(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LC) - Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Carlo Maria Giulini*
2 1953?(STU) - Paganini by Franz Lehár - Pierre Dervaux*
3 1954(STU) - Saltimbanques (Les) by Louis Ganne - Pierre Dervaux*
4 1954?(SE) - Ecole des maris (L') by Emmanuel Bondeville - Albert Wolff*
5 1955(RA) - Reine joyeuse (La) by Charles Cuvillier - Roger Ellis*
6 1956(LI) - Christophe Colombe by Darius Milhaud - Manuel Rosenthal*
7 1956(LI) - Pénélope by Gabriel Fauré - Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht*
8 1956(STU) - Mascotte (La) by Edmond Audran - Robert Benedetti**
9 1956?(SE) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Jésus Etcheverry*
10 1958(RA) - Roi d'Yvetot (Le) by Jacques Ibert - Manuel Rosenthal*
11 1958(RE) - Poupée (La) by Edmond Audran - Marcel Cariven*
12 1958?(SE) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Jésus Etcheverry*
13 1959(RA) - Comte Ory (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*
14 1959(RA) - Comte Ory (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Désiré-Emile Inghelb..*
15 1959(RA) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Albert Wolff*
16 1959(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Roberto Benzi*
17 1959?(SE) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Jésus Etcheverry*
18 1960(RE) - Cloches de Corneville (Les) by Robert Planquette - Roger Ellis*
19 1960(SE) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Erasmo Ghiglia*
20 1960(SE) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Georges Sébastian*
21 1960?(SE) - Hérodiade by Jules Massenet - Jésus Etcheverry*
22 1961 - Comte Ory (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Pierre Stoll*
23 1961(RA) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Pierre-Michel Le Conte*
24 1961(RA) - Sapho by Jules Massenet - Pierre-Michel Le Conte*
25 1961(STU) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Jésus Etcheverry*
26 1961?(SE) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Jean-Claude Hartemann*
27 1961?(SE) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Jésus Etcheverry*
28 1961?(SE) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Jésus Etcheverry*
29 1961?(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Jésus Etcheverry*
30 1962(SE) - Cloches de Corneville (Les) by Robert Planquette - Jean-Claude Harte..*
31 1962?(STU) - Mireille by Charles Gounod - Jésus Etcheverry*
32 1963(RA) - Hérodiade by Jules Massenet - Pierre Dervaux*
33 1964(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Pierre Dervaux*
34 1964(LI) - Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Georges Sébastian*
35 1964(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
36 1965(SE) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Reynald Giovaninetti*
37 1965(SE) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Jésus Etcheverry*
38 1966(LI) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - John Pritchard*
39 1966(LI) - Mârouf, Savetier du Caire by Henri Rabaud - Jean Fournet*
40 1966(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Richard Bonynge*
41 1967(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Georges Prêtre*
42 1967(RA) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
43 1969(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
44 1970(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Georges Sébastian*
45 1970(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*
46 1971(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
47 1971(LI) - Padmâvatî by Albert Roussel - Georges Tzipine*
48 1972(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Roberto Benzi*
49 1972(STU) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
50 1973 - Jongleur de Notre-Dame (Le) by Jules Massenet - Pierre Dervaux**
51 1973(LI) - Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck - John Eliot Gardiner*
52 1973(RA) - Roi d'Ys (Le) by Edouard Lalo - Pierre Dervaux*
53 1973(RA) - Sigurd by Ernest Reyer - Manuel Rosenthal*
54 1974(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Gianfranco Rivoli*
55 1974(RA) - Amadis by Jean-Baptiste Lully - Bruno Amaducci*
56 1974(RA) - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini - John Matheson*
57 1975(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*
58 1975(RA) - Don Procopio by Georges Bizet - Bruno Amaducci*
59 1975?(RA) - Docteur Miracle (Le) by Georges Bizet - Bruno Amaducci*
60 1976(RA) - Huguenots (Les) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Henri Gallois*
61 1976(STU) - Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson**
62 1978?(RA) - Alceste [Paris] by Christophe Willibald Gluck - André Jouve*
63 1979(RA) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Henri Gallois*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1952(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Paris
Chorus - Ensemble Vocal de Paris
Iphigénie - Patricia Neway
Oreste - Pierre Mollet
Pylade - Léopold Simoneau
Thoas - Robert Massard
Diane - Micheline Rolle
Une prêtesse - Arlette Roche
Une prêtesse - Ann-Marie Carpenter
Un scythe - Georges Abdoun
Ministre de Thoas - Robert Lamande
Une grecque - Simone Codinas
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Black Disc; - Vox PL 7822 {2LPS} (1953)ª; Vox OPX 212 {2LPS} (1963)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 137 1731713 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - MDV Classics 800 (+excerpts sung in German) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1984 p.1005 [JBS]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.110 [GM]
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American Record Guide - March 1953 Vol.19 No.7 p.213 [PLM]: June 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.796 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.64 [CLO]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (1952)
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1953?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Maria Anna Elisa - Colette Riedinger
Paganini - Robert Massard
Bartucci - Henry Bry
Hedouville - R. Weber
Pimpinelli - Roméo Carlès
Bella Ciretti - Huguette Boulangeot
Corallina - Jackie Rollin
Wirt - F. Gautier
