(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1955(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georges Sébastian*
2 1956(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Jean Trick*
3 1956(LI) - Pénélope by Gabriel Fauré - Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht*
4 1958(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
5 1958(STU) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Pierre Dervaux*
6 1959(LI) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Igor Markevitch*
7 1959(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Leopold Ludwig*
8 195?(RE) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Désiré-Emile Ingh..*
9 1960(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
10 1960(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Georges Prêtre*
11 1961(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Heinz Wallberg*
12 1961(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Edward Downes*
13 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
14 1962(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
15 1962(LI) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Pierre Monteux*
16 1962(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Lorin Maazel*
17 1962(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Felice Cillario*
18 1963(LI) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Jean Fournet**
19 1963(SE) - Hérodiade by Jules Massenet - Georges Prêtre*
20 1964(LE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Sébastian*
21 1964(LE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Sébastian*
22 1964(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Eugen Jochum*
23 1964(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Norman Del Mar*
24 1964(LI) - Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Georges Sébastian*
25 1964(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Joseph Rosenstock*
26 1964(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Bruno Bartoletti*
27 1964(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Silvio Varviso*
28 1965(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Bruno Bartoletti*
29 1965(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Jean Fournet*
30 1965(LI;17/4/65) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*
31 1965(LI;3/4/65) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*
32 1965(SE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
33 1965(SE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
34 1965(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
35 1966(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Georges Sébastian*
36 1966(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Georges Prêtre*
37 1966(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
38 1966(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
39 1967(LE) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Nello Santi*
40 1967(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
41 1968(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Zubin Mehta*
42 1968/69(STU) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
43 1969(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
44 1969(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
45 1969(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Leopold Ludwig*
46 1972(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Sarah Caldwell*
47 1972(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Martin Rich*
48 1974(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Alain Lombard*
49 1975(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Henry Lewis*
50 1975(STU) - Vie parisienne (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson*
51 1976(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Kenneth Schermerhorn*
52 1976(STU) - Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson*
53 1976(STU) - Périchole (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Alain Lombard*
54 1978(STU) - Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet - Kazimierz Kord*
55 1978?(LI) - Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson*
56 1979(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Richard Bonynge**
57 1980(LI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Jean-Pierre Marty*
58 1981(LI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Julius Rudel*
59 1982(LI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Henry Lewis*
60 1983(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Woldemar Nelsson*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Otello - José Luccioni
Desdemona - Régine Crespin
Iago - René Bianco
Cassio - Louis Rialland
Rodrigo - Camille Rouquetty
Lodovico - Pierre Savignol
Montano - André Philippe
Emilia - Simone Couderc
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 186 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.67 [GH]
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Opéra Magazine - No.11 octobre 2006 p.75 [JP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (7 October 1955). The opera was performed in a French version by Camille du Locle and Arrigo Boito.
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Conductor Jean Trick - 1956(LE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Régine Crespin
Iago - René Bianco
Cassio - Francis Dresse
Emilia - Josée Davy
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 3272 {1CDR} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Marseille Opera (March 1956). The cast also includes Hemry Rabanit. See «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» p.837. The CDRs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «July 2008 Update».
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Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeurs de la Radio Television Française
Pénélope - Régine Crespin
Euryclée - Christiane Gayraud
Alkandre - Geneviève Macaux
Phylo - Nicole Robin
Melantho - Françoise Ogéas
Cléone - Madeleine Gagnard
Ulysse - Raoul Jobin
Antinous - Joseph Peyron
Eurymaque - Robert Massard
Eumée - André Vessières
Pisandre - Pierre Germain
Ctésipe - Bernard Demigny
Léodès - Michel Hamel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 324 {1LP} (1965)ª; Discoreale DR 10012-10014 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32447-32448 {2CDS}; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD ROM) (1999)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.634 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pénélope by Gabriel Fauré are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 256; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.125; PENGUIN p.90
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.598 [LS]
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Opera - March 2007 pp.353-355 [ML]
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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]
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Opéra International - No.37 mars 1981 p.52 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris (24 May 1956)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Titurel - Josef Greindl
Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines
Parsifal - Hans Beirer
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Régine Crespin
Alto Stimme - Maria von Ilosvay
Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann
Knappe 2 - Ursula Böse
Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch
Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lotte Schädle
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hildegard Schünemann
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Gertraud Prenzlow
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Fritz Uhl
Ritter 2 - Donald Bell
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0058 {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 p.72 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.500 février 2003 pp.119=120 [ED]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.88 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival.
