(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1961(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Colin Davis*
2 1961?(SE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Michael Moores*
3 1963(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
4 1964(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - Mario Bernardi*
5 1970(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
6 1971(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
7 1971(SE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Charles Mackerras*
8 1972(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Charles Mackerras*
9 1972(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
10 1973(LC) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
11 1973(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Charles Mackerras*
12 1973(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
13 1973(SE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
14 1974(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Rafael Kubelik*
15 1974(STU) - Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber - Marek Janowski*
16 1975(LC) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
17 1975(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Gian-Franco Masini*
18 1975(LI;2/4/75) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
19 1976(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Kazimierz Kord*
20 1976(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Charles Mackerras*
21 1976(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Henry Holt*
22 1977 (Acts 2-3;LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
23 1977(LC) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
24 1978(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - John Matheson*
25 1978(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Coppola*
26 1979(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Richard Armstrong*
27 1980(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Henry Holt*
28 1980(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Henry Holt*
29 1980(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Henry Holt*
30 1981(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Charles Mackerras*
31 1983(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Geoffrey Arnold*
32 1983(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Judd*
33 1984(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - David Agler*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Carmen - Patricia Johnson
Don José - Donald Smith
Micaëla - Elizabeth Robson
Escamillo - Raimund Herincx
Frasquita - Rita Hunter
Mercédès - Ann Robson
Le Dancaïre - John Stoddart
Le Remendado - Julian Moyle
Zuninga - Leon Greene
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1493 {1LP} (1962)ª;; HMV CSD 1398 {1LP} (1962)ª; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7081 {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV «Greensleeve» TC-ESD 7081 (1980)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CFP 4596
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 4596 {1CD} ; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 008-2 {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 1962 p.416 [PHW]; March 1980 p.1434 [JBS]
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Opera - April 1962 p.269
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- A recording based on performances at Sadler's Wells
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Conductor Michael Moores - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Manrico - Charles Craig
Azucena - Patricia Johnson
Leonora - Elizabeth Fretwell
Conte di Luna - Peter Glossop
Ferrando - Donald McIntyre
Ines - Rita Hunter
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1564 {1LP} (1962)ª;; HMV CSD 1440 {1LP} (1962)ª; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7027 [1LP] (1977)ª; Capitol P 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª;; Capitol SP 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 005-2 (+Rigoletto +La Traviata -; excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.63; January 1977 p.1174 [AB]
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Opera - October 1962 p.690
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.108 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.876-877 [JM]
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Based on performances at Sadler's Wells
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Marie Collier
Waltraute - Josephine Veasey
Woglinde - Barbara Holt
Wellgunde - Gwyneth Jones
Floßhilde - Maureen Guy
First Norn - Monica Sinclair
Second Norn - Margreta Elkins
Third Norn - Rita Hunter
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01853
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (14 September 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated September 14-20 1963 p.13).
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Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Peter - Raimund Herincx
Gertrud - Rita Hunter
Hänsel - Patricia Kern
Gretel - Margaret Neville
Die Knusperhexe - Ann Howard
Sandmännchen - Elizabeth Robinson
Taumännchen - Paula Deane
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1815-6 {2LPS} (1964)ª;; HMV CSD 1576-7 {2LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Concert Classics» SXDW 3023 {2LPS} (1975)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 414432-3 {2LPS} (1983)ª; ; Capitol GBO-7256 (1966)ª;; Capitol SGBO-7256 (1966)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CFPD 414432-5 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 575 993-2 (+Siegfried Idyll - Colin Davis) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1965 p.341; April 1965 p.470; January 1976 p.1230 [AB] January 1984 p.906 [JBS]; September (published July) 2003 p.82 [AB]
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Opera - January 1965 p.53 [AJ]
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American Record Guide - Vol.32 February 1966 p.546
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE December 1964 p.277
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Siegmund - Alberto Remedios
Sieglinde - Ava June
Hunding - Clifford Grant
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Gerhilde - Margaret Curphey
Ortlinde - Donna Faye Carr
Waltraute - Patricia Purcell
Schwertleite - Katherine Pring
Helmwige - Janice Chapman
Siegrune - Ann Robson
Grimgerde - Anna Cooper
Roßweiße - Gillian Knight
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 363 (highlights) {3CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2277
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.162 pp.13-16 [PDB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Coliseum, London (14 February 1970). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 February 1970 p.17). The performance on 29 January 1970 is reviewed in OPERA March 1970 pp.268-272. The recording on the CDRs issued by Oriel is of Acts 1 and 2 only.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Catherine Wilson
Waltraute - Katherine Pring
Woglinde - Barbara Walker
Wellgunde - Anne Evans
Floßhilde - Georgetta Psaros
First Norn - Gillian Knight
Second Norn - Anne Collins
Third Norn - Janice Chapman
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01861
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (6 March 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 6-12 March 1971 p.19).
