(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1961?(SE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Michael Moores*
2 1962(LI) - Village Romeo and Juliet (A) by Frederick Delius - Meredith Davies*
3 1962(LI) - Village Romeo and Juliet (A) by Frederick Delius - Meredith Davies*
4 1962(SE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - James Lockhart*
5 1963(LE) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - John Matheson*
6 1966(LE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
7 1967(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
8 1967(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
9 1968(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Alberto Erede*
10 1969(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
11 1969(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Pierre Boulez*
12 1970(LC) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
13 1971(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Silvio Varviso*
14 1971(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
15 1971(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
16 1972(LI) - Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky - Edward Downes*
17 1974(FI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
18 1974(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Carlos Kleiber*
19 1974(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
20 1974(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
21 1974(STU) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Seiji Ozawa*
22 1975(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
23 1975(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
24 1975(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
25 1975(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling**
26 1975(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Carlos Kleiber*
27 1975(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
28 1975(LI;1/3/75) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
29 1975(LI;2/4/75) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
30 1976(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Reginald Goodall*
31 1976(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - John Mauceri*
32 1976(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - James Levine*
33 1976(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
34 1976(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
35 1976(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Carlos Kleiber*
36 1976(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
37 1976(STU) - Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky - Georg Solti*
38 1977(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
39 1977(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Christoph von Doh..*
40 1977(LI) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Colin Davis*
41 1977(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Bernard Haitink*
42 1977(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
43 1977(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
44 1978(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
45 1978(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
46 1978(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
47 1978(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Kenneth Montgomery*
48 1978(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
49 1978(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis**
50 1979(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - James Levine*
51 1979(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
52 1980(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - James Levine*
53 1980(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Giuseppe Patanè*
54 1980(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Zubin Mehta*
55 1980(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
56 1980(STU) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
57 1980(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
58 1981(LI) - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - David Atherton*
59 1981(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - James Levine*
60 1981(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lawrence Foster*
61 1982(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
62 1984(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner**
63 1984(STU) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
64 1985(LI) - Cardillac by Paul Hindemith - Wolfgang Sawallisch**
65 1988(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Charles Mackerras*
66 1994(LC) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Christian Thielemann*
67 1994(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - James Levine*
68 1996(LI) - Makropulos Affair (The) by Leos Janácek - David Robertson*
69 2004(STU) - Roi Arthus (Le) by Ernest Chausson - Leon Botstein*
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Conductor Michael Moores - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Manrico - Charles Craig
Azucena - Patricia Johnson
Leonora - Elizabeth Fretwell
Conte di Luna - Peter Glossop
Ferrando - Donald McIntyre
Ines - Rita Hunter
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1564 {1LP} (1962)ª;; HMV CSD 1440 {1LP} (1962)ª; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7027 [1LP] (1977)ª; Capitol P 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª;; Capitol SP 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 005-2 (+Rigoletto +La Traviata -; excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.63; January 1977 p.1174 [AB]
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Opera - October 1962 p.690
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.108 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.876-877 [JM]
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Based on performances at Sadler's Wells
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Conductor Meredith Davies - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Sali - John Wakefield
Vreli - Elsie Morison
Dark Fiddler - Neil Easton
Manz - Lawrence Folley
Marti - Donald McIntyre
Slim Girl - Margaret Gale
Wild Girl - Shirley Chapman
Poor Horn Player - John Chorley
Hunchbacked Bass Player - Donald McIntyre
Bargee 1 - Tom Swift
Bargee 2 - Kenneth Fawcett
Bargee 3 - John Chorley
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Black Disc - International Gramophone Society IGS 079/80 {2LPS}
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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (5 April 1962). See OPERA May 1962 pp.342-345 The IGS LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE February 1984 p.1035
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Conductor Meredith Davies - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Sali - John Wakefield
Vreli - Elsie Morison
Dark Fiddler - Neil Easton
Manz - Lawrence Folley
Marti - Donald McIntyre
Slim Girl - Margaret Gale
Wild Girl - Shirley Chapman
Poor Horn Player - John Chorley
Hunchbacked Bass Player - Donald McIntyre
Bargee 1 - Tom Swift
Bargee 2 - Kenneth Fawcett
Bargee 3 - John Chorley
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Black Disc - International Gramophone Society IGS 079/80 {2LPS}
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Recordings of A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.188; PENGUIN p.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (5 April 1962). See OPERA May 1962 pp.342-345 The IGS LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE February 1984 p.1035
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Conductor James Lockhart - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Rigoletto - Peter Glossop
Gilda - Elizabeth Harwood
Duca di Mantova - Donald Smith
Maddalena - Maureen Guy
Monterone - Donald McIntyre
Marullo - Howard Dyson
Borsa - John Chorley
Conte di Ceprano - Kenneth Fawcett