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Le Marquis de la Force - Xavier Depraz
Blanche de la Force - Denise Duval
Le Chevalier de la Force - Paul Finel
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Denise Scharley
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Régine Crespin
Mère Marie - Rita Gorr
Mère Jeanne - Janine Fourrier
Soeur Constance - Liliane Berton
Soeur Matilde - Gisèle Desmoutiers
L'Aumonier - Louis Rialland
Le Geôlier - René Bianco
Premier Commissaire - Raphael Romagnoni
Deuxième Commissaire - Charles Paul
Thierry - Michel Forel
M.Javelinot - Max Conti
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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître FALP 523-525 (1959)ª;; Angel 3585 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª; EMI Pathé Marconi 2 163-12801/3 {3LPS} (France) (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49331-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Poulenc Edition» CMS 5 66843-2 (collection) {5CDS} (1998)ª; EMI CMS 5 67135-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 751-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1959 p.509; March 1962 p.460; August 1983 p.266 [LS] July 1988 p. [AB]; January 1999 p.90 [PO'C]; July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.176-177 [JK]
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American Record Guide - April 1959 Vol.25 No.8 p.502 [AH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 pp.54-55 [JH]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1999 p.72 (mention) [PG]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.88 [RN]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrerp 2000 pp.92-93 [LB]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.86 [VJ]
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Conductor Igor Markevitch - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de la R.T.F.
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Ernest Blanc
Marguerite - Régine Crespin
Brander - Louis Morin
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 202 - Opera from Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Festival de Montreux (24 September 1959)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Elisabeth Söderström
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka
Faninal - Willy Ferenz
Valzacchi - John Kentish
Annina - Nancy Evans
Ein Sänger - William McAlpine
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Elizabeth Crook
Polizeikommissar - Hervey Alan
Der Wirt - Duncan Robertson
Ein Notar - Derick Davies
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Duncan Robertson
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - John Dobson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1346-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (May or June 1959; see OPERA July 1959 pp.433-436). The performance on 7 June 1959 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 7-13 1959 p.23). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 195?(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de l'O.R.T.F.
Fiordiligi - Régine Crespin
Dorabella - Jacqueline Delusseux
Ferrando - Michel Hamel
Guglielmo - Pierre Germain
Don Alfonso - Jean Cussac
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.595 (+Iphigénie en Tauride - Sébastian) {2CDS} (2004)ª
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
Comments:- This recording is a «filler» on the CDs which carry the recording of Iphigénie en Tauride conducted by Georges Sébastian.
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - David Ward
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Hans Beirer
Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger
Kundry - Régine Crespin
Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert
Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann
Knappe 2 - Ruth Hesse
Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch
Knappe 4 - Herold Kraus
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Blumenmädchen 2 - Gundula Janowitz
Blumenmädchen 3 - Claudia Hellmann
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Elisabeth Witzmann
Blumenmädchen 6 - Ruth Hesse
Ritter 1 - Wilfried Krug
Ritter 2 - Theo Adam
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 018 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 603 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Gala GL 100655 {4CDS}
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [MT]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (5 August 1960)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Paul Finel
Il barone Scarpia - René Bianco
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Black Disc - Pathé ASTX 119 {1LP}; EMI 2C 061 1060 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Belle Epoque» CZS 7 67866-2 {2CDS} (+La bohème +Madama;; Butterfly - highlights) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Kersten Meyer
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Hans Friedrich
Valzacchi - Eugenio Valori
Annina - Noemi Souza
Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Marta Benegas
Polizeikommissar - Victor De Narké
Der Wirt - Italo Pasini
Ein Notar - Eduardo Ferracani
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Umberto di Toto
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Virgilio Tavini
Tierhändler - Virgilio Tavini
Modistin - Consuelo Ramos
Die drei Waisen - Corrada Malfa
- Maria De Benedictis
- Carmen Burello
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 806 (& 3266 & 571 & 3195) ; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS} ;; The Opera Lovers ROS 196101 {3CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (8 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given on the Teatro-Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Il barone Scarpia - Otakar Kraus
Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson
Cesare Angelotti - David Kelly
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Victor Godfrey
Un pastore - John Pyle
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1093-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 703 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; 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. There were three performances with the cast listed above. Those on 18, 23 May 1961 are reviewed in OPERA July 1961 pp.479-480 and that on 26 May 1961 was broadcast by the BBC Home Service (see Radio Times Issue dated May 20-26 1961). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003» and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Fritz Uhl
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Jerome Hines
Fricka - Regina Resnik
Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf
Ortlinde - Wilma Schmidt
