(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1934(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Franco Ghione*
2 1937(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Victor de Sabata*
3 1937(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Karl Alwin*
4 1938(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Umberto Berrettoni***
5 1938(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
6 1939(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis**
7 1939(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*
8 1939(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Beecham*
9 1939(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Vittorio Gui*
10 1939(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis***
11 1940(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Pietro Mascagni*
12 1941(STU) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Oliviero De Fabritiis***
13 1943(STU) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
14 1946(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
15 1948(LE) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Ettore Panizza*
16 1948(LE) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Ferruccio Calusio*
17 1948(LE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*
18 1949(FI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Vincenzo Bellezza*
19 1950(RE) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Alfredo Simonetto*
20 1951(LE) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Nino Sanzogno*
21 1951(LE) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
22 1951(LE) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Antonino Votto*
23 1951(LI) - amico Fritz (L') by Pietro Mascagni - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
24 1952(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Franco Patanè*
25 1952(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Franco Patanè*
26 1953(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Franco Ghione - 1934(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Beniamino Gigli
Nedda - Iva Pacetti
Tonio - Mario Basiola
Beppe - Giuseppe Nessi
Silvio - Leone Paci
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 2299-2307 {9x78s} (1934)ª; Victor «Musical Masterpiece Set» 249 (8524 - 8532) {9x78s) La Voz de su Amo DB 2299-2307 (9x78s) RCA Victor LCT 5010 (+Gigli recital) {2LPS} HMV ALP 1610-1612 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS;AC}; World Record Club OC 215/6 {2LPS}; Angel 3528; EMI Electrola 80476/77 {2LPS} Odeon E 80476/77 {2LPS 3-sides} (USA) (1964)ª; Seraphim IB 6009 (+Gigli song recital) {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CDH 7 63309-2 {1CD) (1990)ª; Angel 63309 {1CD}; Nimbus «Prima Voce»; NI 7843/7844 (+Cavalleria rusticana) Pearl GEMM CDS 9288 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1120-2 {1CD} ARKADIA 2CD 78038; Romophone 82017-2 (+arias) {2CDS} (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110155 {1CD} (2001)ª; Membran 220834 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1934 p.265; February 1935 p.336 [CM]; December 1958 p.313; October 1968 p.560; May 1990 p. [JBS]; December 1999 p.124 [JBS]; October 2001 p.103 [JBS]
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Opera - January 1959 p.53
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Opera News - February 4 1995 p.40; March 2000 pp.77-78 [SFV]
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Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 pp.114-115 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1953 Vol.19 No.7 p.217 [JN]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.156 [VAL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1964 Vol.14 No.4 p.101 [CLO]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1959 p.202 [GD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.148
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.3
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.98 [BN]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.240-241 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.62 octobre 1993 p.78
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.61
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Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated novembre 1934. They were recorded between 2 and 5 July 1934. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. See also THE GRAMOPHONE, August 1934 p.107
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Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Gina Cigna
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Ettore Nava
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Zaccarini
Un Messaggero - Duilio Baronti
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Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. Fabritiis) {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - Alwin) {2CDS} (2000)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 part of a performance given at the Deutsches Opernhaus (22 June 1937)
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Conductor Karl Alwin - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Mária Németh
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Rosette Anday
Amonasro - Alexander Svéd
Ramphis - Alexander Kipnis
Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Zec
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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13) (1995)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - de Sabata) {2CDS} (2000)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recording of about 20 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (23 May 1937). Gigli sings in Italian and the rest of the cast in German.
