(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1973(SE) - Simon Stephen - Wiener Volksoper*
2 1975(LI) - Foster Lawrence - Houston Symphony Orchestra*
3 1977(STU) - Malgoire Jean-Claude - La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy*
4 1982(LI) - Bernardi Mario - Orchestra*
5 1984(LI) - Bernardi Mario - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1989(LC) - Fisher John - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
7 1999(LI) - Summers Patrick - Opera Australia*
8 1999(STU) - Hogwood Christopher - The Academy of Ancient Music*
9 2001(LI) - Bicket Harry - Bayerisches Staatsorchester**
10 2002(STU) - Jacobs René - Freiburger Barockorchester*
11 2002-04(SE) - NONE - Ensemble Hypothesis*
12 2004(LI) - McGegan Nicholas - Concerto Köln*
13 200? - Mallon Kevin - The Aradia Ensemble*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Stephen Simon - 1973(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper
Almirena - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Rinaldo - Beverly Wolff
Argante - Raymond Michalski
Armida - Rita Shane
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Black Disc; - RCA ARL 1-0084 {1LP} (USA); Vox/Turnabout TV 34795 {1LP} (1983)ª
Compact Cassette; - Vox/Turnabout CT 4795 (1983)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.183-188 [CJT]
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Conductor Lawrence Foster - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Symphony Orchestra
Goffredo - John Walker
Almirena - Evelyn Mandac
Rinaldo - Marilyn Horne
Argante - Samuel Ramey
Armida - Noelle Rogers
A Christian Magician - Graydon Vaught
A Siren - Barrie Smith
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Black Disc; - *Voce 44 {3LPS} (1982)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera (19 October 1975). The performance of 16 October 1975 is reviewed in OPERA, March 1976 pp.240,257. The Voce LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Goffredo - Paul Esswood
Almirena - Ileana Cotrubas
Rinaldo - Carolyn Watkinson
Eustazio - Charles Brett
Argante - Ulrik Cold
Armida - Jeanette Scovotti
A Christian Magician - Armand Arapian
A Herald - Armand Arapian
A Siren - Marie Françoise Jacquelin
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Black Disc - Columbia M3-34592 {3LPS} (USA); *CBS «Masterworks» 79308 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40 79308
Compact Disc - Sony «Masterworks» SM3K 34 592 {3CDS}
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1977 p.885 [RF]; February 1978 p.1473 [AB]; March 1978 p.1634 [SIR]
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.143
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.57
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.183-188 [CJT]
Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.52
Diapason - No.436 avril 1997 p.86
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.126 [DC]
Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.122 [JWB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.210 mai 1997 p.90 [CFD]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.34
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Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Goffredo - John Alexander
Almirena - Benita Valente
Rinaldo - Marilyn Horne
Argante - Samuel Ramey
Armida - Noelle Rogers
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1047 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Ottawa (9 July 1982).
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Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Goffredo - Dano Raffanti
Almirena - Benita Valente
Rinaldo - Marilyn Horne
Argante - Samuel Ramey
Armida - Edda Moser
A Christian Magician - Arthur Thompson
A Herald - John Darrenkamp
A Siren - Diane Kesling
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers RIN 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1984). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There is a review of the performance on 19 January 1984 on the internet:-
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Conductor John Fisher - 1989(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Goffredo - Ernesto Palacio
Almirena - Cecilia Gasdia
Rinaldo - Marilyn Horne
Argante - Natale de Carolis
Armida - Christine Weidinger
A Christian Magician - Carlo Colombara
A Herald - Fabio Tartari
A Siren - Caterina Calvi
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 6813-6814 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10818 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1990 p.1862 [SS]
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.123 [RVL]
Comments:- Recorded at performances at La Fenice (June 1989, see OPERA October 1989 p.1244)As indicated in the review in ORPHEUS it is possible that the recording on the CDs issued by Mondo Musica is of a single performance, whereas that on those issued by Nuova Era is taken from several.
