(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1967(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
2 1969(LI) - Bastien und Bastienne by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
3 1970(LI) - Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
4 1971(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Georg Solti*
5 1971(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Josef Krips*
6 1971(RA) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*
7 1971(STU) - calisto (La) by Francesco Cavalli - Raymond Leppard*
8 1972(STU) - finta giardiniera (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Schmidt-Isse..*
9 1973(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - John Pritchard*
10 1973(LI:13/10/73) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Anton Guadagno*
11 1973(LI;29/12/73) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Anton Guadagno*
12 1974(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Bartoletti*
13 1974(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - John Pritchard*
14 1974(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
15 1974(STU) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Richard Bonynge*
16 1975(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Georges Prêtre*
17 1975(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
18 1976(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Georges Prêtre*
19 1976(STU) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - John Pritchard*
20 1976(STU) - fedeltà premiata (La) by Joseph Haydn - Antal Dorati*
21 1976(STU) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Georges Prêtre*
22 1976(STU) - Schauspieldirector (Der) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
23 1976(STU) - sposo deluso (Lo) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
24 1976(STU) - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
25 1976-77(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlos Kleiber*
26 1976?(STU) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
27 1977(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
28 1977(LI:7/11/77;Domingo) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
29 1977(LI;3/12/77;Shicoff) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
30 1977(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Claudio Abbado*
31 1977(STU) - Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
32 1977(STU) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
33 1977(STU) - Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel - Jean-Claude Malgoire*
34 1978(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Silvio Varviso*
35 1978(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
36 1978(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlos Kleiber*
37 1978(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
38 1978(ST) - Betulia liberata (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
39 1978(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - John Pritchard*
40 1978(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
41 1979(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlos Kleiber*
42 1979(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlos Kleiber*
43 1979(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlos Kleiber*
44 1979(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Riccardo Chailly*
45 1979(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
46 1979(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
47 1979(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
48 1979?(STU) - Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz - Daniel Barenboim*
49 1980(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Nello Santi**
50 1980(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Gian-Franco Masini*
51 1980(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
52 1981(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Georges Prêtre*
53 1981(LI) - Midsummer Night's Dream (A) by Benjamin Britten - Bernard Haitink*
54 1981(LI) - sonnambula (La) by Vincenzo Bellini - Manfred Ramin*
55 1981(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
56 1982(LE) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
57 1982(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Lamberto Gardelli*
58 1982(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
59 1982(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
60 1982(STU) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Michel Plasson***
61 1983(STU) - Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi - Lamberto Gardelli*
62 1984(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Eugene Kohn*
63 1985(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Bernard Haitink*
64 1985(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Alain Lombard**
65 1985(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Adám Fischer*
66 1985(LI) - rondine (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Bruno Bartoletti**
67 1986(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabor Otvös*
68 1986(RA) - Paride ed Elena by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Lothar Zagrosek*
69 1987(LI) - gazza ladra (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
70 1990(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Gian Paolo Sanzogno*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Hermann Prey
Königin der Nacht - Sylvia Geszty
Sprecher - Otto Wiener
Pamina - Helen Donath
Sarastro - Franz Crass
Monostatos - Gerhard Unger
Papagena - Judith Blegen
Erste Dame - Elisabeth Ksoll
Zweite Dame - Cvetka Ahlin
Dritte Dame - Ilse Gramatzki
Erster Knabe - Monique Lobasá
Zweiter Knabe - Ileana Cotrubas
Dritter Knabe - Dwyla Donohue-Schmeiser
Erster Priester - Jörg Liebenfels
Zweiter Priester - Fritz Holzer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1570
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (see OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.46-51). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.244. 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 Leopold Hager - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Mozartium Orchester (Salzburg)
Bastien - Thomas Lehrberger
Bastienne - Ileana Cotrubas
Colas - Peter van der Bilt
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 705061 B (+Der Schauspieldirektor - Hager) {1CD} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Bastien und Bastienne by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57; CELLETTI p.445; PENGUIN p.224; GIUDICI p.399 (2) p.695
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59 [GE]
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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.92 [MP]
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International Record Review - October 2006 pp.82-83 [MT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.13 décembre 2006 p.75 [CM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Hof der Rezidenz, Salzburg as part of the Salzburg Festival (31 July 1969).
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg
Mitridate - Stanley Kolk
Aspasia - Meredith Zara
Sifare - Edith Gabry
Farnace - Brigitte Fassbaender
Ismene - Ileana Cotrubas
Marzio - Peter Baillie
Arbate - Reingard Didusch
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 520 {3LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc - Memories HR 4156/57 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Eugene Onegin - Victor Braun
Lenski - Robert Tear
Tatyana - Ileana Cotrubas
Olga - Yvonne Minton
Larina - Pamela Bowden
Filipjewna - Noreen Berry
Gremin - Don Garrard
Triquet - John Lanigan
Zaretzky - Paul Hudson
Captain - Neil Howlett
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3901
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in an English translation by David Lloyd-Jones given in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 13 February 1971. See OPERA April 1971 pp.346-350. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 13-19 February 1971 p.19.
