(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1907(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
2 1915(STU) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
3 1915(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
4 1916/17(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
5 1917(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
6 1917(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
7 1918/19(STC) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
8 1919(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
9 1919(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
10 1919(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
11 1920(STU) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
12 1920(STU) - Charles Gounod - Faust*
13 1927/28(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
14 1928(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
15 1928(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
16 1929(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
17 1929/30(STU) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
18 1929/30(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
19 1929/30(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
20 1930(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
21 1930/31(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
22 1931(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
23 1931/32(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
24 1932(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1907(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Antonio Paoli
Nedda - Josefina (Giuseppina) Huguet
Tonio - Francesco Cigada
Beppe - Gaetano Pini-Corsi
Silvio - Ernesto Badini
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Black Disc - G&T 050544, 052162-63, 052166-68, 053130, 054507, 054146-52, 054156-58, 054338-39, 054673 (21x1-sided - 78s) HMV D 319-23 {4x12in - 78s}, DA 415 {1x10in - 78}, DB 469 {1x12in - 78}, E 128-135 (7x10in -78s) Opal 826/827 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1120-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Marston 52016 (+Chatterton) {2CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 14 1996 p.54
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Orpheus - April 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.48-50 [JA]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1985 Vol.48 No.5 p.18 [SRM]
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.125: Vol.50 No.3 September 2005 pp.227-229 [RB]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.99-100 [GH]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.309-311 [EAM]
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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.136
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Comments:- For a note on the original issue on 78s see OPERA NEWS, October 1997 p.17. There is a photograph of the cast in THE GRAMOPHONE April 1944 p.161. According to Tom Peel this recording was made in June 1907 (Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.) and according to John Ardoin in OPERA QUARTERLY (loc.cit.) «only one complete set is known to exist, that in the Yale University sound archives»,. According to Marston the conductor may have been Leoncavallo himself.
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1915(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Georgina Ermolli
Turiddu - Franco Tuminello
Alfio - Eugenio Perna
Lola - Elvira Ravelli
Lucia - Elvira Ravelli
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» M 2-0250502, M 2-0254500, M 2-0253000, M 2-0253001, M 2-0254001, M 2-0252001, M 2-0252002 {7x12in-78s}, C 7-250504, C-253014, C 7-254004 {3X10in-78s} (1915)ª; Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone»; S 5092, S 5094, S 5096, S 5098, S 5100, S 5102, S 5104, {7x12in-78s), R 5099, R 5101, R 5103;; (3x10in-78s)
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The first set of 78s given above is listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated ottobre 1915. It was recorded between 19 March and 13 April 1915. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1915(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Violetta Valery - Margherita Bevignani
Flora Bervoix - Maria Patini
Annina - Maria Patini
Alfredo Germont - Franco Tuminello
Giorgio Germont - Ernesto Badini
Gastone - Giuseppe Sala
Dottore Grenvil - ? Bertera
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» M 2-0250509, M 2-0254003, 2-0253002, M 2-0252003, M 2-0254007, M 2-0254009, M 2-0254012,; M 2-0250510, M 2-0254013 {11x12in-78s), C 7-254012 , C 7-254014, C 7-254016, C 7-253019 {4x10in-78s} (1916)ª; Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5620/41 {78s}
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recorded between 19 March and 13 April 1915. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The first set of 78s given above is listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated gennaio 1916.