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Conductor Patrick Summers - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Australia
Goffredo - Christopher Josey
Almirena - Emma Matthews
Rinaldo - Graham Pushee
Argante - Richard Alexander
Armida - Yvonne Kenny
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 023 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (June 1999; see OPERA January 2000 p.55)
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Conductor Christopher Hogwood - 1999(STU)
Orchestra - The Academy of Ancient Music
Goffredo - Bernada Fink
Almirena - Cecilia Bartoli
Rinaldo - David Daniels
Eustazio - Daniel Taylor
Argante - Gerald Finley
Armida - Luba Orgonosova
A Christian Magician - Bejun Mehta
A lady - Ana-María Rincón
First siren - Catherine Bott
Second siren - Ana-María Rincón
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Compact Disc; - Decca 467 087-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2001 (published December 2000) p.96 [LK]; Awards Issue 2001 p.26 [JJ]
Opera - March 2001 pp.208-209 [GL]
Opera News - February 2001 p.70 [PG]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 pp.170-173 [BJ], pp.173-176 [BR2]
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.69 [AHC]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 pp.732-736 [RG]
Opéra International - No.253 janvier 2001 p.70 [JCL]
Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 pp.75-76 [IAA]
International Record Review - December 2000 p.121 [JBK]
The Absolute Sound - August/September 2001 Issue 131 p.123 [JH]
American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.110-111 [JWB]
BBC Music Magazine - January 2001 p.75 [HW]
Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.86 [PA]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 pp.97-98 [AM]
Répertoire - No.141 décembre 2000 pp.57-58 [PD]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.40 [FPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.86 [LB]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 2000 S.78-S.79 [RT]
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Conductor Harry Bicket - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Goffredo - David Walker
Almirena - Deborah York
Rinaldo - David Daniels
Eustazio - Axel Köhler
Argante - Egil Silins
Armida - Noëmi Nadelmann
A Christian Magician - Charles Maxwell
First siren - Noëmi Nadelmann
Second siren - Deborah York
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 388 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2003 p.85 [MSR]
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.93-94 [IW]
Diapason - No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.121 [MP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.94 [PMH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.174 luglio/agosto 2003 p.119 [GC2]
Répertoire - No.174 décembre 2003/janvier 2004 p.32 [TP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich.
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Conductor René Jacobs - 2002(STU)
Orchestra - Freiburger Barockorchester
Goffredo - Lawrence Zazzo
Almirena - Miah Persson
Rinaldo - Vivica Genaux
Eustazio - Christophe Dumaux
Argante - James Rutherford
Armida - Inga Kalna
A Christian Magician - Dominique Visse
First siren - Miah Persson
Second siren - Inga Kalna
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Compact Disc; - Harmonia Mundi (France) HMC 90 1796/8 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2003 p.78 [SS]; August (published June) 2003 p.83 [AB]
Opera - July 2003 pp.875-877 [JK]
Opera News - June 2003 p.60 [JM]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.128-131 [BJ,BR]
Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.79 [AHC]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.131-134 [RG]
Opéra International - No.279 mai 2003 pp.70-71 [JCL]
Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 p.88 [ED]
International Record Review - May 2003 p.64 [HC]
American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.100-102 [JWB]
The Absolute Sound - October/November 2003 Issue 144 p.151 [DD]
Répertoire - No.167 avril 2003 pp.61-62 [PD]
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Conductor NONE - 2002-04(SE)
Orchestra - Ensemble Hypothesis
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Compact Disc; - Solstice SOCD 230 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.533 février 2006 p.86 (IAA)
Comments:- A recording of some of the arias of Rinaldo, Almirena, Goffredo, Eustazio sung by the counter tenor Sigurd Van Lommel. According to the review in DIAPASON «A la fois timide et hardi, le chanteur prête son fausset délicat, sans couleur ni matière ni volume ni souffle ni expression ni agilité ni grave ni soutien...» to these roles.
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Conductor Nicholas McGegan - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Concerto Köln
Goffredo - Cécile van de Sant
Almirena - Cyndia Sieden
Rinaldo - Diana Moore
Eustazio - Christophe Dumaux
Argante - Andrew Foster-Williams
Armida - Dominique Labelle
A Christian Magician - Jean-Sébastien Stengel
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Compact Disc - Special issue for members of the «Göttinger Händel Gesellschaft»
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.115-116 [JWB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Göttingen Festival (May 2004; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.292 juillet/aoüt 2004 pp.52-53. OPERA October 2004 p.1226). The cast also includes the following: Irmela Brünger, Theresa Nelles. The CDs sold to members of the «Göttinger Händel Gesellschaft» are advertized in ORPHEUS März + April 2006 S.69.
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Conductor Kevin Mallon - 200?
Orchestra - The Aradia Ensemble
Chorus - Opera in Concert
Goffredo - Marion Newman
Almirena - Laura Whalen
Rinaldo - Kimberly Barber
Eustazio - Jennifer Enns Modolo
Argante - Sean Watson
Armida - Barbara Hannigan
A Christian Magician - Giles Tomkins
First siren - Catherine Affleck
Second siren - Melinda Delorme
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.660165-167 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2006 p.100 [DV]
Opera - May 2006 pp.604-606 [HC]
Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 p.92 [IAA]
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.115 [JWB]
International Record Review - May 2006 p.74 [JTH]
Opéra Magazine - No.8 juin 2006 p.78 [PG]
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