(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(RA) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
2 1951(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
3 1952(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
4 1952(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
5 1953(RA) - Friedrich Flotow - Martha*
6 1953(RA) - Jules Massenet - Werther*
7 1954(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell]*
8 1954(RA) - Riccardo Zandonai - Il bacio*
9 1954(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
10 1954(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
11 1955(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
12 1955(RA) - Ottorino Respighi - La fiamma*
13 1955(RA) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
14 1955(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
15 1955(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
16 1955(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
17 1956(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
18 1956(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
19 1956(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
20 1956(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi*
21 1957(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - I puritani*
22 1957(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
23 1958(LI) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
24 1958(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - La bohème*
25 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
26 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino***
27 1958(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
28 1959(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - La sonnambula*
29 1959(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*
30 1959(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
31 1959(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
32 1960(FI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni***
33 1960(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
34 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
35 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
36 1961(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
37 1961(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
38 1961(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
39 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
40 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
41 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
42 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
43 1962(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
44 1963(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
45 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La battaglia di Legnano*
46 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
47 1964(LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
48 1964(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
49 1964(LI) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
50 1964(LI) - Antonio Carlos Gomes - Il Guarany*
51 1964(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
52 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
53 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
54 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
55 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
56 1965(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
57 1965(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
58 1965(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
59 1966(LI) - Gaspare Spontini - Olympie [Olimpia]*
60 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
61 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*
62 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
63 1966(LI22/3/1966) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
64 1966(LI;13/4/1966) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
65 1966(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
66 1966(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La rondine*
67 1967(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
68 1967(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
69 1967(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
70 1967(LI;16/10/67) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
71 1967(LI;27/9/67) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
72 1967(RA) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
73 1967(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
74 1968(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Fedora*
75 1968(LI) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
76 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
77 1968(LI;TUCCI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
78 1968(LIORLANDI/MALASPINA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
79 1969(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller*
80 1969(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
81 1969(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
82 1969(LI;JANKU)) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
83 1969(LI;KONYA) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
84 1969(LI;NILSSON) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
85 1969(LI;TUCKER) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
86 1970(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
87 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
88 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
89 1970(LI;10/10/70) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
90 1970(LI;13/10/70) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
91 1970(LI;ROSS) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
92 1970(LITEBALDI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
93 1971(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La rondine*
94 1971(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
95 1972(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
96 1972(LI;15/6/72) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
97 1972(LI;22/4/72) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
98 1973(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
99 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
100 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
101 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
102 1974(LE;DOMINGO / MOLNAR TALAJIC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
103 1974(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
104 1974(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
105 1974(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
106 1974(LI;BERGONZI / MOLNAR/TALAJIC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
107 1974(LI;DOMINGO / CRUZ/ROMO) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
108 1975(LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
109 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
110 1975(LI;13/2/75) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
111 1975(LI;18/2/75) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
112 1976(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
113 1977(FI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto***
114 1977(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
115 1977(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
116 1977(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Poliuto*
117 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari*
118 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
119 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
120 1979(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
121 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
122 1980(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Floria Tosca - Adriana Guerrini
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Poggi
Il barone Scarpia - Paolo Silveri
Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli
Cesare Angelotti - Jan Emanuel
Spoletta - Armando Benzi
Sciarrone - Eraldo Coda
Un pastore - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)
Un carceriere - Giullio Biellesi
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1230 {2LPS}; Cetra LPO 2055 {2LPS} D.G.G.18095/18096 LPM {2LPS}; Cetra Soria 1230 {2LPS} Cetra CS 501/502 {2LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 5046 63305-2 {2CDS} (2004)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 publication:-
American Record Guide - May 1952 Vol.18 No.9 p.290 [JN]
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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Simon Boccanegra - Paolo Silveri
Jacopo Fiesco - Mario Petri
Amelia Grimaldi - Antonietta Stella
Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi
Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi
Pietro - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un'ancella - Bianca Furlai
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Walter Collo
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Black Disc - Cetra LAR 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra LPC 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria LPS 1231 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 23 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82648-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91113 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7906-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.280
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Opera - December 1957 p.77
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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50; August 2002 p.60 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.363
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.38
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.60 [DH]
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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.300 [MDS]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.74
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.143 settembre 2000 p.113 [GL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Norma - Maria Pedrini
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Gino Penno
Oroveso - Giulio Neri
Clotilde - Irene Acampora
Flavio - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 314 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 756 (highlights +Pedrini - recital) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (3 April 1952). The Melodram LPs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 2000 No.247 p.69
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers
Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen
Annina - Käthe Lindloff
Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm
Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich
Gastone - Rudolf Kraft
Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen
Barone Douphol - Georg Stern
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Lady Harriet Durham - Elena Rizzieri
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Bruno Carmassi
Lyonel - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Plumkett - Carlo Tagliabue
Nancy - Pia Tassinari
Sheriff - Mario Zorgniotti
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Black Disc - *Cetra LPC 1254 {2LPS}; Cetra B 1254 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 7 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43552-2 (+recital - Tagliavini) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - July 1957 p.68; November 1958 p.264 (mention)
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Opera - August 1957 p.514
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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.237
