(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1961(LI) - Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini - Antonino Votto*
2 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
3 1962(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Fausto Cleva*
4 1963(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Juan Emilio Martini**
5 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*
6 1963(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Edward Downes*
7 1964(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
8 1964(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
9 1964(LI) - Rienzi by Richard Wagner - Hermann Scherchen*
10 1965(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
11 1966(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
12 1966(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
13 1966(LI) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Fernando Previtali*
14 1966(LI;12/3/66) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Kurt Adler*
15 1967(LI) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Fernando Previtali*
16 1968(FI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Herbert von Karajan*
17 1968(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Victor Alessandro**
18 1968(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Rudolf Kruger*
19 1969(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Walter Herbert*
20 1969(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
21 1969(LI) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
22 1969(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Ugo Rápalo*
23 1970(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Bohumil Gregor*
24 1970(LI;14/2/70) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*
25 1970(LI;Kabaiwanska) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Nello Santi***
26 1970?(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Kurt Adler*
27 1971(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
28 1971(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bohumil Gregor*
29 1971(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
30 1972(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Paolo Peloso*
31 1973(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Eve Queler*
32 1973(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
33 1973(LI) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fulvio Vernizzi*
34 1974(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
35 1974(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Armando Gatto*
36 1975(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
37 1975(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
38 1976(FI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Bruno Bartoletti*
39 1976(LE) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
40 1976(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Angelo Campori*
41 1976(LI;Washington) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
42 1977(LE) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
43 1978(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
44 1979(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Emil Tchakarov*
45 1980(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Maurizio Arena*
46 1980(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Seiji Ozawa*
47 1980(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
48 1981(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
49 1981(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
50 1981(LI) - Fausta by Gaetano Donizetti - Daniel Oren*
51 1981(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Daniel Oren*
52 1981(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Elio Boncompagni*
53 1982 - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
54 1982(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Gabriele Bellini*
55 1982(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Gabriele Bellini**
56 1983(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Maurizio Arena***
57 1984 - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Angelo Campori*
58 1985(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Maurizio Arena*
59 1985(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniel Oren*
60 1985(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Patanè***
61 1987(STU) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Maurizio Arena*
62 1988(LI) - Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti - Julius Rudel*
63 1990(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Daniel Oren*
64 1991(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Daniel Oren*
65 1991(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Rizzi*
66 1993(LI) - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini - Theo Alcántara**
67 1995(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Maurizio Arena*
68 1995(LI) - Turn of the Screw (The) by Benjamin Britten - Bruno Campanella*
69 1997(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Angelo Campori*
70 2000(LC) - Voix humaine (La) by Francis Poulenc - Stefan Anton Reck**
71 2001(LI) - Lady in the Dark by Kurt Weill - Steven Mercurio*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Beatrice di Tenda - Joan Sutherland
Agnese - Raina Kabaivanska
Filippo Maria Visconti - Dino Dondi
Orombello - Giuseppe Campora
Anichino - Piero De Palma
Rizzardo - Walter Gullino
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 218 {2LPS} (1961)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 15 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Movimento Musica 03.007 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03137
Compact Disc; - *Claque GM 2009-2010 {2CDS};; Bella Voce BLV 107.226 (highlights + performance conducted by Rescigno) {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1259 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.79 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (10 May 1961, see OPERA August 1961 p.526) The highlights are a «filler» in the recording conducted by Rescigno (1961)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - John Lanigan
Rodrigo - John Dobson
Lodovico - David Ward
Montano - Forbes Robinson
Emilia - Josephine Veasey
Un Araldo - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Disc - Nuova ERA 23578 {2CDS}; Memories 4583/4584 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1962 see OPERA August 1962 p.559). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated June 30 - July 6 1962 p.13. Geraint Evans was announced to sing Iago, but in fact, Tito Gobbi sang. The CDs issued on the «Memories» label are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1995 p.84.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Carlo Bergonzi
Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska
Tonio - Mario Sereni
Beppe - George Shirley
Silvio - Norman Mittelman
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 104 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Santi) {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1102
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1962; see «Signing-off for the Old MET» pp.397-399). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Juan Emilio Martini - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Rodolfo - Eugenio Fernandi
Schaunard - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Marcello - Angel Mattiello
Colline - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Mimi - Raina Kabaivanska
Musetta - Lia Montoya
Benoit - Carlos Feller
Alcindoro - Eduardo Ferracani
Parpignol - Virgilio Tavini
Sergente dei doganieri - P. Grande
Un doganiere - E. Calderazzo
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1486-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (14 June 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Summer 2004».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Louis Quilico
Cassio - Eugenio Valori
Rodrigo - Virgilio Tavini
Lodovico - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Montano - Pino de Vescovi
Emilia - Isabel Casey
Un Araldo - Héctor Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Atrium ATR 005/6 {2CDS} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1963). Atrium lists Mastromei as singing Iago, but according to the cast list given on the website of the Teatro Colón it was sung by Louis Quilico (click link below). Quilico is also given by Mike Richter. The Atrium CDs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1995 p.168.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Bruno Prevedi
Liù - Raina Kabaivanska
Ping - Peter Glossop
Pang - John Lanigan
Pong - Kenneth MacDonald
Timur - Joseph Rouleau
L'imperatore Altoum - Joseph Ward
Un mandarino - Victor Godfrey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02505
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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February or March 1963). The performance on 28 February 1963 is reviewed in OPERA April 1963 pp.274-277. The performance on 5 March 1963 was broadcast by BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated March 2-8 1963 p.29).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Raina Kabaivanska
Don Carlo - Nicolae Herlea
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Joann Grillo
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Velis
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1596
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is stated to be from a «VG in-house tape».