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Ingeborg Felderer
Siegrune - Grace Hoffman
Grimgerde - Elisabeth Steiner
Roßweiße - Ruth Hesse
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Compact Disc - MYTO 3MCD 974.164 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.60 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.195 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1961 p.56)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Régine Crespin
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Belen Amparan
Amonasro - Carlo Meliciani
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 834-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 106-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (1 September 1962). According to the performance history in «A Hero's Life» (p.319) this performance took place on 11 September 1962. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Faust - André Turp
Méphistophélès - Michel Roux
Marguerite - Régine Crespin
Brander - John Shirley-Quirk
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Black Disc - Discocorp RR 539 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Music and Arts MACD 928 {2CDS} (1996)ª; BBC «Legends» BBCL 4006-4007 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1999 p.80 [JW]
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1999 pp.83-84 [CB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.2 p.188 November/December 1996: Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 pp.213-215 [CA]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.84
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.46
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.103
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.236
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Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.26: No.122 mars 1999 p.31 [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.121 mayo 1999 p.72 (mention) [BF]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in London (8 March 1962)
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Herta Töpper
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Paul Franke
Annina - Rosalind Elias
Ein Sänger - Sándor Kónya
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott
Der Wirt - Charles Anthony
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Robert Nagy
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Andrea Velis
Tierhändler - Frank D' Elia
Modistin - Lilias Sims
Die drei Waisen - Loretta Di Franco
- Nadyne Brewer
- Dina De Salvo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 644
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 December 1962). 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 Carlo Felice Cillario - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Raimondi
Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei
Il Sagristano - Eduardo Ferracani
Cesare Angelotti - Juan Zanin
Spoletta - Italo Pasini
Sciarrone - Héctor Barbieri
Un pastore - Corrada Malfa
Un carceriere - Pino de Vescovi
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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 114 {2CDS} (1996)ª;;; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.45
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1962)
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Philharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroekoor
Faust - Guy Chauvet
Méphistophélès - Michel Roux
Marguerite - Régine Crespin
Brander - Peter van der Bilt
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.202 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 1996 p.58
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Orpheus - März 1996 S.60
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.47
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Amsterdam. According to the widow of Guy Chauvet quoted in OPÉRA MAGAZINE No.21 septembre 2007 p.29 footnote (3) the role of Faust is sung by Guy Chauvet not by Guy Fauché as listed by «Bella Voce».
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - Théâtre National de l'Opéra
Salomé - Régine Crespin
Hérodiade - Rita Gorr
Jean - Albert Lance
Hérode - Michel Dens
Phanuel - Jacques Mars
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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître ASDF 799 {1LP} (1963)ª; HMV ALP 2021 {1LP} (1963)ª;; HMV ASD 571 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 061-11683 {1LP}; Angel 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Angel S 36145 {1LP} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.379; April 1964 p.454; December 1986 p. [LS]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.75 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.669 [GLM]
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Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Enée - Guy Chauvet
Panthée - Walter Maddalena
Narbal - Victor De Narké
Ascagne - Africa De Retes
Cassandre - Régine Crespin
Didon - Régine Crespin
Anna - Noemi Souza
Hylas - Nino Falzetti
L'Ombre d'Hector - Pino de Vescovi
Le spectre de Cassandre - Tota de Igarzábal
Le spectre d'Priam - Tulio Gagliardo
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Ricardo Yost
Mercure - Guerrino Boschetti
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TROY 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- The cast listed above is that given in the Teatro-Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). According to this source the performance was given in the version of L.Bruder which includes three scenes from «La Captura de Troya» and «Los Troyanos en Cartago» complete. See also OPERA July 1964 pp.460-461. 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 Georges Sébastian - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Enée - Guy Chauvet
Panthée - Walter Maddalena
Narbal - Victor De Narké
Ascagne - Africa De Retes
Cassandre - Régine Crespin
Didon - Régine Crespin
Anna - Noemi Souza
Hylas - Nino Falzetti
L'Ombre d'Hector - Pino de Vescovi
Le spectre de Cassandre - Tota de Igarzábal
Le spectre d'Priam - Tulio Gagliardo
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Ricardo Yost
Mercure - Guerrino Boschetti
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TROY 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- The cast listed above is that given in the Teatro-Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). According to this source the performance was given in the version of L.Bruder which includes three scenes from «La Captura de Troya» and «Los Troyanos en Cartago» complete. See also OPERA July 1964 pp.460-461. 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 Eugen Jochum - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Ariadne - Régine Crespin