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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.59 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.800 [MR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.163 luglio-agosto 2002 pp.114-115 [SL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Pia Tassinari
Sophie - Vittoria Neviani
Albert - Marcello Cortis
Le Bailli - Giuliano Ferrein
Johann - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Schmidt - Tommaso Soley
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC1245/1-3; Cetra C1245 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CD 015 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87494-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25
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Opera - July 1961 p.464
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Orpheus - April 2002 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.49 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.264 [JC]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Guglielmo Tell - Giuseppe Taddei
Arnoldo Melchtal - Mario Filippeschi
Gualtiero Furst - Ivo Vinco
Melchthal - Ivan Sardi
Jemmy - Yeda Valtriani
Edwige - Rina Corsi
Un pescatore - Antonio Pirino
Gessler - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Matilde - Gabriella Tucci
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOC 050/51 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Vestilia - Rosetta Noli
Mirta - Lina Pagliughi
Marzio - Angelo Lo Forese
Una fanciulla - Rosanna Papagni
La matrona - Giuseppina Salvi
La neofita - Anna Maria Rota
Narcisino - Walter Artioli
Nicodeme - Walter Artioli
Il parente grullo - Angelo Mercuriali
Narcisone - Virgilio Carbonari
Il parente collerico - Lido Maffeo
Padre guardino - Franco Valenti
Frate pellegrino - Giulio Fioravanti
Padre seniore - Plinio Clabassi
Altro parente - Christiano Dalamangas
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age» of Opera EJS 391 {1LP} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.351 {1CD} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on Compact Cassette)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.55 [KC]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.231-232 [CHP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [JS]
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Comments:- (Incomplete?) recording of a performance broadcast on 10 March 1954
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Piero De Palma
Una voce sola - Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste - Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo - Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2995-2997 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 607-608 {2LPS} (1971)ª; London LLA 28 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1317 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 253-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 713-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.318 {2CDS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90080 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1955 pp.410-411 [PHW]; April 1995 pp.471-472 [DST]; June 1971 p.79 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1955 p.181
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1955 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 pp.202-203 [BJ]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.159 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.55 [JH]: November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.138 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention) [GL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi
Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli
Annina - Rina Cavallari
Alfredo Germont - Gianni Poggi
Giorgio Germont - Aldo Protti
Gastone - Piero De Palma
Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi
Barone Douphol - Antonio Sacchetti
Marchese d'Obigny - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2992-2994 {3LPS} (195)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 232-234 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 522-524 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Eclipse» ECS 726-728 {3LPS} (1974)ª; London LLA 26 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 430 250-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 895-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)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 - January 1955 pp.366-367 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; December 1964 p.295 [EG]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; July 1974 p.264, p.269 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1955 p.122
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 v [JH]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251, p.253
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Howell Glynne
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis
Un pastore - Noreen Berry
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1712 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 157-2 (+excerpts) {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 753-2 {2CDRS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 029/30-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66333 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0152 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1955). The performance on 28 June 1955 is reviewed in OPERA August 1955 p.533. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Eudossia - Lucia Danieli
Basilio - Carlo Tagliabue
Donello - Giancinto Prandelli
Silvana - Mara Coleva
Agnese - Maria Teresa Mandalari
Monica - Anna Moffo
Agata - Luisa Villa
Lucilla - Tusa Santo
Sabina - Gabriella Carturan
Zoe - Luisa Mandelli
Il vescovo - Nicola Zaccaria
L'esorcista - Ivan Sardi
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 518 (& 4019); Opera d'Oro OPD 1451 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66343 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.686; PENGUIN p.342
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.269 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 7 August 1955. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording (4019) is attributed incorrectly to La Scala in Omega's online catalogue.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Holländer - Aldo Protti
Senta - Dorothy Dow
Daland - Mario Petri
Erik - Mirto Picchi
Mary - Giannella Borelli
Steuermann - Amedeo Berdini
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0223 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 July 1955 and recorded on 4 April 1955.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Don Pasquale - Renato Capecchi
Norina - Bruna Rizzoli
Malatesta - Giuseppe Valdengo
Ernesto - Petre Munteanu
Un notaio - Claudio Adorni
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Black Disc; - Philips A 00323-00324 L {2LPS} (1956)ª; Philips ABL 3140-3141 {2LPS} (UK) (1956)ª; Epic 4SC 6016 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 442 090-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1956 p.244 (mention) [HCS], p.261 [PHW]; October 1994 p.188 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1957 p.114
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Opera Now - August 1994 p.48
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.68 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.130
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.34 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.64 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1956 p.11
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1957 p.190 [JC]
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Répertoire - No.72 September 1994 p.37
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Adina - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Nemorino - Giuseppe di Stefano
Dulcamara - Fernando Corena
Belcore - Renato Capecchi
Giannetta - Luisa Mandelli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5155-5157 {3LPS} (1995)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 566-567 {2LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 566-567 {2LPS}; London XLL 1364 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1311 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 411 699-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca 443 542-2 {2CDS}; Urania 301 (+Duetti d'amore) {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90082 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.393 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; February 1969 p.1198; February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]; July 1995 p.112
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Opera - April 1956 p.250
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.115-116 [JC]
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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62
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Opéra International - décembre 1990 No.142 p.70
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Diapason - 1969 No.136 p.35
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.87 [JH]: February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.114 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1956 p.9
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1956 p.285
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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.357 [PLM]: November 1964 Vol.32 No.3 p.275 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.90 [JM]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco
Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Gabriella Carturan
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda
Un Alcalde - Ezio Giordano
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5131-5134 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2069-2072 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 597-599 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 37 {4LPS} (1956)ª; London OSA 1405 {4LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 598-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 8681 {3CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90009 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.282-283 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1970 pp.665-666 [EG]; January 1989 p.1210 [RO]
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Opera - March 1956 p.175; November 1959 p.750
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.272-273 [JM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.154 [DH]: July 1959 p.648 [DH]
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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [PHR]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.203-204 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.71 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.17 [FGB]
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Comments:- Recorded in July 1955.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Lucia - Maria Callas
Edgardo - Gianni Raimondi
Enrico - Rolando Panerai
Raimondo - Antonio Zerbini
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Anna Maria Borrelli
Normanno - Pietro Moccia
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Black Disc - OD 100
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 903.19 {2CDS} (1990)ª; House of Opera CDBB 202 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.109 (2) p.110 (4) p.106