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Black Disc; - Decca 163.557/8 {2LPS} (France) (1954)ª; Decca 115.190/91 {2LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - Decca 472 868-2 {2CDS} (France) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.73 [GH]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.274
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.66 Eté 1954 p.466 [JB2]
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Répertoire - No.168 mai 2003 p.94 [JB]
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Comments:- The cast also includes: Marcel Enot, Nicolas Amato, J.Pemeja, Ch.Gautier
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Suzon - Janine Micheau
Marion - Géneviève Moizan
Grand Pingouin - Michel Roux
André - Robert Massard
Paillasse - Raymond Amade
Des Etiquettes - Robert Destain
Malicorne - Marcel Carpentier
L'Aubergiste - Rivers Cadet
Rigobert - Claude Arlay
Le Vicomte - Valle Valdy
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Black Disc; - *London International TW 90144/45 {2LPS} (1955)ª; Decca 163.080/81 {2LPS} (France); Telefunken TW 91044/45 {2LPS}; Decca 100.101 (highlights) {1LP} (France); RCA 530008/009 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Musidisc «Gaieté Lyrique» 20151-4 (MU 454) (highlights + Hans le joueur de flüte)
Compact Disc; - Musidisc «Gaieté Lyrique» 20151-2 (highlights + Hans le joueur de flüte) {2CDS}; Accord 465 868-2 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1955 p.409 [PHW]; July 1973 p.252 (highlights - mention) [WAC]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.72 [GH]
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Diapason - No.379 février 1992 p.106 [BD]; No.480 avril 2001 p.91 [MP]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 p.196, p.201 [JC]
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American Record Guide - June 1955 Vol.21 No.10 p.323 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1955 Vol.5 No.4 p.57 [JH]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.49
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Répertoire - No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]
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Comments:- «Réalisation: Max de Rieux»
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Conductor Albert Wolff - 1954?(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Chorus - Choeur
Ariste - Xavier Depraz
Sganarelle - Louis Musy
Valère - Jean Giraudeau
La Dame Cathau - Agnès Disney
Ergaste - Robert Massard
Isabelle - Mado Robin
Cleric 1 - Serge Rallier
Cleric 2 - Armando Giannotti
Cleric 3 - Henri Médus
Cleric 4 - André Philippe
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Black Disc; - Decca FAT 133.518 {1LP} (France); London International TW 91024 {1LP} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encylopedia «WWW Site on a Disc 5 - to April; 2004» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Ecole des maris by Emmanuel Bondeville are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.126
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.363 [PHW]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.53 [AF]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.139 [JC]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.729 [JB2]
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Conductor Roger Ellis - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Sofia - Liliane Berton
Chiquette - Claudine Collart
Katische - Marcelle Sansonetti
Séraphine - Linda Felder
Boleslas - Robert Massard
Flamèche - René Lenoty
Le Roi Michel - André Duvaleix
Nitchevo - Jean Vieille
Babadag - René Smith
Philippopoli - Marcel Génio
Lascar - Pierre Roy
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera (Italy) {2CDRS}
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Comments:- Recording of a performance recorded or broadcast on 12 March 1955. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website:
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Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Christophe Colombe I - Robert Massard
Christophe Colombe II - Xavier Depraz
La reine Isabelle - Janine Micheau
Messenger - Xavier Depraz
Prosecutor - Jean Davy
Spoken voice of Christophe Colombe - Jean Davy
Le roi d'Espagne - Lucien Lovano
The ship's captain - Lucien Lovano
Sailors' spokesman - Lucien Lovano
Cook - Jean Giraudeau
Major-domo - Jean Giraudeau
Narrator - Jean Marchat
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Compact Disc - Disques Montaigne TCE 8750 {2CDS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1988 p. [LS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (31 May 1956). The cast also includes Joseph Peyron, Pierre Germain, Jacque Chalude
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Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeurs de la Radio Television Française
Pénélope - Régine Crespin
Euryclée - Christiane Gayraud
Alkandre - Geneviève Macaux
Phylo - Nicole Robin
Melantho - Françoise Ogéas
Cléone - Madeleine Gagnard
Ulysse - Raoul Jobin
Antinous - Joseph Peyron
Eurymaque - Robert Massard
Eumée - André Vessières
Pisandre - Pierre Germain
Ctésipe - Bernard Demigny
Léodès - Michel Hamel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 324 {1LP} (1965)ª; Discoreale DR 10012-10014 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32447-32448 {2CDS}; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD ROM) (1999)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.634 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pénélope by Gabriel Fauré are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 256; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.125; PENGUIN p.90
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.598 [LS]
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Opera - March 2007 pp.353-355 [ML]
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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]
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Opéra International - No.37 mars 1981 p.52 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris (24 May 1956)
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Conductor Robert Benedetti - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Bettini - Géneviève Moizan
