(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1959(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
2 1961(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
3 1962(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
4 1963(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - La sonnambula*
5 1963(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
6 1963(LI9/2/63 / TEBALDI) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
7 1963(LI;23/2/63 / ALBANESE) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
8 1963(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - L' italiana in Algeri*
9 1964(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
10 1964(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*
11 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
12 1964(SE) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
13 1964(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
14 1965(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
15 1965(LI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
16 1965(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*
17 1966(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
18 1966(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
19 1966(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
20 1966(SE) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
21 1966(STU) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
22 1967(STU) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
23 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
24 1968/69(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Anna Bolena*
25 1969(LI) - Charles Gounod - Faust*
26 1971(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*
27 1971(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
28 1972(FI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale**
29 1972(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
30 1973(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
31 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
32 1974(LC) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
33 1974(LE) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
34 1974(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*
35 1976(LI;12/11/76) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
36 1976(LI;28/11/76) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
37 1978(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
38 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
39 1981(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
40 1985(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
41 1990(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut**
42 1991(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut**
43 1992(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot**
44 1995(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly**
45 1996(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west**
46 1998(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Marschallin - Elisabeth Grümmer
Octavian - Kersten Meyer
Sophie - Lisa Otto
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Josef Greindl
Faninal - Ernst Krukowski
Valzacchi - Helmut Krebs
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Helmut Krebs
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Marlies Siemeling
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.619 {3CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.61 [GH]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.239-240 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, mentioned briefly in OPERA April 1960 p.276
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Joan Sutherland
Edgardo - Richard Tucker
Enrico - Frank Guarrera
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Charles Anthony
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 455 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 944.110 {2CDS} (1994)ª
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.62
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Répertoire - No.76 January 1995 p.40
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on 9 Dec 1961 (see Opera Feb 1962 p.99)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier
Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Johanna Peters
Bartolo - Carlo Cava
Basilio - Hugues Cuénod
Curzio - John Kentish
Antonio - Derick Davies
Barbarina - Maria Zeri
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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)ª
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]
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Opera - June 2008 pp.721-722 [RM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amina - Joan Sutherland
Elvino - Nicolai Gedda
Rodolfo - Ezio Flagello
Lisa - Jeanette Scovotti
Alessio - John Macurdy
Notaro - Andrea Velis
Teresa - Lili Chookasian
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 411 {3LPS} (1983)ª;; Melodiya M10 48541 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 620.2 {2CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 790 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]
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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.94 - febbraio 1996 p.53
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1963). The performance on 21 February 1963 is reviewed in OPERA May 1963 p.311. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in July 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg
Susanna - Liliane Berton
Conte Almaviva - Michel Roux
Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Rosa Laghezza
Bartolo - Michael Langdon
Basilio - Hugues Cuénod
Curzio - John Kentish
Antonio - Derick Davies
Barbarina - Maria Zeri
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 352 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers NOZ 196301 {2CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6805
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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 concert performance given by the Glyndebourne company at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (22 July 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Home Service. See Radio Times Issue Dated July 20-26 1963 p.24. A recording was broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 14 October 1965. See Radio Times Issue dated October 9-15 1965 p.58. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the date of the performance is given as 28 June 1963 and the place as London. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is also given here as 28 June 1963.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI:9/2/63 - Tebaldi)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi
Maurizio - Franco Corelli
Principe di Bouillon - William Wilderman
Principessa di Bouillon - Biserka Cvejic
Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani
Quinault - Norman Scott
Poisson - Andrea Velis
Mlle. Jouvenot - Laurel Hurley
Mlle. Dangeville - Helen Vanni