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1600 {1LP} (1963)ª;; HMV CSD 1466 {1LP} (1963)ª; Capitol P 1606 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª;; Capitol SP 8606 {1LP} (USA) (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 005-2 (+La Traviata +Il Trovatore - excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1963 p.351
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Opera - January 1963 p.51 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.876-877 [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1965 Vol.15 No.5 p.79
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Conductor John Matheson - 1963(LE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Attila - Donald McIntyre
Ezio - Harry Mossfield
Odabella - Rae Woodland
Foresto - Donald Smith
Uldino - Tom Swift
Leone - Noel Mangin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06428
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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London in an English translation by Edward Renton (29 November 1963). It is not known if all the singers listed above appear in these excerpts. This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated November 21 1963 p.53).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1966(LE)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - New Philharmonia Chorus
Enée - Ronald Dowd
Chorèbe - Raimund Herincx
Panthée - Donald McIntyre
Cassandre - Janet Baker
Priam - Don Garrard
Hécube - Ann Howard
Un chef grec - Gwyn Griffiths
L'Ombre d'Hector - Don Garrard
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Compact Disc - *Oriel Music Society OMS 047/2 (+Bach - Cantata No.35) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of «The Fall of Troy» at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (14 September 1966; see OPERA November 1966 p.913)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Kaiser - James King
Kaiserin - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Amme - Regina Resnik
Barak - Donald McIntyre
Färberin - Inge Borkh
Geisterbote - Forbes Robinson
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Jean Bonhomme
Stimme des Falken - Maria Pellegrini
Stimme von Oben - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Einäugige - Napoléon Bisson
Einarmige - Otakar Kraus
Bucklige - John Lanigan
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Rhonda Bruce
Voices of unborn children - Rae Woodland
- Elizabeth Robson
- Margreta Elkins
- Yvonne Minton
- Elizabeth Bainbridge
Voices of nightwatchmen - Alan Jones
- Glynne Thomas
- William Clothier
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01893
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 572 (2003)ª; Live Opera Heaven C 3166 {3CDRS} (2008)ª; Fiori FI 1022 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 June 1967). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated June 15 1967 p.10). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003) and those issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in the «February 2008 Update». The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Grace Hoffman
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Tipton
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10032 {3CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
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Wagner News - Issue No.136 December 1999 pp.14-15 [DC]:Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (21 July 1967. The performance on 30 July 1967 in which James King sang Lohengrin is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.65-66
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Stewart
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 310 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10063 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1400-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.230-231 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 p.72 [FL-2]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.203-204 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1968; the performance on 24 August 1968 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1968/ pp.81-82). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Cataloge - March 2002» where this recording is dated as coming from the «early 70's»
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hans Sachs - Hubert Hofmann
Veit Pogner - David Ward
Sixtus Beckmesser - Geraint Evans
Fritz Kothner - Donald McIntyre
Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas
David - George Shirley
Eva - Bozena Ruk-Focic
Magdalena - Josephine Veasey
Nachtwächter - Eric Garrett
Kunz Vogelgesang - Kenneth MacDonald
Konrad Nachtigall - Hugh Sheehan
Ulrich Eisslinger - David Lennox
Balthasar Zorn - John Lanigan
Augustin Moser - Edgar Evans
Hermann Ortel - David Kelly
Hans Schwarz - Inia Te Wiata
Hans Foltz - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 3531; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03368
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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 February 1969). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated February 8-14 1969 p.9).
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Pelléas - George Shirley
Mélisande - Elisabeth Söderström
Golaud - Donald McIntyre
Arkel - David Ward
Geneviève - Yvonne Minton
Yniold - Anthony Britten
Médecin - Dennis Wicks
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Black Disc; - CBS 77324 {3LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 47265 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Sony Classical CSCR 8098-100 {3CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.637; January 1971 p.1128; April 1992 p.153 [LS]
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Opera - November 1970 p.1038
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Comments:- Based on the Covent Garden production. A recording of the performance on 13 December 1969 with the same cast as the studio recording has been issued by the Omega Opera Archive (1628). See their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1970(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - Karl Ridderbusch
Gurnemanz - Franz Crass
Parsifal - James King
Klingsor - Donald McIntyre
Kundry - Gwyneth Jones
Alto Stimme - Marga Höffgen
Knappe 1 - Elizabeth Schwarzenberg
Knappe 2 - Sieglinde Wagner
Knappe 3 - Dieter Slembek
Knappe 4 - Heinz Zednik
Blumenmädchen 1 - Hannelore Bode
Blumenmädchen 2 - Margarita Kyriaki
Blumenmädchen 3 - Inger Paustian
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Wendy Fine
Blumenmädchen 6 - Sieglinde Wagner
Ritter 1 - Hermin Esser
Ritter 2 - Bengt Rundgren
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Black Disc; - DG 2720 034 {5LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 435 718-2 {3CDS} (1992)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.890; December 1971 p.1008; January 1972 p.1182 September 1992 p.163 [AW]
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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.270
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Opéra International - November 1992 p.84
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Hannelore Bode
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2446
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 December 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 18-31 December 1971 p.48.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Norman Bailey
Titurel - Michael Langdon
Gurnemanz - Louis Hendrikx
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Donald McIntyre
Kundry - Amy Shuard
Alto Stimme - Anne Howells
Knappe 1 - Nan Christie
Knappe 2 - Delia Wallis
Knappe 3 - David Lennox
Knappe 4 - John Dobson
Blumenmädchen 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Blumenmädchen 2 - Anne Howells
Blumenmädchen 3 - Marjorie Biggar
Blumenmädchen 4 - Alison Hargen
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maureen Keetch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Anne Pashley
Ritter 1 - Edgar Evans
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2953
