(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1962(LI) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro alla Scala*
2 1965(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Boston Opera*
3 1965(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra*
4 1965-66(STU) - Bonynge Richard - London Symphony Orchestra*
5 1968(RA) - Bonynge Richard - RAI Roma*
6 1969(LI) - Bonynge Richard - New Philharmonia Orchestra*
7 1971(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Lyric Opera of Chicago*
8 1980(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - Scottish Chamber Orchestra***
9 1980(LI) - Pradella Massimo - Teatro Municipal de São Paulo***
10 1981(LI) - Bonynge Richard - San Francisco Opera*
11 1982(LI) - Zedda Alberto - Teatro Regio di Torino**
12 1983(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Australian Opera*
13 1985(LI) - Campori Angelo - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»*
14 1985(LI) - Lewis Henry - Hamburgische Staatsoper*
15 1990(LI) - Conlon James - Metropolitan Opera*
16 1990(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Bamberger Symphoniker*
17 1990 - Conlon James - Metropolitan Opera***
18 1991(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
19 1992(LI) - Lewis Henry - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia**
20 1992(LI) - Zedda Alberto - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
21 1992(STU) - Marin Ion - London Symphony Orchestra*
22 1994(LI) - Norrington Roger - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart*
23 1998(LI) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
24 1998(LI) - Panni Marcello - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien*
25 2001(LI) - Frizza Riccardo - Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Peru**
26 2001(LI) - Zedda Alberto - Opéra Royal de Wallonie*
27 2003(LI) - Rizzi Carlo - Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia*
28 2004(LI] - Zedda Alberto - Teatro Real, Madrid**
29 2005(LI) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
30 2005(LI;Miricioiu) - Frizza Riccardo - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
31 2005(LI;Takova) - Frizza Riccardo - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Giulietta Simionato
Assur - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Idreno - Gianni Raimondi
Oroe - Ferruccio Mazzoli
L'Ombra di Nino - Antonio Zerbini
Mitrane - Giuseppe Bertinazzo
Azema - Manuela Bianchi Parro
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 259 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 40 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc - Opera Italiana OPI 34 {2CDS}; ARKADIA
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.2 September/October 1983 p.244 [HF]; Vol.14 No.4 March/April 1991 p.351 [RL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (19 December 1962). See OPERA February 1963 p.94 and «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland pp.148-149
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Opera
Chorus - Boston Opera
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Joseph Rouleau
Idreno - André Montal
Oroe - Guus Hoekman
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Compact Disc; - Video Artists International VAI 1223/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.520 décembre 2004 pp.109-110 [MP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.165-166 [MM]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.99-100 [BI]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Boston (5 February 1965).
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Lauris Elms
Assur - Joseph Rouleau
Idreno - Joseph Ward
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 547 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- See «Australia's Operatic Phoenix» by Alison Gyger pp.182-183.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1965-66(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Joseph Rouleau
Idreno - John Serge
Oroe - Spiro Malas
L'Ombra di Nino - Michael Langdon
Mitrane - Leslie Fyson
Azema - Patricia Clark
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 317-319 {3LPS} (1966)ª; Decca SET 317-319 {2LPS} (1966)ª; London A-4383 {3LPS} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 425 481-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca 475 7918 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Lyrica LRC 1060-1062 {2CDS} (Italy)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1966 p.221; January 1967 p.355; February 1990 p. [RO]
Opera - December 1966 p.965 [HDR]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.202 [BR]
Diapason - 1966 No.111
American Record Guide - January 1967 Vol.33 No.5 p.372 [PLM]: March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.150 (mention) [CHP]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.440
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.92 [FZ]
Comments:- In «Notes from a Low Singer» p.141 Michael Langdon relates how he dubbed the part of the «Ghost of Ninos» on to the rest of the music which had been recordedearlier
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1968(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Monica Sinclair
Assur - Mario Petri
Idreno - Ottavio Garaventa
Oroe - Ferruccio Mazzoli
