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Eugene Onegin - Gino Bechi

Lenski - Giuseppe Campora

Tatyana - Leyla Gencer

Olga - Oralia Domínguez

Larina - Jolanda Gardino

Filipjewna - Amalia Pini

Gremin - Italo Tajo

Triquet - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10309-1 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (17 March 1954). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Werther - Juan Oncina

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Sandra Ballinari

Albert - Enzo Sordello

Le Bailli - Marcello Cortis

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5279 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2002 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCV 1007 (PAL)

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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 - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH]

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.55 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.108 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [JS]

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Musica (Milano) - N.107 Anno 22 marzo-aprile 1998 p.81 [ER]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (23 April 1955). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Floria Tosca - Leyla Gencer

Mario Cavaradossi - Vittorio De Santis

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Melchiorre Luise

Cesare Angelotti - Aldo Terraso

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Gerardo Gaudioso

Un pastore - Nino Tarallo

Un carceriere - Silvio Santarelli

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 752 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66331 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6486-6487 (+Leyla Gencer -; recital) {2CDS} (2006)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 publications:-

Orpheus - November 1994 p.63; 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.61 [IW]

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.212 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (21 January 1955). The cast listed above is that give in the performance chronology of the Leyla-gencer website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(LCE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Max - Alessandro Zilliani

Agathe - Leyla Gencer

Kaspar - Boris Christoff

Ännchen - Renata Scotto

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Compact Disc - On Stage 4707 (+Oberon) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Trieste (18 January 1956). Caspar's aria, sung by Boris Christoff, is from a broadcast (RAI Torino, 12 November 1956) conducted by Vittorio Gui. Mario Petri sang Caspar in Trieste.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1957(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi

Ines - Laura Londi

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Sergio Liliani

Un messo - Walter Artioli

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Black Disc; - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 268 {2LPS} (1979)ª; Replica RPL 2413-2415 (1980)ª;; foyer FO 1012 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - *CBS/SONY 54DC 1022-1023 {2CDS} (Japan) ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 704 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 483.2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 352 065 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 013 247 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1121-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - *Hardy Classic Video HCD 4006 (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #5 (NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1006 (PAL)

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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2003 pp.56-57 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.349 (audio); Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 pp.221--222 (audio) [GJ]

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; Januar 1997 S.63 (video); Dezember 1997 S.62 (video) [GH]; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]: Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.122-125 (DVD) [RP]

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.51 (VHS) [SS]; No.274 décembre 2002 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.123 (DVD) [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2003 p.94 [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.233-234 (DVD) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80 (audio): No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 (audio) [PT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.106 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.99 [FSR]: No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.99-100 (audio) [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.61 [JS]

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Comments:- A video (VHS, DVD) and a recording of the soundtrack (LP, CD) of a television film (recorded 18 April 1957)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Dora Minarchi

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Antonio Massaria

Ines - Liliana Hussu

Ruiz - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1198/9-2 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - Fabritiis) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of excerpts from a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (November 1957). The cast listed above is that given in «Leyla Gencer - romanzao vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.479. The recording of excerpts issued by Bongiovanni is a «filler» on the CDs of the recording of Lucia di Lammermoor conducted by Fabritiis and it is possible (probable) that not all the singers listed appear in these excerpts.

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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Le Marquis de la Force - Scipio Colombo

Blanche de la Force - Virginia Zeani

Le Chevalier de la Force - Nicola Filacuridi

Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Gianna Pederzini

Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leyla Gencer

Mère Marie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Mère Jeanne - Vittoria Palombini

Soeur Constance - Eugenia Ratti

Soeur Matilde - Fiorenza Cossotto

L'Aumonier - Alvino Misciano

Le Geôlier - Antonio Pirino

Premier Commissaire - Arturo La Porta

Deuxième Commissaire - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Thierry - Armando Manelli

M.Javelinot - Carlo Gasperini

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR-144-3 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03558

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66 366 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.171, June 1957 pp.374-375)

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Jacopo Foscari - Mirto Picchi

Lucrezia Contarini - Leyla Gencer

Jacopo Loredano - Alessandro Maddalena

Barbarigo - Ottorino Begali

Pisana - Marisa Salimbeni

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Augusto Veronese

Servo de Doge - Uberto Scaglione

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 155 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 67/2 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 465 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt 34029 (+Gencer - recital) {2CDS}; Arkadia CDMP 439.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 031 273 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.118 [MP]

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Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.80

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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (December 1957, see OPERA March 1958 p.184)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Franco Calabrese

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Aldo Protti

Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano

Preziosilla - Gabriella Carturan

Fra Melitone - Enrico Campi

Curra - Stefania Malagù

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Franco Ricciardi

Un Chirurgo - Franco Piva

Un Alcalde - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37010 {3CDS}; Frequenz 043-015 {3CDS} Pantheon 6627-6629 {3CDS}; Phoenix PX 510.3 Myto 3MCD 001215 (+Anna Bolena - highlights){3CDS} (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 40351317 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera CDNO 789-3 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22315 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 p.320 [JM]; Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 [GJ]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.252-254 [JM]

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Orpheus - März 1997 S.59 (mention)

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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.311 [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.144

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Classical Express - Issue No.121 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne during a tour by La Scala (5 July 1957)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lucia - Leyla Gencer

Edgardo - Giancinto Prandelli

Enrico - Nino Carta

Raimondo - Antonio Massaria

Arturo - Lorenzo Sabatucci

Alisa - Liliana Hussu

Normanno - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2486 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Hunt 577 (highlights) {1CD); Melodram 15003 (highlights) {1CD} Bongiovanni GB 1198/99-2 (+Il trovatore - excerpts - Bellezza - Trieste 1957);; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.98 (highlights) [HF]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.91-92 [BR]

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Comments:- Recording a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (13 December 1957 or 30 November 1967)

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There is only one recording of Monte Ivnor by Lodovico Rocca on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1957(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Edalí - Leyla Gencer

