(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1963(STU) - Provatorov Gennady - Stanislavsky and Danchenko Music Drama Theatre*
2 1964(LI) - Ludwig Leopold - San Francisco Opera*
3 1964(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro alla Scala*
4 1965(LI) - Krombholc Jaroslav - Wiener Staatsoper*
5 1965(LI) - Raichev Rouslan - Orchestra*
6 1966(FI) - Simeonov Konstantin - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev**
7 1976(RA) - Ahronovitch Yuri - RAI Roma*
8 1978(STU) - Rostropovich Mstislav - London Philharmonic Orchestra***
9 1981(LI) - Simmons Calvin - San Francisco Opera*
10 1983(STU) - Turchak Stepan - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev*
11 1992(STU) - Chung Myung-Whun - L'Opéra National de Paris*
12 1994(LI) - Conlon James - Metropolitan Opera*
13 1996(LI) - Heinzel Wolfgang - Badische Staatskapelle*
14 2002(LI) - Anissimov Alexander - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
15 2004(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden*
16 2006(LC) - Jansons Mariss - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra**
17 2006(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden**
18 2006(LI) - Ponkin Vladimir - Helikon Opera, Moscow*
19 2007(LI) - Sokhiev Tugan - Orchestre National de France*
20 2008(LI) - Conlon James - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gennady Provatorov - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Stanislavsky and Danchenko Music Drama Theatre
Chorus - Stanislavsky and Danchenko Music Drama Theatre
Katerina Izmailova - Eleonora Andreeva
Sergey - Gennadi Efimov
Boris Izmailov - Eduard Bulavin
Zinovi Izmailov - Vyacheslav Radzievsky
Shabby Peasant - Lev Eliseyev
Aksinya - Dina Potapovskaya
Teacher - Matvei Matveyev
Priest - Yevgeny Marimenko
Police sergeant - Vladimir Generalov
Sonyetka - Nina Isakova
Old convict - Georgi Dudarev
Millhand - Vyacheslav Fedorkin
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Black Disc; - Melodiya D 013709-16 {4LPS}; Melodiya C 0871-78 {4LPS}; HMV-Melodiya SLS 5050 (ASD 3204 - 3207) {4LPS} (1976)ª; Ariola Eurodisc 89 507 {4LPS} (1976)ª; Angel RCL 4100; Angel SRCL 4100; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78400-3 {4LPS}
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Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1976 p.333 [JN]; January 1977 p.1132 [JBS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version (Katerina Izmailova)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Katerina Izmailova - Marie Collier
Sergey - Jon Vickers
Boris Izmailov - Chester Ludgin
Zinovi Izmailov - Richard Martell
Aksinya - Claudia White
Priest - Andrew (András) Foldi
Police sergeant - Winther Andersen
Old convict - Giorgio Tozzi
Millhand - Daniel McCaughna
Officer - Joshua Hecht
Porter - John West
Steward - David Giosso
Coachman - Hugo Mayer
Policeman - Colin Harvey
Drunken Guest - Raymond Manton
Sentry - Daniel McCaughna
Woman Convict - Carol Todd
Worker 1 - Richard Riffel
Worker 2 - Roy Glover
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4296
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version «Katerina Izmailova» in an English translation by Edward Downes given in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1964).