Fiametta - Denise Cauchard
Pippo - Robert Massard
Laurent XVII - Lucien Baroux
Fritellini - Bernard Alvi
Rocco - Robert Destain
Carlo - G Lemaitre
Luigi - Marthe Amour
Un Sergent - Paul Finel
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Black Disc; - Decca FMT 163711/2 {2LPS} (1956)ª; London International TW 91175-91176 {2LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - Musidisc «Gaité Lyrique» 202002 (Highlights + Gillete de Narbonne)Decca(Accord) 465 877-2 {2CDS} (France) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Mascotte by Edmond Audran are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 pp.6-8
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1957 p.421 [PHW]
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Opera - May 1957 p.313
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Fanfare - Vol.16 No.4 March/April 1993 p.102 (highlights) [DMG]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.72 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 p.70
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Diapason - No.482 juin 2001 p.75 [MP]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1957 p.353 [BJ]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.40
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.81 octobre 1956 p.608 [GE]
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Répertoire - No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]
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Comments:- The «highlights» included as a «filler» with the recording of Gillette de Narbonne appear to come from the recording by London International
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1956?(SE)
Orchestra - Grand Orchestre Symphonique
Chorus - Choeurs
Violetta de Saint Y - Renée Doria
Rodolphe d'Orbel - Alain Vanzo
Georges d'Orbel - Robert Massard
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Black Disc; - Orphée LDO-A 50.004 {1LP} (1959)ª; Orphée E 51.004 {1LP} (mono); Vogue LDM 30135 {1LP}; Mode CMDINT 9493 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.44 janvier 1960 p.27
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 p.37 [JZ]
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Comments:- The Orphée LP is advertized in DIAPASON No.62 décembre 1961 p.29
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Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'ORTF
Chorus - Choeurs de la R.T.F.
Le Roi - Louis Musy
Le Cabretier gras - Louis Rialland
Le Cabretier maigre - Robert Massard
Le Doyen - André Vessières
Mederic - Charles Cambon
Le Sonneur - Jean Mollien
Jeanneton - Jacqueline Brumaire
Catherine - Denise Scharley
La Gazette - Solange Michel
Le Servantes - Claudine Collart
- Nadine Sautereau
- Annette Martineau
- Agnès Disney
Bertrand - Joseph Peyron
Renaud - Claude Genty
Les Viellards - Jean Varrelet
- André Robin
- Pierre Roi
- Albert Caurat
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Black Disc; - Bourg BG 3011-12 {2LPS} (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Roi d'Yvetot by Jacques Ibert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.343
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.77 janvier 1985 p.52 [JG]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (2 October 1958)
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Conductor Marcel Cariven - 1958(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'ORTF
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'ORTF
Alésia - Huguette Hennetier
Lancelot - Joseph Peyron
Reverend Père Maximin - Robert Massard
La Chanterelle - Michel Hamel
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Compact Disc; - Musidisc «Gaieté Lyrique» 20240-2 (+Miss Heylett) {2CDS} (1993)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1993 p.147 [PO'C]
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.85 [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (September 1958). The cast also includes Gabrielle Ristori, Duvaleix, René Lenoty, Jacques Pruvost, Pierre Roi, Marcel Génio
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1958?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Faust - Alain Vanzo
Méphistophélès - Adrien Legros
Marguerite - Renée Doria
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Françoise Louvay
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Black Disc - Véga 10.135 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Philips 456 602-2
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.55 [PC]
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Diapason - No.75 mars 1963 p.27 [JG]; No.443 décembre 1997 p.136 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.142 [DVM]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.80 [JB]
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Sari Barabas
Alice - Jeannette Sinclair
Isolier - Cora Canne-Meijer
Ragonde - Monica Sinclair
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - Raffaele Ariè
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Black Disc; - Voce 1 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 027 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 458.2 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035130 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- Broadcast on 11 June 1959. See Bob Rose in Fanfare January/February 2000 p.102 on the issue of the Voce LPs
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Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Françoise Ogéas
Alice - Simone Codinas
Isolier - Micheline Granger
Ragonde - Solange Michel
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - André Vessières
Le Choryphée - Gérard Friedman
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Black Disc - Le Chante du Monde LDX 78 893-894 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Le Chante du Monde K478 893-894
Compact Disc; - Le Chante du Monde LDC 278 893-894 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1988 p. [RO]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.116-120 [RS]
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Conductor Albert Wolff - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de,l'O.R.T.F.
