(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
2 1951(RA) - due Foscari (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
3 1951?(RA) - duca d'Alba (Il) by Gaetano Donizetti - Fernando Previtali*
4 1953(LI) - Wally (La) by Alfredo Catalani - Carlo Maria Giulini*
5 1954(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
6 1954(LI) - Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini - Vittorio Gui*
7 1954(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos**
8 1954(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Gabriele Santini*
9 1955(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Antonino Votto*
10 1955(LI) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
11 1955(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Basile*
12 1956(FI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis***
13 1956(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
14 1956(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Franco Ghione*
15 1956(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
16 1956(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Arturo Basile*
17 1956(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Angelo Questa*
18 1956?(SE) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
19 1957(LE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Rocco Guadagno*
20 1957(LI) - due Foscari (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
21 1957(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Vincenzo Bellezza*
22 1957(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabri..*
23 1957(LI) - Nerone by Arrigo Boito - Franco Capuana*
24 1957(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Alexander Gibson*
25 1959(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Pierre Dervaux*
26 1960(RA) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
27 1961(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Franco Capuana*
28 1961(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Basile*
29 1961(RA) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Basile*
30 1962(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
31 1963(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
32 1963(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
33 1963(LI) - Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
34 1964(LI) - Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
35 1964(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
36 1964(LI) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
37 1965(LI) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Fernando Previtali**
38 1965(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Franco Capuana*
39 1965(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Herbert von Karajan*
40 1966(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabri..*
41 1966(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Nino Sanzogno*
42 1966(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
43 1966(LI) - Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini - Francesco Molinari-..*
44 1967(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabri..*
45 1967(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Claudio Abbado*
46 1968(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Herbert von Karajan*
47 1968(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
48 1969(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
49 1969(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
50 1970(FI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Herbert von Karajan*
51 1970(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Cristofori*
52 1970(RA) - Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini - Riccardo Muti*
53 1970(RA) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
54 1971(LI) - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Riccardo Muti*
55 1971(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Franco Mannino**
56 1971(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Riccardo Muti*
57 1971(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Bruno Bartoletti*
58 1972(RA) - cena delle beffe (La) by Umberto Giordano - Nino Bonavolantà*
59 1974(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabri..*
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Attila - Italo Tajo
Ezio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Odabella - Caterina Mancini
Foresto - Gino Penno
Uldino - Aldo Bertocci
Leone - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 132 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Replica RPLC 22024 {2CDS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66306 (+concert - San Francisco 1952) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1996 S.39 (excerpts)
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.240 [CHP]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.39
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (12 September 1951). Excerpts of this performance are included as a «Filler» on ON STAGE 4703, the recording conducted by Bartoletti (1976)
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Jacopo Foscari - Carlo Bergonzi
Lucrezia Contarini - Maria Vitale
Jacopo Loredano - Pasquale Lombardo
Barbarigo - Mario Bersieri
Pisana - Liliana Pellegrino
Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Aldo Bertocci
Servo de Doge - Gianni Barbieri
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Black Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Musica Aperta» LAR 21 {2LPS} (1982)ª; Morgan Records 2 MOR 5101 {2LPS}; Replica RPLC 22021 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2278-79 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Fonit Cetra CDAR 2022 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 83515-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Melodram 5.0029 {2CDS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3443
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1989 p. [AB]
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.55
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.231-232 [CHP]
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78: No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]
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Musica (Milano) - N.122 dicembre 2000 - gennaio 2001 pp.104-105 [PA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 5 December 1951. See The Times Weekend Saturday July 1 1995 p.7. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Il Duca d'Alba - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Sandoval - Dario Caselli
Carlos - Aldo Bertocci
Marcello - Amedeo Berdini
Daniele - Nestore Catalani
Amelia - Caterina Mancini
Un Taverniere - Manfredi Ponz De Leon
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 137 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 190 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Voce 33 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 157 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 015/16-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0045 {2CDS};; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.317 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il duca d'Alba by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.205; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.22-23
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 julio-agosto 2004 p.83 [JS]: No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.80-81 [JS]: No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.80-81 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1952
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Wally - Renata Tebaldi
Hagenbach - Mario Del Monaco
Gellner - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Stromminger - Giorgio Tozzi
Walter - Renata Scotto
Il Pedone - Melchiorre Luise
Afra - Jolanda Gardino
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 382-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1765 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1765; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03389
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 177-2 {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 754 {2CDS}; Hommage 7001831 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7322 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6401/02 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.195