L'Ombra di Nino - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Mitrane - Gino Sinimberghi
Azema - Angela Rocco
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2256-2258; Opera d'Oro OPD 1136 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- Recorded 28 June 1968 (See «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland p.452)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Raymond Myers
Idreno - Anastasios Vrenios
Oroe - Clifford Grant
L'Ombra di Nino - Clifford Grant
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 579.2 {2CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 492 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance at the Drury Lane Theatre, London (9 February1969, see OPERA, April 1969 p.351)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Spiro Malas
Idreno - Pietro Bottazzo
Oroe - Agostino Ferrin
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Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107 229 {2CDS}
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.58 [GH]
Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 pp.66-67 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Civic Opera House, Chicago (24 September 1971;see OPERA December 1971 p.1068)
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Aix en Provence Festival
Semiramide - Montserrat Caballé
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - Francisco Araiza
Oroe - Dimitri Kavrakos
L'Ombra di Nino - Jean-Philippe Courtis
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 343-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 112-1 (highlights) ;; Standing Room Only SRO 509-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 161-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2258 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #620
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.180-181 [CGP]
ARSC Journal - 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 p.143 (highligts) [CPGP]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. See «Casta Diva» pp.239-240, pp.373-374; ORPHEUS Oktober 1980 S.692; OPERA, Festival Issue 1980 pp.69-71
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Conductor Massimo Pradella - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de São Paulo
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de São Paulo
Semiramide - Adelaide Negri
Arsace - Martine Dupuy
Assur - Georg Pappas
Idreno - Raimundo Mettre
Oroe - Jean C. Gebelin
L'Ombra di Nino - José Basseti
Azema - Vera Lucia Pessagno
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Compact Disc; - New Ornamenti NOC 147-49 {3CDS} (2007)ª
DVD (Video) - New Ornamenti unnumbered
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.124 octubre 2009 p.78 (DVD) [JS]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo. Some of the singers may not be assigned to the correct roles.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Semiramide - Montserrat Caballé
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - James Morris
Idreno - Dalmacio González
Oroe - Eric Halfvarson
L'Ombra di Nino - Gregory Stapp
Mitrane - Jonathan Green
Azema - Candace Kahn
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS} ;; Celestial Audio CA 527 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (26 September 1981; the performance on 16 September 1981 is reviewed in OPERA December 1981 p.1234 AND IN OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1981 No.43 p.52). 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 Alberto Zedda - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Semiramide - Katia Ricciarelli
Arsace - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Assur - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Idreno - Dalmacio González
Oroe - Mario Rinaudo
L'Ombra di Nino - Bruno Marangoni
Mitrane - Franco Torre
Azema - Luciana Serra
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera ltd. DVD 6097 (2007)ª; Encore DVD 2862 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - VHS RAI
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Turin (19 March 1982). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007 that issued 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 Richard Bonynge - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Semiramide - Joan Sutherland
Arsace - Lauris Elms
Assur - Bruce Martin
Idreno - Anson Austin
Oroe - Constantine Mavridis
L'Ombra di Nino - Clifford Grant
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 025 {2CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (13 August 1983). See «A Prima Donna's Progress» p.357.
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Semiramide - Katia Ricciarelli
Arsace - Kathleen Kuhlmann
Assur - Boris Martinovich
Idreno - Eduardo Giménez
Oroe - Mario Rinaudo
Azema - Wilma Colla
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 677-3 {3CDRS}
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (March 1985; see OPERA August 1985 p.936).
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Semiramide - Montserrat Caballé
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - Francisco Araiza
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance. The CDRs issued by «live-rare-opera» are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLIN.HTM).