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Faust - Carlo Bergonzi
Margherita - Raina Kabaivanska
Elena - Linda Vajna
Martha - Armanda Bonato
Wagner - Franco Ricciardi
Pantalis - Mirella Fiorentini
Nereo - Walter Guillino
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 410-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 754 {2CDS} ; Live Opera Heaven C 892 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Immortal Performances 1101 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - février 1984 No.67 p.59 [SS]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.220-221 [DA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1964; see OPERA June 1964 pp.382-383). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE July 1983 p.142. The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 Update»
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Conductor Hermann Scherchen - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rienzi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Irene - Raina Kabaivanska
Steffano Colonna - Franco Piva
Adriano Colonna - Gianfranco Cecchele
Peace Herald - Luciana Piccolo
Paolo Orsini - Lino Puglisi
Raimondo - Giuseppe Modesti
Baroncelli - Piero De Palma
Cecco del Vecchio - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Black Disc - Roccoco Records 1022 {2LPS} (highlights? +recital BY GDS)
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03512
Compact Disc; - *Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21038 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 6.0019 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.95 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a shorted version at La Scala. According to the performance lists which were on the website of the Teatro alla Scala (http://www.teatroallascala.org) Rienzi was conducted by Scherchen with this cast on 4,6,9 June 1964. The year of this recording is sometime (incorrectly?) given as 1962.
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Sesto Bruscantini
Dr. Cajus - Italo Pasini
Bardolfo - Nino Falzetti
Pistola - Andrés Huc Santana
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Jeanette Scovotti
Meg Page - Carmen Burello
Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3412
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1965; see OPERA November 1965 p.818). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Louis Quilico
Il Grande Inquisitore - Nicola Ghiuselev
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Oralia Domínguez
Tebaldo - Nancy Nicks
Il Conte di Lerma - Natale De Lazzari
Un Araldo Reale - Jerry Helton
Una voce dal cielo - Ana Rieri
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Black Disc - Impressario Editions IE 3001 {3LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Melodram Connoisseur CDM 27511 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 636 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Charles Handelman (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 4107 (& 1954 & 3385) Live Opera Heaven C 3233 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four act version given by the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (October 1966). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton (click link below). This recording is sometimes attributed (incorrectly?) to The Hartfort Music Association and «Una voce dal cielo» stated to be Janice Cavalier. The LPs issued by Impressario Editions are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004 and those issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22». Omega's recording is listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «JUNE 2008 ALERT».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Ramón Vinay
Fenton - Ottavio Garaventa
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Dr. Cajus - Howard Fried
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Lee Venora
Meg Page - Janis Martin
Mistress Quickly - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1470-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Guglielmo Tell - Gabriel Bacquier
Arnoldo Melchtal - Gianni Raimondi
Gualtiero Furst - William Wilderman
Melchthal - Victor De Narké
Jemmy - Silvia Baleani
Edwige - Adriana Cantelli
Un pescatore - José Nait
Leutoldo - Ricardo Yost
Gessler - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Matilde - Raina Kabaivanska
Rodolfo - Eduardo Sarramida
Un Cacciatore - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distibution ALD 1535; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01185
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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 the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (4 September 1966).