Thaïs - Andrée Esposito
Athanaël - Robert Massard
Nicias - Jean Mollien
Palémon - Lucien Lovano
Crobyle - Christiane Harbell
Myrtale - Andrée Gabriel
Albine - Solange Michel
Servant - Hubert Cabane
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Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 895-896 (+Andrée Esposito recital); {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1409 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.221 [HF]; Vol.28 No.3 January/ February 2005 pp.152-153 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.56 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.154-156 [RP]
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Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Carmen - Jane Rhodes
Don José - Albert Lance
Micaëla - Andrea Guiot
Escamillo - Robert Massard
Frasquita - Janine Panis
Mercédès - Jacqueline Brodeur
Le Dancaïre - Jean Mollien
Le Remendado - Bernard Plantey
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Black Disc; - Philips L 02053 L {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips 835 057 {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips GL 5648 {1LP}; Philips SGL 5648 {1LP}; Philips 6500 206 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Philips 446 118-4
Compact Disc - Philips 446 118-2
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.526
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Opera - August 1963 p.551 [HDR]
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.67
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Diapason - No.53 novembre 1960 p.15 [JP]; No.412 février 1995 p.84
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.118 p.311 [MRH]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.184 janvier 1995 p.108
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.65 IV 1962 p.207 [JC]
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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.88
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1959?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique
Rosine - Renée Doria
Almaviva - Alain Vanzo
Figaro - Robert Massard
Bartholo - Julien Giovannetti
Basile - Adrien Legros
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Black Disc; - Orphée LDO 50.007 {1LP} (1960)ª;; Orphée STE 50.007 {1LP} (1960)ª; Orphée E 51.007 (mono) {1LP}; Orphée E 61.005 (stereo) {1LP}; Vogue LDM 30134 {1LP}; Mode CMDINT 9495 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.45 février 1960 p.28
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Comments:- The Orphée LPs are advertized in DIAPASON No.44 janvier 1960 p.24, No.62 décembre 1961 p.29
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Conductor Roger Ellis - 1960(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Marquis - Robert Massard
Grenicheux - Joseph Peyron
Serpolette - Christiane Harbell
Germaine - Lina Dachary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1528
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Comments:- 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 Erasmo Ghiglia - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Rodolfo - Alain Vanzo
Schaunard - Julien Giovannetti
Marcello - Robert Massard
Colline - Adrien Legros
Mimi - Renée Doria
Musetta - Lyne Cumia
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Black Disc - Orphée E 51.009 {1LP} (mono); Orphée E 61.007 {1LP} (stereo) Vogue LDM 30132; Mode CMDINT 9485 {1LP}
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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:- The Orphée LPs are advertized in DIAPASON No.62 décembre 1961 p.29
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Lucie - Mady Mesplé
Henri - Robert Massard
Edgard - Alain Vanzo
Arthur - Rémy Corazza
Raimond - Gérard Serkoyan
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Black Disc - Barclay 89.009 {1LP}
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.80 octobre 1963 p.19 [JG]
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1960?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de Paris
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Salomé - Michèle Le Bris
Hérodiade - Denise Scharley
Jean - Guy Chauvet
Hérode - Robert Massard
Phanuel - Adrien Legros
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Black Disc; - ~Véga «Polaris» L 80.003 {1LP} (1961)ª; Véga «Polaris» L 90.003 {1LP} (1961)ª
Compact Disc; - Accord 204 272 {1CD} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1994 S.62
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.74
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Diapason - No.57 avril-mai 1961 p.4 [JP]
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Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.57
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Conductor Pierre Stoll - 1961
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Strasbourg
Chorus - L'Opéra de Strasbourg
Le Comte Ory - Michel Sénéchal
La Comtesse Adèle - Renée Doria
Alice - J. Lorentz
Isolier - Adrienne Miglietti
Ragonde - Nada Puttar
Raimbaud - Robert Massard
Le Gouverneur - Xavier Depraz
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Black Disc - Bourg BGC 70-71 {2LPS}
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Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
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Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeur
Manon Lescaut - Berthe Monmart
Des Grieux - Alain Vanzo
Lescaut - Robert Massard
Geronte - Michel Roux
Edmondo - Gérard Friedman
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)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 broadcast on 14 October 1961.
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Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Fanny Legrand - Géneviève Moizan
Jean Gaussin - Jean Mollien
Divonne - Solange Michel
Césaire - Lucien Lovano
Irène - Christiane Jacquin
Caoudal - Robert Massard
La Borderie - Joseph Peyron
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 326 (1965)ª;; {2LPS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.217 p.54
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance with the start of Act 3 cut
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Thaïs - Renée Doria
Athanaël - Robert Massard
Nicias - Michel Sénéchal
Palémon - Gérard Serkoyan
Crobyle - Françoise Louvay
Myrtale - Jeannine Collard
Albine - Jeannine Collard
Servant - Jacques Scellier
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Black Disc; - Véga VAL 22 {3LPS} (1961)ª; *Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOSR 639-641 {3LPS} (1974)ª; Westminster XWN 2236 {2LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Westminster WST 236 {2LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Accord ACC 150026 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Accord 149179 {2CDS} (1987)ª;; Accord 476 142-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.488; March 1974 p.1769 [RO]; July 1974 p.184 [JBS] July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.157-158 [GJ]
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Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Diapason - No.61 novembre 1961 p.20 [JG]; No.332 novembre 1987 pp.152-153 [MP]; No.512 mars 2004 pp.94-95 [MP]
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American Record Guide - June 1965 Vol.31 No.10 pp.964-965 [ML]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.66 [CLO]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.117 [PT]
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Conductor Jean-Claude Hartemann - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Cio Cio San - Michèle Le Bris
Pinkerton - Georges Liccioni
Sharpless - Robert Massard
Suzuki - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc; - Véga L 80.011 {1LP} (1962)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 publication:-
Diapason - No.63 janvier 1962 p.30 [JG]
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique
Chorus - Choeurs
Leila - Renée Doria
Nadir - Alain Vanzo
Zurga - Robert Massard
Nourabad - Jacques Scellier
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Black Disc; - Orphée E 51.016 {1LP} (mono) (1961)ª; Orphée E 61.016 {1LP} (stereo) (1961)ª; Vogue LDM 30127 {1LP}; Mode CMDINT 9494 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1962 p.254
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Opera - January 1963 p.50 [HDR]
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Diapason - No.59 septembre 1961 p.29 [JG]
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Comments:- The Orphée LPs are advertized in DIAPASON No.62 décembre 1961 p.29. The following excerpts are performed: Prélude; «C'est toi que je revois; Au fond du temple saint; Que vois-je; À cette voix; Je crois encore entendre; O Dieu Brahma; Me voilà seule dans la nuit; De mon amie; Leila, Dieu puissant; L'orage s'est calmé; Qu'ai je vu; Je trémis, je chancelle; Entends au loin; O lumière sainte.
