(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(RA) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Milano*
2 1957(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
3 1958(LI) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
4 1962(STU) - Gardelli Lamberto - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
5 1963(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
6 1965(LI) - Pritchard John - Covent Garden*
7 1967(23/2/67;LI) - Patanè Franco - New York City Opera*
8 1967(8/3/67;LI) - Patanè Franco - New York City Opera*
9 1967(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Dallas Civic Opera*
10 1967(LI) - Rigacci Bruno - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
11 1969(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
12 1973(STU) - Bartoletti Bruno - Santa Cecilia*
13 1976(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Metropolitan Opera*
14 1976(STU) - Maazel Lorin - New Philharmonia Orchestra*
15 1977(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
16 1978(STU) - Bonynge Richard - National Philharmonic Orchestra*
17 1979(LI) - Albrecht Gerd - Wiener Staatsoper*
18 1981(LI) - Campori Angelo - Metropolitan Opera*
19 1981(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera***
20 1982(STU) - Gardelli Lamberto - Hungarian State Opera*
21 1983(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala**
22 1987(STU) - Patanè Giuseppe - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
23 1988(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Maggio Musicale Firenze*
24 1991(STU) - Bartoletti Bruno - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
25 1993(LI) - Alcántara Theo - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid***
26 1993(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - BELGIAN RADIO AND TV*
27 1995(LI) - Albrecht Gerd - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg**
28 1995(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie*
29 1997(LI) - Perusso Mario - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
30 1998(STU) - Pappano Antonio - Philharmonia Orchestra*
31 1998 - Lu Shao-Chia - English National Opera*
32 2001(LI) - Majnaric Mario - Orquesta de la Casa de la Opera de Buenos Aires***
33 2007(LI) - Kahn Kamal - Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico**
34 2007(LI) - Reynolds Julian - Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione «A. Toscanini»**
35 2008(LI) - Chailly Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala**
36 2008(LI) - Conlon James - Los Angeles Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Suor Angelica - Rosanna Carteri
La Zia Principessa - Miti Truccato Pace
La Badessa - Marta Solaro
La Zelatrice - Amelita Minniti
La Maestra delle novizie - Lia Ceri
Suor Genovieffa - Wanda Strappo
Suor Osmina - Gilda Capozzi
Suor Dolcina - Carla Pozzi
La Sorella Infermiera - Lita Donati
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50030; Cetra-Soria {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 362; Fonit Cetra CDON 36 (Trittico); Preiser Records 20008 (+L'amore dei tre re) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046-62910-2 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.189; August (published June) 2003 p.75 (mention) [PO'C]
Opera - January 1958 p.55
Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.53; Dezember 1997 S.54 [GH]; Oktober 2001 S.58 [SL]
American Record Guide - April 1951 Vol.17 No.8 p.264 [PHR]: January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.267 (mention) [RVL]
Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55
International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.55
Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.56
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 pp.97-98 [MG]
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Suor Angelica - Victoria de los Ángeles
La Zia Principessa - Fedora Barbieri
La Badessa - Mina Doro
La Zelatrice - Corinna Vozza
La Maestra delle novizie - Mina Doro
Suor Genovieffa - Lydia Marimpietri
Suor Osmina - Santa Chissari
Suor Dolcina - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
La Sorella Infermiera - Teresa Cantarini
La Cercatrice 1 - Lydia Marimpietri
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 1577 {1LP}; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico}; World Record Club ST 934 (Electronic stereo); Capitol-EMI G 7115 {1LP} (USA)
Compact Disc; - EMI 7 64165 2 {1CD} (1992)ª; Regis RRC 1306 (+La bohème - highlights - de los Angeles - Björling) {1CD} (2009)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 12949 (Trittico) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1958 p.22; June 1970 p.89; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 p.102; June 2009 p.95 (mention)
Opera - July 1958 p.464
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.20
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.73 [DG]
American Record Guide - December 1958 Vol.25 No.4 p.256 [PLM]: March/April 2009 Vol.72 No.2 pp.189-190 [MM]
Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Suor Angelica - Leyla Gencer
La Zia Principessa - Neda Monte
La Badessa - Maja Sunara
La Zelatrice - Jole de Maria
La Maestra delle novizie - Vera Magrini
Suor Genovieffa - Nunzia Mosca
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 195801 {1CDR} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (25 April 1958). The partial cast listed above is that given in the website «Omagio a Leyla Gencer» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Suor Angelica - Renata Tebaldi
