(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1950(LE) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Johann Hye-Knudsen*
2 1952(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Reiner*
3 1952(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Tullio Serafin*
4 1953(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Walter Herbert*
5 1953(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Pierre Monteux*
6 1953(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
7 1953(LI;21/2/53) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Alberto Erede**
8 1953(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - André Cluytens*
9 1953(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Renato Cellini*
10 1953(STU) - vida breve (La) by Manuel Falla - Ernesto Halffter**
11 1954(LE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Tibor Kozma*
12 1954(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Walter Herbert*
13 1954(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Pierre Monteux*
14 1954(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
15 1955(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Pierre Monteux*
16 1955(STU) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Pierre Monteux*
17 1956(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*
18 1956(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - André Cluytens*
19 1957(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Rudolf Kempe**
20 1957(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Napoleone Annovazzi*
21 1957(STU) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
22 1957(STU) - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini - Tullio Serafin*
23 1958(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
24 1958(LI:8/3/58)) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
25 1958(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - André Cluytens*
26 1958(STU) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Gabriele Santini*
27 1958(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
28 1958-59(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Thomas Beecham*
29 1959(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Jean Morel*
30 1959(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Gabriele Santini*
31 1960(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Jean Morel*
32 1961(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - George Schick*
33 1961(LI) - Martha by Friedrich Flotow - Nino Verchi*
34 1961(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
35 1962(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Felice Cill..*
36 1962(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
37 1962(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Jean Fournet*
38 1962(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*
39 1962(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Gabriele Santini*
40 1964(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Lovro von Matacic*
41 1964(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - István Kertész*
42 1964(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - André Cluytens*
43 1965(STU) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - John Barbirolli*
44 1965(STU) - vida breve (La) by Manuel Falla - Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos*
45 1967(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Jésus Etcheverry*
46 1968-69(STU) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Georges Prêtre*
47 1977(STU) - Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi - Claudio Scimone*
48 1979(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Charles (Wendelken-)Wilson*
49 1979(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Serge Baudo*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Johann Hye-Knudsen - 1950(LE)
Orchestra - Danish Royal Opera
Chorus - Danish Royal Opera
Rodolfo - Stefan Islandi
Marcello - Henry Skjaer
Colline - Einar Nørby
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Ruth Guldbaek
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.112010 {1CD} (Denmark);; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (highlights of;; excerpts) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in Copenhagen (22 February 1950). According to the review in CRC the recording on the CD issued by Naxos is of excerpts from Act 1 and 2 and Acts 3 and 4 complete. Most of the cast sing in Danish, except Victoria de los Ángeles who sings in Italian and Stefan Islandi who also sings in Italian when he is singing with her.
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe Valdengo
Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Jean Madeira
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 514 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - AS-Disc 1108/9 {2CDS}; Arlecchino ARL A68-A70 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1181/2-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0013 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.67 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.178 dicembre 2003 p.114 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 pp.85-86 [JV]: No.71 junio 2004 p.84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1952)
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Chorus - Coro
Figaro - Gino Bechi
Il Conte Almaviva - Nicola Monti
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Melchiorre Luise
Don Basilio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Berta - Anna Maria Canali
Fiorello - Erminio Benatti
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1022-1024 {3LPS} (1952)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 107-109 {3LPS}; RCA Victor LM 6104 {3LPS} (1953)ª;; Capitol-EMI GCR 7138 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 2166 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Regis RRC 2069 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1952 p.173 [HF2]; December 1998 p.111 [AB]; February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]
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Opera - February 1953 p.104 [H]; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1999 p.65 [PG]
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Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.79 [BH]
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Opéra International - juin 1999 No.236 pp.68-69 [SS]
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Diapason - No.464 novembre 1999 p.122 [MP]
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American Record Guide - 1953 Vol.19 No.6 p.179 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.311 [LM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.22
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.58 [DJ]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.51 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.94 [RA]
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Faust - Richard Tucker
Méphistophélès - Nicola Moscona
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Henri Noel
Siébel - Cecilia Ward
Marthe - Maria Mayhoff
Wagner - Donald Bernard
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 167-2 {2CDS} Great Opera Performances; G.O.P. 66.305 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0116 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Bensar OL 22653 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.60; No 290 mai 2004 p.84 [JC]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.234 [RVL]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.115 [RL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.107 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (26 February 1953).