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 742 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1100 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers ADR 196301 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.80 [VJ]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. This is probably the performance on 9 February 1963 which was broadcast. See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.501-502. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI;23/2/63 - Albanese)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adriana Lecouvreur - Licia Albanese
Maurizio - Barry Morell
Principe di Bouillon - William Wilderman
Principessa di Bouillon - Biserka Cvejic
Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani
Quinault - Norman Scott
Poisson - Andrea Velis
Mlle. Jouvenot - Laurel Hurley
Mlle. Dangeville - Helen Vanni
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke
Un maggiordomo - Carlo Tomanelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1162
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as a «Clear but distant in-house recording»
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Isabella - Teresa Berganza
Lindoro - Luigi Alva
Mustafà - Fernando Corena
Taddeo - Rolando Panerai
Elvira - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Zulma - Miti Truccato Pace
Haly - Paolo Montarsolo
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 262-264 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 262-264 {2LPS} (1964)ª; London A 4375 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1375 {3LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 828-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Lyrica LRC 1030/1031 (Italy); Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 173-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Decca 475 8285 {2CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London G 90079 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1964 p.516; July 1964 p.46; July 1989 p. [RO]
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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1964 Vol.14 No.4 p.88 [HW]
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American Record Guide - July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1013, p.1049 [PLM]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [CJL]: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.152-153 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.88 [JM]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Joan Sutherland
Edgardo - Sándor Kónya
Enrico - Nicolae Herlea
Raimondo - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Arturo - Charles Anthony
Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.614 (+excerpts of performance with Roberta Peters) {3CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.61 [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 December 1964)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - George Shirley
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Walter Cassel
Pamina - Lucine Amara
Sarastro - Cesare Siepi
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Lynn Blair
1er Geharnischter - Robert Nagy
2er Geharnischter - Justino Díaz
Erste Dame - Mary Ellen Pracht
Zweite Dame - Shirley Love
Dritte Dame - Gladys Kriese
Erster Knabe - Junetta Jones
Zweiter Knabe - Marcia Baldwin
Dritter Knabe - Joann Grillo
Erster Priester - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12564-A (BRO 125730) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin (25 January 1964). 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 Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Roberto Gori
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Justino Díaz
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4220 (& 4443); Past Masters PM 129/2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (21 April 1964). The recording issued by Omega is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). That issued on the «Past Masters» label is listed on the «Rare Opera» website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Elisabeth Söderström
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Faninal - Heinz Holecek
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6146 {1LP} (1965)ª;; Decca SXL 6146 {1LP} (1965)ª; Decca «Jubilee» JB 57 {1LP} (1980)ª; London A 5905 {1LP} (1965)ª;; London OSA 25905 {1LP} (1965)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca «Jubilee» KJBC57; Decca 452 730-4 (1997)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 452 730-2 {1CD} (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90094 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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 1965 p.441; July 1965 p.50; February 1980 p.1294 [AB]; October 1997 p.142 [AB]
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Opera - August 1965 p.594 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 p.873 [PLM]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1105-1106 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.93-94 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Comments:- See «The Daily Telgraph - Arts & Books» Saturday September 6 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra Rossini di Napoli
Chorus - Coro Rossini di Napoli
Figaro - Manuel Ausensi
Il Conte Almaviva - Ugo Benelli
Rosina - Teresa Berganza
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Berta - Stefania Malagù
Fiorello - Dino Mantovani
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 285-287 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Decca SET 285-287 {3LPS} (1965)ª; Decca 417 164-1 {3LPS} (1987)ª; London A 4381 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; London OSA 1381 {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 164-4 (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 417 164-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Double Decca 452 591-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1965 p.163; January 1987 p.1057 [HF]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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Opera - November 1965 p.835 [HDR]
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Audio & Record Review - September 1965 p.16 [CW]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena
Norina - Roberta Peters
Malatesta - Frank Guarrera
Ernesto - Luigi Alva
Un notaio - Andrea Velis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 369 (& 375); The Opera Lovers DONP 196501 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - John Alexander
Olympia - Jeanette Scovotti
Giulietta - Biserka Cvejic
Antonia - Lucine Amara
Coppélius - William Dooley
Dapertutto - William Dooley
Miracle - William Dooley
Nicklaus - Janis Martin
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Andrea Velis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - John Macurdy
Andres - Andrea Velis
Cochenille - Andrea Velis
Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis
La Mère d'Antonia - Gladys Kriese
Lindorf - William Dooley
Nathanael - Arthur Graham
Luther - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Hermann - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1475