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1916-17(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto - Giuseppe Danise
Gilda - Ayres Borghi-Zerni
Duca di Mantova - Carlo Broccardi
Sparafucile - Vincenzo Bettoni
Maddalena - Nelda Garrone
Giovanna - Nelda Garrone
Monterone - Vincenzo Bettoni
Marullo - Napoleone Limonta
Borsa - Giuseppe Sala
Conte di Ceprano - Vincenzo Bettoni
Un paggio - Renata Pezzati
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5544, ; S 5546, S 5548,; S 5552, S S 5554, S 5558, S 5560, S 5562, S 5564 {9x12in-78s}, R 5543, R 5549,; R 5551, R 5553, R 5555, R 5557, R 5561, R 5563 {8x10in-78s} (1918)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1024 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 p.50 [JA]
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated giugno 1918 where the following statement is made «...la bell'opera era già pronta nel Maggio 1916. Sfortunatamente per un disgrazziato incidente, parte delle matrici vennero infrante prima di giungere alle Fabbriche. Dire tutte le peripezie delle matrici rimaste intatte e delle nuove, le difficoltà varie incontrate, ecc. ci porterebbe troppo lontano, e forse non interesserebbe.Solo oggi, dopo due anni, ci è dato de presentare al Pubblico il nostro RIGOLETTO completo...». Presumably, as a result of this «disgraziato incidente» in Acts 2 and 3 part of the role of Rigoletto is sung by Ernesto Badini, part ofthe role of Sparafucile is sung by Guido Fernandez, and part of the role of Gilda is sung by Olga Simzis. The quartet is sung by Simzis, Badini, Pezzati (Maddalena), and Broccardi. The original recording was made between 20 and 30 March 1916 and the replacement records on 28, 29, 30 March 1917. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1917(STU)
Orchestra - Nuova Orchestra del «Grammofono»
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Luigi Bolis
Nedda - Annita Conti
Tonio - Giuseppe Montanelli
Beppe - Augusto Prat
Silvio - Ernesto Badini
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5522, S 5524, S 5526,; S 5528, S 5530, S 5532, S 5534, S 5536 {8x12in-78s}, R 5535, R 5537 {2x10in-78s} (1918)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)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:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated settembre 1918
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1917(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Remo Andreini
Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi
Marcello - Ernesto Badini
Colline - Vincenzo Bettoni
Mimi - Gemma Bosini
Musetta - Adalgisa Giana
Benoit - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Alcindoro - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Parpignol - C. Maestri
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5018, ; S 5020, S 5024, S 5026, S 5028, S 5030, S 5032 S 5034, S 5036, S 5038, S 5040,; S 5042 {12x12in-78s}, R 5021, R 5023, R 5033 {3x10in-78s} (1919)ª
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Came - The First Opera Recordings (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
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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:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated giugno 1919. Most of the sides were recorded between 7 and 23 February 1917. «Che gelida manina» was recorded with Remo Andreini on 27 February 1917 but was not used when the set was released when a recording by Luigi Bolis was substituted. According to Kelly (His Master's Voice/La Voce del Padrone - The Italian Catalogue) this was also recorded on 27 February 1917. Side 24 (Che ora sia?... with Andreini, Badini, Baracchi, Bettoni) was recorded on 9 August 1917.More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The recording on the Mike Richter CD-ROM is incomplete and starts with Schaunard's entry in Act 1
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1918-19(STC)
Orchestra - Grande Orchestra
Chorus - Coro
Floria Tosca - Lya Remondini
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Broccardi
Il barone Scarpia - Dario Zani
Il Sagristano - Davide Carnevali
Cesare Angelotti - Vincenzo Bettoni
Spoletta - G. Plinio
Sciarrone - Davide Carnevali
Un carceriere - Vincenzo Bettoni
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone S 5584, S 5586, S 5588, S 5590, S 5592, S 5594, S 5596, S 5598, S 5600, S 5602, S 5604, S 5606; {12x12in-78s}, R 5583, R 5591,; R 5595, R 5603 {4x10in-78s} (1919)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The 78s are listed in a supplement dated aprile 1919 to the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del «Grammofono». Part of the roles of Scarpia and Angelotti are sung by Giulio Fregosi and Arturo Rizzo. Most of the recording was made between 15 May and 20 November 1918, but one side «Fu grave sbaglio» (with Fregosi as Scarpia and Carnevali as Sciarrone) was made in April 1919. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel.
