lindi
Amneris - Maria Capuana
Amonasro - Armando Borgioli
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Salvatore Baccaloni
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14497-14514 (18x78s) (Italy); Columbia 9726-9743 (18x78s) (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia «Masterworks» OP.3 (67641 D - 67658 D) (18x78s) (USA) ; Columbia «Entré EL-3 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1015-1017 (Italy) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1083-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 78044 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1929 p.523 (Klein p.263); April 1996 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.20
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Opera News - October 1996 p.40
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.56-57 [JA]
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.273
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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.4 [NL]
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The Record Collector - December 2001 Vol.46 No.1 p.257 [AB]
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Violetta Valery - Mercedes Capsir
Flora Bervoix - Ida Conti
Annina - Ida Conti
Alfredo Germont - Lionello Cecil
Giorgio Germont - Carlo Galeffi
Gastone - Giuseppe Nessi
Dottore Grenvil - Salvatore Baccaloni
Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi
Marchese d'Obigny - Natale Villa
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Black Disc - Columbia OP2 (67548 D - 67598 D) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Columbia D 14479-93 {15x78s} (UK); Columbia 9629-9643 {15x78s} (UK) EMI 3C 165 18029-30 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Arkadia 2CD 78028 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110110-11 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1929 p.476, pp.477-478 (Klein); October 2001 p.106 [AB]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.54-55 [JA]
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [JV]
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Comments:- Recorded between 1 November and 21 November 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lucia - Mercedes Capsir
Edgardo - Enzo de Muro Lomanto
Enrico - Enrico Molinari
Raimondo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Arturo - Emilio Venturini
Alisa - Ida Mannarini
Normanno - Emilio Venturini
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Black Disc - Columbia D 14608-14620 {13x78s} (Italy or France?) Columbia LGX 58-70 {13x78s} (Italy) Columbia Set OP 20 (69282 D - 692894 D) {13x78s} (USA) OASI 510 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Myto 2 MCD 942.99 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78035 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78 762/63 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1931 p.27 (mention)
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.181
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.62
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.37
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.75 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded in November 1929. More information can be found in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.45 No.4 pp.275-276.
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Andrea Chénier - Luigi Marini
Carlo Gérard - Carlo Galeffi
Madeleine di Coigny - Lina Bruna Rasa
La mulatta Bersi - Ida Conti
La Contessa di Coigny - Anna Masetti-Bassi
Madelon - Anna Masetti-Bassi
Roucher - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Aristide Baracchi
Fouquier Tinville - Salvatore Baccaloni
Un Incredible - Giuseppe Nessi
Pietro Fléville - Natale Villa
L'abate - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10106-18 {13x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP 21 (69361 D - 69373 D} {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia «Entré» EL-10 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945.114 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Arkadia 78042 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110066/7 (+Bruna Rasa recital) {2CDS}(2001)ª
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 1995 p.47
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.172
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.165
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.266 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1954 Vol.4 No.2 pp.45-46 [JH]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.42
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Rosetta Pampanini
Pinkerton - Alessandro Granda
Sharpless - Gino Vanelli
Suzuki - Conchita Velázquez
Kate Pinkerton - Cesira Ferrari
Goro - Giuseppe Nessi
Il principe Yamadori - Aristide Baracchi
Lo zio Bonzo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il commissario imperiale - Lino Bonardi
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Black Disc - Columbia D 14530-43 {14x78s}; Columbia 9784-97 {14x78s} Columbia Set MOP4 (67675 D - 676688 D {14X78s} (USA)
Compact Disc - Centaur CRC-2196-7 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1123/24-2 {2CDS} Grammofono 2000 AB78673/74 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78041 {2CDS}
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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 - December 1929 p.277 (Klein p.281)
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Opera News - May 1995 p.47
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.208
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81
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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.66
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114
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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.56
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Bianca Scacciati
Mario Cavaradossi - Alessandro Granda
Il barone Scarpia - Enrico Molinari
Il Sagristano - Aristide Baracchi
Cesare Angelotti - Salvatore Baccaloni
Spoletta - Emilio Venturini
Sciarrone - Aristide Baracchi
Un pastore - Tommaso Cortellini
Un carceriere - Aristide Baracchi
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Black Disc - Columbia 9930-9943 {14x78s}; Columbia D 14594-14607 {14x78s} Columbia OP 6 (67854 D - 67867 D) {14x78s} (USA) Columbia «Entré» EL-4 {2LPS} (USA)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1930 p.439 (Klein p.288)
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.174 (mention)
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Comments:- Recorded between 10 and 25 October 1929. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel.