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (22 March 1956). The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872. 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» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Figaro - Ettore Bastianini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Antonietta Pastori
Dr. Bartolo - Leo Pudis
Don Basilio - Andrea Mongelli
Berta - Rina Corsi
Fiorello - Gerardo Gaudioso
Un Ufficiale - Renato Ercolani
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5060 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (18 August 1956). The cast listed above is that given in «Ettore Bastianini - Una Voce di Bronzo e di Velluto» p.195.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Renato - Giuseppe Taddei
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 195601 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (3 Narch 1956). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Gianni Schicchi - Renato Capecchi
Lauretta - Bruna Rizzoli
Zita - Vittoria Palombini
Rinuccio - Agostino Lazzari
Gherardo - Piero De Palma
Nella - Ornella Rovero
Gherardino - Nino Tarallo
Betto di Signa - Plinio Clabassi
Simone - Giuseppe Modesti
Marco - Arturo La Porta
Ciesca - Maria Minetto
Spinelloccio - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Pinellino - Giorgio Onesti
Guccio - Gerardo Gaudioso
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Black Disc - Philips L 09000 {1LP}; Philips 6540 032 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+La bohème) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1995 p.150 [MEO]
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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68
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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.68
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Elvira - Virginia Zeani
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Andrea Mongelli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Raimondo Botteghelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca
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Black Disc - Rococo 1006 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1135 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1195/6-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.65 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.89 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 February 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.177). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi
Schaunard - Guido Mazzini
Marcello - Renato Capecchi
Colline - Giuseppe Modesti
Mimi - Antonietta Stella
Musetta - Bruna Rizzoli
Benoit - Melchiorre Luise
Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti
Parpignol - Piero De Palma
Sergente dei doganieri - Gerardo Gaudioso
Un doganiere - Aldo Terrosi
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Black Disc - Philips A 00444/5 {2LPS}; Philips 6720 008 {2LPS}; Columbia M2L 401 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+Gianni Schicchi) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 1958 p.192; December 1995 p.150 [MEO]
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68
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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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American Record Guide - October 1958 Vol.25 No.2 p.132 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.76 [DJ]
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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi
Maurizio - Nicola Filacuridi
Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Sacchetti
Principessa di Bouillon - Miriam Pirazzini
Michonnet - Renato Capecchi
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 210-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- There year of the performance on the CDRs issued by Premiere is given in their catalogue as 1961 and one of the cast members is given as «Taddei». I have been unable to find any reference to such a performance in either the «The Voice of an Angel» or in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronolgia 1737-1987». On the basis of the rest of the cast given by Premiere the performance recorded seems to be that on 22 February 1958. The partial cast listed above is for this performance.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Schaunard - Walter Monachesi
Musette - Mafalda Masini
Marcello - Isidoro (Doro) Antonioli
Mimi - Rosetta Noli
Rodolfo - Ettore Bastianini
Barbemuche - Antonio Sacchetti
Colline - Curzio Flemi
Visconte Paolo - Giuseppe Forgione
Durand - Piero De Palma
Gaudenzio - Piero De Palma
Eufemia - Anna Di Stasio
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 165 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Melodram MEL 021 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Hardy Classic HCd 6012-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.358; GIUDICI p.335
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [EP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.134 [LM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.95 [GL]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (8 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.312 ). The performance on the Hardy Classic CDs is reported to be that of 15 February 1958
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Netherlands Opera
Chorus - Netherlands Opera
Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Renato - Scipio Colombo
Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Ulrica - Anny Delorie
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Silvano - Jos Burcksen
Samuele - Guus Hoekman
Tom - Gerard Groot
Un Giudice - Chis van Woerkom
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Compact Disc - Globe GLO 5109 {2CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol. 17 No. 4 March-April 1994 p.352
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Orpheus - Juni 1997 p.59
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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72
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American Record Guide - Vol. 57 No. 3 May-June 1994 p.208
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Répertoire - No. 67 mars 1994 p.80
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Oralia Domínguez
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Anna Di Stasio
Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff
Mastro Trabuco - Mariano Caruso
Un Chirurgo - Gianni Bardi
Un Alcalde - Giuseppe Forgione
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 206 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram IMS 370102 {3CDS} Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» 151/52/53 {3CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6014 {3CDS}
DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4002 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 001(NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1001(PAL); Bel Canto Society #666 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2002 p.103 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera - February 1997 p.159
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42; October 1994 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.207 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.26 No.1 September/ October 2002 p.286 (correction) [CW]
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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.60; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.290-293 (DVD) [RP]
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.61; novembre 1995 No.196 p.57; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.112 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170; No.175 p.124 (video)
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.213: September/ October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.302 (audio) [RVL]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.247 (DVD) [RVL]
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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99: Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 [TP]
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The Perfect Vision - May/June 1999 Issue 24 p.80 (video) [GS]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.102 (DVD) [CC]
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.124
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.87
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.122 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (15 March 1958)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Gabriella Tucci
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - Piero De Palma
Silvio - Renato Capecchi
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5560-5561 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2185-2186 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca LXT 5613-5615 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca SXL 2253-2255;; (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 588-590 (+Cavalleriarusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 658-659 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS}; CISCO KIJC 9166-9168 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London A 4237 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London OSA 1212 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London A 4358 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London OSA 1330 (+Cavalleria ; rusticana) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 421 807-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)ª; London POCL 2394 {1CD} (Japan) (1991)ª; London POCL 3806-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; London POCL 9766 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª; Decca 467 484-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOH 90021 (4-track 7½ips) (+song recital) (1961)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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1961 p.441; November 1970 p.852; April 1975 p.1863 [AB]; August 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera - July 1960 p.448
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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.22 [FGB]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.621 [PLM]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.518 (open reel tape) [PCF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.4 p.71 [CLO]: February 1961 Vol.11 No.2 p.91 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.60
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Amina - Virginia Zeani
Elvino - Nicola Monti
Rodolfo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Lisa - Liliana Poli
Alessio - Augusto Frati
Teresa - MariaLuisa Castellanos
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers SON 195901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recordings of performances in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (28 (Handleman) (24 OL) January 1959). The cast listed above is that given in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.49. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004 and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Jean Madeira
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Lino Puglisi
Abimélech - Plinio Clabassi
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Attilio Flauto
Premier philistin - Athos Cesarini
Deuxième philistin - Enzo Felicitati
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 030 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6006 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.1 p.333 [ADC]