Naiké - Miriam Pirazzini

Imar - Renato Gavarini

Wladimiro Kirlatos - Anselmo Colzani

Tepurlov - Nestore Catalani

Gregor Miroj - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Il capo dei gendarmi - Leonardo Monreale

Maravaid - Leonardo Monreale

Kuttarin - Jole de Maria

Danilo - Augusto Pedroni

Droboj - Salvatore De Tommaso

Ivanaj - Walter Brunelli

Un operaio - Walter Brunelli

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Black Disc; - EJS 408 «The Golden Age of Opera» {2LPS} (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.373 {2CDS} (2007)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 358

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 pp.96-97 [JTH]

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Comments:- According to the EJS discography (p.384) this recording was made on 16 March 1957 and broadcast on 17 October 1957 by RAI Torino. However, it is listed as a production of RAI Milano in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» (p.147)

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Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Tommaso Beckett - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Prima Corifea - Leyla Gencer

Seconda Corifea - Gabriella Carturan

Primo Sacerdote - Mario Ortica

Secondo Sacerdote - Dino Dondi

Terzo Sacerdote - Adolfo Cormanni

Un araldo - Aldo Bertocci

Primo Tentatore - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Tentatore - Antonio Cassinelli

Terzo Tentatore - Nicola Zaccaria

Quarto Tentatore - Lino Puglisi

Primo Cavaliere - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Cavaliere - Enrico Campi

Terzo Cavaliere - Silvio Maionica

Quarto Cavaliere - Marco Stefanoni

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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 242 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1396 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of the first performance (1 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.308)

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi

Jacopo Fiesco - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Mirto Picchi

Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi

Pietro - Giovanni Amodeo

Un'ancella - Anna Maria Borrelli

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gino Borrelli

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Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6002-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Hardy Classic HCA 60002-2 (PAL) (1998)ª

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1999 S.61 [MB]

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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 (audio) [MT]

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.26 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [LB] (audio)

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at Naples (26 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.179)

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Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Suor Angelica - Leyla Gencer

La Zia Principessa - Neda Monte

La Badessa - Maja Sunara

La Zelatrice - Jole de Maria

La Maestra delle novizie - Vera Magrini

Suor Genovieffa - Nunzia Mosca

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 195801 {1CDR} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (25 April 1958). The partial cast listed above is that given in the website «Omagio a Leyla Gencer» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Plinio Clabassi

Giovanna - Giulietta Simionato

Percy - Aldo Bertocci

Rochefort - Silvio Maionica

Smeton - Anna Maria Rota

Hervey - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 166 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Replica RPL 2407-2409 (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 081 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Sony 54DC 1072-3 {2CDS} (Japan); Nuova Era 6713-DM {2CDS}; Memories HR 4517-4518; Phoenix PX503.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1148 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Myto 3MCD 001 215 (highlights + La forza del destino) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5114 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - March 1994 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 (highlights) [GJ]

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 pp.38-39

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Comments:- Probably recorded on 11 July 1958 and broadcast on 17 July 1958 (see «EJS Discography» by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin p.91)

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Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Schwanda - Scipio Colombo

Dorota - Leyla Gencer

Babinsky - Aldo Bertocci

Königin - Gertrude Ribla

Magier - Melchiorre Luise

Teufel - Paolo Montarsolo

Richter - Adriano Ferrario

Scharfrichter - Mario Carlin

Des Teufels Famulus - Enzo Guagni

Der Höllenhauptmann - Mario Carlin

1.Landsknecht - Adriano Ferrario

2.Landsknecht - Melchiorre Luise

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 231 {2LPS} (1975)ª

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Recordings of Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1177

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 August 1958. Some of the dialogue is spoken by actors: Renata Salvagno (Dorota), Pierluigi Pelitti (Babinsky), Gianni Bortolotto (Schwanda)

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Lida - Leyla Gencer

Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli

Rolando - Giuseppe Taddei

Federico Barbarossa - Paolo Washington

Primo Console - Augusto Frati

Secondo Console - Ugo Novelli

Marcovaldo - Giorgio Giorgetti

Il Podesta di Como - Mario Frosini

Imelda - Olga Carossi

Un Araldo - Alberto Lotti-Camici

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Black Disc; - CLS AMDRL 22809 {2LPS} (1980)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 79 {2LPS}; Gli dei Della Musica 29-30 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (+highlights of perfomance conducted by; Molinari-Pradelli) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 [JM]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.847-S.848 [ES2]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.55

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (10 May 1959, see OPERA August 1959 p.503)

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The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff performed in Italian

Conductor István Kertész - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Ruprecht - Rolando Panerai

Renata - Leyla Gencer

Landlady - Stefania Malagù

Fortune Teller - Anna Maria Canali

Jakob Glock - Raimondo Botteghelli

Agrippa von Nettesheim - Florindo Andreolli

Mephistopheles - Mario Carlin

Faust - Mario Borriello

Mother Superior - Gabriella Carturan

Inquisitor - Enrico Campi

Mathias - Antonio Boyer

Innkeeper - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 61 {2LPS}

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Recordings of The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.580; Opera on CD (1) p.134 (2) p.148 (3) p.167; PENGUIN p.291; GIUDICI p.573 (2) p.956; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Spoleto Festival (See OPERA September 1959 p.577 )

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Giuliana Tavolaccini

Albert - Mario Borriello

Le Bailli - Vito Susca

Johann - Eno Mocchiutti

Schmidt - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2410-2412 (1980)ª

Compact Disc - Memories HR 4554-55 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 599.2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro 1234 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1230-2 {2CDRS}

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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:-

Opera Now - September 1994 p.52; December 1994 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.129 [HF]; Vol.18 No.2 November/ December 1994 p.294:Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.198

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.87

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Verdi

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Macbeth - Giuseppe Taddei

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Macduff - Mirto Picchi

Malcolm - Franco Ricciardi

Dama - Stefania Malagù

Medico - Guido Malfatti

Domestico - Leonardo Ciriminna

Sicaro - Ugo Miraglia

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 32451 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Rodolphe RP 12240/42 {3LPS}; *Sonata 9063/3 {3LPS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 705 {2CDS}; Living Stage 347.08 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.138-142 [DAF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo (14 January 1960)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Leyla Gencer

