(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1936(ACT 2LE) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
2 1936(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
3 1937(ACT 2;LE) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
4 1937(LCE) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
5 1937(LCE) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*
6 1937(LE) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*
7 1949(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
8 1949(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
9 1949(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*
10 1950(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
11 1950(LI) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
12 1950(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
13 1951(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*
14 1951(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
15 1951(SE) - Johann Strauß II - Die Fledermaus*
16 1951(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
17 1952(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
18 1952(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*
19 1952(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
20 1952(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
21 1952(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
22 1952(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
23 1953(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
24 1953(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
25 1953(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
26 1953(LI) - Igor Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress*
27 1953(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
28 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
29 1956(SE) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1936(Act 2:LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kathryn Meisle
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 234 {1LP} (1962)ª; Edizione Lirica EL 004 2 (+Act 2 scene 3) {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - ª; Grammofono 2000 - AB 78545 {1CD}; Minerva MN A34 {1CD} Music & Arts CD 1048 {1CD} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July 1995 p.57; December 1995 p.64
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.366 [WY]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.132 [JC]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209 [PH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.244 [DA]
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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]
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Répertoire - No.161 octobre 2002 p.101
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in San Francisco (13 November 1936)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Sabine Kalter
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Frank Sale
Hirt - Octave Dua
Steuerman - Leslie Horsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Roy Devereux
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 465 {4LPS} (1969)ª; Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 471 {4LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1004-3 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Radio Years RY 3941 {3CDS}; Dante LYS 162-164 {3CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110068.70 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500696 & 500697 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1993 p.70 [AB]; February 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Opera Now - March/April 2001 p.99 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.268 [WY]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.58; Juli 1997 S.15; Februar 2001 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 pp.74-75 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.156; No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.110 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.84: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.95 [JS]
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Comments:- Exciting live recording but the sound is not very good. Act I and part of Act III also appear on EMI CHS7 64037-2 on which the rest of the opera is conducted by Beecham
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1937(Act 2;LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kathryn Meisle
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 145-1 {1CD} (1989)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.104 [GWL]
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Comments:- Recording of Act 2 at the San Francisco Opera
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1937(LCE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Holländer - Herbert Janssen
Senta - Kirsten Flagstad
Daland - Ludwig Weber
Erik - Max Lorenz
Mary - Mary Jarred
Steuermann - Ben Williams
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 123 {1LP} (1958)ª; E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 515 {2LPS} (1970)ª; Rococo 1008; Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 469 {2LPS} (1978)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 234-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 808-1; LYS 159-160 (+Parsifal - excerpts); Italian Music Company IMC 202009; Gebhardt JGCD 0016-3 (+excerpts from the Ring conducted by Hoesslin) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0064 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - September 2000 pp.1133-1134 [RG]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.229-230 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.15
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Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 p.72 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.130 [ED]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4 (mention)
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Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.242
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International Record Review - April 2000 p.103 (mention)
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 pp.86-87 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded at two performances at Covent Garden (7 and 11 June 1937). For more details see the «EJS Discography» by William Shaman, William J.Collins, and Calvin M.Goodwin pp.36-38, pp.538-539
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1937(LCE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Herbert Janssen
Titurel - Robert Easton
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Torsten Ralf
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 130 {1LP} (1972)ª
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 159-160 (+Der fliegende Holländer - excerpts) {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.15
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
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Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
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Comments:- Excerpts recorded at two performances at Covent Garden (27 April and 3 May 1937)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Brünnhilde - Florence Easton
Siegfried - Paul Althouse
Waltraute - Kathryn Meisle
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1008 {1LP} (1978)ª
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of extracts of Act 1 of an abridged concert performance of Götterdämmerung; all are taken from Act 1 (see «More EJS» pp.358-359)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Eleanor Steber
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Erna Berger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List
Faninal - Hugh Thompson
Valzacchi - Peter Klein
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Giuseppe di Stefano
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary
Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke
Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay
Modistin - Lois Hunt
Die drei Waisen - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
- Maxine Stellman
- Thelma Altman
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A37-A39 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Dante LYS 425-427 {3CDS}; Naxos «Historical»8.110277-79 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.83 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.282
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Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72
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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.130
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170; No.190 p.177 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.85 [VJ]
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Comments:- It appears that the recording on the CDs issued Arlecchino and Dante is of the performance at the MET on 3 December 1949 which was broadcast, whereas that on the CDs issued by Naxos is of the performance on 21 November 1949 which was telecast. The casts were the same for both performances.
