(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1956(STU) - Gui Vittorio - Glyndebourne Festival*
2 1959(RA) - Gui Vittorio - RAI Torino*
3 1959(RA) - Inghelbrecht Désiré-Emile - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.*
4 1961 - Stoll Pierre - L'Opéra de Strasbourg*
5 1970(SE) - Giovaninetti Reynald - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo*
6 1973(LI) - Vivienne Hazel - Sadler's Wells Opera*
7 1979(LI) - Pallo Imre - New York City Opera*
8 1988(STU) - Gardiner John Eliot - Opéra de Lyon*
9 1991(LI) - Campanella Bruno - Teatro alla Scala*
10 1995(LI) - Pidò Evelino - Orchestre Européen du Festival**
11 1997(LI) - Davis Andrew - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
12 1998(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
13 2002(LC) - Cohen Brad - Czech Chamber Soloists*
14 2003(LC) - López Cobos Jesús - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
15 2006(LI) - Zedda Alberto - L'Opéra Royal de Wallonie*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Le Comte Ory - Juan Oncina
La Comtesse Adèle - Sari Barabas
Alice - Jeannette Sinclair
Isolier - Cora Canne-Meijer
Ragonde - Monica Sinclair
Raimbaud - Michel Roux
Le Gouverneur - Ian Wallace
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1473-1474 (1957)ª;; HMV HQM 1073-1074 (1967)ª; *EMI RLS 744 (HLM 7194-7195) {2LPS} (1980)ª; Angel 3565 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64180-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64180 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.70; March 1967 p.492; May 1980 p.1712 [RO] September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
Opera - October 1957 p.655; April 1967 p.332 [AB]; December 1992 p.1498
Gramophone Record Review - July 1957 p.721
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.56 [DJ]
American Record Guide - July 1958 Vol.24 No.11 p.462 [PLM]
Comments:- See «Glyndebourne Recorded» by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman pp.65-68, who report that more of the score was recorded than issued on records. It is not known if the unissued material still exists
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Sari Barabas
Alice - Jeannette Sinclair
Isolier - Cora Canne-Meijer
Ragonde - Monica Sinclair
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - Raffaele Ariè
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Black Disc; - Voce 1 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 027 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 458.2 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035130 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- Broadcast on 11 June 1959. See Bob Rose in Fanfare January/February 2000 p.102 on the issue of the Voce LPs
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Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Françoise Ogéas
Alice - Simone Codinas
Isolier - Micheline Granger
Ragonde - Solange Michel
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - André Vessières
Le Choryphée - Gérard Friedman
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Black Disc - Le Chante du Monde LDX 78 893-894 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Le Chante du Monde K478 893-894
Compact Disc; - Le Chante du Monde LDC 278 893-894 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1988 p. [RO]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.116-120 [RS]
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Conductor Pierre Stoll - 1961
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Strasbourg
Chorus - L'Opéra de Strasbourg
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Renée Doria
Alice - J. Lorentz
Isolier - Adrienne Miglietti
Ragonde - Nada Puttar
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - Xavier Depraz
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Black Disc - Bourg BGC 70-71 {2LPS}
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1970(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Le Comte Ory - André Mallabrera
La Comtesse Adèle - Françoise Garner
Isolier - Evelyn Brunner
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Black Disc - *Concert Hall SMS 2780
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
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Conductor Hazel Vivienne - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Le Comte Ory - John Brecknock
La Comtesse Adèle - Valerie Masterton
Alice - Sandra Dugdale
Isolier - Patricia Kern
Ragonde - Anne Collins
Raimbaud - Alan Opie
Le Gouverneur - Harold Blackburn
Courtier - Elvet Hughes
Courtier - Peter Tracey
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 400 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum (13 January 1973; see OPERA March 1973 p.273). The CDRS issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in the «Latest Additions to the Catalogue» dated March 2002.
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Conductor Imre Pallo - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Le Comte Ory - Rockwell Blake
La Comtesse Adèle - Ashley Putnam
Alice - Martha Thigpen
Isolier - Faith Esham
Ragonde - Jane Shaulis
Raimbaud - David Holloway
Le Gouverneur - Samuel Ramey
Courtier - Harris Davis
Courtier - Robert Brubaker
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 368 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (September 1979; see OPERA December 1979 p.1176). The cast listed above is that given in «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Martin L. Sokol pp.488-489. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues February 2006.
