There are 59 recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini on file

Order by conductor

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1 1950(RA) - Basile Arturo - RAI Milano*

2 1952(LE) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

3 1954(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

4 1955(RA) - Simonetto Alfredo - RAI Milano*

5 1956(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*

6 1957(LI) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Opera di Roma*

7 1957(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

8 1957(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*

9 1958(LI) - Rennert Wolfgang - Frankfurter Oper*

10 1958(RA) - Moralt Rudolf - Wiener Rundfunkorchester*

11 1958(STU) - Capuana Franco - Santa Cecilia*

12 1958(STU) - Matacic Lovro von - Teatro alla Scala*

13 1960(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*

14 1961(RA) - Basile Arturo - RAI Roma*

15 1962(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

16 1963(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - NHK Symphony Orchestra**

17 1964(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

18 1965(LI) - Basile Arturo - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*

19 1965(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

20 1965(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*

21 1966(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

22 1966(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Regio di Torino*

23 1966(LI;18/3/66) - Behr Jan - Metropolitan Opera*

24 1966(LI;8/1/66) - Behr Jan - Metropolitan Opera*

25 1967(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

26 1970(LI) - Behr Jan - Metropolitan Opera*

27 1974(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

28 1976(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Gürzenich Symphoniker*

29 1977(LI) - Buckley Emerson - Greater Miami Opera*

30 1977(LI) - Comissiona Sergiu - New York City Opera*

31 1978(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Covent Garden*

32 1978(STU) - Mehta Zubin - Covent Garden*

33 1979(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

34 1979(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - San Francisco Opera*

35 1979(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Wiener Staatsoper*

36 1981(LI) - Erede Marco - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

37 1982(LI) - Santi Nello - Covent Garden**

38 1982(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

39 1983(LI) - Klobucar Berislav - Canadian Opera Company*

40 1984(LI) - Gandolfi Romano - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

41 1988(LI) - Slatkin Leonard - Wiener Staatsoper*

42 1990(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*

43 1991(LC;Zampieri) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala***

44 1991(LI;Casolla) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala*

45 1991(STU) - Slatkin Leonard - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*

46 1992(LC) - Viotti Marcello - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt*

47 1992 - Slatkin Leonard - Metropolitan Opera**

48 1993(LI) - Badea Christian - Metropolitan Opera*

49 1995(LI) - Badea Christian - Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra***

50 1995(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Teatro alla Scala*

51 1996(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Flanders Opera**

52 2004(LI) - Caetani Oleg - Seattle Opera*

53 2004(LI) - Fournillier Patrick - Opernhaus Zürich*

54 2004(LI) - Queler Eve - Opera Orchestra of New York*

55 2005(LI) - Luisotti Nicola - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*

56 2005(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden*

57 2007(LI) - Caetani Oleg - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra*

58 2008(LI) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

59 2009(LI) - Halffter Pedro - Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla*

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Minnie - Carla Gavazzi

Dick Johnson - Vasco Campagnano

Jack Rance - Ugo Savarese

Nick - Aldo Bertocci

Ashby - Dario Caselli

Jake Wallace - Dario Caselli

Billy Jackrabbit - Aristide Baracchi

José Castro - Aristide Baracchi

Wowkle - Jole Farolfi

Sonora - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Trin - Giulio Scarinci

Sid - Giovanni Privetera

Bello - Aristide Baracchi

Harry - Tommaso Soley

Joe - Giulio Scarinci

Happy - Pasquale Lombardo

Jim Larkens - Renato Pasquali

Un postiglione - Tommaso Soley

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1215 1-3 {3LPS}; Cetra-Soria 1215 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87488-2 {2CDS} (2001)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1960 p.227 [AP]

Opera - November 1960 p.773

American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.319 [PHR]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 pp.116-117 [SL]

Comments:- Recorded on 15 October 1950

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1952(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Minnie - Maria Caniglia

Dick Johnson - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Jack Rance - Raffaele De Falchi

Nick - Adelio Zagonora

Ashby - Alfredo Colella

José Castro - Gino Conti

Sonora - Saturno Meletti

Trin - Nino Mazziotti

Bello - Virgilio Stocco

Harry - Paolo Caroli

Joe - Mino Russo

Happy - Giuseppe Forgione

Un postiglione - Fernando Delle Fornaci

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 308 {1LP} (1964)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:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (26 January 1952; see OPERA May 1952 pp.298-299

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Minnie - Eleanor Steber

Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Vito Susca

Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi

Billy Jackrabbit - Paolo Washington

José Castro - Mario Frosini

Wowkle - Laura Didier-Gambardella

Sonora - Enzo Viaro

Trin - Breno Ristori

Sid - Lido Pettini

Bello - Virgilio Carbonari

Harry - Valiano Natali

Joe - Enzo Guagni

Happy - Agostino Ferrin

Jim Larkens - Giorgio Giorgetti

Un postiglione - Alberto Lotti-Camici

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 64/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 41 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Arkadia 565.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 975.169 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 2 MCD H087 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0077 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Regis RRC 2080 {2CDS} (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2009 p.95 (mention)

Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]

Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.6 [MT]

American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.284 [LM]

Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.66

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]

Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Kenneth Neate

Jack Rance - Mario Petri

Nick - Mario Carlin

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Guido Mazzini

Billy Jackrabbit - Christiano Dalamangas

José Castro - Giuliano Ferrein

Wowkle - Miti Truccato Pace

Sonora - Dino Mantovani

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Arrigo Cattelani

Bello - Nestore Catalani

Harry - Tommaso Soley

Happy - Egidio Casolari

Jim Larkens - Bruno Cioni

Un postiglione - Guglielmo Fazzini

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 002.220 (excerpts +La cena delle beffe) {2CDS} (2000)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - July 2000 pp.106-107 [JTH]

