There is only one recording of Christopher Columbus by Jacques Offenbach on file (performed in English)

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

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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

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