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1971(SE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
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Black Disc; - *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfP 40008 {1LP} (1972)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfP 4403 {1LP} (1983)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CfP 4403 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure»; 5 74950-2 (+Siegfried Idyll) {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1972 p.374 [EG]; May 1983 p.1296 [AB]
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Manrico - Jon Sydney
Azucena - Gabrielle Lavigne
Leonora - Rita Hunter
Conte di Luna - Norman Bailey
Ferrando - David Gwynne
Ines - Anne Collins
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03798
Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 101 {2CDS}
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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:- According to Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.71) this recording is of a performance in September 1972. Il trovatore was performed with this cast on 7, 12, 15, 21 September. As none of these performances was broadcast the recording was presumably made «in-house». The performance on 23 August was reviewed in OPERA pp.940-942.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jess Thomas
Sieglinde - Gwyneth Jones
Hunding - John Macurdy
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Hans Sotin
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Gerhilde - Judith De Paul
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Doris Hollenbach
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Elizabeth Anguish
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 109 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1972)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Wanderer - Norman Bailey
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Erda - Anne Collins
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Waldvogel - Maurine London
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 875 (1974)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20CDS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - EMI TC-SLS 875; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63595-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Chandos CHAN 3038 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1974 p.1893 [JW]; June 1974 p.30 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; March 1991 p. [AB]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Opera News - August 2001 p.53 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 pp.240-242 [HF]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.84 [MT]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 [ARB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.221-222 [LM]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Riccardo - Tom Swift
Renato - Neil Howlett
Amelia - Rita Hunter
Ulrica - Anne Collins
Oscar - Norma Burrowes
Silvano - Ashton Smith
Samuele - Dennis Wicks
Tom - Harry Coghill
Un Giudice - Joseph Riordan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00134
Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 105 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in English using the Swedish setting in the London Coliseum (30 November 1973). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The performance on 21 November 1973 is reviewed in OPERA January 1974 pp.72-73 and that on 1 December 1973?? in OPERA February 1974 pp.160-161. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Wanderer - Don Garrard
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Erda - Anne Collins
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Waldvogel - Valerie Masterton
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01252
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2278
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (3 March 1973). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 1 March 1973 p.21)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Margaret Curphey
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Black Disc; - Unicorn UNS 245-6 {2LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette; - Unicorn ZCUND 245 (1973)ª; Unicorn Y8UND245 (8-track cartridge) (1973)ª; Chandos ABTD 1244 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 8534 {1CD} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1973 p.228 [JW]; January 1974 p.1430 [WAC]; January 1988 p. [AW]
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Comments:- A recording of Act 3 Scene 2 and 3. The tapes are advertised in THE GRAMOPHONE October 1973 p.747
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Helge Brilioth
Hagen - Bengt Rundgren
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Gunther - William Dooley
Gutrune - Nell Rankin
Waltraute - Mignon Dunn
Woglinde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Wellgunde - Marcia Baldwin
Floßhilde - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
First Norn - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Second Norn - Mignon Dunn
Third Norn - Nell Rankin
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 108 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Bensar OL 32374 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 March 1974). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Dresden
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
König Ludwig VI - Siegfried Vogel
Adolar - Nicolai Gedda
Euryanthe - Jessye Norman
Lysiart - Tom Krause
Eglantine - Rita Hunter
Bertha - Renate Krahmer
Rudolf - Harald Neukirch
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Black Disc; - *EMI «Angel Series» SLS 983 {4LPS} (1975)ª; EMI EX 290698-3 {3LPS} (1986)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 191 02591/94 {4LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290698-5 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63509-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDMC 63509 {3CDS}; Berlin Classics 0011082BC {3CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1169; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.153 p.94; PENGUIN p.560; GIUDICI p.1174 (2) p.1841
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1975 p.687 [JW]; December 1975 p.1011 [SIR]; January 1976 p.1177 [JBS]; July 1986 p. [AB]; April 1991 p. [JW]
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Opera Now - March 1995 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.340
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Orpheus - No.11 15 November - 15 Dezember 1975 S.262 [KL]; November 1994 S.62
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.193
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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.82
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.91 [JV]: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 pp.85-86 [LB]
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Comments:- Rita Hunter has described her experiences in travelling to the DDR to make this recording in «Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie» pp.139-141. Gala has also issued a recording of Euryanthe with this cast (GL 100.703 + Maria Reining recital).