La Zia Principessa - Giulietta Simionato
La Badessa - Lucia Danieli
La Zelatrice - Miti Truccato Pace
La Maestra delle novizie - Anna Di Stasio
Suor Genovieffa - Dora Carral
Suor Osmina - Yeda Valtriani
Suor Dolcina - Giuliana Tavolaccini
La Sorella Infermiera - Anna Di Stasio
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 236-238 (Trittico) {3LPS} (1962)ª; Decca SET 236-238 (Trittico) {3LPS} (1962)ª; London A 4152 {1LP} (1962)ª;; London OSA 1152 {1LP} (1962)ª; London A 4364 (Trittico) {3LPS} (1962)ª;; London OSA 1364 (Trittico) {3LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 411 665-2 (Trittico) {3CDS} (1991)ª; London POCL 3959-61 (Trittico) {3CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90052/54 (Trittico) (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.303; April 1963 p.45; February 1991 p. [MEO]
Opera - March 1963 p.192 [HDR]
American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.420 [PLM] : June 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.822 [CJL] (open reel tape)
American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.420 [PLM]: June 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.822 [CJL] (open reel tape)
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.84 [CLO]: *HIF May 1963 Vol.13 No.5 p.94 [RDD]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Suor Angelica - Luisa Maragliano
La Zia Principessa - Oralia Domínguez
La Badessa - Isabel Casey
La Zelatrice - Carmen Burello
La Maestra delle novizie - Tota de Igarzábal
Suor Genovieffa - Olga Chelavine
Suor Osmina - Pellegrina Rossi
Suor Dolcina - Diamela Molina
La Cercatrice 1 - María del C. Ecignard
La Cercatrice 2 - Amanda Cetera
Una novizia - Consuelo Ramos
La conversa 1 - Corrada Malfa
La conversa 2 - Sofia Schultz
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2089
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1963). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). Omega's online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINL.HTM) lists another recording which is ascribed to 23 July 1963, but the conductor is given as «Klobucar» (4064). However, according to Teatro Colon's website Bartoletti was the conductor on that day.
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Suor Angelica - Joan Carlyle
La Zia Principessa - Sylvia Fisher
La Badessa - Maureen Guy
La Zelatrice - Yvonne Minton
La Maestra delle novizie - Noreen Berry
Suor Genovieffa - Jeannette Sinclair
La Sorella Infermiera - Maureen Morelle
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Compact Disc - A Voice from the Old House VFOH 43 {1CD}
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (April 1965). The cast also includes the following: Fernanda Iozzo, Elissabeth Shelley, Pamela Brooks, Elsa Steck, Margaret Price, Jean Holmes. The performances on 12, 21 April 1965 are reviewed in OPERA June 1965 pp.451-453. This recording is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Franco Patanè - 1967(23/2/67;LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Suor Angelica - Elizabeth Carron
La Zia Principessa - Evelyn Sachs
La Badessa - Charlotte Povia
La Zelatrice - Beverly Evans
La Maestra delle novizie - Kay Creed
Suor Genovieffa - Joan Summers
Suor Dolcina - Donna Owen
La Cercatrice 1 - Lou Ann Wyckoff
Una novizia - Pearle Goldsmith
La conversa 1 - La Vergne Monette
La conversa 2 - Joan August
Due novizie - Hanna Owen
- Anthea De Forest
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 212-1 (+Madama Butterfly - excerpts) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 8 1997 p.42
Orpheus - January 1997 p.58
Opéra International - avril 1997 No.211 p.63
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.96 Febrero 1997 p.30
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.62
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (23 February 1967). The cast also includes Lila Herbert, Jodell Kenting, and Ann Pretzat. (See OPERA, April 1967 p.297). The review in ORPHEUS states incorrectly that the conductor was Giuseppe Patanè
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Conductor Franco Patanè - 1967(8/3/67;LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Suor Angelica - Beverly Sills
La Zia Principessa - Frances Bible
La Badessa - Charlotte Povia
La Zelatrice - Beverly Evans
La Maestra delle novizie - Kay Creed
Suor Genovieffa - Joan Summers
Suor Dolcina - Donna Owen
La Cercatrice 1 - Maria West
La conversa 1 - Linda Heimall
La conversa 2 - Joan August
Due novizie - Hanna Owen
- Anthea De Forest
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 241 (Trittico) {3LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 128 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «Collection of Beverly Sills Operas» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 923-1 {1CDR}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (8 March 1967). The LPs issued on the HRE label are listed in Ars-Antiqua's List No.240 August 2001, No.2314
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Suor Angelica - Ilva Ligabue
La Zia Principessa - Oralia Domínguez
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 196702 {1CDR} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (22 November 1967). There is a short review in OPERA February 1968 pp.142-144.