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Eugene Conley
Méphistophélès - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Robert Merrill
Siébel - Mildred Miller
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 346 (& 352)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (5 December 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Algerd Brazis
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Joseph Folmer
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 307
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The sound is described as «poor to good variable».
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;21/2/53)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Jan Peerce
Schaunard - George Cehanovsky
Marcello - Renato Capecchi
Colline - Cesare Siepi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Brenda Lewis
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis
Parpignol - Paul Franke
Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1049
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 February 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Jean Borthayre
Siébel - Martha Angelici
Marthe - Solange Michel
Wagner - Robert Jeantet
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1162-1165 {4LPS} (1954)ª; RCA Victor LM 6400 {4LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65256-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1954 pp.162-163 [AR]; September 1995 p.124 [PO'C]
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Opera - November 1954 p.684
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - December 30 1957 p.22 [KFR]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.60
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.94
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.45 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.27 [MO]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.41
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.117
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Canio - Jussi Björling
Nedda - Victoria de los Ángeles
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Beppe - Paul Franke
Silvio - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor WDM 6106 {45s} RCA Victor LM 6106 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (USA) {3LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1126-1128 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 301/3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CDC 7 49503-2 (1CD) (1989)ª; EMI «Références» CDH 5 66778-2 {1CD} (1998)ª; RCA BVCC 8855-6 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 650-2 {1CD} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110258 {1CD} (2004)ª; Membran 221759 {1CD} (2004)ª; Urania URN 22263 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1954 p.445 [PHW]; December 1989 p.1199 [AB]; September 2004 p.75 [AB]; February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1954 pp.435-436 [HDR]
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Opera Now - September/October 1998 p.98 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.259 [JK]: Vol.28 No.2 November/ December 2004 p.223 [BB]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.62 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.201-203 [KH2]
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.5
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.102 [MO]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [CO]
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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.715 [JB]
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Opernwelt - Juli 1998 S.57 [JB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.122 - ottobre 1998 p.98 [GL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 1998 p.40 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.76 [PN]: No.69 abril 2004 p.85 [LB]
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Comments:- Most of this recording was made between 6 and 19 January 1953, but according to Peel there were two additional sessions without the soloists on 25 January and 27 February 1953. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» byTom Peel
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Conductor Ernesto Halffter - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Capilla Clásica Polifonica
Salud - Victoria de los Ángeles
La abuela - Rosario Gómez
Carmela - Josefina Puigsech
Paco - Pablo Civil
Tio Sarvaor - Emilio Paya
Manuel - Ferndano Cachadiña
Una voz en la frague - Miguel Pujol
El cantaor - José Simorra
La voz de un vendador - Amadeo Cartaña
Una vendedora - Carmen Gombau
2a Vendedora - Augustina Turullois
3a Vendedora - Pilar Tello
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1150-1151 (+de los Ángeles - recital) {2LPS} (UK & USA) (1954)ª; RCA Victor LM 6017 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 69235-2 (collection); Somm SOMM 059 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La vida breve by Manuel Falla are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.184; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.141 (3) p.159; PENGUIN p.90; L'AvantScène Opéra No.177 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1954 pp.71-72 [PHW]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; November 2006 p.112 [AML]
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Opera - November 1954 p.686; March 2007 pp.353-355 [ML]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
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American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.49 [PHR]: December 1954 Vol.21 No.4 p.10 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1954 Vol.4 No.9 p.53 [FG]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1954 p.480
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Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Risë Stevens
Don José - Richard Tucker
Micaëla - Victoria de los Ángeles
Escamillo - Frank Guarrera
Frasquita - Heidi Krall
Mercédès - Margaret Roggero
Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky
Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis
Moralès - Clifford Harvuot
Zuninga - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 689
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- *Recording of pert of a performance at the MET (3 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.131-134. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». «Complete Acts 1,2,4. In Act 3 only Trio, Card scene and Micaela's aria. Good to very good sound».