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance broadcast on 13 March 1955. It is not certainif all of the singers listed above appear in these excerpts

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Franco Ricciardi

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Rando Coda

José Castro - Vittorio Tatozzi

Wowkle - Maria Amadini

Sonora - Enzo Sordello

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Bello - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Harry - Gino Del Signore

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Carlo Forti

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Erminio Benatti

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 278-3 (1979)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 28

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1016

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 506-2 {2CDS} ;; Legato Classics LCD 227-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 156-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1318 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD 041 290 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 H119 (+La forza del destino - highlights - Corelli - Guelfi); {2CDS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5044 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7036 {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.177-178 [GJ]; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.179-180 [JM]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.169 [JM]

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55-S.56 [GH]

ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]

Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [RB]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.85 [JS]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 April 1956; see OPERA June 1956 p.365). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Opera di Roma

Chorus - Opera di Roma

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Adelio Zagonora

Ashby - Giulio Tomei

Jake Wallace - Alfredo Colella

Billy Jackrabbit - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti

José Castro - Gino Conti

Wowkle - Corinna Vozza

Sonora - Arturo La Porta

Trin - Salvatore De Tommaso

Sid - Virgilio Ascorro

Bello - Giuseppe Forgione

Harry - Paolo Caroli

Jim Larkens - Enzo Titta

Un postiglione - Marco Rogani

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 552 {2LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 179 (highlights) {1LP} (1995)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.61

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.96 [JG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (30 March 1957. See OPERA July 1957 p.447)(See Classic Express No.64, May 1995 p. 2)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Minnie - Maria Caniglia

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 258-2 {2CDRS}

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February 1957; see OPERA May 1957 pp.305-307). According to Premiere Opera's catalogue the recording on the CDRs issued by them ends after «Chella me creda».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Franco Ricciardi

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Franco Iglesias

José Castro - Vittorio Tatozzi

Wowkle - Fiorenza Cossotto

Sonora - Dino Mantovani

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Bello - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Harry - Giuseppe Zampieri

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Carlo Forti

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Erminio Benatti

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1015

Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 195701 {2CDRS} (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:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance at La Scala on 21 March 1957. The year given in Charles Handelman's catalog is 1958, but this opera was not performed at La Scala in the 1957-58 season. The CDRs 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 correctly.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper

Chorus - Frankfurter Oper

Minnie - Anny Schlemm

Dick Johnson - Herbert Schachtschneider

Jack Rance - Willi Wolf

Nick - Willy Müller

Ashby - Ludwig Welter

Jake Wallace - Ernst Gutstein

Wowkle - Marianne Graf

Sonora - Leonard Delaney

Sid - Hans Neugebauer

Jim Larkens - Wilhelm Helmlechner

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 769 (highlights +complete recording - Moralt) {2CDS} (2006)ª; Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (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:- *Recording of a performance at the Frankfurt Opera (23 July 1958). The recording of highlights is a «filler» on the CDs which carry the recording conducted by Moralt. The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advertised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunkorchester

Minnie - Gerda Scheyrer

Dick Johnson - Waldemar Kmentt

Jack Rance - Paul Schöffler

Nick - Erich Majkut

Ashby - Leo Heppe

Jake Wallace - Norman Foster

Billy Jackrabbit - Ljubomir Pantscheff

José Castro - Walter Vaget

Wowkle - Edith Loob

Sonora - Hans Braun

Joe - Kurt Equiluz

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Compact Disc; - Gala G.L. 100 769 (+excerpts - Anny Schlemm - ; Herbert Schachtschneider - Willy Müller) {2CDS} (2006)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

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Minnie - Renata Tebaldi

Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco

Jack Rance - Cornell MacNeil

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Silvio Maionica

Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi

Billy Jackrabbit - Dario Caselli

Wowkle - Biancamaria Casoni

Sonora - Giorgio Giorgetti

Trin - Enzo Guagni

Sid - Virgilio Carbonari

Bello - Ezio Peruzzi

Harry - Mario Carlin

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5463-5465 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2039-2041 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 594-596 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London A 4338 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; London OSA 1306 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 421 595-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 170-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90041 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.315; January 1959 p.346; July 1970 p.215; January 1989 p. [EG]

Opera - January 1959 p.54; September 1970 p.852

Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.60 [CK]

Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]

Gramophone Record Review - December 1958 p.124 [DH]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.66 [DJ]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

American Record Guide - May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.622 [PHR]: June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.822 (open reel tape) [RJ]

Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Birgit Nilsson

Dick Johnson - João Gibin

Jack Rance - Andrea Mongelli

Nick - Renato Ercolani

Ashby - Antonio Cassinelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Carlo Forti

José Castro - Carlo Forti

Wowkle - Gabriella Carturan

Sonora - Enzo Sordello

Trin - Florindo Andreolli

Sid - Giuseppe Costariol

Bello - Dino Mantovani

Harry - Dino Formichini

Joe - Antonio Costantino

Happy - Leonardo Monreale

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1631-1633 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Columbia SAX 2286-2288 {3LPS} (1959)ª; *EMI SLS 5079 [3LPS]; Angel S-3593 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - EMI TC-SLS 5079

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63970-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 3 81862-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1959 pp.583-584 [AP]; July 1959 p.67 [AP]; October 1959 p.160 [DST]; June 1977 p.101 [AB]; April 1992 p.160 [EG]; October 2007 p.113 [PO'C]