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Werther - Guy Chauvet
Charlotte - Denise Scharley
Albert - Robert Massard
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Black Disc; - Véga L 80.006 {1LP} (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No 60 octobre 1961 p.21 [JG]
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1961?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Rigoletto - Robert Massard
Gilda - Renée Doria
Duca di Mantova - Alain Vanzo
Sparafucile - Adrien Legros
Maddalena - Denise Scharley
Monterone - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Borsa - Camille Rouquetty
Conte di Ceprano - Jacques Scellier
Contessa di Ceprano - Micheline Dupré
Un paggio - Agnes Adam
Johanna - Agnes Adam
Marcello - Michel Forel
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Black Disc; - Véga VAL 21 {3LPS} (1961)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 456 598-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]
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Diapason - No.59 septembre 1961 p.30 [JG]; No.443 décembre 1997 p.136 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.142 [DVM]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.79 [JB]
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Comments:- I thank Mr. William Melvin for providing me with information which enabled me to correct errors in an earlier version of this entry.
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Conductor Jean-Claude Hartemann - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul
Gaspard - Daniel Sorano
Marquis - Robert Massard
Grenicheux - Aimé Doniat
Le Bailli - Serge Clin
Serpolette - Suzy Deilhes
Germaine - Lina Dachary
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Black Disc - Véga V-30-Po 923 {1LP}; Véga 3 OLT 13043 {1LP}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.39
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1962?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Choeurs
Mireille - Renée Doria
Vincent - Michel Sénéchal
Taven - Solange Michel
Ourrias - Robert Massard
Vincenette - Christiane Stutzmann
Maître Ramon - Adrien Legros
Ambroise - Julien Thirache
Clémence - Agnès Noël
Le passeur - Claude Genty
Le berger - Aimé Doniat
Une voix en haut - Agnès Noël
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Black Disc; - Véga 8046-8048 {3LPS}; Accord ACC 150027 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Accord 149527 {2CDS}; Accord 472 145-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mireille by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.63 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.122-124 [RP]
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Opéra International - No.271 septembre 2002 p.73 [JP]
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Diapason - No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.92-93 [MP]
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Répertoire - No.159 juillet/aoüt 2002 p.43, p.45 [JB]
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Comments:- The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.589
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de la R.T.F.
Salomé - Suzanne Sarroca
Hérodiade - Lucienne Delvaux
Jean - Paul Finel
Hérode - Robert Massard
Phanuel - Jacques Mars
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hérodiade by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.398; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.187 p.122
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 1 February 1963
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Nicoletta Panni
Escamillo - Robert Massard
Frasquita - Carol Toscano
Mercédès - Elizabeth Mannion
Le Dancaïre - Renato Cesari
Le Remendado - Herbert Kraus
Moralès - Bernard Izzo
Zuninga - Morley Meredith
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1157-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers CAR 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera. According to «Opera in Chicago - A Social and Cultural History 1850-1965» pp.380-381 Carmen was performed with this cast at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 26, 31 October and 4 November 1968. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their online catalogue «Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Iphigénie - Régine Crespin
Oreste - Robert Massard
Pylade - Guy Chauvet
Thoas - Victor De Narké
Diane - Marta Benegas
Un scythe - Guy Gavardo
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Black Disc - Le Chant du Monde LDX 7 769/70 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 769 {1CD-double durée) ; Gala GL 100.595 (+Così fan tutte - excerpts +Otello - short excerpt +Sampiero;; Corso - Tomasi) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.50 [MC]; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]
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Stereophile - May 1989 (Vol.12 No.5) p.161
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (29 May 1964)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos
Carmen - Maria Callas
Don José - Nicolai Gedda
Micaëla - Andrea Guiot
Escamillo - Robert Massard
Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin
Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost
Moralès - Claude Calès
Zuninga - Jacques Mars
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» DAN 143-145 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SDAN 143-145 (1964)ª; Angel 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel S 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel 36312 ; Angel AA 9071C {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47313-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 7 54368-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56281-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC-3650 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1964 p.291; January 1965 p.317; June 1986 p. [RO]; May1992 p.105 [JBS]
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Opera - April 1965 p.291 [HDR]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.184 (2) p.189 (4) p.186
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American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.403 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665 (open reel tape): July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.60 [DA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.74 [CLO]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MH]
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Comments:- See High Fidelity February 1964 Vol.15 No.2 pp.42-47
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Santuzza - Suzanne Sarroca
Turiddu - Alain Vanzo
Alfio - Robert Massard
Lola - Andrea Guiot
Lucia - Francine Arrauzau
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Black Disc - Mondiophonie MSA 1.OO4 {1LP}; Mondiophonie MSA 7.004 {1LP} Adès 13.045 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Adès C 8005
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Hoffmann - Albert Lance
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Suzanne Sarroca
Antonia - Andrea Guiot