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) (AT)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1953, see OPERA February 1954pp.77-80). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Anita Cerquetti
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Elena Nicolai
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 134 {1CD};; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOCO 11 {1CD} (2004)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.85 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of parts of Act 1,2 and 3 of a performance at the Arena Flegrea in very poor sound
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Agnes - Lucilla Udovich
Irmengard - Dorothy Dow
Der junge Heinrich - Alvaro Cordova
Herzog von Burgund - Franco Corelli
Der Kaiser - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Francesco Albanese
Heinrich der Löwe - Anselmo Colzani
Der Erzbischof - Arnold Van Mill
Theobald - Valiano Natali
Erster Richter - Lido Pettini
Zweiter Richter - Raniero Rossi
Ein Herold - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 467 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 25/3 {3LPS}; Cetra «Documents» DOC 72 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27055 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD H084 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6430/1 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0087 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.773
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.195-196 [GJ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Firenze (9 May 1954; see OPERA August 1954 pp.470-474 )
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Minnie - Eleanor Steber
Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Vito Susca
Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi
Billy Jackrabbit - Paolo Washington
José Castro - Mario Frosini
Wowkle - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Sonora - Enzo Viaro
Trin - Breno Ristori
Sid - Lido Pettini
Bello - Virgilio Carbonari
Harry - Valiano Natali
Joe - Enzo Guagni
Happy - Agostino Ferrin
Jim Larkens - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un postiglione - Alberto Lotti-Camici
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 64/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 41 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia 565.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 975.169 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 2 MCD H087 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0077 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.6 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.284 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.66
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Lohengrin - Gino Penno
Elsa - Renata Tebaldi
Ortrud - Elena Nicolai
Friedrich von Telramund - Giangiacomo Guelfi
König Heinrich - Giulio Neri
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enzo Viaro
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 395-3 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6010-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.135 dicembre 1999 p.106 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (26 December 1954). This is mentioned in OPERA March 1955 p.178 and the HRE recording is advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1980 p.1165
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato
Turiddu - Giuseppe di Stefano
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola - Gabriella Carturan
Lucia - Ortensia Beggiato
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 15 (+L'amico Fritz) {4LPS} Unique Opera Records UORC 259; Di Stefano Records GDS 1001 (+Pagliacci - Sanzogno) {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00504
Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 981.180 {1CD} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1230 {1CD} (2000)ª; Myto 1 MCD 051 H099 {1CD} (2005)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:-
Orpheus - April 1998 S.62 [GH]
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Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [JP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.97 [JR]: No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 May 1955)
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Guido di Montforte - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sire di Bethume - Iginio Riccò
Il Conte Vaudemont - Aldo Terrosi
Arrigo - Mario Filippeschi
Giovanni da Procida - Giulio Neri
La Duchessa Elena - Anna Di Cavalieri
Danieli - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB HOC 025/26-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.59 [IW]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.90 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (16 December 1955)
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Floria Tosca - Gigliola Frazzoni
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Vittorio Pandano
Sciarrone - Alberto Albertini
Un pastore - Edy (Editta) Amedeo
Un carceriere - Alberto Albertini
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC1261 1-2 {2LPS} *Concert Hall CM 2286 A/B {2LPS}; Orpheus MMS 2286 {2LPS} (Italy) Balkatron BOA 1573 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87479-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.179; July 1977 p.221
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Opera - September 1960 p.637
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1956(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Maria Caniglia
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Vito de Taranto
Cesare Angelotti - Franco Pugliese
Spoletta - Adelio Zagonora
Sciarrone - Aldo Relli
Un carceriere - Franco Pugliese
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DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4015 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCM 2002 (PAL); Bel Canto Society BCS #0540 (NTSC & PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1998 p.122 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 pp.487-490 [DM]
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.51 [SS]
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Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.45 [CC]; No.533 février 2006 p.114 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.5 (mention): Issue No.86 May 1997 p.5
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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.285 [LM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.100 [FSR]: No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.91 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film. The parts of Tosca, Scarpia, Angelotti, Spoletta are acted by Franca Duval, Afro Poli, Antonio Sacchetti, and Fernando Alfieri
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Antonietta Stella
Radamès - Giuseppe di Stefano
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria
Il Re di Egitto - Silvio Maionica
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Zampieri
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 317 {2LPS} (1977)ª; Paragon DSV 52026 {3LPS}; Replica ARPL 32448 {3LPS}; Giuseppe Di Stefano GDS 1003
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 204-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66353 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2515-2 {2CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.243-244 [JM]
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Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 pp.62-63 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.5: Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.20
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.96 Febrero 1997 p.30
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1956, see OPERA February 1957 p.102). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Franco Ghione - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Mario Del Monaco
Micaëla - Lia Salgado
Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2017
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (16 August 1956). The cast also includes Plinio Clabassi. The sound is described as «poor» in Omega's online catalogue.