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Walter Fredericks
Sharpless - Richard Torigi
Suzuki - Rosalind Nadel
Kate Pinkerton - Barbara Faulkner
Goro - John Tresch
Il principe Yamadori - Don Bernard
Lo zio Bonzo - Arthur Cosenza
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 168-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7422 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (18 March 1954)
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Poussette - Shakeh Vartenissian
Javotte - Margaret Roggero
Rosette - Rosalind Elias
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Cesare Valletti
Lescaut - Fernando Corena
Le Compte des Grieux - Jerome Hines
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky
L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson
La Servante - May Savage
1er Garde - James McCracken
2e Garde - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 741 {2CDRS}; Bongiovani «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 013/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0094 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.102 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.76 diciembre 2004 p.86 [JS]: No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [MC]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sharpless - Tito Gobbi
Suzuki - Anna Maria Canali
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder
Goro - Renato Ercolani
Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta
Lo zio Bonzo - Bruno Sbalchiero
Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta
L'ufficiale del Registro - Arturo La Porta
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1215-1217 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club OC 161-163 {3LPS}; RCA Victor LM 6121 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7137 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49575-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; Testament SBT 2168 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Regis Records RRC 2070 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.455 [AR]; November 1955 pp.214-215 (mention) [HCS]; October 1988 p.673 [JBS]; December 1998 p.111 [AB]
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Opera - April 1955 p.259; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1999 p.65 [PG]
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Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.79 [BH]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.259 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.61 [JH]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.56 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.310 [RVL]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.49 [PD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MC]
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Jan Peerce
Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Robert Merrill
Siébel - Mildred Miller
Marthe - Thelma Votipka
Wagner - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 415 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 347 (& 353 & 1999) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5037 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2006 p.93 [JBS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Poussette - Liliane Berton
Javotte - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)
Rosette - Marthe Serres
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Henri Legay
Lescaut - Michel Dens
Le Compte des Grieux - Jean Borthayre
Guillot de Morfontaine - René Hérent
De Brétigny - Jean Vieuille
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1394-1397 {4LPS} (1956)ª;; HMV SLS 5119 {3LPS} (1978)ª; RCA Victor LM 6402 {4LPS} (1956)ª;; Capitol-EMI GDR 7171 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; Seraphim ID 6057 {3LPS} (1978)ª; La Voz de su Ama LALP 286-289 {4LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5119 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63549-2 (+Chausson - Poème de l'amour et....) (1990)ª; Angel CDMC-63549 Testament SBT 3203 (+Les Nuits d'été + La Damoiselle élue) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Urania URN 22.282 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.195 [HCS], p.220 [PHW]; June 1978 p.103 [AB]; October 1978 p.752 [IM]; August 1990 pp.407-408 [AB]; October 2001 p.38 [PO'C]
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Opera - February 1957 p.114; May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Opera News - January 2002 p.80 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.144-145 [GJ]
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Diapason - No.481 mai 2001 p.115 [AT]
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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [PHR]: September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.157 [DA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.90 [JH]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.66 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1956 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.29 [SG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.319
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International Record Review - April 2001 pp.79-80 [RP]
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.16 septiembre 1957 p.349 [RFL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.43 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.89 [TF]: No.86 diciembre 2005 p.87 [MC]
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Répertoire - No.149 septembre 2001 p.97 [JB]
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Comments:- Recorded on 30 May to 22 June 1955.