Coppélius - Julien Giovannetti
Dapertutto - Robert Massard
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Yves Bisson
La Mère d'Antonia - Solange Michel
Lindorf - Gérard Serkoyan
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Black Disc - Mondiophone MSA 7002 {1LP}; Adès C 8002 {1LP}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Napoléon Bisson
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Francesco - John Dobson
Bernadino - Victor Godfrey
Pompeo - Jules Bruyère
Teresa - Elizabeth Vaughan
Cabaretier - John Lanigan
Ascanio - Yvonne Minton
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 618 {2CDS} (+Gedda - recital) (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1762; The Opera Lovers BEN 196601 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (15 December 1966 see OPERA February 1967 p.160). 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 date of the perfromance recorded is given here as 31 December 1966. There were performances on 15 and 31 December, but neither was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here as «15.12.66».
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Mârouf - Robert Massard
La Princesse Saamcheddine - Florence Raynal
Fattoumah la Calamiteuse - Adriana Cantelli
Le Sultan de Kaitan - Victor De Narké
Le Vizir - Rolf Telasko
Ali - Guy Gallardo
Le Fellah ou Genni - Nino Falzetti
Le Chef des Marins - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Ahmad - Eduardo Ferracani
Le Khâdi - Tulio Gagliardo
Muezzin 1 - José Nait
Muezzin 2 - Per Drewsen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1403
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1966). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below):- where the singer of the role of Mârouf is given as René Massard. I have taken this to be an error and that the singer was Robert Massard. 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». It is also stated that the source is a «Good to VG in-house tape».
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Highgate School Choir
Faust - Franco Corelli
Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Marguerite - Joan Sutherland
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Margreta Elkins
Marthe - Monica Sinclair
Wagner - Raymond Myers
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 327-30 {4LPS} (1967)ª; Decca SET 327-30 {4LPS} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 421 240-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; London POCL 3962-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 467 059-2 {3CDS} (France) (2000)ª; Decca 470 563-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - Ampex/London S-90125(7½ips)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1967 p.382; December 1991 p. [AB]
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Opera - March 1967 p.249 [HDR]
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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.73 [LC]
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Faust - Gianni Raimondi
Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Marguerite - Mirella Freni
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Luigi Alva
Marthe - Anna Di Stasio
Wagner - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37005 {3CDS]; Opera d'Oro OPD 1294 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.141-142 [MM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (16 February 1967; see OPERA May 1967 p.387)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Albert Lance
Micaëla - Isabel Garcisanz
Escamillo - Robert Massard
Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau
Mercédès - Jacqueline Broudeur
Le Dancaïre - Bernard Demigny
Le Remendado - Michel Hamel
Moralès - Claude Genty
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Compact Disc - *Frequenz 043-011 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 December 1967
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Enée - Nicolai Gedda
Chorèbe - Robert Massard
Panthée - Robert Amis El Hage
Narbal - Boris Carmeli
Ascagne - Rosina Cavicchiola
Cassandre - Marilyn Horne
Didon - Shirley Verrett
Anna - Giovanna Fioroni
Hylas - Carlo Gaifa
Priam - Plinio Clabassi
Hécube - Giovanna Fioroni
Iopas - Veriano Luchetti
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 389-4 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 37060 {3CDS};; Arkadia 461 (+La Damnation de Faust) {4CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1376 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1947-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 2003, online edition [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.2 November/December 2003 pp.127-128 [AC]
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Opéra International - No.65 décembre 1983 p.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.30 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 December 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'Opéra de l'O.R.T.F.
Andrea Chénier - Alain Vanzo
Carlo Gérard - Robert Massard
Madeleine di Coigny - Michèle Le Bris
La mulatta Bersi - Corinne Petit
La Contessa di Coigny - Marie-Luce Bellary
Madelon - Geneviève Macaux
Roucher - Robert Geay
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Fouquier Tinville - Stanislaus Staskiewicz
Un Incredible - Michel Sénéchal
Pietro Fléville - Robert Geay
L'abate - Joseph Peyron
Dumas - Paul Mahé
Il maestro di casa - Paul Mahé
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Compact Disc - ~De Plein Vent (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) DPV CD 30.90/2 {3CDS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (24 September 1970)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Samson - Richard Cassilly
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard
Abimélech - Giovanni Foiani
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Leonardo Monreale
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
Premier philistin - Gianfranco Manganotti
Deuxième philistin - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 217 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02280
Compact Disc; - Foyer 2-CF-2031; Arkadia MP 495.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1175 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.120
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.131
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (25 January 1970). See OPERA, March 1970 p.252. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Marguerite - Heather Harper
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Africa De Retes
Marthe - Luisa Bartoletti
Wagner - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 031 275 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1443 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.82 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.84 [TF]
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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (8 May or 30 April 1971). I thank Sr. Gabriel Vinker for drawing my attention to the recording issued on the label «Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón».