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Paolo Washington
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano
Preziosilla - Fedora Barbieri
Fra Melitone - Melchiorre Luise
Curra - Luciana Boni
Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri
Mastro Trabuco - Sergio Tedesco
Un Chirurgo - Mario Frosini
Un Alcalde - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Black Disc; - *Paragon DSV 52005 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 3103 {3CDS} ;; Myto 3 CD 062 H114 (+higlights - cond.Mitropoulos - 1953) {3CDS} (2006)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 publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 pp.265-266 [JM]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.86 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale, Florence (8 June 1956; see OPERA August 1956 p.475)
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Carmen - Pia Tassinari
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Margherita Benetti
Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55020 {1LP}; Cetra CO 3013 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+La forza del destino - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046-63294-2 {1CD} (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 - February 1959 p.413
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Opera - April 1959 p.255
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Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]
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Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.16 [FGB]
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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.64 III 1962 p.143 [RP]
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Comments:- The year of this recording is sometimes given as 1961, but this cannot be correct as the LP issued by Cetra was reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE and in OPERA in 1959.
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Aida - Maria Curtis Verna
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Miriam Pirazzini
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1262-1/3; Cetra LPS 3262 (electronic stereo); Cetra TRV 05
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 29 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573826422 {2CDS} (2002)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 - December 1958 p.316; July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]
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Opera - November 1958 p.736; January 1996 p.20
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.367
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Orpheus - Mai 1991 S.61; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.160 aprile 2002 p.108 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded on 18 December 1956.
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956?(SE)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Don Carlo - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55017 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+Carmen - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)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
Comments:- This is a recording of many of Carlo's and Alvaro's solos and duets. The year of this recording is usually given as 1956 or 1957; i.e. before Corelli's debut in the role of Alvaro at Naples in March 1958.
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Conductor Rocco Guadagno - 1957(LE)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi
Azucena - Jean Madeira
Leonora - Anita Cerquetti
Conte di Luna - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ferrando - Giuseppe Modesti
Ines - Ana María Feuss
Ruiz - José Sosa
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 119 S (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (28 October 1957). The cast listed above is that given in «Anita Cerquetti - Umilità e Fierezza» p.193. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Opera di Roma
Chorus - Opera di Roma
Minnie - Magda Olivero
Dick Johnson - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Adelio Zagonora
Ashby - Giulio Tomei
Jake Wallace - Alfredo Colella
Billy Jackrabbit - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti
José Castro - Gino Conti
Wowkle - Corinna Vozza
Sonora - Arturo La Porta
Trin - Salvatore De Tommaso
Sid - Virgilio Ascorro
Bello - Giuseppe Forgione
Harry - Paolo Caroli
Jim Larkens - Enzo Titta
Un postiglione - Marco Rogani
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 552 {2LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 179 (highlights) {1LP} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.61
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.96 [JG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (30 March 1957. See OPERA July 1957 p.447)(See Classic Express No.64, May 1995 p. 2)
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Minnie - Maria Caniglia
Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 258-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February 1957; see OPERA May 1957 pp.305-307). According to Premiere Opera's catalogue the recording on the CDRs issued by them ends after «Chella me creda».
