(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1939(LE) - Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz*
2 1941(LE) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*
3 1942(LE) - Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride*
4 1942(LE) - Richard Strauss - Daphne*
5 1943(LE) - Franz Schmidt - Notre Dame*
6 1945(RA) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail*
7 1948(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*
8 1948(RA) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*
9 1949(RA) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
10 1949(RA) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*
11 1949(RA) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
12 1951?(SE) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*
13 1952(STU) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
14 1953(LI) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
15 1953(SE) - Johann Strauß II - Eine Nacht in Venedig*
16 1954(LI) - Richard Strauss - Intermezzo*
17 1954(RA) - Eugen d' Albert - Tiefland*
18 1954(SE) - Johann Strauß II - Der Zigeunerbaron*
19 1955(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
20 1955(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte*
21 1955(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*
22 1956(RA) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
23 1956(SE) - Carl Zeller - Der Vogelhändler*
24 1957(STU) - Eugen d' Albert - Tiefland*
25 1957(STU) - Franz Lehár - Giuditta*
26 1958(RA) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Julius Pölzer
Agathe - Maria Reining
Kaspar - Herbert Alsen
Ottokar - Georg Monthy
Kuno - Karl Ettl
Zamiel - Alfred Muzzarelli
Ännchen - Elisabeth Rutgers
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 (mention) [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of about 32 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (January1939)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1941(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Ariadne - Anny Konetzni
Komponist - Else Schulz
Zerbinetta - Adele Kern
Bacchus - Set Svanholm
Musiklehrer - Alfred Jerger
Harlekin - Alfred Poell
Truffaldin - Alfred Vogel
Brighella - Richard Sallaba
Scaramuchio - William Wernigk
Najade - Dora Komarek
Dryade - Elena Nikolaidi
Echo - Elisabeth Rutgers
Haushofmeister - Alfred Muzzarelli
Ein Offizier - Friedrich Jelinek
Ein Perückenmacher - Hermann Baier
Ein Tanzmeister - Alexander Pichler
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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1456-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.15) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 pp.164-165 [AB]
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Opera News - March 2 1996 p.40
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Comments:- Recording of part (43 minutes) of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (16 October 1941)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1942(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kruschina - Georg Monthy
Marie - Esther Réthy
Hans - Anton Dermota
Kezal - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Compact Disc - Koch/Schwann 3-1457-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.7)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1995 p.115
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337
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Comments:- Recording of part of a concert performance (13 October 1942)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1942(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Daphne - Maria Reining
Apollo - Alf Rauch
Leukippos - Anton Dermota
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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1455-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.5)
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Recordings of Daphne by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.782; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1381
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p. [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (8 May 1942)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1943(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Esmeralda - Else Schulz
Phoebus de Chateaupers - Karl Friedrich
Pierre Gringoire - Josef Witt
Archidiakonus - Alfred Jerger
Quasimodo - Herbert Alsen
Ein Offizier - Georg Monthy
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1457-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.7)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1995 p.115
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.336
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (21 September 1943)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1945(RA)
Orchestra - Österreichisches Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester
Chorus - Wiener Rundfunkchor
Konstanze - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Belmonte - Anton Dermota
Blonde - Emmy Loose
Pedrillo - Peter Klein
Osmin - Herbert Alsen
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 047 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.501 (+Dermota and Ahlsen - recital) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.134 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1295 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.58
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.115
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.125
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American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.260 [km]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.245 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.89 [SB]
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Comments:- A broadcast performance by Austrian Radio (6 September 1945). There is no dialogue on the Gala CD
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Amfortas - Paul Schöffler
Titurel - Hans Braun
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Günther Treptow
Klingsor - Adolf Vogel
Kundry - Anny Konetzni
Knappe 1 - Elisabeth Rutgers
Knappe 2 - Sieglinde Wagner
Knappe 3 - Erich Majkut
Knappe 4 - Hermann Gallos
Blumenmädchen 1 - Emmy Funk
Blumenmädchen 2 - Elisabeth Rutgers
Blumenmädchen 3 - Judith Hellwig
Blumenmädchen 4 - Sieglinde Wagner
Blumenmädchen 5 - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Blumenmädchen 6 - Fritzi Rieger