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Edita Gruberova
Annina - Emmy Loose
Alfredo Germont - Nicolai Gedda
Giorgio Germont - Cornell MacNeil
Gastone - Kurt Equiluz
Dottore Grenvil - Herbert Lackner
Barone Douphol - Ernst Gutstein
Marchese d'Obigny - Harald Pröglhoff
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 4622 (+Gedda recital) {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1188-2 {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 Vienna State Opera (25 December 1971, see OPERA, March 1972 p.226). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1971(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Napoli
Chorus - RAI Napoli
Marschallin - Gundula Janowitz
Octavian - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Ileana Cotrubas
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Karl Ridderbusch
Faninal - Thomas Hemsley
Valzacchi - Sergio Bertocchi
Annina - Carmen Gonzales
Ein Sänger - Veriano Luchetti
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Dora Carral
Polizeikommissar - Andrea Snarski
Der Wirt - Gino Sinimberghi
Ein Notar - Alfredo Giacomotti
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Aronne Ceroni
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Antonio Pirino
Tierhändler - Tommaso Frascati
Modistin - Gianna Lollini
Die drei Waisen - Giovanna di Rocco
- Anna Maria Balboni
- Rosetta Arena
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1327 {3CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58-59 [GH]
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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 16 October 1971.
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
La Natura - Marjorie Biggar
L'Eternita - Enid Hartle
Il Destino - Teresa Cahill
Giove - Ugo Trama
Mercurio - Peter Gottlieb
Calisto - Ileana Cotrubas
Endimione - James Bowman
Diana - Janet Baker
Linfea - Hugues Cuénod
Satrino - Janet Hughes
Pane - Federico Davià
Giuone - Teresa Kubiak
Silvano - Owen Brannigan
Echo - Isla Brodie
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Black Disc; - Argo ZNF 11-2 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Decca «Das alte Werk» SAWD 9987/88 {2LPS} (Germany) (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 436 216-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca 476 2176 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La calisto by Francesco Cavalli are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.138; PENGUIN p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1972 p.1410; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.65-S.66 [MW] ; October 1993 p.55
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.66
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.66
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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.41
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Comments:- Raymond Leppard's realization (or «freely arranged performing version») for Glyndebourne which although disliked by some was very successful (see OPERA Festival Issue 1970 p. 17). For further information see Raymond Leppard in «On Music» pp.89-91, pp.129-132
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Norddeutsche Rundfunk
Chorus - Norddeutsche Rundfunk
Sandrina - Helen Donath
Serpetta - Ileana Cotrubas
Ramiro - Tatiana Troyanos
Belfiore - Werner Hollweg
Nardo - Hermann Prey
Podesta - Gerhard Unger
Arminda - Jessye Norman
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Black Disc; - Philips 6703 039 (1973)ª; Melodiya C10 16241-46 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Philips «Mozart Edition» 422 534-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.495; PENGUIN p.241
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1973 p.653 p.718 [SS]; May 1992 p.109 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58-S.59 [KL]
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Figaro - Knut Skram
Susanna - Ileana Cotrubas
Conte Almaviva - Benjamin Luxon
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Nucci Condò
Bartolo - Marius Rintzler
Basilio - John Fryatt
Curzio - Bernard Dickerson
Antonio - Thomas Lawlor
Barbarina - Elizabeth Gale
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 101 089 (2004)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 973 (The Mozart Glyndebourne Collection) {6DVDS} (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Longmans Video LGVH 7013 (BETA LGBE 7013) (PAL) (1984)ª; Home Vision MAR 03 (NTSC); Video Arts Internatonal VAI OP 6 (NTSC)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2004 p.118 [AB]
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Opera - August 1998 p.1016 [RL]
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Opera News - August 1985 p.36 [RH2]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.267-270 [DLK]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.69 [HH]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.65 [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.122-125 [WH]; Vol.8 No.3 p.129 [DM]
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Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.93 [AF]
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Diapason - No.519 novembre 2004 p.140 [MP]
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International Record Review - January 2005 p.83 [MVA]
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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.125 [PF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 p.92 [GC2]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (19 August 1973) which was transmitted by Southern Television on 21 May 1974 (see OPERA August 1974 p.747). The performances on 5 July 1973 and 23 July 1973 (in which some roles were sung by different singers) are reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1973 p.22 and p.35.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1973(LI:13/10/73)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Reid Bunger
Marcello - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Colline - Tugomir Franc
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Lotte Rysanek
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 385 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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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 Vienna State Opera (13 October 1973). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1973(LI;29/12/73)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Franco Bonisolli
Marcello - Giuseppe Taddei
Colline - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Renate Holm
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1944 (1990)ª
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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 Vienna State Opera (29 December 1973). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - July/August 1990»
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Don Pasquale - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Norina - Ileana Cotrubas
Malatesta - Vincenzo Sardinero
Ernesto - Alfredo Kraus
Un notaio - Richard Sutliff
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 490-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.50
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.98
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.38
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.60
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.96
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (2 November 1974; See OPERA, February 1975 pp.178-180)
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Gillian Knight
Annina - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Alfredo Germont - José Carreras
Giorgio Germont - Victor Braun
Gastone - Richard Greager
Dottore Grenvil - Richard Van Allan
Barone Douphol - George Macpherson
Marchese d'Obigny - William Elvin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06784
Compact Disc - Legato Classics LDC 201-202 (highlights + La bohème) {2CDS} Celestial Audio CA 069 {2CDRS}
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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 publication:-
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.54 (highlights)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (15 April 1974). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times dated 13-19 April 1974). The performance on 16 March 1974 is reviewed in OPERA May 1974 p.450. The highlights issued on the Legato label are included as a «filler» with the recording of La bohème given by La Scala in Washington (1976)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Fiordiligi - Montserrat Caballé
Dorabella - Janet Baker
Despina - Ileana Cotrubas
Ferrando - Nicolai Gedda