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Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Suor Angelica - Virginia Zeani
La Zia Principessa - Anna Maria Rota
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {1CDR} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1967; see OPERA March 1968 p.240). The CDR issued by Charles Handelman is listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Suor Angelica - Maria Chiara
La Zia Principessa - Adriana Lazzarini
La Badessa - Mafalda Masini
La Zelatrice - Luciana Palombi
La Maestra delle novizie - Licia Galvano
Suor Genovieffa - Giovanna di Rocco
Suor Osmina - Marisa Salimbeni
Suor Dolcina - Rosetta Pizzo
La Sorella Infermiera - Vera Magrini
La Cercatrice 1 - Margherita Benetti
La Cercatrice 2 - Mirna Pecile
Una novizia - Anna Maria Bixio
La conversa 1 - Rosanna Lippi
La conversa 2 - Anna Lia Bazzani
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10391 (Trittico) {3LPS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.59 [IW]
American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.217 [DA]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (March 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.532
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Suor Angelica - Katia Ricciarelli
La Zia Principessa - Fiorenza Cossotto
La Badessa - Maria Grazia Allegri
La Zelatrice - Anna Di Stasio
La Maestra delle novizie - Maria Grazia Allegri
Suor Genovieffa - Rosanna Lippi
Suor Osmina - Margherita Benetti
Suor Dolcina - Miwako Matsumoto
La Sorella Infermiera - Anna Di Stasio
La Cercatrice 1 - Margherita Benetti
La Cercatrice 2 - Anna Di Stasio
Una novizia - Rosanna Lippi
La conversa 1 - Miwako Matsumoto
La conversa 2 - Maria Grazia Allegri
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Black Disc; - RCA SER 5673 {1LP} (UK) (1974)ª;; RCA RL 12712 {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª; RCA VLS 32626 {1LP} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» 88697431022 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.106 [EG]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; October 1979 p.704 [JBS]
Diapason - No.570 juin 2009 pp.108-109 [JC]
Musica (Milano) - 201 Anno 31 novembre 2008 pp.70-71 [AC]
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Suor Angelica - Renata Scotto
La Zia Principessa - Lili Chookasian
La Badessa - Jean Kraft
La Maestra delle novizie - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Suor Genovieffa - Betsy Norden
Suor Osmina - Mary Fercana
Suor Dolcina - Elizabeth Anguish
La Sorella Infermiera - Cynthia Munzer
La Cercatrice 1 - Alma Jean Smith
La Cercatrice 2 - Elena Doria
La conversa 1 - Maureen Smith
La conversa 2 - Joyce Olson
Due novizie - Linda Mays
- Shinja Kwak
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 532 (Trittico) {3CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET on 22 or 26 January 1976. As neither of these performances was broadcast the recording was presumably made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Desborough School Choir
Suor Angelica - Renata Scotto
La Zia Principessa - Marilyn Horne
La Badessa - Patricia Payne
La Zelatrice - Gillian Knight
La Maestra delle novizie - Ann Howard
Suor Genovieffa - Ileana Cotrubas
Suor Osmina - Doreen Cryer
Suor Dolcina - Margaret Cable
La Sorella Infermiera - Elizabeth Bainbridge
La Cercatrice 1 - Shirley Minty
La Cercatrice 2 - Gloria Jennings
Una novizia - Della Jones
La conversa 1 - Ursula Connors
La conversa 2 - Amy Gunson
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Black Disc - Columbia M 34505 {1LP} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» {1LP} 76570 (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS) (UK)
Compact Disc - Columbia M3K 35912 (Trittico) {3CDS} (USA); *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico) {3CDS} (UK)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1977 p.1594 [EG]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; August 1978 p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]
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Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Suor Angelica - Teresa Zylis-Gara
La Zia Principessa - Fedora Barbieri
La Badessa - Jean Kraft
La Zelatrice - Shirley Love
La Maestra delle novizie - Elvira Green
Suor Genovieffa - Betsy Norden
Suor Osmina - Linore Aronson
Suor Dolcina - Ann Florio
La Sorella Infermiera - Cynthia Munzer
La Cercatrice 1 - Alma Jean Smith
La Cercatrice 2 - Elena Doria
La conversa 1 - Joyce Olson
La conversa 2 - Maureen Smith
Due novizie - Linda Mays
- Barbara Bystrom
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SUO 197701 {1CDR} (Canada) Bensar OS 22677 {BRO 124118) (Trittico) {3CDRS}
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1977). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.»