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Conductor Umberto Berrettoni - 1938(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rodolfo - Beniamino Gigli
Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi
Marcello - Afro Poli
Colline - Duilio Baronti
Mimi - Licia Albanese
Musetta - Tatiana Menotti
Benoit - Carlo Scattola
Alcindoro - Carlo Scattola
Parpignol - Nello Palai
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3448-3460 {13x78s} (1938)ª; HMV DB 8452-8464 {13x78s;AC} (1938)ª; Victor «Masterworks» 518/519 (12385-12397) {13x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6004 {2LPS} HMV QALP 10777/78 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV RLS-10 {2LPS} (USA); *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 2076/2077; Seraphim IB-6038 {2LPS} EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-3 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-5
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63335-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel 63335 {2CDS}; Nimbus «Prima Voce» NI 7862/7863 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78009 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5071/72;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78794/78795 {2CDS} Naxos «Historical» 8.110072-73 (+Albanese recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1938 p.16 [HFVL]: March 1958 p.398 (mention); November 1967 p.281; May 1990 p. [JBS]; March 1995 p.122 [JBS]; July (published May) 2001 p.96 [MEO]
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Opera - February 1968 p.136, p.138 [HDR]
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Opera Now - February 1995 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.296
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55; Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161; Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]
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Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 pp.114-115 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1995 p.148
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.72
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1995 p.81
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.156 [LM]: November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.286: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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International Record Review - September 2001 p.80 [MP}
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.127-128 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.118
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58(mention): No.115 noviembre 1998 p.38 (mention) [SV]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [MH]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.93 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded in March 1938. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1938(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Maria Caniglia
Mario Cavaradossi - Beniamino Gigli
Il barone Scarpia - Armando Borgioli
Il Sagristano - Giulio Tomei
Cesare Angelotti - Ernesto Dominici
Spoletta - Nino Mazziotti
Sciarrone - Gino Conti
Un pastore - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
Un carceriere - Gino Conti
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3562-3575 {14x78s} (1938)ª; Victor M 539 (15611-15624) {14x78s}; Victor M 540 (15625-15638) {14x28s}; HMV QLP 10004-5 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV ALP 1020-21 {2LPS}; Seraphim IB-6027 {2LPS};La Voix de son Maître FJLP 5011-5012 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63338-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel 63338 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78591/92 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78025 {2CDS}Naxos «Historical» 8.110096-97 (+highlights in French cond. Cloéz) {2CDS} (2002)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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1938 p.293 [HFVL]; December 1952 pp.172-173 [AR]; May 1990 p. [JBS]; November 2002 p.119 [JBS]
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Opera - May 1953 pp.303-304 [H]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.81 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.22
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.156 [VAL]: September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.242-242 [LM]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.150
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.273-275 [EAM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.80: No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]: No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [JV]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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Comments:- Recorded beteen 24 June and 11 July 1938. More details can be found in «CompleteOperas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. See also THE GRAMOPHONE December 1938 p.275; June 1944 p.5; INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.61
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Iva Pacetti
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Ramphis - Andrea Mongelli
Il Re di Egitto - Ernesto Dominici
Una Sacerdotessa - Pina Tassi
Un Messaggero - Nino Mazziotti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 485 (+excerpts - cond. Panizza) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. de Sabata) {2CDS}
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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 part of Act I (starting towards the end of Celeste Aida) of a performance at the Baths of Caracalla (5 August 1939). Included on the Eklipse CDs as a filler with the recording from Berlin (1937). The sound is poor.
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Carlo Tagliabue
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 485 (+excerpts; cond. de Fabritiis) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1110
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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 part of a performance at the MET (4 February 1939; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.187-188). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Armando Borgioli
Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker
Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray
Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1997 p.662
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Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.105; March/April 1998 p.98 [GH]
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Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.163
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Violetta Valery - Maria Caniglia
Flora Bervoix - Maria Huder
Annina - Gladys Palmer
Alfredo Germont - Beniamino Gigli
