Conductor Alun Francis - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Mozart Players
Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Christopher Columbus - Maurice Arthur
Beatriz - Joy Roberts
Rosa Columbus - Johanna Peters
Fleurette Columbus - Lissa Gray
Gretel Columbus - Marilyn Hill Smith
Luis de Torres - Christian Du Plessis
Police Chief - Alan Opie
Queen Isabella - Anna Dawson
King Ferdinand - Alec Bregonzi
Tourist - Clive Harré
Waiter - John Duxbury
Princess Minnehaha - Rosemary Ashe
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Black Disc - *Opera Rara OR2 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Opera Rara ORC 2 {2CDS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1978 p.384 [AML]; April 1993 p.119
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Fanfare - September/October 1978 Vol.2 No.1 p.89 [LJB]; July/August 1993 Vol.16 No.6 p.197 [HT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.165
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Comments:- A pastiche operetta put together for the American Bicentenary
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