There are 57 recordings on file in which James McCracken appears

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1953(LI;19/12/53) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Alberto Erede*

2 1954(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Pierre Monteux*

3 1954(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

4 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

5 1954(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

6 1954(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*

7 1955 (LI:Jan 22) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

8 1955 (LI;Dec 10) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

9 1955(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

10 1955(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*

11 1955(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Pierre Monteux*

12 1955(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*

13 1955(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*

14 1955(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*

15 1955(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

16 1955(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

17 1956 (Pons;LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*

18 1956(Callas;LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*

19 1956(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Schippers*

20 1956(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

21 1956(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

22 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

23 1956(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*

24 1956(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

25 1956(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

26 1956?(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

27 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

28 1957(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Max Rudolf*

29 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

30 1957(SE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Max Rudolf*

31 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*

32 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*

33 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*

34 1963(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*

35 1964(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

36 1964(LI;15/2/64 - Rysanek) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*

37 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*

38 1964(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Lorin Maazel*

39 1966(LI) - Prophète (Le) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Heinrich Hollreiser*

40 1966(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Thomas Schippers*

41 1966(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Argeo Quadri*

42 1967(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*

43 1967(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Lamberto Gardelli*

44 1968(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - David Atherton*

45 1968(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - John Barbirolli*

46 1969(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*

47 1969(LI;29/3/1969) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*

48 1970(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Bohumil Gregor*

49 1970(LI;26/9/70) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Fausto Cleva*

50 1972(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Serge Baudo*

51 1972(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Leonard Bernstein*

52 1973(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*

53 1976(STU) - Prophète (Le) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Henry Lewis*

54 1977(LI) - Prophète (Le) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Henry Lewis*

55 1978(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - James Levine*

56 1980(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Sarah Caldwell*

57 1985(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;19/12/53)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 719 {2CDRS}

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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 MET (19 December 1953). 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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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles

Poussette - Shakeh Vartenissian

Javotte - Margaret Roggero

Rosette - Rosalind Elias

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Cesare Valletti

Lescaut - Fernando Corena

Le Compte des Grieux - Jerome Hines

Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis

De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky

L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson

La Servante - May Savage

1er Garde - James McCracken

2e Garde - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 741 (& 508) {2CDRS} ; Bongiovani «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 013/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0094 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Gala GL 100638 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.102 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.76 diciembre 2004 p.86 [JS]: No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann

Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee

Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf

David - Paul Franke

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Hertha Glaz

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Charles Anthony

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken

Balthasar Zorn - Benjamin Wilkes

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 909

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1954). 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 source is described as «Very Good AM aircheck. Missing Prelude».

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Lubomir Vichegonov

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Lawrence Davidson

Kundry - Astrid Varnay

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Fenn

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 3 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 4 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 5 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - James McCracken

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 442 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 54001 (+Die Walküre - Act 1) {4CDS} (1999)ª; Omega Opera Archive 315 (& 690); Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0070 {4CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 41754 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.81-84. The Adonis CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS No.114 september 1999 p.9. 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Elena Nikolaidi

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Thomas Hayward

Un vecchio zingaro - Algerd Brazis

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 11654 (BRO 123564) {2CDRS}

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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 at the MET (16 January 1954). 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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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Richard Tucker

Enrico - Frank Guarrera

Raimondo - Norman Scott

Arturo - Thomas Hayward

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - Columbia SEL 127 {2LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y 2-32 361 {2LPS} (USA); ~Philips A 01161/2 I {2LPS}; CBS 78242 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0247 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500724 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1974 p.256 [AB]

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Opera - October 1974 p.891

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American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.181 [JN]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.61 [JH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.79 [PN]

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI:Jan 22)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Richard Tucker

Renato - Josef Metternich

Amelia - Zinka Milanov

Ulrica - Jean Madeira

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Calvin Marsh

Samuele - Nicola Moscona

Tom - Norman Scott

Un Giudice - James McCracken

Un servo - Charles Anthony

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 4/3 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1020 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *foyer 2-CF 2004 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 019/20-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12255 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seies» WLCD 0104 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on Jan 22 1955 (see «Sign-Off For the Old Met» pp.191-194). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Jan Peerce