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera
Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Emilia Cundari
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 692
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.101-102. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Raymond St. Paul
Pelléas - Jacques Jansen
Mélisande - Victoria de los Ángeles
Golaud - Gérard Souzay
Arkel - Pierre Froumenty
Geneviève - Jeannine Collard
Yniold - Françoise Ogéas
Médecin - Jean Vieuille
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1522-1524 {3LPS} (1957)ª; World Record Club OC 210/212 {3LPS}; Angel 35478-35480 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Angel 3561 {3LPS}; La Voix de son Maitre FALP 466-468 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 3051 {3CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1957 p.230; December 1957 p.262; March 1969 p.1338; June 1995 p.134 [PO'C]
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Opera - February 1958 p.122
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.56
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.167
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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.58
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.62: No.416 juin 1995 p.103
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1957 Vol.7 No.11 p.67 [AF]
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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.141 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.21
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.40 [HS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.188 mai 1995 p.95
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.59
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.38
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Classic CD - August 1995 p.72
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - John Lanigan
Sharpless - Geraint Evans
Suzuki - Barbara Howitt
Kate Pinkerton - Joyce Livingston
Goro - David Tree
Il principe Yamadori - David Allen
Lo zio Bonzo - Michael Langdon
Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager
L'ufficiale del Registro - Harry Gawler
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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 112 {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOVA 003 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0058 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5006 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.332 [RVL]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.239-240 [BR]
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.81-82 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.85 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (2 May 1957, for a review of an earlier performance in the same series see Opera June 1957 p.387). The sound is very poor
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Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Lescaut - Afro Poli
Le Compte des Grieux - Plinio Clabassi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Adelio Zagonora
De Brétigny - Arturo La Porta
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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27082 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.216 [DMG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (28 March 1957)
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco - Boris Christoff
Amelia Grimaldi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Campora
Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi
Pietro - Paolo Dari
Un'ancella - Silvia Bertona
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Paolo Caroli
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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1634 - ALP 1635/36 {3LPS 5-sides} (1958)ª; HMV SLS 5090 (+arias) {2LPS} (1977)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 10229 - QALP 10230/31 {3LPS 5 sides} ; Capitol-EMI GCR 7126 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; Seraphim 1C-1655 {3LPS} (+arias)
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5090
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63513-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI Références CHS 67483-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 p.317; January 1959 p.345; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; October 1977 p.504 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [AB]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]
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Opera - January 1959 p.52
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Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76-S.77 [SL]
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1958 Vol.8 No.11 p.76 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - December 1958 Vol.25 No.4 p.234 [RS]: March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.44 [PCP]
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.122 [RP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.92 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded 25 September to 1 October 1957
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Suor Angelica - Victoria de los Ángeles
La Zia Principessa - Fedora Barbieri
La Badessa - Mina Doro
La Zelatrice - Corinna Vozza
La Maestra delle novizie - Mina Doro
Suor Genovieffa - Lydia Marimpietri
Suor Osmina - Santa Chissari
Suor Dolcina - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
La Sorella Infermiera - Teresa Cantarini
La Cercatrice 1 - Lydia Marimpietri
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 1577 {1LP}; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico}; World Record Club ST 934 (Electronic stereo); Capitol-EMI G 7115 {1LP} (USA)
Compact Disc - EMI 7 64165 2
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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1958 p.22; June 1970 p.89; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 p.102
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Opera - July 1958 p.464
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.20
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.73 [DG]
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American Record Guide - December 1958 Vol.25 No.4 p.256 [PLM]
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Victoria de los Ángeles
Flora Bervoix - Helen Vanni
Annina - Mildred Allen
Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora
Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill
Gastone - Gabor Carelli
Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Barone Douphol - Calvin Marsh
Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 693; Bensar BRO 122685 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 February 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.185-188. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». «FM aircheck except one minute Act 3 and final 3 min. Act 4.». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI:8/3/58))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Victoria de los Ángeles
Iago - Leonard Warren
Cassio - Paul Franke
Rodrigo - Charles Anthony
Lodovico - Nicola Moscona
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Rosalind Elias
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2404/6 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Paragon DSV 52007 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc - *CBS/Sony 54DC 1020-1; MYTO MCD 944.107; MET 20
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 14 1996 p.54
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Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]; February 1995 p.60
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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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Répertoire - No.75 December 1994 p.87
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 March 1958; see Opera June 1958 p.379)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Ernest Blanc
Siébel - Liliane Berton
Marthe - Rita Gorr
Wagner - Victor Autran
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi
Lauretta - Victoria de los Ángeles
Zita - Anna Maria Canali
Rinuccio - Carlo Del Monte
Gherardo - Adelio Zagonora
Nella - Lydia Marimpietri
Gherardino - Claudio Cornoldi
Betto di Signa - Saturno Meletti
Simone - Paolo Montarsolo
Marco - Fernando Valentini
Ciesca - Giuliana Raymondi
Spinelloccio - Alfredo Mariotti
Pinellino - Virgilio Stocco
Guccio - Paolo Caroli
Amantio di Nicolao - Alfredo Mariotti