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1966(LI;12/3/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - William Walker
Geronte - Elfego Esparza
Edmondo - Charles Anthony
Una voce sola - Marcia Baldwin
L'oste - Russell Christopher
Il maestro di ballo - Andrea Velis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Robert Goodloe
Lampionaio - Dan Marek
Un comandante di Marina - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MANL 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicola Tagger
Balducci - Agostino Ferrin
Fieramosca - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Pape Clément VII - Giorgio Tadeo
Teresa - Raina Kabaivanska
Ascanio - Anna Maria Rota
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3940
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Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (January 1967; see OPERA April 1967 p.292). The partial cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.767. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given (incorrectly?) as «Maag».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska
Tonio - Peter Glossop
Beppe - Sergio Lorenzi
Silvio - Rolando Panerai
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Laser Disc; - London POLL-1103 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4389 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 440 071 530-3 (NTSC) (+Cavalleria rusticana) Decca 071 430-3 (PAL) (+Cavalleria rusticana)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 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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Comments:- Video recording of a television film
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Conductor Victor Alessandro - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Mastersingers Opera Chorus
Don Carlo - André Turp
Filippo II - Donald Gramm
Rodrigo - Cornell MacNeil
Il Grande Inquisitore - Ara Berberian
Un Frate - Andrij Dobriansky
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Marilyn Horne
Tebaldo - Patricia Wise
Il Conte di Lerma - Lawrence Boyll
Un Araldo Reale - Lawrence Boyll
Una voce dal cielo - Melinda Atkins
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a five-act version in San Antonio (11 April 1968). The performance on 6 April 1968 is reviewed in OPERA July 1968 p.556. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Kruger - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Fort Worth Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Richard Torigi
Geronte - Edward Baird
Edmondo - R.G. Webb
L'oste - Ryan Edwards
Un sergente degli arcieri - Ryan Edwards
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 431 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Fort Worth (8 March 1968). 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 Walter Herbert - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Grand Opera
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Andzehj Saciuk
Rodrigo - Carlo Meliciani
Il Grande Inquisitore - Malcolm Smith
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Beverly Wolff
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 631 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera (February 1969). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Ernani - Plácido Domingo
Elvira - Raina Kabaivanska
Carlo - Carlo Meliciani
Silva - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Riccardo - Piero De Palma
Iago - Alfredo Giacomotti
Giovanna - Milena Pauli
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recodings LR 135-3 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00463
Compact Disc; - *Armando Curcio Editore OPI 09 (2CDS); Melodram CDM 27064 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 051 304 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1398-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1468 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 p.252 [JK]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.87
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.228-229 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1969, see OPERA February 1970p.120). This was Plácido Domingo's debut at La Scala (See «My First Forty Years»pp.66-67)
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Thaïs - Raina Kabaivanska
Athanaël - Sesto Bruscantini
Nicias - Nicola Tagger
Palémon - Antonio Zerbini
Crobyle - Marisa Zotti
Myrtale - Anita Caminada
Albine - Clara Foti
La Charmeuse - Giovanna di Rocco
Servant - Carmelo Mollica
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Compact Disc - *Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 121-122 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Thaïs by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55
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Conductor Ugo Rápalo - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica di Napoli
Chorus - Coro dell'Accademia Corale Napoletana
Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska
Pinkerton - Gino Taddei
Sharpless - Gianni Maffeo
Suzuki - Mirella Marcossi
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Maria Borrelli
Goro - Pier Francesco Poli
Il principe Yamadori - Luigi Paolillo
Lo zio Bonzo - Nicolai Stoilov
Il commissario imperiale - Raffaele Passaro
L'ufficiale del Registro - Rolando Esposito
La madre di Cio Cio San - Fernanda Gambardella
La zia - Rita Corinaldesi
La cugina - Elisa Coppola
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Black Disc - BASF 59-23 329 K {3LPS}
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Bohumil Gregor - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Kostas Paskalis
Cassio - Ryland Davies
Rodrigo - David Hall-Sundquist
Lodovico - Clifford Grant
Montano - Timothy Nolen
Emilia - Sheila Nadler
Un Araldo - Richard Lombardi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1468-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1970; see OPERA February 1971 pp.127-128). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.480.