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1919(STU)
Orchestra - Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Chorus - Coro
Floria Tosca - Valentina Bartolomasi
Mario Cavaradossi - Attilio Salvaneschi
Il barone Scarpia - Adolfo Pacini
Il Sagristano - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Cesare Angelotti - Guido Fernandez
Spoletta - Gaetano Mazzanti
Sciarrone - Guido Fernandez
Un pastore - Una Corista
Un carceriere - Guido Fernandez
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5702, ; S 5704, S 5706, S 5708, S 5710, S 5712, S 5714, S 5716, S 5718, S 5720, S 5722, S 5724 {12x12in-78s}, R 5701, R 5709, R 5713, R 5721 (4x10in-78s} (1921)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated febbraio 1921. They were recorded between 7 October and 14 November 1919. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel.
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1919(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Figaro - Ernesto Badini
Il Conte Almaviva - Edoardo Taliani
Rosina - Malvina Pereira
Dr. Bartolo - Abele Carnevali
Don Basilio - UmbertoDi Lelio
Berta - Agnese Mometti
Fiorello - Francesco Festa
Un Ufficiale - Francesco Festa
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5110, ; S 5112, S 5114, S 5116, S 5118, S 5120, S 5122, S 5124, S 5126, S 5128, S 5130, S 5132, S 5134, S 5136, S 5138 {15x12in-78s}, R 5115, R 5125 {2x10in-78s} (1920)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1927 p.522 (mention)
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated June 1920. They were recorded in April 1919. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According to his entry in the «Großes Sängerlexikon» (Dritte erweiterte Auflage Band I, S.546) it is Abele Carnevali and not his brother Davide Carnevali who sings the role of Bartolo in this recording. In support for this it is stated that the record label clearly indicates «A. Carnevali». On the other hand the entry in the catalogue states D. Carnevali.
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1919(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Valentina Bartolomasi
Radamès - Enrico Trentini
Amneris - Rosita Pagani
Amonasro - Adolfo Pacini
Ramphis - Guido Fernandez
Il Re di Egitto - Pietro Brilli
Una Sacerdotessa - Valentina Bartolomasi
Un Messaggero - Gaetano Mazzanti
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce el Padrone»; S 5150-5180; (even numbers) {16x12in-78s}, R 5153R 5157, R 5159, R 5169 (4x10in-78s) (1920)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated novembre 1920. They were recorded between 7 October and 14 November 1919. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1920(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Andrea Chénier - Luigi Lupato
Carlo Gérard - Adolfo Pacini
Madeleine di Coigny - Valentina Bartolomasi
La mulatta Bersi - Nelda Garrone
La Contessa di Coigny - Nelda Garrone
Madelon - Gilda Timitz
Roucher - A. Venturini
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Fouquier Tinville - Francesco Festa
Un Incredible - Francesco Festa
Pietro Fléville - A. Venturini
L'abate - Francesco Festa
Schmidt - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Il maestro di casa - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
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Black Disc - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5520-5552 (even numbers) {17x78s}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated luglio 1921. They were recorded between 19 June and 3 July 1920. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1920(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Faust - Giuliano Romagnola
Méphistophélès - Fernando Autori
Marguerite - Gemma Bosini
Valentin - Adolfo Pacini
Siébel - Gilda Timitz
Marthe - Nelda Garrone
Wagner - Napoleone Limonta
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone»; S 5260 - S 5298 (even numbers) (20x78s) (1921)ª
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Came - The First Opera Sets (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)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
Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated aprile 1921. They were recorded between 7 February 1920 and 14 June 1920. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1927-28(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto - Luigi Piazza
Gilda - Lina Pagliughi
Duca di Mantova - Tino Folgar
Sparafucile - Salvatore Baccaloni
Maddalena - Vera de Cristoff
Giovanna - Linda Brambilla
Monterone - Aristide Baracchi
Marullo - Aristide Baracchi
Borsa - Giuseppe Nessi
Conte di Ceprano - Giuseppe Menni
Contessa di Ceprano - Linda Brambilla
Un paggio - Linda Brambilla
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9500-9528 (even numbers) {15x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1483-1497 (15x78s;AC) (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 209-223 {15x78s} (1928)ª; Electrola EH 167-161 (15x78s) (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 32 (V 9525 - 9539) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Bongiovanni GB 1001-1002 {2LPS} (Italy) (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1097-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Pearl GEMM CDS 9180 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78003 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1928 p. (Klein p.436); June 1996 p. [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.22
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Opera News - October 1996 p.40
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.16 No.2 p.150