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1726 {1LP} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 295 {1LP} (1959)ª; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico); Capitol GAR 7179 (1LP) (1959)ª;; Capitol SGAR 7179 {1LP} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CD 7 64165-2 {1CD}; HMV Classics 5 73474-2 {1CD} (1999)ª; EMI Classics 5 62777-2 (+Tito Gobbi - recital) {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1959 p.159 [HCS]; December 1959 p.301 [PHW]; January 1960 p.342 [DST]; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 pp.102-103 [MEO]
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Opera - December 1959 p.812
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Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.105 [PK]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.12
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.98 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - December 1959 Vol.26 No.4 p.268 [PLM]
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Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]: December 1959 p.18 [FGB]
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Violetta Valery - Victoria de los Ángeles
Flora Bervoix - Santa Chissari
Annina - Silvia Bertona
Alfredo Germont - Carlo Del Monte
Giorgio Germont - Mario Sereni
Gastone - Sergio Tedesco
Dottore Grenvil - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Barone Douphol - Vico Polotto
Marchese d'Obigny - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1780-1782 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV ASD 359-361 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5097 {3LPS}; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 41 4450 3 {2LPS} (1985)ª; Capitol GCR 7221 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5097; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CFPD 414450-5 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49578-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CD-CFP 4450 {2CDS}; EMI 0 7777 67576 2 9 {2CDS}; EMI «Double Forte» CZS 5 73824-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI 367726-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3623 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.180 [AR]; January 1961 p.378 [DST]; November 1977 p.894 [AB]; December 1985 p.838 [JBS]; September 1988 pp.482-483 [AB]; September 2000 p.96 [IM]
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Opera - November 1960 p.771
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Opera Now - February 1993 p.56; September/October 2000 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.223-225 [RT]
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Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87-S.88 [GH]
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American Record Guide - November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.200 [CJL]: August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.99 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.159 [DH]
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Classics - January 1993 67
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International Record Review - August 2000 p.108 [SP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.98 [VJ]
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Comments:- The Capitol LP set also included a rehearsal disc
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris
Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeur de Radio-France - Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailes
Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles
Don José - Nicolai Gedda
Micaëla - Janine Micheau
Escamillo - Ernest Blanc
Frasquita - Denise Monteil
Mercédès - Monique Linval
Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Le Remendado - Michel Hamel
Moralès - Bernard Plantey
Zuninga - Xavier Depraz
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1762-1764 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; HMV ASD 331-333 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5021 {3LPS} (1976)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 618/20 {3LPS} (1960)ª; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 145/7 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Capitol GCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Angel 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 183 10680/2 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5021 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49240-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CDS 5 56214-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67537-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3613 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221; July 1960 p.498
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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.90-S.91 [CK]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.91 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]: August 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.996 [CJL] (open reel tape): January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.83 [KM]
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Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.16 [FGB] April 1960 p.24 [DH]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.108 [JTH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 pp.38-39 [JB]: No.119 p.374 [RA]
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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
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Comments:- *Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11
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Conductor Jean Morel - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Poussette - Teresa Stratas
Javotte - Helen Vanni
Rosette - Joan Wall
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda
Lescaut - Ralph Herbert
Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky
L'Hôtelier - Calvin Marsh
La Servante - May Savage
1er Garde - Charles Kuestner
2e Garde - Carlo Tomanelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 356 (& 716) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1959). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Jussi Björling
Sharpless - Mario Sereni
Suzuki - Miriam Pirazzini
Kate Pinkerton - Silvia Bertona
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta
Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo
Il commissario imperiale - Antonio Sacchetti
Yakusidè - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'ufficiale del Registro - Paolo Caroli
La madre di Cio Cio San - Vera Magrini
La zia - Nina De Courson
La cugina - Silvia Bertona
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1795-1797 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV ASD 373-375 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5128 (ASD 3532-3534) {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD; 414446-3 {2LPS} (1985)ª; Capitol GCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Angel 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª;; Angel S 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 414446-5 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63634-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 4 83482-2 (France) (1995)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZS 35821 (highlights) (4-track - 7½ips) (1963)ª; Angel ZC 3604 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1960 pp.287-288 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378 [DST]; September 1978 p.545 [EG]; August 1985 p. [EG]; March 1991 p. [MEO]
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Opera - January 1961 p.50
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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.62 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape - highlights) [RDD]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [CJL]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.57
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Conductor Jean Morel - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pelléas - Theodor Uppman
Mélisande - Victoria de los Ángeles
Golaud - George London
Arkel - Giorgio Tozzi
Geneviève - Regina Resnik
Yniold - Mildred Allen
Médecin - Clifford Harvuot
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 218 (& 643)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». There has beem a recording issued on the «Bensar» labe; which also appears to be of this performance, but with the conductor incorrectly stated in Berkshire's catalogue to be Ernest Ansermet.
