There are 74 recordings on file in which the conductor is Georges Prêtre 1924-

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1959(STU) - Francis Poulenc - La Voix humaine*

2 1960(SE) - Christophe Willibald Gluck - Alceste [Paris]*

3 1960(SE) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

4 1961(SE) - Luigi Cherubini - Médée [Medea]*

5 1961(SE) - Christophe Willibald Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride*

6 1962(STU) - Henri Bécaud - L' Opéra d'Aran*

7 1962(STU) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

8 1962?(SE) - Léo Delibes - Lakmé*

9 1963(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

10 1963(LI) - Richard Strauss - Capriccio*

11 1963(SE) - Jules Massenet - Hérodiade*

12 1964(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

13 1964(LI) - Richard Strauss - Capriccio*

14 1964(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

15 1964(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

16 1965(LCE) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*

17 1965(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

18 1965(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

19 1965(LI) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*

20 1965(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

21 1965(SE) - Hector Berlioz - Les Troyens*

22 1965(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*

23 1966(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

24 1966(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*

25 1967(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

26 1967(RA) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

27 1967(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*

28 1968(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

29 1968(LI) - Albert Roussel - Padmâvatî*

30 1968/69(STU) - Jules Massenet - Werther*

31 1969(FI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot**

32 1969(LI) - Hector Berlioz - Les Troyens*

33 1969(RA) - Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust*

34 1969(STU) - Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust*

35 1970(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

36 1971(RA) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*

37 1971(RA) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

38 1972(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

39 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

40 1974(LI;13/5/74) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

41 1974(LI;6/5/74) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

42 1975(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

43 1975(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

44 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

45 1976(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

46 1976(LI) - Jules Massenet - Werther*

47 1976(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

48 1976(STU) - Gustav Charpentier - Louise*

49 1977(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

50 1977(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

51 1977(STU) - Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles*

52 1978(LI) - Jules Massenet - Werther*

53 1978(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut**

54 1978(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

55 1979(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust***

56 1980(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*

57 1980(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

58 1981(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*

59 1981(LI) - Jules Massenet - Manon*

60 1981(LI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann**

61 1982(FI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci***

62 1982(FI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana***

63 1982(LI) - Jules Massenet - Don Quichotte*

64 1983(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè]*

65 1983(SE) - Claude Debussy - La Chute de la maison Usher*

66 1984(LI) - Jules Massenet - Werther***

67 1985(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

68 1985(STU) - Georges Bizet - La Jolie fille de Perth*

69 1987(LI) - Jules Massenet - Hérodiade*

70 1990 & 1991(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*

71 1991(STU) - Francis Poulenc - La Voix humaine*

72 1995(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida**

73 1999(LC) - Richard Strauss - Capriccio*

74 2001(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot**

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La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Opéra-Comique de Paris

Elle - Denise Duval

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor «Soria Series» LS 2385 {1LP} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor «Soria Series» LSS 2385 {1LP} (USA) (1960)ª; VOX OPL 160 {1LP} (1963)ª; EMI Pathé Marconi 2C 065 12052 {1LP} (France); Club National du Disque 814 {1LP} (France)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDM 5 65156-2 (+Le bel indifférent) {1CD} (1994)ª; EMI «Poulenc Edition» Vol.4 (collection) {5CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.56; August 1963 p.102; January 1983 p.858 [LS] ; October 1994 p.197 [JBS]; January 1999 p.90 [PO'C]

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Opera - June 1963 p.411 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - May 1960 Vol.26 No.9 p.704 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.55 [CLO]

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1999 p.72 (mention) [PG]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.88 [RN]

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Alceste [Paris] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra

Alceste - Consuelo Rubio

Admète - Nicolai Gedda

Grand Prêtre d'Apollon - René Bianco

Hercule - René Bianco

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Black Disc - HMV ALP 2027 {1LP}; HMV ASD 576 {1LP}; Electrola SME 80 864 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Paris] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p. 275 ; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p. 16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1964 p.425

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Fono Forum - August 1965 S.350 [WB]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin

Mario Cavaradossi - Paul Finel

Il barone Scarpia - René Bianco

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Black Disc - Pathé ASTX 119 {1LP}; EMI 2C 061 1060 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI «Belle Epoque» CZS 7 67866-2 {2CDS} (+La bohème +Madama;; Butterfly - highlights) (1993)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

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra

Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra

Médée - Rita Gorr

Dircé - Andrée Esposito

Jason - Guy Chauvet

Créon - René Bianco

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Black Disc - *Columbia 33CX 1838; Columbia SAX 2482

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.477

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Opera - August 1963 p.550 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - Choeur René Duclos

Iphigénie - Rita Gorr

Oreste - Ernest Blanc

Pylade - Nicolai Gedda

Thoas - Louis Quilico

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Black Disc - Odeón FALP 30192 {1LP}; Odeón ASDF 231 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1897 {1LP}; HMV ASD 465{1LP}; EMI 1 731 881 {1LP} Angel 35632 {1LP}; Angel S 35632 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.165; May 1962 p.562; July 1962 p.42

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Opera - October 1961 p.665

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - juin 1984 No.71 p.50 [VH]; janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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There is only one recording of L' Opéra d'Aran by Henri Bécaud on file (performed in French)

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Chorus - Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur