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Reri Grist
Bacchus - Jean Cox
Musiklehrer - Theodor Uppman
Harlekin - Erich Kunz
Truffaldin - Giorgio Tadeo
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Herbert Kraus
Haushofmeister - Morley Meredith
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00230
Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven CAS 316 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 November 1964; see OPERA January 1965 p.24)
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Conductor Norman Del Mar - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Régine Crespin
Florestan - Vilém Pribyl
Pizarro - Forbes Robinson
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Jeannette Sinclair
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Victor Godfrey
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1765 (& 1530); Opera Depot OD 10344-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 500
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 October 1964). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated October 3-9 1964 p.17). The performances on 5, 21 October 1964, in which the casts were slightly different from that given above, are reviewed in OPERA (November 1964 pp.763-764, December 1964 pp.828-829). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Iphigénie - Régine Crespin
Oreste - Robert Massard
Pylade - Guy Chauvet
Thoas - Victor De Narké
Diane - Marta Benegas
Un scythe - Guy Gavardo
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Black Disc - Le Chant du Monde LDX 7 769/70 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 769 {1CD-double durée) ; Gala GL 100.595 (+Così fan tutte - excerpts +Otello - short excerpt +Sampiero;; Corso - Tomasi) {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.50 [MC]; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]
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Stereophile - May 1989 (Vol.12 No.5) p.161
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (29 May 1964)
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Régine Crespin
Ortrud - Nell Rankin
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - Ernst Wiemann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+excerpts cond. Böhm 21/1/67 and 10/2/68 - ;; cond. Rosenstock 14/6/67) {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 2002 S.57 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1964)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo
Cesare Angelotti - Renato Cesari
Spoletta - Robert Schmorr
Sciarrone - Bernard Izzo
Un pastore - Elizabeth Fischer
Un carceriere - Kay Charles Graves
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1216
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1964). 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 Silvio Varviso - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Elisabeth Söderström
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Faninal - Heinz Holecek
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6146 {1LP} (1965)ª;; Decca SXL 6146 {1LP} (1965)ª; Decca «Jubilee» JB 57 {1LP} (1980)ª; London A 5905 {1LP} (1965)ª;; London OSA 25905 {1LP} (1965)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca «Jubilee» KJBC57; Decca 452 730-4 (1997)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 452 730-2 {1CD} (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90094 (7œips 4-track) (1965)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1965 p.441; July 1965 p.50; February 1980 p.1294 [AB]; October 1997 p.142 [AB]
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Opera - August 1965 p.594 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 p.873 [PLM]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1105-1106 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.93-94 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Comments:- See «The Daily Telgraph - Arts & Books» Saturday September 6 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker
Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sagristano - Eduardo Ferracani
Cesare Angelotti - Mario Verazzi
Spoletta - Carlos Giusti
Sciarrone - Héctor Barbieri
Un pastore - C. Slivskin
Un carceriere - Pino de Vescovi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2471-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. (10 July 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar).
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Werther - Albert Lance
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Olga Chelavine
Albert - Angel Mattiello
Le Bailli - Victor De Narké
Johann - Guy Gallardo
Schmidt - Nicolás Cuttone
Brühlmann - José Crea
Kätchen - Tota de Igarzábal
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01699
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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:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. There were performances with the cast given above on 11, 13, 16, 19, 22 June 1965. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI;17/4/65)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya
Il barone Scarpia - Robert Merrill
Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello
Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Stuart Fischer
Un carceriere - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1288 (& 2491 & 1050); The Opera Lovers TOS 196502 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and 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 Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI;3/4/65)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - George London
Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner
Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - Calvin Marsh
Un pastore - Stuart Fischer
Un carceriere - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 6.0021 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1965). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Enée - Guy Chauvet
Panthée - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
Narbal - Lucien Vernet
Ascagne - Jane Berbié
Cassandre - Régine Crespin
Didon - Régine Crespin
Anna - Marie-Luce Bellary
Iopas - Gérard Dunan
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV ASD 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV RLS 690 {2LPS} EMI 2C 181 16395/6 {2LPS} (France)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1966 p.124; October 1966 p.198
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Opera - October 1966 p.800 [HDR]
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Audio & Record Review - August 1966 p.19 [JW]
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Enée - Guy Chauvet