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 May 1971; see OPERA June 1971 pp.558-560). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jess Thomas
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Josephine Veasey
Marke - David Ward
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - John Dobson
Hirt - John Lanigan
Steuerman - Gwynne Howell
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Ermanno Mauro
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1623 (& 1389 & 2238); Opera Depot OD 10054-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 July 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 July 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School
Ivan Khovansky - David Ward
Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson
Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear
Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre
Dosifey - Martti Talvela
Marfa - Yvonne Minton
Scribe - Francis Egerton
Emma - Anne Pashley
Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer
Streshniev - Robert Thomas
Varsonofiev - William Elvin
Strelets I - Thomas Allen
Strelets II - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1974(FI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Holländer - Donald McIntyre
Senta - Catarina Ligenzda
Daland - Bengt Rundgren
Erik - Hermann Winkler
Mary - Ruth Hesse
Steuermann - Harald Ek
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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4433 (2008)ª
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.120 [MP]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.88 [RP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.29 mai 2008 pp.82-83 [FL-2]
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Helge Brilioth
Isolde - Catarina Ligenzda
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Kurt Moll
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Heribert Steinbach
Hirt - Heinz Zednik
Steuerman - Heinz Feldhoff
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Heinz Zednik
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Compact Disc; - Hypnas HYP 254-256 {3CDRS}; Golden Melodram GM 10036 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1457 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7039 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CA 643 {3CDRS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.252-253 [BV]; Vol.31 No.2 November/ December 2007 pp.287-288 [ED]
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Wagner News - Issue No.126 April 1998 p.16 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.213-214 [SDC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 1974; See OPERA Festival Issue 1974 p.82, WAGNER NEWS Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15). Hypnas CDRs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue «Silver and Gold» 13. The date of the performance recorded is given as «6/27/74» in the review in FANFARE of the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Richard Cassilly
Sieglinde - Marita Napier
Hunding - Hans Sotin
Brünhilde - Berit Lindholm
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Ava June
Ortlinde - Margaret Kingsley
Waltraute - Heather Begg
Schwertleite - Patricia Payne
Helmwige - Pauline Tinsley
Siegrune - Gillian Knight
Grimgerde - Anne Wilkens
Roßweiße - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 October 1974). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 October 1974 p.29.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Gerd Brenneis
Sieglinde - Marita Napier
Hunding - Karl Ridderbusch
Brünhilde - Roberta Knie
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Gerhilde - Hannelore Bode
Ortlinde - Ursula Rhein
Waltraute - Eva Randová
Schwertleite - Helgä Angervo
Helmwige - Brenda Roberts
Siegrune - Anna Reynolds
Grimgerde - Ilse Köhler
Roßweiße - Ingrid Mayr
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02753
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 p.76.
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Boys Choir
Faust - Stuart Burrows
Méphistophélès - Donald McIntyre
Marguerite - Edith Mathis
Brander - Thomas Paul
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 048 (1974)ª;; DG 413 197-1 {2LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 016; DG 413 197-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «Galleria» 423 907-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; DG 453 019-2 {2CDS}; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524569 {2CDS} (USA); DG POCG 3237-8 (Japan) {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1974 p.1208 [JW]; January 1975 p.1402 [AB] April 1975 p.1779 [JBS]; December 1984 p. [JW]; February 1989 p. [LS]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.127 [CA]
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Stereophile - February 1990 (Vol.13 No.2) p.189
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.80 [AA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.70 (mention)
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Loge - Hermin Esser
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Heribert Steinbach
Donner - Gerd Nienstedt
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fasolt - Karl Ridderbusch
Fafner - Kurt Moll
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Trudeliese Schmidt
Floßhilde - Hanna Schwarz
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03856
Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5053/54 {2CDRS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (28 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.100-103). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Loge - Glade Peterson
Mime - Ragnar Ulfung
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Freia - Mary Ellen Pracht
Froh - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Donner - William Dooley
Erda - Lili Chookasian
Fasolt - Bengt Rundgren
Fafner - John Macurdy
Woglinde - Christine Weidinger
Wellgunde - Marcia Baldwin
Floßhilde - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 21575 (BRO 124701) {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 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 (15 February 1975). 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 Horst Stein - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Jean Cox
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Wanderer - Donald McIntyre
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fafner - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Waldvogel - Yoko Kawaahara
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03689
Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5048/50 {3CDRS} (2000)ª; Opera Depot OD 10252-4 {4CDRS}
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (31 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.100-103). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (distributed by Parnassus?). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Mime - Ragnar Ulfung
Wanderer - Donald McIntyre
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Erda - Lili Chookasian
Fafner - John Macurdy
Waldvogel - Betsy Norden
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 31575 (BRO 124703) {3CDRS] (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1975). 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 Carlos Kleiber - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Helge Brilioth
Isolde - Catarina Ligenzda
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Kurt Moll
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Heribert Steinbach
Hirt - Heinz Zednik
Steuerman - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Heinz Zednik
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Compact Disc - Exclusive EX92T 54/56 {3CDS}; Memories ME 1084/86 {3CDS}
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.423
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133
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Stereophile - Vol.17 No.10 October 1994 p.247
