(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1977(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Siena Festival*
2 1986(STU) - Scimone Claudio - Monte Carlo Philharmonic*
3 1987(LI) - Kuhn Gustav - Orchestra Giovanile Italiana di Fiesole***
4 1988(LI) - Zedda Alberto - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid**
5 1991(LI) - Pidò Evelino - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
6 1995(LI) - Davis Andrew - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
7 1995(LI) - Mercurio Steven - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie*
8 2004(LI) - Manahan George - New York City Opera*
9 2008(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Siena Festival
Chorus - Siena Festival
Ermione - Katzue Shimada
Andromaca - Sylvana Mazzieri
Pirro - Bruno Sebastian
Oreste - Eduardo Giménez
Pilade - Andrea Elena
Fenicio - Mario Luperi
Attalo - Umberto Scalavino
Cleone - Rurie Ogata
Cefisa - Angela Tentzeri
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1002 (+Il pianto d'armonia sulla morte di orfeo) {2LPS} (1978)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Siena (31 August 1977; see OPERA November 1977 p.1071)
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Conductor Claudio Scimone - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Monte Carlo Philharmonic
Chorus - Prague Phlharmonic Choir
Ermione - Cecilia Gasdia
Andromaca - Margarita Zimmermann
Pirro - Ernesto Palacio
Oreste - Chris Merritt
Pilade - William Matteuzzi
Fenicio - Simone Alaimo
Attalo - Mario Bolognesi
Cleone - Elisabetta Tandura
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Black Disc - ERATO NUM 75336 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - ERATO ECD 75336 {2CDS}; ERATO «Libretto» 2292-45790-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1988 p. [RO]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.139-142 [RS]
Comments:- Recorded at Monte Carlo after a concert performance at Padua (June 1986)
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Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Giovanile Italiana di Fiesole
Chorus - Budapest Radio Chorus
Ermione - Montserrat Caballé
Andromaca - Marilyn Horne
Pirro - Chris Merritt
Oreste - Rockwell Blake
Pilade - Giuseppe Morino
Fenicio - Giorgio Surjan
Attalo - Enrico Facini
Cleone - Daniela Lojarro
Cefisa - Paola Romanò
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 159-2 {2CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 128 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5817 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1107 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 (audio) p.80
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Pesaro Festival. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Ermione - Montserrat Caballé
Andromaca - Margarita Zimmermann
Pirro - Chris Merritt
Oreste - Dalmacio González
Pilade - Justin Lavender
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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #615 (NTSC & PAL)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (April 1988 see «Casta Diva» by Robert Pullen and Stephen Taylor p.376; OPERA October 1988 p.1239
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Conductor Evelino Pidò - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Ermione - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Andromaca - Gloria Scalchi
Pirro - Chris Merritt
Oreste - Rockwell Blake
Pilade - Luca Canonici
Fenicio - Stefano Rinaldi-Miliani
Attalo - Mauro Buffoli
Cleone - Bernadette Lucarini
Cefisa - Laura Musella
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07306
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (1 February 1991). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '91 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.244. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Ermione - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Andromaca - Diana Montague
Pirro - Jorge López Yáñez
Oreste - Bruce Ford
Pilade - Paul Austin Kelly
Fenicio - Gwynne Howell
Attalo - Paul Nilon
Cleone - Julie Unwin
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630 14012-2 (2006)ª; Kultur D 2850 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Warner 0630 14012-3 (PAL) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1996 p.111; June 2006 p.99 [AB]
Opera - September 1996 p.1112; June 2007 pp.737-738, p.740 [RM]
Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.58
Opera News - March 2006 p.86 [JM]
Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.69 [IW]
Opéra International - mai 1997 No.213 p.53
Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.118 [MP]
Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.1
BBC Music Magazine - July 1996 p.25
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.97
Classic CD - July 1996 p.84
L'opera (Milano) - - Anno XI - N.106 - marzo 1997 p.94
Musica (Milano) - No.103 aprile-maggio 1997 p.40
Opéra Magazine - No.6 avril 2006 p.76 [JC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.81 [FGR]
Comments:- See OPERA Festival Issue 1995 p.15
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Conductor Steven Mercurio - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Ermione - Nelly Miricioiu
Andromaca - Patricia Spence
Pirro - Chris Merritt
Oreste - Bruce Ford
Pilade - Stanford Olsen
Fenicio - Umberto Chiummo
Attalo - Carlos Belbey
Cleone - Rachele Stanisci
Cefisa - Penelope Walker
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3866 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (8 April 1995). The cast listed above is that given in the website of La Monnaie (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».
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Conductor George Manahan - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Ermione - Alexandrina Pendachanska
Andromaca - Ursula Ferri
Pirro - Gregory Kunde
Oreste - Barry Banks
Pilade - Chad Shelton
Fenicio - Valerian Ruminski
Attalo - Keith Jameson
Cleone - Julianne Borg
Cefisa - Edith Dowd
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 439 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1515-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (17 April 2004; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.290 mai 2004 p.59). This performance was reviewed on OPERA-L (Mon 19th Apr. 2004 12:34:25 EDT, 13:14.47 - 0400). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on 1 November 2004.
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Conductor Roberto Abbado - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Ermione - Sonia Ganassi
Andromaca - Marianna Pizzolato
Pirro - Gregory Kunde
Oreste - Antonino Siragusa
Pilade - Ferdinand von Bothmer
Fenicio - Nicola Ulivieri
Attalo - Riccardo Botta
Cleone - Irina Samoylova
Cefisa - Cristina Faus
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 808 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ermione by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.722; GIUDICI p.733 (2) p.1213
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Adriatic Arena, Pesaro (August 2008). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW September 2008».
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