Opera - July 1959 p.466

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.213-214 [RT]

Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.532 [SG]: July 1959 p.648 [DH]

Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.15 [FGB]: July 1959 p.14 [FGB]

American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.372 [PLM]: November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.158 [KM]

International Record Review - November 2007 p.33 [JTH]

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Howard Fried

Ashby - Lorenzo Alvary

Jake Wallace - James Standard

Billy Jackrabbit - Richard Wentworth

José Castro - Robert Anderson

Wowkle - Katherine Hilgenberg

Sonora - Ned Romero

Trin - Raymond Manton

Sid - Colin Harvey

Bello - Donald Drain

Harry - Gilbert Russell

Joe - Orva Hoskinson

Happy - Andrew (András) Foldi

Jim Larkens - Winther Andersen

Un postiglione - Thomas Caperello

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 196001 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1960). 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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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Minnie - Renata Tebaldi

Dick Johnson - Daniele Barioni

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Carlo Cava

Jake Wallace - Silvio Maionica

Billy Jackrabbit - Giorgio Onesti

José Castro - Bruno Cioni

Wowkle - Lola Pedretti

Sonora - Mario Borriello

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Attilio Barbesi

Bello - Giovanni Ciavola

Harry - Angelo Mercuriali

Joe - Virginio Assandri

Happy - Egidio Casolari

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1242 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1484-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *According to Calvin M. Goodwin (OPERA L Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:21:08 EDT) the sound of the Opera d'Oro CDs «is clean and undoctored»

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Richard Tucker

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Ezio Flagello

Billy Jackrabbit - Gerhard Pechner

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Margaret Roggero

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Calvin Marsh

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Roald Reitan

Jim Larkens - Theodor Uppman

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1313; Myto 2 MCD 052 307 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [PN]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1962). 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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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus - Nikikai Chorus Group

Minnie - Antonietta Stella

Dick Johnson - Gastone Limarilli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Mario Guggia

Ashby - Bruno Marangoni

Jake Wallace - Bruno Marangoni

Billy Jackrabbit - Giorgio Onesti

José Castro - Giorgio Onesti

Wowkle - Anna Di Stasio

Sonora - Arturo La Porta

Trin - Antonio Saba

Sid - Giorgio Onesti

Bello - Marco Scotti

Harry - Augusto Pedroni

Joe - Antonio Pirino

Happy - Paolo Mazzotta

Jim Larkens - Mario Rinaudo

Un postiglione - Takeshi Nakamura

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5017; Encore DVD 2024 (2005)ª; Video Artists International VAI DVD 4439 (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1501 (NTSC)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - March/April 2009 Vol.72 No.2 p.276 [MM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.117 enero-febrero 2009 p.79 [JS]

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in Bunkankaikan, Tokyo (2 November 1963). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Mauro Lampi

Sid - Louis Pichardo

Bello - William Beck

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27081 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO {2CDRS}

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:- Recording of a performance at Philadelphia (10 October 1964, see OPERA March 1965 p.183)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Gastone Limarilli

Jack Rance - Lino Puglisi

Nick - Mario Carlin

Ashby - Enzo Viaro

Jake Wallace - Vito Susca

Billy Jackrabbit - Mario Frosini

José Castro - Mario Frosini

Wowkle - Bruna Ronchini

Sonora - Claudio Giombi

Trin - Raimondo Botteghelli

Sid - Bruno Ferlatti

Bello - Eno Mocchiutti

Harry - Giuseppe Botta

Joe - Gino Sarri

Happy - Lucio Rolli

Jim Larkens - Augusto Frati

Un postiglione - Nicolò Macillis

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 6501

Compact Disc - Nuova Era 2324-2325 {2CDS}

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.97 [JG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (6 March 1965)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Ezio Flagello

Billy Jackrabbit - Edward Ghazal

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3995

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:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Marie Collier

Dick Johnson - João Gibin

Jack Rance - Chester Ludgin

Nick - Howard Fried

Ashby - Joshua Hecht

Jake Wallace - John West

Billy Jackrabbit - Andrew (András) Foldi

José Castro - Pietro Menci

Wowkle - Claudia White

Sonora - Richard Fredricks

Trin - Raymond Manton

Sid - Colin Harvey

Bello - Winther Andersen

Harry - William Whitesides

Joe - Robert Glover

Happy - David Giosso

Jim Larkens - Adib Fazah

Un postiglione - James Eitze

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3609

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:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (21 September 1965; see OPERA December 1965 p.880, p.897). 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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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Minnie - Antonietta Stella

Dick Johnson - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Mario Guggia

Ashby - Angelo Nosotti

Jake Wallace - Alessandro Maddalena

Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione

José Castro - Franco Federici

Wowkle - Anna Lia Bazzani

Sonora - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Trin - Vittorio Pandano

Sid - Bruno Tessari

Bello - Bruno Grella

Harry - Augusto Pedroni

Joe - Mario Carlin

Happy - Gianni Socci

Jim Larkens - Francesco Signor

Un postiglione - Augusto Veronese

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10131 {2CDS} (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.282 [JM]

American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.311 [MM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]

Comments:- The cast and performance date given on the «Mondo Musica» CDs are as above, but according to the reviews in FANFARE and OPERA ACTUAL they are a recording of theperformance with Olivero and Barioni (1967), also published by MYTO. This was confirmed by H.Fogel (letter in FANFARE Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.429)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Gastone Limarilli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Mario Carlin