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus - Finchley Children's Music Group
Suor Angelica - Joan Sutherland
La Zia Principessa - Christa Ludwig
La Badessa - Anne Collins
La Zelatrice - Elizabeth Connell
La Maestra delle novizie - Enid Hartle
Suor Genovieffa - Isobel Buchanan
Suor Osmina - Marie McLaughlin
Suor Dolcina - Della Jones
La Sorella Infermiera - Janet Price
La Cercatrice 1 - Elizabeth Gale
La Cercatrice 2 - Hannah Francis
Una novizia - Miriam Bowen
La conversa 1 - Helen Walker
La conversa 2 - Doreen Walker
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 627 {1LP} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca KCET 627 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 458 218-2 (+Vissi d'arte) {1CD} (1998)ª; Decca 475 6531 (+L'Oracolo +Vissi d'arte) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1979 p.1048 [EG] March 1980 p.1454, p.1459 [SIR]; April 1980 p.1536 [JBS]October 1998 p.130 [EG]
Opera News - August 1998 p.37 [FPD]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.59 [PC]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1998 p.75 [CW2]
American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.206 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.98 [MC]: No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [JV]
Comments:- See «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland pp.314-315
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Suor Angelica - Pilar Lorengar
La Zia Principessa - Kersten Meyer
La Badessa - Margarethe Bence
La Zelatrice - Axelle Gall
La Maestra delle novizie - Cseslawa Slania
Suor Genovieffa - Olivera Miljakovic
Suor Dolcina - Maria Venuti
La Cercatrice 1 - Sylvia Herman
La Cercatrice 2 - Margaretha Hintermeier
Due novizie - Elfriede (Elfie) Hobarth
- Irmgard Röschner
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Compact Disc - Bella Voce 107.406 (+Il tabarro +Gianni Schicchi - Scheveningen) {3CDS}
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2000 S.73 [GH]
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 pp.168-169 [LM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (February 1979 - see OPERA April 1979 p.372
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Suor Angelica - Gilda Cruz-Romo
La Zia Principessa - Bianca Berini
La Badessa - Jean Kraft
La Zelatrice - Gwynn Cornell
La Maestra delle novizie - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Suor Genovieffa - Betsy Norden
Suor Osmina - Susan Vaughan
Suor Dolcina - Elizabeth Anguish
La Sorella Infermiera - Claudia Catania
La Cercatrice 1 - Loretta Di Franco
La Cercatrice 2 - Mary Fercana
La conversa 1 - Constance Webber
La conversa 2 - Nadyne Brewer
Due novizie - Suzanne Der Derian
- Joyce Olson
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SUO 198101 {1CDR} (Canada)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1981). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor James Levine - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Suor Angelica - Renata Scotto
La Zia Principessa - Jocelyne Taillon
La Badessa - Jean Kraft
La Zelatrice - Gwynn Cornell
La Maestra delle novizie - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Suor Genovieffa - Betsy Norden
Suor Osmina - Linore Aronson
Suor Dolcina - Ann Florio
La Sorella Infermiera - Claudia Catania
La Cercatrice 1 - Loretta Di Franco
La Cercatrice 2 - Elena Doria
Una novizia - Linda Mays
La conversa 1 - Elyssa Lindner
La conversa 2 - Janet Wagner
Due novizie - Linda Mays
- Barbara Bystrom
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 111481 (BRO 125778) (Trittico) {3CDRS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1307 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Audio and video recordins of a performance at the MET which was televised (14 November 1981). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Suor Angelica - Ilona Tokody
La Zia Principessa - Eszter Póka
La Badessa - Zsuzsa Barlay
La Zelatrice - Maria Teresa Uribe
La Maestra delle novizie - Tamara Takács
Suor Genovieffa - Katalin Pitti
Suor Osmina - Magda Pulveri
Suor Dolcina - Zsuzsa Misura
La Sorella Infermiera - Janka Bekás
La Cercatrice 1 - Janka Bekás
La Cercatrice 2 - Margit Keszthelyi
Una novizia - Ildikó Szönyi
La conversa 1 - Zsuzsa Misura
La conversa 2 - Zsuzsa Barlay
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Black Disc - Hungaroton SLPD 12490 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Hungaroton MK 12490
Compact Disc - Hungaroton HCD 12490-2 {1CD}
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.680 [EG]
Fanfare - November-December 1984 p.234
Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.55
Diapason - No.435 mars 1997 p.94