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Dora Gatta

Silvano - Franco Bordoni

Samuele - Alessandro Maddalena

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.019 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 622.2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Movimiento Musica MM 061020 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 011 238 (+duet Gencer, Merighi cond. Verchi 1973) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.58

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.51

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.136

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.63: No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (28 November 1961, see OPERA February 1962 p.122)

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Trieste

Francesca - Leyla Gencer

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Anselmo Colzani

Paolo il Bello - Renato Cioni

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Mario Ferrara

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Compact Disc - Arkadia 352597; Arkadia CDHP 597.2

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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 1994 p.60

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.366

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.83

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi

Sir Giorgio - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Enrichetta di Francia - Luisa Bartoletti

Sir Bruno Robertson - Umberto di Toto

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Mario Verazzi

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Black Disc - foyer FO 1024 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 923 63 {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Living Stage LS 1086 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.231-232 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (12 July 1961 or/and 30 June 1961 (M. Richter, live-rare-opera)); see OPERA October 1961 pp.649-650). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. According to the review in ARG the recording issued on the Living Stage label is of a performance on 12 October 1961, but this must be incorrect as I puritani was not performed in the Teatro Colón on that day. See the Teatro Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Hermann - Antonio Annaloro

Lisa - Leyla Gencer

Countess - Mariana Radev

Count Tomsky - Ivo Vinco

Prince Yeletsky - Sesto Bruscantini

Pauline - Adriana Lazzarini

Chekalinsky - Walter Gullino

Surin - Agostino Ferrin

Chaplitsky - Angelo Mercuriali

Major-domo - Giuseppe Bertinazzo

Narumov - Leonardo Monreale

Governess - Aurora Cattelani

Chloe - Fiorella Cova

Masha - Yeda Valtriani

Prilepa - Edith Martelli

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03851

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 792 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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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:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 February 1961). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Leyla Gencer

Duca di Mantova - Gianni Raimondi

Sparafucile - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Maddalena - Carmen Burello

Giovanna - Carmen Morra

Monterone - Juan Zanin

Marullo - Héctor Barbieri

Borsa - Italo Pasini

Conte di Ceprano - Julio Gallardo

Contessa di Ceprano - Alesia Andreavis

Un paggio - Ana María De Amicis

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 1 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03408

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 732 (+Raimondi - recital) {2CDS}; Myto 2MCD 003 225 (+I Puritani - Gencer - Raimondi - excerpts) {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.285-286 [RT]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.57 [GH]

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76

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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.192 [LM]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.170

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.46 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.97 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón - 24 June 1961 or/and 16 June 1961 (M. Richter). The date given in VERDI DAL VIVO is 16 June 1916 (sic). Presumably this should be 1961.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi

Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Zampieri

Paolo Albiani - Rolando Panerai

Pietro - Vito Susca

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Glade Peterson

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 010 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 1 {2LPS} Rodolphe «Crescendo» RP 12702 (highlights) {1LP};

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 732 {2CDS} ; *Gala GL 100.508 (+highlights Falstaff - Karajan 1957) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1351 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.280-281 [ADC]

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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59

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American Record Guide - March/April 1985 Vol.48 No.3 p.38 (highlights) [KM]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. Another performance is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1961 p.59

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Lewis

Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - David Ward

Masetto - Robert Savoie

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00931

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 31024 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1022 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2007 pp.90-91 [JBS]

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Opera - August 2007 p.1004 [AB]

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Opera News - January 2008 pp.60-61 [RP]

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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.212-213 [RT]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.191-192 [RT]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]

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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128 [JC]

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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.79 [PB]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.133-134 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.94-95 [TP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.95 septembre 2007 p.77 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (19 February 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 17-23 1962 p.18, p.23. The performances on 9 and 26 February are reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.271 (see also the front cover and pp.224-225)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Johanna Peters

Bartolo - Carlo Cava

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]

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Opera - June 2008 pp.721-722 [RM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovich

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Leyla Gencer

Ping - Renato Cesari

Pang - Mario Carlin

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Joshua Hecht

L'imperatore Altoum - Luigi Paolillo

Un mandarino - Antonio Sacchetti

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TURA 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada) ; Golden Melodram GM 5.0066 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.258-259 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 January 1962; see OPERA May 1962 p.323). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Gastone Limarilli

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini

Una Sacerdotessa - Silvana Tumicelli

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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VHS Video Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07076 (NTSC)

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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:- Video recording of Acts 1 to 3 of a performance in the Arena di Verona (4 August 1963). Act 4 was not performed because of bad weather.

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lida - Leyla Gencer

Arrigo - João Gibin

Rolando - Ugo Savarese

Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni

Primo Console - Silvio Maionica

Secondo Console - Alessandro Maddalena

Marcovaldo - Enzo Viaro

Imelda - Bruna Ronchini

Un Araldo - Vito Susca

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-813-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.591 (+highlights I Vespri Siciliani - Gavazzeni 1964) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (highlights + complete recording - Gui) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 792-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 (highlights) [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]

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Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (4 March 1963). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Don Giovanni - Renato Capecchi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Holm

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Giovanni Foiani

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Mariella Adani

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3835 (1996)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (17 Februar 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of the web-site: http://www.leylagencer.eu (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Emilio Salvoldi

Ruggero - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ademaro de Montheil - Antonio Zerbini

Raimondo - Franco Ghitti

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Mirella Fiorentini

Un Soldato - Alessandro Maddalena

Un Araldo - Virgilio Carbonari

L'Emiro di Ramla - Alessandro Maddalena

Un Ufficiale dell'Emiro - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 284 {2LPS} (1963)ª; Melodram MEL 163 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 89 {2LPS}; Morgan 6403 {3LPS};;; Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 249

Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 27004 {2CDS}; *Verona 27040/41 {2CDS} Phoenix PX 506.2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.138-142 [DAF]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.191

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 pp.38-39

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.119

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (24 September 1963, see OPERA December 1963 p.826)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Liliane Berton

Conte Almaviva - Michel Roux

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Rosa Laghezza

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 352 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers NOZ 196301 {2CDS} (2008)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6805

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the Glyndebourne company at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (22 July 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Home Service. See Radio Times Issue Dated July 20-26 1963 p.24. A recording was broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 14 October 1965. See Radio Times Issue dated October 9-15 1965 p.58. 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» where the date of the performance is given as 28 June 1963 and the place as London. 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 also given here as 28 June 1963.