Panthée - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
Narbal - Lucien Vernet
Ascagne - Jane Berbié
Cassandre - Régine Crespin
Didon - Régine Crespin
Anna - Marie-Luce Bellary
Iopas - Gérard Dunan
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Black Disc - HMV ALP 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV ASD 2276-7 {2LPS}; HMV RLS 690 {2LPS} EMI 2C 181 16395/6 {2LPS} (France)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1966 p.124; October 1966 p.198
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Opera - October 1966 p.800 [HDR]
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Audio & Record Review - August 1966 p.19 [JW]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Siegmund - James King
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde - Vera Schlosser
Ortlinde - Helga Dernesch
Waltraute - Brigitte Fassbaender
Schwertleite - Helen Watts
Helmwige - Berit Lindholm
Siegrune - Vera Little
Grimgerde - Marilyn Tyler
Roßweiße - Claudia Hellmann
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 312-316 {5LPS} (1966)ª; Decca «RING» 1-22(Cycle); Decca D100-D19 {19LPS} (Cycle) ; Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 105-1 {4LPS} (1984)ª; London A-4509 {5LPS} (1966)ª;; London OSA-1509 {5LPS} (1966)ª; London OSA 1604; London 25969-73
Compact Cassette; - Decca K3W 30; Decca 414 105-4 (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-4 (Cycle)
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 105-2 {4CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca 455 555-2 (Cycle) {14CDS}; Decca 455 559-2 {4CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - Ampex/London S-90122(7œips)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1966 p.175; January 1967 p.353; December 1968 p.883; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB]; April 1985 p.1269 [AB]; March 1989 p. [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - November 1966 pp.879-880 [HDR]; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.27 [RP]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.119 [MSH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.280; Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.145-149 [WH]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.36 [TP], p.42 [WY]
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
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Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.101 [RL2]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.1 Spring 1998 p.144 [GAG]
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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.3 November 1966 p.196 [HG]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 98 p.130
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.589
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.67 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.61 [JPS]
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Ariadne - Régine Crespin
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Mady Mesplé
Bacchus - Jean Cox
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Robert Kerns
Truffaldin - José van Dam
Brighella - Michel Sénéchal
Scaramuchio - Michel Hamel
Najade - Rachel Yakar
Dryade - Sonja Draksler
Echo - Marie-Thérese Debliqui
Ein Tanzmeister - Richard van Vrooman
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1405-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5328 (+Crespin recital) (2005)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (July 1966). The performance on 24 July 1966 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 pp.73-74. It is stated here «About the strange apparition of a very young French-speakng Major-domo, featured in the most up-to-date 'Deux Garçons' fashion, during the Prologue, the less said the better.» The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004» and the DVD is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases». The year of the video recording is given as 1972 and the recording is described as «Early Kinescope - a bit grainy»
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Walter Cassel
Titurel - Justino Díaz
Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines
Parsifal - Sándor Kónya
Klingsor - Morley Meredith
Kundry - Régine Crespin
Alto Stimme - Ruza Baldani
Knappe 1 - Mary Ellen Pracht
Knappe 2 - Shirley Love
Knappe 3 - Charles Anthony
Knappe 4 - Dan Marek
Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Kraft
Blumenmädchen 2 - Joy Clements
Blumenmädchen 3 - Lilian Sukis
Blumenmädchen 4 - Loretta Di Franco
Blumenmädchen 5 - Marcia Baldwin
Blumenmädchen 6 - Nedda Casei
Ritter 1 - Gabor Carelli
Ritter 2 - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PAR 196601 {4CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1966). 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 Horst Stein - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Régine Crespin
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart
Venus - Janis Martin
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Walter Kreppel
Walther von der Vogelweide - David Thaw
Biterolf - Ara Berberian
Heinrich der Schreiber - L.D. Clements
Reinmar von Zweter - Clifford Grant
Hirt - Catherine Christensen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1835-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1966). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «2005 Fall New Releases».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Régine Crespin
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Ingrid Steger
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Danica Mastilovic
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin
Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; *D.G.G. 004 850-853 {4LPS}; DG 2561 195-199 {5LPS}; DG 271 3002 {5LPS} (USA) DG 2740 146 {5LPS}; D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - DG 3378 049 (+Siegfried)
Compact Disc; - DG 415 145-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 785-2 {4CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1967 p.540; July 1967 p.53; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161
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Opera - July 1967 p.589
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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
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Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]
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American Record Guide - May 1967 Vol.33 No.9 p.734 [HG]
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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recorded just before performances at the Salzburg Easter Festival (see Opera June 1967 p.464 and THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1967 p.418)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