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1975(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Siegmund - Alberto Remedios
Sieglinde - Margaret Curphey
Hunding - Clifford Grant
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Gerhilde - Katie Clarke
Ortlinde - Anne Conoley
Waltraute - Elizabeth Connell
Schwertleite - Helen Attfield
Helmwige - Anne Evans
Siegrune - Sarah Walker
Grimgerde - Shelagh Squires
Roßweiße - Anne Collins
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5063 {5LPS} (1976)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - EMI TC-SLS 5063; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63918-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Chandos CHAN 3038 {4CDS} (2000)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1976 p.473 [JBS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; July 1991 p. [AB]; December 2000 p.134 [AB]
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Opera News - May 2001 p.73 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 pp.240-242 [HF]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - November 2000 pp.120-121 [MT]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2000 p.78 [GH]: December 2000 pp.94-95 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [AJ]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.183 [JPM]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Coliseum, London (18, 20, 23 December 1975). The performance on 20 December 1975 is reviewed in OPERA February 1976 p.178
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Rita Hunter
Adalgisa - Frederica Von Stade
Pollione - John Alexander
Oroveso - John Macurdy
Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Flavio - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 111 (+rehearsal with Hunter, Corelli) {3CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (November 1975; see OPERA February 1976 p.136; «Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie» pp.155-160). There were three performances with the cast given above on 6, 13, 18 November, but none of them was broadcast, so presumably the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI;2/4/75)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson
Hunding - Bengt Rundgren
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Gerhilde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Cynthia Munzer
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Gloria Hodes
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 144 {4CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1975)
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Rita Hunter
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Matteo Manuguerra
Ramphis - James Morris
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Booth
Una Sacerdotessa - Jean Kraft
Un Messaggero - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 103 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Celestial Audio CA 746 {2CDRS} (2008)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 at the MET (25 October 1976; see OPERA December 1976 p,1132). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Idomeneo - John Mitchinson
Idamante - Anthony Roden
Arbace - Kenneth Woollam
Ilia - Lucia Popp
Elettra - Rita Hunter
Gran Sacerdote - Ashton Smith
La Voce - Clifford Grant
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 030/3 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the London Coliseum (13 March 1976). The announcedIlia (Lois McDonall) was ill and was replaced by Lucia Popp who sang in Italian.
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Johanna Meier
Hunding - William Wilderman
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Vern Shinall
Fricka - Louise Pearl
Gerhilde - Lise Carlson
Ortlinde - Susan Leider
Waltraute - Nancy Jackson
Schwertleite - Carol Shuster
Helmwige - Martha Dodds
Siegrune - Sharon Dworchak
Grimgerde - Kay Bates
Roßweiße - Marilyn Found
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03212
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2305-3 {3CDRS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10138-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 December 1976). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006». The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1977 (Acts 2-3;LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - James King
Sieglinde - Janis Martin
Hunding - Manfred Schenk
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Gerhilde - Elizabeth Volkman
Ortlinde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Waltraute - Sheila Nadler
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Sarah Beatty
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 132 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 and 3 of performance at the MET (19 Febuary 1977).
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1977(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Aage Haugland
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Gunther - Norman Welsby
Gutrune - Margaret Curphey
Waltraute - Katherine Pring
Woglinde - Valerie Masterton
Wellgunde - Shelagh Squires
Floßhilde - Helen Attfield
First Norn - Anne Collins
Second Norn - Gillian Knight
Third Norn - Anne Evans
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5118 {6LPS} (1978)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5118; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64244-2 {5CDS} (1992)ª; Chandos CHAN 3060 {5CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1978 p.376 [AB]: October 1978 p.645 [JBS]: December 1978 p.1181 [IM]: November 1992 p.195; August 2001 p.90, p.93 [AB]
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Opera Now - November 1992 p.59
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Opera News - December 2001 pp.78-79 [JAC]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.72-73 [HF]
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Orpheus - May 1993 p.61; März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
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International Record Review - October 2001 pp.85-86 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.208-209 [SDC]
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Wagner News - Issue No.95 January 1993 p.16
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum (August 1977)
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Conductor John Matheson - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Concert Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Singers
Macbeth - Peter Glossop
Lady Macbeth - Rita Hunter
Banco - John Tomlinson
Macduff - Kenneth Collins
Malcolm - Richard Greager
Dama - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
Medico - Christian Du Plessis
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Black Disc - Voce 11 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00797
Compact Disc; - House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; Opera Rara ORCV 301 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.79 [AB]
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Opera - May 2004 pp.620-621 [AP]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 p.214 [JK]
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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.80 [AF]
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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.108 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.66 [CC]
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International Record Review - March 2004 p.76 [HC]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.181 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.101 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 pp.87-88 [XC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.183 maggio 2004 p.102 [GL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.120-121 [PT]
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Comments:- The recordings on the LPs issued by Voce, on the CD-ROM, and on the Compact Cassette issued by Charles Handelman appear to be of a concert performance of the original (1847) version at a Prom in the Royal Albert Hall (25 July 1978; see OPERA September 1978 p.925). This performance started at 7 pm. and a recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 the same evening starting at 8.30 pm. (see Radio Times Issue dated 22-28 July 1978 pp.39-39). The recording issued on CDs by Opera Rara is stated to be of a recording first broadcast (by BBC Radio 3) on 15 April 1979 (Easter Day). According to Radio Times Issue Dated 14-20 April 1978 the broadcast started at 2.30 pm. Andrew Porter states in his review in OPERA that this is a recording of a performance given in the Camden Theatre about the same time as the performance at the PROMS. One of these recordings was re-broadcast on 3 February 1980 (see Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 February 1980 p.36).