Ritter 1 - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Ritter 2 - Harald Pröglhoff
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Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 954.136 (+Die Walküre - highlights) {4CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 4CD 001H040 {4CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0122 (+Act 2 - cond. Rankl) {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - VoL.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.310
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.75
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.131
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.89 [PF]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.107 [AT]
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Comments:- According to the review in FANFARE this performance took place on 1 October 1948
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Loge - Julius Pölzer
Mime - William Wernigk
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Freia - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Froh - Willy Friedrich
Donner - Alfred Poell
Erda - Rosette Anday
Fasolt - Marjan Rus
Fafner - Herbert Alsen
Woglinde - Esther Réthy
Wellgunde - Martha Rohs
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.144 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue 1996 December 1996 p.3
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention)
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Siegfried - Günther Treptow
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Gunther - Karl Kamann
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
Waltraute - Rosette Anday
Woglinde - Elisabeth Rutgers
Wellgunde - Martha Rohs
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
First Norn - Rosette Anday
Second Norn - Georgine von Milinkovic
Third Norn - Hilde Konetzni
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Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 973.159 {4CDS} (1997)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) (+Set Svanholm in Götterdämmerung) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Opera News - December 20 1997 p.40 [BZ]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.57 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [MC]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Comments:- In Act 3 the role of Gutrune is sung by Judith Hellwig
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Siegfried - Günther Treptow
Mime - William Wernigk
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Erda - Rosette Anday
Fafner - Herbert Alsen
Waldvogel - Ruthilde Boesch
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 972.155 {3CDS} (1997)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Opera News - April 11 1998 p.47 [BZ]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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Wagner News - Issue No.122 September 1997 p.20 (mention)
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.94 [JS]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Siegmund - Günther Treptow
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Hunding - Herbert Alsen
Brünhilde - Helena Braun
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Rosette Anday
Gerhilde - Judith Hellwig
Ortlinde - Esther Réthy
Waltraute - Rosette Anday
Schwertleite - Alice Ostrowsky
Helmwige - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Siegrune - Gertrud Burgsthaler-Schuster
Grimgerde - Dagmar Hermann
Roßweiße - Else Schürnoff
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 971 152 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 4 MCD 954 136 (highlights +Parsifal) {4CDS} (1995)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) (+Ferdinand Franz in Prinz Igor) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.310
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.76; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.131
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Comments:- The highlights (Act 1) on Myto 4 MCD 954 136 are included as a «filler» with therecording of Parsifal conducted by Moralt
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1951?(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc - *Decca LW 5029 {1x10in-LP}
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- A recording of the following excerpts «Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich» (Arabella, Zdenka), «Das war sehr gut, Mandryka» (Arabella, Mandryka)
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Salome - Walburga Wegener
Jochanaan - Josef Metternich
Herodes - László Szemere
Herodias - Georgine von Milinkovic
Narraboth - Waldemar Kmentt
Ein Page - Dagmar Hermann
Erster Nazarener - Oskar Czerwenka
Zweiter Nazarener - Walter Berry
Erster Soldat - Adolf Vogel
Zweiter Soldat - Harald Pröglhoff
Ein Cappadocier - Oskar Czerwenka
Ein Sklave - Dorothea Fraß
Erster Jude - August Jaresch
Zweiter Jude - Fritz Sperlbauer
Dritter Jude - William Wernigk
Vierter Jude - Erich Majkut
Fünfter Jude - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Black Disc; - Philips A 00163/64 L {2LPS}; Philips ABL 3003-3004 {2LPS} (UK) (1954)ª;; Columbia SL 126 {2LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Gramola 6799 008 {2LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 438 664-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Cantus Classics 500659 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1954 pp.116-117 [AR]; January 1955 p.338 [DST]; November 1981 p.757 [AB] May 1994 p.112 [AB]
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Opera - November 1954 p.685
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Opera Now - February 1994 p.56
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Orpheus - No.12 15 Dezember 1975 - 15 Januar 1976 S.290 [KL]; Mai 1994 S.60
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Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.139
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.222 [JN]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 p.204
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.77
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Holländer - Otto Edelmann
Senta - Christel Goltz
Daland - Gottlob Frick
Erik - Max Lorenz
Mary - Rosette Anday
Steuermann - Anton Dermota
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10081 {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 publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (28 March 1953).