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Conductor James Conlon - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Semiramide - Lella Cuberli
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - Chris Merritt
Oroe - John Cheek
L'Ombra di Nino - Jeffrey Wells
Mitrane - Michael Forest
Azema - Young Ok Shin
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SEM 199901 {3CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1990). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Semiramide - Edita Gruberova
Arsace - Kathleen Kuhlmann
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - William Matteuzzi
Oroe - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
L'Ombra di Nino - Guido Götzen
Azema - Julia Faulkner
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (July 1990; see OPERA und KONZERT August 1990 S.5-S.6). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor James Conlon - 1990
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Semiramide - June Anderson
Arsace - Marilyn Horne
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - Stanford Olsen
Oroe - John Cheek
L'Ombra di Nino - Jeffrey Wells
Mitrane - Michael Forrest
Azema - Young Ok Shin
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 135 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Laser Disc - Pioneer Classics PC 96-126 (NTSC); *Toshiba EMI TOLW-3632-3 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 222 (Europe) (2001)ª; Image Entertainment ID5793RADVD (USA)
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Video CV 2849(PAL); Polygram-Vidéo 070 034-3(SECAM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.113 [JBS]
Orpheus - Februar 1995 p.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.94 [MK2]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 p.314 [NR]
Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.64; No.265 février 2002 pp.64-65 [SS]; No.278 avril 2003 pp.68-69 [SS]
Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.129 (DVD) [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.132
BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.21: November 2002 p.120 [GH]
International Record Review - November 2002 pp.79-80 [CC]
Répertoire - No.77 fevrier 1995 p.100: No.164 janvier 2003 p.35 (DVD) [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.93 [PMH]
Comments:- *Audio and video recording of a performance at the MET (See OPERA March 1991 p.400). It is not known if they are of the same performance.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Semiramide - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Arsace - Susanna Anselmi
Assur - Simone Alaimo
Idreno - Ernesto Palacio
Oroe - Stefano Rinaldi-Miliani
L'Ombra di Nino - Donato di Stefano
Mitrane - Alessandro Nenci
Azema - Maria Luisa Russo
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3755 (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Bellini di Catania (28 April 1991). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '91 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.47. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Semiramide - Mariella Devia
Arsace - Ewa Podles
Assur - Carlo Colombara
Idreno - Luca Canonici
Oroe - Franco De Grandis
L'Ombra di Nino - Riccardo Ferrari
Mitrane - Paolo Zizich
Azema - Monica Valenti
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5946 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (November 1992). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '93 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.260. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Semiramide - Iano Tamar
Arsace - Gloria Scalchi
Assur - Michele Pertusi
Idreno - Gregory Kunde
Oroe - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo
L'Ombra di Nino - Sergey Zadvorny
Mitrane - Luigi Petroni
Azema - Monica Valenti
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Compact Disc; - Ricordi Fonit Cetra RFCD 2018 {3CDS}; Hommage 7001840 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 1994 p.48
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.293
Opera Quarterly - VoL.11 No.1 1994 p.151
Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.66
Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.164
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.134
Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Pesaro Festival (see Opera Festival Issue 1992p.102)
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Conductor Ion Marin - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Semiramide - Cheryl Studer
Arsace - Jennifer Larmore
Assur - Samuel Ramey
Idreno - Frank Lopardo
Oroe - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
L'Ombra di Nino - Romauld Tesarowicz
Mitrane - Octavio Arévalo
Azema - Julia Faulkner
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Compact Disc; - *DG 437 797-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1994 p.97
Opera - March 1994 p.374
Opera Now - April 1994 p.52
HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.79
Opera News - August 1994 p.35
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 SeptemberT/October 1994 p.314
Orpheus - April 1994 p.55 p.59
Opera Quarterly - March 1994 p.54
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.67
Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.164
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.158 p.138
Classic CD - March 1994 p.64
BBC Music Magazine - April 1994 p.82
Stereophile - January 1995 p.201
Répertoire - No.67 March 1994 p.70
American Record Guide - SeptemberT/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.185
Comments:- Recorded in July 1992
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Conductor Roger Norrington - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Semiramide - Cecilia Gasdia
Arsace - Martine Dupuy
Assur - Michele Pertusi
Idreno - Rockwell Blake
Oroe - Luciano Leoni
L'Ombra di Nino - Riccardo Ferrari
Mitrane - Jacek Laszczkowski
Azema - Ornella Bonomelli
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 503 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palafestival, Pesaro as part of the Rossini Opera Festival (August 1994; see OPERA Festival Issue 1994 p.120). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.175. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues February 2006.