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1970(LI;14/2/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Giorgio Tozzi
Rodrigo - Robert Merrill
Il Grande Inquisitore - Raymond Michalski
Un Frate - Edmond Karlsrud
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Judith Forst
Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Margaret Kalil
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1289 {& 1051);; The Opera Lovers DON 197002 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a 4-Act version at the MET (14 February 1970). See «Start-Up at the New Met» by Paul Jackson pp.139-143. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). 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 Nello Santi - 1970(LI;Kabaiwanska)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Mario D' Anna
Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Rina Pallini
L'oste - Franco Federici
Il maestro di ballo - Franco Ricciardi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Gianfranco Casarini
Lampionaio - Ottorino Begali
Un comandante di Marina - Carlo Del Bosco
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 162-163 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers MANL 197002 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.333
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67
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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.62
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.61
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena of Verona (For a review of another performance that season see OPERA Festival Issue 1970 p.14). 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 Kurt Adler - 1970?(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Richard Tucker
Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - Andrea Velis
Silvio - Dominic Cossa
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 118-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in their printed catalogue as being «New» in «Fall 2001» and is attributed to Philadelphia (2 March 1972). The partial cast is given as «Tucker/Kabaiwanska/MacNeil/Cossa» but according to Frank Hamilton's Chronolgy of Opera Performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) Pagliacci was never performed in Philadelphia with this cast. The only performance that I have been able to find with the four singers mentioned was at the MET on 24 June 1970 and I have provisionally assumed that it is this performance that was recorded. As it was not broadcast the recording must have been made «in-house».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Robert Merrill
Il Grande Inquisitore - John Macurdy
Un Frate - James Morris
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Judith Forst
Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Jeannine Altmeyer
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 197102 (3CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- The recording on the CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers is probably of a performance at the MET on 11 (or 8) October 1971. The CDRs are listed in their online catalogue where the date of the performance recorded is given as «11.11.71», but Don Carlo was not performed at the MET on that day. As none of the performances of Don Carlo at the MET in 1971 was broadcast the recording was probably made «in-house»,
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Conductor Bohumil Gregor - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Hubert Hofmann
Leonora di Vargas - Raina Kabaivanska
Don Carlo - Norman Mittelman
Don Alvaro - Plácido Domingo
Preziosilla - Tatiana Troyanos
Fra Melitone - Heinz Blankenburg
Curra - Maria von Ilosvay
Padre Guardiano - Martti Talvela
Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner
Un Alcalde - Franz Grundheber
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 686 (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2538-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recordings of performances at the Hamburg State Opera on 27 June 1971 (HOO) or 17 June 1971 (Premiere). 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». It is stated «lost 2 last minutes». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - James King
Lescaut - William Murray
Geronte - Bengt Rundgren
Edmondo - Loren Driscoll
Il maestro di ballo - Fernando Barrera
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 431 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 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». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 16 June 1971, but according to the «Opera Calender Abroad» in OPERA June 1971 p.524 a performance of Manon Lescaut was not programmed for that day. However, there was to have been a performance on 26 June 1971. The performance on 25 February 1971 is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.401 and the cast listed above is taken from here. Therefore it may be incorrect.
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Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Communale di Genova
Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti
Madeleine di Coigny - Raina Kabaivanska
La mulatta Bersi - Laura Zannini
Madelon - Maria Maddalena
Roucher - Graziano Del Vivo
Un Incredible - Franco Ricciardi
Pietro Fléville - Vico Polotto
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1114 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AND 197201 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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:-
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.291 [MM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- The recording issued by «Living Stage» and by «The Opera Lovers» appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (March 1972). See OPERA August 1972 pp.744-745. It is attributed by both to Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, but this cannot be correct as Andrea Chénier was not performed at La Fenice in 1972. See «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991». Some of the information about the cast as listed above comes from the review in OPERA and may be incorrect as the performance reviewed may not be the performance recorded. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. Here the recording is attributed correctly.
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - Schola Cantorum
Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana - Barbara Hoffman
Ostasio - Harlan Foss
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Matteo Manuguerra
Paolo il Bello - Plácido Domingo
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Nuccio Saetta
Biancofiore - Frederika Wieshart
Garsenda - Sheryl King
Altichiara - Carole Walters
Adonella - Alice Marie Nelson
Smaragdi - Carole Walters
Ser Toldo Berardengo - John Sandor
Il balestriere - John Sandor
Il giullare - Donald Chapman
Il torrigiano - Donald Chapman
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Black Disc - BJR S 137 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 840-2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1207 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1994 p.60
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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.57
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Opéra International - septembre 1998 No.227 p.59 [SS]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.221
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the American Opera Society in Carnegie Hall,New York (22 March 1973; see OPERA August 1973 p.701)
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Lirica Italiana
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò
