(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1959(LI) - Pritchard John - Orchestra*
2 1965(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Maggio Musicale Firenze*
3 1973(LI) - Zedda Alberto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
4 1978(LI) - Balkwill Bryan - English National Opera*
5 1979(STU) - Zedda Alberto - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
6 1987(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Gürzenich Orchester Köln**
7 1989(LC) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - RAI Torino*
8 1996(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
9 1998(LI) - Andretta Giancarlo - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
10 2002(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*
11 2007(LC) - Jia Lü - Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
Fabrizio Vingradito - Trevor Anthony
Lucia - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Giannetto - Nicola Monti
Ninetta - Mariella Adani
Fernando Villabella - Paolo PedanI
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Giorgio Tadeo
Pippo - Janet Baker
Isacco - Griffith Lewis
Antonio - Julian Moyle
Giorgio - Dennis Wicks
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 293 {2LPS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- *According to the review by DST in OPERA (December 1959 pp.796-797) the opera was performed in a «badly mutilated» version made by Zandonai because that was the only orchestral material that Ricordi could supply. According to the «EJS Discography» p.261 «Sides three and four of this set have been defective on virtually all copies, with heavy pressing bumps». It was not however the first revival in the twentieth century as DST (loc.cit.) reports that he had seen a performance by the Kentish Opera Group fifteen months earlier. He also reviewed this for OPERA (September 1958 pp.609-610)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Fabrizio Vingradito - Gino Orlandini
Lucia - Flora Rafanelli
Giannetto - Cesare Valletti
Ninetta - Nicoletta Panni
Fernando Villabella - Paolo Montarsolo
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Paolo Washington
Pippo - Anna Maria Rota
Isacco - Roberto Ferraro
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1344 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (May 1965; see OPERA Festival Issue 1965 p.84)
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Fabrizio Vingradito - Alberto Rinaldi
Lucia - Nucci Condò
Giannetto - Pietro Bottazzo
Ninetta - Yasuko Hayashi
Fernando Villabella - Carlo Cava
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Spiro Malas
Pippo - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 040 {4LPS}
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (24 November 1973; see OPERA March 1974 p.251)
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Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Fabrizio Vingradito - Patrick Wheatley
Lucia - Jean Macphail
Giannetto - John Brecknock
Ninetta - Della Jones
Fernando Villabella - Don Garrard
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Harold Blackburn
Pippo - Cynthia Buchan
Isacco - Edward Byles
Antonio - Alan Woodrow
Giorgio - John Kitchiner
Ernesto - Peter Tracey
Il pretore - Gerald Holding
Gregorio - cancellier - Roger Begley
The Magpie - Jean Manning
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4286
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of an English Version by Tom Hammond in the London Coliseum (11 November 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 11-17 November 1978 p.25.
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Fabrizio Vingradito - Francesco Signor
Lucia - Nucci Condò
Giannetto - Pietro Bottazzo
Ninetta - Rosetta Pizzo
Fernando Villabella - Angelo Romero
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Alberto Rinaldi
Pippo - Helga Müller(-Molinari)
Isacco - Luigi Pontiggia
Antonio - Bruno Bulgarelli
Giorgio - Tito Turtura
Ernesto - Angelo Nosotti
Il pretore - Angelo Nosotti
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Italia» ITL 70056 {4LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Italia» CDC 44 {3CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 3984 29182-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.709 [RO] April 2000 p.128 [RO]
Opera News - August 1994 p.36
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January/February 1994 p.289
Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.39; August + September 2001 S.85 [GH]
Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.146
Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.68
American Record Guide - January-February 1994 p.142
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.136 gennaio 2000 pp.108-109 [EE]
Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.86 [MM]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Fabrizio Vingradito - Carlos Feller
Lucia - Nucci Condò
Giannetto - David Kuebler
Ninetta - Ileana Cotrubas
Fernando Villabella - Brent Ellis
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Alberto Rinaldi
Pippo - Elena Zilio