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Nero - Mirto Picchi
Simon Mago - Mario Petri
Fanuel - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Asteria - Anna Di Cavalieri
Rubria - Adriana Lazzarini
Tigellino - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Gobrias - Piero De Palma
Dositeo - Plinio Clabassi
Perside - Anna Di Stasio
Cerinto - Valeria Escalar
Il tempiere - Nino Fanelli
Primo viandante - Piero De Palma
Secondo viandante - Augusto Frati
Lo schiavo - Gennaro Chiocca
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 254 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 56 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 772-CD2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1162-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1435 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66368 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.125
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.93-94 [GJ]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro San Carlo (30 Novermber 1957)
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis
Un pastore - Noreen Berry
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 157 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 336-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD-102-2 {2CDS};; *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 4035135 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1349 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +La fanciulla del West); {8CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 269-2 {2CDRS} Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7014 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.115 [AB]
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Opera - January 2007 pp.100-102 [RL]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.170 [PS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.161-162 [WA2]; Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.148-152 [WA2]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 [PK]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.50 [RL]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.226 [MM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]
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International Record Review - December 2006 p.81 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.101 [DP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.93 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 July 1957; see «Alex - The Authorised Biography of Sir Alexander Gibson» pp.59-60; OPERA August 1957 p.525 )
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Frasquita - Loretta Di Lelio
Mercédès - Norma Palmieri
Le Dancaïre - Renato Ercolani
Le Remendado - Guido Malfatti
Moralès - Mario Rossetti
Zuninga - Enzo Viaro
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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1003-1005 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 727 {2CDS}; Opera Legacies OL 6007 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (February 1959). The LPs issued by Stradivarius are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Gastone Limarilli
Amneris - Adriana Lazzarini
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Giuseppe Modesti
Il Re di Egitto - Paolo Dari
Una Sacerdotessa - Dora Carral
Un Messaggero - Tommaso Frascati
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196002 {2CDRS} (2005)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 15 October 1960.
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus - Tokyo Choraliers
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Anna Di Stasio
La Contessa di Coigny - Amalia Pini
Madelon - Amalia Pini
Roucher - Silvano Pagliuca
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Arturo La Porta
Fouquier Tinville - Giorgio Onesti
Un Incredible - Renato Cesari
Pietro Fléville - Arturo La Porta
Dumas - Silvano Pagliuca
Schmidt - Giorgio Onesti
Il maestro di casa - Silvano Pagliuca
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 317-319 {3LPS} (Japan); Melodram 453 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 214-2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1199 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Encore DVD 2007 (2005)ª
Laser Disc; - King 873L16 (Japanese NTSC); King KILM 110 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
DVD (Video) - NHK Video KIBM 1014 (Japan) (2002)ª; VAI DVD 4419 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - VAI Video 69083 (NTSC)
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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:-
Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 p.162 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (audio); April 1997 S.57 (audio); 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.63 (DVD) [GH]
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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.113 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.275 (video): November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.275-276 (DVD) [RVL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.6 (audio)
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.68-69 (DVD) [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]
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Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 p.82 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of performances in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo. According to the archive section of the operajaponic website there were 3 performances in Tokyo (28 September, 1, 5 October 1961) and one in Osaka (28 October 1961) and the role of Gerard was shared by Giangiacomo Guelfi and Aldo Protti. According to «Aldo Protti - Un Baritono fatto così» p.143 Protti sang in the performances on October 1 and 28, so presumably Guelfi sang in the other two. Consistent with this the recording on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro (according to their online catalogue) is of a performance on 1 October 1961 and the role of Gerard is sung by Protti. On the other hand, according to Masatoshi Nozaki (Opera Disc Collection 2nd edition p.397) in the performance on the laser disc issued by King Video and the CD issued by Legato Gerard is sung by Guelfi. According to the review of the LPs issued by Melodram in FANFARE the recording on these discs comes from two performances and Guelfi sings in Acts 1-3 and Protti in Act 4. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Aldo Protti is listed as a performer. The recordings issued by VAI are of the performance on 1 October 1961.