Il barone Scarpia - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Il Sagristano - Guido Mazzini
Cesare Angelotti - Carlo Mericiani
Spoletta - Fernandino Jacopucci
Sciarrone - Franco Lombardi
Un pastore - Toshiko Tsunemori
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10281-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6143 (2007)ª; Encore DVD 3122 (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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in Tokyo (September 1973). Tosca was performed 0n 24, 26, 29 September 1973. The cast listed above is that given on the OPERA JAPONICA website. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Guido di Montforte - Licinio Montefusco
Il Conte Vaudemont - Angelo Nosotti
Arrigo - Franco Tagliavini
Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti
La Duchessa Elena - Raina Kabaivanska
Danieli - Giampaolo Corradi
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1258
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (15 April 1973). The performance on 10 April 1973 is reviewed in OPERA July 1973 pp.634-636.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Mario Zanasi
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Giampaolo Corradi
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Massimino Bortolotti
Un carceriere - Lorenzo Testi
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08316
Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 496 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 496.2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 746-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.64
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.64
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (17 May 1974). The performance on 14 May 1974 is reviewed in OPERA, September 1974 p.805. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Violetta Valery - Raina Kabaivanska
Flora Bervoix - Wilma Colla
Annina - Elda Cervo
Alfredo Germont - Gianfranco Pastine
Giorgio Germont - Franco Bordoni
Gastone - Paride Venturi
Dottore Grenvil - Bernardino di Bagno
Barone Douphol - Tito Turtura
Marchese d'Obigny - Franco Boscolo
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Compact Disc - *Eklipse EKR P-1 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.83
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Communale (19 February 1974; see OPERA June 1974 p.533)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Otello - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Piero Cappuccilli
Cassio - Mario Ferrara
Rodrigo - Dario Zerial
Lodovico - Enzo Viaro
Montano - Vito Susca
Emilia - Laura Zannini
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1145 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (12 November 1975; see OPERA April 1976 p.373). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Viorica Cortez
Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Giancarlo Luccardi
Ines - Gisela Pohl
Ruiz - Johannes Bier
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Black Disc - Fonoteam; Ariola Eurodisc 281689XFR {3LPS}; Acanta 794 23.301 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DA Music {2CDS}; Acanta 43301 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43045-2 {2CDS} (2004)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:-
American Record Guide - September 1977 p.46
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Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.3 [NL]
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Das Opernglas - Januar 1998 S.64 [ML]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [PN]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1976(FI)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Sherrill Milnes
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Giancarlo Luccardi
Spoletta - Mario Ferrara
Sciarrone - Bruno Grella
Un pastore - Plácido Domingo jnr.
Un carceriere - Domenico Medici
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 402-1 (PAL); London 071 502-1 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Decca 071 402-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4038 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 402-3 (PAL)
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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 - October 1988 p.580
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.182-183 [JK]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.64 (DVD) [MK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]
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Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.123 [MP]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]
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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.42 [PT]
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Comments:- A film made on location in Rome
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1976(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Simon Boccanegra - Piero Cappuccilli
Jacopo Fiesco - Luigi Roni
Amelia Grimaldi - Raina Kabaivanska
Gabriele Adorno - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Paolo Albiani - Felice Schiavi
Pietro - Giovanni Foiani
Un'ancella - Milena Pauli
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1002 (+recording of 1857 version - Matheson) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p,85 (mention) [VM]
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Comments:- The excerpts issued on the Ponto label are a «filler» on the CDs which carry the recording of the 1857 edition conducted by John Matheson. Simone Boccanegra was performed at La Scala with this cast on 17, 22, 24 April 1976. It is not known if all the singers listed above appear in the excerpts.
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Stabile Emiglia-Romagna
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras
Il barone Scarpia - Renato Bruson
Il Sagristano - Franco Federici
Cesare Angelotti - Alfonso Marchica
Spoletta - Aronne Ceroni
Sciarrone - Bruno Grella
Un carceriere - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 985.196 {2CDS} (1998)ª; House of Opera CDBB 473 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - June 1999 p.64 [SFV]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.5 May/June 1999 p.252 [RVL]
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Orpheus - März 1999 S.57-58 [IW]
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Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.2 [NL]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.181 [DA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio Parma (January 1976; see OPERA August 1976 p.762). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1976(LI;Washington)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Simon Boccanegra - Piero Cappuccilli
Jacopo Fiesco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Amelia Grimaldi - Raina Kabaivanska
Gabriele Adorno - Veriano Luchetti
Paolo Albiani - Felice Schiavi
Pietro - Giovanni Foiani
Un'ancella - Maria Fausta Galamini
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Antonio Savastano
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 432 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers SIM 197602 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the La Scala company in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, USA (15 September 1976; see OPERA December 1976 p.1130). According to House of Opera's website the date of this recording is November 1976, but the visit of the La Scala company to Washington took place in September 1976, and the only date on which Simon Boccanegra was performed with the cast listed (as given above) was 15 September 1976 (see «La Scala 67-92 - Ventisei Stagioni al Teatro alla Scala» p.76). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given correctly as «Sept. 1976».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Franco Tagliavini
