(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LI) - Schmitz Paul - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
2 1963(LI) - Capuana Franco - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
3 1963(RA) - Wurmser Leo - BBC Concert Orchestra*
4 1964?(SE) - Wagner Robert - Orchestre*
5 1971(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
6 1972(LI) - Périsson Jean - San Francisco Opera*
7 1972(LI) - Queler Eve - Opera Orchestra of New York*
8 1977(LI) - Albrecht Gerd - Bayerische Staatsoper*
9 1977(LI) - Almeida Antonio de - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)*
10 1978(LI) - Maag Peter - Covent Garden*
11 1981(LI) - Atherton David - Covent Garden*
12 1981(LI) - Morelli Giuseppe - Teatro Municipal de Caracas Venezuela*
13 1988 - Arena Maurizio - San Francisco Opera***
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Paul Schmitz - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Selika - Aga Joesten
Vasco da Gama - Heinrich Bensing
Ines - Olga Moll
Nelusko - Carl Kronenberg
Don Pedro - Hans Dahmen
Don Diego - Georg Stern
Grand Inquisitor - Arnold Van Mill
Alvar - Herbert Hess
Anna - Helene Bindhardt
High Priest of Brahma - Heinz Prybit
Priest - Eugen Willmann
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0025 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500805 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
International Record Review - November 2004 p.36 [JTH]
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Selika - Antonietta Stella
Vasco da Gama - Nikola Nikolov
Ines - Margherita Rinaldi
Nelusko - Aldo Protti
Don Pedro - Ivo Vinco
Don Diego - Enrico Campi
Grand Inquisitor - Plinio Clabassi
Alvar - Paride Venturi
Anna - Armanda Bonato
High Priest of Brahma - Plinio Clabassi
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 286 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Melodram MEL 459 {3LPS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (18 December 1963)
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Conductor Leo Wurmser - 1963(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Concert Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Selika - Josephine Veasey
Vasco da Gama - Robert Thomas
Ines - Heather Harper
Nelusko - Raimund Herincx
Don Pedro - Forbes Robinson
Don Diego - Roger Stalman
Grand Inquisitor - Stanislav Pieczora
Alvar - Max Worthley
Anna - Rosemary Phillips
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera (Italy) {3CDRS}
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording which was originally broadcast by the BBC Third Programme in 1963 and then again on 10 May 1964. See OPERA July 1964 pp.502-503. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Robert Wagner - 1964?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Selika - Denise Monteil
Vasco da Gama - Tony Poncet
Ines - Andrée Esposito
Nelusko - Henri Peyrotte
Don Pedro - Felix Giband
Grand Inquisitor - Felix Giband
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Black Disc; - Philips 3484 {1LP} (1965)ª; Philips 837.490 {1LP} (stereo) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.102 décembre 1965 p.22 [JG]
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Selika - Jessye Norman
Vasco da Gama - Veriano Luchetti
Ines - Mietta Sighele
Nelusko - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Don Pedro - Agostino Ferrin
Don Diego - Gianfranco Casarini
Grand Inquisitor - Graziano Del Vivo
Alvar - Dino Formichini
Anna - Giuliana Matteini
High Priest of Brahma - Mario Rinaudo
Priest - Ottavio Taddei
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 555 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 85 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4213/5 {3CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 912.38 (highlights + Idomeneo) {3CDS} (1991)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 006 (The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer) {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers AFR 197101 {3CDRS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1467 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 p.172 [BR]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (30 April 1971, see OPERA Festival Issue 1971 p.83
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Selika - Shirley Verrett
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Evelyn Mandac
Nelusko - Norman Mittelman
Don Pedro - Simon Estes
Don Diego - Daniel Sullivan
Grand Inquisitor - Philip Booth
Alvar - Erik Townsend
Anna - Gwendolyn Jones
High Priest of Brahma - Allan Monk
Priest - Jonathan Huie
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Black Disc - BJR BJRS 131 {3LPS}; Opera Disc OD 1003/5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 116-3 (+Samson et Dalila - excerpts) {3CDS};; Gala GL 100.605 {3CDS} (1999)ª; John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1185 {3CDS}; The Opera Lovers AFR 197301 {3CDRS} Celestial Audio CA 614 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CV 096 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 pp.204-205 [RVL]
Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.56 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (3 November 1972). The year of this recording is given as 1973 by Gala (and The Opera Lovers) and quoted in the review in ORPHEUS, but L'Africaine was not performed at the San Francisco Opera during that year (see «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield, 1978 pp.401-405). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and the CDRs and Audio DVDR issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - Schola Cantorun - Master Chorales
Selika - Antonietta Stella
Vasco da Gama - Richard Tucker
Ines - Anne Elgar
Nelusko - Matteo Manuguerra
Don Pedro - Malcolm Smith
Don Diego - Paul Aquino
Grand Inquisitor - George Reed
Alvar - Melvin Wallace
Anna - Carol Weiss
High Priest of Brahma - Will Roy
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 395-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 103-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers AFR 197201 {3CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.188
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance at the Carnegie Hall (see OPERA July 1972 p.617). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722 and the CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Selika - Martina Arroyo
Vasco da Gama - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Ines - Evelyn Brunner
Nelusko - Sherrill Milnes
Don Pedro - Alexander Malta
Don Diego - Kurt Rydl
Alvar - Donald Grobe
Anna - Gertraut Stoklassa
High Priest of Brahma - Roland Hermann
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 011 235 (+highlights cond. Périsson) {3CDS} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 006 (The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer) ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.176-177 [HF]
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]
American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.159 [DA]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.92 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (November 1977). The cast also includes Heinrich Weber, Georg Baumeister.