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Figaro - Riccardo Stracciari
Il Conte Almaviva - Dino Borgioli
Rosina - Mercedes Capsir
Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Don Basilio - Vincenzo Bettoni
Berta - Cesira Ferrari
Fiorello - Attilio Bordonali
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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14564-14579 {16x78s); Columbia DX 610-615 (6x78s;AC); (Highlights); Columbia Set MOP 8 (67932 D - 67947 D) {16x78s} (USA) Columbia «Entré» E-1 {3LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10115-10116 {2LPS} (Italy); Arabesque 8029-3L {3LPS} (USA) (1980)ª
Compact Disc - *Classical Collector 150 102 (+miscellaneous arias) {3CDS} Arkadia 2CD 78008 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78722/23 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1934 p.220 (Highlights) [HFVL]
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Opera News - 25 December 1993 p.32
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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.188-189 [JY]; Vol.16 No.4 March/ April 1993 pp.260-262 [ADC]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.55
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Opéra International - novembre 1992 p.84; avril 1997 No.212 p.57
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American Record Guide - July 1953 Vol.19 No.11 p.342: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Classical Express - Issue No.789 October 1996 p.4
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58: No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.51 [LC]
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Comments:- The vocal items were recorded between 24 June and 8 July 1929 and the overture on 24 November 1927. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Colombina - Maria Zamboni
Arlecchino - Enzo de Muro Lomanto
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Black Disc - Columbia DQ 1126-1128 {3x10in-78s} (Italy)
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Comments:- Recorded 27-29 January 1930. The following excerpts are performed}: O Colombina (de Muro Lomato); Colombina, Colombina; Vile e ridicolo; State attente; O Colombina (all sung by Zamboni and de Muro Lomato)
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Ernani - Antonio Melandri
Elvira - Iva Pacetti
Carlo - Gino Vanelli
Silva - Corrado Zambelli
Riccardo - Giuseppe Nessi
Iago - Aristide Baracchi
Giovanna - Ida Mannarini
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10069-10073 {5x78s} (Italy) ;; Columbia ML-4407 {1LP} (USA) (1951)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1937 p.496 [JVLG]
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American Record Guide - August 1951 Vol.17 No.12 p.419 (mention) [JN]
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Comments:- Recorded in December 1930. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Alfonso - Carmelo Maugeri
Leonora - Giuseppina Zinetti
Fernando - Cristy Solari
Baldassare - Corrado Zambelli
Don Gasparo - Giuseppe Nessi
Ines - Ida Mannarini
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10064-10068 {5x78s} (Italy)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- An abridged version
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Francesco Merli
Nedda - Rosetta Pampanini
Tonio - Carlo Galeffi
Beppe - Giuseppe Nessi
Silvio - Gino Vanelli
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10016-10024 (78s) {Italy); Columbia OP 22 (71230-D - 71238-D) (9x78s-AC) (USA) EMI 3C 165 17998/99 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Phonograph PH 5066/67 (+Cavalleria rusticana) ; Grammofono 2000 AB 78814 {1CD}; Preiser Records 20007 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.87
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.81 [DN]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 pp.90-92 [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.91
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Répertoire - No.117 octobre 1998 p.80 (mention) [PT]
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Turiddu - Antonio Melandri
Alfio - Gino Lulli
Lola - Maria Castagna (Marou Falliani)
Lucia - Ida Mannarini
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Black Disc - Columbia D 14623 - D 14632 {10x78s} Columbia OP7 (67880 D - 67889 D) {10x78s} (USA); Columbia EL 5 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 806-1 {1CD} (1990)ª; Preiser Records 90042 {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recorded between 4 and 11 January 1930. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manrico - Francesco Merli
Azucena - Giuseppina Zinetti
Leonora - Bianca Scacciati
Conte di Luna - Enrico Molinari
Ferrando - Corrado Zambelli
Ines - Ida Mannarini
Ruiz - Emilio Venturini
Un vecchio zingaro - Enzo Arnaldi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10047-10060 {14x78s} (Italy) Columbia LGX 175-188 {14x78s} (Germany); Columbia DX 172-185 {14x78s} (UK)) Columbia OP 9 (67973 D - 67986 D) (14x78s) USA) Columbia 33QCX 10143/44 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153 03024/25 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32541.42 {2CDS}; Italian Music Company IMC 202002;; {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78033 {2CDS};; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110162-63 (+Bianca Scacciati, Francesco Merli, Nazzareno; de Angelis - recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1931 p.445 (Klein p.496); March 1931 p.476 (mention); March 2002 p.91 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.55-56 [JA]
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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Comments:- Recorded in October 1930. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930-31(SE)
Orchestra - Milan Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Don Pasquale - Attilio Giuliani
Norina - Ines Alfani-Tellini
Malatesta - Lorenzo Conati
Ernesto - Cristy Solari
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10100-10105 {6x78s} (Italy)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recorded late 1930 - early 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930-31(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Adina - Ines Alfani Tellini
Nemorino - Cristy Solari
Dulcamara - Eduardo Faticanti
Belcore - Lorenzo Conati
Giannetta - Ida Mannarini
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10093-8 {6x78s} (Italy); Columbia ML 4408 {1LP} (USA) (1951)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - August 1951 Vol.17 No.12 p.419 (mention) [JN]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.24 (mention) [TP]
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Comments:- Recorded late 1930 - early 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Mefistofele - Nazareno De Angelis
Faust - Antonio Melandri
Margherita - Mafalda Favero
Elena - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Martha - Ida Mannarini
Wagner - Giuseppe Nessi
Pantalis - Rita Monticone
Nereo - Emilio Venturini
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10619-10635 (17x78s) (Italy) ; Columbia «Masterwork» OP 17 (68703-D - 68719-D (17x78s;AC) (USA) Columbia «Entré» EL-9 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10117-10119 (Italy); Odeon 33QCX 10117-10119 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD 34 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78606/07 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 78019 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110273-74 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 221541 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1997 p.663