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Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Beatrice di Tenda - Leyla Gencer

Agnese - Antigone Sgourda

Filippo Maria Visconti - Mario Zanasi

Orombello - Juan Oncina

Anichino - Mario Guggia

Rizzardo - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc; - Morgan Records 3MOR 6402 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 456 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2333-2334 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4543-4544 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BEA 196401 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Myto 2 MCD 065 334 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - April 1995 p.51

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Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.28 [GWL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice, Venice (10 January 1964; see OPERA April 1964 p.270). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi

Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni

Un Frate - Raymond Michalski

Elisabetta di Valois - Leyla Gencer

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Jeanne Diamond

Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Schmorr

Una voce dal cielo - Carol Toscano

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1396-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (7 November 1964). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini

Fra Melitone - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Curra - Anna Lia Bazzani

Padre Guardiano - Carlo Cava

Mastro Trabuco - Renato Ercolani

Un Chirurgo - Armando Manelli

Un Alcalde - Franco Bordoni

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 013-015 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 689 (2003)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bologna (9 February 1964). 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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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ruggero - Bruno Marangoni

Ademaro de Montheil - Antonio Zerbini

Raimondo - Franco Ghitti

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Mirella Fiorentini

Un Soldato - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 1068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11 November (Festivals 2000) 2000 S.89 [[GH]

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Opéra International - No.255 mars 2001 pp.170-171 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.96 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.66 [SV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (June 1964)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Adriana Lazzarini

Pollione - Bruno Prevedi

Oroveso - William Wilderman

Clotilde - Sofía Schulz

Flavio - Italo Pasini

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3811 (1996)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (18 July 1964). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Elisabetta - Leyla Gencer

Duca di Nottingham - Piero Cappuccilli

Sara - Anna Maria Rota

Roberto Devereux - Ruggero Bondino

Lord Cecil - Gabriele De Julis

Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Silvano Pagliuca

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 307 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Robin Hood Records RHR 503 (+Leyla Gencer in Anna Bolena - excerpts) {3LPS}; foyer FO 1042 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 65 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 545 {2CDS}; Arkadia 545 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1159 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6011-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 1999 p.84 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.50 [SS]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.78-79 [CC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Carlo, Napoli (2 May 1964). See OPERA, July 1964 p.480

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil

Jacopo Fiesco - William Wilderman

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Paolo Albiani - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Pietro - Tulio Gagliardo

Un'ancella - Corrada Malfa

Un capitano dei balestrieri - José Crea

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01269

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1195 {2CDRS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (28 June 1964).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Violetta Valery - Leyla Gencer

Flora Bervoix - Ana-Maria Martins

Annina - Carmen Pimental

Alfredo Germont - Flaviano Labò

Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli

Gastone - Nino Crimi

Dottore Grenvil - Heraldo De Marco

Barone Douphol - Antonio Lembo

Marchese d'Obigny - Amilton Moreira

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 120 (highlights) {1CD} The Opera Lovers TRA 196403 {2CDRS}

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4388

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (7 August 1964; see OPERA October 1964 pp.675-676). According to «Memórias Glórias de um Teatro» by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. pp.379-380 the cast also included Vladimir de Kanel, Sergio Napoli. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). It is described as «Rare in house recording. Slightly abridged, Gencer only Violetta»

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Guido di Montforte - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sire di Bethume - Franco Pugliese

Il Conte Vaudemont - Mario Borriello

Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli

Giovanni da Procida - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

La Duchessa Elena - Leyla Gencer

Ninetta - Luciana Piccolo

Danieli - Fernandino Jacopucci

Tebaldo - Vittorio Pandano

Roberto - Paolo Mazzotta

Manfredo - Athos Cesarini

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Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27037 {2LPS}; Nuova Era 2321-2322 {2LPS};; Gala GL 100.591 {2CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (5 December 1964; see OPERA February 1965 pp.126-127)

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Carlo Cava

Giovanna - Patricia Johnson

Percy - Juan Oncina

Rochefort - Don Garrard

Smeton - Maureen Morelle

Hervey - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 458 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc - Hunt CD 554 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (13 June 1965, see OPERAFestival Issue 1965 p.21 for a review of the performance on 11 June 1965)

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Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Guglielmo Tell - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Arnoldo Melchtal - Gianni Raimondi

Gualtiero Furst - Paolo Washington

Melchthal - Bruno Marangoni

Edwige - Anna Maria Rota

Un pescatore - Pietro Bottazzo

Gessler - Silvano Pagliuca

Matilde - Leyla Gencer

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 36

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01783

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 715 {3CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 537 {3CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1461 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (11 December 1965; see OPERA February 1966 p.148). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and 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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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Renato Bruson

Ruggero - Ruggero Raimondi

Ademaro de Montheil - Massimiliano Malaspina

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Aida Meneghelli

L'Emiro di Ramla - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0056 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of the Teatro La Fenice in Munich (14 May 1965). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» p.198

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Bruno Prevedi

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Luciana Piccolo

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 320-3 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 468 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1308

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 034 286 (+excerpts) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 362-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.3 Summer 2005 (published March 2006) pp. 551-555 [NEL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (January 1965; see OPERA March 1965 pp.203-204; «Simionato» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel pp.83-85)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Leyla Gencer

Maurizio - Amedeo Zambon

Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Zerbini

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Enzo Sordello

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Helen Vanni

Mlle. Jouvenot - Elena Barcis

Mlle. Dangeville - Anita Caminada

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Franco Ricciardi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 143-144 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers ADR 196601 {2CDRS};; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.161