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Poggi
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Arturo La Porta
Cesare Angelotti - Silvano Pagliuca
Spoletta - Antonio Pirino
Sciarrone - Giorgio Onesti
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 313-314 {2LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc - Seven Seas K33Y 105-6 {2CDS} (Japan)
Laser Disc - *King Video 534L 11-2 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - NHK Video KIBM 1013 (Japan) (2002)ª; Video Artists International DVDVAI 4416 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.70 (DVD) [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.84 (DVD) [PN]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (22 October 1961). See OPERA, April 1962 p.262
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Minnie - Renata Tebaldi
Dick Johnson - Daniele Barioni
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Carlo Cava
Jake Wallace - Silvio Maionica
Billy Jackrabbit - Giorgio Onesti
José Castro - Bruno Cioni
Wowkle - Lola Pedretti
Sonora - Mario Borriello
Trin - Athos Cesarini
Sid - Attilio Barbesi
Bello - Giovanni Ciavola
Harry - Angelo Mercuriali
Joe - Virginio Assandri
Happy - Egidio Casolari
Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1242 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1484-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- According to Calvin M. Goodwin (OPERA L Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:21:08 EDT) the sound of the Opera d'Oro CDs «is clean and undoctored»
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Attila - Boris Christoff
Ezio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Odabella - Margherita Roberti
Foresto - Gastone Limarilli
Uldino - Franco Franchi
Leone - Mario Frosini
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Black Disc; - Movimento Musica 02018; Melodram MEL 402 (+Christoff recital) {3LPS}*Arkadia (distributed by Fonit Cetra) ARK 13 {2LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 935.89 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1267 (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers ATT 196201 (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.273-275 [ADC]; Vol.17 No.4 March- April 1994 p.351
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Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 p.52 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
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Répertoire - No.67 March 1994 p.80
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.42
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Comments:- Recorded on 1st December 1962 at Teatro Comunale Firenze. The performance on 15 December 1962 is reviewed by HDR in OPERA February 1963 p.91 and who states «The audience was unfortunately sparse». A recording with an identical cast said to have been made at the Theater des Westens Berlin on 5-12-62 is reviewed in OPERA QUARTERLY Vol 2 No 1 p.179. (See also the review by ADC in FANFARE September/October 1983 p.274). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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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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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato
Turiddu - Franco Corelli
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola - Gabriella Carturan
Lucia - Maria Grazia Allegri
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Black Disc; - Morgan Records MOR 6301 (+arias) {2LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 58 (+L'amico Fritz) {4LPS} (1984)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 413 (+Pagliacci - Simonetto) {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00257
Compact Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Grandi Scelte» CDE 1041 (+L'amico Fritz) {3CDS} (1988)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 113-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª;;; Myto 1 MCD 031 274 {1CD} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1448 {1CD} (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:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 p.152 [BR]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1984 No.72 p.61 [SS]
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Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [FL]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.137 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.81 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala on December 7 1963 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Mascagni (see OPERA February 1964 p.94 ). The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog (November 2000) is 9 December 1963, but according to the archive in (that was in?) the La Scala website (www.teatroallascala.org) Cavalleria rusticana was not performed on that date. The CDR issued by Premiere was advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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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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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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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Guilhermo Damiano
Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria
Spoletta - Nino Crimi
Sciarrone - Amilton Moreira
Un carceriere - Antonio Lembo
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1888-2 {2CDRS} (+excerpts from; performance in July 1962 cond. Fabritiis) (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers TOS 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (14 July 1964). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Luisa - Elena Souliotis
Rodolfo - Angelo Mori
Miller - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Walter - Paolo Washington
Federica - Franca Mattiucci
Wurm - Giovanni Foiani
Laura - Silvana Martinelli
Contadino - Raimondo Botteghelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1839
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (10 November 1965; see OPERA February 1965 p.149). The cast listed above is that given in «È colpa amore? - Infelicita e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.271. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto
Turiddu - Carlo Bergonzi
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola - Adriane (Adriana) Martino
Lucia - Maria Grazia Allegri
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 139205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)ª; DG 413 275-1 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 011 (+Pagliacci) (1974)ª; *DG 413 275-4 (+Pagliacci) (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 419 257-2 (+Pagliacci) {3CDS} (1987)ª; DG 457 764-2 {1CD}
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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 - October 1966 p.219; November 1974 p.974 [AB]; September 1984 p. [JBS]; October 1987 p. [AB]
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Opera - December 1966 p.966 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.4 December 1966 p.336 [PLM]: Vol.63 No.4 May/June 2000 p.156 [LM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.95 [TF]