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Wagner News - Issue No.95 January 1993 p.12: Issue No.126 April 1998 p.16 [PDW]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 1975 or 4 August 1975). See OPERA Festival Issue 1975 p.96(see WAGNER NEWS, Issue No.118 December 1996 p.170, Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15)
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - James King
Sieglinde - Marita Napier
Hunding - Karl Ridderbusch
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Gerhilde - Rachel Yakar
Ortlinde - Irja Auroora
Waltraute - Eva Randová
Schwertleite - Ortrun Wenkel
Helmwige - Jeanne Hieronymi
Siegrune - Anna Reynolds
Grimgerde - Trudeliese Schmidt
Roßweiße - Hanna Schwarz
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02752
Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5045/47 {3CDRS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.100-103). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April2001. They were made in the USA (distributed by Parnassus?).
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI;1/3/75)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Janis Martin
Hunding - Bengt Rundgren
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Gerhilde - Rachel Mathes
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Cynthia Munzer
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Gloria Hodes
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 3175 {4CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 197501 {3CDRS} (Canada);; 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 Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1975). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The third disc of the latter set includes the second part of Act 2 and as a filler there is what appears to be an «in-house» recording of the closing scene of Act 1 with Vickers and Nilsson (2 April 1975 at the MET?).
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI;2/4/75)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson
Hunding - Bengt Rundgren
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Gerhilde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Cynthia Munzer
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Gloria Hodes
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 144 {4CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1975)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - David Ward
Marzelline - Valerie Masterton
Jaquino - Ryland Davies
Fernando - Robert Lloyd
Erster Gefangene - Paul Crook
Zweiter Gefangene - Paul Hudson
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera CD 577 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Depot OD 10273-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 April 1976; see OPERA June 1976 pp.570-571).
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Conductor John Mauceri - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - Jess Thomas
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - John Macurdy
Marzelline - Judith Blegen
Jaquino - Kenneth Riegel
Fernando - James Morris
Erster Gefangene - Douglas Ahlstedt
Zweiter Gefangene - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 2776 (BRO 124720) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 February 1976). 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 - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Pilar Lorengar
Ortrud - Mignon Dunn
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1735
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1976). 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 Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Eva Randová
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Wolf Appel
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Heribert Steinbach
Donner - Jerker Arvidson
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fasolt - Matti Salminen
Fafner - Bengt Rundgren
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Adelheid Krauss
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Compact Disc; - Opera Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (24 July 1976). See OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.19-26
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - René Kollo
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Wanderer - Donald McIntyre
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Erda - Hanna Schwarz
Fafner - Bengt Rundgren
Waldvogel - Yoko Kawaahara
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (27 July 1976)
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Spas Wenkoff
Isolde - Catarina Ligenzda
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Karl Ridderbusch
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Heribert Steinbach
Hirt - Heinz Zednik
Steuerman - Heinz Feldhoff
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Heinz Zednik
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Black Disc - Legendry Recordings LR 196-4 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10262-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.126 April 1998 p.16 [PDB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (30 July 1976; see OPERA Festival Issue 1976 p.28 for a review of the performance on 11 August 1976). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Peter Hofmann
Sieglinde - Hannelore Bode
Hunding - Matti Salminen
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Eva Randová
Gerhilde - Rachel Yakar
Ortlinde - Irja Auroora
Waltraute - Doris Soffel
Schwertleite - Adelheid Krauss
Helmwige - Katie Clarke
Siegrune - Alicia Nafé
Grimgerde - Ilse Gramatzki
Roßweiße - Elisabeth Glauser
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 1976)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Oedipe - Peter Pears
Créon - Donald McIntyre
Le Messager - Benjamin Luxon
Tirésias - Stafford Dean
Jocaste - Kersten Meyer
Le Berger - Ryland Davies
Le Récitant - Alec McCowan
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Black Disc - Decca SET 616 {1LP}; London OSA 1168 {1LP]
Compact Disc; - Decca «Enterprise» 430 001-2 {1CD} (1990)ª; Decca 452 721-2 {1CD} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1990 p. [AW]; February 1998 p.1465 [AW]
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Fanfare - September/October 1978 Vol.2 No.1 p.112, p.114 [NGL]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55
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Comments:- The narrator speaks in English
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Elektra - Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis - Gwyneth Jones
Clytemnestra - Márta Szirmay
Aegisth - Charles Craig
Orest - Donald McIntyre
Ein junger Diener - Paul Crook
Der Pfleger des Orest - Michael Langdon
Die Aufseherin - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
1. Magd - Anne Wilkens
2. Magd - Elizabeth Bainbridge
3. Magd - Teresa Cahill
4. Magd - Jean Bailey
5. Magd - Margaret Curphey
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 2431
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60001 {2CDS} (1999)ª; We love Carlos Society WLC 2-700 {2CDRS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1300-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.72-73 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 May 1977; see OPERA July 1977 pp.694-695 )
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Kaiser - René Kollo
Kaiserin - Éva Marton
Amme - Ruth Hesse
Barak - Donald McIntyre
Färberin - Birgit Nilsson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2312-3 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hamburg State Opera (2 October 1977; see OPERA January 1978 pp.72-73). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Max - René Kollo
Agathe - Hannelore Bode
Kaspar - Kurt Moll
Ottokar - Donald McIntyre
Kuno - Richard Van Allan
Kilian - Jonathan Summers
Hermit - Robert Lloyd
Zamiel - Forbes Robinson
Ännchen - Lucia Popp
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (31 January 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 29 January - 4 February 1977 p.33.