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Opéra International - No.183 September 1994 p.70

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (see Opera April 1967 p. 292). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese

Una Sacerdotessa - Adalina Grigolato

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 824/3

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21032 {2CDS}

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4010 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #610A (NTSC & PAL); Hardy Trading Company HCV 1003 (PAL)

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2004 p.85, p.87 [AB]

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Opera News - June 1996 p.52 (video); November 2003 p.68 (DVD) [IS]

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Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 pp.306-307 (audio) [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.63; März + April 2004 S.78 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.49 (video)

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.134 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7 (video)

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American Record Guide - November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.271 (DVD) [CHP]

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International Record Review - February 2004 p.92 [MVA]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.25 (audio)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.88 (video)

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Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 - dicembre 1996-gennaio 1997 p.147 (video)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.71 (video)

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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.102 (DVD) [SH]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Arena of Verona (3 August 1966). According to OPERA (Festival Issue 1966 pp.105-106) Gencer took over the role of Aida from the indisposed Eleanora Ross. It is stated incorrectly on the H.R.E recording that the conductor is Zubin Mehta. The date given on the Hardy video is 9 August 1966 (or 16 July 1966).

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Mario Petri

Jacopo Liveretto - Giuseppe Moretti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Colella

Ascanio Petrucci - Salvatore Catania

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Mario Guggia

Gubetta - Augusto Frati

Rustighello - Franco Ricciardi

Astolfo - Emilio Savoldi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 368 {2LPS} (1966)ª

Compact Disc - Hunt CD 544 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 544 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (January 1966, see OPERA May 1966 p.392)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Bologna

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Gastone Limarilli

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Anna Lia Bazzani

Flavio - Vittorio Pandano

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 981 177 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 1998 p.40 [CJL]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.139

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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [MT]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.98 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by Teatro Communale di Bologna in Lausanne (6 October 1966)

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Mirto Picchi

Evandro - Giuseppe Baratti

Ismene - Fernanda Cadoni

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Luigi Roni

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 781 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1356 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.102-103 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (March 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.504). Vittorio Gui's own version was used. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version. The cast also included Guido Guarnera, Renza Jotti, Maurizio Piacenti

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Gianfranco Cecchele

Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Curra - Adalina Grigolato

Padre Guardiano - Ivo Vinco

Mastro Trabuco - Ottorino Begali

Un Chirurgo - Attilio Barbesi

Un Alcalde - Virgilio Carbonari

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (15 July 1967). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1973 festival p.83.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Renato Cioni

Barnaba - Chester Ludgin

Laura - Grace Bumbry

Alvise - Ara Berberian

La Cieca - Maureen Forrester

Zuàne - Allan Monk

Un Cantore - John Beauchamp

Isèpo - David Clements

Un Pilota - Richard Styles

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter EA 201 (San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª; The Opera Lovers GIOC 196701 {2CDRS}; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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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:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (19 September 1967)

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L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Maderna - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

La Fortuna - Laura Londi

La Virtù - Emma Renzi

Poppea - Grace Bumbry

Nerone - Giuseppe di Stefano

Ottavia - Leyla Gencer

Ottone - Alberto Rinaldi

Seneca - Carlo Cava

Drusilla - Anna Novelli

Nutrice - Maria Maddalena

Arnalta - Gloria Lane

Lucano - Walter Brighi

Pallade - Mirella Fiorentini

Valletto - Maria Casula

Damigella - Maddalena Bonifaccio

Amore - Edith Martelli

Mercurio - Regolo Romani

Liberto - Lorenzo Testi

Littore - Alfredo Giacomotti

Primo soldato - Piero De Palma

Secondo soldato - Mario Carlin

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2666S (1992)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 905.31 {1CD} (1990)ª

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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (27 January 1967; see OPERA April 1967 pp.291-292). The compact cassette issued by Lyric is included in their «New Listings - June/July 1992».

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Agostino Ferrin

Anna - Mafalda Masini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)

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Saffo by Giovanni Pacini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Saffo - Leyla Gencer

Dirce - Vittoria Maniachi

Climene - Franca Mattiucci

Faone - Tito Del Bianco

Ippia - Mario Guggia

Alcandro - Louis Quilico

Lisimau - Maurizio Piacente

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 404 {2LPS} (1967)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 10 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt Productions 2 HUNTCD 541 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1450 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol 12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.244 [DJ]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 pp.198-199 [BR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (April 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.501)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Luigi Roni

Un Frate - Franco Pugliese

Elisabetta di Valois - Leyla Gencer

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Virginia De Notarisefani

Il Conte di Lerma - Athos Cesarini

Un Araldo Reale - Fernandino Jacopucci

Una voce dal cielo - Giovanna di Rocco

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Compact Disc - Melodram 37022 {3CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 705 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Rome (24 April 1968)

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao

Chorus - Coro de la Asociasión Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)

Ernani - Gianfranco Cecchele

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Carlo - Giuseppe Taddei

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Mario Guggia

Iago - Gino Belloni

Giovanna - Silvana Costa

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2171 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - *Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21031 {2CDS} (1990)ª; House of Opera CDWW 1049 {2CDWS}

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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 pp.309-310 [MM]

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Comments:- An «in-house» recording of a performance at the Oviedo Festival (3 September 1968). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991». I do not know if this recording is also «in-house»

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Macbeth - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Lorenzo Gaetani

Macduff - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Malcolm - Giampaolo Corradi

Dama - Mirella Fiorentini

Medico - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Opera Italiana 11 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10101 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1186-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.57 [IW]; August/September 2000 S.86 [IW]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.199 [MM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.29 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.104 [LB]

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Das Opernglas - März 1998 S.69 [ML]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (9 April 1968; see OPERA June 1968 p.495

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Medea - Leyla Gencer

Glauce - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Neris - Giovanna Fioroni

Giasone - Aldo Bottion

Creonte - Ruggero Raimondi

Capitano - Alessandro Maddalena

Prima Ancella - Rina Pallini

Seconda Ancella - Anna Lia Bazzani

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Compact Disc; - *Claque GM 2005/6 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10732 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Gala GL 100.555 {2CDS} (+highlights cond. Horst Stein - 1972) (2001)ª; House of Opera CDWW 239 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.226 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (15 December 1968) (See OPERA March 1969 p.249). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003

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Lo straniero by Ildebrando Pizzetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Lo straniero - Giampaolo Corradi

Scedeur - Domenico Trimarchi

Re Hanoch - Carlo Cava

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4023

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February 1968). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1961 in Omega's online catalogue.