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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.59
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.287: January/February Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.129
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74
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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 luglio 1928. All except one of the sides were recorded between 9 November and 2 December 1927. Side 29 (È giunta alfine... with Piazza,Folgar, Paliughi) was recorded on 16 March 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Aristodemo Giorgini
Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi
Marcello - Ernesto Badini
Colline - Luigi Manfrini
Mimi - Rosina Torri
Musetta - Thea Vitulli
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9530-9554 (even numbers) {13x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1513-25 {13x78s} (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 224-236 {13x78s} (1928)ª; Victor Musical Masterpiece Set 35 (9512-9524) {13x78s}; Bongiovanni GB 1033-1034 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - In Sync C 4131/2
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1078-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 2CD 78029
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1928 p.153; March 1995 p.34 p.122 [JBS]
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Opera News - May 1995 p.47
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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120
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ARSC Journal - 1985 Vol.17 No.1-3 p.157 [JWNF]
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The Record Collector - Vol.39 No.4 1994 p.261 p.272
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.276 [RVL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]
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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 settembre 1928. The recording was made between 23 February and 11 April 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Dusolina Giannini
Radamès - Aureliano Pertile
Amneris - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
Amonasro - Giovanni Inghilleri
Ramphis - Luigi Manfrini
Il Re di Egitto - Guglielmo Masini
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone AW 23-41 {19x78s}; HMV D 1595-1613 {19x78s} (1929)ª; Victor «Masterworks» Set 54 (9488-9506) {19x78s}; Supraphon 012 1171/73 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-01616/01618 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32543-4 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5004-5 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78013 {2CDS}; Romophone 89004-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1929 p.523 (Klein)
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Opera - December 1994 p.1391
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Opera Now - January 1995 p.52; March/April 1999 p.99 [GH]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.57; February 1999 p.75 [JC]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.355 [JC]
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Orpheus - November 1994 p.63
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.56-57 [JA]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.288 [LM]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.92 [PO'C]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68: No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58 (mention)
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Alessandro Valente
Nedda - Adelaide Saraceni
Tonio - Apollo Granforte
Beppe - Nello Palai
Silvio - Leonildo Basi
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Black Disc - HMV C1827-37(78s); HMV C 7049-57 (78s,AC)
Compact Disc - VAI 1082-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana); Arkadia 78045 {1CD}
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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 - June 1930 p.25 (Klein)
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Opera News - October 1996 p.40
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American Record Guide - Issue 95 February 1998 p.4 [NL]
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1929-30(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Delia Sanzio
Turiddu - Giovanni Brevario
Alfio - Piero Biasini
Lola - Mimma Pantaleoni
Lucia - Olga de Franco
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10174-10182 {9x78s}; HMV C 1973-1981 {9x78s} (1930)ª; Victor «Masterworks» Set 98 (9885-9893) {9x78s};; Electrola EH 580-588 {9x78s} (Germany)
Compact Disc - VAI 1082-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}; Arkadia 78046 {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1930 p.284 (Klein p.490)
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Opera News - October 1996 p.40
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 (mention) [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.76 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded between 15 April 1929 and 12 April 1930. The sessions in March and April 1930 were conducted by Nastrucci. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1929-30(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Margaret (Margherita) Sheridan
Pinkerton - Lionello Cecil
Sharpless - Vittorio Weinberg
Suzuki - Ida Mannarini
Kate Pinkerton - Elena Lomi
Goro - Nello Palai
Il principe Yamadori - Antonio Gelli
Lo zio Bonzo - Guglielmo Masini
Il commissario imperiale - Antonio Gelli
L'ufficiale del Registro - Antonio Gelli