Maureen - Rosanna Carteri

Mara - Agnès Disney

Angelo - Alvino Misciano

Mickey - Peter Gottlieb

Sean - Frank Schooten

MacJorry - Louis Maurin

MacCreagh - Roger Soyer

Le Cure - Henri Médus

L'Homme à la harpe - Michel Llado

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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 320-322 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Pathé ASTX 136-138 {3LPS} (1963)ª; EMI Pathé-Marconi 2C 167-12183-5;; Angel 3637 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3637 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.74 février 1963 p.21 [JG]

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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.216 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [ES]

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Chorale René Duclos

Samson - Jon Vickers

Dalila - Rita Gorr

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Anton Diakov

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov

Le messager philistin - Rémy Corazza

Premier philistin - Jacques Pottier

Deuxième philistin - Jean-Pierre Hurteau

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 167-12837-9 (France) Angel 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47895-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67598-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3639 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)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:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.191-192 [JM]

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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.66 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.497 [MDS]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Lakmé - Gianna D' Angelo

Gérald - Nicolai Gedda

Nilakantha - Ernest Blanc

Mallika - Jane Berbié

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Black Disc; - Columbia DTX 30.506 {1LP} (France) (1962)ª; Columbia ASTX 130.506 {1LP} (France) (1962)ª; HMV HQM 1027 {1LP} (1964)ª;; HMV HQS 1027 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel 36107 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel S 36107 {1LP} (1964)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZS 36107 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1966 p.125

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Opera - October 1966 p.801 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 p.23 [JG]

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American Record Guide - June 1964 Vol.30 No.10 p.978 [RJ] (open reel tape): August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1099 [MDS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.76, p.78 [CLO]

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Audio & Record Review - August 1966 p.27 [CW]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Samson - James McCracken

Dalila - Sandra Warfield

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Julien Haas

Abimélech - Joshua Hecht

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt

Le messager philistin - Raymond Manton

Premier philistin - Richard Riffel

Deuxième philistin - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1837-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive»:-

http://archive.sfopera.com

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Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Gräfin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Graf - Thomas Stewart

Flamand - Cesare Valletti

Olivier - Hermann Prey

La Roche - Leonardo Wolovsky

Clairon - Sona Cervená

Taupe - Howard Fried

Eine italienische Sängerin - Jolanda Meneguzzer

Ein italienischer Tenor - Glade Peterson

Der Haushofmeister - Peter van der Bilt

Diener 1 - Russell Christopher

Diener 2 - James Eitze

Diener 3 - Roy Glover

Diener 4 - Colin Harvey

Diener 5 - Joshua Hecht

Diener 6 - Raymond Manton

Diener 7 - Daniel McCaughna

Diener 8 - Richard Riffel

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6475

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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1963).

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Hérodiade by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(SE)

Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra

Salomé - Régine Crespin

Hérodiade - Rita Gorr

Jean - Albert Lance

Hérode - Michel Dens

Phanuel - Jacques Mars

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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître ASDF 799 {1LP} (1963)ª; HMV ALP 2021 {1LP} (1963)ª;; HMV ASD 571 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 061-11683 {1LP}; Angel 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Angel S 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.379; April 1964 p.454; December 1986 p. [LS]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]

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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.75 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.669 [GLM]

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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Samson - Jess Thomas

Dalila - Irene Dalis

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier

Abimélech - Justino Díaz

Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy

Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy

Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli

Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1964). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa

Graf - Robert Kerns

Flamand - Waldemar Kmentt

Olivier - Walter Berry

La Roche - Otto Wiener

Clairon - Christa Ludwig

Taupe - Peter Klein

Eine italienische Sängerin - Lucia Popp

Ein italienischer Tenor - Fritz Wunderlich

Der Haushofmeister - Alois Pernerstorfer

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1540 (& 1308);; Orfeo C 734082 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (March 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos

Carmen - Maria Callas

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin

Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost

Moralès - Claude Calès

Zuninga - Jacques Mars

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» DAN 143-145 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SDAN 143-145 (1964)ª; Angel 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel S 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel 36312 ; Angel AA 9071C {3LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47313-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 7 54368-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56281-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC-3650 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1964 p.291; January 1965 p.317; June 1986 p. [RO]; May1992 p.105 [JBS]

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Opera - April 1965 p.291 [HDR]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.184 (2) p.189 (4) p.186

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American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.403 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665 (open reel tape): July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.60 [DA]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.74 [CLO]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MH]

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Comments:- See High Fidelity February 1964 Vol.15 No.2 pp.42-47

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo

Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale

Spoletta - Renato Ercolani

Sciarrone - Ugo Trama

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV SLS 917 (SAN 149-150) {2LPS};; Angel 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª; Angel AA 9100-9101 {2LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69974-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66444-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524973H {2CDS} (1999 (USA))ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1965 p.69 [PHW]; October 1965 p.191 [DST]; August 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - September 1965 p.670 [ET]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.97 (mention) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.175

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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [CM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.187 (2) p.192 (3) p.188

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American Record Guide - April 1965 Vol.31 No.8 pp.688-690, p.745 [JM2]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1104-1105 (open reel tape) [RJ]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1965 Vol.15 No.5 p.74, p.76 [CLO]: July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.84 [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LCE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Gianfranco Cecchele