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1953(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Kammerchor
Guido, Herzog von Urbino - Waldemar Kmentt
Caramello - Rudolf Christ
Bartolomeo Delacqua - Roman Hencl
Pappacoda - Kurt Preger
Annina - Dorothea Siebert
Ciboletta - Ruthilde Boesch
Agricola - Valerie Zörner
Barbara - Elisabeth Fahsl
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Black Disc - Philips P 10179 R; Philips A 04026 L; Philips ABE 10123 (highlights) {1x45-EP}; Epic LC 3324 {1LP} (USA)
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Recordings of Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.248
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.427 (highlights) [WSM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1957 Vol.7 No.5 p.60 [JH]
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American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.23 No.10 p.161 [PLM]
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Luister - Maart 1957 p.164 [FB]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Christine - Hilde Zadek
Hofkapellmeister Robert Storch - Alfred Poell
Anna - Anny Felbermayer
Baron Lummer - Rudolf Christ
Der Notar - Franz Bierbach
Seine Frau - Dorothea Fraß
Kapellmeister Stroh - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Kommerzienrat - Oskar Czerwenka
Justizrat - Adolf Vogel
Kammersänger - Herbert Alsen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 538
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Recordings of Intermezzo by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.138 p.110; GIUDICI p.843
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (30 March 1954). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» p.126. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Wiener Rundfunk
Sebastino - Ferdinand Frantz
Marta - Helena Braun
Pedro - Günther Treptow
Tommaso - Walter Berry
Moruccio - Erich Kaufmann
Nuri - Else Liebesberg
Nando - Erich Majkut
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20040 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.172; PENGUIN p.1
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2006 p.31 [JTH]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Kammerchor
Graf Homonay - Hans Braun
Conte Carnero - Kurt Preger
Sandor Barinkay - Rudolf Christ
Kalman Zsupan - Otto Edelmann
Arsena - Dorothea Siebert
Mirabella - Friedl Riegler
Ottokar - Waldemar Kmentt
Czipra - Georgine von Milinkovic
Saffi - Sari Barabas
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Black Disc - Philips A 00178 L {1LP}; Philips SBR 6217 {1x10in-LP} (no narration)Epic LC 3041 (USA)
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Recordings of Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.255
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.70
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American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.67 [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1957 p.727
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Comments:- There is a narration in German read by Fred Liewehr
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Andrea Chénier - Helge Roswaenge
Carlo Gérard - Theo Baylé
Madeleine di Coigny - Hilde Zadek
La mulatta Bersi - Martha Rohs
La Contessa di Coigny - Elisabeth Höngen
Roucher - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Harald Pröglhoff
Fouquier Tinville - Adolf Vogel
Un Incredible - Erich Majkut
Pietro Fléville - Hans Schweiger
L'abate - Fritz Sperlbauer
Dumas - Frederick Guthrie
Schmidt - Franz Bierbach
Il maestro di casa - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 242 (& 431)
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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:- This appears to be a recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (26 February 1955). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» p.16. 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 date of the performance recorded is given here as «Feb. 25, 1955».
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Sinfoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Teresa Stich-Randall
Dorabella - Ira Malaniuk
Despina - Graziella Sciutti
Ferrando - Waldemar Kmentt
Guglielmo - Walter Berry
Don Alfonso - Dezsö Ernster
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Black Disc - Philips GL 5703-5
Compact Disc - Philips 438 678-2
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1964 p.472; October 1964 p.175; October 1994 p.192
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Opera Now - May 1994 p.62
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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.60
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.136
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 Mayo-marzo 1995 p.61
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Répertoire - janvier 1994 p.55
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Kammerchor
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Hilde Zadek
Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Black Disc; - Philips ABL 3069-3071 {3LPS} (UK) (1955)ª; Philips A 00280-00282 L {3LPS} (Continental Europe) (1955)ª;; Philips GL 5753-5755 {3LPS} (1965)ª; Philips 6768 033 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Epic SC 6010 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 438 674-2 (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1955 pp.147-148 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; March 1965 p.448 [EG]; October 1981 p.604 [JBS] October 1994 p.192, p.197 [AB]
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Opera - November 1955 p.716; September 1965 pp.671-672 [ET]
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Opera Now - May 1994 p.62
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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.60
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.136
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40 [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.74 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29 [DH]
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Répertoire - No.65 janvier 1994 p.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.61
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Hoffmann - Waldemar Kmentt
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Teresa Stich-Randall
Dapertutto - George London
Miracle - George London
Nicklaus - Gisa Nerz
La Mère d'Antonia - Maria von Ilosvay
Lindorf - George London
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0196 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.58 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]
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Comments:- According to the «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Historischer Katalog - Gesang Aufnahme - Haupteil - Sängerinnen - Band II - Buchstabe R-Z» entry 3105 the cast also includes; Dagmar Naaf, Maria Poll, John Kuhn, Karl Hoppe, Karl Ostertag, Max Proebstl, Rudolf Wünzer, Adolf Keil, Friedrich Hezel.