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Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.132 settembre 1999 p.94 [GL]
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Comments:- It has been claimed that the recording on the Melodram LPs is in fact (i) a recording of a performance in 1960 at the Paris Opera conducted by Louis Fourestier with Denise Scharley as Dalila (ii) a recording in the Teatro di San Carlo in 1970 with Vioric (sic) Cortez as Dalila (See FANFARE March/April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.26, IOC Spring 1998 No.7 pp.30-37, Summer 1998 No.8 p.7, Autumn 1998 No.9 p.7). A performance at the Paris Opera conducted by Fourestier is reviewed in OPERA November 1960 p.763 and a performance in Naples in 1970 with Viorica Cortez is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.434. The Hardy CDs are advertized in ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.17 where the date of the performance is given as 5 May 1959. According to the review of the Hardy Classic CDs in L'OPERA Del Monaco and Madeira sing in French and the rest of the cast in Italian. In «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia» p.706 Del Monaco and Madeira are listed as singing in three performances, the first of which was on 5 April 1959. JTH states in his review in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR that the performance on the CDs issued by Hardy Classic is «audibly different from Melodram's».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Mario Del Monaco
Il barone Scarpia - George London
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Silvio Maionica
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Giovanni Morese
Un pastore - Ernesto Palerini
Un carceriere - Giovanni Morese
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5554-5555 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2180-2181 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 612-613 {2LPS}; Decca 411 871-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 1210 {2LPS} (1960)ª; King(CISCO) KIJC-92L {2LPS}; London KUC 9101/02 {2LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 411 871-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 871-2 (France) (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90020 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 pp.426-427 [PHW]; April 1960 p.510 [DST]; September 1971 p.514; February 1985 p. [AB]; August 1991 p. [JBS]
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Opera - March 1960 p.222
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.62 [CK]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.628 [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.72 [CLO]: May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 97 p.134
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Records and Recordings - January 1960 p.17 [FGB]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Rigoletto - Renato Capecchi
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker
Sparafucile - Ivan Sardi
Maddalena - Miriam Pirazzini
Giovanna - Aurora Cattelani
Monterone - Vito Susca
Marullo - Giorgio Giorgetti
Borsa - Vittorio Pandano
Conte di Ceprano - Guido Pasella
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Di Stasio
Un paggio - Carmen Marchi
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Black Disc; - Philips A 02021/02022; Philips 835052/835053; Philips ABL 3307/3308 {2LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; Fontana SFL 1005/1006 {2LPS};; Philips 6747 407 {2LPS} (1981)ª; Columbia M2L 404 {2LPS} (USA); Columbia M2S 901 {2LPS} (USA)
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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 - July 1960 p.79 [AP] October 1960 p.206 [DST] May 1968 p.610; November 1981 p.763 [AB]
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Opera - August 1960 p.567
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.75 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.917 [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.524 [DH]
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Giovanni - Mario Petri
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst
Masetto - Renato Cesari
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)
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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten
Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya
Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi
Nick - Howard Fried
Ashby - Lorenzo Alvary
Jake Wallace - James Standard
Billy Jackrabbit - Richard Wentworth
José Castro - Robert Anderson
Wowkle - Katherine Hilgenberg
Sonora - Ned Romero
Trin - Raymond Manton
Sid - Colin Harvey
Bello - Donald Drain
Harry - Gilbert Russell
Joe - Orva Hoskinson
Happy - Andrew (András) Foldi
Jim Larkens - Winther Andersen
Un postiglione - Thomas Caperello
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 196001 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1960). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell
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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Macbeth - Tito Gobbi
Lady Macbeth - Amy Shuard
Banco - Forbes Robinson
Macduff - André Turp
Malcolm - John Dobson
Dama - Noreen Berry
Medico - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 435 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00783
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.203 (+Otello - excerpts - Sanzogno) {2CDS} (1996)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1996 S.62
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Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.82 [GL]
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Comments:- The performance whose recording is on the Bella Voce CDs and Charles Handelman's tapes is reported to be that at Covent Garden on 8 April 1960 with the cast as listed above. This performance was broadcast (see Radio Times Issue dated April 3-9 1960 p.51). That on the Melodram LPs is reported to be that of 31 March 1960, the first night, which was not broadcast. In this performance Joseph Rouleau sang Banco, not Forbes Robinson. (See OPERA May 1960 p.369)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Renata Scotto
Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini
Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato
Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani
Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari
Le Remendado - Piero De Palma
Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara
Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 2182-3 (+José Cura as Don José) {3CDRS} (2006)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Walter de Ambrosis
Marcello - Vito Mattiola
Colline - Dmitri Nabokov
Mimi - Alberta Pellegrini
Musetta - Bianca Bellesia
Benoit - Guido Pasella
Alcindoro - Guido Pasella
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Black Disc - Murray Hill X23808; Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» ARK 3 (Highlights) {1LP} foyer FO 1041 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4275 (1997)ª
Compact Disc - Claque GM 2001-2002 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2017 {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 publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (highlights) [OT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Reggio Emilia (29 April 1961). The Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» LP is advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - April 1997».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano
Liù - Leontyne Price
Ping - Kostas Paskalis
Pang - Ermanno Lorenzi
Pong - Murray Dickie
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Klein
Un mandarino - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc - Morgan 6101 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 321 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 153-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 2 MCD 014 250 (+Nilsson in Un ballo in Masquera - excerpts in German) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 755-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Orfeo C 757 0821 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.102 [JCH2]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.83 [RL1]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1961; see OPERA September 1961 p.595 )
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Luisa Maragliano
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {2CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Ulrica - Margarethe Bence
Oscar - Graziella Sciutti
Silvano - Donald Drain
Samuele - Plinio Clabassi
Tom - Andrew (András) Foldi
Un Giudice - Raymond Nilsson
Un servo - Winther Andersen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1434
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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-445. 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini
Ismaele - Renato Cioni
Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi
Abigaille - Lucilla Udovich
Fenena - Janis Martin
Gran Sacerdote - Joshua Hecht
Abdallo - Howard Fried
Anna - Gwen Curatilo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1432
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-446. 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tadeo
Maddalena - Bruna Ronchini
Giovanna - Liliana Hussu
Monterone - Vito Susca
Marullo - Claudio Giombi
Borsa - Raimondo Botteghelli
Conte di Ceprano - Eno Mucchiutti
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Bianchi
Un paggio - Ofelia Cappelletti
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Black Disc; - Paragon DSV 52009 {2LPS}; *Movimento Musica 02.003 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Melodram 27006 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDE 1020 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.67
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 March 1961)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Schaunard - Geraint Evans
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Marilyn Horne
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {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 publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Mefistofele - Giorgio Tozzi
Faust - Sándor Kónya
Margherita - Mary Costa
Elena - Mary Costa
Martha - Dorothy Cole
Wagner - Howard Fried
Pantalis - Janis Martin
Nereo - Richard Riffel
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2630-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (24 September 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Lida - Leyla Gencer
Arrigo - João Gibin
Rolando - Ugo Savarese
Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni
Primo Console - Silvio Maionica
Secondo Console - Alessandro Maddalena
Marcovaldo - Enzo Viaro
Imelda - Bruna Ronchini
Un Araldo - Vito Susca
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-813-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.591 (+highlights I Vespri Siciliani - Gavazzeni 1964) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (highlights + complete recording - Gui) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 792-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 (highlights) [JM]
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Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (4 March 1963). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Ernani - Gastone Limarilli
Elvira - Margherita Roberti
Carlo - Cornell MacNeil
Silva - Ivo Vinco
Riccardo - Mario Ferrara
Iago - Gino Calò
Giovanna - Adalina Grigolato