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Salome - Ljuba Welitsch
Jochanaan - Herbert Janssen
Herodes - Frederick Jagel
Herodias - Kerstin Thorborg
Narraboth - Brian Sullivan
Ein Page - Hertha Glaz
Erster Nazarener - Dezsö Ernster
Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy
Erster Soldat - Jerome Hines
Zweiter Soldat - Philip Kinsman
Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins
Ein Sklave - Inge Manski
Erster Jude - Leslie Chabay
Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Paul Franke
Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 158 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Mauro R. Fugette MRF 1 {2LPS}; BJR Records BJR 156-2 {2LPS} ; Melodram MEL 039 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27042 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 30018 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0013 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2230/31 (+Gianni Schicchi - Antonicelli) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.56 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.140 [DVM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209 [PH]: Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 p.46 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [MT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [MT]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.99 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1949)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - Giuseppe di Stefano
Ford - Giuseppe Valdengo
Dr. Cajus - Leslie Chabay
Bardolfo - Alessio De Paolis
Pistola - Lorenzo Alvary
Alice Ford - Regina Resnik
Nannetta - Licia Albanese
Meg Page - Martha Lipton
Mistress Quickly - Cloe Elmo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 250 {2LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A85/A86 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6373/74 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0012 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2309/10 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.230-231 [BB]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.128 [PK]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.99 [JC-1]
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 p.126 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.83-84 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1949)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Italo Tajo
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber
Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná
Marcellina - Claramae Turner
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Peter Klein
Curzio - Leslie Chabay
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Lois Hunt
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 674
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.313-314. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Hans Hotter
Senta - Astrid Varnay
Daland - Sven Nilsson
Erik - Set Svanholm
Mary - Hertha Glaz
Steuermann - Thomas Hayward
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 149 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Raritas OPR 5
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARLA 35-36 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2041 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110189-90 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 321 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2003 p.88 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.39
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.65
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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.130 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.8
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Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.11
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]
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International Record Review - January 2002 p.79 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.84 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1950). The recording on the Arlecchino CDs is not quite complete
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Sven Nilsson
Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler
Melot - Hugh Thompson
Hirt - Leslie Chabay
Steuerman - Lawrence Davidson
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Thomas Hayward
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0175 {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.96 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1950).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Paolo Silveri
Donna Anna - Ljuba Welitsch
Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley
Donna Elvira - Regina Resnik
Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il Commendatore - Nicola Moscona
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Nadine Conner
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A75/A76 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0005 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]; No 290 mai 2004 p.85 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.177 p.126
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.85 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1951). According to the «ARSC Journal» Vol.28 No. p.249 and p.254 the recording issued by ARLECCHINO on 2 CDs «is not the complete performance as broadcast» [PH]
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Eleanor Steber
Octavian - Jarmila Novotná
Sophie - Erna Berger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Fritz Krenn
Faninal - Hugh Thompson
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Hertha Glaz
Ein Sänger - Kurt Baum
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary
Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay
Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke
Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay
Modistin - Etienne Barone
Die drei Waisen - Barbara Troxell
- Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
- Margaret Roggero
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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Fund «Soria Series» MET 23 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
Opera News - June 2000 pp.64-65 [MB]
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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.12 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1951)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Eisenstein - James Melton
Rosalinde - Regina Resnik
Alfred - Jan Peerce
Blind - Johnny Silver
Falke - Robert Merrill
Adele - Patrice Munsel
Orlofsky - Risë Stevens
Frank - Hugh Thompson
Ida - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor DM 1457 {6x78s}; RCA WDM 1457 {7x45s}; RCA LM 1114 {1LP}; RCA RB 16109 {1LP} (UK) (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 119-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1958 p.505 [PHW]
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American Record Guide - January 1951 Vol.17 No.5 p.178 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.22
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale - Lycée Français Children's Chorus
Carmen - Risë Stevens
Don José - Jan Peerce
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Robert Merrill
Frasquita - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Hugh Thompson
Zuninga - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6102 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1556 {45s-EP} (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1115-1117 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 87981 {3CDS} (1989)ª; RCA Victor 7981-2-RG; BMG-RCA GD 87 981
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - March 1954 p.398 [PHW]; May 1989 p.1777 [AB]
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Opera - May 1954 p.303 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.321
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No,2 Fall 1989 p.213 [PH]
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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.115
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Comments:- Recorded with recitatives between 16 May and 22 June 1951. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Risë Stevens
Don José - Richard Tucker
Micaëla - Nadine Conner
Escamillo - Paolo Silveri
Frasquita - Lucine Amara
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Clifford Harvuot
Zuninga - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 109 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 399 (& 405 & 4565)
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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 publication:-
Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1952. The performance on 31 January 1952 is reviewed in OPERA, April 1952 p.226). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Hilde Zadek
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Delia Rigal
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Dezsö Ernster
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Patrice Munsel
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 397 (& 403); Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe Valdengo
Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Jean Madeira
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 514 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - AS-Disc 1108/9 {2CDS}; Arlecchino ARL A68-A70 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1181/2-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0013 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.67 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.178 dicembre 2003 p.114 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 pp.85-86 [JV]: No.71 junio 2004 p.84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1952)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Astrid Varnay
Chrysothemis - Walburga Wegener
Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen
Aegisth - Set Svanholm
Orest - Paul Schöffler
Ein alter Diener - Lubomir Vichegonov
Ein junger Diener - Paul Franke
Die Schleppträgerin - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Die Vertraute - Jean Madeira
Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer
Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka
1. Magd - Martha Lipton
2. Magd - Hertha Glaz
3. Magd - Lucine Amara
4. Magd - Mildred Miller
5. Magd - Genevieve Warner
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1011 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild (+Salome) {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 20-22 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0149 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2285/86 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 22352 (BRO 125572) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers ELE 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.80
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]
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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.74
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Salome - Ljuba Welitsch
Jochanaan - Hans Hotter
Herodes - Set Svanholm
Herodias - Elisabeth Höngen
Narraboth - Brian Sullivan
Ein Page - Hertha Glaz
Erster Nazarener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy
Erster Soldat - Norman Scott
Zweiter Soldat - Luben Vichey
Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins
Ein Sklave - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli
Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Paul Franke
Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 9 (+Elektra) {4LPS}; Discocorp SID 724
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Aida - excerpts) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 031 H073 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 11952 (BRO 125574) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers SAL 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0201 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58 (Wrong year given)
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]: February 1983 Vol.46 No.3 p.96 (letter)
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.70
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55
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Musica (Milano) - N.148 luglio-agosto 2003 pp.87-88 [GR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Alois Pernerstorfer
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Herbert Janssen
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Walburga Wegener
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Algerd Brazis
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A40-A43 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0063-4 {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.76
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1952). According to Calvin M. Goodwin (OPERA-L, 13:33:37 EDT) Acts 1 and 3 on the Arlecchino CDs are pitched a semitone low and Act 2 a further quarter tone low.