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1965). 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 Silvio Varviso - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Salome - Helga Pilarczyk
Jochanaan - Morley Meredith
Herodes - Gianni Savelli
Herodias - Grace Hoffman
Narraboth - Salvador Novoa
Ein Page - Ruth Carron
Erster Nazarener - Andrij Dobriansky
Zweiter Nazarener - Dale Grant
Erster Soldat - Norman Riggins
Zweiter Soldat - Robert Falk
Ein Cappadocier - Keith Cota
Ein Sklave - Walter Knetlar
Erster Jude - Charles May
Zweiter Jude - Herbert B. Kraus
Dritter Jude - Marshall Stone
Vierter Jude - Gene Bullard
Fünfter Jude - Joseph Fair
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3963
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (February 1965). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online «Partial Performance Chronology» of opera in Philadelphia. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Sándor Kónya
Enrico - Frank Guarrera
Raimondo - Justino Díaz
Arturo - Dan Marek
Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1659 Gala 100.614 (highlights +performance with Sutherland - 1964) {3CDS}
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 (highlights) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.61 (highlights - mention) [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». That issued on CD by Gala is a filler for the recording of the complete performance conducted by Varviso in 1964.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini
Schaunard - Seymour Schwartzman
Marcello - Franco Iglesias
Colline - Joseph Fair
Mimi - Renata Tebaldi
Musetta - Maria Candida
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson
Parpignol - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3952 (1996)ª; House of Opera ALD 3952
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3930
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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (March 1966). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - July 1996» and those issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Lohengrin - Nicolai Gedda
Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Ortrud - Barbro Ericson
Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Jupither
König Heinrich - Bengt Rundgren
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» 1011 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» (highlights) {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.84-S.85 [SS]
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Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 p.15-16 [ARB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.86-87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stockholm (29 January 1966; see OPERA June 1966 p.482 ). The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label are listed on Klassikon's website:-
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Faust - Franco Tagliavini
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; Decca SXL 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; London OS 26021 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.170
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Opera - December 1967 p.994 [AB]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Santuzza - Elena Souliotis
Turiddu - Mario Del Monaco
Alfio - Tito Gobbi
Lola - Stefania Malagù
Lucia - Anna Di Stasio
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 343-344 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; Decca SET 343-344 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; London A-4266 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; London OSA-1266 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; *Jugoton LPSU-DC-334-5
Compact Disc; - *Collectors Series IMPX 9018 {1CD}; Double Decca 452 179-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 476 7216 {1CD} (2005)ª
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 - October 1967 p.225 [PHW]; January 1968 p.366 [DST]; Special Awards Issue 1998 p.115 [JBS]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]
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Opera - December 1967 p.994 [AB]
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Opera News - September 23 1967 p.30
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [GH]
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Comments:- According to Jacopo Serafini this recording was made on 14-17, 19-21 September 1966 («È colpa amore? - Infelicita e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.276).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Norma - Elena Souliotis
Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto
Pollione - Mario Del Monaco
Oroveso - Carlo Cava
Clotilde - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Flavio - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 368-369 {2LPS} (1968)ª;; *Decca SET 368-369 {2LPS} (1968)ª
Compact Disc; - London POCL 3824-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1968 p.604 [AP]; July 1968 p.139
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Opera - July 1968 p.582 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Mario Sereni
Il Grande Inquisitore - Ivo Vinco
Un Frate - Tugomir Franc
Elisabetta di Valois - Sena Jurinac
La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto
Tebaldo - Hilde de Groote
Il Conte di Lerma - Heinz Zednik
Una voce dal cielo - Lotte Rysanek
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 850-2 {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 129-2 (& 167-2) {2CDRS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CDBB 641 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.34
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.39
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.64
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June p.208
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (17 June 1968). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». and those issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1968-69(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Anna Bolena - Elena Souliotis
Enrico - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Giovanna - Marilyn Horne
Percy - John Alexander
Rochefort - Stafford Dean
Smeton - Janet Coster
Hervey - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 446-449 {4LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 455 069-2 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1970 p.841; January 1971 p.1128
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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.59 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.57 [SS]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.78 [JC]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1998 p.71 [BLS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.52 (mention) [PL]
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Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.32 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.81 [MH]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi
Marguerite - Pilar Lorengar