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Katerina Izmailova - Inge Borkh
Sergey - João Gibin
Boris Izmailov - Dino Dondi
Zinovi Izmailov - Augusto Vicentini
Shabby Peasant - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Aksinya - Eugenia Ratti
Teacher - Ruggero Orofino
Priest - Silvio Maionica
Police sergeant - Carlo Forti
Sonyetka - Luciana Piccolo
Old convict - Antonio Zerbini
Millhand - Dino Mantovani
Porter - Alfredo Giacomotti
Steward - Giovanni Antonini
First Foreman - Angelo Mercuriali
Second Foreman - Franco Ricciardi
Third Foreman - Nicola Zaccaria
Policeman - Enrico Campi
Drunken Guest - Piero De Palma
Sentry - Giuseppe Morresi
Woman Convict - Anna Novelli
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 2145;; Gala GL 100805 (highlights + Genoveva +Elektra - excerpts) {2CDS} (2008)ª; Fiori FI 1024 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
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Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 p.98 (highlights) [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version «Katerina Izmailova» in an Italian translation by Flavio Testi (May 1964; see OPERA July 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Katerina Izmailova - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Sergey - Gerhard Stolze
Boris Izmailov - Paul Schöffler
Zinovi Izmailov - Karl Terkal
Shabby Peasant - Peter Klein
Aksinya - Ruthilde Boesch
Priest - Georg Schnapka
Police sergeant - Alois Pernerstorfer
Sonyetka - Dagmar Hermann
Old convict - Tugomir Franc
Millhand - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Officer - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Steward - Harald Pröglhoff
Coachman - Fritz Sperlbauer
First Foreman - Giorgio Goretti
Second Foreman - Kurt Equiluz
Woman Convict - Judith Hellwig
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Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 567-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.57 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version, Katerina Izmailova, given in German at the Vienna State Opera (May 1965).
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Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Katerina Izmailova - Evelina Stoitzeva
Sergey - Ivan Dimov
Boris Izmailov - Michail Petrov
Zinovi Izmailov - Kosio Lungov
Shabby Peasant - Christo Krondev
Aksinya - Stoyanka Koleva
Priest - Victor Grigorov
Police sergeant - Dobrin Manikov
Worker 1 - Boris Ignatov Christov
Worker 2 - Aleksander Chavorski
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 215 «Russian Opera from ;; Bulgaria» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version (Katerina Izmailova) in Ruse on 6 April 1965.
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Conductor Konstantin Simeonov - 1966(FI)
Orchestra - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev
Chorus - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev
Katerina Izmailova - Galina Vishnevskaya
Sergey - Vasil Tretyak
Boris Izmailov - Alexander Vedernikov
Zinovi Izmailov - Vyacheslav Radzievsky
Shabby Peasant - Savely Strezhnev
Sonyetka - Valentina Reka
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1104 (2003)ª; Dreamlife Classics DLVC 8057 (2007)ª; Decca 074 3137DH (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2007 p.97 [DF2]
Opera - June 2007 pp.742-742, p.746 [JG]
International Record Review - January 2007 pp.80-81 [PJR]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.86 [PMH]
Comments:- Video recording of a film of the revised version, Katerina Izmailova. Vishnevskaya sings and acts the role of Katerina Izmailova, but the other roles are acted by a separate cast: Sergei - Artyom Inozemtsev, Boris - Alexandrovich Sokolov, Zinovi - Nikolai Boyarsky, Shabby peasant - Roman Tkachuk, Sonetka - Tatyana Gavrilova. The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their on-line catalogue http://www./dreamlife.co.jp (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Katerina Izmailova - Gloria Lane
Sergey - William Cochrane
Boris Izmailov - Kari Nurmela
Zinovi Izmailov - Georgi Tcholakov
Shabby Peasant - Dino Di Domenico
Aksinya - Anastasia Tomaszewska Schepis
Priest - Alfredo Zanazzo
Police sergeant - Dmitri Lopatto
Sonyetka - Anna Di Stasio
Old convict - Maurizio Mazzieri
Millhand - Giacomo Carmi
Officer - Giacomo Carmi
Porter - Vinicio Cocchieri
Coachman - Marcello Munzi
First Foreman - Marcello Munzi
Second Foreman - Osvaldo Alemanno
Policeman - Dmitri Lopatto
Drunken Guest - Osvaldo Alemanno
Sentry - Dmitri Lopatto
Woman Convict - Anastasia Tomaszewska Schepis
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1388 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.206-207 [RT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version (Katerina Izmailova) made on 29 May 1976 and broadcast on 17 June 1976.