Guglielmo - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Don Alfonso - Richard Van Allan
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 025 {4LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 055 (1978)ª;; Philips 422 542-4 (1992)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 633-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 422 542-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Le nozze di Figaro +Don Giovanni) {9CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1975 p.1543 [SS]; June 1975 p.22 [SIR]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; April 1987 p. [HF]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.347
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma
Ines - Ileana Cotrubas
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Black Disc; - Decca D 96D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London OSA 13113 {3LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K96K33 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 038-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1926 [EG]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; October 1990 p. [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.36 [KH]
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Opéra International - December 1990 p.70
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo
Marcello - Rolando Panerai
Colline - Paolo Washington
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi
Benoit - Federico Davià
Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese
Parpignol - Saverio Porzano
Sergente dei doganieri - Giuseppe Morresi
Un doganiere - Carlo Forti
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 042 {2LPS}
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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 La Scala (January 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.475)In the Estro Armonico catalogue the date of this performance is given as 7 December 1974, but this must be incorrect as Fidelio was performed at La Scalaon that date
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Elena Zilio
Alfredo Germont - Alfredo Kraus
Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli
Gastone - Norman Paige
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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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 Chicago Lyric Opera
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo
Marcello - Angelo Romero
Colline - Paolo Washington
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1995 (1990)ª
Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 201-202 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 248-2 {2CDRS}
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:-
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.63 [JS]
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Comments:- A recording of a performance given in Washington by the company of La Scala (September 1976, see OPERA December 1976 p.1112)
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Adina - Ileana Cotrubas
Nemorino - Plácido Domingo
Dulcamara - Geraint Evans
Belcore - Ingvar Wixell
Giannetta - Lilian Watson
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34585 {3LPS} {USA) (1978)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79210 {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40-79210 (UK)
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79210 {2CDS} (UK) (1990)ª; Sony Classical M2K 34585 {2CDS}; Sony Classical CSCR 8074-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª; Sony Classical S2K 96458 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1977 p.885 [AB]; December 1977 p.1149 [AB]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; March 1990 p.[AML]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.24 [KH]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.114-115 [BR]
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Diapason - 1977 No.221 p.62
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American Record Guide - August 1978 p.11
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Chorus - Choeur de la Radio de la Suisse Romande
Celia - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Fileno - Tonny Landy
Amarantha - Frederica Von Stade
Perrucchetto - Alan Titus
Nerina - Ileana Cotrubas
Lindoro - Luigi Alva
Melibeo - Maurizio Mazzieri
Diana - Kari Lövaas
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 028 {4LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 432 430-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Philips 473 476-2 (+Armida +Orlando paladino +La vera costanza) {10CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fedeltà premiata by Joseph Haydn are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.19; CELLETTI p.328; GIUDICI p.299 (2) p.520
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1976 p.466 [SS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; January 1977 p.1132 [JBS]; June 1993 p.99
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HiFi News & Record Review - November 1993 p.87
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.2 November-December 1993 p.266
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchesra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Louise - Ileana Cotrubas
Julien - Plácido Domingo
La Mère - Jane Berbié
Le Père - Gabriel Bacquier
Le Noctambule - Michel Sénéchal
Le Pape de Fous - Michel Sénéchal
Irma - Lyliane Guitton
Camille - Eliane Manchet
Blanche - Lesley Reid
Marguerite - Joyce Jarvis
Gertrude - Shirley Minty
Madeleine - Antonia Butler
Suzanne - Maryetta Midgley
Elise - Lynda Richardson
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34207 {3LPS} (USA); *CBS 79302 {3LPS} (UK) (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 46429 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Sony Classical S3K-46429 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.643 [LS]; March 1977 p.1435 [SIR] April 1977 p.1529 [JBS] June 1991 p. [LS]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.134
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Madame Herz - Ruth Welting
Mademoiselle Silberklang - Ileana Cotrubas
Vogelsang - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Buff - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc; - Philips 9500 011 {1LP} (+Lo Sposo Deluso) (1976)ª
Compact Disc - Philips 422 536-2PME2
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Recordings of Der Schauspieldirector by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.521; PENGUIN p.254
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1977 p.1312 [AB]; October 1977 p.504 [JBS]; April 1992 p.159
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.11 [HFT]
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Comments:- There is no dialogue
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Eugenia - Felicity Palmer
Bettina - Ileana Cotrubas
Pulcherio - Robert Tear
Don Asdrubale - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Bocconio - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc; - Philips 9500 011 {1LP} (+Der Schauspieldirektor) (1976)ª
Compact Disc - Philips 422 539-2PME
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lo sposo deluso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.524
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1977 p.1312 [AB]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; May 1992 p.110
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.11 [HFT]
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Opernwelt - 2/Februar 1992 S.56
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Comments:- A fragment orchestrated by Erik Smith
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Desborough School Choir
Suor Angelica - Renata Scotto
La Zia Principessa - Marilyn Horne
La Badessa - Patricia Payne
La Zelatrice - Gillian Knight
La Maestra delle novizie - Ann Howard
Suor Genovieffa - Ileana Cotrubas
Suor Osmina - Doreen Cryer
Suor Dolcina - Margaret Cable
La Sorella Infermiera - Elizabeth Bainbridge
La Cercatrice 1 - Shirley Minty
La Cercatrice 2 - Gloria Jennings
Una novizia - Della Jones
La conversa 1 - Ursula Connors
La conversa 2 - Amy Gunson
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Black Disc - Columbia M 34505 {1LP} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» {1LP} 76570 (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS) (UK)
Compact Disc - Columbia M3K 35912 (Trittico) {3CDS} (USA); *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico) {3CDS} (UK)
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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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1977 p.1594 [EG]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; August 1978 p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1976-77(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Stefania Malagù