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Conductor George Schick - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Barry Morell
Schaunard - Roald Reitan
Marcello - Lorenzo Testi
Colline - William Wilderman
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Heidi Krall
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Norman Kelley
Parpignol - Hal Roberts
Sergente dei doganieri - Lloyd Strang
Un doganiere - John Frydel
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1130 (& 893): Omega Opera Archive 744 (& 893) (highlights - Act 1); The Opera Lovers BOH 196101 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1961). The recordings issued by the Omega Opera Archive and The Opera Lovers are listed in their online catalogues (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lady Harriet Durham - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Lorenzo Alvary
Lyonel - Richard Tucker
Plumkett - Giorgio Tozzi
Nancy - Rosalind Elias
Sheriff - Gerhard Pechner
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 219 {2CDRS} {Australia) ; *Bensar OL 22561 (BRO 121055) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Columna Música 1CM 0160 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Met (25 February 1961). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.358-360. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Victoria de los Ángeles
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Grace Bumbry
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf - Franz Crass
Heinrich der Schreiber - Georg Paskuda
Reinmar von Zweter - Theo Adam
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Black Disc; - Teatro Dischi 503 {3LPS}; Melodram 614 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 932.77 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.59 mai 1983 p.55 [SS]; No.172 septembre 1993 p.80
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Diapason - No.396 septembre 1993 p.166
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.138
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Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.80
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival 1961 (23 July 1961; see OPERA Festival Number 1961 p.52)
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Miroslav Changalovich
Berta - Carmen Burello
Fiorello - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Un Ufficiale - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00327
Compact Disc; - Ornamenti 113 {2CDS} New Ornamenti NOVA 005 {2CDS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers BAR 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May or June 1962). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Schaunard - Geraint Evans
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Marilyn Horne
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Pelléas - Pierre Mollet
Mélisande - Victoria de los Ángeles
Golaud - Julien Haas
Arkel - Joseph Rouleau
Geneviève - Solange Michel
Yniold - Olga Chelavine
Médecin - Victor De Narké
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Compact Disc - Ornamenti FE 118 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1987 No.211 p.58
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1962, see OPERA October 1962 p.666)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Ian Wallace
Don Basilio - Carlo Cava
Berta - Laura Sarti
Fiorello - Duncan Robertson
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 5165 (ASD 3718-3720) {3LPS} (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD 4704 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel SCLX 1914 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5185 (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4704 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64162-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64162 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67762-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3638 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1963 p.190; January 1964 p.319; February 1964 p.385; July 1979 p.255 [RO]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; September 1987 p. [RO]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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Opera - December 1963 pp.833-834 [HDR]; December 1992 p.1498
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.196-197 [JK]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.185 [HG]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.159-160 (open reel tape) [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.99 [RDD]
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Santuzza - Victoria de los Ángeles
Turiddu - Franco Corelli
Alfio - Mario Sereni
Lola - Adriana Lazzarini
Lucia - Corinna Vozza
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 108-109 (+orchestral excerpts from other ; operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 108-109 (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by ;; Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; Angel 3632 B/L (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3632 B/L (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 63967-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZB 3632 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.527; July 1963 p.54 (mention); March 1992 p.113 [JBS]
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Opera - May 1963 pp.338-339 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.186 [PLM]: February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.528 [CJL] (open reel tape)
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.96 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.97 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Lohengrin - Fritz Uhl