Giorgio Germont - Mario Basiola
Gastone - Adelio Zagonora
Dottore Grenvil - Norman Walker
Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi
Marchese d'Obigny - Booth Hitchin
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 306 {2LPS} (1964)ª; MOP 009; Edizione Lirica EL-007 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse ECRCD2; Minerva MN-A28/9; Radio Years RY 6465; Great OperaPerformances G.O.P. 803 CD 2 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The Golden Age» 2CD GA 2019 {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.232
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Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.114 [JB]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80
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Musica (Milano) - No.104 giugno-settembre 1997 p.171 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (May 1939). Germont's aria «Di Provenza» is missing, but on the EJS LPs is substituted by a recording of Giuseppe De Luca. More information about this recording is given in «More EJS» p.594
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Toti Dal Monte
Pinkerton - Beniamino Gigli
Sharpless - Mario Basiola
Suzuki - Vittoria Palombini
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder
Goro - Adelio Zagonora
Il principe Yamadori - Gino Conti
Lo zio Bonzo - Ernesto Dominici
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3859-3874 (16x78s) (1940)ª; HMV DB 8717-8732 (16x78s;AC) (1940)ª; Victor 17357-17372 - M700/1 (78s;USA); RCA Victor LCT 6006 {2LPS}; La Voce del; Padrone QALP 10048/10049; HMV ALP 1659/1660 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Angel GRB 4000 {2LPS}; Seraphim IB 6059 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69990-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78004 {2CDS}; Pearl GEMM CDS 9290 {2CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110183-84 (+Toti Dal Monti - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1940 p.356 [AR]; February 1959 p.415; September 1989 p.563 [JBS]; Awards Issue 2002 p.106 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1959 p.186
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]; July/August 2002 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.212-213 [JC]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.125 [MP]
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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.17 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.292 [MO]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.150
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8(mention): Issue 91 October 1997 p.3 [NL]
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American Record Guide - March 1953 Vol.19 No.7 p.217 [JN]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.496 [JK]: September 1971 Vol.38 No.1 p.31 [PLM]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]
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International Record Review - August 2002 p.75 [MVA]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.273-275 [EAM]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.49-50 [GH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.217 [JB]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.68 [CLO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81, p.83 [JV]
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Comments:- Recorded in July 1939
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Conductor Pietro Mascagni - 1940(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Lina Bruna Rasa
Turiddu - Beniamino Gigli
Alfio - Gino Bechi
Lola - Maria Marcucci
Lucia - Giulietta Simionato
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Black Disc - HMV DB 3960-3970 (11x78s); Victor 11-8089/99 - M-1139 (11x78s) HMV ALP 1610-1612 (+Pagliacci) {2LPS;AC}; Seraphim IB-6008 (+recital by Gigli) {2LPS}; La Voix de son Maître FALP 108/109; EMI 3C 153-17074/17075 (Electronic Stereo); EMI 3 C 153-18425-18427 (+Pagliacci); EMI Electrola 80474/5S
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69987 2; Nimbus Prima Voce NI 7843-4 (+Pagliacci) ; {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5066/67 (+ Pagliacci) {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78031; Pearl GEMM CDS 9288 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110714-15 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Membran 220834 (+Pagliacci) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.313; October 2001 p.103 [JBS]
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Opera - January 1959 p.53
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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.87; January/February 2002 p.95, p.97 [ST]
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Opera News - September 23 1967 p.30: February 4 1995 p.40
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Orpheus - April 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.231-237 [RG]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.90; No.492 mai 2002 pp.114-115 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.91
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1959 p.202 [GD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.148
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4: Issue No.89 August 1997 p.3
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American Record Guide - May 1967 Vol.33 No.9 p.796 [PLM]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]: July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.239
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.242-243 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.62 octobre 1993 p.79
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.61
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.89 [MH]
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Comments:- Recorded in April 1940. The matrix of the «Siciliana» was damaged and a new recording of it was made on 16 November 1947 which was issued as part of the complete sets on 78s in the UK and USA. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The CDs issued by EMI, Nimbus, amd Naxos use the original version of the Siciliana.
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1941(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Andrea Chénier - Beniamino Gigli
Carlo Gérard - Gino Bechi
Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Caniglia
La mulatta Bersi - Maria Huder
La Contessa di Coigny - Giulietta Simionato
Madelon - Vittoria Palombini
Roucher - Italo Tajo
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Leone Paci
Fouquier Tinville - Giuseppe Taddei
Un Incredible - Adelio Zagonora
Pietro Fléville - Giuseppe Taddei
L'abate - Adelio Zagonora