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Black Disc - HMV S 10190-205 (78s;Italy); HMV C 1950-65 (78s;UK); Victor 9867-82 - M97 (78s;USA); CLUB 99 OP 1001
Compact Disc - Romophone 89001-2; Arkadia 2CD 78030
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1930 p.185 (Klein p.484)
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Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.107; March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.240
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 p.161
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1996 No.5 p.103
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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.2 June 1996 p.148
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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ARSC Journal - Vol.27 No.2 Fall 1996 p.251 [RL]
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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.151
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1929-30(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Carmen Melis
Mario Cavaradossi - Piero Pauli
Il barone Scarpia - Apollo Granforte
Il Sagristano - Antonio Gelli
Cesare Angelotti - Giovanni Azzimonti
Spoletta - Nello Palai
Sciarrone - Giovanni Azzimonti
Un pastore - Giuseppe Bottini
Un carceriere - Vittorio Weinberg
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10142-10155 {14x78s} (Italy) (1930)ª; HMV C 1902-1915 {14x78s} (1930)ª; HMV C 7324-7337 {14x78s;AC} (1930)ª; Victor «Masterworks» Set 84 (9758-9771) {14x78s}; Discophilia DIS 23 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - VAI 1076-2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78002 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1930 p.85 (Klein p.481); February 1931 p.470 (letter); March 1995 p.34; April 1994 p.140
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Opera - December 1994 p.1392
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Opera Now - March 1995 p.50
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Opera News - April 1 1995 p.33; May 1995 p.47
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Orpheus - No.11 15 November - 15 Dezember 1975 S.259-S.260 [CK]; Dezember 1994 S.59 (mention) ; Februar 1997 S.55
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.2 Winter 1995/96 p.142
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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.272: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74 (mention)
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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 aprile 1930. They were recorded between 5 November 1929and 24 March 1930. Some sides were conducted by Gino Nastrucci. More details canbe found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The CDs are described asbeing a recording of CARMEN in Orpheus !
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manrico - Aureliano Pertile
Azucena - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
Leonora - Maria Carena
Conte di Luna - Apollo Granforte
Ferrando - Bruno Carmassi
Ines - Olga de Franco
Ruiz - Giordano Callegari
Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Gelli
Un messo - Giordano Callegari
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; AW 224-238 {15x78s} (1931)ª; HMV D 1952-1966 {15x78s} (1931)ª; Victor «Masterworks» M 106 (11040-11054) {15x78s} ;; RCA «Camden» CAL 289-290 {2LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Phonographe PH 500250/03; Arkadia 2CD 78007; Grammofono 2000 ; AB 78737; Romophone «Opera Magna» 890032 {2CDS}; Aura Music LRC 11104-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1931 p.492 (Klein p.497); July 1998 p.88 [AB]
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Opera Now - October 1994 p.52
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Opera News - September 1995 p.57; December 1998 p.91 [JC]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 p.263 [JC]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.55-56 [JA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.74 [JH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1998 No.14 p.109 [JTH]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 pp.88-89 [GH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59(mention): No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the monthly list (listino mensile) of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated 15 febbraio 1931. They were recorded between 24 October and 25 November 1930. Although it is stated in the catalogues that the conductor was Carlo Sabajno, it seems that most of the recording was conducted by Gino Nastrucci. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. See also the review in OPERA NEWS (September 1995 p.57) and in the ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1930-31(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Violetta Valery - Anna Rosza
Flora Bervoix - Olga de Franco
Annina - Olga de Franco
Alfredo Germont - Alessandro Zilliani
Giorgio Germont - Luigi Borgonovo
Gastone - Giordano Callegari
Dottore Grenvil - Antonio Gelli
Barone Douphol - Arnoldo Lenzi
Marchese d'Obigny - Antonio Gelli
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10260-10272 {13x78s} (1931)ª; HMV C 2214-2226 {13x78s} (1931)ª; Victor «Masterworks» 112 (11105-11117) {13x78s;AC} ; RCA «Camden» CAL 287-288 {2LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI 1108-2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78001 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 9002 {2CDS} (2000)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 - November 1931 p.205, p.223 (Klein); April 1996 p.132