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 851-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (December 1963).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Tagliavini
Liù - Pilar Lorengar
Ping - Raymond Wolansky
Pang - Raymond Manton
Pong - André Montal
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried
Un mandarino - John West
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.455. I do not know if all the singers listed appear on the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers». It is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Mefistofele - Cesare Siepi
Faust - Flaviano Labò
Margherita - Magda Olivero
Elena - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1066; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1862-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro (3 July 1964 see OPERA September 1964 pp.618-619). The cast also included Nino Crimi, Gloria Queiroz. See «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per Tre Generazioni» p.197. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The performance is attributed here incorrectly to Teatro Colón. The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» (correctly attributed).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero
Maurizio - Angelo Loforese
Principe di Bouillon - Guilhermo Damiano
Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini
Michonnet - Paulo Fortes
Quinault - Sergio Napoli
Poisson - Victor Prochet
Mlle. Jouvenot - Loretta Lecce
Mlle. Dangeville - Maria Helena Mucelli
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Nino Crimi
Un maggiordomo - Heraldo De Marco
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1448
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (July 1964; see OPERA October 1964 p.675). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The singers listed above are those given in «Memórias Glórias de um Teatro» by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. p.380. I may have assigned some of the minor roles incorrectly.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro
Don Antonio de Maritz - Nicola Zaccaria
Cecilia - Gianna D' Angelo
Pery - João Gibin
Don Alvaro - Victor Prochet
Gonzales - Piero Cappuccilli
Ruy-Bento - Nino Crimi
Alonso - Luiz Nascimento
Il Caçio - Massimiliano Malaspina
Pedro - Alvary Solano
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 340 {2LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1245-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Rio de Janeiro (21 August 1964)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Guilhermo Damiano
Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria
Spoletta - Nino Crimi
Sciarrone - Amilton Moreira
Un carceriere - Antonio Lembo
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1888-2 {2CDRS} (+excerpts from; performance in July 1962 cond. Fabritiis) (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers TOS 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (14 July 1964). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Don Carlo - João Gibin
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni
Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn
La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 196401 {3CDRS}
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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 in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (5 April 1964; see OPERA September 1964 p.624). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica
Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer
Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini
Fra Melitone - Michele Cazzato (Casato)
Curra - Anna Lia Bazzani
Padre Guardiano - Carlo Cava
Mastro Trabuco - Renato Ercolani
Un Chirurgo - Armando Manelli
Un Alcalde - Franco Bordoni
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 013-015 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 689 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bologna (9 February 1964). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Nabucco - Tito Gobbi
Ismaele - Franco Tagliavini
Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi
Abigaille - Gladys Kuchta
Fenena - Janis Martin
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2271-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- This may be a recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in the open-air Greek auditorium in the University of Berkeley. See OPERA December 1964 p.797. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the online update to their catalogue dated 9 August 2006.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Pilar Lorengar
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - Glade Peterson
Rodrigo - Richard Riffel
Lodovico - Pietro Menci
Montano - Daniel McCaughna
Emilia - Janis Martin
Un Araldo - David Giosso
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1426
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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 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield p.454. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive was listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it was stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in-house».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Annemarie Bessel
La Contessa di Coigny - Sona Cervená
Madelon - Claramae Turner
Roucher - Richard Fredricks
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Joshua Hecht
Fouquier Tinville - Adib Fazah
Un Incredible - Howard Fried
Pietro Fléville - John West
L'abate - William Whitesides
Dumas - Pietro Menci
Schmidt - David Giosso
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1094-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1965). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Minnie - Marie Collier
Dick Johnson - João Gibin
Jack Rance - Chester Ludgin
Nick - Howard Fried
Ashby - Joshua Hecht
Jake Wallace - John West
Billy Jackrabbit - Andrew (András) Foldi
José Castro - Pietro Menci
Wowkle - Claudia White
Sonora - Richard Fredricks
Trin - Raymond Manton
Sid - Colin Harvey
Bello - Winther Andersen
Harry - William Whitesides
Joe - Robert Glover
Happy - David Giosso
Jim Larkens - Adib Fazah
Un postiglione - James Eitze
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3609
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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (21 September 1965; see OPERA December 1965 p.880, p.897). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Renata Scotto
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Giuseppe Morresi
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Black Disc - HMV «Angel» ANS 159 AN 160-161 {5-sides); HMV «Angel» SANS 159 SAN 160-161 (5-sides); HMV SLS 921; Angel SCL 3671
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1966 p.570 [EG]; July 1966 p.49 [DST]
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Opera - July 1966 p.560 [HDR]
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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p.18 [CO]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Olympie - Pilar Lorengar
Statira - Fiorenza Cossotto
Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini
Antigone - Giangiacomo Guelfi
L'Hiérophante - Nicola Zaccaria
Hermas - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 542 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Melodram MEL 479 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21021 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1395 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (1 June 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.627). The conductor is stated in «The EJS Discography» p.572 to be Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Mignon Dunn
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Robert Goodloe
Samuele - John Macurdy
Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1366 (& 1127); Myto 2 MCD 043 295 {2CDS} (2004)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5157 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 at the MET (26 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). Here, the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965. The CDRs issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Ramón Vinay
Fenton - Ottavio Garaventa
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Dr. Cajus - Howard Fried
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Lee Venora
Meg Page - Janis Martin
Mistress Quickly - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1470-2 {2CDRS} (2004)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - John Macurdy
Maddalena - Ruza Baldani
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
Monterone - Raymond Michalski
Marullo - Robert Goodloe
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - Gene Boucher
Contessa di Ceprano - Loretta Di Franco
Un paggio - Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 172/173 {2CDS} (1994)ª; The Opera Lovers RIG 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada); Living Stage LS 1113 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76; No.301 juin 2005 p.83 (mention) [JC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 pp.89-90 [JS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1966, the debut of Alfredo Kraus at the MET). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI:22/3/1966)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Robert Merrill
Madeleine di Coigny - Eileen Farrell
La mulatta Bersi - Nedda Casei
La Contessa di Coigny - Gladys Kriese
Madelon - Ruza Baldani
Roucher - William Walker
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Elfego Esparza
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Andrea Velis
Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Russell Christopher
Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1394
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1966). 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 also stated «Only fair in-house tape of this rarity».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI;13/4/1966)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Anselmo Colzani
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Nedda Casei
La Contessa di Coigny - Gladys Kriese
Madelon - Mignon Dunn
Roucher - William Walker
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Lorenzo Alvary
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Andrea Velis
Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Robert Goodloe
Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1420
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1966). This was Zinka Milanov's «final appearance with the company in a complete opera». 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 stated «fair to good copy from prompter's box. prompter too vocal».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Adina - Mirella Freni
Nemorino - Nicolai Gedda
Dulcamara - Renato Capecchi
Belcore - Mario Sereni
Giannetta - Angela Arena
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Black Disc - HMV «Angel» AN 180-1; HMV «Angel» SAN 180-1; ENI 3 C 165-00066/67; Angel SBL 3701
Compact Disc - EMI CDMB 69897 {2CDS} (USA)
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1967 p.538; July 1967 p.53
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Opera - July 1967 p.590
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Magda de Civry - Anna Moffo
Ruggero Lastouc - Daniele Barioni
Ramblado Fernandez - Mario Sereni
Lisette - Graziella Sciutti
Prunier - Piero De Palma
Yvette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani
Bianca - Virginia De Notarisefani
Suzy - Franca Mattiucci
Perichaud - Mario Basiola jnr.