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Marie-Luce Bellary

Flavio - Claude Calès

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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 16038 {1CD}; Eklipse EKR P-18; Gala GL 100.523 {2CDS}Divina DVN-15 {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:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.189, (2) p.195, (4) p.191

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Classical Express - Issue No.78 September 1996 p.7

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56

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Comments:- Recording of parts of performances in the Palais Garnier, Paris (17, 21, & 29 May 1965). Giulietta Simionato sang Adalgisi in the performance of 17 May. These performances are briefly mentioned in OPERA August 1965 p.586. According to Divina's website the excerpts on their CDs are longer than those on the other labels

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - John Alexander

Méphistophélès - Justino Díaz

Marguerite - Montserrat Caballé

Valentin - Sherrill Milnes

Siébel - Marcia Baldwin

Marthe - Gladys Kriese

Wagner - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2438 (& 2438); The Opera Lovers FAUS 196501 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 December 1965). As this performance was not broadcast the recording was, presumably, made «in-house». The CDRs issued by the Omega Opera Archive and The Opera Lovers are listed in their online catalogues (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett

Cesare Angelotti - Victor Godfrey

Spoletta - John Dobson

Sciarrone - Dennis Wicks

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Black Disc - Voce 13 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman 04087

Compact Disc - Divina Records DVN 2 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.190 (2) pp.195-196 (4) pp.192-193

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.78 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (5 July 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.605 )

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in English

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Arabella - Lisa Della Casa

Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger

Mandryka - William Dooley

Waldner - Donald Gramm

Adelaide - Blanche Thebom

Fiakermilli - Jeanette Scovotti

Matteo - Barry Morell

Elemer - Charles Anthony

Dominik - Robert Goodloe

Lamoral - Norman Scott

Kartenaufschlägerin - Lynn Owen

Welko - Joseph Folmer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1296 (& 1058)

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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (18 December 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Bruno Prevedi

Azucena - Biserka Cvejic

Leonora - Gabriella Tucci

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Ines - Shirley Love

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero

Un messo - Hal Roberts

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3304 (& 2799)

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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 December 1965). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Enée - Guy Chauvet

Panthée - Jean-Pierre Hurteau

Narbal - Lucien Vernet

Ascagne - Jane Berbié

Cassandre - Régine Crespin

Didon - Régine Crespin

Anna - Marie-Luce Bellary

Iopas - Gérard Dunan

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Black Disc - HMV ALP 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV ASD 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV RLS 690 {2LPS} EMI 2C 181 16395/6 {2LPS} (France)

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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1966 p.124; October 1966 p.198

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Opera - October 1966 p.800 [HDR]

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Audio & Record Review - August 1966 p.19 [JW]

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Sereni

Raimondo - Ezio Flagello

Arturo - Pierre Duval

Alisa - Corinna Vozza

Normanno - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6170 (USA) (1966)ª;; RCA Victor LSC-6170 (USA) (1966)ª; RCA Victor RE 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª;; RCA Victor SER 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86504 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; *Lyrica LRC 010 142 {2CDS}; RCA BVCC 8867-8 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1967 p.382; September 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1967 pp.249-250 [AB]

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Diapason - No.115 1967 p.22

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Comments:- ADVERT: ARG March 1966 INSIDE BACK COVER

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi

Marguerite - Jean Fenn

Valentin - William Walker

Siébel - Marcia Baldwin

Marthe - Gladys Kriese

Wagner - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAUS 196601 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 April 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Walter Cassel

Titurel - Justino Díaz

Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines

Parsifal - Sándor Kónya

Klingsor - Morley Meredith

Kundry - Régine Crespin

Alto Stimme - Ruza Baldani

Knappe 1 - Mary Ellen Pracht

Knappe 2 - Shirley Love

Knappe 3 - Charles Anthony

Knappe 4 - Dan Marek

Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Kraft

Blumenmädchen 2 - Joy Clements

Blumenmädchen 3 - Lilian Sukis

Blumenmädchen 4 - Loretta Di Franco

Blumenmädchen 5 - Marcia Baldwin

Blumenmädchen 6 - Nedda Casei

Ritter 1 - Gabor Carelli

Ritter 2 - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PAR 196601 {4CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Faust - Gianni Raimondi

Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Robert Massard

Siébel - Luigi Alva

Marthe - Anna Di Stasio

Wagner - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37005 {3CDS]; Opera d'Oro OPD 1294 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.141-142 [MM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (16 February 1967; see OPERA May 1967 p.387)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Carmen - Shirley Verrett

Don José - Albert Lance

Micaëla - Isabel Garcisanz

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jacqueline Broudeur

Le Dancaïre - Bernard Demigny

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Claude Genty

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Compact Disc - *Frequenz 043-011 {2CDS}

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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:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 December 1967

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Violetta Valery - Montserrat Caballé

Flora Bervoix - Dorothy Krebill

Annina - Nancy Stokes

Alfredo Germont - Carlo Bergonzi

Giorgio Germont - Sherrill Milnes

Gastone - Fernando Iacopucci

Dottore Grenvil - Harold Enns

Barone Douphol - Gene Boucher

Marchese d'Obigny - Thomas Jamerson

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor RE 5564-5566 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; *RCA Victor SER 5564-5566 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; RCA Victor LM 6180 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; RCA Victor LSC 6180 {3LPS} (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» RD 86180 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 122 {2CDS}; RCA Victor «Red Seal» 70778 {2CDS} (2005)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1968 p.446; April 1968 p.521; September 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera - April 1968 p.309 [HDR]

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Opera News - November 25 1967 p.34

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.232-233 [BR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 p.92 [MP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.99 [LB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Joan Carlyle

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Nelly Romanella

Mercédès - Isabel Casey

Le Dancaïre - Maria José Gallego

Le Remendado - Nino Faizetti

Moralès - Ricardo Yost

Zuninga - Jean C. Gebelin

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1224

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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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (5 July 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). 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». Here (Heather?) Harper is listed as a cast member, but is not mentioned in the Teatro Colón's website.