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Renato Bruson
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Nadine Denize
Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.623 (+Lohengrin - Guschlbauer - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (22 October 1977)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ferrando - José van Dam
Ines - Maria Venuti
Ruiz - Heinz Zednik
Un vecchio zingaro - Karl Caslavsky
Un messo - Ewald Aichberger
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» 74321 61951-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-CLOPIT (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS #0459
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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 - August 1999 p.92 (audio) [AB]; January 2005 p.102 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera - October 1999 p.1244 (audio) [AB]; February 2005 p.237 (DVD) [DB]
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Opera News - March 2005 p.82 (DVD) [JY]
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.359 (audio) [JM]; Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.269 (DVD) [RT]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.296-297 [RM]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.92 (audio) [IW]; März+April 2005 S.64 (DVD) [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.292-294 (video) [RP]
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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 pp.70-71 (audio) [SS]; No.296 décembre 2004 p.91 (DVD) [CC]
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Diapason - No.462 septembre 1999 p.108 (audio) [MP]; No.521 janvier 2005 p.112 (DVD) [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.3 (audio) [NL]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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Classic CD - November 1999 p.90 [TB]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 (audio) [JTH]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.65-66 (DVD) [TP]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.84 (DVD) [IJ]
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Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.81 (audio) [PT]
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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.130 (audio) [AT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.125 octubre 1999 p.42 (audio) [JS]: No.134 julio- agosto 2000 (audio) pp.52-53 [PL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.126 (DVD) [PF]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Vienna State Opera (Audio recording 1 May 1978). It is not known if the video recordingis of the same performance. The RCA CDs also include an interview with Herbert von Karajan by Marcel Prawny
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Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin - Yuri Mazurok
Lenski - Nicolai Gedda
Tatyana - Raina Kabaivanska
Olga - Isola Jones
Larina - Ariel Bybee
Filipjewna - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Gremin - Paul Plishka
Triquet - James Atherton
Zaretzky - Andrij Dobriansky
Captain - Mario Bertolino
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12879 (BRO 125551) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1979). 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 Maurizio Arena - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana - Maria Ferraro
Ostasio - Bruno Grella
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Felice Schiavi
Paolo il Bello - Franco Tagliavini
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Oslavio Di Credico
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5891 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Filarmonico, Verona (April 1980; see OPERA August 1980 p.811).
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Regolo Romani
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Alessandra Palomba
Un carceriere - Carlo Meliciani
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2623 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution (Legato) 1142 (NTSC)
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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:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (21 March 1980)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 060 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7654 060 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 263-2 {2CDS} (1984)ª; DG 447 686-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1981 p.1121 [AB] ; December 1984 p. [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]
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Comments:- This recording made in 1980 has the same cast as the video recording made in 1982 and the «live» recording of 1981.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Adriana Lecouvreur - Raina Kabaivanska
Maurizio - Gianfranco Cecchele
Principessa di Bouillon - Fiorenza Cossotto
Michonnet - Rolando Panerai
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00383
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (1 March 1981; see OPERA August 1981 pp.839-840). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Compact Disc; - Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5022/23 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.47-49). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Costantino il Grande - Renato Bruson
Fausta - Raina Kabaivanska
Crispo - Giuseppe Giacomini
Massimiano - Luigi Roni
Licinia - Ambra Vespasiani
Albino - Tullio Panè
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Black Disc; - Historical recording Enterprises HRE 381 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Bismark Beane MRF 185 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Italian Opera Rarities LO 7701-03 {3CDS}; Gala GL 100617 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - Fabritiis 1957 - short excerpts) {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.83 [KC]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No. Spring 1984 p.172, p.177 [RP3]
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Opéra International - mai 1997 No.213 p.20, p.54
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Rome (November 1981, see OPERA March 1982 p.312). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon - Raina Kabaivanska
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Alfredo Kraus
Lescaut - Lorenzo Saccomani
Le Compte des Grieux - Silvano Pagliuca
Guillot de Morfontaine - Angelo Marchiandi
De Brétigny - Giovanni De Angelis
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 368-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.149 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (see OPERA September 1981 p.958 )
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Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 198102 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (1 February 1981). The performance on 28 January 1981 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1981 No.37 pp.34-35. 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 Herbert von Karajan - 1982
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Laser Disc - Sony S2LV-48422 (NTSC)
VHS Video Cassette - Sony SHV 8422 (PAL)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1992 p.115
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Opera News - February 19 1994 p.41
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Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.66
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Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.92