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Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Katerina Izmailova - Galina Vishnevskaya
Sergey - Nicolai Gedda
Boris Izmailov - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Zinovi Izmailov - Werner Krenn
Shabby Peasant - Robert Tear
Aksinya - Taru Valjakka
Teacher - Martyn Hill
Priest - Leonard Mróz
Police sergeant - Aage Haugland
Sonyetka - Birgit Finnilä
Old convict - Alexander Malta
Millhand - Leslie Fyson
Officer - Leslie Fyson
Porter - Steven Emmerson
Steward - John Noble
Coachman - Colin Appleton
First Foreman - Colin Appleton
Second Foreman - Alan Byers
Third Foreman - James Lewington
Policeman - Oliver Broome
Drunken Guest - Edgar Fleet
Sentry - David Beavan
Woman Convict - Lynda Richardson
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5157 (ASD 3664 - 3666) {3LPS} (1979)ª; Angel SCLX 3866 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49955-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel CDCB-49955 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67776-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª; EMI «Classics» 3 71243 2 3 {2CDS + 1DVD} (2007)ª
DVD (Video) - Carlton Entertainment ID 56555 CLDVD (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1979 p.1852 p.1930 [AW] September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; October 1979 p.587 [JBS]; May 1990 p.2053 [MEO]; November (published September) 2000 p.130 (video) [MSR]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.208 [RT]
Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 p.86 (mention) [ED]
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.114 [LM]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.490
The Perfect Vision - Issue 34 January/February 2001 pp.136-137 (DVD) [EJE]
International Record Review - July 2002 p.84 [DF]
Répertoire - No.160 septembre 2002 pp.48-49 (audio) [PB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.105 (audio) [JC]
Comments:- See «Music Makers on Record» by Suvi Raj Grubb pp.198-206. The DVD issued by Carlton is of a film directed by Peter Weigl in which actors mime their parts using the recording conducted by Rostropovich as the soundtrack. The DVD issued by EMI in 2007 to accompany the CDs is of an interview given by Rostropovich.
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Conductor Calvin Simmons - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Katerina Izmailova - Anja Silja
Sergey - William Lewis
Boris Izmailov - Chester Ludgin
Zinovi Izmailov - Jack (Jacques) Trussel
Priest - Gregory Stapp
Police sergeant - Eric Halfvarson
Sonyetka - Nelda Nelson
Old convict - Kevin Langan
Millhand - Carl Glaum
Officer - Timothy Noble
Porter - Thomas Woodman
Coachman - Colenton Freeman
First Foreman - Karl Saarne
Second Foreman - Robert Waterbury
Third Foreman - Daniel Enireken
Policeman - Winther Andersen
Drunken Guest - Colenton Freeman
Woman Convict - Sara Ganz
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3; SFO-03 ; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6868
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. The date given in mr tape's catalogue is 29 September 1981 and that for the CD-ROM is 17 October 1981. However, according to the online performance archive of the San Francisco Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) there was no performance on the latter day. Possibly, this was the date of a broadcast. The performance on 29 September 1981 is reviewed in OPERA December 1981 p.1235.