Annina - Helena Jungwirth
Alfredo Germont - Plácido Domingo
Giorgio Germont - Sherrill Milnes
Gastone - Walter Gullino
Dottore Grenvil - Giovanni Foiani
Barone Douphol - Bruno Grella
Marchese d'Obigny - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Black Disc; - *DG 2707 103 {2LPS} (1977)ª;; Hungaroton SLPX 12164-12165 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - DG 3370 024 (1978)ª;; DG 447 777-4
Compact Disc; - DG 415 132-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; DG 477 0772 {2SACDS} (2004)ª; DG «Originals» 477 7155 {2CDS} (2007)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 - November 1977 p.894 [AB]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; August 1978 p.380 [IM]; March 1986 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.99 [KH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]
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Diapason - No.551 S octobre 2007 p.126 [ED]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.191 febbraio 2005 pp.87-88 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.83 [MCP]
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Comments:- See «My First Forty Year» by Plácido Domingo pp.115-116
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1976?(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi
Lauretta - Ileana Cotrubas
Zita - Anna Di Stasio
Rinuccio - Plácido Domingo
Gherardo - Florindo Andreolli
Nella - Scilly Fortunato
Gherardino - Alvaro Domingo
Betto di Signa - Alfredo Mariotti
Simone - Giancarlo Luccardi
Marco - Carlo Del Bosco
Ciesca - Stefania Malagù
Spinelloccio - Leo Pudis
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Black Disc - CBS «Masterworks» 76563 {1LP} (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS) (UK); Columbia M 34534 {1LP} (USA)
Compact Disc - *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico); CBS M3K 35912 (Trittico)
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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 - May 1977 p.1729 [EG]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; August 1978 p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.40 [KH]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - José van Dam
Susanna - Ileana Cotrubas
Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause
Contessa Almaviva - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Jules Bastin
Basilio - Heinz Zednik
Curzio - Kurt Equiluz
Antonio - Zoltán Kéléman
Barbarina - Janet Perry
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers NOZ 197701 {3CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
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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 Vienna State Opera (May 1977). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1965-2005» by Andreas Láng S.168-S.169. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 17 May 1977, but according to John Hunt Karajan conducted Figaro on 10, 14, 18 May 1997, but not on 17 May («the concert register of herbert von karajan - philharmonic autocrat» p.293).
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Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI:7/11/77;Domingo)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Ileana Cotrubas
Duca di Mantova - Plácido Domingo
Sparafucile - Justino Díaz
Maddalena - Isola Jones
Giovanna - Ariel Bybee
Monterone - John Cheek
Marullo - Robert Goodloe
Borsa - James Atherton
Conte di Ceprano - Philip Booth
Contessa di Ceprano - Loretta Di Franco
Un paggio - Alma Jean Smith
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DVD (Video) - *DG 073 093-9 (2004)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.275-276 [RT]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.70 [GE]
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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.95 [AT]
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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.142 [MP]
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International Record Review - November 2004 pp.38-39 [IJ]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.99 [CC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.93 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (7 November 1977; see OPERA February 1978 pp.140-141).
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Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;3/12/77;Shicoff)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Ileana Cotrubas
Duca di Mantova - Neil Shicoff
Sparafucile - Justino Díaz
Maddalena - Isola Jones
Giovanna - Ariel Bybee
Monterone - Vern Shinall
Marullo - Robert Goodloe
Borsa - James Atherton
Conte di Ceprano - Philip Booth
Contessa di Ceprano - Loretta Di Franco
Un paggio - Alma Jean Smith
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 197702 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1977). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Carmen - Teresa Berganza
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Ileana Cotrubas
Escamillo - Sherrill Milnes
Frasquita - Yvonne Kenny
Mercédès - Alicia Nafé
Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison
Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson
Moralès - Stuart Harling
Zuninga - Robert Lloyd
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Black Disc - DG 2709 083 {3LPS}; DG 2740192; Hungaroton SLPXL 12230-12232 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3371 040; DG 427 885-4
Compact Disc; - DG 419 636-2 {3CDS}; DG 477 534-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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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 - October 1978 p.728 [AB]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]
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Diapason - No.234 1978
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American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]
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International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg
Mitridate - Werner Hollweg
Aspasia - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Sifare - Edita Gruberova
Farnace - Agnes Baltsa
Ismene - Ileana Cotrubas
Marzio - David Kuebler
Arbate - Christine Weidinger
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Black Disc - DG 2740 180 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Philips 422 529-2PME3 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Mitridate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.506; GIUDICI p.401 (2) p.697; MET(VID) p.146
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1978 p.1459 [SS]; February 1992 p.77
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.6 July/August 1978 p.55 [JY]
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Musica (Milano) - N.113 Anno 23 agosto-settembre 1999 p.92 [SH]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Mozarteum, Salzburg (January 1977)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Leila - Ileana Cotrubas
Nadir - Alain Vanzo
Zurga - Guillermo Sarabia
Nourabad - Roger Soyer
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5113 {2LPS} (1978)ª;; Angel SBLX 3856 {2LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5115; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4721 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4721 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 5 72233-2 {2CDS}; EMI 5857642 {2CDS} (2004)ª; EMI «Classics» 367702-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1925 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; October 1991 p. [JBS]
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Fanfare - September/October 1978 Vol.2 No.1 p.32 [LJB]; Vol.28 No.3 January/ February 2005 pp.90-91 [BB]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.85-87 [JM]
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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.57 [PC]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.75 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.125 [DVM]
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Conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Goffredo - Paul Esswood
Almirena - Ileana Cotrubas
Rinaldo - Carolyn Watkinson
Eustazio - Charles Brett
Argante - Ulrik Cold
Armida - Jeanette Scovotti
A Christian Magician - Armand Arapian
A Herald - Armand Arapian
A Siren - Marie Françoise Jacquelin
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Black Disc - Columbia M3-34592 {3LPS} (USA); *CBS «Masterworks» 79308 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40 79308