Ashby - Enrico Campi

Jake Wallace - Maurizio Mazzieri

Billy Jackrabbit - Alfredo Pistone

José Castro - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Wowkle - Giuse Gerbino

Sonora - Guido Mazzini

Trin - Armando Benzi

Sid - Alberto Albertini

Bello - Emilio Savoldi

Harry - Gaspare Pace

Joe - Rinaldo Secco

Happy - Bruno Tessari

Jim Larkens - Guido Fabbris

Un postiglione - Luigi Palchetti

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 112 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2834

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:- *Recording of a performance at Turin (5 May 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.632). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1966(LI;18/3/66)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Justino Díaz

Billy Jackrabbit - Edward Ghazal

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4093

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:- An «in-house» (?) recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1966).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1966(LI;8/1/66)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

Billy Jackrabbit - Raymond Michalski

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1319 (& 1080); The Opera Lovers FAN 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here, the conductor is stated to be «Cleva».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Daniele Barioni

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Mario Guggia

Ashby - Angelo Nosotti

Jake Wallace - Alessandro Maddalena

Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione

José Castro - Franco Federici

Wowkle - Anna Lia Bazzani

Sonora - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Trin - Vittorio Pandano

Sid - Bruno Tessari

Bello - Bruno Grella

Harry - Augusto Pedroni

Joe - Mario Carlin

Happy - Gianni Socci

Jim Larkens - Francesco Signor

Un postiglione - Augusto Veronese

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 933 83 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 744-2 {2CDRS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.97 [JG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (20 February 1967). A recording of this performance was also published by «Mondo Musica» but incorrectly labelled as being from 1966 (See letter by H.Fogel in FANFARE Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.429)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Renata Tebaldi

Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Paul Plishka

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

Billy Jackrabbit - Edmond Karlsrud

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Frederica Von Stade

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - Richard Best

Harry - Robert Schmorr

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Andrij Dobriansky

Jim Larkens - Raymond Gibbs

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107246 (+Madama Butterfly - Schick - highlights) {2CDS} (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [GH]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 March 1970)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Minnie - Elena Souliotis

Dick Johnson - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Loris Gambelli

Jake Wallace - Bernardino di Bagno

Billy Jackrabbit - Nino Mandolesi

José Castro - Franco Miolli

Wowkle - Anita Caminada

Sonora - Guido Mazzini

Trin - Gabriele De Julis

Sid - Giuseppe Giove

Bello - Arturo La Porta

Harry - Augusto Pedroni

Joe - Pietro di Vietri

Happy - Alberto Carusi

Jim Larkens - Paolo Mazzotta

Un postiglione - Tommaso Frascati

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1453-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1596

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (May 1974). There is a short review of the performance on 12? May 1974 in OPERA October 1974 p.906. The cast listed above is that given in «E Colpa Amore? - Infelicità e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.304. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Gürzenich Symphoniker

Chorus - Kölner Oper

Minnie - Anja Silja

Dick Johnson - Róbert Ilosfalvy

Jack Rance - Wassili Janulako

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2531-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Opera Depot OD 10167-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance at the Cologne Opera (September 1976; see OPERA January 1977 p.32). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007 and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Greater Miami Opera

Chorus - Greater Miami Opera

Minnie - Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - James Atherton

Ashby - Arnold Voketatis

Jake Wallace - J.B. Davis

Sonora - Thomas Palmer

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1596-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in Miami (16 April 1977). The performance on 11 April 1977 is reviewed in OPERA September 1977 p.875. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Sergiu Comissiona - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Minnie - Maralin Niska

Dick Johnson - Ermanno Mauro

Jack Rance - Charles Long

Nick - John Lankston

Ashby - Richard McKee

Jake Wallace - Andrew Smith

Billy Jackrabbit - Don Yule

José Castro - James Billings

Wowkle - Kathleen Hegierski

Sonora - Thomas Jamerson

Trin - Melvin Lowery

Sid - Harlan Foss

Bello - James Sergi

Harry - David Griffith

Joe - Howard Hensel

Happy - Irwin Densen

Jim Larkens - William Ledbetter

Un postiglione - Joaquin Romaguera

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4013

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:- An «in-house» recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (16 October 1977). The cast listed above is that given in «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Martin L. Sokol p.467.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Minnie - Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Francis Egerton

Ashby - Robert Lloyd

Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell

Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson

José Castro - Eric Garrett

Wowkle - Anne Wilkens

Sonora - Jonathan Summers

Trin - John Dobson

Sid - Malcolm Rivers

Bello - Tom McDonnell

Harry - Paul Crook

Joe - Robin Leggate

Happy - William Elvin

Jim Larkens - Malcolm King

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Compact Cassette - House of Opera 01592

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3297

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 January 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 21-27 January 1978 p.20. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. A precise date is not given and the recording issued by Charles Handelman could be of another performance.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Minnie - Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Sherrill Milnes

Nick - Francis Egerton

Ashby - Robert Lloyd

Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell

Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson

José Castro - Eric Garrett

Wowkle - Anne Wilkens

Sonora - Jonathan Summers

Trin - John Dobson

Sid - Malcolm Rivers

Bello - Tom McDonnell

Harry - Paul Crook

Joe - Robin Leggate

Happy - William Elvin

Jim Larkens - Malcolm King

Un postiglione - Handel Owen

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Black Disc; - DG 2709 078 {3LPS} (1978)ª;; DG 413 285-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 031; *DG 413 285-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 419 640-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; DG 474 840-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.538 [EG]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS] October 1984 p. [EG]; November 1987 p. [EG]; July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.402

