(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1939(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*
2 1939(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Ettore Panizza*
3 1940(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Ettore Panizza*
4 1943(LE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Paul Breisach*
5 1943(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier*
6 1943(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Cesare Sodero*
7 1944(Act 3;LE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Toscanini*
8 1944(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Walter*
9 1944(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*
10 1944(LI;12/2/44) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Cesare Sodero*
11 1944(LI;30/12/44) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Cesare Sodero*
12 1945(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*
13 1946(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emil Cooper*
14 1950-1955(SE) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Renato Cellini*
15 1951(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Alberto Erede*
16 1951-52(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Renato Cellini*
17 1952(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
18 1952(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Alberto Erede*
19 1952(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
20 1953(LC) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Walter Herbert*
21 1953(LE) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Walter Herbert*
22 1953(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
23 1953(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Alberto Erede*
24 1953(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
25 1953(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Renato Cellini*
26 1954(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
27 1954(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
28 1954(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
29 1954(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Fausto Cleva*
30 1954(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
31 1955 (LI:Jan 22) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
32 1955 (LI;Dec 10) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
33 1955(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
34 1955(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
35 1955(SE) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
36 1955(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ionel Perlea*
37 1956(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
38 1956(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
39 1956(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
40 1957(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
41 1957(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Fausto Cleva*
42 1957(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
43 1957(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Alexander Gibson*
44 1957(STU) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fernando Previtali*
45 1957(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*
46 1958(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
47 1958(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
48 1959(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
49 1959(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
50 1960(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Renato Cellini*
51 1960(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
52 1960(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
53 1960(LI:5/3/60;Bergonzi - Milanov) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
54 1960(LI;Atlanta) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
55 1961(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - George Schick*
56 1962(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
57 1962(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Kurt Adler*
58 1963(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*
59 1963(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Renato Cellini*
60 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
61 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
62 1966(LI;13/4/1966) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Francesco Molinar..*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Carlo Tagliabue
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 485 (+excerpts; cond. de Fabritiis) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1110
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (4 February 1939; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.187-188). 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 Ettore Panizza - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Giovanni Martinelli
Barnaba - Carlo Morelli
Laura - Bruna Castagna
Alvise - Nicola Moscona
La Cieca - Anna Kaskas
Zuàne - Wilfred Engelman
Un Cantore - Giordano Paltrinieri
Isèpo - Giordano Paltrinieri
Un Pilota - Carlo Coscia
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 225 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Historical Opera Performance Edition HOPE 201 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Myto MCD 914.42 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Symposium 1176/1177 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 783 CD 2 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2035 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 224 {2CDRS} (Australia); Myto 2 MCD H085 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.60
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Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.83 [PO'C]
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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.135
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1939). The Symposium CDs have a number of gaps
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jussi Björling
Renato - Alexander Svéd
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Bruna Castagna
Oscar - Stella Andreva
Silvano - Arthur Kent
Samuele - Norman Cordon
Tom - Nicola Moscona
Un Giudice - John Carter
Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS GAO 230 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Rococo 1003 (+Bjorling recital) {3LPS};; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 109-3 {3LPS} Robin Hood Records RHR 516 (+Milanov recital) {3LPS} ;; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 1 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 903.17 (+arias) {2CDS} (1990)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 785 CD 2 {2CDS}; Radio Years; RY 4950 {2CDS};;; Myto 2MCD 981.H008 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2038 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1994 p.111 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.152-156 [WA2]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.45
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1940; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» p.235). According to the «Annals of the Metropolitan» the role of Ulrica was sung by Castagna on 14 December 1940, not by Thorborg as stated in the EJS Discography (p.175)