La Gioconda - Régine Crespin
Enzo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Barnaba - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Laura - Michèle Vilma
La Cieca - Carol Smith
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 366 (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1105-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- This recording appears to be of part of a performance in Marseille (1 November 1967). The performance on 26 October 1967 is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.235. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Régine Crespin
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Ingrid Steger
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Gerda Scheyrer
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin
Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel
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Compact Disc - Memories HR 4107-21 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Hunt 12CDKAR 223 (Cycle) {12CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]
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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival (March 1967, see OPERA June 1967 p.464)
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Raimondi
Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka
Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot
Spoletta - Andrea Velis
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Robert Puleo
Un carceriere - Gene Boucher
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Black Disc - Rodolphe RP 12422/23 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Rodolphe RPK 22422/3
Compact Disc - Rodolphe RPC 32422/3 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1237
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 January 1968); 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 Georg Solti - 1968/69(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Yvonne Minton
Sophie - Helen Donath
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth
Faninal - Otto Wiener
Valzacchi - Murray Dickie
Annina - Anne Howells
Ein Sänger - Luciano Pavarotti
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Emmy Loose
Polizeikommissar - Herbert Lackner
Der Wirt - Anton Dermota
Ein Notar - Alfred Jerger
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Herbert Prikopa
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Equiluz
Tierhändler - Karl Terkal
Modistin - Rosl Schwaiger
Die drei Waisen - Arleen Auger (Augér)
- Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
- Ingrid Mayr
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 418-421 (1969)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K3N 23 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Decca «The Originals» 475 9988 {3CDS} (2008)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1969 p.430 [AR]; January 1970 p.1117 [DST]; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; March 1987 p. [JBS]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.98 [JV]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, September 1969 p.365, p.367. According to William Albright (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.15 No.1 pp.111-112) «Yvonne Minton fell ill during the recording of Der Rosenkavalier, requiring the mezzo to record some of the Marschallin-Octavian scenes at a later date with the soprano present only on tape»
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Amfortas - Theo Adam
Titurel - Victor De Narké
Gurnemanz - Franz Crass
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Victor De Narké
Kundry - Régine Crespin
Alto Stimme - Carmela Giuliano
Knappe 1 - Africa De Retes
Knappe 2 - Carmen Sensraud
Knappe 3 - Virgilio Tavini
Knappe 4 - José Crea
Blumenmädchen 1 - Myrtha Garbarini
Blumenmädchen 2 - María Altamura
Blumenmädchen 3 - Africa De Retes
Blumenmädchen 4 - Silvia Baleani
Blumenmädchen 5 - Susana Rouco
Blumenmädchen 6 - Isabel Casey
Ritter 1 - Eduardo Ferracani
Ritter 2 - Walter Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1043 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (24 October 1969).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Judith De Paul
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Schwertleite - Louise Pearl
Helmwige - Phyllis Brill
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Shirley Love
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Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 217 (+Das Rheingold - excerpts) {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.496; also May 1969 p.396)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - William Wilderman
Brünhilde - Nadézda Kniplová
Wotan - David Ward
Fricka - Margarita Lilowa
Gerhilde - Shigemi Matsumoto
Ortlinde - Sheila Marks
Waltraute - Claudia White
Schwertleite - Sheila Nadler
Helmwige - Carol Todd
Siegrune - Sylvia Anderson
Grimgerde - Donna Petersen
Roßweiße - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles. Two dates are quoted on the CD-ROM (29 March 1969 & 26 October 1969). The former is almost certainly correct (see «The San Francisco Opera» p.266)
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - The Opera Company of Boston
Chorus - The Opera Company of Boston
Enée - Ronald Dowd
Chorèbe - Louis Quilico
Panthée - Gimi Beni
Narbal - Ronald Hedlund
Ascagne - Cheryl Bibbs
Cassandre - Maralin Niska
Didon - Régine Crespin
Anna - Eunice Alberts
Hylas - Grayson Hirst
Priam - Herbert Beattie
Hécube - Jan Curtis
Iopas - Grayson Hirst
Helenus - Marshall Reiner
Un chef grec - Terrance Tobias
Un soldat troyen - René Melville
1re sentinelle - Richard Christ
2e sentinelle - Naymond Thomas
L'Ombre d'Hector - Richard Christ
Le spectre d'Priam - Herbert Beattie
Mercure - Ronald Hedlund
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2174 {4CDRS}; House of Opera
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - November 2002 S.91 [GH]; Heft 3+4 März + April 2003 p.68 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by The Opera Companu of Boston in the Aquarius Theater, Boston (6 February 1972; see OPERA April 1972 pp.323-325)
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Franco Corelli
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Colette Boky
Albert - John Reardon
Le Bailli - Donald Gramm
Johann - Richard Best
Schmidt - Charles Anthony
Brühlmann - Lou Marcella
Kätchen - John Keane
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4054
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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:- An «in-house» recording of a performance at the MET 19 February 1972.