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Minnie - Antonietta Stella
Dick Johnson - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Mario Guggia
Ashby - Angelo Nosotti
Jake Wallace - Alessandro Maddalena
Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione
José Castro - Franco Federici
Wowkle - Anna Lia Bazzani
Sonora - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Trin - Vittorio Pandano
Sid - Bruno Tessari
Bello - Bruno Grella
Harry - Augusto Pedroni
Joe - Mario Carlin
Happy - Gianni Socci
Jim Larkens - Francesco Signor
Un postiglione - Augusto Veronese
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10131 {2CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.282 [JM]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.311 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]
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Comments:- The cast and performance date given on the «Mondo Musica» CDs are as above, but according to the reviews in FANFARE and ÓPERA ACTUAL they are a recording of theperformance with Olivero and Barioni (1967), also published by MYTO. This was confirmed by H.Fogel (letter in FANFARE Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.429)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
La Gioconda - Elena Souliotis
Enzo - Renato Cioni
Barnaba - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Laura - Fiorenza Cossotto
Alvise - Ivo Vinco
La Cieca - Elena Zilio
Zuàne - Bernard Izzo
Un Cantore - Bernard Izzo
Isèpo - Herbert Kraus
Un Pilota - Robert Smith
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2639
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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 Chicago Lyric Opera. See OPERA December 1966 p.970. The cast listed above is that given in «È colpa amore? - Infelicita e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.277. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Nabucco - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ismaele - Gianni Raimondi
Zaccaria - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Abigaille - Elena Souliotis
Fenena - Gloria Lane
Gran Sacerdote - Giovanni Foiani
Abdallo - Piero De Palma
Anna - Mirella Fiorentini
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Black Disc - Morgan 3 MOR 6601 {3LPS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 16 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Nuova Era 2222/23 {2CDS}; Pantheon PHE 6757/8 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 491-2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD «Grand Tier» 7031 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.225 [MM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1966). See OPERA, March 1967 p.201
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Olympie - Pilar Lorengar
Statira - Fiorenza Cossotto
Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini
Antigone - Giangiacomo Guelfi
L'Hiérophante - Nicola Zaccaria
Hermas - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 542 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Melodram MEL 479 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21021 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1395 {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 a performance at La Scala (1 June 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.627). The conductor is stated in «The EJS Discography» p.572 to be Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Minnie - Magda Olivero
Dick Johnson - Daniele Barioni
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Mario Guggia
Ashby - Angelo Nosotti
Jake Wallace - Alessandro Maddalena
Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione
José Castro - Franco Federici
Wowkle - Anna Lia Bazzani
Sonora - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Trin - Vittorio Pandano
Sid - Bruno Tessari
Bello - Bruno Grella
Harry - Augusto Pedroni
Joe - Mario Carlin
Happy - Gianni Socci
Jim Larkens - Francesco Signor
Un postiglione - Augusto Veronese
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 933 83 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 744-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.97 [JG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (20 February 1967). A recording of this performance was also published by «Mondo Musica» but incorrectly labelled as being from 1966 (See letter by H.Fogel in FANFARE Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.429)
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Gianni Raimondi
Enrico - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Raimondo - Agostino Ferrin
Arturo - Beniamino Prior
Alisa - Flora Rafanelli
Normanno - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4287-4288; Memories 6320-6221 ; House of Opera CDBB 218 {2CDRS} (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1967)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto
Turiddu - Gianfranco Cecchele
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola - Adriane (Adriana) Martino
Lucia - Anna Di Stasio
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Compact Disc - Frequenz 011 044 {1CD}
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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 publication:-
Luister - Januari 1989 nr.436 p.1-26 [PK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (11 June 1968)
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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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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Aida - Elena Souliotis
Radamès - Amedeo Zambon
Amneris - Shirley Verrett
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Nicola Zaccaria
Una Sacerdotessa - Ruth Falcon
Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1834-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4744
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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 at the Dallas Civic Opera (1 November 1969; see OPERA March 1970 p.214). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES»
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Gianfranco Cecchele
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Enrico Campi
Una Sacerdotessa - Eva Ruta
Un Messaggero - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 123-124 {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 a performance in Naples (18 May 1969)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto
Turiddu - Gianfranco Cecchele
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola - Adriane (Adriana) Martino
Lucia - Anna Di Stasio
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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4389 (+Pagliacci) (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 440 071 530-3 (NTSC) (+Pagliacci); Decca 071 430-3 (PAL) (+Pagliacci)
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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:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1997 p.149 [DM]
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Diapason - No.556 mars 2008 pp.109-110 [MP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.312: July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.271-272 [KM]