Elsa - Victoria de los Ángeles
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Carlos Alexander
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
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Compact Cassette - *Live Opera Heaven 794; Charles Handelman 01544
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón in which the chorus sings in Italian (October 1964; see OPERA February 1965 p.119
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Conductor István Kertész - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Figaro - Walter Berry
Susanna - Renate Holm
Conte Almaviva - Renato Cesari
Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Luisa Bartoletti
Bartolo - Carlos Feller
Basilio - Nino Falzetti
Curzio - Carlos Giusti
Antonio - Eduardo Ferracani
Barbarina - Susana Rouco
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1380-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1964). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004» where the date of the recording is given (incorrectly) as «late 50's». This is corrected in the «2004 CD Catalog»
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Gianna D' Angelo
Giulietta - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Antonia - Victoria de los Ángeles
Coppélius - George London
Dapertutto - Ernest Blanc
Miracle - George London
Nicklaus - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Spalanzani - Michel Sénéchal
Frantz - Jacques Loreau
Schlemil - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Crespil - Robert Geay
Andres - Jacques Loreau
Cochenille - Jacques Loreau
Pitichinacchio - Jacques Loreau
La Mère d'Antonia - Christiane Gayraud
Lindorf - Nicola Ghiuselev
Stella - Renée Fauré
Nathanael - André Mallabrera
Luther - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Hermann - Jacques Pruvost
Muse - Renée Fauré
Second voice in the Barcarolle - Jeannine Collard
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 154-156 {3LPS} (1965)ª; Electola SMA 91 459/61 {3LPS} (1965)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 157 00045/7 {3LPS};; Angel 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3667 C/L {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63222-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67983-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y3S-3667 (3óips 4-track) (1966)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1965 p.254 [PHW]; January 1966 p.334 [DST] July 1982 p.167 [JBS] ; December 1989 p. [AML]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - January 1966 pp. 44-45 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.174-176 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 p.93 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.218-219 [ML]: Vol. 32 No.8 April 1966 p.736 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1965 Vol.15 No.12 p.98, p.100 [CLO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81, p.83 [MC]
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Audio & Record Review - November 1965 p.15 [CW]
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Comments:- *According to Michel Parouty (DIAPASON No.474 October 2000 p.56) the last act was recorded in Barcelona in 1965, but according to James Miller in his review in FANFARE «a small part of her role was sung in Barcelona with an orchestra in Paris adding the accompaniment».
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Conductor John Barbirolli - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Dido - Victoria de los Ángeles
Belinda - Heather Harper
Attendant - Elizabeth Robson
Sorceress - Patricia Johnson
1st Witch - Clare Walmesley
2nd Witch - Sybyl Michelow
Aeneas - Peter Glossop
Sailor - Robert Tear
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 169 {1LP} (1966)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 169 {1LP} (1996)ª; HMV «Concert Classics» SXLP 30275 {1LP} (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 40359 {1LP}(1981)ª; Angel S 36359 {1LP}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLXP 30275 (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CFP 40359 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65664-2 {1CD} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1966 p.221; January 1967 p.354; January 1979 p.1329 [LS]; September 1981 p.428 [LS] ; April 1996 p.114 (JFA)
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Opera - December 1966 pp.965-966 [AB]; December 1996 p.1447
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.59
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.139
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1996 p.67
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 febrero 1996 p.59
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.86
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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.56
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Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Orquesta Nacional de España
Chorus - Orféon Donostiarra
Salud - Victoria de los Ángeles
La abuela - Inés Rivadeneira
Carmela - Ana María Higueras
Paco - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Tio Sarvaor - Victor De Narké
Manuel - Luis Villarejo
Una voz en la frague - José María Higuero
El cantaor - Gabriel Moreno
La voz de un vendador - Juan de Andía
Una voz lejano - José María Higuero
Una vendedora - Ana María Higueras
2a Vendedora - Inés Rivadeneira
3a Vendedora - Ana María Higueras