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Jonathan Summers
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (7 December 1977). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5 February 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 February 1978 p.31.
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Eva Randová
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Wolf Appel
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Carmen Reppel
Froh - Siegfried Jerusalem
Donner - Martin Egel
Erda - Hanna Schwarz
Fasolt - Heikki Toivanen
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Norma Sharp
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Cornelia Wulkopf
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03858
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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 Bayreuth Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 26 November-2 December 1977 p.30.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Spas Wenkoff
Isolde - Catarina Ligenzda
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Karl Ridderbusch
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Robert Schunk
Hirt - Heinz Kruse
Steuerman - Heinz Feldhoff
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Siegfried Jerusalem
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 03 (Wagner CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5055/57 {3CDRS} (2000)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (distributed by Parnassus?).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - Kurt Moll
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Norbert Orth
Fernando - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Erster Gefangene - Friedrich Lenz
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Wilbrink
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Orfeo C 560 0121 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1142-2 {2CDRS}
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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 - February 2002 p.78 [AB]
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Opera - February 2004 p.153 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.78 [MHF]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.54 [SL]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 pp.59-60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.487 décembre 2001 p.96 [RL]
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Classical Express - October 2001 p.4 [SJT]
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Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 pp.46-47 [GB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (30 January 1978)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Loge - George Shirley
Mime - John Dobson
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Robert Tear
Donner - Hermann Becht
Erda - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Teresa Cahill
Wellgunde - Eiddwen Harrhy
Floßhilde - Gillian Knight
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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 in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (9 October 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 October 1978 p.41.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegfried - Jean Cox
Mime - John Dobson
Wanderer - Donald McIntyre
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Erda - Patricia Payne
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Waldvogel - Yvonne Kenny
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3993
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (12 October 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 October 1978 p.62.
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Conductor Kenneth Montgomery - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Floria Tosca - Johanna Meier
Mario Cavaradossi - Michail Svetlev
Il barone Scarpia - Donald McIntyre
Il Sagristano - Tom Haenen
Cesare Angelotti - Hubert Waber
Spoletta - Nico Boer
Sciarrone - John Bröcheler
Un pastore - Thea Van der Putten
Un carceriere - Wim Huijsman
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam (24 February 1978)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Roberta Knie
Brangaene - Josephine Veasey
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Thomas Allen
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Malcolm King
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - David Rendall
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02637
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (29 May 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 22 May - 2 June 1978 p.47).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Peter Hofmann
Sieglinde - Helga Dernesch
Hunding - Aage Haugland
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Margaret Curphey
Ortlinde - Angela Bostock
Waltraute - Anne Wilkens
Schwertleite - Patricia Payne
Helmwige - Pauline Tinsley
Siegrune - Gillian Knight
Grimgerde - Linda Finnie
Roßweiße - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 October 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 October 1978 p.48.
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Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Donald McIntyre
Senta - Carol Neblett
Daland - Paul Plishka
Erik - William Lewis
Mary - Isola Jones
Steuermann - William Lewis
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 4779 (BRO 125744) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1979). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tamino - Robin Leggate
Papageno - Thomas Allen
Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat
Sprecher - Donald McIntyre
Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas
Sarastro - Robert Lloyd
Monostatos - Paul Crook
Papagena - Lilian Watson
1er Geharnischter - Alberto Remedios
2er Geharnischter - Roderick Kennedy
Erste Dame - Lorna Haywood
Zweite Dame - Ann Murray
Dritte Dame - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Erster Knabe - Bruce Knight
Zweiter Knabe - Stephen Pusey
Dritter Knabe - Dominic Martinex
Erster Priester - Adrian Martin
Zweiter Priester - Malcolm King
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (19 February 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue Dated 17-23 February 1979 p.33).