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Padmâvatî by Albert Roussel performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Padmâvatî - Lyne Dourian

Ratan-Sen - Jon Vickers

Alaouddin - Angel Mattiello

Nakamti - Noemi Souza

Brahmin - Eugenio Valori

Gora - Guy Gallardo

Badal - Eduardo Sarramida

Le veilleur - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

Un prêtre - Juan Zanin

Un guerrier - Per Drewsen

Un marchand - Enzo Espósito

Un artisan - Osvaldo Cesari

Première femme du palais - María Altamura

Deuxième femme du palais - Tatiana Zlatar

Femmes du peuple - Margot Arrillaga

- Tota de Igarzábal

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1968). Bacquier is listed as a cast member in Charles Handelman's Catalog, but does not appear in the cast list on the website of the Teatro Colón.

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968-69(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - L'ORTF Children's Chorus

Werther - Nicolai Gedda

Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles

Sophie - Mady Mesplé

Albert - Roger Soyer

Le Bailli - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Johann - Christos Grigoriou

Schmidt - André Mallabrera

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 945/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; HMV SLS 5105 (+Recital) {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5105 (+Recital)

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63973-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6272 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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 - October 1969 p.600 [AB]; January 1970 p.1119; February 1978 p.1459 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; May 1992 p.109December 2003 p.101 [PO'C]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.199-200 [MM]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 pp.92-93 [DVM]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.154 [RVL]

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Comments:- See comments by Victoria de los Ángeles in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL, juin 1996 No.203p.15 .

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Gianfranco Cecchele

Liù - Gabriella Tucci

Ping - Claudio Strudthoff

Pang - Mario Ferrara

Pong - Carlo Franzini

Timur - Boris Carmeli

L'imperatore Altoum - Luigi Pontiggia

Un mandarino - Franco Bordoni

Prima ancella - Giannella Borelli

Seconda Ancella - Fernanda Cadoni

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DVD (Video) - Encore 2116 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV 011 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #545 (NTSC & PAL)

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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 publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1996 p.51

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (25 February 1969). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Enée - Nicolai Gedda

Chorèbe - Robert Massard

Panthée - Robert Amis El Hage

Narbal - Boris Carmeli

Ascagne - Rosina Cavicchiola

Cassandre - Marilyn Horne

Didon - Shirley Verrett

Anna - Giovanna Fioroni

Hylas - Carlo Gaifa

Priam - Plinio Clabassi

Hécube - Giovanna Fioroni

Iopas - Veriano Luchetti

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 389-4 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 37060 {3CDS};; Arkadia 461 (+La Damnation de Faust) {4CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1376 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1947-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 2003, online edition [RC]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.2 November/December 2003 pp.127-128 [AC]

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Opéra International - No.65 décembre 1983 p.58 [SS]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.30 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 December 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.

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La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer

Marguerite - Marilyn Horne

Brander - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov

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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 1924

Compact Disc; - Arkadia 461 (+Les Troyens) {4CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1290 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]

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Comments:- Recorded 11 January 1969 and broadcast on 1 February 1969.

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La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Gabriel Bacquier

Marguerite - Janet Baker

Brander - Pierre Thau

Une voix de soprano - Maria Peronne

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 947 (SAN 258 - SAN 259) {2LPS} (1970)ª; Angel SCL 3758 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI «Forte» CZS 5 68583-2 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (1996)ª; EMI «Gemini» 81493 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1970 p.147

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.66 [AC]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.84

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.69

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.78

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Classic CD - October 1996 p.89

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American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.96: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.70 [DRV]

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Samson - Richard Cassilly

Dalila - Shirley Verrett

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard

Abimélech - Giovanni Foiani

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Leonardo Monreale

Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma

Premier philistin - Gianfranco Manganotti

Deuxième philistin - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 217 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02280

Compact Disc; - Foyer 2-CF-2031; Arkadia MP 495.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1175 {2CDS} (1998)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:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60

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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.120

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.131

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (25 January 1970). See OPERA, March 1970 p.252. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1971(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Norma - Montserrat Caballé

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Robleto Merolla

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Anna Maria Balboni

Flavio - Mino Venturini

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 80

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1737 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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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:- 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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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1971(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Napoli