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza
Donna Anna - Zinka Milanov
Don Ottavio - James Melton
Donna Elvira - Jarmila Novotná
Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon
Masetto - Mack Harrell
Zerlina - Bidù Sayão
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 28 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2236/37 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.65
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Comments:- Recording of a large part of a performance at the MET (3 April 1943). The supperscene is omitted
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Richard Bonelli
Ramphis - Norman Cordon
Il Re di Egitto - Lansing Hatfield
Una Sacerdotessa - Frances Greer
Un Messaggero - John Dudley
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 500 {2LPS} (1970)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 26 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 784 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers 194301 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.61
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1943). 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 Cesare Sodero - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Frederick Jagel
Alfio - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Lola - Anna Kaskas
Lucia - Helen Olheim
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Recordings UORC 312
Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 34
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.97 [JC-1]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 March 1943)
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1944(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Zinka Milanov
Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce
Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona
Maddalena - Nan Merriman
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6041 (collection) {2LPS}; HMV ALP 1452-1453 (collection); RCA RBA 16139-16140 (collection); RCA «Victrola» VIC-1314 {1LP} RCA «Victrola» VICS-1314 {1LP} (electronic stereo)
Compact Cassette; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue +I lombardi-excerpts) (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue; +I lombardi-excerpts) {1CD} (1991)ª; Movimento Musica (collection) {1CD};; Radio Years RY 48 (collection) {1CD}; Radio Years RY 71/72 (collection);; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (+Milanov - recital) {1CD} (2006)ª; RCA 67893 (part of «Verdi - The Complete Toscanini Recordings») {12CDS} (2006)ª; Urania URA 313 (collection) {3CDS} (2007)ª
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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 - April 1957 p.423; April 1959 p.532 (mention); June 1991 p. [AB]
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Opera - June 1957 p.382; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; February 1997 p.252 (mention)
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.214-215 [MHF]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.297-298 [MHF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.148-149 [WA2]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.462: April 1959 p.458 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.78 [MDS]
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86: October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.120 [CJL]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.101 [RMC]
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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.18 [FGB]
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Stereophile - June 1991 (Vol.14 No.6) p.259
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Madison Square Garden, New York (25 May 1944). There are no interpolated high notes and according to MDS (in HIGH FIDELITY) Giovanni Martinelli slapped his knee in «tenorial vexation» when Jan Peerce was not allowed to sing the interpolated high B at the close of «La donna è mobile». The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Kerstin Thorborg
Oscar - Frances Greer
Silvano - John Baker
Samuele - Norman Cordon
Tom - Nicola Moscona
Un Giudice - John Dudley
Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc - Discocorp 805 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Forties FTO 311-312 {2CDS}; Dante LYS 395-396 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2001 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Bensar OL 11544 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.107
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.62 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.178 [JC-1]
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.4 No.6 Issue 14 p.39
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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 pp.101-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performances at the MET (15 January 1944)
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Margaret Harshaw
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Nicola Moscona
Ines - Maxine Stellman
Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero
Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 919
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1944). 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 Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI;12/2/44)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Zinka Milanov
Adalgisa - Bruna Castagna
Pollione - Frederick Jagel
Oroveso - Virgilio Lazzari
Clotilde - Thelma Votipka
Flavio - Alessio De Paolis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 205; The Opera Lovers NOR 194401 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as being being made from private acetates with small phases occasionally lost between a few record sides and as a «fine AM air check». 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 Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI;30/12/44)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Zinka Milanov
Adalgisa - Jennie Tourel
Pollione - Frederick Jagel
Oroveso - Norman Cordon
Clotilde - Thelma Votipka
Flavio - Alessio De Paolis
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 180 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - Encore Grand Tier ENGT/92; Myto 2 MCD 954.137 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 044 H093 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61; Oktober 1996 S.61
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.8
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.80
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.86 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1944)
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Bruna Castagna
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Nicola Moscona
Ines - Maxine Stellman
Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero
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Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 36 {2CDS}
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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:-
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.98 [JC-1]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.357-359.