The Absolute Sound - Issue 89 Summer 1993 p.123

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 pp.84-85 [MC]

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Minnie - Arlene Saunders

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Nick - Ricardo Cassinelli

Ashby - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Jake Wallace - Victor De Narké

Billy Jackrabbit - Omar Brandán

José Castro - Pino de Vescovi

Wowkle - Lucia Boero

Sonora - Levon Boghossian

Trin - Nicolás Cuttone

Sid - Oscar Schiappapietra

Bello - Héctor Scaiola Compagnone

Harry - Oscar Grassi

Joe - Luis Veronelli

Happy - Jorge Giabbanelli

Jim Larkens - Luis Gaeta

Un postiglione - Enzo Betti

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 413 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July or August 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). 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) where the quality of the recording is described as «fair».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Benito di Bella

Nick - Francis Egerton

Ashby - David Cumberland

Jake Wallace - Boris Martinovich

Billy Jackrabbit - John Del Carlo

José Castro - George Massey

Wowkle - Gwendolyn Jones

Sonora - Jack Gardner

Trin - Gary Fisher

Sid - John Miller

Bello - William Mallory

Harry - Michael Ballam

Joe - Tonio di Paolo

Happy - Richard Haile

Jim Larkens - David Koch

Un postiglione - Gene Albin

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO3765-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *This recording appears to be of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 2 November 1979 which was broadcast. The cast listed above is that given in the online performance chronology of the San Francisco Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - July 2009 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Minnie - Radmila Bakocevic

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Giuseppe Taddei

Nick - Mario Guggia

Ashby - Reid Bunger

Jake Wallace - Peter Wimberger

Billy Jackrabbit - Johann Reautschnigg

José Castro - Walter Fink

Wowkle - Waltraud Winsauer

Sonora - Peter Weber

Trin - Karl Terkal

Sid - Rudolf Kostas

Bello - Horst Nitsche

Harry - Kurt Equiluz

Joe - Christopher Doig

Happy - Alfred Sramek

Jim Larkens - Paul Wolfrum

Un postiglione - Michele Fiotta

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 410 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (4 March 1979). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marco Erede - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Minnie - Maralin Niska

Dick Johnson - Krunoslav Cigoj

Jack Rance - Frederick Burchinal

Nick - Jerold Siena

Ashby - Kevin Langan

Jake Wallace - Alan Wagner

Billy Jackrabbit - David Neal

José Castro - Donald Collup

Wowkle - Norma Hirsh

Sonora - Lawrence Cooper

Trin - Michael Magiera

Sid - Richard Pendergraph

Bello - Barry Ellison

Harry - Michael Ballam

Joe - Noel Espiritu Velasco

Happy - Robert Wallace

Jim Larkens - Gregory Powell

Un postiglione - David Crawford

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1346; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02687

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 March 1981). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below) The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Minnie - Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Francis Egerton

Ashby - Robert Lloyd

Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell

Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson

José Castro - John Gibbs

Wowkle - Jean Bailey

Sonora - John Rawnsley

Trin - John Dobson

Sid - Norman Welsby

Bello - Tom McDonnell

Harry - Paul Crook

Joe - Robin Leggate

Happy - Ian Caddy

Jim Larkens - Roderick Earle

Un postiglione - Handel Owen

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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-83-056 (NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5050466-8356-2 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2198 2 (BETA TXH 90 2198 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2020 (PAL); Home Vision FAN 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]; December 2003 p.110 [MSR]

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.75-S.76 [IW]

The Classical Video Guide - p.79

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]

Comments:- *Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (12 November 1982). The performance of 5 November 1982 (with Marylin Zschau) is reviewed in OPERA, January 1983 p.90. House of Opera have issued what appears to be the soundtrack of this recording on CDR (CDBB 412).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Minnie - Ghena Dimitrova

Dick Johnson - Franco Bonisolli

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Loren Driscoll

Ashby - Tomislav Neralic

Jake Wallace - William Murray

Wowkle - Kaja Borris

Sonora - Rolf Kühne

Trin - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Sid - Otto Heuer

Bello - Barry McDaniel

Harry - Peter Maus

Joe - William Pell

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 116-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers FAN 198201 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording at thr Deutsche Oper, Berlin (December 1982; see ORPHEUS Februar 1983 pp.149-150. 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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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Canadian Opera Company

Minnie - Johanna Meier

Dick Johnson - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Jack Rance - Cornelius Opthof

Nick - Martin Chambers

Ashby - Jeffrey Wells

Jake Wallace - Gidon Saks

Billy Jackrabbit - Christopher Cameron

José Castro - John Dodington

Wowkle - Eleanor James

Sonora - Theodore Baerg

Trin - Phil Stark

Sid - Ross Thompson

Bello - Rod Campbell

Harry - Roger Jones

Joe - Ben Heppner

Happy - Paul Massell

Jim Larkens - Avo Kittask

Un postiglione - Daniel Neff

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1072-2 {2CDRS}

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:- *Recording of a performance in the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto (April 1983). The cast listed above is that given in the programme and may be incorrect. The recording issued by Premiere is listed in their online catalogue. Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1982. A singer Fox is listed who I have been unable to identify.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Romano Gandolfi - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Minnie - Marilyn Zschau

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Angelo Nosotti

Sonora - Enric Serra

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1316-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (June 1984; see OPERA Novenber 1984 pp.1260-1261). The partial cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro dell Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.495. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Slatkin - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Minnie - Mara Zampieri