Chorus - RAI Napoli

Marschallin - Gundula Janowitz

Octavian - Brigitte Fassbaender

Sophie - Ileana Cotrubas

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Karl Ridderbusch

Faninal - Thomas Hemsley

Valzacchi - Sergio Bertocchi

Annina - Carmen Gonzales

Ein Sänger - Veriano Luchetti

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Dora Carral

Polizeikommissar - Andrea Snarski

Der Wirt - Gino Sinimberghi

Ein Notar - Alfredo Giacomotti

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Aronne Ceroni

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Antonio Pirino

Tierhändler - Tommaso Frascati

Modistin - Gianna Lollini

Die drei Waisen - Giovanna di Rocco

- Anna Maria Balboni

- Rosetta Arena

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1327 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58-59 [GH]

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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 16 October 1971.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Guy Chauvet

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00199

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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 Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog for November 2000 is December 1971. However, Carmen was not performed at La Scala in 1971. The only performance in which the three singers listed by Handelman (Cossotto, Chiara, Chauvet) appear together was that on 4 February 1972.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Don Carlo - Veriano Luchetti

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Piero Cappuccilli

Il Grande Inquisitore - Gianfranco Casarini

Un Frate - Alessandro Maddalena

Elisabetta di Valois - Katia Ricciarelli

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Aracelly Haengel

Il Conte di Lerma - Giorgio Zoranca

Un Araldo Reale - Guido Fabbris

Una voce dal cielo - Marisa Salimbeni

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 777 (+Cossotto - concert) {3CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10609 (1999)ª; House of Opera HOO 1028

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.283-285 [JM]

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Orpheus - März 1996 S.60

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.328-331 [RB]

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61

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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.113 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (20 November 1973). The «prima» was on 22 November 1973, so this recording is probably of the dress rehearsal. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1974(LI;13/5/74)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Pier Francesco Poli

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00208

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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 Teatro alla Scala (13 May 1974)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1974(LI;6/5/74)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Pier Francesco Poli

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 298-2 {2CDRS}

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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 Teatro alla Scala (6 May 1974)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Paolo Washington

Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas

Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi

Benoit - Federico Davià

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

Parpignol - Saverio Porzano

Sergente dei doganieri - Giuseppe Morresi

Un doganiere - Carlo Forti

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (January 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.475)In the Estro Armonico catalogue the date of this performance is given as 7 December 1974, but this must be incorrect as Fidelio was performed at La Scalaon that date

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Samson - Guy Chauvet

Dalila - Fiorenza Cossotto

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard

Abimélech - Joseph Rouleau

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Jules Bastin

Le messager philistin - Duilio Baronti

Premier philistin - Jean Sabignot

Deuxième philistin - Alain Dileur

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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 publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.53-54 (mention) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (October 1975; see OPERA January 1976 p.58)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Don Carlo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi

Rodrigo - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Il Grande Inquisitore - Luigi Roni

Un Frate - Robert Holl

Elisabetta di Valois - Katia Ricciarelli

La principessa Eboli - Brigitte Fassbaender

Tebaldo - Hilde de Groote

Il Conte di Lerma - Friedrich Lenz

Una voce dal cielo - Lotte Schädle

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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 five-act version in the Nationaltheater, Munich (15 July 1975; see OPERA November 1975 pp.1022-1025).

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Yves Bisson

Siébel - Renée Auphan

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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 1987

Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAUS 197601 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Paris Opera at the MET (14 September 1976).

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Werther - Alfredo Kraus

Charlotte - Elena Obraztsova

Sophie - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Albert - Alberto Rinaldi

Le Bailli - Nicola Zaccaria

Johann - Giorgio Lormi

Schmidt - Walter Gullino

Brühlmann - Regolo Romani

Kätchen - Nella Verri

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Black Disc - Historic Operatic Treasures ERR 144

Compact Disc; - MYTO 2 MCD 982.183 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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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:-

Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.66 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.97 [PN]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (February 1976; see OPERA June 1976 pp.523-524.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - José Carreras

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Angelo Romero

Colline - Paolo Washington

Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas

Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1995 (1990)ª

Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 201-202 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 248-2 {2CDRS}

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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:-

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.54

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.63 [JS]

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Comments:- A recording of a performance given in Washington by the company of La Scala (September 1976, see OPERA December 1976 p.1112)

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchesra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Louise - Ileana Cotrubas

Julien - Plácido Domingo

La Mère - Jane Berbié

Le Père - Gabriel Bacquier

Le Noctambule - Michel Sénéchal

Le Pape de Fous - Michel Sénéchal

Irma - Lyliane Guitton

Camille - Eliane Manchet

Blanche - Lesley Reid

Marguerite - Joyce Jarvis

Gertrude - Shirley Minty

Madeleine - Antonia Butler

Suzanne - Maryetta Midgley

Elise - Lynda Richardson

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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34207 {3LPS} (USA); *CBS 79302 {3LPS} (UK) (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 46429 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Sony Classical S3K-46429 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.643 [LS]; March 1977 p.1435 [SIR] April 1977 p.1529 [JBS] June 1991 p. [LS]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.134

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Faust - Alfredo Kraus

Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Piero Cappuccilli

Siébel - Elena Zilio

Marthe - Anna Di Stasio

Wagner - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 985.198 {3CDS} (1998)ª; House of Opera CDBB 270 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.5 May/June 1999 p.191 [JM]

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Orpheus - März 1999 S.58 [IW]

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Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.2 [NL]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.126 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.91 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 March 1977; see OPERA September 1977 p.892). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Stuart Burrows

Méphistophélès - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Marguerite - Johanna Meier