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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon
Chorus - Opéra de Lyon
Le Comte Ory - John Aler
La Comtesse Adèle - Sumi Jo
Alice - Maryse Castets
Isolier - Diana Montague
Ragonde - Raquel Pierotti
Raimbaud - Gino Quilico
Le Gouverneur - Gilles Cachemaille
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Compact Cassette; - *Philips 422 406-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 422 406-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca(Philips) 475 7014 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1989 p. [RO]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.151-156 [DH2,DH]
Stereophile - January 1991 (Vol.14 No.1) p.263
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Conductor Bruno Campanella - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Le Comte Ory - William Matteuzzi
La Comtesse Adèle - Mariella Devia
Alice - Marilena Laurenza
Isolier - Cecilia Bartoli
Ragonde - Ewa Podles
Raimbaud - Claudio Desderi
Le Gouverneur - Pietro Spagnoli
Courtier - Enrico Cossutta
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06687
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (18 January 1991). The performance on 12 January 1991 is reviewed in OPERA May 1991 p.568 and that on 30 January 1991 (with a slightly different cast) is reviewed Opéra International No.145 mars 1991 pp.42-43
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Conductor Evelino Pidò - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Européen du Festival
Chorus - Choeur du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Le Comte Ory - William Matteuzzi
La Comtesse Adèle - Sumi Jo
Isolier - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Ragonde - Nadine Chéry
Raimbaud - Jean-Luc Chaignaud
Le Gouverneur - Gregory Reinhart
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5105 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics (Lyric) 8837 (NTSC} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (Listed in THE OPERA QUARTERLY Spring 1999 p.318) (See OPERA Festival Issue 1995 pp.79-80
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Le Comte Ory - Marc Laho
La Comtesse Adèle - Annick Massis
Alice - Stella Woodman
Isolier - Diana Montague
Ragonde - Jane Shaulis
Raimbaud - Ludovic Tézier
Le Gouverneur - Julien Robbins
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DVD (Video) - *Warner Music Vision - NVC Arts 0630 18646-2 (2005)ª; Kultur D 2983 (USA) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - *Warner Music Vision - NVC Arts 0630 18646-3 (PAL) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.94 [RF]
Opera News - November 2005 p.78, p.80 [JM]
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.59 [GH]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.53 [SS]
Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.45 [MP]; No.530 novembre 2005 p.145 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.106 [PF]
Opéra Magazine - No.3 janvier 2006 p.81 [PC]
International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 pp.96/98 [TP]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.97 [MA]: October 2005 p.95 [CC]
Classic CD - January 1998 p.78 [PR]
Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [MT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.115 [RA]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.121 agosto-settembre 1998 p.116 [EE]
Classica Répertoire - No.76 octobre 2005 pp.119-120 [PT]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (July 1997; see OPERA Festival Issue 1997 p.37, p.49)
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Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Le Comte Ory - Juan Diego Flórez
La Comtesse Adèle - Annick Massis
Alice - Bernadette Lucarini
Isolier - Laura Polverelli
Ragonde - Federica Proietti
Raimbaud - Bruno De Simone
Le Gouverneur - Giorgio Surjan
Le Choryphée - Carlo Messeri
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 388 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1651-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (May 1998). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '98 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia». The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on 1 November 2004 and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».
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Conductor Brad Cohen - 2002(LC)
Orchestra - Czech Chamber Soloists
Chorus - Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Le Comte Ory - Huw Rhys-Evans
La Comtesse Adèle - Linda Gerrard
Alice - Sofia Soloviy
Isolier - Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade
Ragonde - Gloria Montanari
Raimbaud - Luca Salsi
Le Gouverneur - Wojciech Gierlach
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.660207/08 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 2008 pp.84-85 [GL]
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2008 S.60 [GE]
Diapason - No.549 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.83 [MP]
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.151-152 [MM]
Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.75, p.77 [PC]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances in the Kursaal, Bad Wildbad (July 2002).
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 2003(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Le Comte Ory - Juan Diego Flórez
La Comtesse Adèle - Stefania Bonfadelli
Isolier - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Ragonde - Marina De Liso
Raimbaud - Bruno Praticò
Le Gouverneur - Alastair Miles
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Compact Disc; - DG 477 5020 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2004 p.105 [RO]
Opera - October 2004 p.1268 [RM]
Opera News - January 2005 pp.67-68 [JM]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.185-186 [JS]
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.64-S.65 [SL]
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.85 [JC]
Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.116 [MP]
International Record Review - October 2004 p.79 [RL1]
BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.69 [GH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.102 [GL]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances at the Rossini Festival, Pesaro (August 2003). According to the review in DIAPASON «Il s'agit, parait-il il, d'un ouvrage français, écrit sur un livre d'Éugene Scribe et Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson. A peine s'en rend-on Comte ici, tant la langue est déformée, voir massacrée, par la plupart des interprètes,»
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Chorus - L'Opera Royal de Wallonie
Le Comte Ory - Marc Laho
La Comtesse Adèle - Elisabeth Vidal
Isolier - Mary Ann Stewart
Ragonde - Christine Solhosse
Raimbaud - Marc Barrard
Le Gouverneur - Nicolas Cavallier
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2716-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Liège (March 2006). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» September 2007.
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