Gobin - Fernando Iacopucci
Crebillon - Robert Amis El Hage
Georgette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani
Gabriella - Virginia De Notarisefani
Lolette - Franca Mattiucci
Rabonier - Robert Amis El Hage
Uno Studente - Fernando Iacopucci
Maggiordomo - Robert Amis El Hage
Un uomo che fischia - Alessandro Alessandroni
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Black Disc; - RCA RE 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA SER 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA DPS 2055 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª; RCA Victor LM 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» 60459-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 82 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1967 p.339; January 1968 p.366; December 1974 p.1211 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [MEO]
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Opera - February 1968 p.136 [HDR]
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Opera News - September 9 1967 p.30
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Maria - Leyla Gencer
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Agostino Ferrin
Anna - Mafalda Masini
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71
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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Richard Tucker
Azucena - Grace Bumbry
Leonora - Montserrat Caballé
Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill
Ferrando - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Ines - Shirley Love
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero
Un messo - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1368
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1967). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «Fair to Good in-house recording».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Guido di Montforte - Kostas Paskalis
Il Sire di Bethume - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Arrigo - Eugenio Fernandi
Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti
La Duchessa Elena - Virginia Zeani
Ninetta - Joann Grillo
Danieli - Robert Nagy
Tebaldo - Paul Franke
Roberto - Paul Plishka
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers VES 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the Metropolitan Opera at Newport, Rhode Island (23 August 1967). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;16/10/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Jeanette Pilou
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - Justino Díaz
Capulet - Clifford Harvuot
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 51
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 737 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1989 No.127 p.86; décembre 1994 No.186 p.71
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 Oct 1967). For a review of the performance on 2 Oct 1967 see Opera Dec 1967 p.976
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;27/9/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - John Macurdy
Capulet - Raymond Michalski
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1694 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 September 1967). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli
Raimondo - Agostino Ferrin
Arturo - Gianfranco Manganotti
Alisa - Anna Di Stasio
Normanno - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 361-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Frequenz CBX 2; Frequenz 043-001; Frequenz 043-503;; Cetra CDAR 2026; Cetra 102 123; ZYX CLS 4604 {2CDS} (Germany) Verona 27083/27084; Opera d'Oro OPD 1137 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.182
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61
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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.36
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Comments:- Recorded on 30 June 1967 and broadcast on 10 October 1967
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Reri Grist
Duca di Mantova - Nicolai Gedda
Sparafucile - Agostino Ferrin
Maddalena - Anna Di Stasio
Giovanna - Limbania Leoni
Monterone - Ruggero Raimondi
Marullo - Benito di Bella
Borsa - Franco Ricciardi
Conte di Ceprano - Alfredo Giacomotti
Contessa di Ceprano - Mirella Fiorentini
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» SAN 204-205 SANS 206 {3LPS - 5-sides} (1968)ª; HMV SLS 933 {2LPS}; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 4700 {2LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD-4700 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4700 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932822 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - September 1968 p.378 [EG]; January 1969 p.986 [DST]; March 1987 p.[JBS]; January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]
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Opera - December 1968 p.1005 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 p.274 [BR]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.204-205 [MM]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Marcella Pobbe
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Aldo Bottion
De Siriex - Attilio D' Orazi
Lorek - Paolo Cesari
Nicola - Uberto Scaglione
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Boroff - Gianni Socci
Gretch - Angelo Nosotti
Il Barone Rouvel - Mario Carlin
Cirillo - Giovanni Antonini
Dmitri - Maurizio Ballarin
Desiré - Augusto Pedroni
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Anna Lia Bazzani
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Compact Disc - Mondo Musica MFOH 10091 {2CDS}
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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 publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.58 [IW]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.134 [LM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.26 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.96 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (9 February 1968)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Nicolai Gedda
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - John Macurdy
Capulet - Raymond Michalski
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1270
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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Robert Merrill
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Louise Pearl
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines
Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Myto 3 MCD 945.112; Omega Opera Archive 1168
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78
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Comments:- Recording of performance at the MET (9 March 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI;Tucci)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil
Jacopo Fiesco - Jerome Hines
Amelia Grimaldi - Gabriella Tucci
Gabriele Adorno - George Shirley
Paolo Albiani - Sherrill Milnes
Pietro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un'ancella - Nadyne Brewer
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SIM 196801 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI:Orlandi-Malaspina)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil
Jacopo Fiesco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Amelia Grimaldi - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker
Paolo Albiani - Sherrill Milnes
Pietro - Paul Plishka
Un'ancella - Ann Florio
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SIM 196802 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 October 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Luisa - Luisa Maragliano
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Miller - Mario Zanasi
Walter - Paolo Washington
Federica - Adriana Lazzarini
Wurm - Giovanni Foiani
Laura - Mirella Fiorentini
Contadino - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc - Armando Curcio Editore {1CD}
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (May 1969). The CD issued by Armando Curcio Editore is listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.261 octobre 2001 p.76
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Maria - Leyla Gencer
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Juan Oncina
Talbot - Plinio Clabassi
Anna - Vera Magrini
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1598-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (2 January 1969; see OPERA March 1969 p.252).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Mario Zanasi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Oddino Bertola
Un Frate - Gianfranco Casarini
Elisabetta di Valois - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
La principessa Eboli - Franca Mattiucci
Tebaldo - Annamaria Gasparini
Un Araldo Reale - Vittorio Pandano
Una voce dal cielo - Lania Giogoli
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 783-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1969; see OPERA May 1969 p.441, June 1969 p.533)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Janku))
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Hanna Jankú
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Maria Chiara
Ping - Renato Capecchi
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Ivo Vinco
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Disc - mr. tape 3330
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (1 or 7 August 1969; see OPERA Festival Issue 1969 p.117). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.87.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Kónya)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek
Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya
Il barone Scarpia - Anselmo Colzani
Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka
Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Spoletta - Andrea Velis
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Kris Kalfayan
Un carceriere - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.590 (+Sándor Kónya Puccini recital) {2CDS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1969).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Nilsson)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Plácido Domingo
Liù - Gabriella Tucci
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Ivo Vinco
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 512 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1969). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Tucker)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek
Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker
Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Spoletta - Andrea Velis
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Magda Kalmár
Un carceriere - Paul Plishka
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27508 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1848-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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 publication:-
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 pp.79-80 [SS]
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Comments:- This recording was attributed by Melodram to San Francisco, but there is no record of a performance of Tosca with this cast in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield. However two performances were given with this cast at the MET (22, 26 March 1969), neither of which was broadcast. So this is presumably an «in house» recording as indicated by SS in his review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (vide supra). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «11/26/69».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Riccardo - Ludovic Spiess
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Martina Arroyo
Ulrica - Lili Chookasian
Oscar - Valeria Mariconda
Samuele - Victor De Narké
Tom - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
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Compact Disc - Arkadia 362 022 (Fill-up)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Répertoire - No. 83 septembre 1995 p.79
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Teatro Colón (See OPERA, November 1970 p.1018). This recording is a «fill-up» on the recording of La forza del destino (Teatro Colón 1972)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Martina Arroyo
Ulrica - Irene Dalis
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Russell Christopher
Samuele - Paul Plishka
Tom - Andrij Dobriansky
Un Giudice - Paul Franke
Un servo - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 197002 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 at the MET (24 November 1970). This performance was not broadcast so the recording must have been made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Guido di Montforte - Sherrill Milnes
Il Sire di Bethume - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Il Conte Vaudemont - Ricardo Catena
Arrigo - Pedro Lavirgen
Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti
La Duchessa Elena - Martina Arroyo
Ninetta - Luisa Bartoletti
Danieli - Nino Falzetti
Tebaldo - Virgilio Tavini
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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21037 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. See OPERA November1970 p.1018 The GDS CDs are listed in Bongionammi's catalogue for December 1994
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;10/10/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Plácido Domingo
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Irene Dalis
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - Raymond Gibbs
Samuele - Paul Plishka
Tom - Andrij Dobriansky
Un Giudice - Paul Franke
Un servo - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1726 (& 1491) {2CDRS} ;; The Opera Lovers BAL 197003 {2CDRS} (2007)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 at the MET (10 October 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM)..