Valentin - Lenus Carlson

Siébel - Judith Forst

Marthe - Jean Kraft

Wagner - Philip Booth

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Compact Disc - *Bensar OL 1877 (BRO 123559) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1977). 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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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Leila - Ileana Cotrubas

Nadir - Alain Vanzo

Zurga - Guillermo Sarabia

Nourabad - Roger Soyer

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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5113 {2LPS} (1978)ª;; Angel SBLX 3856 {2LPS} (1978)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5115; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4721 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4721 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 5 72233-2 {2CDS}; EMI 5857642 {2CDS} (2004)ª; EMI «Classics» 367702-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1925 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; October 1991 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - September/October 1978 Vol.2 No.1 p.32 [LJB]; Vol.28 No.3 January/ February 2005 pp.90-91 [BB]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.85-87 [JM]

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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.57 [PC]

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.75 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.125 [DVM]

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Werther - Alfredo Kraus

Charlotte - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Sophie - Anastasia Tomaszewska Schepis

Albert - Rolando Panerai

Le Bailli - Giorgio Giorgetti

Johann - Graziano Del Vivo

Schmidt - Luigi Fontana

Brühlmann - Angelo Marchiandi

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 264 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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:-

Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.84 [CC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2003 pp.83-84 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (26 January 1978). The performance on 29 January 1978 is reviewed in OPERA August 1978 pp.816-817.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manon Lescaut - Sylvia Sass

Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo

Lescaut - Angelo Romero

Geronte - Renato Capecchi

Edmondo - Piero De Palma

Una voce sola - Rosmarie de Rice

L'oste - Giuseppe Morresi

Il maestro di ballo - Pier Francesco Poli

Un sergente degli arcieri - Giovanni Savoiardo

Lampionaio - Ernesto Gavazzi

Un comandante di Marina - Giovanni Foiani

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5159 (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1135 (NTSC)

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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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala. Manon Lescaut was performed at La Scala with this cast on 14, 17, 20 May 1978. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases August 2004»

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Faust - Plácido Domingo

Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Thomas Allen

Siébel - Michèle Command

Marthe - Jocelyne Taillon

Wagner - Marc Vento

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5170 {4LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5170 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47493-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Angel TOCE 6449-51 {3CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª; EMI 5 09166 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.508 [JBS]; April 1987 p. [JBS]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 p.103 [RVL]

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Faust - Alfredo Kraus

Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Richard Stilwell

Siébel - Katherine Ciesinski

Marthe - Geraldine Decker

Wagner - Robert Wilber

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAUS 197901 {3CDRS}

Laser Disc - Dreamlife (Japanese NTSC)

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (September 1979; see OPERA December 1979 p.1180 )

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Faust - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Méphistophélès - Ruggero Raimondi

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Wolfgang Brendel

Siébel - Daphne Evangelatos

Marthe - Astrid Varnay

Wagner - Gerhard Auer

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Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 316 {3CDRS} (Australia); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance (or of two performances) in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The performance on Mike Richter's CD-ROM and that on the CDs issued by live-rare-opera is stated to be that of 15 November 1980 and Faust is given as Giacomo Aragall wheras Faust was stated to be Luis Lima in Celestial Audio's online catalogue, so probably this recording is of a different performance. The performance on 30 October 1980 in which Luis Lima sang Faust is reviewed in ORPHEUS Dezember 1980 S.799-S.801.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Otello - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Desdemona - Margaret Price

Iago - Piero Cappuccilli

Cassio - Pietro Bottazzo

Rodrigo - Maurizio Frusoni

Lodovico - John Macurdy

Montano - Francisco Vergara

Emilia - Birgit Finnilä

Un Araldo - Michel Bouvier

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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 Grand Théâtre de Genève (June 1980; see ORPHEUS August 1980 p.548)

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Plácido Domingo

Nedda - Elena Mauti Nunziata

Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons

Beppe - Florindo Andreolli

Silvio - Alberto Rinaldi

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 283 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala. Pagliacci was performed with the cast listed above on 27, 30 January and 5, 7 February 1981. The performance on 27 January is reviewed in OPERA April 1981 pp.399-400. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the date is incorrectly given as «20 january 1981» and one of the singers is (incorrectly) named as Sardinero.

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Manon - Floriana Sovilla

Poussette - Gladys Mayo

Javotte - Monique Badouin

Rosette - Rosanna Didonè

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Pietro Ballo

Lescaut - Angelo Romero

Le Compte des Grieux - Michel Hubert

Guillot de Morfontaine - Oslavio Di Credico

De Brétigny - Andrea Martin

L'Hôtelier - Franco Boscolo

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 1071 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.59 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (November 1981; see OPERA May 1982 p.523 )

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo

Olympia - Luciana Serra

Giulietta - Agnes Baltsa

Antonia - Ileana Cotrubas

Coppélius - Geraint Evans

Dapertutto - Siegmund Nimsgern

Miracle - Nicola Ghiuselev

Nicklaus - Claire Powell

Spalanzani - Robert Tear

Frantz - Bernard Dickerson

Schlemil - Phillip Gelling

Crespil - Gwynne Howell

Andres - Paul Crook

Cochenille - Paul Crook

Pitichinacchio - Francis Egerton

La Mère d'Antonia - Phyllis Cannan

Lindorf - Robert Lloyd

Stella - Deanne Bergsma

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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-19392-2 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1321 2 (BETA TXH 90 1321 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle CVI 2045(PAL); Warner - NVC Arts 0630 19392-3 (PAL) (1997)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1983 p.131 [AB, JB]; December 1997 p.144 [AB]; December 2003 p.110 [MSR]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.51 [IW]; Mai+Juni 2004 S.75-S.76 [IW]