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International Record Review - February 2008 pp.76-77 [CC]
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Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.79 [PC]
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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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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1970(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Agnes - Montserrat Caballé
Irmengard - Antonietta Stella
Der junge Heinrich - Bruno Prevedi
Herzog von Burgund - Sesto Bruscantini
Der Kaiser - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Giampaolo Corradi
Heinrich der Löwe - Walter Alberti
Der Erzbischof - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Theobald - Carlo Di Giacomo
Erster Richter - Angelo Mameli
Zweiter Richter - Angelo Torregiani
Ein Wärter - Angelo Mameli
Ein Herold - Angelo Torregiani
Ein Kastellan - Giovanni Antonini
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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4104/05 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2029; Opera d'Oro OPD 1187 {2CDS} (1999)ª; The Opera Lovers AGN 197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.773
Comments:- Recorded on 30 April 1970 and transmitted widely throughout Europe including the UK, by the BBC Third Programme on 12 May 1974 (see OPERA August 1974 p.746). 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 Riccardo Muti - 1970(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Attila - Ruggero Raimondi
Ezio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Odabella - Antonietta Stella
Foresto - Gianfranco Cecchele
Uldino - Fernando Ferrari
Leone - Leonardo Monreale
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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4178-9 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1188 {2CDS};; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 290-2 {2CDRS};; The Opera Lovers ATT (Canada) 197001 {2CDRS} (2005)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 broadcast on 8 December 1970.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Selika - Jessye Norman
Vasco da Gama - Veriano Luchetti
Ines - Mietta Sighele
Nelusko - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Don Pedro - Agostino Ferrin
Don Diego - Gianfranco Casarini
Grand Inquisitor - Graziano Del Vivo
Alvar - Dino Formichini
Anna - Giuliana Matteini
High Priest of Brahma - Mario Rinaudo
Priest - Ottavio Taddei
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 555 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 85 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4213/5 {3CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 912.38 (highlights + Idomeneo) {3CDS} (1991)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 006 (The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer) {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers AFR 197101 {3CDRS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1467 {3CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 p.172 [BR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (30 April 1971, see OPERA Festival Issue 1971 p.83 ). The MYTO CD of «highlights» is a «fill-up» for their recording of Idomeneo (1971). The date given in the «EJS Discography» (p.585) is 30 April 1970. 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 Franco Mannino - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Rodolfo - Franco Corelli
Schaunard - Giuseppe Morresi
Marcello - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Colline - Nicola Zaccaria
Mimi - Luisa Maragliano
Musetta - Elvidia Ferracuti
Benoit - Franco Taino
Alcindoro - Alberto Carusi
Parpignol - Luigi Russi
Sergente dei doganieri - Elvio Marinangeli
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 198-2 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers BOH 197103 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferisterio di Macerata (4 July 1971). According to Mike Richter «The sound is poor», but I have heard a lot worse. Also «First seconds of each act lost».
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Santuzza - Elena Souliotis
Turiddu - Gianfranco Cecchele
Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lucia - Corinna Vozza
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4765-S (1998)ª
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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 Comunale di Firenze (2 January 1971). The performance on 7 January 1971 is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.439. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Winter 1998».
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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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Conductor Nino Bonavolantà - 1972(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Neri Chiaramantesi - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Giannetto Malespini - Giuseppe Zambon
Ginevra - Angela Maria Rosati
Lisabetta - Miwako Matsumoto
Laldomine - Corinna Vozza
Fiammetta - Vittoria Magnaghi
Cintia - Bianca Bortoluzzi
Fazio - Giuseppe Morresi
Gabriello - Dino Formichini
Il Tornaquindici - Plinio Clabassi
Il Calandra - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Il Trinca - Angelo Marchiandi
Il dottore - Alfredo Mariotti
Lapo - Franco Ghitti
Un canto interno - Angelo Degl' Innocenti
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 147 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1478 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of La cena delle beffe by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
GIUDICI p.247
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.142-143 [JM]
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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 5 December 1972
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Minnie - Elena Souliotis
Dick Johnson - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Loris Gambelli
Jake Wallace - Bernardino di Bagno
Billy Jackrabbit - Nino Mandolesi
José Castro - Franco Miolli
Wowkle - Anita Caminada
Sonora - Guido Mazzini
Trin - Gabriele De Julis
Sid - Giuseppe Giove
Bello - Arturo La Porta
Harry - Augusto Pedroni
Joe - Pietro di Vietri
Happy - Alberto Carusi
Jim Larkens - Paolo Mazzotta
Un postiglione - Tommaso Frascati
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1453-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1596
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (May 1974). There is a short review of the performance on 12? May 1974 in OPERA October 1974 p.906. The cast listed above is that given in «È Colpa Amore? - Infelicità e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.304. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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
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NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
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Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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