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Conductor James Levine - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek
Clytemnestra - Mignon Dunn
Aegisth - Robert Nagy
Orest - Donald McIntyre
Ein alter Diener - Talmage Harper
Ein junger Diener - Charles Anthony
Die Schleppträgerin - Elizabeth Anguish
Die Vertraute - Constance Webber
Der Pfleger des Orest - John Cheek
Die Aufseherin - Elizabeth Coss
1. Magd - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
2. Magd - Shirley Love
3. Magd - Ariel Bybee
4. Magd - Loretta Di Franco
5. Magd - Alma Jean Smith
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Laser Disc - *Laser Video SM098-3258 (Japanese NTSC) Pioneer Classics PC-94-030 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4111 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - February 2007 pp.233-234 [JA]
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Opéra International - juillet-aôut 1995 No.193 p.66
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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.117 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.78 [FGR]
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Opéra Magazine - No.11 octobre 2006 p.82 [TG]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1980) For a review of the performance on 12 February 1980 see OPERA, April 1980 p.355
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Ortrud - Mignon Dunn
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 198001 {3CDRS) (2005)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1980). 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 Zubin Mehta - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Berit Lindholm
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Phillip Gelling
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Paul Hudson
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robin Leggate
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (24 May 1980). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so the recording was probably made «in house».
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Helmut Pampuch
Alberich - Hermann Becht
Freia - Carmen Reppel
Froh - Siegfried Jerusalem
Donner - Martin Egel
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fasolt - Matti Salminen
Fafner - Fritz Hübner
Woglinde - Norma Sharp
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Marga Schiml
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 074 (cycle) {16LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 421-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 420-2 (collection) {32CDS}; Philips 475 7960 (cycle) {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 401-1 (PAL); Philips 070 407-1 (cycle)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 407-9 (cycle) (2001)ª; Philips 070 401-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4057 (cycle) (2005)ª; DG 073 4058 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 401-3 (PAL); Philips 070 407-3 (cycle)
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 [AB] (audio) March 1982 p.1306 [SIR]; May 1992 p.118; October 1992 p.184 [AB] (audio); Awards Issue 2001 p.129 (DVD) [MSR]
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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (video) [AB]; January 2006 pp.97-98, p.100 (DVD) [BM2]
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.85
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Opera News - March 2002 p.92 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.211-213 (DVD) [CW]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.64 (DVD) [SS]
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
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Diapason - November 1982 p.184
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Répertoire - octobre 1992 p.102: No.152 décembre 2001 p.22 (DVD) [PB]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.81-82 (DVD) [MVA]: September 2005 pp.82-85 (DVD) [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.247-249 (DVD) [JAVS]: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
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Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 95 (audio) [JV]
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Manfred Jung
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Wanderer - Donald McIntyre
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Alberich - Hermann Becht
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fafner - Fritz Hübner
Waldvogel - Norma Sharp
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 074 (cycle) {16LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 423-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434-420-2 (collection) {32CDS}; Philips 475 7960 (cycle) {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 403-1 (PAL); Philips 070 407-3 (cycle) (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 407-9 (cycle) (2001)ª; Philips 070 403-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4057 (cycle) (2005)ª; DG 073 4062 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips O79 403-3 (PAL); Philips 070 407-1 (cycle) (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 (audio) [AB] May 1992 p.118; October 1992 p.184 [AB]; Awards Issue 2001 p.129 (DVD) [MSR]
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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (video) [AB]; January 2006 pp.97-98, p.100 (DVD) [BM2]
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.85
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Opera News - March 2002 p.92 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.211-213 (DVD) [CW]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.64 (DVD) [SS]
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.184
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Répertoire - octobre 1992 p.102: No.152 décembre 2001 p.22 (DVD) [PB]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.81-82 (DVD) [MVA]: September 2005 pp.82-85 (DVD) [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.247-249 (DVD) [JAVS]: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
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Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 95 (audio) [JV]
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Peter Hofmann
Sieglinde - Jeannine Altmeyer
Hunding - Matti Salminen
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Gerhilde - Carmen Reppel
Ortlinde - Karen Middleton
Waltraute - Gabriele Schnaut
Schwertleite - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Helmwige - Katie Clarke
Siegrune - Marga Schiml
Grimgerde - Ilse Gramatzki
Roßweiße - Elisabeth Glauser