Compact Disc - Sony «Masterworks» SM3K 34 592 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.29; CELLETTI p.318; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.72 p.92; PENGUIN p.141 GIUDICI p.283 (2) p.480; Opera News July 1996 p.283; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.68-69
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1977 p.885 [RF]; February 1978 p.1473 [AB]; March 1978 p.1634 [SIR]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.143
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.57
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.183-188 [CJT]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.52
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Diapason - No.436 avril 1997 p.86
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.126 [DC]
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.122 [JWB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.210 mai 1997 p.90 [CFD]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.34
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Schaunard - Dale Duesing
Marcello - Brent Ellis
Colline - Samuel Ramey
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Julia Mignes(-Johnson)
Benoit - Federico Davià
Alcindoro - Federico Davià
Parpignol - David Eisler
Sergente dei doganieri - John Del Carlo
Un doganiere - David Rohrbaugh
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Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven C 2119 {2CDRS}
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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 in The War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (10 November 1978). See OPERA February 1979 pp.154-155. According to LOH's catalogue the recording is a «bit noisy». The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Matteo Manuguerra
Gilda - Ileana Cotrubas
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Tugomir Franc
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers RIG 197801 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (10 March 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Doris Linser
Annina - Helena Jungwirth
Alfredo Germont - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Giorgio Germont - Renato Bruson
Gastone - Friedrich Lenz
Dottore Grenvil - Max Proebstl
Barone Douphol - Hans Wilbrink
Marchese d'Obigny - Erich Auer
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60009 {2CDS} (2001)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 publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.97 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 June 1978). The Golden Melodram CDs are listed in CLASSICAL EXPRESS March 2001 p.7.
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Eric Tappy
Papageno - Christian Boesch
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - José van Dam
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Martti Talvela
Monostatos - Rémy Corazza
Papagena - Elisabeth Kales
1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal
2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches
Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar
Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt
Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Peter Weber
Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03362
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3260
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (28 July 1978). This performance was broadcast on many radio stations including BBC Radio 3 (21 December 1978; see Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 December 1978 p.68).
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Mozarteum-Orchester (Salzburg)
Chorus - Salzburger Kammerchor
Ozia - Peter Schreier
Giuditta - Hanna Schwarz
Amital - Ileana Cotrubas
Achior - Walter Berry
Cabri - Gabriele Fuchs
Carmi - Margarita Zimmermann
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Black Disc - DG 2740 198 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Philips «Mozart Edition» 422 522-2 (collection) {6CDS}
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Recordings of La Betulia liberata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.447
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1978 p.1453 [SS]; October 1979 p.587 [JBS]; April 1992 p.133 [CH]
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Gürzenich Orchester (Köln)
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Peter - Siegmund Nimsgern
Gertrud - Christa Ludwig
Hänsel - Frederica Von Stade
Gretel - Ileana Cotrubas
Die Knusperhexe - Elisabeth Söderström
Sandmännchen - Kiri Te Kanawa
Taumännchen - Ruth Welting
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Black Disc; - Columbia M2 35898 {2LPS} (USA) (1980)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79321 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS 40-79217 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79217 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Sony Classical «Masterworks» MK2K 79217 {2CDS} Sony Classical S2K 96455 {2CDS} +1xCD-ROM (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.703 [LS] ; December 1979 p.1077 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS]; February 1980 p.1302 [GH]; November 1988 p. [EG]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.149 [GJ]
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American Record Guide - March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.28 [DA]
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Stereophile - October 1988 (Vol.11 No.10) p.169
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International Record Review - February 2007 p.23 [RP]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - José van Dam
Susanna - Ileana Cotrubas
Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause
Contessa Almaviva - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Jules Bastin
Basilio - Heinz Zednik
Curzio - Kurt Equiluz
Antonio - Zoltán Kéléman
Barbarina - Christine Barbaux
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Black Disc; - Decca D132D4 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSA 1443 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K132K42 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 421 125-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Decca «Grand Opera» 455 059-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 467 067-2 {3CDS} (France) (2000)ª; Decca 475 7045 {3CDS} (2006)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.513 [SS]; October 1979 p.587 [JBS] December 1979 p.1065 [JB], p.1077 [SIR]; July 1988 p.197 [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]
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Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.90 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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American Record Guide - June 1980 Vol.43 No.8 p.27 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.69 (mention): No.138 septembre 2000 p.73 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.52 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.85 [JR]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.246 septembre 2000 p.109 [GG]
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Giorgio Giorgetti
Marcello - Piero Cappuccilli
Colline - Evgeny Nesterenko
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Lucia Popp
Benoit - Claudio Giombi
Alcindoro - Alfredo Giacomotti
Parpignol - Saverio Porzano
Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Meliciani
Un doganiere - Regolo Romani
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Compact Disc; - Exclusive EX 92T01-02 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2MCD 011 240 (+Highlights cond. Schippers) {2CDS} (2001)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 publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.221 [HF]; Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 p.194 [BR]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.93 [TF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1979; see OPERA July 1979 p.702 The Legendary Recordings LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Giorgio Giorgetti
Marcello - Lorenzo Saccomani
Colline - Evgeny Nesterenko
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Lucia Popp
Benoit - Claudio Giombi
Alcindoro - Alfredo Giacomotti
Parpignol - Saverio Porzano
Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Meliciani
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 162-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00735
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50038 {2CDS} (1999)ª
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2144 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1126 (NTSC) Lyric Distribution Incorporatred #PV 109-90 (PAL)