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Zinka Milanov

Ulrica - Marian Anderson

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Calvin Marsh

Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi

Tom - Norman Scott

Un Giudice - James McCracken

Un servo - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 688 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5154 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - No.54 June 1994

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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007 and those issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performace at the MET (31 December 1955). 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 source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1116

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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 MET (26 March 1955). 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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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Richard Tucker

Olympia - Roberta Peters

Giulietta - Risë Stevens

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - Martial Singher

Dapertutto - Martial Singher

Miracle - Martial Singher

Nicklaus - Mildred Miller

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Alessio De Paolis

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Andres - Alessio De Paolis

Cochenille - Alessio De Paolis

Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis

La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield

Lindorf - Martial Singher

Nathanael - James McCracken

Luther - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 45/3 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 218 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12302 {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 743 ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66341 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9007 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.74

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1955) (see OPERA February 1956 p.92). 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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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Nicola Moscona

Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Elisabetta di Valois - Eleanor Steber

La principessa Eboli - Blanche Thebom

Tebaldo - Vilma Georgiou

Il Conte di Lerma - Charles Anthony

Un Araldo Reale - James McCracken

Una voce dal cielo - Shakeh Vartenissian

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 43 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 946.116 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1955)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov

Enzo - Kurt Baum

Barnaba - Leonard Warren

Laura - Nell Rankin

Alvise - Giorgio Tozzi

La Cieca - Sandra Warfield

Zuàne - George Cehanovsky

Un Cantore - James McCracken

Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis

Un Pilota - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 649; Bensar BRO 123225 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1955). According to the «MET Annals» there were two performers for the role of «Un Cantore» James McCracken, as listed above, and Calvin Marsh. Louis Sgarro is listed as singing «A Monk». 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 source is described as «Fair to good private acetates». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - James McCracken

Lodovico - Luben Vichey

Montano - Osie Hawkins

Emilia - Martha Lipton

Un Araldo - Arthur Budney

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 394 (& 400); The Opera Lovers 195502 {2CDRS} (2008)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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1955). 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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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Christel Goltz

Jochanaan - Paul Schöffler

Herodes - Ramón Vinay

Herodias - Blanche Thebom

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Mildred Miller

Erster Nazarener - Nicola Moscona

Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Lorenzo Alvary

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Vilma Georgiou

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - James McCracken

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 238 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 281; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0143 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1955 S.56 (mention)

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1955). 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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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Josef Metternich

Melot - James McCracken

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Calvin Marsh

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956 (Pons;LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Jan Peerce

Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Musicdisc Accord 150 018 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921.56 (Highlights) (fill-up on disc of Rigoletto 1939) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Omega Opera Archive 666 (& 430); Myto MCD 00130 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 January 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.163-165. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(Callas;LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe Campora

Enrico - Enzo Sordello

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - ERIM-412; Melodram MEL 010 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; OPR 412

Compact Disc; - Melodram IMS 26034 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 00137 (+excerpts - von Karajan - Berlin) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.49

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.117 (2) p.117 (4) p.113

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.165-167.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Richard Tucker

Olympia - Laurel Hurley

Giulietta - Belen Amparan

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - George London

Dapertutto - George London

Miracle - George London

Nicklaus - Mildred Miller

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Charles Anthony

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Andres - Charles Anthony

Cochenille - Charles Anthony

Pitichinacchio - Charles Anthony

La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield

Lindorf - George London

Nathanael - James McCracken

Luther - Lawrence Davidson

Hermann - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 122256 (BRO 123540) {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The performance recorded appears to be that at the MET on 22 December 1956 which was broadcast and the cast listed above is of that performance. This is consistent with the partial cast given by the Berkshire Record Outlet.