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 074 (cycle) {16LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 422-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 420-2 (collection) {32CDS}; Philips 475 7960 (cycle) {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 402-1 (PAL); Philips 070 407-1 (cycle)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 407-9 (cycle) (2001)ª; Philips 070 402-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4057 (cycle) (2005)ª; DG 073 4059 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 402-3 (PAL); Philips 070 407-3 (cycle)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 [AB] May 1992 p.118; October 1992 p.184 [AB]; Awards Issue 2001 p.129 (DVD) [MSR]
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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (video) [AB]; January 2006 pp.97-98, p.100 (DVD) [BM2]
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.85
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Opera News - March 2002 p.92 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.211-213 (DVD) [CW]
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Orpheus - März 2002 S.64 (DVD) [SS]
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
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Diapason - November 1992 p.184
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Répertoire - October 1992 p.102: No.152 décembre 2001 p.22 (DVD) [PB]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.81-82 (DVD) [MVA]: September 2005 pp.82-85 (DVD) [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.247-249 (DVD) [JAVS]: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
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Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 95 (audio) [JV]
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Conductor David Atherton - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Selika - Grace Bumbry
Vasco da Gama - Franco Bonisolli
Ines - Miwako Matsumoto
Nelusko - Silvano Carroli
Don Pedro - Richard Van Allan
Alvar - Robert Tear
High Priest of Brahma - Donald McIntyre
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03263
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (14 March 1981). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The performance on 3 March 1981 is reviewed in OPERA May 1981 pp.526-527. The cassettes issue by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor James Levine - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Spas Wenkoff
Isolde - Gwyneth Jones
Brangaene - Tatiana Troyanos
Marke - Matti Salminen
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Timothy Jenkins
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Julien Robbins
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Philip Creech
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers; TRI 198101 {4CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1981). 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 Lawrence Foster - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - David Kuebler
Papageno - Dale Duesing
Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat
Sprecher - Donald McIntyre
Pamina - Lucia Popp
Sarastro - John Macurdy
Monostatos - James Atherton
Papagena - Betsy Norden
1er Geharnischter - Timothy Jenkins
2er Geharnischter - William Fleck
Erste Dame - Patricia Craig
Zweite Dame - Ariel Bybee
Dritte Dame - Isola Jones
Erster Knabe - David Owen
Zweiter Knabe - Carl Tramon
Dritter Knabe - Owen Renfroe
Erster Priester - Dana Talley
Zweiter Priester - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers ZAU 198101 {3CDRS} (Canada)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 February 1981). 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 Colin Davis - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Gwyneth Jones
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Phillip Gelling
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Roderick Earle
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Laurence Dale
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2288-4 {4CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 May 1982; see OPERA July 1982 pp.761-763). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Hans Sachs - Donald McIntyre
Veit Pogner - Hans Tschammer
Sixtus Beckmesser - Rudolf A. Hartmann
Fritz Kothner - József Dene
Walther von Stolzing - René Kollo
David - Wilfried Gahmlich
Eva - Beatrice Niehoff
Magdalena - Anne Gjevang
Nachtwächter - Hans Franzen
Kunz Vogelgesang - Richard Decker
Konrad Nachtigall - Howard Nelson
Ulrich Eisslinger - Fritz Peter
Balthasar Zorn - Ernst-August Steinhoff
Augustin Moser - Peter Keller
Hermann Ortel - Werner Gröschel
Hans Schwarz - Geza Zelenay
Hans Foltz - René Rohr
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VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 589 (NTSC) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (December 1984; see ORPHEUS Februar 1985 S.144-S.146; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL février 1985 No.78 p.41). The Video Cassette issued by House of Opera is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Amfortas - Phillip Joll
Titurel - David Gwynne
Gurnemanz - Donald McIntyre
Parsifal - Warren Ellsworth
Klingsor - Nicholas Folwell
Kundry - Waltraud Meier
Alto Stimme - Kathryn Harries
Knappe 1 - Mary Davies
Knappe 2 - Margaret Morgan
Knappe 3 - John Harris
Knappe 4 - Neville Ackerman
Blumenmädchen 1 - Elizabeth Ritchie
Blumenmädchen 2 - Christine Teare
Blumenmädchen 3 - Kathryn Harries
Blumenmädchen 4 - Rita Cullis
Blumenmädchen 5 - Elizabeth Collier
Blumenmädchen 6 - Catriona Bell
Ritter 1 - Timothy German
Ritter 2 - William Mackie
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Black Disc; - HMV EX 270178-3 {5LPS} (1985)ª;; Angel DSE 3972 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV EX 270178-5 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49182-8 {5CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CMS 5 65665-2 {4CDS} (1995)ª; Angel CDCE-49182
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1985 p.545 [AB]; January 1986 p.910 [JBS]; September 1988 p. [AB]
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.124-128 [CJT]; Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.143-148 [WH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.64
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.154
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.81
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Stereophile - May 1988 (Vol.11 No.5) p.145
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.76
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Cardillac - Donald McIntyre
Seine Tochter - Maria de Francesca(-Cavazza)
Ein Offizier - Robert Schunk
Ein Goldhändler - Hans Günter Nöcker
Kavalier - Josef Hopferwieser
Dame - Doris Soffel
Der Führer der Prevote - Karl Helm
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD (2003)ª; Encore DVD 2252 (2006)ª; DG 073 4324 (2007)ª
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Recordings of Cardillac by Paul Hindemith are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p..336; PENGUIN p.158; Fanfare July-August 1992 p.82; Opernwelt 11/November 1995 S.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 2008 pp.728-729 [RP2]