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Richard Tucker
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Risë Stevens
Alvise - Giacomo Vaghi
La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw
Zuàne - Osie Hawkins
Un Cantore - Wellington Ezekiel
Isèpo - Lodovico Oliviero
Un Pilota - John Baker
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 952 127 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto H059 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Bensar Records Ltd. OL 31646 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1946; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.391-394)
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1950-1955(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Jan Peerce
Padre Guardiano - Nicola Moscona
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1916 {1LP} (1956)ª;; HMV ALP 1371 {1LP} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 120-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111322-24 (+recording conducted by Serafin) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.137-138 [PHW]
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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [MDS]: May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.281-282 [CHP]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.13
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Comments:- The CDR issued by Premiere was advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Richard Tucker
Alfio - Clifford Harvuot
Lola - Martha Lipton
Lucia - Jean Madeira
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 792; The Opera Lovers CAV 195101 {1CDR} (Canada) (2006)ª; West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6002 (+performance conducted by Papi - 1937) ; {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-59 [US]; 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.62 [IW]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1951). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» p.33. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951-52(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Manrico - Jussi Björling
Azucena - Fedora Barbieri
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Nicola Moscona
Ines - Margaret Roggero
Ruiz - Paul Franke
Un vecchio zingaro - George Cehanovsky
Un messo - Nathaniel Sprinzena
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6008 {2LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; RCA Victor WDM 6008 {45s-EP} (USA) (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1112-1113 {2LPS} (1954)ª;; HMV ALP 1832-1833 {2LPS} (1961)ª; *RCA «Victrola» VL 43536(2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª; RCA VLS 00699 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA CLK2-5377P1/2; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» 6643-2-RG {2CDS} (USA) (1988)ª; RCA Victor GD 86643 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; Regis RRC 2060 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500 329 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110240-41 (+Milanov - songs) {2CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - HMV HTA 9-10 (mono); RCA Victor DC-35 (Highlights-mono)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.400 [PHW]; May 1961 p.600 [EG]; October 1961 p.199 (mention) [DST]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.337 [HF]
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Opera - May 1954 pp.302-303 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.287 [JM]; Vol.27 No.3 January/ February 2004 pp.221-223 [JM] (Vol.27 No.4 May/June 2004 p.286 - letter)
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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-151 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.26 (tape)
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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.575
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.87 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Manhattan Center, New York (21, 22 February, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 30 March 1952). This information comes from «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. However, according to Bruce Burroughs (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 p.645 endnote 69) Leonora's arias and the act 4 duet with the Count were recorded in May 1951 and «were later incorporated, as planned, into the complete 1952 Trovatore»
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey
Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara
Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC-325 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 953.129 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 031 H070 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1997 p.67 [DMGR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 March 1952)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Kurt Baum
Alfio - Clifford Harvuot
Lola - Mildred Miller
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 966
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1952). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Luben Vichey
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Preziosilla - Mildred Miller
Fra Melitone - Gerhard Pechner
Curra - Laura Castellano
Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines
Un Chirurgo - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD-693 {2CDS}; *Bensar Records Ltd. OL 112952 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers FOR 195201 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - June 1993 p.83
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 November 1952; the performance on 10 November 1952 is reviewed in OPERA January 1952 p.21). 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 Walter Herbert - 1953(LC)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Norman Treigle
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco
Preziosilla - Claramae Turner
Fra Melitone - Gerhard Pechner
Curra - Rosemary Rotolo
Padre Guardiano - William Wilderman
Un Chirurgo - Donald Bernard
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Recordings UORC 222 {3LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD-118-2 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1177/8-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66303 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Encore CD 121-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Video Artists International VAI 1252-3 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 pp.303-304 [JM]
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Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 [IW] (see below)
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.157-159 [MA2]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.242 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.85 [AG]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.180 febbraio 2004 pp.100-101 [GL]