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Conductor Georges Tzipine - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Padmâvatî - Rita Gorr
Ratan-Sen - Eric Tappy
Alaouddin - Robert Massard
Nakamti - Jocelyne Taillon
Brahmin - Michel Sénéchal
Gora - Bernard Demigny
Badal - Jean Mollien
Le veilleur - Régis Ondot
Un prêtre - Mario Haniotis
Un guerrier - Georges Lacour
Un marchand - Gérard Quenez
Un artisan - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Première femme du palais - Giselle Prevet
Deuxième femme du palais - Anne Bartelloni
Femmes du peuple - Claudy Tremblay
- Josette Pudleitner
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 887
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Comments:- What appears to be a recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 22 November 1971. See Radio Times Issue dated 20-26 November 1971 p.51. Here the conductor is given as Jean Martinon.
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Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Faust - Albert Lance
Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer
Marguerite - Andrée Esposito
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Rina Cornelissens
Marthe - Elisabeth Cooymans
Wagner - Cor Niessen
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Compact Disc; - *Bella Voce BLV 107 408 (+Romeo et Juliette - highlights cond. de Almeida) {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.55 [GH]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.80 (mention) [MP]
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Comments:- Recorded on 28 October 1972. The Bella Voce CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS Issue No.126 September 2000 p.7
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - Roger Soyer
Francesco - Derek Blackwell
Bernadino - Robert Lloyd
Pompeo - Raimund Herincx
Teresa - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Cabaretier - Hugues Cuénod
Ascanio - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 019 (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - Philips 7675 002
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 955-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1973 p.1722 [JW]; July 1973 p.247 [WAC]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; January 1989 p. [EG]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
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Orpheus - März 1973 S.48 [SH]; Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.427-431 [RP]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
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Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.115
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE September 1972 p.475; March 1973 p.1657. Charles Handelman also lists in his catalog (November 2000) a compact cassette (03284) of what appears to be the recording of a concert performance with the same cast at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 1972. This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 22-28 July 1972 p.29)
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1973
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)
Chorus - Choeur de Radio-France - Maîtrise de la Radiodiffusion Française
Jean - Alain Vanzo
Boniface - Robert Massard
Le Prieur - Jules Bastin
Un moine peintre - Yves Bisson
Un moine poete - Jean Dupouy
Un moine musicien - Claude Meloni
Un moine sculpteur - Pierre Thau
Angel 1 - Christiane Issastel
Angel 2 - Jeannine Collard
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Black Disc - BJR 139 {2LPS]; Unique Opera Records UORC 199 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 911/2 (+La Navarraise) {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.747 (+La Navaraise +excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.398
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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Iphigénie - Sena Jurinac
Oreste - Robert Massard
Pylade - Jean Bonhomme
Thoas - Robert Bickerstaff
Diane - Gillian Knight
Une prêtesse - Susan Lees
Un scythe - Thomas Allen
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Compact Disc; - Gala GLH 827 {1CD} (highlights) (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2394
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 November 1973; see OPERA January 1974 pp.79-81).
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)
Chorus - Choeurs de Radio France
Le Roi d'Ys - Jules Bastin
Margared - Jane Rhodes
Rozenn - Andrea Guiot
Mylio - Alain Vanzo
Karnac - Robert Massard
Saint Corentin - Pierre Thau
Jahel - Michel Llado
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Black Disc - Le Chant du Monde LDX 78 879/80 (+recital - Vanzo) {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Le Chant du Monde K 478 879/80 (+recital - Vanzo)
Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 78 879/80 (+recital - Vanzo) {2CDS}; Gala GL 100 599 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Roi d'Ys by Edouard Lalo are surveyed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra No.65 p.72; PENGUIN p.178; GIUDICI p.324
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [LS]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Paris (10 September 1973)
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Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Sigurd - Guy Chauvet
Gunther - Robert Massard
Hagen - Jules Bastin
Le Grand-Prêtre - Ernest Blanc
Rudiger - Bernard Demigny
Irnfrid - Jean Dupouy
Hawart - Claude Meloni
Ramunc - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
Le Barde - Nicola Christou
Brunehild - Andrea Guiot
Hilda - Andrée Esposito
Uta - Denise Scharley
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Recordings Corporation UORC 219 {3LPS} (1974)ª; BJR 141 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278917-19 {3CDS} ; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Celestial Audio CA 026 {3CDRS} (Australia)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1989 p. [LS]
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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.6 July-August 1989 p.225 [JM]
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Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.23
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Conductor Gianfranco Rivoli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Elvira - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Robert Massard
Sir Giorgio - Pierre Thau
Enrichetta di Francia - Martine Dupuy
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 160 {2CDRS}; Premiere CDNO 1456-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Marseille Opera (23 March 1974; see OPERA August 1974 pp.688-689). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004» where the date of the performance recorded is given as «3/24/71».