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Opera News - December 2007 p.80 [AM2]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.317-318 [JHN]
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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.135 [JCH]
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International Record Review - November 2007 79-80 [PJR]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.277-278 [CHP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.21 septembre 2007 pp.82-83 [FL-1]
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Classica Répertoire - No.95 septembre 2007 p.110 [AT]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. See OPERA June 1985 pp.671-672. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Australian Opera
Hans Sachs - Donald McIntyre
Veit Pogner - Donald Shanks
Sixtus Beckmesser - John Pringle
Fritz Kothner - Robert Allman
Walther von Stolzing - Paul Frey
David - Christopher Doig
Eva - Helena Döse
Magdalena - Rosemary Gunn
Kunz Vogelgesang - Gerald Sword
Konrad Nachtigall - Neville Wilkie
Ulrich Eisslinger - John Miley
Balthasar Zorn - Lawrence Allen
Augustin Moser - Christopher Dawes
Hermann Ortel - Stephen Bennett
Hans Schwarz - Arend Baumann
Hans Foltz - David Hibbard
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 101 122 (2003)ª; Kultur D 0007 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Polygram 079 229-3 (PAL)
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1996 p.119; August 2004 p.80 [AB]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.90
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.277-278 [DLK]; Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.229-230 [DLK]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.74 [IW]
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.124 [MP]
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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7
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Classic CD - March 1997 p.80
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International Record Review - May 2004 p.80 [MT]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.124 [PF]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 pp.93-94 [FSR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opera House, Sydney (14 October 1988)
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Conductor Christian Thielemann - 1994(LC)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Marie McLaughlin
Mandryka - Wolfgang Brendel
Waldner - Donald McIntyre
Adelaide - Helga Dernesch
Fiakermilli - Natalie Dessay
Matteo - David Kuebler
Elemer - Charles Workman
Dominik - Kim Josephson
Lamoral - Julien Robbins
Kartenaufschlägerin - Jane Shaulis
Welko - Roger Crouthamel
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Laser Disc - DG 440 072 549-1 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1018 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 005-9 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 449-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.108; September 2001 p.105 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.93 [RF]
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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.66-7 [SS]
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Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 pp.142-143 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - janvier 1998 No.220 p.43 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.5
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.89 [PR]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2001 p.105 (mention) [MR]
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International Record Review - September 2001 p.87 [MVA]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.94-95 (DVD) [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded at the MET (November 1994)
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Conductor James Levine - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Hildegard Behrens
Chrysothemis - Deborah Voigt
Clytemnestra - Brigitte Fassbaender
Aegisth - James King
Orest - Donald McIntyre
Ein alter Diener - Richard Vernon
Ein junger Diener - Philip Creech
Die Schleppträgerin - Jean Rawn
Die Vertraute - Judith Goldberg
Der Pfleger des Orest - Herbert Perry
Die Aufseherin - Janet Hopkins
1. Magd - Elizabeth Byrne
2. Magd - Theresa Cincione
3. Magd - Kaaren Erickson
4. Magd - Ellen Rabiner
5. Magd - Jane Shaulis
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ELE 199401 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1994). The maids are listed alphabetically, as in the MET's online performance chronology, and may be assigned incorrectly. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (See Radio Times Issue dated 22-28 January 1994 p.94) 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 David Robertson - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Emilia Marty - Jessye Norman
Albert Gregor - Graham Clark
Vitek - Richard Versalle
Kristina - Marie Plette
Baron Jaroslav Prus - Håkan Hagegård
Janek Prus - William Burden
Dr. Kolenaty - Donald McIntyre
Charlady - Stephanie Blythe
Count Hauk-Sendorf - Anthony Laciura
Chamber-maid - Michelle DeYoung
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 130/2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of The Makropulos Affair by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.338; CELLETTI p.348; Opera on CD (3) p.129; MET p.199; PENGUIN p.168; GIUDICI p.314
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 January 1996)
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Conductor Leon Botstein - 2004(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Apollo Voices
Guenièvre - Susan Bullock
Arthus - Andrew Schroeder
Lancelot - Simon O'Neill
Mordred - Daniel Okulitch
Lyonnel - Garret Sorenson
Allan - Donald McIntyre
Merlin - François Le Roux
Un Laboureur - Andrew Kennedy
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Compact Disc; - Telarc 3CD 80645 {3CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Le Roi Arthus by Ernest Chausson are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLINI p.144
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2005 p.91 [PO'C]
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Opera - December 2005 pp.1515-1516 [PR]
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Opera News - December 2005 p.75 [DJB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 p.75, p.152 [JK]
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International Record Review - June 2005 p.71 [RL1]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.90-91 [CHP]
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Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española