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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.126 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.95 [MA]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.99 [MSR]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.69 [EE]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]

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Comments:- Recorded at Covent Garden. See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» October 11 1997 p.A11

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1982(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Plácido Domingo

Nedda - Teresa Stratas

Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons

Beppe - Florindo Andreolli

Silvio - Alberto Rinaldi

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Black Disc; - Philips 411 484-1 {1LP} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 411 484-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 411 484-2 {1CD} (1986)ª; Philips «Duo» 454 265-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS}; Decca 470 570-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)ª

Laser Disc; - *Philips 070 204-1(NTSC); Philips 070 104-1(PAL); Philips PHLP 9021 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª

DVD (Video) - Philips PHBP 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Philips 070 428-9 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2001)ª; DG 073 4033 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 204-3(NTSC); Philips 070 104-3(PAL)

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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 - November 1984 p.645 (audio) [AB]; February 1986 p.1070 (audio) [GH]; April 2002 p.92 (DVD) [MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.155-156 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.346-347 (DVD) [RT]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 (video) [TE]

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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 pp.90-92 [CC]; No.496 octobre 2002 p.136 (DVD) [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.91 (audio)

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.156 (audio) [LM]: Movember/ December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.313 (DVD) [RVL]

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International Record Review - May 2002 p.88 [CC]

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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.42 (DVD) [PT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.106 (DVD) [PMH]

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1982(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Santuzza - Elena Obraztsova

Turiddu - Plácido Domingo

Alfio - Renato Bruson

Lola - Axelle Gall

Lucia - Fedora Barbieri

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Black Disc; - Philips 416 137-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 416 137-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 416 137-2 {1CD} (1986)ª; Philips «Duo» 454 265-2 (+Pagliacci) (1997)ª; Decca 470 570-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (2002)ª

Laser Disc - *Philips 070 203-1 (NTSC); Philips 070 103-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Philips PHBP 1008 (Japan) (2000)ª; Philips 070 428-9 (+Pagliacci) (2001)ª; DG 073 4034 (+Pagliacci) (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 528-3 (NTSC); Philips 070 203-3 (NTSC) Philips 070 428-3 (PAL); Philips 070 103-3 (PAL)

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1985 p. (audio) [JBS]; February 1986 p.1070 (audio) [JB]; April 2002 p.92 (DVD) [MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.155-156 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.346-347 (DVD) [RT]

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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.90; No.496 octobre 2002 p.136 (DVD) [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.91

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.156 [LM]: Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.313 (DVD) [RVL]

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International Record Review - May 2002 p.88 [CC]

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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.42 (DVD) [PT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.106 (DVD) [PMH]

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Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Don Quichotte - Ruggero Raimondi

Sancho Panza - Gabriel Bacquier

Dulcinée - Margarita Zimmermann

Pedro - Monique Badouin

Garcias - Rosanna Didonè

Rodriguez - Oslavio Di Credico

Juan - Christian Lara

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10361 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.281 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.195 [LM]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (July 1982; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.52 septembre/octobre 1982 p.36)

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Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Moïse - Samuel Ramey

Éliézer - Jean Dupouy

Pharaon - Jean-Philippe Lafont

Aménophis - Keith Lewis

Aufide - Robert Dumé

Osiride - Fernand Dumont

Marie - Magali Damonte

Anaï - Cecilia Gasdia

Sinaïde - Shirley Verrett

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4787 (1998)ª

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 228-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; House of Opera CD 509 (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 083 326 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 1998 p.36 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.60 [SL]; 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.63 [GH]

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Opéra International - avril 1998 No.223 p.22, p.53 [SS]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.190 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.85 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (1 October 1983; see OPERA December 1983 p.1310). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998» and the CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).

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La Chute de la maison Usher by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1983(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo

Lady Madeline - Christine Barbaux

Le Médecin - François Le Roux

L'Ami - Pierre Yves le Magat

Roderick - Jean-Philippe Lafont

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Black Disc - HMV EL 270158-1 (collection)

Compact Cassette - HMV EL 270158-2 (collection)

Compact Disc - EMI CDM 7 64687-2 (collection) {1CD}; Musical Heritage Society 515859 {1CD}

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Recordings of La Chute de la maison Usher by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.176

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1985 p.1208 [LS]; September 1993 p.46 [AA]

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Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 p.65 [JG]

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Comments:- A recording of the fragments of this opera which were left by Debussy and arranged by Juan Allende-Blin

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris

Werther - Alfredo Kraus

Charlotte - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Sophie - Christine Barbaux

Albert - Michel Philippe

Le Bailli - Fernand Dumont

Johann - Jean-Philippe Courtis

Schmidt - Michel Sénéchal

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers WER 198401 {2CDRS}

DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 1415; The Opera Lovers; DVDWER 198403 (2007)ª

VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 1415; Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1450

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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