American Record Guide - September 1983 Vol.46 No.6 p.46 [DA]: September 1984 p.70 [MBT]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Suor Angelica - Rosalind Plowright
La Zia Principessa - Dunja Vejzovic
La Badessa - Maria Grazia Allegri
La Zelatrice - Jole Arno
La Maestra delle novizie - Nella Verri
Suor Genovieffa - Giovanna Santelli
Suor Osmina - Maria Dalla Spezia
Suor Dolcina - Mildela D' Amico
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-88-219 (NTSC) (Trittico)
DVD (Video) - Warner 5046-70943-2 (Trittico) (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle CVI 2057(PAL) (Trittico)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 pp.77-78 [EG]
Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.88 [PC]
Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.113 (mention) [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - July 2004 p.84 [GH]
International Record Review - October 2004 pp.82-83 [CC]
The Classical Video Guide - p.83
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.118 [PF]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (February 1983, see OPERA, June p.1983 p.653
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Suor Angelica - Lucia Popp
La Zia Principessa - Marjana Lipovsek
La Badessa - Marga Schiml
La Zelatrice - Diane Jennings
La Maestra delle novizie - Birgit Calm
Suor Genovieffa - Gabriella Ferroni
Suor Osmina - Gabriella Ferroni
Suor Dolcina - Mechthild Georg
La Sorella Infermiera - Valerie Errante
La Cercatrice 1 - Ellen van Lier
La Cercatrice 2 - Karin Hautermann
La conversa 1 - Monika Schmitt
La conversa 2 - Adelheid Schiller
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Compact Disc - Eurodisc 258 405 {1CD}; Eurodisc 7806-2-RC {1CD} Eurodisc GD 69043 (Trittico) {3CDS}; RCA 40575-2
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1990 p.1866; September 1997 p.116
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.182-184 [DWW]
Diapason - No.435 mars 1997 p.94
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.406
Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.85 (mention)
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.71 (mention)
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.62
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Suor Angelica - Diana Soviero
La Zia Principessa - Elena Souliotis
La Badessa - Corinna Vozza
La Zelatrice - Laura Zannini
La Maestra delle novizie - Luisa Gallmetzer
Suor Genovieffa - Giovanna Santelli
Suor Osmina - Marisa Zotti
Suor Dolcina - Giuliana Matteini
La Sorella Infermiera - Aracelly Haengel
La Cercatrice 1 - Laura Toppetti
La Cercatrice 2 - Gigiola Caputi
La conversa 1 - Elisa Dakin
La conversa 2 - Marsha Anderson
La conversa 3 - Sharon Sage
Due novizie - Gabriella Cecchi
- Daryl Greene
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4776 (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (18 June 1988). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Suor Angelica - Mirella Freni
La Zia Principessa - Elena Souliotis
La Badessa - Gloria Scalchi
La Zelatrice - Ewa Podles
La Maestra delle novizie - Nicoletta Curiel
Suor Genovieffa - Barbara Frittoli
Suor Osmina - Valeria Esposito
Suor Dolcina - Olga Romanko
La Sorella Infermiera - Debora Beronesi
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Compact Disc - Decca(London) 436 261-2 (Trittico)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1994 p.104; January 1995 p.32
Opera - August 1994 p.999
Opera Now - August 1994 p.50
Opera News - January 7 1995 p.36
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.335
Orpheus - October 1994 p.62
Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.4 Summer 1996 p.136
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.73
Diapason - No.405 juin 1994 p.147
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.140
BBC Music Magazine - August 1994 p.77
Le Monde de la Musique - No.179 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.90
Stereophile - February 1995 (Vol.18 No.2) p.181
Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.61
American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.169
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Conductor Theo Alcántara - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Suor Angelica - Raina Kabaivanska
La Zia Principessa - Viorica Cortez
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 3210S
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SUO 199301 {1CDR} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 9040
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1925; House of Opera Video 9040
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (March or April 1993; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1993 No.170 pp.42-43. The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Alexander Rahbari - 1993(STU)