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Ernani - Mario Del Monaco

Elvira - Zinka Milanov

Carlo - Leonard Warren

Silva - Cesare Siepi

Riccardo - James McCracken

Iago - George Cehanovsky

Giovanna - Helen Vanni

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Black Disc - *Cetra LO «Opera Live» 12 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1019-1021 {3LPS} Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 6 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2006 {2CDS); Arkadia 352 470 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1031 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 H107 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Urania URN 22 294 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9005 {2CDS} (2006)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:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.147-148 [WA2]

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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.74

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.87 [MC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1956). Silva's aria and cabaletta are separated from one another. See THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.20 No.2 Spring 2004 pp.186-187.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese

Des Grieux - Jussi Björling

Lescaut - Frank Guarrera

Geronte - Fernando Corena

Edmondo - Thomas Hayward

Una voce sola - Rosalind Elias

L'oste - George Cehanovsky

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Raemond Martin

Lampionaio - James McCracken

Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 9 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - *Melodram CD 27502 {2CDS}

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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:-

Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1956). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler

Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee

Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa

David - Paul Franke

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Hertha Glaz

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken

Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1956). 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 CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Martha Lipton

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Emilia Cundari

Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou

- Shakeh Vartenissian

- Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Nell Rankin

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 009 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 830 (& 595); Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0207 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-150 [WA2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The date give in Gebard's online catalogue for the recording issued on the Walhall label is «14.03.1956», but according to the «MET Annals» Il trovatore was not performed at the MET on that day.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Brian Sullivan

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters

Sprecher - George London

Pamina - Lucine Amara

Sarastro - Jerome Hines

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Laurel Hurley

1er Geharnischter - Albert Da Costa

2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Erste Dame - Heidi Krall

Zweite Dame - Madelaine Chambers

Dritte Dame - Sandra Warfield

Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari

Zweiter Knabe - Rosalind Elias

Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero

Erster Priester - James McCracken

Zweiter Priester - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - CLS ARCPL 32018 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 758; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0181 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Music and Arts «West Hill Radio Archive» WHRC 6007 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1956; see «Sign off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.110; OPERA May 1956 pp.286-288 The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872). 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956?(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Lucine Amara

Radamès - Albert Da Costa

Amneris - Rosalind Elias

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 721

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Wotan - Hermann Uhde

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Loge - Ramón Vinay

Mime - Norman Kelley

Alberich - Lawrence Davidson

Freia - Mariquita Moll

Froh - James McCracken

Donner - Arthur Budney

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fasolt - Kurt Böhme

Fafner - Dezsö Ernster

Woglinde - Heidi Krall

Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias

Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 709 (& 476); The Opera Lovers RHE 195701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 232 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Jean Madeira

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1217

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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 at the MET (16 March 1957). 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Antonietta Stella

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - George London

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1461; Bensar OL 22357 (BRO 125520) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1957). 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 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Rosalind Elias

Leonora - Maria Curtis Verna

Conte di Luna - Frank Guarrera

Ferrando - Norman Scott

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 726

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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:- What appear to be two excerpts from this recording appear on the Mike Richter CD-ROM AE OO7 «Fanget an» (Di quella pira - without chorus; Mal reggendo)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Virginia Zeani

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Rodrigo - Nino Mazziotti

Lodovico - Franco Pugliese

Montano - Arturo La Porta

Emilia - Anna Maria Canali

Un Araldo - Nino Mandolesi

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 177-3 {3LPS} (1982)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.57 mars 1983 pp.56-57 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (15 December 1962; see OPERA February 1963 p.96 ). The LR LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Gabriella Tucci

Iago - Robert Merrill

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Charles Anthony

Lodovico - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1428 (& 1127 & 890 & 1189); The Opera Lovers OTE 196302 {2CDRS} (2008)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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 March 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.441-443. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Zinka Milanov

Iago - Robert Merrill

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Martin Nagy

Lodovico - John Macurdy

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - William Walker

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers OTE 196301 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1963). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Samson - James McCracken

Dalila - Sandra Warfield

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Julien Haas

Abimélech - Joshua Hecht

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt

Le messager philistin - Raymond Manton

Premier philistin - Richard Riffel

Deuxième philistin - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1837-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive»:-

http://archive.sfopera.com

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Pilar Lorengar

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Glade Peterson

Rodrigo - Richard Riffel

Lodovico - Pietro Menci

Montano - Daniel McCaughna

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - David Giosso

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1426

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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield p.454. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive was listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it was stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in-house».