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Black Disc - HMV DB 5423-35(13x78s); HMV DB 9050-62 (13x78s;AC) World Record Club H 105/6 {2LPS}; RCA Victor LCT 6014 {2LPS} Seraphim IB 6019 {2LPS}; Melodiya M10 37377-80 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69996-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Phonograph PH 5063/64 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78012 {2CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8.110275-76 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1968 p.560 January 1990 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1952 pp.749-750 [H]; December 1968 p.1006 [HDR]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.100-101 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 1997 S.56; Juli+August 2004 S.65 [LW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]
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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.130 [PK]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.177 p.125
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.253 [PHR]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.146
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98
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ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.54 [CB] : Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2004 pp.301-302 [EAM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.54 [CB]: Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2004 pp.301-302 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.37
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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.129
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.84 [JV]
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1943(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Riccardo - Beniamino Gigli
Renato - Gino Bechi
Amelia - Maria Caniglia
Ulrica - Fedora Barbieri
Oscar - Elda Ribetti
Silvano - N. Niccolini
Samuele - Tancredi Pasero
Tom - Ugo Novelli
Un Giudice - Blando Giusti
Un servo - Blando Giusti
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Black Disc; - La voce del padrone DM 0100-0116 {17x78s-33-sides} ; HMV DB 9075-9091 {17x78s-33 sides;AC} (UK) (1949)ª; La Voix de son Maître FJLP 5033-5034 {2LPS} (1954)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 10057-10058 {2LPS}; La Voz de su Amo LALP 217/8 {2LPS} *World Record Club SH 131-2 {2LPS} RCA Victor LCT 6007 {2LPS} (1953)ª;; RCA Victor WCT 6007 {9x45s;EP} (1953)ª; Seraphim IB-6026 {2LPS} (1968)ª; EMI «Gigli Edition» 118392-3
Compact Cassette - EMI «Gigli Edition» 118392-5
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69993-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; Arkadia 78005 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Preiser Records 20005 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67476-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110178-9 (+highlights with Bomci, Stracciari,; Arangi-Lombardi) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 762-2 {2CDRS}; *Aura Music LRC 11102-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1949 p.43 [AR]; December 1969 p.1011; January 1990 [JBS]April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; May 2002 p.94 [JBS]
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Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Opera Now - July/August 2002 p.101 [ST]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1949 p.5
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American Record Guide - December 1947 Vol.14 No.4 p.107 [PHR]: April 1953 Vol.19 No.8 p.252 [PHR]: October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.154 [WR]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8 (mention)
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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.220 [CB]: Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.243-244 [EAM]
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International Record Review - March 2001 p.79 [MVA]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.360 [JB]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.152
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59(mention)
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 p.104 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [LB]: No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.98 [SG]
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Comments:- Recorded 1-4, 6,7 July 1943
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1946(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Gino Bechi
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Italo Tajo
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Huder
Un Messaggero - Adelio Zagonora
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Black Disc - HMV DB 6392-6411 {20x78s}; HMV 9131-9150 {20x78s;AC} La Voce del Padrone QALP 10010-10013 {4LPS} (Italy) RCA Victor M 1174 (11-9911 - 11-9930) {20x78s} RCA Victor M 1175 (11-9931 - 11-9950) {20x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6400 {4LPS} *World Record Club SH 153-5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 63331-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Arkadia 78032 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78709/10 {2CDS} ; Preiser Records 20006 {2CDS} (2001)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67487-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110156/7 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - October 1947 p.69 [WRA]; October 1971 p.696; May 1990 p. [JBS]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; February 2002 p.81, p.83 [MEO]
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.152
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.121 [MVA]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.126-127 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.70 (mention): No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]: No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [TF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 p.104 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.91-92 [AG]
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Comments:- Recorded 15-24 July 1946
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1948(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Adriana Lecouvreur - Maria Caniglia
Maurizio - Beniamino Gigli
Principe di Bouillon - Angel Mattiello
Principessa di Bouillon - Fedora Barbieri
Michonnet - Victor Damiani
Quinault - Carlos Feller
Poisson - Carlos Giusti
Mlle. Jouvenot - Nilda Hofmann
Mlle. Dangeville - Norma Palmieri
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Alvaro Bandini
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00300
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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
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1948).The cast given above was taken from the website of the Teatro Colón and it is not known if all the characters appear in the excerpts issued by Charles Handelman.