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Black Disc; - EMI «Angel Series» AN 157-158 {2LPS} (1966)ª; EMI «Angel Series» SAN 157-158 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Angel BL-3672 (+Tonadillas) {2LPS} (1966)ª; Angel SBL-3672 (+Tonadillas) {2LPS} (1966)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI(Angel) CDM 7 69590-2 {1CD};; EMI CMS 5 67587-2 (+other works by Falla) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La vida breve by Manuel Falla are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.184; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.141 (3) p.159; PENGUIN p.90; L'AvantScène Opéra No.177 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1966 p.454; July 1966 p.50; Awards Issue 2001 p.111 [MEO]
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Opera - June 1966 pp.490-491 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.124-125 [JM]
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Diapason - No.485 octobre 2001 p.104 [TS]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.197
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1966 p.14 [BJ]
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International Record Review - February 2002 pp.78-79 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.3 November 1966 p.206-207 (PLM)
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Franco Bonisolli
Lescaut - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Le Compte des Grieux - Pierre Savignol
Guillot de Morfontaine - Diego Monjó
De Brétigny - Guy Godin
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAN 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada) Omega Opera Archive 3280; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2508-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (January 1967; see OPERA April 1967 p.328). Some of the information on the cast and conductor listed above comes from «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata pp.309-310. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007. The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly in these sources as 1966.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968-69(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - L'ORTF Children's Chorus
Werther - Nicolai Gedda
Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Roger Soyer
Le Bailli - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Johann - Christos Grigoriou
Schmidt - André Mallabrera
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 945/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; HMV SLS 5105 (+Recital) {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5105 (+Recital)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63973-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6272 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.600 [AB]; January 1970 p.1119; February 1978 p.1459 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; May 1992 p.109December 2003 p.101 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.199-200 [MM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 pp.92-93 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.154 [RVL]
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Comments:- See comments by Victoria de los Ángeles in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL, juin 1996 No.203p.15
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Conductor Claudio Scimone - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - I Solisti Veneti
Chorus - Amici Della Polifonia
Orlando - Marilyn Horne
Angelica - Victoria de los Ángeles
Alcina - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Bradamante - Carmen Gonzales
Medoro - Lajos Kozma
Ruggiero - Sesto Bruscantini
Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria
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Black Disc - RCA ERATO STU 71138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA/ERATO ARL 3-2869 {3LPS}; RCA ERATO ZL 30603 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - *ERATO ECD 88190 {3CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1076; GIUDICI p.1055 (2) p.1701
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1930 [SS]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; April 1987 p. [NA]
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American Record Guide - January 1979 Vol.42 No.3 p.7 [RVL]
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Conductor Charles (Wendelken-)Wilson - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles
Don José - Riccardo Calleo
Micaëla - Gwenlynn Little
Escamillo - Robert Hale
Frasquita - Penny Orloff
Mercédès - Eunice Hill
Le Dancaïre - William Ledbetter
Le Remendado - John Lankston
Moralès - James Sergi
Zuninga - John Seabury
Lilas Pasta - Gary Dietrich
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (14 October 1979). According to «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Mrtin L. Sokol p.193 «Among the most eagerly anticipated events of the season were the scheduled appearances of Victoria de los Ángeles in both Carmen and the Marriage of Figaro. Unfortunately, she was not in good form and after her initial Carmen, she cancelled the remainder of her season's commitments»
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Werther - John Brecknock
Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sophie - Cristina Carlin
Albert - Enzo Sordello
Le Bailli - Victor De Narké
Johann - Levon Boghossian
Schmidt - Guido De Kehrig
Brühlmann - Oscar Schiappapietra
Kätchen - Inés Brewer
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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOVA 007 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.84 [JM]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (22 June 1979). The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti label are listed on the website http://www.Lrmusic.net.
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
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