(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*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following 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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following 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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following 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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following 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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
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»:-
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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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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - January 1965 pp.52-53 [ET]
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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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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of 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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(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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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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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 863 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance 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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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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Conductor Bohumil Gregor - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Kostas Paskalis
Cassio - Ryland Davies
Rodrigo - David Hall-Sundquist
Lodovico - Clifford Grant
Montano - Timothy Nolen
Emilia - Sheila Nadler
Un Araldo - Richard Lombardi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1468-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1970; see OPERA February 1971 pp.127-128). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.480.
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Conductor 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)
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