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;13/10/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Plácido Domingo
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Irene Dalis
Oscar - Joy Clements
Silvano - Raymond Gibbs
Samuele - Paul Plishka
Tom - Andrij Dobriansky
Un Giudice - Paul Franke
Un servo - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1239
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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 at the MET (13/10/70). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as an «Excellent FM Aircheck», but the performance was not broadcast.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;Ross)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Elinor Ross
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi
Il barone Scarpia - Anselmo Colzani
Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka
Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Gerard Harrington
Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 197002 {2CDRS} (2008)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1970). The CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers is listed on their website (Hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI:Tebaldi)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya
Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot
Spoletta - Robert Schmorr
Sciarrone - Gene Boucher
Un pastore - Kris Kalfayan
Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud
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Compact Disc - On Stage OS 4710 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers TOS 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.95 [SG]
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Comments:- The «On Stage» CDs are labeled as being a recording of a performance in Philadelphia in 1966. However, according to the performance chronology in «Tebaldi - The Voice of an Angel» the only time that Tebaldi, Konya, MacNeil, and Corena sang in Tosca together under Molinari-Pradelli was at the MET between December 31 1969 and January 10 1970 (loc.cit. p.251). The performance on January 10 1970 was broadcast and the recording is presumably of this performance. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the performance recorded is attributed to the MET on 10 January 1970.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Magda de Civry - Jeanette Pilou
Ruggero Lastouc - Aldo Bottion
Prunier - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1453 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Robert Merrill
Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy
Un Frate - James Morris
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Judith Forst
Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Jeannine Altmeyer
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 197102 (3CDRS}
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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:- The recording on the CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers is probably of a performance at the MET on 11 (or 8) October 1971. The CDRs are listed in their online catalogue where the date of the performance recorded is given as «11.11.71», but Don Carlo was not performed at the MET on that day. As none of the performances of Don Carlo at the MET in 1971 was broadcast the recording was probably made «in-house»,
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Mario Zanasi
Amelia - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini
Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Silvano - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Samuele - Antonio Zerbini
Tom - Gianfranco Casarini
Un Giudice - Augusto Vicentini
Un servo - Ivan Del Manto
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 164-165 (+excerpts - SanFrancisco - Mackerras) {2CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol. 18 No. 2 November/December 1994 p.332
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67
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Répertoire - NO 78 mars 1995 p.79
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (11 August 1972)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI;15/6/72)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Robert Merrill
Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy
Un Frate - Paul Plishka
Elisabetta di Valois - Gabriella Tucci
La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto
Tebaldo - Frederica Von Stade
Il Conte di Lerma - Gabor Carelli
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Jeannine Altmeyer
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1044 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Omega Opera Archive 3964
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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 MET (15 June 1972).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI;22/4/72)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Sherrill Milnes
Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy
Un Frate - Paul Plishka
Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Frederica Von Stade
Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara
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Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2092 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 618.3; Myto 2 MCD 022 261 {2CDS} (2002)ª; The Opera Lovers DON 197201 {3CDRS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - June 1993 p.61; November 1995 p.38
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Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.82 [JC]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.110 [PK]
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Classics - January 1993 p.67
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 pp.46-47 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 pp.86-87 [JR]
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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 April 1972). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - John Alexander
Enrico - Mario Sereni
Raimondo - Paul Plishka
Arturo - Leo Goeke
Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy
Normanno - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 42173 (BRO 123218) {2CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 April 1973). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes
Lady Macbeth - Martina Arroyo
Banco - Ruggero Raimondi
Macduff - Franco Tagliavini
Malcolm - Rod MacWherter
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Edmond Karlsrud
Domestico - Glenn Bater
Sicaro - Richard Best
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 197301 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 MET (3 February 1973).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes
Lady Macbeth - Grace Bumbry
Banco - Ruggero Raimondi
Macduff - Franco Corelli
Malcolm - Rod MacWherter
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Edmond Karlsrud
Domestico - Domenico Simeone
Sicaro - Richard Best
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1776-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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 in the State Fair Music Hall, Dallas (18 May 1973). The CDs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Flora Bervoix - Jean Kraft
Annina - Betsy Norden
Alfredo Germont - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill
Gastone - Charles Anthony
Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Barone Douphol - Robert Goodloe
Marchese d'Obigny - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123563 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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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:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 13 January 1973 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LE;Domingo - Molnar Talajic)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stella Silva
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 592 (2003)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Verona Arena (10 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the Programme Book of the Verona Festival 1988 p.89. 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Norma - Montserrat Caballé
Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto
Pollione - Gianni Raimondi
Oroveso - Ivo Vinco
Clotilde - Rina Pallini
Flavio - Saverio Porzano
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Black Disc - Melodiya C 28011-6 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - On Stage O/S 4704 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of La Scala in Moscow, June 1974In Act 2 the role of Adelgisa is sung by Bruna Baglioni
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alfonso - Mario D' Anna
Leonora - Sylvana Mazzieri
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo
Don Gasparo - Paride Venturi
Ines - Wilma Colla
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 805-2 {2CDRS}
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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:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1974).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Mario Zanasi
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Giampaolo Corradi
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Massimino Bortolotti
Un carceriere - Lorenzo Testi
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08316
Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 496 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 496.2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 746-2 {2CDRS}
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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 - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.64
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.64
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (17 May 1974). The performance on 14 May 1974 is reviewed in OPERA, September 1974 p.805. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Gianni Brunelli
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2505
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (21 July 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stella Silva
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (14 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianfranco Cecchele
Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti
Il Sagristano - Giorgio Giorgetti
Cesare Angelotti - Ubaldo Carosi
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Gino Calò
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Compact Disc - Gala 100823 {1CD}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (mention) [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genoa (June 1975; see OPERA September 1975 p.879 )