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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 La Scala. La bohème was performed at La Scala with this cast on 27 and 30 March 1979. A recording of the performance on 24 March 1979, in which Piero Cappuccilli sang the role of Marcello, was issued on CD by Exclusive and by Myto, and is listed separately. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Schaunard - John Rawnsley
Marcello - Jonathan Summers
Colline - Gwynne Howell
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Sona Ghazarian
Benoit - John Dobson
Alcindoro - Eric Garrett
Parpignol - Robert Bowman
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00737
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60004 {2CDS} (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 384 (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6075
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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 publications:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.268 [MM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.50, p.52 [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.94 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (November 1979; see OPERA January 1980 p.86; ORPHEUS Februar 1980 S.115-S.117). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Pasquale - Geraint Evans
Norina - Ileana Cotrubas
Malatesta - Jonathan Summers
Ernesto - Stuart Burrows
Un notaio - John Dobson
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4575
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 January 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 20-26 January 1979 p.25.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tamino - Robin Leggate
Papageno - Thomas Allen
Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat
Sprecher - Donald McIntyre
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Robert Lloyd
Monostatos - Paul Crook
Papagena - Lilian Watson
1er Geharnischter - Alberto Remedios
2er Geharnischter - Roderick Kennedy
Erste Dame - Lorna Haywood
Zweite Dame - Ann Murray
Dritte Dame - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Erster Knabe - Bruce Knight
Zweiter Knabe - Stephen Pusey
Dritter Knabe - Dominic Martinex
Erster Priester - Adrian Martin
Zweiter Priester - Malcolm King
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Open Reel Tape - mr.tape 4652
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (19 February 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue Dated 17-23 February 1979 p.33).
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Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Eric Tappy
Papageno - Christian Boesch
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - José van Dam
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Martti Talvela
Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann
Papagena - Elisabeth Kales
1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal
2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches
Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar
Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt
Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Peter Weber
Zweiter Priester - Peter Weber
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (19 August 1979). A performance at the 1979 Salzburg Festival was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 December 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 22 December 1979 - 4 January 1980 p.49.
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Piero Cappuccilli
Gilda - Ileana Cotrubas
Duca di Mantova - Plácido Domingo
Sparafucile - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Maddalena - Elena Obraztsova
Giovanna - Hanna Schwarz
Monterone - Kurt Moll
Marullo - Luigi De Corato
Borsa - Walter Gullino
Conte di Ceprano - Dirk Sagemuller
Contessa di Ceprano - Olive Fredricks
Un paggio - Audrey Michael
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Black Disc; - *DG 2740 225 (2531 234 - 2531 236) {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 054 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 415 288-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; DG «The Originals» 457 753-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; *Real Time Music «Ten Hits of Opera» 76 CDM 1212-1/2 {2CDS} (China)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1980 p.541 [AB] November 1980 p. [RO]; January 1981 p.939 [JBS] November 1985 p. [RO]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.384 [RVL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]
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American Record Guide - May 1981 Vol.44 No.7 p.49 [SNK]: September 1981 Vol.44 No.10 p.60 (letter): November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.230 [LM]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.93 [SP]
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Répertoire - No.124 mai 1999 p.36 (mention) [CH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.98 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded in September 1979 (See «My First Forty Years» pp.129-130. See also GRAMOPHONE September 1980 p.319
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1979?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Béatrice - Yvonne Minton
Bénédict - Plácido Domingo
Héro - Ileana Cotrubas
Ursule - Nadine Denize
Claudio - Roger Soyer
Somarone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Don Pedro - John Macurdy
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Black Disc; - DG 2707 130 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 577-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª
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Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1982 p.73 [JW] July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; September 1996 p.102
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.70
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 pp.73-74
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.74
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Comments:- There is no dialogue, but instead a narration read by Geneviève Page
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Bodo Brinkmann
Marcello - Wolfgang Brendel
Colline - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Judy Conwell
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 390 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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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 in the Nationaltheater, Munich (30 November 1980; see Tenorissimo website). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta
Chorus - Coro
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Schaunard - Martín Grijalba
Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero
Colline - Malcolm King
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Nancy Shade
Benoit - Rafael Castejón
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2490 (1991)ª; House of Opera ALD 2490
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 198001 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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 Madrid Opera Festival (27 May 1980; see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 p.113). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor James Levine - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Eric Tappy
Papageno - Christian Boesch
Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat
Sprecher - José van Dam
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Martti Talvela
Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann
Papagena - Elisabeth Kales
1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal
2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches
Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar
Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt
Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr
Erster Knabe - Markus Huber
Zweiter Knabe - Thomas Paulsen
Dritter Knabe - Christian Baumgartner
Erster Priester - Peter Weber
Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche
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Black Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» CTS 4124 {4LPS} (USA) (1981)ª; RCA RL 03728 {4LPS} (UK) (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» 84586 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Sony RCA «Masterworks Opera» 82876 87760-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.753 [AB] ; October 1989 p. [SS]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 pp.145-148 [PH]; Vol.31 No.3 January/ February 2008 pp.198-199 [CW]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.151 [KM]
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo