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;15/2/64 - Rysanek)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Leonie Rysanek

Iago - Anselmo Colzani

Cassio - John Alexander

Rodrigo - Robert Nagy

Lodovico - William Wilderman

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - Robert Patterson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1291

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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 the MET (15 February 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».

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Zinka Milanov

Iago - Anselmo Colzani

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Gabor Carelli

Lodovico - William Wilderman

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Mignon Dunn

Un Araldo - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1431

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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 the MET (9 March 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».

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Birgit Nilsson

Florestan - James McCracken

Pizarro - Tom Krause

Rocco - Kurt Böhme

Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti

Jaquino - Donald Grobe

Fernando - Hermann Prey

Erster Gefangene - Kurt Equiluz

Zweiter Gefangene - Gunter Adam

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 272-273 {2LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 272-273 {2LPS} (1964)ª; London A 4259 {2LPS} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1259 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Telefunken 6.48202 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 448 104-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Decca 421 323-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 820-2 (France) (1996)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90085 (7½ips 4-track) (1985)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1964 p.239; January 1965 p.318; November 1996 p.161 [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.141

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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.52

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Diapason - No.432 décembre 1996 p.86

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 pp.123-134 [CLO]: March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.129 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.193 [GLM]: January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.470 (open reel tape) [CJL]: July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.76

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1996 p.67

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Classic CD - June 1996 p.82

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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.25: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer performed in German

Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Jean de Leyde - James McCracken

Fidès - Sandra Warfield

Berthe - Annabelle Bernard

Jonas - Otto Heuer

Mathisen - Tomislav Neralic

Zacharie - Peter Lagger

Count Oberthal - Victor von Halem

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Black Disc - Celebrity Records GAM 302

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1160

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Recordings of Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.424; MET p.254; GIUDICI p.384

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (6 April 1966, see OPERA July 1966 p.546). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in English

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hermann - James McCracken

Lisa - Teresa Stratas

Countess - Jean Madeira

Count Tomsky - Walter Cassel

Prince Yeletsky - William Walker

Pauline - Rosalind Elias

Chekalinsky - Paul Franke

Surin - Lorenzo Alvary

Chaplitsky - Gabor Carelli

Major-domo - Gene Boucher

Narumov - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Chloe - Loretta Di Franco

Masha - Carlotta Ordassy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1427

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1966). 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Manrico - James McCracken

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Gwyneth Jones

Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10246-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Montserrat Caballé

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Ermanno Lorenzi

Rodrigo - Gabor Carelli

Lodovico - Raymond Michalski

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Shirley Love

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P.19 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 761 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035175 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 218 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2002)ª; Bensar OL 31167 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1967). The performance of 27 February 1967 is reviewed in OPERA, May 1967 p.384. 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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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Canio - James McCracken

Nedda - Pilar Lorengar

Tonio - Robert Merrill

Beppe - Ugo Benelli

Silvio - Tom Krause

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 403-404 (1969)ª

Compact Cassette; - Belart 461 141-4 (1996)ª

Compact Disc; - Belart 461 141-2 {1CD} (1996)ª; Double Decca 452 179-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1969 p.429; January 1997 p.99 [MEO]; Special Awards Issue 1998 p.115 [JBS]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [GH]

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1997 p.75

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor David Atherton - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Manrico - James McCracken

Azucena - Rita Gorr

Leonora - Elizabeth Vaughan

Conte di Luna - Cornell MacNeil

Ferrando - Michael Langdon

Ines - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Ruiz - John Dobson

Un vecchio zingaro - William Clothier

Un messo - Handel Owen

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02182

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1183

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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 at Covent Garden (4 May 1968). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated May 4-10 1968 p.9). 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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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Upton House School - Hammersmith County School

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Gwyneth Jones

Iago - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Cassio - Piero De Palma

Rodrigo - Florindo Andreolli

Lodovico - Alfredo Giacomotti

Montano - Leonardo Monreale

Emilia - Anna Di Stasio

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Black Disc; - HMV Angel SLS 940/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª; *EMI EX 2901373 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Angel SCL 3742 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290137-5 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65296-2 {2CDS} (1994)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.603 [AB]; January 1970 p.1118 [DST]; November 1984 p. [AB]