Valentin - Robert Merrill
Siébel - Marcia Baldwin
Marthe - Shirley Love
Wagner - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1392 (& 1153); The Opera Lovers FAUS 196901 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 January 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Marschallin - Sena Jurinac
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Helen Donath
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth
Faninal - Raymond Wolansky
Valzacchi - Ragnar Ulfung
Annina - Edna Garabedian (-George)
Ein Sänger - Nicolai Gedda
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Julia Emoed-Wallace
Polizeikommissar - Allan Monk
Der Wirt - Joe Pinedo
Ein Notar - William Fleck
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Peter van Derick
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - James Atherton
Tierhändler - Orva Hoskinson
Modistin - Arlene Adams
Die drei Waisen - Carolyn Lewis
- Gwendolyn Jones
- Sandra Bush
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1490-3 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1971; see OPERA November 1971 pp.969-971). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004». The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.483.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Hannelore Bode
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2446
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 December 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 18-31 December 1971 p.48.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1972(FI)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Don Pasquale - Oskar Czerwenka
Norina - Reri Grist
Malatesta - Hermann Prey
Ernesto - Luigi Alva
Un notaio - Flory Jacobi
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 1032
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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
Comments:- Video recording of a television film. See
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Nicola Ghiuselev
Rodrigo - Piero Cappuccilli
Il Grande Inquisitore - Otto Wiener
Un Frate - Herbert Lackner
Elisabetta di Valois - Sena Jurinac
La principessa Eboli - Christa Ludwig
Tebaldo - Edita Gruberova
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 630 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (16 June 1972). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - CHORUS
Adina - Reri Grist
Nemorino - Nicolai Gedda
Dulcamara - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Belcore - Robert Kerns
Giannetta - Hildegard Heichele
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Black Disc - Melodiya M10 47035 004
Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4736 (1998)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 992 204 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1343
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.141 [LM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (May 1973; see ORPHEUS Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.42-S.43; OPERA Festival Issue 1973 pp.44-46). The compact cassettes issue by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Don Carlo - Alberto Remedios
Filippo II - Martti Talvela
Rodrigo - Norman Mittelman
Il Grande Inquisitore - Michael Langdon
Un Frate - Maurizio Mazzieri
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Josephine Veasey
Il Conte di Lerma - James Atherton
Una voce dal cielo - Leona Mitchell
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 430 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #430 {3CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, (November 1973)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1974(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Karl Ridderbusch
Veit Pogner - Hans Sotin
Sixtus Beckmesser - Klaus Hirte
Fritz Kothner - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von Stolzing - Jean Cox
David - Frieder Stricker
Eva - Hannelore Bode
Magdalena - Anna Reynolds
Nachtwächter - Bernd Weikl
Kunz Vogelgesang - Heribert Steinbach
Konrad Nachtigall - József Dene
Ulrich Eisslinger - Wolf Appel
Balthasar Zorn - Robert Licha
Augustin Moser - Norbert Orth
Hermann Ortel - Heinz Feldhoff
Hans Schwarz - Hartmut Bauer
Hans Foltz - Nikolaus Hillebrand
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 167 {5LPS} (1975)ª; Philips 6747 243 {14LPS} (collection) (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 432 573-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Philips 434 611-2 (Philips Richard Wagner Edition) {4CDS} (1992)ª
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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 - September 1975 p.519 [JW]; December 1975 p.1011 [SIR]; April 1976 p.1569 [JBS]; July 1976 p.217 [AB]; March 1977 p.1475 (mention) [SIR] November 1991 p.162 [AB]; October 1992 p.184 [AB]
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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1992 p.92
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Orpheus - No.12 15 Dezember 1975 - 15 Januar 1976 S.291-S292 [CS]
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Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1974(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Thomas Allen
Marcello - Peter Glossop
Colline - Gwynne Howell
Mimi - Katia Ricciarelli
Musetta - Wendy Fine
Benoit - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Alcindoro - Thomas Lawlor
Parpignol - Andrew Daniels
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDBB 392
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (15 February 1974). See OPERA April 1974 pp.348-350. It is probable that all the singers listed above do not appear in these excerpts. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tristan - Jess Thomas
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Kurt Moll
Kurwenal - Jef Vermeersch
Melot - William Neill
Hirt - Raymond Manton
Steuerman - Terrence Hawkins
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - William Harness
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 448 (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 143 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #448 {3CDS} (2000)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (11 October 1974)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1976(LI;12/11/76)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Timothy Nolen
Il Conte Almaviva - John Brecknock
Rosina - Frederica Von Stade
Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Nina Hinson
Fiorello - Wayne Turnage
Un Ufficiale - John Duykers
Un notaio - Ken Malucelli
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 November 1976).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1976(LI;28/11/76)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Vincenzo Sardinero
Il Conte Almaviva - John Brecknock
Rosina - Frederica Von Stade
Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Nina Hinson
Fiorello - Wayne Turnage
Un Ufficiale - John Duykers
Un notaio - Ken Malucelli
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2429