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Comments:- A recording of a performance in New Orleans. The overture is played between Acts 1 and 2; the first scene (at Hornachuelos) of the latter is omitted. However, Scene 6 of Act 3 with the «Sleale» duet is included and this is followed by «Al suon del tamburro» from Act 2 Scene 1. This recording is sometimes stated as being of a performance given by the MET on tour in New Orleans, but this appears to be incorrect as it is not listed in the MET Annals, although both Milanov and Del Monaco were singing in La forza del destino at the MET about this time. Also, neither William Herbert nor Norman Treigle is listed in the Annals as being on the MET roster in the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons. According to «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» p.829 Del Monaco sang in La forza del destino in New Orleans on 12 and 14 March 1953 and according to VAI's website (click link below) Acts 1 and 2 of the recording that they issued are of the performance on 14 March and Act 3 is of the performance on 12 March. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Roberto Turrini
Barnaba - Cesare Bardelli
Laura - Claramae Turner
Alvise - Nicola Moscona
La Cieca - Jean Madeira
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only 814-1;; VAI Audio VAIA 1255-3 (+complete performance cond. Cellini) {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 4 1995 p.41; May 2007 pp.84-85 [DJB]
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International Record Review - November 2007 pp.33-34 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the New Orleans Opera. See THE GRAMOPHONE January 1954 p.273.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - George London
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey
Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara
Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1173/74-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0031 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 [IW]
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Musica (Milano) - N.144 marzo 2003 p.24 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1953; see «Sign off for the Old Met» pp.171-173)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Kurt Baum
Alfio - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Lola - Margaret Roggero
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1359
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Kurt Baum
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Fedora Barbieri
Alvise - Cesare Siepi
La Cieca - Jean Madeira
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Algerd Brazis
Due cantori - Gabor Carelli
- Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 258
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 January 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Jussi Björling
Alfio - Robert Merrill
Lola - Carol Smith
Lucia - Margaret Roggero
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6106 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1126-1128 {3LPS} (+Pagliacci) (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6044 (+recital - electronic stereo) {2LPS};; La Voix de son Maître FALP 301/3 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43534 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - *RCA Victor GD 86510 {1CD} (1988)ª; Regis Records RRC 1162 {1CD} (2004)ª; Naxos 8.110261 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1954 p.445 [PHW]; September 1971 p.514 [AB]; August 1988 pp.331-332 [AB]; September 2004 p.75 [AB]
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Opera - July 1954 pp.435-436 [HDR]
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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.59 [HCM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.162-164 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.76 [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.317
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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.311-312 [EAM]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.716 [JB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 pp.80-81 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded between 2 and 27 January 1953. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey
Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Roggero
Un Messaggero - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 676
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Carlo Gérard - Leonard Warren
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Rosalind Elias
La Contessa di Coigny - Hertha Glaz
Madelon - Sandra Warfield
Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Salvatore Baccaloni
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - Lawrence Davidson
Il maestro di casa - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 15 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2364-2365 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers AND 195401 {2CDRS};; Myto 2 MCD 043 H094 (+Rigoletto - excerpts - Warren) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12454 (BRO 125871) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.168-169 [WA2]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.86-87 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1954). See «Sign Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.156-158. OPERA March 1955 p.162. 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).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Luben Vichey
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Gino Penno
Preziosilla - Jean Madeira
Fra Melitone - Gerhard Pechner
Curra - Thelma Votipka
Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines
Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke
Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 294
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 March 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Zinka Milanov
Adalgisa - Blanche Thebom
Pollione - Gino Penno
Oroveso - Cesare Siepi
Clotilde - Maria Leone
Flavio - Paul Franke
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 005 {3LPS) (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 352; Bensar OL 32754 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.164-166 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1954; see OPERA June 1954 pp.353-354; «Sign-Off For The Old Met» pp.154-155). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Elena Nikolaidi
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Nicola Moscona
Ines - Maria Leone
Ruiz - Thomas Hayward
Un vecchio zingaro - Algerd Brazis
Un messo - James McCracken
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 11654 (BRO 123564) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1954). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI:Jan 22)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Josef Metternich
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Nicola Moscona
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 4/3 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *foyer 2-CF 2004 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 019/20-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12255 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seies» WLCD 0104 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on Jan 22 1955 (see «Sign-Off For the Old Met» pp.191-194). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 688 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5154 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - No.54 June 1994
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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007 and those issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian
Un Messaggero - James McCracken
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performace at the MET (31 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Kurt Baum