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Opera News - February 18 1995 p.37; January 2004 online edition [RC]
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Juli+August 2004 S.65 [IW]
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Opéra International - juin 1996 No.203 p.53
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.164
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.288 [LM]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 pp.246-247 [VAL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1964 Vol.14 No.6 p.84 [CLO]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2004 pp.298-299 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.28
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Gilda Dalla Rizza
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Antonio Melandri
De Siriex - Emilio Ghirardini
Lorek - Eugenio Dall' Argine
Nicola - Blando Giusti
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Mirella Luba
Boroff - Eugenio Dall' Argine
Gretch - Corrado Zambelli
Il Barone Rouvel - Piero Girardi
Cirillo - Ernesto Dominici
Dmitri - Ebe Ticozzi
Desiré - Piero Girardi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10496-10506 (+Ah! infame eri tu? - Siberia - 1 side) {11x78s} (Italy); *EMI La Voce del Padrone 3C 165 17996/97 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100758 (+selection of arias) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.84 [JO]
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Gioconda - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Enzo - Alessandro Granda
Barnaba - Gaetano Viviani
Laura - Ebe Stignani
Alvise - Corrado Zambelli
La Cieca - Camilla Rota
Zuàne - Aristide Baracchi
Isèpo - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10600-10618 {19x78s} (Italy) OASI 581 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRCD 38 {2CDS}; Aradia 2CD 78022 {2CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8.110112-14 (+Arangi-Lombardi recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1932 p.523 (mention); June 2001 p.96 [JBS]
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Opera News - May 1995 S.47
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Orpheus - February 1995 p.60; Mai 2001 S.76-S.77 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.1 Winter 2002 pp.128-129 [WA]
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Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 p.114 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.83 [PO'C]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.267 [LM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.129-131 [EAM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.262 février 2002 p.79 [CFD]
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manon Lescaut - Maria Zamboni
Des Grieux - Francesco Merli
Lescaut - Lorenzo Conati
Geronte - Attilio Bordonali
Edmondo - Giuseppe Nessi
Una voce sola - Anna Masetti-Bassi
L'oste - Aristide Baracchi
Il maestro di ballo - Giuseppe Nessi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Aristide Baracchi
Lampionaio - Giuseppe Nessi
Un comandante di Marina - Natale Villa
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10119-31 {13x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia 33QCX 10076/77 {2LPS} (Italy); Columbia SL 111 {2LPS;AC) (USA) (1951)ª; EMI 3 C153-00693/94 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Italian Music Company IMC 202001 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Phonographe PH 5006/7; Nuova Era HMT 90022/90023; Arkadia 78014
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1995 p.57
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.56
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American Record Guide - August 1951 Vol.17 No.12 p.416: November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.286: May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.288
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.60
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Carmen - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)
Don José - Aureliano Pertile
Micaëla - Ines Alfani-Tellini
Escamillo - Benvenuto Franci
Frasquita - Irma Mion
Mercédès - Ebe Ticozzi
Le Dancaïre - Aristide Baracchi
Le Remendado - Giuseppe Nessi
Moralès - Aristide Baracchi
Zuninga - Bruno Carmassi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10641/59 (19x78s; Italy) Columbia DX 391-409 (19x78s; UK) EMI 3C 153 17071/73 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Phonographe PH-5013/4 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78026 {2CDS}S
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1997 p.663
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Opera News - September 1995 p.57
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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.284
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66
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Comments:- Recorded between 28 April and 19 May 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Falstaff - Giacomo Rimini
Fenton - Roberto D' Alessio
Ford - Emilio Ghirardini
Dr. Cajus - Emilio Venturini
Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi
Pistola - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alice Ford - Pia Tassinari
Nannetta - Ines Alfani-Tellini
Meg Page - Rita Monticone
Mistress Quickly - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10563-10576 {14x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP16 (14x78s;AC) (USA) (1933)ª; Columbia LX 241-254 (14x78s;AC) (UK) (1933)ª;; Columbia «Entré» EL-8 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153 00695-6 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Video Artists International Audio VAIA 1098-2 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78680/81 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78024 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 9001 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110198-99 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1933 p.5 (Klein p.552); April 1996 p.132
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Opera News - October 1996 p.40
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.57-58 [JA]
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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.5 January 1933 pp.155-156
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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.174 (mention): January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.236 [LM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4: Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.84-85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded between 30 March and 15 April 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1936(Act 1;SE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Faust - Antonio Melandri
Méphistophélès - Nazareno De Angelis
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Black Disc - Columbia D 14586/8(3x78s)
Compact Disc - *Preiser Records «Lebendige Vergangenheit 89134 {1LP}
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- The CD does not contain the prelude. It is not clear if this is on the original78s
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
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