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Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Semiramide - Nelly Miricioiu
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Michele Pertusi
Idreno - Gregory Kunde
Oroe - Giorgio Giuseppini
L'Ombra di Nino - Markus Hollop
Azema - Iana Iliev
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 411L; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1588-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 445 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (13 November 1998 - HOO). The performance on 10 November 1998 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1999 No.231 pp.34-35. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004» and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005. The year of the performance recorded is given in both these sources as 1999.
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Conductor Marcello Panni - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Wiener Konzertchor
Semiramide - Edita Gruberova
Arsace - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
Assur - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo
Idreno - Juan Diego Flórez
Oroe - Julian Konstantinov
L'Ombra di Nino - Andreas Jankowitsch
Mitrane - José Guadalupe Reyes
Azema - Hélène Le Corre
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Compact Disc; - Nightingale Classics NC 207013-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 2002 pp.57-58 [JM]
Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.54-S.55 [BS]
Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.83 [CC]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.172-173 [MM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.161 maggio 2002 p.107 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.80 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Wiener Konzerthaus (14 March 1998)
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Peru
Chorus - Coro Nacional de Peru
Semiramide - Ermonela Jaho
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Ildar Abdrazakov
Idreno - Juan Diego Flórez
Oroe - Rafaele Constantini
L'Ombra di Nino - Christian Mantilla
Mitrane - Freddy Obilas
Azema - Jacqueline Terry
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 7150 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a concert performance in Lima (September 2001). There may be errors in the assignment of singers to the roles as given above. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases» November 2009.
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Chorus - Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Semiramide - Darina Takova
Arsace - Ewa Podles
Assur - Boris Martinovich
Idreno - Rockwell Blake
Oroe - Léonard Graus
L'Ombra di Nino - Roger Joakim
Mitrane - Laurent Koehl
Azema - Laure Delcampe
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 313 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1112-3 {3CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Palais des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles (7 March 2001).
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Semiramide - Darina Takova
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Ildar Abdrazakov
Idreno - Gregory Kunde
Oroe - Marco Spotti
L'Ombra di Nino - Andrea Silvestrelli
Mitrane - Giorgio Trucco
Azema - Sonia (Eun Seon) Lee
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1324-4 {2CDRS}? (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palafestival, Pesaro as part of the Pesaro Opera Festival (8 August 2003). The performance on 17 August 2003 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.283 octobre 2003 pp.46-47. The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2003 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.170. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Mew CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Alberto Zedda - 2004(LI]
Orchestra - Teatro Real, Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid
Semiramide - Ángeles Blancas
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Ildar Abdrazakov
Idreno - Antonino Siragusa
Oroe - Felipe Bou
Mitrane - Eduardo Santamaría ( Álvarez)
Azema - María José Suárez
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2731 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid (April 2004). 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 Gianluigi Gelmetti - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Semiramide - Darina Takova
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Michele Pertusi
Idreno - Antonino Siragusa
Oroe - Ugo Guagliardo
L'Ombra di Nino - Alessandro Guerzoni
Mitrane - Andrea Giovannini
Azema - Sofiya Solovey
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma. The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2005(LI;Miricioiu)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Semiramide - Nelly Miricioiu
Arsace - Ewa Podles
Assur - Simon Orfila
Idreno - José Manuel Zapata
Oroe - Miguel Angel Zapater
Azema - Eliana Bayón
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 682 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (November or December 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2005(LI;Takova)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Semiramide - Darina Takova
Arsace - Daniela Barcellona
Assur - Ildar Abdrazakov
Idreno - Juan Diego Flórez
Oroe - Miguel Angel Zapater
Mitrane - Eduardo Santamaría ( Álvarez)
Azema - Sandra Pastrana
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (November 2005). The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (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