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kurfürstin Marie - Hilde Zadek
Adelaide - Sonja Draksler
Baron Weps - Kurt Preger
Graf Stanislaus - Karl Terkal
Süffle - Erich Majkut
Professor Würmchen - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Adam - Julius Patzak
Briefchristel - Wilma Lipp
Dorfschulze Schneck - Erich Majkut
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Black Disc; - Philips S 04013 {1LP} (Holland) (1957)ª; Philips SBL 5215 {1LP} (UK) (1958)ª; Philips S 10128 R {1LP} (Germany) (1960)ª; Epic LC 3403 {1LP} (USA) (1958)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 p.419
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American Record Guide - January 1958 Vol.24 No.5 p.222 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1958 Vol.8 No.2 p.64 [DJ]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - pp.115-116
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Luister - Mei 1957 p.216 [FB]
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Fono Forum - 6/60 (1960) S.24 [OK]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Sebastino - Paul Schöffler
Marta - Gré Brouwenstijn
Pepa - Judith Hellwig
Antonia - Ruth Nixa
Rosalia - Kerttu Metsälä
Pedro - Hans Hopf
Tommaso - Oskar Czerwenka
Moruccio - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Nuri - Dodi Protero
Nando - Waldemar Kmentt
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Black Disc - Philips A00413-4L {2LPS}; *Philips 6768 026 {2LPS} Epic SC 6025 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc - Philips 434 781-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.172; PENGUIN p.1
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 p.368 [PHW]; April 1960 p.510 [DST]; March 1993 p.92 [JW]
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HiFi News & Record Review - June 1993 p.78
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.47 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - July 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.454 [PLM]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.17 [FGB]
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BBC Music Magazine - 1993 p.62
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Giuditta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Anita - Emmy Loose
Octavio - Waldemar Kmentt
Pierrino - Murray Dickie
Manuele Biffe - Walter Berry
Professor Martini - Oskar Czerwenka
Antonio - Harald Pröglhoff
Sebastiano - Erich Majkut
Lord Barrymore - Omar Godknow
Der Herzog - Hans Duhan
Der Adjutant des Herzogs - Hans Hollmann
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Black Disc; - Decca LK 4238-4240 (1958)ª;; Decca SBA 25046-D/1-4 Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 583-584;; London A 4333 {3LPS} (1958)ª;; London OSA 1301 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca «Operetta Gala» 436 900-2 (highlights) Double Decca 458 552-2 (+Der Zarewitsch - excerpts) {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1958; April 1970 p.1657; June 1995 p.127; December 1998 p.116 (in brief) [AML]
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Opera - October 1958 p.669
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1958 p.17
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.60 [JFI]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.397 [PLM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.50 (mention) [HQ]
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw p.153
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunkorchester
Minnie - Gerda Scheyrer
Dick Johnson - Waldemar Kmentt
Jack Rance - Paul Schöffler
Nick - Erich Majkut
Ashby - Leo Heppe
Jake Wallace - Norman Foster
Billy Jackrabbit - Ljubomir Pantscheff
José Castro - Walter Vaget
Wowkle - Edith Loob
Sonora - Hans Braun
Joe - Kurt Equiluz
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Compact Disc; - Gala G.L. 100 769 (+excerpts - Anny Schlemm - ; Herbert Schachtschneider - Willy Müller) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española