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - Giorgio Tozzi
La Cieca - Sandra Warfield
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - James McCracken
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 649; Bensar BRO 123225 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1955). According to the «MET Annals» there were two performers for the role of «Un Cantore» James McCracken, as listed above, and Calvin Marsh. Louis Sgarro is listed as singing «A Monk». The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Fair to good private acetates». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1911 {1LP} (1955)ª;; HMV ALP 1476 {1LP} (1957)ª; *RCA; «Red Seal» «Le grandi Voci della Lirica» LM 20146 {1LP} (Italy) (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 121-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Preiser Records 90695 {1CD} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.111042-44 (+Aida - Perlea) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.48 [HCS]; September 1957 p.151; October 1957 p.171
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Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60 [WD]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.255 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.63 [JH]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Jussi Björling
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Bruna Rizzoli
Un Messaggero - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6122 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; RCA Victor 26.35004EA {3LPS}; RCA Victor VIC 6119 {3LPS} ; HMV ALP 1388-1390 {3LPS} (1956)ª; *RCA VL 43533 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª; RCA VLS 43533 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA ALK-3-5380p.1/2/3; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA GD 86652 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Urania URN 22274 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.11042-44 (+Un ballo in maschera - Mitropoulos - excerpts) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.255 (mention) [HCS]; November 1956 pp.221-222 [PHW]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
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Opera - December 1956 p.758
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-58 [JL]; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60-61 [WD]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.159-160 [WA]
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40, p.43 [PHR]: November/ December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.203 [CHP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.64-vi [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.37 [DH]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.150
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.87 [GL]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.61, p.154
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Ernani - Mario Del Monaco
Elvira - Zinka Milanov
Carlo - Leonard Warren
Silva - Cesare Siepi
Riccardo - James McCracken
Iago - George Cehanovsky
Giovanna - Helen Vanni
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Black Disc - *Cetra LO «Opera Live» 12 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1019-1021 {3LPS} Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 6 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2006 {2CDS); Arkadia 352 470 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1031 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 H107 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Urania URN 22 294 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9005 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.147-148 [WA2]
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.74
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.87 [MC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1956). Silva's aria and cabaletta are separated from one another. See THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.20 No.2 Spring 2004 pp.186-187.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Richard Tucker
Don Alvaro - Leonard Warren
Preziosilla - Rosalind Elias
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Thelma Votipka
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis
Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.828 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 943.106 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.157-159 [WA2]
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.58
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1956). A recording of «La forza del destino» is listed on the on-line catalogue of «The Opera Lovers» with the same date as this recording (17.03.56) with the conductor given as Mitropoulos. This seems to be an error as the «MET Annals» gives Stiedry. Mitropoulos never conducted «La forza del destino» at the MET.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Nell Rankin
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi
Ines - Maria Leone
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh
Un messo - James McCracken
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 009 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 830 (& 595); Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0207 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-150 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The date give in Gebard's online catalogue for the recording issued on the Walhall label is «14.03.1956», but according to the «MET Annals» Il trovatore was not performed at the MET on that day.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Leonard Warren
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Rosalind Elias
La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton
Madelon - Belen Amparan
Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Charles Anthony
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 476 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 222; The Opera Lovers AND 195701 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9029 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- A recording of a performance at the MET on 28 December 1957. The year is given incorrectly on the «ARKADIA» CDs as 1958. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Richard Tucker
Alfio - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Lola - Rosalind Elias
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 024 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 362
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.162-164 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (13 April 1957). According to the review in OPERA QUARTERLY the recording was incorrectly stated by Melodram to be that of a performance at the MET on 22 March 1957. This was not broadcast, but that on 13 April was. According to MARINELLI (p.449) the Brindisi is missing on the Melodram LPs. 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». («Excellent FM aircheck»)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Gianni Poggi
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - Cesare Siepi
La Cieca - Belen Amparan
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - Calvin Marsh
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc - Arkadia CDMP 477 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.99