Olympia - Luciana Serra
Giulietta - Agnes Baltsa
Antonia - Ileana Cotrubas
Coppélius - Geraint Evans
Dapertutto - Siegmund Nimsgern
Miracle - Nicola Ghiuselev
Nicklaus - Claire Powell
Spalanzani - Robert Tear
Frantz - Bernard Dickerson
Schlemil - Phillip Gelling
Crespil - Gwynne Howell
Andres - Paul Crook
Cochenille - Paul Crook
Pitichinacchio - Francis Egerton
La Mère d'Antonia - Phyllis Cannan
Lindorf - Robert Lloyd
Stella - Deanne Bergsma
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-19392-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1321 2 (BETA TXH 90 1321 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle CVI 2045(PAL); Warner - NVC Arts 0630 19392-3 (PAL) (1997)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 - July 1983 p.131 [AB, JB]; December 1997 p.144 [AB]; December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.51 [IW]; Mai+Juni 2004 S.75-S.76 [IW]
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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.126 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.95 [MA]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.99 [MSR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.69 [EE]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded at Covent Garden. See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» October 11 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Oberon - James Bowman
Tytania - Ileana Cotrubas
Puck - Damien Nash
Thesius - Lieuwe Visser
Hippolyta - Claire Powell
Lysander - Ryland Davies
Demetrius - Dale Duesing
Hermia - Cynthia Buchan
Helena - Felicity Lott
Bottom - Curt Applegren
Quince - Roger Bryson
Flute - Patrick Power
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Laser Disc; - Pioneer PILC 1103 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª; Pioneer PILC 9017 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
DVD (Video) - Warner NVC Arts 0630 16911-2 (2004)ª; Kultur DVD 1411 (USA) (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Kultur 1411 (NTSC) (USA); Castle Vision CVI 2008 (PAL) Warner NVC Arts 0630 16911-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; PENGUIN p.41; MET(VID) p.37; Opera Now May 1995 p.60; GIUDICI p.107 (2) p.169; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio p.99
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 2004 pp.1530-1531 [GH]
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Opera News - October 1995 p.61
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.255 [MF]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.34
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.303
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.99
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.3
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.21
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International Record Review - January 2005 p.82 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Glyndebourne Festival Theatre before an audience(24 August 1981)
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Conductor Manfred Ramin - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amina - Ileana Cotrubas
Elvino - Dennis O'Neill
Rodolfo - Robert Lloyd
Lisa - Elizabeth Gale
Alessio - Roderick Earle
Notaro - John Dobson
Teresa - Phyllis Cannan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02501
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 November 1981). This was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 November 1981 p.56). The performance on 2 November 1981 is reviewed in OPERA January 1982 pp.85-87.
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Conductor James Levine - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Ileana Cotrubas
Flora Bervoix - Ariel Bybee
Annina - Geraldine Decker
Alfredo Germont - Plácido Domingo
Giorgio Germont - Cornell MacNeil
Gastone - Dana Talley
Dottore Grenvil - William Fleck
Barone Douphol - John Darrenkamp
Marchese d'Obigny - Julien Robbins
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TRA 198101 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 (28 March 1981). «This performance was telecast directly to Europe». See OPERA May 1981 pp.538-539 and also June 1981 pp.611-612. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Christian Boesch
Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Kurt Rydl
Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann
Papagena - Gudrun Sieber
Erste Dame - Edda Moser
Zweite Dame - Ann Murray
Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPMFC (2007)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.321-322 [JK]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 pp.82-83 [JR]
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Comments:- Video recording of an abridged version for children in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (26 August 1982). The concept and script by Christian Boesch was based on a production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and the performance is presented by Boesch and Ponnelle.
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Neil Shicoff
Schaunard - John Rawnsley
Marcello - Thomas Allen
Colline - Gwynne Howell
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Marilyn Zschau
Benoit - Brian Donlan
Alcindoro - John Gibbs
Parpignol - Daniel McCoshan
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 565 {2CDRS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1117-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-82-028 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner DVD 4509 99222-2 (2000)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1320 2 (BETA TXH 90 1320 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle Vision CVI 2014(PAL); Warner NVC Arts 4509 99222-3 (PAL) (1997)ª
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1983 p.131 [AB, JB] ; December 1997 p.144 [AB]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.94 (mention) [RF]
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Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 p.59 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.474 octobre 2000 p.62 (DVD)
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 pp.99-100 [MSR]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.78
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.70 [EE]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.68 (DVD) [LT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.6 avril 2006 p.76 [JP]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (16 February 1982). For a review of a performance on 4 February 1982 see OPERA April 1982 p.417. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000» and those issued by Premiere in their list «Latest Releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003». It is possible (probable?) that the recording is the soundtrack of the video recording
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Idomeneo - Luciano Pavarotti
Idamante - Frederica Von Stade
Arbace - John Alexander
Ilia - Ileana Cotrubas
Elettra - Hildegard Behrens
Gran Sacerdote - Timothy Jenkins
La Voce - Richard J Clark
Due cretesi - Loretta Di Franco
- Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Due troiani - Charles Anthony
- James Courtney
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-85-134 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4234 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 p.333 [MHF]
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Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.67 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.162-165 [MOL]; Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.123-125 [MOL]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.64
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.116 [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.302-305 [DF]
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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (6 November 1982)
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Christian Boesch
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - Walter Berry
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Martti Talvela
Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann
Papagena - Gudrun Sieber
1er Geharnischter - William Lewis
2er Geharnischter - Kurt Rydl
Erste Dame - Edda Moser
Zweite Dame - Ann Murray
Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Peter Weber
Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW-CLOPMF (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.281-282 [BB]
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International Record Review - January 2006 pp.14-15 [NS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.291 [RVL]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival.