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Palais Garnier (April 1984). The performance on 6 April 1984 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mai 1984 No.70 pp.30-31. The CDRs and DVDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice

Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice

Samson - Plácido Domingo

Dalila - Waltraud Meier

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc

Abimélech - Jacques Mars

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Victor von Halem

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 548 {2CDRS} (2003)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the «Acropolis» Nice (9 June 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1985 No.83 p.37). 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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La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1985(STU)

Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique

Chorus - Choeurs de Radio France

Catherine Glover - June Anderson

Henry Smith - Alfredo Kraus

Le Duc de Rothsay - Gino Quilico

Ralph - José van Dam

Mab - Margarita Zimmermann

Simon Glover - Gabriel Bacquier

Un Majordome - Daniel Ottevaere

Un Ouvrier - Philippe Duminy

Un Seigneur - Christian Jean

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Black Disc; - EMI EX 27 0285-3 {3LPS} (1986)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 27 0285-9 (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDC 7 47559-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª

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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1986 p. [AB]

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Hérodiade by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice

Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice

Salomé - Leona Mitchell

Hérodiade - Grace Bumbry

Jean - Gilbert Py

Hérode - Brian Schexnayder

Phanuel - Roderick Kennedy

Vitellius - Frédéric Vassar

Le Grand Prêtre - Jacques Mars

Une jeune Babylonienne - Xenia Konsek

Une voix - Martin Shopland

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100631 (+Salome - excerpts - Guschlbauer) {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - January 2008 pp.26-27 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.90 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at l'Opera de Nice (21 June 1987). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1987 No.106 pp.53-54.

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1990 & 1991(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Samson - Plácido Domingo

Dalila - Agnes Baltsa

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary

Abimélech - Claudio Otelli

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Kurt Rydl

Le messager philistin - Hakan Aysev

Premier philistin - José Antonio Campo

Deuxième philistin - John Antoniou

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2163 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 545 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 546 {2CDRS} (2003)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

Comments:- Recordings of two performances at the Vienna State Opera (22 December 1990 - CDBB 545 and January 1991 - CDBB 546). Domingo and Baltsa sang in five performances of this opera in Vienna between 22 December 1990 and 9 January 1991. Kurt Rydl sung the old Hebrew in all of these except that on 3 January 1991 when Goran Simic sang. It is possible that he appears in the recording issued by House of Opera - CDBB 546 (see Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995). 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». The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991». where it is stated that the recording is of the performance on 22 December 1990.

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La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1991(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France

Elle - Julia Mignes(-Johnson)

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Compact Disc; - ERATO 2292-45651-2 {1CD} (1991)ª

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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1991 p. [LS]

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Orpheus - October 1994 p.62

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Diapason - No.371 mai 1991 p.149 [JR]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France

Chorus - Choeurs

Aida - Leona Mitchell

Radamès - Gegam Grigorian

Amneris - Dolora Zajick

Amonasro - Alain Fondary

Ramphis - Paata Burchuladze

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kang

Una Sacerdotessa - Cécile Perrin

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VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 8844

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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:- Video recording of a performance in the Théâtre Antique, Orange (11 July 1995). The performance on 8 July 1995 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1995 No.194 pp.30-32 and OPERA Festival Issue 1995 pp.83-84. The role of Radames was sung in this performance by Giuseppe Giaccomini who became ill but completed the performance.

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Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1999(LC)

Orchestra - Orchester des Südwest Funks Stuttgart

Chorus - Südwestdeutsche Vokalensemble

Gräfin - Felicity Lott

Graf - Thomas Allen

Flamand - Gregory Kunde

Olivier - Stephan Genz

La Roche - Günter von Kannen

Clairon - Iris Vermillon

Taupe - Oskar Pürgstaller

Eine italienische Sängerin - Mónika González

Ein italienischer Tenor - Matthias Klink

Der Haushofmeister - Markus Eiche

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Compact Disc; - Forlane UCD 268052 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2000 p.118 [AB]

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Opera - March 2001 p.376 [CO]

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Opera Now - November/December 2000 p.105 [ST]

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Opera News - February 2001 pp.73-74 [WVM]

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Orpheus - März 2001 S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 pp.72-73 [SS]

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Diapason - No.474 octobre 2000 p.122 [AT]

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Classic CD - November 2000 p.67 [ST]

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Classical Express - Issue No.127 October 2000 p.3 [MB]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2000 p.91 [MB]

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International Record Review - January 2001 p.117 [HC]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.246 septembre 2000 p.118 [GG]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.96 [TP]

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Comments:- Recorded partly at concert performances in the Rosengarten-Mozartsaal, Mannheim (May 1999) and partly at supplementary sessions 29-31 May 1999

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

La principessa Turandot - Alessandra Marc

Calaf - Nicola Martinucci

Liù - Cristina Gallardo-Domás

Ping - Carlo Lepore

Pang - Sergio Bertocchi

Pong - Mario Bolognesi

Timur - Andrea Papi

L'imperatore Altoum - Renato Cazzaniga

Un mandarino - Giuseppe Riva

Il Principe di Persia - Lasha Nikabadze

Prima ancella - Kjersti Odegaard

Seconda Ancella - Patrizia Molina

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6133 (2007)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:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (June 2001). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Opera 2001 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» pp.158-159. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera - Extraordinary New DVD's» dated 12 April 2007.

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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