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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.72
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20-4-57)
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis
Un pastore - Noreen Berry
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 157 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 336-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD-102-2 {2CDS};; *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 4035135 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1349 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +La fanciulla del West); {8CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 269-2 {2CDRS} Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7014 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.115 [AB]
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Opera - January 2007 pp.100-102 [RL]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.170 [PS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.161-162 [WA2]; Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.148-152 [WA2]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 [PK]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.50 [RL]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.226 [MM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]
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International Record Review - December 2006 p.81 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.101 [DP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.93 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 July 1957; see «Alex - The Authorised Biography of Sir Alexander Gibson» pp.59-60; OPERA August 1957 p.525 )
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Rosalind Elias
Alvise - Plinio Clabassi
La Cieca - Belen Amparan
Zuàne - Fernando Valentini
Un Cantore - Virgilio Carbonari
Isèpo - Giacomo Cottino
Un Pilota - Fernando Valentini
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6139 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSA 6139 {4LPS} (1958)ª; RCA SB 2027-2030 {4LPS} (UK) (1959)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6101A-C {3LPS} (1965)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6101A-C {3LPS} (1965)ª; *Decca D 63D3 {3LPS} (UK) (1978)ª; London OSA 13123 {3LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 444 598-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Theorama TH 121 182/184 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1959 p.23 [PHW]; June 1965 p.24 [PHW]; March 1966 p.458 [PHW]; August 1978 p.375 [AB]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; September 1996 p.113 [AB]
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Opera - June 1959 p.391; September 1965 pp.670-671 [ET]; September 1996 p.113
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.70 [KH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.166-168 [WA2]
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.58
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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.99 [MP]
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American Record Guide - January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 p.335 [PHR]
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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.20 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.531 [MO]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.71 p.: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.102 [CLO]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Audio & Record Review - March 1966 p.42 [CW]
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Répertoire - No.92 juin 1996 p.54
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.154-155 and THE GRAMOPHONE April 1963 p.460
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling
Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale
Spoletta - Mario Carlin
Sciarrone - Nestore Catalani
Un pastore - Giovanni Bianchini
Un carceriere - Vincenzo Preziosa
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6502 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA Victor RB 16051-16052 (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6000 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; *RCA VL 43535 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 85414 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4514-2 {2CDS} (USA); RCA 63303 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66371 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.417-418 [PHW]; December 1964 p.295-296 [EG]; December 1965 p.313 [PHW]; January 1989 p.1206 [EG]
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Opera - April 1958 p.261; April 1966 p.301 [ET]
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-S.58 [JL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.161-162 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.156 [PLM]: November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.190 [DRV]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1964 Vol.14 No.9 p.92 [CLO]
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Comments:- An interesting account of the making of this recording is to be found in THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.726-732
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Mario Sereni
Don Alvaro - Flaviano Labò
Preziosilla - Margaret Roggero
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Thelma Votipka
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke
Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 906
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1958). 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 Fernando Previtali - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Paolo Washington
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano
Preziosilla - Rosalind Elias
Fra Melitone - Dino Mantovani
Curra - Luisa Gioia
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Angelo Mercuriali
Un Chirurgo - Sergio Liviabella
Un Alcalde - Virgilio Carbonari
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6406 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA LSC 6406 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25016-25019 {4LPS} (UK) (1959)ª;; RCA SER 4516-4519 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 660-2 {3LPS} (1975)ª; London OSA 13122 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 443 678-2
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 pp.347-348 [PHW]; January 1961 p.379 [DST]; May 1975 p.2019 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.70 [KH]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.157-159 [WA2]
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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Diapason - No.427 juin 196 p.131
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 pp.82-83 [RD]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.125 [PLM]: November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.227
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1960 p.101 [DH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Daniele Barioni
Alfio - Mario Zanasi
Lola - Rosalind Elias
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 472 {1CD}; Arkadia CDMP 472.1 {1CD}
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.125
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.54
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (for a review of an earlier performance inthis series see OPERA February 1959 p.57)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Richard Tucker