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Conductor Ferruccio Calusio - 1948(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Violetta Valery - Rina Gigli
Alfredo Germont - Beniamino Gigli
Giorgio Germont - Renato Cesari
Gastone - Alvaro Bandini
Dottore Grenvil - Joaquin Alsina
Marchese d'Obigny - Carlos Feller
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {1CDR} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recording of Acts 1,4 of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1948). The CDR issued by Charles Handelman is listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1948(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Manrico - Beniamino Gigli
Azucena - Fedora Barbieri
Leonora - Maria Caniglia
Conte di Luna - Carlos Guichandut
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 325 {1LP} (1965)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 part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (7 July 1948). These excerpts are mixed up with material from other sources to give «the most diabolical disc ever to issue from the often obfuscatory studio of Eddie Smith» (see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos 8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.216)
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1949(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Carmen - Ebe Stignani
Don José - Beniamino Gigli
Micaëla - Rina Gigli
Escamillo - Gino Bechi
Frasquita - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
Mercédès - Fernanda Cadoni
Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta
Le Remendado - Salvatore De Tommaso
Moralès - Guido Mazzini
Zuninga - Giulio Tomei
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)ª; Estro Armonico EA 002 {3LPS};; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania «Documento Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.116 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.125 [SP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.230 [CB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.80 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1950(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Manon Lescaut - Adriana Guerrini
Des Grieux - Beniamino Gigli
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Un sergente degli arcieri - Mario Zorgniotti
Un comandante di Marina - Renato Pasquali
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 309 {1LP} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 15005 (+Carmen - Bellezza - highlights) {1CD}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6405 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 p.278 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a broadcast performance (December 1950; see EJS Discographypp.273-274 and THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 - Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.203,p.218
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Elena Nicolai
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Beniamino Gigli
De Siriex - Paulo Fortes
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Diva Pieranti
Boroff - Ernesto De Marco
Gretch - Antonio Lembo
Il Barone Rouvel - Heraldo De Marco
Cirillo - Giuseppe Modesti
Dmitri - Carmen Pimental
Desiré - Heraldo De Marco
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 379 {1LP} (1966)ª; American Edizione Lirica EL 002
Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR 45
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (20 August 1951). See EJS Discography p.350
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giuseppe Modesti
Leonora di Vargas - Elisabetta Barbato
Don Carlo - Enzo Mascherini
Don Alvaro - Beniamino Gigli
Fra Melitone - Guilhermo Damiano
Curra - Carmen Pimental
Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri
Un Chirurgo - Antonio Lembo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 380 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 259-2 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1731 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 807-1 {1CD} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.158 [DA]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (16 August 1951). The compact cassette issued by Lyric is listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Manon Lescaut - Elisabetta Barbato
Des Grieux - Beniamino Gigli
Lescaut - Silvio Vieira
Geronte - Guilhermo Damiano
Edmondo - Gino Del Signore
Una voce sola - Kleuza de Pennafort
L'oste - Peter Gottlieb
Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Lembo
Lampionaio - Nino Crimi
Un comandante di Marina - Lesandro Sargenti
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC 336 {1LP}; MDP 010 {1LP}
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Rio de Janeiro (31 August 1951; see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.205, p.218
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Suzel - Rina Gigli
Fritz Kobus - Beniamino Gigli
Beppe - Miriam Pirazzini
David - Afro Poli
Federico - Iginio Riccò
Hanezo - Luciano della Pergola
Caterina - Irene Acampora
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS GAO 355 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Michael D, Polimeni MDP 002 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD11 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0019-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78
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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.X No.2-3 p.255 [HF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (7 February 1951)
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Conductor Franco Patanè - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Santuzza - Adelina Campi
Turiddu - Beniamino Gigli
Alfio - Piero Guelfi
Lola - Amalia Pini
Lucia - Irene Acampora
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Black Disc - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 350 EMI 153 54010/17 (highlights)
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD 7 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 835 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo at Naples (8 January 1952). See INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.60
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Conductor Franco Patanè - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Canio - Beniamino Gigli
Nedda - Pina Malgarini
Tonio - Giuseppe Gentile
Beppe - Piero De Palma
Silvio - Saturno Meletti
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Black Disc - EJS GAO 351; EMI 153 54010/17 (highlights)
Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKR CD 7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 835 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1118-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo at Naples (8 January 1952). See INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.61
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Adina - Rina Gigli
Nemorino - Beniamino Gigli
Dulcamara - Italo Tajo
Belcore - Giuseppe Taddei
Giannetta - Anna Maria Borrelli
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 354 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Michael D. Poliemi MDP 008 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-8 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 035/36-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Omega Opera Archive 3110
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 pp.85-86 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (17 January 1953). According to the review in ORPHEUS «Kaum seinen Ohren glaubt, wenn man voller Grausen hört, wie es auf den beiden CDs auf den Neapel von 1953 eiert und scheppert, wenn BENIAMINO GIGLI einen seiner letzten Nemorinos in Donizetti's ELISIR D'AMORE singt. Gerade Bongiovanni hätte man es nicht zugetraut, eine mit solch gravierenden technischen Mängeln behaftete CD auf den Markt zu werfen.» The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is attributed by the to RAI and the the quality is not indicated in their online catalogue.
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