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.124
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.51
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.229
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Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.108
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Conductor Gabriele Bellini - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Bulgarian National Chorus
Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska
Pinkerton - Nazzareno Antinori
Sharpless - Nelson Portella
Suzuki - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Kate Pinkerton - Rossitsa Troeva-Mircheva
Goro - Roumen Doikov
Il principe Yamadori - Verter Vrachovski
Lo zio Bonzo - Kosta Dinkov
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Black Disc - Balktanton BOA 11093/95; Frequenz 3 DAB; Frequenz CAB 2
Compact Disc; - Arts 47161-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.338
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.180
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.70 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [PN]
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Conductor Gabriele Bellini - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Bulgarian Philharmonic
Chorus - Bulgarian National Chorus
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Nazzareno Antinori
Il barone Scarpia - Nelson Portella
Il Sagristano - Enzo Dara
Cesare Angelotti - Enzo Dara
Spoletta - Roumen Doikov
Sciarrone - Stoyan Balabanov
Un pastore - Stoyan Balabanov
Un carceriere - Borislav Peev
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Black Disc - Frequenz 2DAA {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Arts 47158-2 {2CDS}
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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 - Oktober 1995 S.59
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1984 No.72 p.54 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.153
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.70 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [PN]
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska
Pinkerton - Nazzareno Antinori
Sharpless - Lorenzo Saccomani
Suzuki - Eleonora Jankovic
Kate Pinkerton - Marisa Zotti
Goro - Mario Ferrara
Il principe Yamadori - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Lo zio Bonzo - Gianni Brunelli
Il commissario imperiale - Carlo Meliciani
Yakusidè - Bruno Grella
L'ufficiale del Registro - Bruno Tessari
La madre di Cio Cio San - Lina Rossi
La zia - Anna Lia Bazzani
La cugina - Sandra Zamuner
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision/NVC Arts 4509 99220-2 (2001)ª; Kultur D 2103 (USA) (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2007 (PAL); NVC Arts 4509 99220-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.131 [JBS]; September 2001 p.103 [MEO]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.95 (mention) [RF]
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Opera News - April 2004 pp.90-91 [IS]
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Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.90 [MSR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [DMGR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.64 [EE]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (July 1983; see OPERA Festival Issue 1983 p.112)
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1984
Orchestra - Bulgarian TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bulgarian TV and Radio Mixed Chorus.
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Giuseppe Giacomini
Lescaut - Nelson Portella
Geronte - Giancarlo Luccardi
Edmondo - Lyubomir Diakovski
Una voce sola - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
L'oste - Dimiter Stanchev
Il maestro di ballo - Lyubomir Diakovski
Un sergente degli arcieri - Nikolai Smochevski
Lampionaio - Lyubomir Diakovski
Un comandante di Marina - Dimiter Stanchev
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Black Disc - RCA RL 70967
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 70967
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - février 1987
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bulgarian Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bulgarian Svetoslav Obretenov Choir
Adriana Lecouvreur - Raina Kabaivanska
Maurizio - Alberto Cupido
Principe di Bouillon - Dimiter Stanchev
Principessa di Bouillon - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Michonnet - Attilio D' Orazi
Quinault - Pavel Gerdzhikov
Poisson - Roumen Doikov
Mlle. Jouvenot - Roumyana Bareva
Mlle. Dangeville - Valeria Mircheva
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Zdravko Gadjev
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 71206 {2CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1987 p. [MEO]
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Falstaff - Sesto Bruscantini
Fenton - Frank Lopardo
Ford - Leo Nucci
Dr. Cajus - Manlio Rocchi
Bardolfo - Tulio Pane
Pistola - Mario Luperi
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Alida Ferrarini
Meg Page - Raquel Pierotti
Mistress Quickly - Márta Szirmay
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Compact Disc - Serenissima {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2055 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (December 1985; see OPERA May 1986 pp.572-573). According to the cast listing given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA, mise à jour du numéro 87/88 - avril 2001 (p.5) the role of Ford is sung Bernd Weikl. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Karl Christian Kohn
Cesare Angelotti - Hans Wilbrink
Spoletta - Friedrich Lenz
Sciarrone - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (5 May 1985)
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Bulgarian Radio
Chorus - Bulgarian Radio
Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana - Fiorella Prandini
Ostasio - Graziano Polidori
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Matteo Manuguerra
Paolo il Bello - William Matteuzzi
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Piero De Palma
Biancofiore - Rosanna Didonè
Garsenda - Giovanna Santelli
Altichiara - Luisa Gallmetzer
Adonella - Reni Penkova
Smaragdi - Reni Penkova
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Florindo Andreolli
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor «Red Seal» RL 71456 {3LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» RD 71456 {2CDS} (1988)ª
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1988 p. [MEO]
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Elisabetta - Raina Kabaivanska
Duca di Nottingham - Vincenzo Sardinero
Sara - Carmen Gonzales
Roberto Devereux - Salvatore Fisichella
Lord Cecil - Mario Ferrara
Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Carlo Striuli
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1014-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Omega Opera Archive 3961; The Opera Lovers ROB 198801 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma. Roberto Deveraux was performed with Raina Kabaivanska and conducted by Julius Rudel on 1, 5, 7, 10 April 1988. On 1 April the role of Sara was sung by Carmen Gonzales (as listed above), but in the other performances it was sung by Cristina Anghelakova (see «Opera '88 - Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.284). It is not known who sings this role in the recordings on the CDRs issued by Premiere which are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES». The conductor is listed in the online catalogue of the Omega Opera Archive as «Perlea». Ionel Perlea died in 1970. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 1 April 1988.