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani
Leonora di Vargas - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Don Carlo - Renato Bruson
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 827 {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CD
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (24 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.109-111). The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 update»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI;13/2/75)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - José Carreras
Renato - Renato Bruson
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Ruza Baldani
Oscar - Margherita Guglielmi
Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi
Samuele - Federico Davià
Tom - Giovanni Foiani
Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti
Un servo - Regolo Romani
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00139
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 951 123 {2CDS} (1995)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 3 1996 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol. 18 No. 6 July/August 1995 p.356
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 p.62
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No. 4 p.215
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Répertoire - No. 82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.73
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (13 February 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.476). The cast listed above is that given in «La Scala 67-92 Cronologia - Opere, Balletti, Concerti» by Giampiero Tintori p.57. It was assumed by the writer of the review in ORPHEUS that this performance was at the MET, despite the advertisment on the same page
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI;18/2/75)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - José Carreras
Renato - Renato Bruson
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Ruza Baldani
Oscar - Margherita Guglielmi
Silvano - Carlo Meliciani
Samuele - Federico Davià
Tom - Giovanni Foiani
Un Giudice - Aldo Bertocci
Un servo - Regolo Romani
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 770 CD 2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1302 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7048 {2CDS} (2008)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 at La Scala (18 February 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.476). The cast listed above is that given in «La Scala 67-92 Cronologia - Opere, Balletti, Concerti» by Giampiero Tintori p.57.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Alfonso - Renato Bruson
Leonora - Viorica Cortez
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Cesare Siepi
Don Gasparo - Giampaolo Corradi
Ines - Wilma Colla
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 983.190 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Dynamic DYNCDS 480 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.95-96 [BB]
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Orpheus - April 1999 S.60 [DN]; September+Oktober 2005 S.58 [IW]
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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.68 [SS]
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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.101 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [JTH]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.116 [CHP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.75 [MC]: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Genova (April 1976; see OPERA, August 1976 pp.759-760)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(FI)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Rolando Panerai
Gilda - Margherita Rinaldi
Duca di Mantova - Franco Bonisolli
Sparafucile - Bengt Rundgren
Maddalena - Viorica Cortez
Giovanna - Ilona Papenthin
Monterone - Antonin Svorc
Marullo - Horst Lunow
Borsa - Henno Garduhn
Conte di Ceprano - Peter Olesch
Contessa di Ceprano - Maria Corelli
Un paggio - Sylvia Pawlik
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Black Disc; - Acanta HA 21474 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz Acanta 41 474 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43073 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Amadeo Video PHLK 10007-8 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2022 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 1979 p.1052 (audio) [RO]
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Fanfare - Vol.2 No.1 September/October 1978 p.121 (audio) [JY]; Vol.30 No.6 July/ August 2007 (audio) pp.254-255 [ED]
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Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (audio) [IW]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.176-177 (audio) [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.94 (audio) [FF]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film or audio recording of its soundtrack. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Franco Tagliavini
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Renato Bruson
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Nadine Denize
Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.623 (+Lohengrin - Guschlbauer - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 part of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (22 October 1977)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Alfonso - Walter Alberti
Leonora - Biancamaria Casoni
Fernando - Umberto Grilli
Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo
Don Gasparo - Carlo Gaifa
Ines - Alida Ferrarini
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2586
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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:- Recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 6 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 November 1977 p.34.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Poliuto - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Paolina - Adriana Maliponte
Severo - Renato Bruson
Callistene - Silvano Pagliuca
Nearco - Pier Francesco Poli
Felice - Luigi Paolillo
A Christian - Angelo Casertano
Another Christian - Raffaele Passaro
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Black Disc; - Voce 60-S {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02928
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 140 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100 795 (+highlights cond. Morelli 1975) {2CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2807
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Recordings of Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.172
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Opéra International - No.60 juin 1963 p.66 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.90 [LB]
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Comments:- The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on 1 November 2004.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Vincenzo Sardinero
Jacopo Foscari - Pedro Lavirgen
Lucrezia Contarini - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Jacopo Loredano - Antonio Borras
Barbarigo - Antoni Lluch
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2169 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (8 November 1977). Some of the singers may have been assigned incorrectly to the roles that they sang as given above. See «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Fracesc X. Mata p.397. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Don Carlo - Nicola Martinucci
Filippo II - Nicola Ghiuselev
Rodrigo - Matteo Manuguerra
Il Grande Inquisitore - William Wilderman
Un Frate - Levon Boghossian
Elisabetta di Valois - Ghena Dimitrova
La principessa Eboli - Irina Bogachova
Tebaldo - Martha Millán
Il Conte di Lerma - Jorge Giabbanelli
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1030
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (2 July 1978).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Desdemona - Martha Colalilla
Iago - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Cassio - Ricardo Cassinelli
Rodrigo - Eduardo Sarramida
Lodovico - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Montano - Pino de Vescovi
Emilia - Lucia Boero
Un Araldo - José Crea
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 747 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (11 June 1978). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón:-
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Minnie - Arlene Saunders
Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo
Jack Rance - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Nick - Ricardo Cassinelli
Ashby - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Jake Wallace - Victor De Narké
Billy Jackrabbit - Omar Brandán
José Castro - Pino de Vescovi
Wowkle - Lucia Boero
Sonora - Levon Boghossian
Trin - Nicolás Cuttone
Sid - Oscar Schiappapietra
Bello - Héctor Scaiola Compagnone
Harry - Oscar Grassi
Joe - Luis Veronelli
Happy - Jorge Giabbanelli
Jim Larkens - Luis Gaeta
Un postiglione - Enzo Betti
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 413 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July or August 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). 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) where the quality of the recording is described as «fair».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Ernani - Giorgio Merighi
Elvira - Mara Zampieri
Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli
Silva - Agostino Ferrin
Riccardo - Dario Zerial
Iago - Vito Susca
Giovanna - Laura Cavalieri
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 041 288 (+Giovanna d'Arco - excerpts with Zampieri) {2CDS} (2004)ª
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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:-
Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.87 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Norma - Renata Scotto
Adalgisa - Tatiana Troyanos
Pollione - Gianfranco Cecchele
Oroveso - Kurt Rydl
Clotilde - Waltraud Winsauer
Flavio - Ewald Aichberger
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3539
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera on 14 June 1980. The year of the performance is given incorrectly as 1989 in Omega's online catalogue. The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005».
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
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NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
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Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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