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Conductor Anton Coppola - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera Association
Chorus - New Orleans Opera Association
Nabucco - Kostas Paskalis
Ismaele - Salvador Novoa
Zaccaria - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Abigaille - Rita Hunter
Fenena - Rita De Carlo
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 102 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1082-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in New Orleans (October 1978; see OPERA March 1979 pp.233-234). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall 2003 Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases»
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
La principessa Turandot - Rita Hunter
Calaf - Kenneth Collins
Liù - Rita Cullis
Ping - Michael Lewis
Pang - Neville Ackerman
Pong - Arthur Davies
Timur - David Gwynne
L'imperatore Altoum - Ieuan Davies
Un mandarino - Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03109
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Welsh National Opera in the Birmingham Hippodrome (24 March 1979). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 24-30 March 1979 p.28)
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Noel Mangin
Alberich - Malcolm Rivers
Gunther - Archie Drake
Waltraute - Marilyn Hall
Second Norn - Marilyn Hall
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Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 122 {4CDS}
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Seattle Opera House (2 August 1980).
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Mime - Paul Crook
Wanderer - Don Garrard
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Alberich - Malcolm Rivers
Erda - Geraldine Decker
Fafner - Noel Mangin
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Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 120 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Seattle Opera House (31 July 1980; see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 pp.119-121).
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Siegmund - Edward Sooter
Sieglinde - Johanna Meier
Hunding - Noel Mangin
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Don Garrard
Fricka - Marilyn Hall
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Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 121 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Seattle Opera House (29 July 1980; see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 pp.119-121).
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Tristan - Alberto Remedios
Isolde - Rita Hunter
Brangaene - Margreta Elkins
Marke - Bruce Martin
Kurwenal - John Shaw
Melot - Ronald Stevens
Hirt - Robert Gard
Steuerman - Robert Gard
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Gard
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Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 119 {4CDS}
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (14 August 1981). Some of the information about the cast comes from Jonathan Brown's online discography:-
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Conductor Geoffrey Arnold - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
Chorus - Australian Opera
Norma - Rita Hunter
Adalgisa - Rachel Gettler
Pollione - Lamberto Furlan
Oroveso - Donald Shanks
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 135 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Celestial Audio CA 172 {2CDS} (Australia);; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2027-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (June 1983; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1983 No.62 pp.33-34). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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Conductor James Judd - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Manrico - Kenneth Collins
Azucena - Margaret Kingsley
Leonora - Rita Hunter
Conte di Luna - Malcolm Donnelly
Ferrando - Sean Rea
Ines - Helen Attfield
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01625
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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 a performance in the London Coliseum. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2002 p.71) is 4 May 1983, but on that day the work performed by the ENO was Die Fledermaus. Il trovatore was performed with the cast given above on 16, 19, 22, 26 February and 1, 4, 9 March 1983. So, presumably, the recording is of one of these performances and as, as far as I can ascertain, none of these was broadcast it is probably an «in-house» recording. The performance on 16 February is reviewed in OPERA April 1983 pp.442-443.
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Conductor David Agler - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Nabucco - Robert Allman
Ismaele - Lamberto Furlan
Zaccaria - Donald Shanks
Abigaille - Rita Hunter
Fenena - Patricia Price
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 102 {2CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (June 1984; see OPERA December 1984 p.1359).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española