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Helmut Wildhaber

Ashby - Hans Helm

Jake Wallace - John Antoniou

Billy Jackrabbit - Johannes Schmidt

José Castro - Alexander Maly

Wowkle - Waltraud Winsauer

Sonora - Georg Tichy

Trin - Richard Burke

Sid - Claudio Otelli

Bello - Horst Nitsche

Harry - Peter Jelosits

Joe - Alexander Diepold

Happy - Peter Köves

Jim Larkens - Alfred Sramek

Un postiglione - Anton Wendler

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1506

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:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (April 1988).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Minnie - Marilyn Zschau

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Timothy Noble

Nick - Florindo Andreolli

Ashby - Michael Wadsworth

Jake Wallace - Mark S. Doss

Billy Jackrabbit - William F. Walker

José Castro - Philip Kraus

Wowkle - Joslyn King

Sonora - Dimitri Kharitonov

Trin - Paul Jacobsen

Sid - Gary Lehman

Bello - Patrick Denniston

Harry - John Keyes

Joe - Bruce Fowler

Happy - Philip Zawiska

Jim Larkens - Henry Runey

Un postiglione - Charles Huddleston

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2156 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 417 {2CDRS} (2003)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:- *The recording on the CDRs issued by HOO appear to be of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 17 October 1990. These are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003). Here the recording is assigmed to Munich and the conductor is given as «Wakasugi», However, on the date that they give, 17 October 1990, La Fanciulla del West was performed in Chicago with the singers they give, Zschau, Domingo, Noble, conducted by Bartoletti. According to the Tenorissimo website, which is no longer active, Plácido Domingo has never sung Dick Johnson in Munich. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi» by Skrebneski. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991». Here the recording is attributed correctly.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1991(LC;Zampieri)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Mara Zampieri

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Juan (Joan) Pons

Nick - Sergio Bertocchi

Ashby - Luigi Roni

Jake Wallace - Marco Chingari

Billy Jackrabbit - Aldo Bramante

José Castro - Claudio Giombi

Wowkle - Nella Verri

Sonora - Antonio Salvadori

Trin - Ernesto Gavazzi

Sid - Giovanni Savoiardo

Bello - Orazio Mori

Harry - Francesco Memeo

Joe - Aldo Bottion

Happy - Ernesto Panariello

Jim Larkens - Pietro Spagnoli

Un postiglione - Umberto Scalavino

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Compact Cassette - Sony Classical 40-47189

Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 47189 {2CDS}; Sony Classical S2K 47189 {2CDS};; Sony «The Sony Opera House» 88697446622 {2CDS} (2009)ª

Laser Disc - Home Vision (NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Image Entertainment ID 4359 PUDVD (USA) (1999)ª; Videoland Klassik VLRT 069 (Europe) (2002)ª; Opus Arte «La Scala Collection» OA LS 3004 D (2004)ª; Brilliant Classics 93046 (2006)ª; Opus Arte OA 3001 (La Scala Collection) {12CDS} (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision (NTSC)

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p.20 p.85 (audio) [JBS]; October 2004 p.95 (DVD) [EG]

Opera News - July 1992 p.38 (audio); October 2004 p.84 (DVD) [IS]

Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.316 (audio); Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.265-266 (DVD) [RT]

Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.70 [ME]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.1 p.144 (1993) (audio)

Opéra International - No.294 octobre 2004 p.89 (DVD) [FV]

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.104-106 (DVD) [MSR]

International Record Review - November 2004 p.38 (DVD) [IJ]

American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.249-251 (DVD) [RVL]

Stereophile - May 1993 p.181 (audio)

The Absolute Sound - Issue 89 Summer 1993 p.123 (audio)

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - marzo 2003 No.163 p.60 (DVD) [AV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.93 (DVD) [JR]:*OPE No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.91 (DVD) [PN]

Comments:- *Recorded at performances at La Scala (January, February 1991; see OPERA June 1991 p.693). I do not know if the audio and video recordings are of the same performance(s).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1991(LI;Casolla)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Giovanna Casolla

Dick Johnson - Giuseppe Giacomini

Jack Rance - Jean-Philippe Lafont

Nick - Sergio Bertocchi

Ashby - Luigi Roni

Jake Wallace - Marco Chingari

Billy Jackrabbit - Aldo Bramante

José Castro - Claudio Giombi

Wowkle - Nella Verri

Sonora - Antonio Salvadori

Trin - Ernesto Gavazzi

Sid - Giovanni Savoiardo

Bello - Orazio Mori

Harry - Francesco Memeo

Joe - Aldo Bottion

Happy - Ernesto Panariello

Jim Larkens - Giancarlo Luccardi

Un postiglione - Ivan Del Manto

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06689

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:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 January 1991). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '91 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.131. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Slatkin - 1991(STU)

Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Minnie - Éva Marton

Dick Johnson - Dennis O'Neill

Jack Rance - Alain Fondary

Nick - Walter Planté

Ashby - Jan-Hendrik Rootering

Jake Wallace - Brian Montgomery

Billy Jackrabbit - Franz Hawlata

José Castro - Helmut Berger-Tuna

Wowkle - Cornelia Wulkopf

Sonora - Jean-Marc Ivaldi

Trin - Robert Swensen

Sid - Danilo Serraiocco

Bello - Max Cooke

Harry - Jan Vacik

Joe - Heinrich Weber

Happy - Ludwig Baumann

Jim Larkens - Rainer Scholze

Un postiglione - Roland Kandblinder

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Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» 09026-60597-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.191 [JBS]

Opera - December 1992 p.1500

Opera Now - November 1992 p.55

Opera News - December 19 1992 p.38

Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.1 p.144 (1993)