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Conductor Antonio de Almeida - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Selika - Montserrat Caballé
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Christine Weidinger
Nelusko - Guillermo Sarabia
Don Pedro - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Don Diego - Juan (Joan) Pons
Grand Inquisitor - Eduardo Soto
Alvar - Pedro Gilabert
Anna - Miriam Ucelay
High Priest of Brahma - Juan Thomas
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1001 {2LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 207-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; House of Opera CDBB 337 (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers AFR 197801 {3CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.54
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58
Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.58 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.104 gennaio 1997 p.93
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.60
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona (November 1977; see OPERA, March 1978 p.318). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly?) as «01.01.78».
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Selika - Grace Bumbry
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Margherita Rinaldi
Nelusko - Silvano Carroli
Don Pedro - Richard Van Allan
Don Diego - Willard White
Grand Inquisitor - David Ward
Alvar - Robin Leggate
Anna - Elizabeth Bainbridge
High Priest of Brahma - Raimund Herincx
Priest - Edward Sadler
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03264
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 304 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 645-3 {3CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 336 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.82 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (28 November 1978). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue March 2002» and those issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22». This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times (25 November - 1 December 1978) p.48)
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Conductor David Atherton - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Selika - Grace Bumbry
Vasco da Gama - Franco Bonisolli
Ines - Miwako Matsumoto
Nelusko - Silvano Carroli
Don Pedro - Richard Van Allan
Alvar - Robert Tear
High Priest of Brahma - Donald McIntyre
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03263
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (14 March 1981). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The performance on 3 March 1981 is reviewed in OPERA May 1981 pp.526-527. The cassettes issue by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Caracas Venezuela
Chorus - Teatro delle Muse di Ancona
Selika - Adelaide Negri
Vasco da Gama - Veriano Luchetti
Ines - Mietta Sighele
Nelusko - Antonio Salvadori
Don Pedro - Georg Pappas
Don Diego - Louis Lebherz
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Compact Disc; - New Ornamenti NOC 131-132 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Caracas, Venezuela (18 January 1981). The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti Label are listed on the website:
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1988
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Selika - Shirley Verrett
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Ruth Ann Swenson
Nelusko - Justino Díaz
Don Pedro - Michael Devlin
Don Diego - Philip Skinner
Grand Inquisitor - Joseph Rouleau
Alvar - Kevin Anderson
Anna - Patricia Spence
High Priest of Brahma - Mark Delavan
Priest - S. Seigel
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AFR 198801 {3CDRS}
Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00601 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 216 (Europe) (2001)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 217 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AFR 050; CEL C604329 (PAL) Virgin 070 010-3 (PAL); Polygram Vidéo 070 069-3 (SECAM) Polygram Video 079 253-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1993 p.102; Awards Issue 2001 p.127 (DVD) [JBS]
Opera Now - January 1993 p.48; July/August 1996 p.59
Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.64 [MK]
Opéra International - January 1993 p.54; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 pp.120-121 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.132
Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.7
International Record Review - November 2001 pp.89-90 [SP]
Répertoire - février 1993 p.88: No.77 février 1995 p.100: No.154 février 2002 p.25 [PB]
Comments:- *The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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