Orchestra - BELGIAN RADIO AND TV
Suor Angelica - Miriam Gauci
La Zia Principessa - Lucienne van Deyck
La Badessa - Michaela Karadjian
La Zelatrice - Rachel Fabry
La Maestra delle novizie - Dina Grossberger
Suor Genovieffa - Bernadette Degelin
Suor Osmina - Diane Verdoodt
Suor Dolcina - Marianne Vliegen
La Sorella Infermiera - Michaela Karadjian
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Compact Disc - Discovery International DICD 920120 {1CD} Discovery International DICD 94336 (Trittico) {3CDS}
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1994 p.116
Opera - August 1994 p.999
Opera News - November 1994 p.46
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.203
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.74
Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.58
American Record Guide - September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.175
Das Opernglas - September 1998 S.80 [UR]
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Suor Angelica - Cristina Gallardo-Domás
La Zia Principessa - Helga Dernesch
La Badessa - Olive Fredricks
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2126 (trittico) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1887 (trittico) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Hamburg Opera. See ORPHEUS Januar 1996 S.23-S.24. 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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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Suor Angelica - Sonia Theodoridou
La Zia Principessa - Anne Gjevang
La Badessa - Johanna Dur
La Zelatrice - Gabriela Popescu
La Maestra delle novizie - Renate Kruit
Suor Genovieffa - Michele Patzakis
Suor Osmina - Marielle Moeskops
Suor Dolcina - Ghila Kovacs
La Sorella Infermiera - Jeannette Bakker
La Cercatrice 1 - Aurore Vila Rodríguez
La Cercatrice 2 - Gillian Covel
Una novizia - Françoise Renson
La conversa 1 - Rosa Brandaó
La conversa 2 - Mimi Nicolescu
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 199501 {1CDR} (Canada)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Monnaie (February 1995). The cast listed above is that for the performance on 5 February 1995. The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Mario Perusso - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Suor Angelica - Cristina Gallardo-Domás
La Zia Principessa - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
La Badessa - Marcela Pichot
La Zelatrice - Alejandra Malvino
La Maestra delle novizie - Alicia Cecotti
Suor Genovieffa - Carina Höxter
Suor Osmina - Marta Serrano
Suor Dolcina - Marina Biassotti
La Sorella Infermiera - Irene Burt
La Cercatrice 1 - Laura Rizzo
La Cercatrice 2 - Eleonora Sancho
Una novizia - Mónica Capra
La conversa 1 - Marisa Albano
La conversa 2 - María Luján Mirabelli
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (31 August 1997). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated October 2002.
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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - London Voices - Tiffin Boys' School Choir
Suor Angelica - Cristina Gallardo-Domás
La Zia Principessa - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
La Badessa - Felicity Palmer
La Zelatrice - Elena Zilio
La Maestra delle novizie - Sara Fulgoni
Suor Genovieffa - Dorothea Röschmann
Suor Osmina - Judith Rees
Suor Dolcina - Rachele Stanisci
La Sorella Infermiera - Francesca Pedaci
La Cercatrice 1 - Anne Maria Panzarella
La Cercatrice 2 - Susan Mackenzie-Park
Una novizia - Rosalind Waters
La conversa 1 - Anne Maria Panzarella
La conversa 2 - Deborah Miles-Johnson
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 5 56587-2 (Trittico) {3CDS} (1999)ª; EMI Classics TOCE 55 028-30 (Trittico) {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1999 p.93 [EG]; April 1999 p.44 [JBS]
Opera - March 1999 p.365 [AB]
Opera News - August 1999 p.53 [GJ]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 pp.322-325 [MM]
Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.56 [EP]
Opéra International - avril 1999 No.234 p.74 [PC]
BBC Music Magazine - April 1999 p.72 [CO]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.88-90 [HC]
Classic CD - April 1999 p.20 [MSR], p.24
American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.217 [DA]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.55 [JB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.58 [NS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.88 [JPS]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.121 mayo 1999 p.66 [SV]
Das Opernglas - März 1999 S.70 [MR]
Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.21 Spring 1999 p.152
Comments:- «The Daily Telegraph - Arts & Books» 6th February 1999 p.A9