Stereophile - March 1993 (Vol.16 No.3) p.185

The Absolute Sound - Issue 89 Summer 1993 p.123

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1992(LC)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt

Chorus - Hungarian Radio and TV Chorus

Minnie - Gwyneth Jones

Dick Johnson - Corneliu Murgu

Jack Rance - Claudio Otelli

Nick - Vincente Ombuena Vals

Ashby - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna

Jake Wallace - Michele Pertusi

Billy Jackrabbit - Enrico Turco

Wowkle - Gisella Pasino

Sonora - Giovanni De Angelis

Trin - Pierre Lefèbre

Sid - Orazio Mori

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Compact Disc; - Sine Qua Non 39820212 {2CDS} (1993)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1994 p.96

Comments:- Recorded at two concert performances (15, 17 July 1992)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Slatkin - 1992

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Barbara Daniels

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo

Jack Rance - Sherrill Milnes

Nick - Anthony Laciura

Ashby - Julien Robbins

Jake Wallace - Yanni Yannissis

Billy Jackrabbit - Hao Jiang Tian

José Castro - Vernon Hartman

Wowkle - Sondra Kelly

Sonora - Kim Josephson

Trin - Charles Anthony

Sid - James Courtney

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Laser Disc - DG 072 433-1(PAL)

DVD (Video) - DG 073 402-3 (Europe) (2005)ª; DG 0004494-09 (USA) (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 433-3(PAL)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1994 p.113

Opera Now - January 1995 p.43

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.283-284 [AL2]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.77 [FGR]

American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.280-283 [DF]

Classica Répertoire - No.76 octobre 2005 pp.118-119 [PF]

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the MET (See OPERA February 1992 p.174 for a review of an earlier performance that season)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Christian Badea - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Ghena Dimitrova

Dick Johnson - Nicola Martinucci

Jack Rance - Alain Fondary

Nick - Joseph Frank

Ashby - Jeffrey Wells

Jake Wallace - Terry Cook

Billy Jackrabbit - Philip Cokorinos

José Castro - Vernon Hartman

Wowkle - Sondra Kelly

Sonora - Kim Josephson

Trin - Henry Grossman

Sid - James Courtney

Bello - Richard Vernon

Harry - Bernard Fitch

Joe - Michael Forest

Happy - Kevin Short

Jim Larkens - David Malis

Un postiglione - Michael Best

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 5063 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1993). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Christian Badea - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Cooperativa Artisti Coro Associati

Minnie - Barbara Daniels

Dick Johnson - Lando Bartolini

Jack Rance - Antonio Salvadori

Nick - Gianni Mongiardino

Ashby - Sergio Bensi

Jake Wallace - Sergio Fontana

Billy Jackrabbit - Vittorio Vitelli

José Castro - Elia Todisco

Wowkle - Fulvia Bertoli

Sonora - Paolo Ruggiero

Trin - Luca Bodini

Sid - Gianluca Ricci

Bello - Fabio Tinalli

Harry - Giovanni Battista Palmieri

Joe - Marcello Bedoni

Happy - Claudio Ottino

Jim Larkens - Davide Baronchelli

Un postiglione - Roberto Ferrari

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Inc. ALD 4500 (1998)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5408 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2127 (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro All'Aperto, Torre del Lago (July or August 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.244. There is a review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1995 p.122) which names Kathleen McCalla as Minnie. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1998» and the DVD-R issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Giovanna Casolla

Dick Johnson - Nicola Martinucci

Jack Rance - Alain Fondary

Nick - Sergio Bertocchi

Ashby - Luigi Roni

Jake Wallace - Ernesto Sammaritano

Billy Jackrabbit - Aldo Bramante

José Castro - Claudio Giombi

Wowkle - Nella Verri

Sonora - Antonio Salvadori

Trin - Ernesto Gavazzi

Sid - Giovanni Savoiardo

Bello - Orazio Mori

Harry - Mario Bolognesi

Joe - Aldo Bottion

Happy - Ernesto Panariello

Jim Larkens - Carlo Di Cristoforo

Un postiglione - Enrico Cossutta

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3849 (1996)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 January 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.117. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oleg Caetani - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Seattle Opera

Chorus - Seattle Opera

Minnie - Andrea Gruber

Dick Johnson - Richard Margison

Jack Rance - Greer Grimsley

Nick - Steven Cole

Ashby - Arthur Woodley

Jake Wallace - David Adam Moore

Billy Jackrabbit - Joseph Rawley

José Castro - Rob Toren

Wowkle - Loretta Bybee

Sonora - Morgan Smith

Trin - Wesley Rogers

Sid - Keith Harris

Bello - Barry Johnson

Harry - Steven Goldstein

Joe - Stephen Wall

Happy - Byron Ellis

Jim Larkens - Seth Malkin

Un postiglione - Paul Gudas

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 1447-2 {2CDRS} (2004)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:- *Recording of a performance in the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle (May 2004; see OPERA NEWS August 2004 pp.55-56; OPERA September 2004 p.1100). The cast listed above is that which was announced and may be incorrect (click link below). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Mew CD Releases Fall 2004».

http://www.seattleopera.org/operas/2003-2004/goldenwest/

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Patrick Fournillier - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich

Minnie - Sylvie (Voyze-)Valayre

Dick Johnson - José Cura

Jack Rance - Juan (Joan) Pons

Nick - Volker Vogel

Ashby - Giuseppe Scorsin

Jake Wallace - Peter Kálmán

Billy Jackrabbit - Boris Petronje

José Castro - Valery Murga

Wowkle - Kismara Pessatti

Sonora - Cheyne Davidson

Trin - Martin Zysset

Sid - Günther Groissböck

Bello - Gabriel Bermudez

Harry - Miroslav Christoff

Joe - Peter Keller

Happy - Reinhard Mayr

Jim Larkens - Pavel Baransky

Un postiglione - Boguslaw Bidzinski

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2717-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (click link below). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» September 2007.

http://www.operaduetstravel.com/20040509 FanciullaWest.html

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York

Chorus - New York City Gay Mens's Chorus

Minnie - Aprile Millo

Dick Johnson - Carl Tanner

Jack Rance - Marco Chingari

Nick - William Ferguson

Ashby - Ruben Cases

Jake Wallace - Daniel Mobbs

Billy Jackrabbit - Carlos Conde

José Castro - Carlos Conde

Wowkle - Mary Ann Stewart

Sonora - Stephen Gaertner

Trin - Gaston Rivero

Sid - Charles Unice

Bello - Eric Margiore

Harry - Matthew Garrett

Joe - Daniel Paget

Happy - Markus Beam

Jim Larkens - Seth Malkin

Un postiglione - Guillermo Lagundimo

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1664-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.58 [GH]

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall, New York (22 November 2004; see OPERA March 2004 p.335). There is a review on the website: www.premiereopera.com. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases». Premiere has also issued a recording of the final rehearsal on 18 November 2004 (CDNO 1665-2).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Luisotti - 2005(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Minnie - Andrea Gruber

Dick Johnson - Walter Fraccaro

Jack Rance - Alberto Gazale

Nick - Alessandro Cosentino

Ashby - Enzo Capuano

Jake Wallace - Dejan Vatchkov

Billy Jackrabbit - Roberto Conti

Wowkle - Elisabetta Valerio

Sonora - Marcello Lippi

Trin - Salvatore Ragonese

Sid - Antonio Menicucci

Bello - Riccardo Barattia

Harry - Mario Bolognesi

Joe - Aldo Bottion

Happy - Alessio Potestio

Jim Larkens - Armando Gabba

Un postiglione - Giuseppe Gheri

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1802-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova (18 April 2005). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest Releases from Premiere Opera - 22 July 2005».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonio Pappano - 2005(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Minnie - Andrea Gruber

Dick Johnson - José Cura

Jack Rance - Mark Delavan

Nick - Francis Egerton

Ashby - Robert Lloyd

Jake Wallace - Jonathan Lemalu

Billy Jackrabbit - Graeme Danby

José Castro - Jeremy White

Wowkle - Claire Shearer

Sonora - Marc Stone

Trin - Hubert Francis

Sid - Adrian Clarke

Bello - Grant Doyle

Harry - Robert Murray

Joe - Harry Nicoll

Happy - Jared Holt

Jim Larkens - Graeme Broadbent

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 685 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (September 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW New Year 2008».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oleg Caetani - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Melbourne Chorale

Minnie - Elena Zelyenskaya

Dick Johnson - Robert Brubaker

Jack Rance - Carlos Almaguer

Nick - Steven Cole

Ashby - Richard Anderson

Jake Wallace - David Thelander

Billy Jackrabbit - Christopher Tonkin

Wowkle - Deborah Humble

Sonora - Andrew Collis

Trin - James Eggleston

Sid - David Thelander

Bello - Douglas McNicol

Harry - Virgilio Marino

Joe - Mark Fowler

Happy - Brett Carter

Jim Larkens - David Parkin

Un postiglione - Virgilio Marino

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3117-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Harmer Hall, Melbourne (July 2007). The cast listed above is as given on the website http://www.esdf-opera.de (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the singers of the roles Billy and Jim are marked with a question mark (?). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2009.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 2008(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Minnie - Daniela Dessi

Dick Johnson - Fabio Armiliato

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Aldo Orsolini

Ashby - Francesco Facini

Jake Wallace - Mario Bellanova

Billy Jackrabbit - Reda Al (El) Wakeel (Wakil)

José Castro - Francesco Musinu

Wowkle - Antonella Costantini

Sonora - Massimiliano Gagliardo

Trin - Patrizio Saudelli

Sid - Danilo Serraiocco

Bello - Roberto Accurso

Harry - Mario Bolognesi

Joe - Claudio Barbieri

Happy - Alberto Noli

Jim Larkens - Armando Caforio

Un postiglione - Vinicio Cecere

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3066-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (April 2005). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases». The are reviews of a performance on the website:

http://www.fabioarmiliato.com/FANCIULLA Roma08.html

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Pedro Halffter - 2009(LI)

Orchestra - Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

Chorus - Coro de la Asociation de Amigos del Teatro de la Maestranza - Coro Intermezzo

Minnie - Daniela Dessi

Dick Johnson - Fabio Armiliato

Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli

Nick - Vincente Ombuena Vals

Ashby - Pavel Kudinov

Jake Wallace - Carlos Carzoglio

Billy Jackrabbit - Alberto Fena

José Castro - Eduardo Hernández

Wowkle - Giovanna Lanza

Sonora - Manuel Esteve

Trin - Jon Plazaola

Sid - Radoslaw Wielgus

Bello - Juan José Moreno

Harry - Mario Alves

Joe - Manuel de Diego

Happy - José Manuel Díaz

Jim Larkens - Fernando Latorre

Un postiglione - Victor Sordo

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3502-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Maestanza de Sevilla (March 2009). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases» dated May 2009. See the website:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2009/jan-jun09/fanciulla2503.htm

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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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