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Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Belisario - Giuseppe Taddei

Antonina - Leyla Gencer

Irene - Mirna Pecile

Alamiro - Umberto Grilli

Eutropio - Bruno Sebastian

Giustiniano - Nicola Zaccaria

Eudora - Rina Pallini

Eusebio - Giovanni Antonini

Ottario - Augusto Veronese

Centurion - Alberto Carusi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 476 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 37-S {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27051 (+Roberto Devraux - scenes - Gencer) {2CDS};; Verona 27048/27049; Mondo Musica MFOH 10301 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Bella Voce BLV 107232 (highlights + Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali);; {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1258 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.24

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.318 [JK]

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Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.159 [ETG]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.43 [DA]: July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.113 (highlights) [CHP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.88 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.79 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.117 enero 1999 p.52 [AV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro La Fenice, Venice (May 1969, see OPERA August 1969 p.719). The date given in the «EJS Discography» p.484 is 9 May 1969 whereas that given on the Mondo Musica CDs is 14 May 1969. According to «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia delle Spettacoli 1938 - 1991» p.237 Belisario was performed on both of these dates.

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Luigi Roni

Macduff - Angelo Mori

Malcolm - Dino Formichini

Dama - Isabella Fite

Medico - Graziano Del Vivo

Domestico - Angelo Frati

Sicaro - Guerrando Rigiri

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAC 196901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (12 January 1969). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in the website:

http://www.leylagencer.eu/performance 658 macbeth 1969 01 12.html

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Juan Oncina

Talbot - Plinio Clabassi

Anna - Vera Magrini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1598-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (2 January 1969; see OPERA March 1969 p.252).

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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Giulia - Leyla Gencer

Gran Vestale - Franca Mattiucci

Licinius - Robleto Merolla

Cinna - Renato Bruson

Grande Sacerdote - Agostino Ferrin

Un Console - Enrico Campi

Aruspice - Sergio Sisti

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 53 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Nuova Era 2379-2380 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Living Stage LS 4035163 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Gala GL 100.706 (+highlights - Fernando Cortez - Matacic) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.80 [JC]

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International Record Review - November 2002 pp.75-76 [JTH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.102 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (4 December 1969)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1970(LI - Gencer)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Gianni Raimondi

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Luigi Roni

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Giacomotti

Ascanio Petrucci - Lorenzo Testi

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Walter Gullino

Gubetta - Silvio Maionica

Rustighello - Franco Ricciardi

Astolfo - Dino Mantovani

Un coppiere - Giovanni De Angelis

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Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21035 {2CDS} ; The opera Lovers LUCR 197002 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.24, p.52

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 March 1970)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Cristofori - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Coro

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Angelo Mori

Amneris - Franca Mattiucci

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Ivo Vinco

Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Micalucci

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1383-2 {2CDRS} (2004)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 a performance in the Terme di Caracalla (July 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases 2004». The partial cast listed above is that given «Leyla Gencer - romanzo vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.505 and in the online chronology of performances by Leyla Gencer (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). This differs slightly from the partial cast announced in OPERA August 1970 p.748. Premiere lists Guelfi and Raimondi as cast members.

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Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Belisario - Renato Bruson

Antonina - Leyla Gencer

Irene - Mirna Pecile

Alamiro - Umberto Grilli

Eutropio - Bruno Sebastian

Giustiniano - Nicola Zaccaria

Eudora - Lina Rossi

Eusebio - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc - Hunt CD 586 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.24

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.24, p.52

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Comments:- Recording of a peformance at Bergamo (October 1970, see OPERA January 1971 p.65)

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Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Elisabetta - Leyla Gencer

Leicester - Umberto Grilli

Matilde - Sylvia Geszty

Norfolk - Pietro Bottazzo

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 98

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 905 30 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1159 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.720; PENGUIN p.360; GIUDICI p.697 (2) p.1165

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - March 1999 p.84 [GJ]

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Comments:- Recording of a dress rehearsal at Palermo (23 November 1970). The scheduled performances this season were canceled because of a strike

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Gianni Raimondi

Barnaba - Piero Cappuccilli

Laura - Franca Mattiucci

Alvise - Agostino Ferrin

La Cieca - Anna Di Stasio

Zuàne - Guido Malfatti

Un Cantore - Luciano Prati

Isèpo - Glauco Scarlini

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS}

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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:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (25 January 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). It is stated here «Good in-house recording except for the tape hiss».

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Cattini - 1971(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Santuzza - Leyla Gencer

Turiddu - Giuseppe Zambon

Alfio - Carlo Meliciani

Lola - Giuliana Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette 110 (+Lodoletta) {2LPS}

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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 part of a performance at Naples (mentioned in OPERA May 1971 p.437)

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Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Elisabetta - Leyla Gencer

Leicester - Umberto Grilli

Matilde - Margherita Guglielmi

Enrico - Giovanna Vighi

Norfolk - Pietro Bottazzo

Guglielmo - Giampaolo Corradi

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 106 {2LPS} (1972)ª; BJR 126 {3LPS}; HOPE 212 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 235 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª

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Recordings of Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.720; PENGUIN p.360; GIUDICI p.697 (2) p.1165

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo. See OPERA March 1972 p.260 . The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Umberto Grilli

Barnaba - Mario Zanasi

Laura - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Alvise - Ruggero Raimondi