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Conductor Shao-Chia Lu - 1998
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Suor Angelica - Anne Williams-King
La Zia Principessa - Elizabeth Vaughan
La Badessa - Nuala Willis
La Zelatrice - Ethna Robinson
La Maestra delle novizie - Catherine Savons
Suor Osmina - Fiametta Doria
Suor Dolcina - Zena Bradley
La Sorella Infermiera - Nerys Jones
La Cercatrice 1 - Elizabeth Wollett
La Cercatrice 2 - Rebecca Sharp
Una novizia - Debora Davison
La conversa 1 - Christine Bunning
La conversa 2 - Susanna Tudor-Thomas
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 093 {1CDR} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Coliseum, London (2 May 1998). The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B»
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Conductor Mario Majnaric - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta de la Casa de la Opera de Buenos Aires
Suor Angelica - Adelaide Negri
La Zia Principessa - Marta Culleres
La Badessa - Ana María Lattronico
La Zelatrice - Laura Dominguez
La Maestra delle novizie - Monica Sardi
Suor Genovieffa - María Teresa Ciarla
Suor Osmina - María Elena Molina
Suor Dolcina - Silvia Duffy
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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOM 487 {1CD}
DVD (Video) - New Ornamenti DNO 310 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Teatro Margarita Xirgu, Buenos Aires (15 Julio 2001). The CDs and DVD issued on the New Ornamenti label are listed on the website http://www.Lrmusic.net.
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Conductor Kamal Kahn - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico
Suor Angelica - Yali-Marie Williams
La Zia Principessa - Ilca López
La Badessa - Patricia Cay
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6516 (Trittico) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in Puerto Rico (October 2007). The DVDR issued by Premiere is included in their list of new CD and DVD releases - FALL/WINTER 2008-2009.
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Conductor Julian Reynolds - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione «A. Toscanini»
Suor Angelica - Amarilli Nizza
La Zia Principessa - Anna Maria Chiuri
La Badessa - Elisa Fortunati
La Zelatrice - Paola Leveroni
La Maestra delle novizie - Katarina Nikolic
Suor Genovieffa - Paola Santucci
Suor Osmina - Alice Molinari
Suor Dolcina - Camilla Laschi
La Sorella Infermiera - Alessandra Caruccio
La Cercatrice 1 - Paola Leggeri
La Cercatrice 2 - Margherita Pistoni
Una novizia - Alessandra Cantin
La conversa 1 - Tiziana Tramonti
La conversa 2 - Beatrice Sarti
Due novizie - Dan-l Kuo
- Alice Molinari
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPTRIT (Trittico) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 2008 pp.1516-1517 [YS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.340-341 [RT]
Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.114 [MP]
International Record Review - December 2007 pp.77-78 [RP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.233-237 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.80 [PC]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at Modena.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Suor Angelica - Barbara Frittoli
La Zia Principessa - Marjana Lipovsek
La Badessa - Cinzia De Mola
La Zelatrice - Anita Raveli
La Maestra delle novizie - Alessandra Palomba
Suor Genovieffa - Francesca Sassu
Suor Osmina - (Maria) Francesca Garbi
Suor Dolcina - Carla Di Censo
La Sorella Infermiera - Dionisia Di Vico
La Cercatrice 1 - Sae Kyung Rim
La Cercatrice 2 - Adelina Scarabelli
Una novizia - Irina Kapanadze
La conversa 1 - Anna Zoroberto
La conversa 2 - Sabina Cacioppo
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3220 (Trittico) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at La Scala (March 2008). The DVD issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There is a review on the internet:
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Conductor James Conlon - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera
Suor Angelica - Sondra Radvanovsky
La Zia Principessa - Larissa Diadkova
La Badessa - Ronnita Nicole Miller
La Zelatrice - Tichina Vaughn
La Maestra delle novizie - Catherine Keen
Suor Genovieffa - Jennifer Black
Suor Osmina - Angel Blue
Suor Dolcina - Danielle Walker
La Sorella Infermiera - Melissa Citro
La Cercatrice 1 - Karen Vuong
La Cercatrice 2 - Tammy Jenkins
Una novizia - Karin Mushegain
La conversa 1 - Lori Ann Fuller
La conversa 2 - Malesha Jessie
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 200801 {1CDR} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (September 2008). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española