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - Opéra du Rhin (Strasbourg)
Carmen - Régine Crespin
Don José - Gilbert Py
Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Maria Rosa Carminati
Mercédès - Nadine Denize
Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau
Le Remendado - Rémy Corazza
Moralès - Paul Guigue (Guigne)
Zuninga - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc - ERATO STU 70900-02
Compact Disc - ERATO 2292-45573-2
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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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1975 p.359 [EG]
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Régine Crespin
Don José - William Lewis
Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Loretta Di Franco
Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin
Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher
Le Remendado - Andrea Velis
Moralès - Gene Boucher
Zuninga - Richard Best
Lilas Pasta - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107407 (+Crespin recital) {3CDS} Bensar OL 121375 (BRO 124732) {3CDRS}
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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:-
Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 [MB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1975; see OPERA February 1976p.135; «On Stage, Off Stage: A Memoir» by Regine Crespin pp.110-114). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Métella - Régine Crespin
La Baronne de Gondremarck - Christiane Chateau
Gabrielle - Mady Mesplé
Le Baron de Gondremarck - Luis Masson
Raoul de Gardefeu - Michel Sénéchal
Bobinet - Michel Trempont
Pauline - Eliane Lublin
Gontran - Henri Amiel
Frick - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Prosper - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Le Brésilien - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Urbain - Michel Jarry
Alfred - Michel Jarry
Clara - Danièle Castaings
Léonie - Françoise Gayral
Louise - Marie-Thérèse Téchene
Un employe - André Batisse
Joseph - André Batisse
Alphonse - André Batisse
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Black Disc; - EMI 2C 165-14 123/24 {2LPS} (France); *EMI SLS 5076 (ASD 3335-3336) {2LPS} (1977)ª; Angel SBLX 3839 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47154 8 {2CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Vie parisienne by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.175; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 pp.44-45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.206 p.98
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1749 [AML]; October 1977 p.593 [JBS]; January 1987 p.1057 [AML]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.19
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Conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Santuzza - Régine Crespin
Turiddu - Plácido Domingo
Alfio - Wassili Janulako
Lola - Faith Esham
Lucia - Donna Petersen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 1099-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. There were performances with the cast listed above on 13, 16 November 1976. See The San Francisco Opera by Arthur Bloomfield p.505.
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse
La Grande Duchesse - Régine Crespin
Fritz - Alain Vanzo
Prince Paul - Charles Burles
Baron Puck - Claude Meloni
Général Boum - Robert Massard
Baron Grog - François Loup
Népomuc - Tibère Raffalli
Wanda - Mady Mesplé
Iza - Danièle Castaings
Amélie - Maria Cardo
Olga - Marie-Thérèse Tchéené
Charlotte - Françoise Gayral
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Black Disc - Columbia M2 34576 {2LPS} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» 79027 {2LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc - Sony SM2K 62583
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Recordings of La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 pp.43-44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1977 p.1604 [AML]; October 1977 p.593 [JBS]
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Fanfare - September 1976 Vol.1 No.1 p.40 [JC2]
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.113
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.222
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.55
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - L'Opéra du Rhin
La Périchole - Régine Crespin
Piquillo - Alain Vanzo
Don Andrès - Jules Bastin
Don Miguel de Panatellas - Gérard Friedman
Don Pedro de Hinoyosa - Jacques Trigeau
Premier Notaire - Aimé Besançon
Deuxieme Notaire - Paul Guigue (Guigne)
Guadalena - Rebecca Roberts
Berginella - Eva Saurova
Mastrilla - Geneviève Baudoz
Frasquinella - Geneviève Baudoz
Manuelita - Rebecca Roberts
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Black Disc - ERATO STU 70994-70995; RCA-ERATO FRL 2 5994 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc - ERATO «Libretto» 2292-45686-2 {2CDS}; Apex 2564 61500-2 (highlights)
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Recordings of La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p. (3) p.88 (3) p.98; L'Avant Scéne Opéra 66 p.104; PENGUIN p.278; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1992 p.113; October 2004 p.93 (highlights) [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.56 [KH]; Vol.15 No.6 July-August 1992 p.239 [DMG]
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Diapason - No.500 février 2003 p.94 [ED]
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Comments:- There is no dialogue but a text spoken by Alain Decaux
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Radio Suisse Romande
Don Quichotte - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Sancho Panza - Gabriel Bacquier
Dulcinée - Régine Crespin
Pedro - Michèle Command
Garcias - Annick Dutertre
Rodriguez - Peyo Garazzi
Juan - Jean-Marie Frémeau