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (28 November 1976).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Schaunard - Dale Duesing
Marcello - Brent Ellis
Colline - Samuel Ramey
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Julia Mignes(-Johnson)
Benoit - Federico Davià
Alcindoro - Federico Davià
Parpignol - David Eisler
Sergente dei doganieri - John Del Carlo
Un doganiere - David Rohrbaugh
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Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven C 2119 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (10 November 1978). See OPERA February 1979 pp.154-155. According to LOH's catalogue the recording is a «bit noisy». The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Don Carlo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Filippo II - Evgeny Nesterenko
Rodrigo - Wolfgang Brendel
Il Grande Inquisitore - Stefan Elenkov
Un Frate - David Cumberland
Elisabetta di Valois - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
La principessa Eboli - Livia Budai
Tebaldo - Elizabeth Knighton
Il Conte di Lerma - Tonio di Paolo
Una voce dal cielo - Evelyn de la Rosa
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven C620B {3CDRS}; Celestial Audio CA 658 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four-act version in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (5 October 1979; see OPERA December 1979 p.1184). The performance on 18 October 1979 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1979 No.23 p.36. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - John Gibbs
Cesare Angelotti - John Tomlinson
Spoletta - Paul Crook
Sciarrone - Roderick Earle
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 443 (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 471 (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7620
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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:- Recordings of performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1981). The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 30 November 1981 while those given by House of Opera in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» are 6 November 1981 (CDBB 443) and 30 November 1981 (CDBB 471). The performance on 9 November 1981 is reviewed in OPERA January 1982 pp.90-91.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (expanded)
Chorus - Los Angeles Master Chorale
Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Klaus Lang
Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Röhrl
Spoletta - Donald Grobe
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 503 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (14 September 1985). The performance on 9 September 1985 is reviewed in OPERA December 1985 pp.1382-1383 and by Martin Bernheimer in the Los Angeles Times (11 September 1985). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni
Des Grieux - Peter Dvorsky
Lescaut - Enric Serra
Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti
Edmondo - José (Josep) Ruiz
Una voce sola - María (Asunción) Uriz
L'oste - Manuel Garrido
Il maestro di ballo - Alfredo Heilbron
Un sergente degli arcieri - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Lampionaio - Antonio (Antoni) Comas
Un comandante di Marina - Stefano Palatchi
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VHS Video Cassette; - Bel Canto Society #589 (NTSC & PAL) ;; Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8044 (1990)ª
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona (January 1990; see OPERA October 1990 p.1244) )
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Flemish Opera Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Flemish Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Miriam Gauci
Des Grieux - Antonio Ordoñez
Lescaut - Jan Danckaert
Geronte - Jules Bastin
Edmondo - Barry Ryan
Una voce sola - Pia Raanoja
L'oste - Herman Bekaert
Il maestro di ballo - Barry Ryan
Lampionaio - Barry Ryan
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 224 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - RM Associates 079 185-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2002 p.88 [MSR]
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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.59 [SS]; No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.490 mars 2002 p.116 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 2002 p.101 [GH]
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Répertoire - No.156 avril 2002 p.44 {DVD} [PT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.161 maggio 2002 p.114 (DVD) [GL]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Flemish Opera, Anvers (January 1991)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Flanders Opera
Chorus - Flanders Opera
La principessa Turandot - Susan Hinshaw
Calaf - Frederic Kalt
Liù - Galina Simkina
Ping - Russell Smythe
Pang - Randall Cooper
Pong - Jan Caals
Timur - Stefan Dimitrov
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5472 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Antwerp of the uncut Alfano version (October 1992; see OPERA February 1993 pp.180-182, March 1993 p.269). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra des Flandres
Chorus - Opéra des Flandres
Cio Cio San - Cheryl Barker
Pinkerton - Frederic Kalt
Sharpless - Jorma Hynninen
Suzuki - Anne Collins
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5092 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2173 (2006)ª
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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
Comments:- Video recording of the original (1904) version. This appears to be of a performance at L'Opéra des Flandres, Anvers in January 1995. The performance on 7 January is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.188 février 1995 p.28. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Flanders Opera
Chorus - Flanders Opera
Minnie - Stephanie Friede
Dick Johnson - Richard Margison
Jack Rance - William Stone
Nick - Valentin Jar
Ashby - Gidon Saks
Sonora - Werner van Mechelen
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6428 (2008)ª
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Antwerp or Gent (July 1996; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1996 No.205 pp.43-44); OPERA October 1996 pp.1194-1195. The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2008. Here the performance recorded is attributed to Amsterdam.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid
Rodolfo - Aquiles Machado
Schaunard - Miquel Ramón
Marcello - David Malis
Colline - Philippe Kahn
Mimi - Leontina Vaduva
Musetta - Isabel Rey
Benoit - Alfredo Mariotti
Alcindoro - Alfredo Mariotti
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 409 {2CDRS} (2003)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:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid (29 December 1998). This performance was televised. See OPERA-L Wed. 30 Dec 1998 17:12:08. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003). The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as 28 December 1998.
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