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Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1974(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Chambre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Alquif - Jacques Villisech
Urgande - Odile Pietti
Amadis - Michel Sénéchal
Oriane - Eliane Manchet
Florestan - Robert Massard
Corisande - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Arcabonne - Andrea Guiot
Arcalaüs - Jules Bastin
Ghost of Ardan Canile - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
A Follower of Oriane - Christiane Issastel
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Comments:- According to mr. tape's Catalogue the date on which this recording was made (or broadcast) was 14 November 1974. What appears to be the same recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 3 July 1975. See Radio Times Issue dated 28 June-4 July 1975 p.48.
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Conductor John Matheson - 1974(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Moïse - Joseph Rouleau
Éliézer - Michel Sénéchal
Pharaon - Robert Massard
Aménophis - Adrian De Peyer
Aufide - Paul Finel
Osiride - Gérard Serkoyan
Marie - Janine Capdérou
Anaï - Michèle Le Bris
Sinaïde - Joyce Blackham
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Black Disc - Voce 37 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.163 [HF]
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Opéra International - No.62 septembre 1983 [SS]
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Comments:- According to the review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL Joyce Blackham sings only in Act 1 and Sinaide is sung by Claudie Saneva in Act 2
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Samson - Guy Chauvet
Dalila - Fiorenza Cossotto
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard
Abimélech - Joseph Rouleau
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Jules Bastin
Le messager philistin - Duilio Baronti
Premier philistin - Jean Sabignot
Deuxième philistin - Alain Dileur
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107222 (+Carmen - excerpts) {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.53-54 (mention) [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (October 1975; see OPERA January 1976 p.58)
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Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1975(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choral Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Don Procopio - Jules Bastin
Don Odoardo - Alain Vanzo
Don Ernesto - Robert Massard
Don Andronico - Ernest Blanc
Pasquino - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
Donna Bettina - Mady Mesplé
Donna Eufemia - Lyliane Guitton
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 297 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Bismark Beane MRF 177 (+Le Docteur Miracle +Djamileh) {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00484
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 914 {1CD} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.363 septembre 1990 p.132 [JLD]
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Comments:- For a reason that is not clear to me the role of Donna Eufemia is assigned to Liliane Berton in «More EJS» pp.214-215.
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Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1975?(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs National de Radio France
Laurette - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Véronique - Lyliane Guitton
Le Podestat - Robert Massard
Silvio - Rémy Corazza
Pasquin - Rémy Corazza
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 349 {1LP} (1977)ª; Bismark Beane MRF 177 (+Don Procopio +Djamileh) {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Opera Live 02067
Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1408 {1CD} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Docteur Miracle by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.115
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.81-82 [JM]
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Conductor Henri Gallois - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Marguerite de Valois - Louise Lebrun
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Katie Clarke
Urbain - Della Jones
Raoul de Nangis - Alain Vanzo
Compte de Nevers - Robert Massard
Compte de Saint-Bris - Jules Bastin
Marcel - Will Roy
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Live Opera Heaven C 1380 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1976
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse
La Grande Duchesse - Régine Crespin
Fritz - Alain Vanzo
Prince Paul - Charles Burles
Baron Puck - Claude Meloni
Général Boum - Robert Massard
Baron Grog - François Loup
Népomuc - Tibère Raffalli
Wanda - Mady Mesplé
Iza - Danièle Castaings
Amélie - Maria Cardo
Olga - Marie-Thérèse Tchéené
Charlotte - Françoise Gayral
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Black Disc - Columbia M2 34576 {2LPS} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» 79027 {2LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc - Sony SM2K 62583
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Recordings of La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 pp.43-44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1977 p.1604 [AML]; October 1977 p.593 [JBS]
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Fanfare - September 1976 Vol.1 No.1 p.40 [JC2]
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.113
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.222
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.55
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72
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Conductor André Jouve - 1978?(RA)
Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Alceste - Katie Clarke
Admète - Philip Langridge
Grand Prêtre d'Apollon - Robert Massard
Evandre - Bernard Malet
Un Héraut - Philippe Rouillon
Hercule - Jacques Bonat
Apollon - Philippe Rouillon
La voix de l'Oracle - Christian Tréguier
Dieu infernal - Christian Tréguier
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3156
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Recordings of Alceste [Paris] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p. 275 ; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p. 16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 April 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 April 1979 p.40.
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Conductor Henri Gallois - 1979(RA)
Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Lakmé - Ruth Welting
Gérald - Ginès Sirera
Nilakantha - Robert Massard
Mallika - Zoila Muñoz
Ellen - Thérèse Cédelle
Rose - Michaela Etcheverry
Frédéric - Alain Munier
Mistress Bentson - Claude Vierne
Hadji - Osvaldo Tourn
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5242
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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by Radio France. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 6 July 1980. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 July 1980 p.28.
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