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Conductor Stepan Turchak - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev
Chorus - Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev
Katerina Izmailova - Gizela Tsipola
Sergey - Sergei Dubrovin
Boris Izmailov - Alexander Zagreblny
Zinovi Izmailov - Vladimir Gurov
Shabby Peasant - Nikolai Khorunzhy
Aksinya - Oxana Yatsenko
Priest - Georgi Krasulya
Police sergeant - Vladimir Lositsky
Sonyetka - Galina Tuftina
Old convict - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
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Black Disc - *Melodiya C10 21393 004 {5LPS}
Compact Disc - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 1021/23 {3CDS}
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1990 p. [MEO]
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Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Katerina Izmailova - Maria Ewing
Sergey - Sergei Larin
Boris Izmailov - Aage Haugland
Zinovi Izmailov - Philip Langridge
Shabby Peasant - Heinz Zednik
Aksinya - Kristine Ciesinski
Teacher - Ilya Levinsky
Priest - Romauld Tesarowicz
Police sergeant - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Sonyetka - Elena Zaremba
Old convict - Kurt Moll
Millhand - Grigory Gritziuk
Officer - Carlos Álvarez
Porter - Guillaume Petitot
Steward - Jean-Pierre Mazaloubaud
Coachman - Alan Woodrow
First Foreman - Jean-Claude Costa
Second Foreman - Jean Savignol
Third Foreman - José Ochagavia
Policeman - Philippe Duminy
Drunken Guest - Mario Agnetti
Sentry - Johann Tilli
Woman Convict - Margaret Jane Wray
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Compact Disc; - DG 437 511-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca 475 7441 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.119 [MEO]
Opera - June 1994 p.764
Opera Now - January 1994 p.53
HiFi News & Record Review - June 1994 p.88
Opera News - November 1994 p.46
Fanfare - Vol. 17 No.4 July/August 1994 p.241
Orpheus - Juli 1994 S.58
Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.59
Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.94
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.158 p.136
Classic CD - January 1994 p.66
Stereophile - August 1994 p.175
Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.42
American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol. 57 No.4 p.171
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.88 [XC]
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Conductor James Conlon - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Katerina Izmailova - Maria Ewing
Sergey - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Boris Izmailov - Sergei Koptchak
Zinovi Izmailov - Mark Baker
Shabby Peasant - Dennis Petersen
Aksinya - Janet Hopkins
Teacher - Bernard Fitch
Priest - József Gregor
Police sergeant - Vladimir Ognovienko
Sonyetka - Victoria Livengood
Old convict - Alexander Anisimov
Millhand - Charles Karel
Officer - John Fiorito
Porter - James Courtney
Steward - Philip Cokorinos
Coachman - Meredith Derr
First Foreman - David Frye
Second Foreman - Glenn Alpert
Third Foreman - John Person
Policeman - John Russell
Sentry - Bradley Garvin
Woman Convict - Nina Warren
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers LADM 199401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1994). 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 Wolfgang Heinzel - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Badische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Katerina Izmailova - Anna-Katharina Behnke
Sergey - Stephen Ibbotson
Boris Izmailov - Oleg Bryjak
Zinovi Izmailov - Jason Alexander
Aksinya - Christine Rösch
Priest - Markku Tervo
Police sergeant - Edward Gauntt
Sonyetka - Wilja Ernst-Mosuraitis
Old convict - Christian Rieger
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Compact Disc; - Antes Edition BM-CD 15.9001 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1997 S.58
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1997 No.215 p.60
Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.77 [PEB]
American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.226 [KM]
Comments:- Recorded in the Badisches Staatstheater, Karlsruhe
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Conductor Alexander Anissimov - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Katerina Izmailova - Nadine Secunde
Sergey - Christopher Ventris
Boris Izmailov - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Zinovi Izmailov - Francisco Vas
Shabby Peasant - Graham Clark
Aksinya - Mireille Capelle
Teacher - John Hurst
Priest - Maxim Mikhailov II
Police sergeant - Juha Kotilainen
Sonyetka - Nino Surguladze
Old convict - Evgeny Nesterenko
Millhand - Ramón Grau
Officer - Stanislav Shvets
Porter - Stanislav Shvets
Steward - Francisco Santiago
Coachman - Jordi Mas
First Foreman - Francisco Javier Alonso
Second Foreman - Alfredo Heibrón
Third Foreman - Jordi Figueras
Policeman - Francisco Santiago
Drunken Guest - Alfredo Heibrón
Sentry - Scott Wilde
Woman Convict - Cristina Obregón
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DVD (Video) - EMI Classics 5 99730-9 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2005 pp.101-102 [DF2]
Opera - May 2005 pp.622-623 [SP]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.346-347 [CW]
Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.109 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2005 p.88 [DN]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.84 [MC]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (May 2002; see OPERA ACTUAL No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.40.