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Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59; Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.54-55 [JA]
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.130
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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.4 December 1932 p.121
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.99 [PHR]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1956 Vol.6 No.4 p.84 [MDS]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.99 - luglio/agosto 1996 p.77
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59(mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale Anonima del Grammofono dated marzo 1931. They were recorded between 27 October 1930 and 21 January 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by TomPeel
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Carmen - Gabriela Besanzoni
Don José - Piero Bauli
Micaëla - Maria Carbone
Escamillo - Ernesto Besanzoni
Frasquita - Nerina Ferrari
Mercédès - Tamara Beltacchi
Le Dancaïre - Nello Palai
Le Remendado - Emilio Venturini
Moralès - Attilio Bordonali
Zuninga - Enrico Spada
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10300-10318 {19x78s} (Italy) (1931)ª; HMV C 2310-2328 {19x78s} (UK); HMV C 7372-7390 {19x78s;AC} (UK); Electrola EH 741-759 {19x78s} (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 128 (11849-11857) {19x78s} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 946.118 {2CDS} (1994)ª;; Arkadia 78043 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1932 p.261 (Klein p.542)
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Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.141: Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.20
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Orpheus - mai 1995 p.62
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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.103
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated Ottobre 1931. They were recorded between 7 April and 7 July 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. Some of this recording was conducted by Gino Nastrucci (see ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70)
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1931-32(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Otello - Nicola Fusati
Desdemona - Maria Carbone
Iago - Apollo Granforte
Cassio - Piero Girardi
Rodrigo - Nello Palai
Lodovico - Corrado Zambelli
Montano - Enrico Spada
Emilia - Tamara Beltacchi
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10350-10365 {16x78s} (1932)ª; HMV C 2413-2428 (16x78s} (UK) (1932)ª; Electrola EH 1143-1158 {16x78s} (Germany);; Victor M 152 (11363-11478) {16x78s} (USA);; La Voce de Padrone QALP 10204/6 {3LPS}; RCA «Camden» CCL 101 {3LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32539-50; Grammofono 2000 AB 78651/2 {2CDS};; Arkadia 2CD 78037 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 9005 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Preiser Records 20012 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1932 p.261 (Klein p.542); March 1933 p.383
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Opera News - February 2001 pp.77-78 [MB]
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Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.84 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.57-58 [JA]
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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.5 January 1933 pp.155-156
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.89 [PHR]
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.68
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated maggio 1932. They were recorded between 19 November 1931 and 26 February 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. Three sides of this recording were conducted by Gino Nastrucci (see ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70)
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1932(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Don Pasquale - Ernesto Badini
Norina - Adelaide Saraceni
Malatesta - Afro Poli
Ernesto - Tito Schipa
Un notaio - Giordano Callegari
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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10410-10424 {15x78s} (1933)ª; HMV C 2519-2533 {15x78s} (1933)ª; Victor «Musical Masterpiece» Set 187 (15x78s) (11563-11577) ; La Voce del Padrone QALP 10121-10123 {3LPS}; Odeon QALP 10121-10123 {3LPS} (USA)(1964)ª; Seraphim 1C 6084 (+song recital) {3LPS}; Pathé DTX 20001/01
Compact Cassette - Music Memoria MM 40086 (+Schipa - recital)
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63241/2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Music Memoria MM 30231 (+Schipa - recital) {2CDS} ;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78561/2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78017 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1933 p.38 (Klein p.556); January 1963 p.359; October 1990 p. [AB]
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Opera - March 1963 p.195 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.37 [LJB]
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.50
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.76 [GB]
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American Record Guide - June 1964 Vol.30 No.10 p.948 [PLM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated marzo 1933. They were recorded between 26 September and 5 November 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel.
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