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Franco Federici
Spoletta - Mario Bolognesi
Sciarrone - Ubaldo Carosi
Un pastore - Vittorio Gricolo
Un carceriere - Giuseppe Zecchillo
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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal»; 09026 61806-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª
Laser Disc - RCA 09026 61806-6 (NTSC & PAL)
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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 1993 p.115 [MEO]
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Opera Now - January 1994 p.54
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.266. Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.467
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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.64
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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.168;No.399 décembre 1993 p.102
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Classic CD - January 1994 p.66
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.94
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.137, No.3 May-June 1994 p.227
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opera House, Rome (13 December 1990)
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Adriana Lecouvreur - Raina Kabaivanska
Maurizio - Alberto Cupido
Principe di Bouillon - Carlo Colombara
Principessa di Bouillon - Luciana D' Intino
Michonnet - Paolo Gavanelli
Quinault - Giuseppe Riva
Poisson - Renato Cazzaniga
Mlle. Jouvenot - Gabriella Ferroni
Mlle. Dangeville - Antonella Trevisan
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Oslavio Di Credico
Un maggiordomo - Ledo Freschi
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5937 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice de Venezia (May or June 1991). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.331. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Manrico - Kristjan Johannsson
Azucena - Shirley Verrett
Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska
Conte di Luna - Silvano Carroli
Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna
Ines - Barbara Frittoli
Ruiz - Angelo Casertano
Un vecchio zingaro - Bruno Grella
Un messo - Dario Zerial
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07048
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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 Teatro Comunale di Genova. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000 p.72) is 18 October 1991, but according to «Opera '92 - Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.90 the «prima» was on 20 October 1991. So this recording may be of the dress rehearsal.
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Conductor Theo Alcántara - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Suor Angelica - Raina Kabaivanska
La Zia Principessa - Viorica Cortez
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 3210S
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SUO 199301 {1CDR} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 9040
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1925; House of Opera Video 9040
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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (March or April 1993; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1993 No.170 pp.42-43. The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana - Patrizia Orciani
Ostasio - Marco Chingari
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Silvano Carroli
Paolo il Bello - José Cura
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Mario Bolognesi
Biancofiore - Patrizia Pace
Garsenda - Elena Lo Forte
Altichiara - Adriana Cicogna
Adonella - Adele Cossi
Smaragdi - Ambra Vespasiani
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Mario Ferrara
Il balestriere - Pietro Tarantino
Prisoner - Pierre Lefèbre
Il giullare - Fabio Previati
Il torrigiano - Giuseppe Altomare
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2259 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo (February or March 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» pp.157-158. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Campanella - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Prologue - Philip Salmon
Quint - Philip Salmon
Governess - Raina Kabaivanska
Miles - Matthew Long
Flora - Hazel Norton Hale
Mrs.Grose - Gillian Knight
Miss Jessel - Alexandrina Pendachanska
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 453
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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Carignano, Turin produced by Luca Ronconi (September 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.249. According to House of Opera's online catalogue the quality is «fair - dark picture»
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Cio Cio San - Raina Kabaivanska
Pinkerton - Keith Olsen
Sharpless - Franco Vassallo
Suzuki - Francesca Franci
Kate Pinkerton - Bernadette Lucarini
Goro - Mario Bolognesi
Il principe Yamadori - Fernando Luis Ciuffo
Lo zio Bonzo - Marco Pauluzzo
Il commissario imperiale - Silvio Tullio Falzoni
L'ufficiale del Registro - Dario Benini
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08413
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (9 July 1997). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '97 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.309. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Stefan Anton Reck - 2000(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Elle - Raina Kabaivanska
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Compact Disc; - Fondazione Teatro Massimo FTM 001 (+Erwartung) {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.96 [MG]: N.152 giugno 2001 p.2 (letter)
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Comments:- Recorded in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (5-14 marzo 2000)
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Conductor Steven Mercurio - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Coro di voci bianche del Teatro Massimo di Palermo - Ensemble vocale «I Solisti di Operalaboratorio»
Liza Elliott - Raina Kabaivanska
Beekman - Shon Sims
Ringmaster - Shon Sims
Randy Curtis - Gino Quilico
Charley Johnson - Victor Ledbetter
Kendall Nesbitt - Federico Pacifici
Maggie Grant - Clara Zovianoff
Miss Foster - Julia Wade
Russell Paxton - Shon Sims
Man from Texas - Gino Quilico
Ben - Gino Quilico
Alison Du Bois - Mariella Lo Sardo
Dr. Brooks - Emilio Dino Conti
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 764 (2005)ª
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo, Palermo (April 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2001 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.194. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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