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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.61

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Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.178

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125

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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.197

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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.96

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Montserrat Caballé

Iago - Peter Glossop

Cassio - David Hughes

Lodovico - José Le Matt

Emilia - Enid Hartle

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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 Gran Teatro del Liceo, Milan (23 December 1969). The performance on 26 December is reviewed in OPERA April 1970 p.349. See also «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.327. 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1969(LI;29/3/1969)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - James McCracken

Azucena - Grace Bumbry

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Sherrill Milnes

Ferrando - John Macurdy

Ines - Carlotta Ordassy

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero

Un messo - Hal Roberts

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1569

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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 at the MET (29 March 1969). 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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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LI;26/9/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - James McCracken

Nedda - Teresa Stratas

Tonio - Sherrill Milnes

Beppe - Robert Schmorr

Silvio - Dominic Cossa

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1429

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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 (26 September 1970). 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 described as «VG in-house»

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Samson - James McCracken

Dalila - Grace Bumbry

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier

Abimélech - Paul Plishka

Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy

Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony

Premier philistin - Robert Schmorr

Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197201 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1972). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Manhattan Opera and Metropolitan Opera Childrens' Choruses

Carmen - Marilyn Horne

Don José - James McCracken

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Colette Boky

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Andrea Velis

Moralès - Raymond Gibbs

Zuninga - Donald Gramm

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 2740 101 {3LPS} (1973)ª; DG 2709 043 {3LPS} (USA); DG 413 279-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 006; DG 413 279-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 427 440-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

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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 - June 1973 p.91 [EG]; August 1973 p.429 [letter]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; October 1973 p.833 (letter); February 1974 p.1611 [WAC] October 1984 p. [AB]; September 1991 p.122 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.89-S.90 [KL]

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Sherrill Milnes

Cassio - William Lewis

Rodrigo - Andrea Velis

Lodovico - James Morris

Montano - Robert Goodloe

Emilia - Jean Kraft

Un Araldo - Raymond Gibbs

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1298

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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 the MET (8 January 1973). 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 described as «Excellent in-house».

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Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Jean de Leyde - James McCracken

Fidès - Marilyn Horne

Berthe - Renata Scotto

Jonas - Jean Dupouy

Mathisen - Christian Du Plessis

Zacharie - Jerome Hines

Count Oberthal - Jules Bastin

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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» 79400 {4LPS} (UK) (1977)ª; *Columbia «Masterworks» M4 34340

Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79400 {3CDS} (1989)ª

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Recordings of Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.424; MET p.254; GIUDICI p.384

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1729 [AB]; September 1977 p.529 [SIR]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; October 1989 p.743 [JBS]

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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE November 1976 p.762

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Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Jean de Leyde - James McCracken

Fidès - Marilyn Horne

Berthe - Renata Scotto

Jonas - Vera Little

Mathisen - Sylvia Herman

Zacharie - Jerome Hines

Count Oberthal - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 12977 (BRO 124200) {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.424; MET p.254; GIUDICI p.384

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1977). 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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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - James McCracken

Elisabeth - Teresa Kubiak

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl

Venus - Grace Bumbry

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy

Walther von der Vogelweide - Misha Raitzin

Biterolf - Vern Shinall

Heinrich der Schreiber - John Carpenter

Reinmar von Zweter - John Cheek

Hirt - Kathleen Battle

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TANN 197802 {3CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Boston Opera

Chorus - Boston Opera

Aida - Shirley Verrett

Radamès - James McCracken

Amneris - Elizabeth Connell

Amonasro - David Arnold

Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Il Re di Egitto - William Dansby

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00405

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1419 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1275-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Boston (8 June 1980). The performance on 29 May 1980 is reviewed in OPERA October 1980 pp.1029-1030. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 200, the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven, in their «February 2003 Update» and those issued by Premiere in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - James McCracken

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Simon Estes

Ramphis - John Macurdy

Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos

Una Sacerdotessa - Therese Brandson

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198502 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 January 1985). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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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

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