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Manon - Ileana Cotrubas
Poussette - Ghyslaine Raphanel
Javotte - Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Rosette - Martine Mahé
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Alfredo Kraus
Lescaut - Gino Quilico
Le Compte des Grieux - José van Dam
Guillot de Morfontaine - Charles Burles
De Brétigny - Jean-Marie Frémeau
L'Hôtelier - Jacques Loreau
La Servante - Malvina de Courcelles
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 1731413 (HMV ASD 1731411-1731421-1731431) {3LPS} (1983)ª; Angel DSCX-3946
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 1731415 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49610 2 {3CDS} (1988)ª;; Angel 49610 {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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.674 [LS]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 [JBS] November 1988 p. [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.114
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.86 [DRV]
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Alzira - Ileana Cotrubas
Zamoro - Francisco Araiza
Gusmano - Renato Bruson
Zuma - Sofia Lis
Ovando - Donald George
Ataliba - Daniel Bonilla
Otumbo - Alexandru Ionita
Alvaro - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
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Black Disc - *Orfeo S 057832 H {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Orfeo M 057832 H
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 057832 H {2CDS}
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Recordings of Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1984 p.909 [AB]; June 1984 pp.80-81 [SIR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.179-181 [WH]
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Conductor Eugene Kohn - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Neil Shicoff
Schaunard - Allan Glassman
Marcello - Brian Schexnayder
Colline - John Cheek
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Barbara Daniels
Benoit - Ara Berberian
Alcindoro - Ara Berberian
Parpignol - Arthur Apy
Sergente dei doganieri - Glenn Bater
Un doganiere - Herman Marcus
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 (14 January 1984). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Luis Lima
Filippo II - Robert Lloyd
Rodrigo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Il Grande Inquisitore - Joseph Rouleau
Un Frate - Matthew Best
Elisabetta di Valois - Ileana Cotrubas
La principessa Eboli - Bruna Baglioni
Tebaldo - Patricia Parker
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Alan Jones
Una voce dal cielo - Lola Biagioni
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DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 505 1011 02422-1 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Opera CVI 2033 (PAL); Home Vision DON01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1986 p.40 (video) [RM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 (video) [RL]
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 pp.118-119 [MP]
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International Record Review - March 2006 p.79 (DVD) [HC]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.112 (video)
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.118 (DVD) [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.88 marzo 2006 pp.85-86 [FGR]
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Faust - Neil Shicoff
Méphistophélès - Ruggero Raimondi
Marguerite - Ileana Cotrubas
Valentin - Franz Grundheber
Siébel - Rachel Joselson
Marthe - Olive Fredricks
Wagner - Ude Krekow
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAUS 198501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
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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 Hamburg State Opera (13 October 1985; see ORPHEUS November 1985 S.865-S.866). 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 Adám Fischer - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Ileana Cotrubas
Tonio - Matteo Manuguerra
Beppe - Heinz Zednik
Silvio - Wolfgang Schöne
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 287 {1CDR} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1179-1 {1CDR} (2004)ª; Orfeo C 7560818 {1CD} (2008)ª
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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; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.88 [MA]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.77 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (6 June 1985; see ORPHEUS September 1985 S.715-S.716).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Magda de Civry - Ileana Cotrubas
Ruggero Lastouc - Barry McCauley
Ramblado Fernandez - William Stone
Lisette - Sunny Joy Langton
Prunier - Gregory Kunde
Yvette - Sandra Moon
Bianca - Catherine Stoltz
Suzy - Robynne Redmon
Perichaud - Mark S. Doss
Gobin - Donald Kaasch
Crebillon - Stefan Szkafarowsky
Georgette - Valerie de Bartolo
Gabriella - Dolly Nevada Hand
Lolette - Joy Graham
Maggiordomo - David Gregory Berg
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers RON 198501 {2CDS} (Canada)
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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (18 December 1985). The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Gabor Otvös - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Simon Boccanegra - Renato Bruson
Jacopo Fiesco - Cesare Siepi
Amelia Grimaldi - Ileana Cotrubas
Gabriele Adorno - Taro Ichihara
Paolo Albiani - Enric Serra
Pietro - Antonio Zerbini
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1943-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (8 March 1986; see OPERA May 1986 p.573). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» dated Wed. November 16 2005.
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Conductor Lothar Zagrosek - 1986(RA)
Orchestra - ORF-Symphonie-Orchester (Wien)
Chorus - Chor des Osterreichischen Rundfunks (Wien)
Paride - Franco Bonisolli
Elena - Ileana Cotrubas
Amore - Sylvia Greenberg
Pallade - Gabriele Fontana
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Black Disc; - Orfeo S 118 843 F {3LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 118842 H {2CDS}
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Recordings of Paride ed Elena by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.65; CELLETTI p.291; PENGUIN p.111; GIUDICI p.261; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1987 p. [SS]
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Orpheus - April 1987 S.315-S.316 [AHC]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.149-151 [GJ]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Fabrizio Vingradito - Carlos Feller
Lucia - Nucci Condò
Giannetto - David Kuebler
Ninetta - Ileana Cotrubas
Fernando Villabella - Brent Ellis
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Alberto Rinaldi
Pippo - Elena Zilio
Isacco - Erlingur Vigfusson
Antonio - Eberhard Katz
Giorgio - Klaus Bruch
Ernesto - Ulrich Hielscher
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Laser Disc - Pioneer Classics PC 94 032 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 102 203 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Virgin VVD 345 (PAL); Castle Communications (PAL); Kultur 0051 (NTSC)
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Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2007 p.96 [JBS]
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Opera News - February 17 1996 p.51
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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.64; September+Oktober 2007 S.67 [GH]
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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.137 [MP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 pp.117-118 [PT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.81 [PC]
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos de Lisbona
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Ileana Cotrubas
Sophie - Elsa Saque
Albert - Jorge Vaz de Carvalho
Le Bailli - José de Freitas
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5728 (2006)ª
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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
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (April or May 1990). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.138 juillet-aoüt 1990 pp.50-51.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española