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Black Disc; - Decca D156D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSA 13134 (3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K156K32 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 430 636-2 (+Scènes alsaciennes) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 853-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1979 p.907 [AB] January 1980 p.1121 [JBS]; February 1980 p.1302 [GH]; April 1992 p.156 [JBS]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.12 [RF]
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American Record Guide - June 1980 Vol.43 No.8 p.25 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1978?(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
La Grande Duchesse - Régine Crespin
Fritz - Charles Burles
Général Boum - Michel Trempont
Wanda - Danielle Castaing
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 496; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5380 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2019 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 496 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 pp.43-44
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at Toulouse. The Video cassette and the DVD issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogues (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) according to which «Picture is not sharp. Sound distorts at high volume and is not clear». The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «newest offerings» dated 3 May 2005 and those issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Werther - Alfredo Kraus
Charlotte - Régine Crespin
Sophie - Kathleen Battle
Albert - Lenus Carlson
Le Bailli - Andrew (András) Foldi
Johann - Andrij Dobriansky
Schmidt - Nico Castel
Brühlmann - Dennis Steff
Kätchen - Barbara Bystrom
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100559 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.61 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.3 Summer 2002 pp.590-595 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1979). The performance on 26 January 1979 is reviewed in OPERA April 1979 p.371
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Conductor Jean-Pierre Marty - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeurs de Radio France
Le Marquis de la Force - Pierre d' Hollander
Blanche de la Force - Felicity Lott
Le Chevalier de la Force - Léonard Pezzino
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Régine Crespin
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Jocelyne Chamonin
Mère Marie - Geneviève Barrial
Mère Jeanne - Claude Vierne
Soeur Constance - Anne-Marie Rodde
Soeur Matilde - Francine Laurent (-Gérimont)
L'Aumonier - Bernard Plantey
Le Geôlier - Philippe Rouillon
Premier Commissaire - Mario Agnetti
Deuxième Commissaire - Philippe Rouillon
Thierry - Didier Henry
Un Officier - Didier Henry
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Compact Disc; - INA «Mémoire Vive» IMV 035 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August (published June) 2003 p.72 [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.64 [JP]
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Diapason - No.466 janvier 2000 p.81 [ED]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No 238 décembre 1999 p.110 [FL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.83 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre du Champs-Elysées on 25 April 1980
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Le Marquis de la Force - Jerome Hines
Blanche de la Force - Maria Ewing
Le Chevalier de la Force - Raymond Gibbs
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Régine Crespin
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leona Mitchell
Mère Marie - Mignon Dunn
Mère Jeanne - Jean Kraft
Soeur Constance - Betsy Norden
Soeur Matilde - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
L'Aumonier - James Atherton
Le Geôlier - William Fleck
Premier Commissaire - Russell Christopher
Deuxième Commissaire - Paul Franke
Thierry - Nico Castel
M.Javelinot - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DIA 198101 (Canada)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1981).
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Le Marquis de la Force - Eric Halfvarson
Blanche de la Force - Carol Vaness
Le Chevalier de la Force - Howard Hensel
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Régine Crespin
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leontyne Price
Mère Marie - Virginia Zeani
Mère Jeanne - Leslie Richards
Soeur Constance - Betsy Norden
Soeur Matilde - Donna Petersen
L'Aumonier - Jonathan Green
Le Geôlier - Carl Glaum
Premier Commissaire - Jeffrey Thomas
Deuxième Commissaire - John MacAllister
Thierry - Frank Levar
M.Javelinot - James Meyer
Soeur Anne de la Croix - Christina Jaqua
Mère Gerald - Xiao-hu Li
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 10693 {3CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the English translation by Joseph Machlis in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1982; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1983 No.55 pp.36-37; OPERA February 1983 pp.179-180).
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Conductor Woldemar Nelsson - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Hermann - Vladimir Popov
Lisa - Stefka Evstatieva
Countess - Régine Crespin
Count Tomsky - Allan Monk
Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller
Pauline - Cleopatra Ciurca
Chekalinsky - Steven Cole
Surin - Richard Crist
Chaplitsky - David Crawford
Major-domo - Antonio Perez
Governess - Joanna Levy
Masha - Joneva Kaplan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03193
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PIQ 198301
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5203
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (11 or 14 October 1983). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below). A video recording of the performance on 14 October 1983 was televised on 9 April 1984). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as «14.11.83» and the conductor is given as «Woldemar».
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