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Fedora Barbieri
Don José - Mario Del Monaco
Micaëla - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Escamillo - Frank Guarrera
Frasquita - Lucine Amara
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Clifford Harvuot
Zuninga - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1179/80-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 032 H074 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66301 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
International Record Review - February 2004 p.31 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.174 luglio/agosto 2003 p.115 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1953).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri
Escamillo - Aldo Protti
Frasquita - Angela Vercelli
Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani
Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma
Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia
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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {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:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Astrid Varnay
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Nadine Conner
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Endré Koréh
Faninal - John Brownlee
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Hertha Glaz
Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke
Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli
Modistin - Genevieve Warner
Die drei Waisen - Laura Castellano
- Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
- Margaret Roggero
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 441 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Gala GL 100 512 (Highlights + Elektra)
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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 publications:-
ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.76 (Highlights)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1953). The «Highlights» are included as a filler in the CDs of the performance of Elektra conducted by Richard Kraus (1953)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Anne Trulove - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Baba - Blanche Thebom
Tom Rakewell - Eugene Conley
Nick Shadow - Mack Harrell
Trulove - Norman Scott
Sellem - Paul Franke
Keeper - Lawrence Davidson
Mother Goose - Martha Lipton
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Compact Disc - Datum DAT 90003 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 21453 (BRO 124004) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1953). The CDs issued on the Datum label are advertized in MUSICA 96 p.54 and the CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Algerd Brazis
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Joseph Folmer
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 307
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The sound is described as «poor to good variable».
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz
Fritz Kothner - Hans Braun
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Beirer
David - Murray Dickie
Eva - Irmgard Seefried
Magdalena - Rosette Anday
Nachtwächter - Frederick Guthrie
Kunz Vogelgesang - Karl Terkal
Konrad Nachtigall - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Ulrich Eisslinger - Fritz Sperlbauer
Balthasar Zorn - Erich Majkut
Augustin Moser - William Wernigk
Hermann Ortel - Harald Pröglhoff
Hans Schwarz - Adolf Vogel
Hans Foltz - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 47083 {4CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1006 (highlights as filler to performance conducted by; Dohnányi 1975) {4CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 667 054 L {4CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0163 {4CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2006 p.102 [JBS]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 [PH]
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International Record Review - February 2006 pp.83-84 [RL1]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.252-252 [JPM]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.102 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 November 1955). This performance was badly reviewed by PH in OPERA, January 1956 p.28 . According to the review in the ARSC Journal the recording on the Melodram CDs is of a performance on 4 November 1955, a date which seems very unlikely given that the rebuilt opera house opened on 5 November 1955
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Frances Yeend
Orest - Paul Schöffler
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6047 (+Salome final scene + Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - suite) {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 2009 {1LP} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *RCA 5603-2-RC; BMG RCA 09026 68635-2 (collection) {3CDS};; RCA GD 60874 (+Salome -excerpt) {1CD} (1993)ª; BMG RCA 09026 68636-2 (+Salome - excerpts) {1CD} (1998)ª; Sony-BMG RCA «Living Stereo» 82876 67900-2 (+Salome - excerpts) {1xSACD-CD ; hybrid disc} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1982 p.1292 [IM]; May 1993 p. [AB]
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Diapason - No.530 novembre 2005 p.121 [ED]
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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18, p.20 [RHR]: November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.219 [LM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.106 [VJ]
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Comments:- According to «Hungarians in Exile» by John Hunt p.52 this recording was made in April 1956. The following excerpts are performed: Allein Weh, ganz allein; Recognition scene, Was willst du, fremder Mensch?; Finale, Elektra! Schwester komm mit uns! The excerpts from Salome on the CD and SACD are The Dance of the Seven Veils and the closing scene.
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