Isacco - Erlingur Vigfusson
Antonio - Eberhard Katz
Giorgio - Klaus Bruch
Ernesto - Ulrich Hielscher
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Laser Disc - Pioneer Classics PC 94 032 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 102 203 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Virgin VVD 345 (PAL); Castle Communications (PAL); Kultur 0051 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2007 p.96 [JBS]
Opera News - February 17 1996 p.51
Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.64; September+Oktober 2007 S.67 [GH]
Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.137 [MP]
Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 pp.117-118 [PT]
Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.81 [PC]
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Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 1989(LC)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - Prague Philharmonic Choir
Fabrizio Vingradito - Roberto Coviello
Lucia - Luciana D' Intino
Giannetto - William Matteuzzi
Ninetta - Katia Ricciarelli
Fernando Villabella - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Samuel Ramey
Pippo - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
Isacco - Oslavio Di Credico
Antonio - Pierre Lefèbre
Giorgio - Francesco Musinu
Ernesto - Marcello Lippi
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Compact Cassette; - Sony Classical 40-45850 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 45850 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Sony S3K 45850 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1990 p.816 [RO]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.196
Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Pesaro Festival (see OPERA, Festival Issue 1989 p.102)
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Fabrizio Vingradito - Roberto De Candia
Lucia - Elena Zilio
Giannetto - Nikola Yovanovich
Ninetta - Patrizia Ciofi
Fernando Villabella - Giorgio Surjan
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Michele Pertusi
Pippo - Gloria Scalchi
Isacco - Filippo Pina Castiglioni
Antonio - Iorio Zennaro
Giorgio - Francesco Musinu
Ernesto - Marco Chingari
Il pretore - Carlo Del Bosco
Gregorio - cancellier - Giuseppe Cutino
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo (25 January 1996). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.173. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Giancarlo Andretta - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Fabrizio Vingradito - Franco Vassallo
Lucia - Linda Tirendi
Giannetto - Simon Edwards
Ninetta - Cinzia Forte
Fernando Villabella - Natale de Carolis
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Lorenzo Regazzo
Pippo - Marina Rodríguez Cusi
Isacco - Luigi Pedroni
Antonio - Enrico Cossutta
Giorgio - Andrea Cortese
Ernesto - Mattia Nicolini
Il pretore - Antonio Casagrande
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 20111 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.59 [MK]
Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 p.71 [SS]
American Record Guide - March/April Vol.62 No.2 p.202 [CHP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 p.88 [EE]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Venice (31 January 1998)
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Conductor David Parry - 2002(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Fabrizio Vingradito - Jeremy White
Lucia - Susan Bickley
Giannetto - Barry Banks
Ninetta - Marjella Cullagh
Fernando Villabella - Russell Smythe
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Christopher Purves
Pippo - Nerys Jones
Isacco - John Graham-Hall
Antonio - Stuart Kale
Giorgio - Toby Stafford-Allen
Ernesto - Nicholas Garret
The Magpie - Prunella Scales
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3097 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October (published August) 2003 p.85 [RO]
Opera News - October 2003 pp.52-53 [IS]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 p.187 [HF]
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.63 [RM2]
International Record Review - October 2003 pp.82-83 [RTL]
American Record Guide - November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 pp.174-175 [CHP]
Comments:- *Recording of an abridged version in English based on performances at the Garsington Opera Festival, September 2002.
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Conductor Lü Jia - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Fabrizio Vingradito - Paolo Bordogna
Lucia - Kleopatra Papatheologou
Giannetto - Dmitry Korchak
Ninetta - Mariola Cantarero
Fernando Villabella - Alex Esposito
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Michele Pertusi
Pippo - Manuela Custer
Isacco - Stefan Cifolelli
Antonio - Cosimo Panozzo
Giorgio - Vittorio Prato
Ernesto - Matteo Ferrara
Il pretore - Matteo Ferrara
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DVD (Video) - Dynamic 33567 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in tha Adriatic Arena, Pesaro (August 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