La Cieca - Mirna Pecile

Zuàne - Paolo Badoer

Un Cantore - Giovanni Antonini

Isèpo - Guido Fabbris

Un Pilota - Uberto Scaglione

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10081 {3CDS} (1998)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.277 [HF]

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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.57 [IW]

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.56 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [MT]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.319 [MM]

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Répertoire - No.112 avril 1998 p.58 [PT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.30 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (7 January 1971; see OPERA May 1971 p.445)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Gianni Raimondi

Barnaba - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Laura - Franca Mattiucci

Alvise - Ruggero Raimondi

La Cieca - Anna Di Stasio

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 37092 {3CDS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (+Medea - Franci - highlights) {3CDS}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (see Opera June 1971 p.542)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Umberto Grilli

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Gianfranco Casarini

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Giacomotti

Ascanio Petrucci - Paolo Cesari

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Walter Gullino

Gubetta - Federico Davià

Rustighello - Bruno Sebastian

Astolfo - Dino Mantovani

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921 53 (highlights +Caterina Cornaro) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 2 MCD 013 246 (+highlights of performance at La Scala) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 p.130 [GJ]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 [JC]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.92-93 [MM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.116 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.92-93 [LB]

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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bergamo (6 October 1971; see OPERA December 1971 p.1096)

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Guido di Montforte - Piero Cappuccilli

Il Sire di Bethume - Nino Carta

Il Conte Vaudemont - Alfredo Giacomotti

Arrigo - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Giovanni da Procida - Carlo Cava

La Duchessa Elena - Leyla Gencer

Ninetta - Nella Verri

Danieli - Augusto Vicentini

Tebaldo - Piero De Palma

Roberto - Giovanni De Angelis

Manfredo - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07258

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 905.24 (highlights - filler with complete performance -Gavazzeni 1970) {2CDS} (1990)ª; Omega Opera Archive 4150

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 January 1971) The highlights issued by Myto consist of one aria and four duets with Gencer and Lamberti either from the performance on 2 January 1971 or from that 27 December 1970 which were the only two in which they sang together in these roles.

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Evandro - Giampaolo Corradi

Ismene - Josella Ligi

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Domenico Trimarchi

Herald - Giovanni Antonini

Oracle - Ubaldo Carosi

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Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2046 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.70

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at La Scala (27 April 1972) The performance on 20 April 1972 is reviewed in OPERA September 1972 p.814. Vittorio Gui's version wasused. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version.

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Attila - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Ezio - Norman Mittelman

Odabella - Leyla Gencer

Foresto - Veriano Luchetti

Uldino - Ottavio Taddei

Leone - Mario Rinaudo

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Compact Disc - foyer ECF 3007 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers ATT 197201 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Florence (31 December 1972). There is a review in OPERA (February 1973 p.124) which is stated to be of a performance with this cast on October 19 1972. This date seems unlikely as on p.132 of the same issue it is stated that Leyla Gencer was singing Odabella in Newark, NJ, USA on 20 October 1972

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Theatre of New Jersey

Chorus - Opera Theatre of New Jersey

Attila - Jerome Hines

Ezio - Cesare Bardelli

Odabella - Leyla Gencer

Foresto - Nicola Martinucci

Uldino - Thomas Perri

Leone - Daniel Bonilla

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 505 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3334 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3334

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWWW 967 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers ATT 197202 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Symphony Hall, Newark (20 October 1972; see OPERA February 1973 p.132). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003 and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Nino Valori

Iago - Alessandro Cassis

Giovanna - Licia Galvano

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Black Disc; - *Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 324-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 759 {2CDS} ; Arkadia HP 621.2 {2CDS}; Living Stage 347.10 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1404-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.88

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1997 p.68 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Catania (15 January 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Opera Festival

Chorus - Macerata Opera Festival - Pueri Cantores di Macerata

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Alvise - Carlo Cava

La Cieca - Fedora Barbieri

Zuàne - Giuseppe Morresi

Isèpo - Athos Cesarini

Un Pilota - Elvio Marinangeli

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 2998 {2CDRS} (2007)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:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferistero, Macerata (July 1972). The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «AUGUST 2007 ALERT». The cast listed above is that given in the chronolgy section of the website «www.leylagencer.eu» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1972(LI:Naples)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Caterina Cornaro - Leyla Gencer

Gerardo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Andrea Cornaro - Luigi Risani

Lusignano - Renato Bruson

Mocenigo - Plinio Clabassi

Strozzi - Fernandino Jacopucci

Matilde - Eva Ruta

Un Cavaliere del re - Claudio Terni

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 120 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 96-S {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921.53 (+Lucrezia Borgia - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Memories HR 4 448-449 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.195; GIUDICI p.221; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.25

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.48

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.61

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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.77

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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.112

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (28 May 1972; see OPERA, August 1972 p.746)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - Giorgio Merighi

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Leyla Gencer

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Giovanna Santelli

Silvano - Carlo Meliciani

Samuele - Federico Davià

Tom - Silvio Maionica

Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00143

Compact Disc; - Myto «Devotion» 2MDCD 0008 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.93-94 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. Charles Handelman gives the date as 19 April 1973 in his catalog dated November 2000, but according to the archive that was on the La Scala website (www.teatroallascala.org) there was no performance on that date. The partial cast list is given by Handelman as Gencer, Guglielmi. Lazzarini, Merighi, Cappuccilli with the conductor as Verchi. According to the La Scala website there was no performances with all these singers and Verchi as conductor. However, all except Margherita Guglielmi, who had sung Oscar in some earlier performances, sang under Verchi on 8, 10 April 1973. The cast given above is that on 8 April. That on 10 April was the same except that Oscar was sung by Elvina Ramella. The recording issued on the Myto label is that of the performance on 8 April 1973.

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Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey Opera

Chorus - New Jersey Opera

Caterina Cornaro - Leyla Gencer

Gerardo - Giuseppe Campora

Andrea Cornaro - Samuel Ramey

Lusignano - Giuseppe Taddei

Mocenigo - James Morris

Strozzi - John Sandor

Matilde - Maria Di Giglio

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Compact Disc - On Stage 4701 (+Il Pigmalione) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.195; GIUDICI p.221; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.25

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.25, p.52

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the New Jersey Opera in the Carnegie Hall, New York (15 April 1973). See «Leyla Gencer - romazo vero di una prima donna» by Franca Cella pp.124-125.