Barnaba - Robert Merrill
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - Cesare Siepi
La Cieca - Belen Amparan
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - Calvin Marsh
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1959). According to the «MET Annals» there were two performers for the role of «Un Cantore» Calvin Marsh, as listed above, and Robert Nagy. Norman Scott is listed as singing «A Monk». The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Giuseppe Gismondo
Barnaba - Cesare Bardelli
Laura - Irene Kramarich
Alvise - William Wilderman
La Cieca - Mary McMurray
Zuàne - Steve Harun
Isèpo - Thomas Carter
Un Pilota - Steve Harun
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1255-3 (+excerpts cond. Herbert - 1953) {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2007 p.100 [P'OC]
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Opera News - May 2007 pp.84-85 [DJB]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 p.143 [CHP]
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International Record Review - November 2007 pp.33-34 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the New Orleans Opera House (8 October 1960).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Frank Guarrera
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Zinka Milanov
Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi
Paolo Albiani - Ezio Flagello
Pietro - Norman Scott
Un'ancella - Maria Yauger
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - foyer FO 1023 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4539-40 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 4260 (BRO 125830) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - June 1994 p.55
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 p.152 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met on April 2nd 1960 (See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.257-258. Leonard Warren sang in the first performance of this production on March 1st, but died 3 days later. The performance on March 15th is reviewed in Opera May 1960 p.336. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670 and 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 Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Eugenio Fernandi
Il barone Scarpia - Walter Cassel
Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner
Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins
Un pastore - George Ryan
Un carceriere - Roald Reitan
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 373
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI:5/3/60;Bergonzi - Milanov)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Margaret Roggero
La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton
Madelon - Belen Amparan
Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - Calvin Marsh
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 196001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1960). 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 Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI;Atlanta)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Gérard - Mario Sereni
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Helen Vanni
La Contessa di Coigny - Mignon Dunn
Madelon - Belen Amparan
Roucher - Clifford Harvuot
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 233-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta, Georgia (2 May 1960).
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Conductor George Schick - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Kurt Baum
Barnaba - Robert Merrill
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - William Wilderman
La Cieca - Mignon Dunn
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - Paul De Paola
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1793 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 April 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Anselmo Colzani
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Margaret Roggero
La Contessa di Coigny - Mignon Dunn
Madelon - Lili Chookasian
Roucher - Calvin Marsh
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Lorenzo Alvary
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Andrea Velis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - William Walker
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 196201 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 November 1962). 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 Kurt Adler - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - Morley Meredith
Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner
Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky
Un pastore - Alan Fischer
Un carceriere - Roald Reitan
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 196203 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1962). 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 Fausto Cleva - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Anselmo Colzani
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Helen Vanni
La Contessa di Coigny - Mignon Dunn
Madelon - Lili Chookasian
Roucher - Calvin Marsh
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Lorenzo Alvary
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Schmidt - William Walker
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 776
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.492-494. 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 Renato Cellini - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Santuzza - Zinka Milanov
Turiddu - Giuseppe Gismondo
Alfio - Benjamin Rayson
Lola - Jean Kraft
Lucia - Marietta Cosneuza
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1053 {1CD} (1995)ª
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 1995 p.44
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the New Orleans Opera House (14 December 1963)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Zinka Milanov
Iago - Robert Merrill
Cassio - Paul Franke
Rodrigo - Martin Nagy
Lodovico - John Macurdy
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Janis Martin
Un Araldo - William Walker
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers OTE 196301 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1963). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Zinka Milanov
Iago - Anselmo Colzani
Cassio - Paul Franke
Rodrigo - Gabor Carelli
Lodovico - William Wilderman
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Mignon Dunn
Un Araldo - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1431
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI;13/4/1966)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Anselmo Colzani
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Nedda Casei
La Contessa di Coigny - Gladys Kriese
Madelon - Mignon Dunn
Roucher - William Walker
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Lorenzo Alvary
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Andrea Velis
Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Robert Goodloe
Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1420
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1966). This was Zinka Milanov's «final appearance with the company in a complete opera». The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is stated «fair to good copy from prompter's box. prompter too vocal».
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