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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Katerina Izmailova - Katarina Dalayman
Sergey - Christopher Ventris
Boris Izmailov - John Tomlinson
Zinovi Izmailov - Stefan Margita
Shabby Peasant - Peter Bronder
Aksinya - Susan Bickley
Priest - Maxim Mikhailov II
Police sergeant - Roderick Earle
Sonyetka - Christine Rice
Old convict - Gwynne Howell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1551-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (April 2004). A recording of one of these performances was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 May 2004. See Radio Times Issue dated 8-14 May 2004 p.124. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II»
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Conductor Mariss Jansons - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Chorus - Music Theater Amsterdam
Katerina Izmailova - Eva-Maria Westbroek
Sergey - Christopher Ventris
Boris Izmailov - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Zinovi Izmailov - Ludovít Ludha
Shabby Peasant - Alexander Kravets (Krawetz)
Aksinya - Carole Wilson
Teacher - Valentin Jar
Priest - Alexandre Vassiliev
Police sergeant - Nikita Storojew
Sonyetka - Lani Poulson
Old convict - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Millhand - Harry Teeuwen
Officer - Alexandre Vassiliev
Porter - Jan Polak
Steward - Martin Vijgenboom
Woman Convict - Carole Wilson
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0965 D (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2007 p.97 [DF2]
Opera - June 2007 pp.742-742, p.746 [JG]
Opera News - May 2007 pp.86-87 [RP]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.346-347 [CW]
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.65 [MK]
Diapason - No.544 février 2007 p.121 [MP]
International Record Review - December 2006 p.77 [PJR]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.227-230 [DF]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.213 febbraio 2007 p.70 [DZ]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 pp.86-87 [PMH]
Comments:- Video recording made at performances in Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam (25, 28 June 2006).
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Conductor Antonio Pappano - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Katerina Izmailova - Eva-Maria Westbroek
Sergey - Christopher Ventris
Boris Izmailov - John Tomlinson
Zinovi Izmailov - John Daszak
Aksinya - Carole Wilson
Teacher - Nikola Matisic
Priest - Maxim Mikhailov II
Police sergeant - Roderick Earle
Sonyetka - Christine Rice
Old convict - Gwynne Howell
Steward - Krzysztof Szumanski
Coachman - Andrew Sritheran
Drunken Guest - Peter Bronder
Sentry - Krzysztof Szumanski
Woman Convict - Miriam Murphy
Worker 2 - Andrew Sritheran
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6348 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (October 2006). The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» October 2007
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Conductor Vladimir Ponkin - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Helikon Opera, Moscow
Chorus - Helikon Opera, Moscow
Katerina Izmailova - Karina Grigorian
Sergey - Nikolai Doroshkin
Boris Izmailov - Sergey Toptygin
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 611 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by Helikon Opera in Tel Aviv (12 December 2006). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; April 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Tugan Sokhiev - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Katerina Izmailova - Solveig Kringleborn
Sergey - Vladimir Grishko
Boris Izmailov - Alexei Tanovitsky
Zinovi Izmailov - Yevgeny Akimov
Shabby Peasant - Vassili Gorshkov
Aksinya - Ludmila Dudinova
Police sergeant - Nikolai Kamenski
Sonyetka - Anna Markarova
Millhand - Mikhail Latushev
Coachman - Mikhail Latushev
Drunken Guest - Mikhail Latushev
Sentry - Alexander Vinogradov
Woman Convict - Tatiana Kravtsova
Worker 1 - Mikhail Latushev
Worker 2 - Mikhail Latushev
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2664-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of the revised version, Katerina Izmailova (10 March 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor James Conlon - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Katerina Izmailova - Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
Sergey - Sergey Kunayev
Boris Izmailov - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Zinovi Izmailov - Vsevolod Grivnov
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2976-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (21 June 2008; see OPÉRA MAGAZINE Mo.32 septembre 2008 p.41). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009.
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