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Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Agnes - Leyla Gencer

Irmengard - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Der junge Heinrich - Veriano Luchetti

Herzog von Burgund - Dan Jordachescu

Der Kaiser - Mario Petri

Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Nicola Martinucci

Heinrich der Löwe - Walter Alberti

Der Erzbischof - Ferruccio Mazzoli

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AGN 197401 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª

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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.773

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (9 May 1974; see OPERA Festival Issue 1974 pp.91-92. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - José Carreras

Maffio Orsini - Tatiana Troyanos

Don Alfonso - Matteo Manuguerra

Jacopo Liveretto - Dennis Striny

Don Apostolo Gazella - David Cornell

Ascanio Petrucci - William Fleck

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Melvin Brown

Gubetta - Enrico Campi

Rustighello - Piero De Palma

Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 129 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MLO 270 109 {2CDS}; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1196 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - March 16 1996 p.36

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.87

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Dallas (November 1974).

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Macbeth - Kostas Paskalis

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Aage Haugland

Macduff - Franco Tagliavini

Malcolm - Giuliano Bernardi

Medico - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 434 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May or June 1975). There is a review of a performance with the alternative cast in OPERA November 1975 pp.1027-1029. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website on 1 November 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Polyceute - Mario Di Felici

Pauline - Leyla Gencer

Sévère - Renato Bruson

Néarque - Renato Cazzaniga

Félix - Luigi Roni

Callisthènes - Vincenzo Sagona

Grand Prêtre - Ambrogio Riva

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 972 154 {3CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.219 décembre 1997 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 1997 p.43 [CJL]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.77

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.179 [RP]

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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.18, p.59 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

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American Record Guide - September/October Vol.60 No.5 p.120 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.89 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bergamo (22 September 1975, see OPERA, December 1975 p.1157)

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Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Poliuto - Amedeo Zambon

Paolina - Leyla Gencer

Severo - Vincenzo Sardinero

Callistene - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Nearco - José Manzaneda

Felice - Antoni Lluch

A Christian - Masani Yamamoto

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 422 {2CDRS}; Golden Melodram GM 50065 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 p.125 [BR]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.265 [CHP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.90 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1975; see OPERA June 1976 p.564; «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» p.383). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. The cast listed above is that given in «Leyla Gencer - romanzo vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.510.

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There is only one recording of La falena by Antonio Smareglia on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Re Stellio - Ruggero Bondino

Albina - Rita Lantieri

La Falena - Leyla Gencer

Il vecchio Uberto - Mario D' Anna

Il marinaio - Giuseppe Botta

Il Ladro - Dario Zerial

Morio - Aurio Tomicich

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «Il mito dell'opera» GB 1131/2-2 {2CDS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1996 p.44

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Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.56

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Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.73 [SS]

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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.67

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.124

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.59

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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.8

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Opernwelt - 6/Juni 1997 S.62

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Boris Christoff

Giovanna - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Percy - Pietro Bottazzo

Rochefort - Robert Amis El Hage

Smeton - Anna Di Stasio

Hervey - Gino Sinimberghi

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00437

Compact Disc; - On Stage 4719/3 {3CDS}; Gala GL 100 659 (highlights +recording - Lewis +highlights - Rudel) {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]

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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.69-70 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (April 1977; see OPERASeptember 1977 pp.894-895)

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Medea in Corinto by Giovanni Simone Mayr performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Medea - Leyla Gencer

Creusa - Cecilia Fusco

Giasone - William Johns

Egeo - Gianfranco Pastine

Creonte - Gianfranco Casarini

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 993.211 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Medea in Corinto by Giovanni Simone Mayr are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.414; GIUDICI p.375

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.272 [BR]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.147 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (See OPERA July 1977 p.688 )

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Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Polyceute - Ottavio Garaventa

Pauline - Leyla Gencer

Sévère - Renato Bruson

Néarque - Oslavio Di Credico

Félix - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Callisthènes - Francesco Signor

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Black Disc; - Voce 16 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Italian Opera Rarities LO 7716-18 {3CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10061 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1128 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.219 décembre 1997 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1994 p.188 [JBS]

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.40

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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.142

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Répertoire - No.71 juillett/aoüt 1994 p.37

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.83 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of performance at La Fenice (see OPERA September 1978 p.904)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Alfredo Kraus

Maffio Orsini - Elena Zilio

Don Alfonso - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Roberto Nalero

Ascanio Petrucci - Bernardino di Bagno

Rustighello - Oslavio Di Credico

Astolfo - Giorgio Giorgetti

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1096 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.119 [GJ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.82 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale di Firenze (February 1979).

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in Italian

Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Albert Herring - Oslavio Di Credico

Lady Billows - Leyla Gencer

Florence Pike - Nella Verri

Mr. Gedge - Orazio Mori

Mr. Budd - Giorgio Surjan

Mr. Upfold - Carlo Gaifa

Miss Wordsworth - Kate Gamberucci

Mrs. Herring - Wilma Borelli

Sid - Elia Padovan

Nancy - Helga Müller(-Molinari)

Emmie - Margherita Vivian

Cis - Maria Grazia Polcaro

Harry - Masako Deguci

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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 2891; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02057

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Piccolo Scala (5 January 1980). The performance on 19 December 1979 is reviewed in OPERA March 1980 pp.253-254. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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There is only one recording of La prova d'un opera seria by Francesco Gnecco on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor John Fisher - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Violante Pescarelli - Patrizia Dordi

Federico - Luigi Alva

Fischietto - Mario Bolognesi

Campanone - Francesco Signor

Poeta - Giancarlo Luccardi

Corilla - Leyla Gencer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3311

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Malibran, Venice (15 February 1983; see OPERA May 1983 p.543). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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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

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