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Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Walter de Ambrosis

Marcello - Vito Mattiola

Colline - Dmitri Nabokov

Mimi - Alberta Pellegrini

Musetta - Bianca Bellesia

Benoit - Guido Pasella

Alcindoro - Guido Pasella

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Black Disc - Murray Hill X23808; Fonit Cetra �Arkadia� ARK 3 (Highlights) {1LP} foyer FO 1041 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4275 (1997)�

Compact Disc - Claque GM 2001-2002 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2017 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (highlights) [OT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Reggio Emilia (29 April 1961). The Fonit Cetra �Arkadia� LP is advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their �New Listings - April 1997�.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Dublin Grand Opera Society

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Alberto Oro

Marcello - Attilio D' Orazi

Colline - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Mimi - Ivana Tosini

Musetta - Ileana Sinnone

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 402 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (May 1964). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1964(LI, Glyndebourne)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Idomeneo - Richard Lewis

Idamante - Luciano Pavarotti

Arbace - Neilson Taylor

Ilia - Gundula Janowitz

Elettra - Enriqueta Tarrés

Gran Sacerdote - David Hughes

La Voce - Dennis Wicks

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Compact Disc - BUTTERFLY BMCD 010; BUTTERFLY BMK 010

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

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (24 July 1964, see OPERA Festival Issue 1964 p.30)

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1964(LI, London)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Idomeneo - Richard Lewis

Idamante - Luciano Pavarotti

Arbace - Neilson Taylor

Ilia - Gundula Janowitz

Elettra - Enriqueta Tarrés

Gran Sacerdote - David Hughes

La Voce - Dennis Wicks

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Black Disc - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 364-3; Melodram 32

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03589

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27003; Verona 27038/9; Opera d'Oro OPD 1191 {2CDS} (1998)�

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

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Albert Hall (17 August 1964)

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Amina - Joan Sutherland

Elvino - Luciano Pavarotti

Rodolfo - Joseph Rouleau

Lisa - Elizabeth Harwood

Teresa - Lauris Elms

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2425

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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Sutherland-Williamson Grand Opera Company in Sydney (9 October 1965).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Violetta Valery - Mirella Freni

Flora Bervoix - Luciana Rezzadore

Annina - Gianbruna Rizzardini

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Attilio D' Orazi

Gastone - Augusto Pedroni

Dottore Grenvil - Maurizio Mazzieri

Barone Douphol - Walter de Ambrosis

Marchese d'Obigny - Bruno Cioni

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Compact Disc - ZYX Classic CLS 4602-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1682 {2CDRS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Modena (7 February 1965). The CDs issued by ZYX Records are listed in the �Bielefelder Katalog Klassik 1 1997� S.996. and 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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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1965(RA)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Violetta Valery - Renata Scotto

Flora Bervoix - Noreen Berry

Annina - Leah Roberts

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Peter Glossop

Gastone - John Dobson

Dottore Grenvil - David Kelly

Barone Douphol - Dennis Wicks

Marchese d'Obigny - Ronald Lewis

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Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4404/05 {2CDS};; Legato Classics LCD 148-2 (highlights +I Lombardi - Gavazzeni) {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers TRA 196503 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.303 (highlights) [SGA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Covent Garden company in the studio (25 March 1965) and rebroadcast on the BBC Music Programme on 23 December 1965 (see OPERA March 1965 p.125, and Radio Times, Issue dated March 18 1965 p.54, Issue dated December 16 1965 p.46). The performance at Covent Garden on 15 March 1965 (with a different singer as Giorgio Germont) is reviewed in OPERA May 1965 p.376 and that on 30 March 1965 is reviewed on p.385 of the same issue. The �highlights� are a �filler� on the Legato CDs of I Lombardi. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Resindentie Orkeste Den Haag

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Giulietta - Margherita Rinaldi

Romeo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Tebaldo - Luciano Pavarotti

Capellio - Mario Petri

Lorenzo - Walter Monachesi

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 478 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Melodram MEL MEL 270011 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32497-98 {2CDS}; Verona 28001/2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1171 {2CDS}

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Recordings of I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.47; Opera on CD (2) p.44 (3) p.48; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.122 p.94; GIUDICI p.26 (2) p.43

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.130-131 [RL]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.495-505 [RG]

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Opera Monthly - December 1991 p.40 [WHW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Holland Festival (30 June 1966). According to some sources the role of Capellio is sung by Nicola Zaccaria

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Marie - Joan Sutherland

Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti

Sulplice - Spiro Malas

La Maquise - Monica Sinclair

Hortensius - Jules Bruyère

Caporale - Eric Garrett

La Duchesse - Edith Coates

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1715

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 June 1966). The performance on 8 June 1966 is reviewed in OPERA July 1966 pp.588-590. 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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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1966(LI; Firenze)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Rigoletto - Kostas Paskalis

Gilda - Renata Scotto

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Paolo Washington

Maddalena - Rosa Laghezza

Giovanna - Rita Bezzi

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - Arturo La Porta

Borsa - Enzo Guagni

Conte di Ceprano - Mario Frosini

Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Maria Marcucci

Un paggio - Marta Taddei

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Compact Disc; - Opera Italiana OPI 02 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1182 {2CDS};; Bravissimo Opera Library 9801 (Verdi - The Greatest Operas) {14CDS} (2007)�

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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 publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Florence (December 1966)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1966(LI; Roma))

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rigoletto - Kostas Paskalis

Gilda - Renata Scotto

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Paolo Washington

Maddalena - Bianca Bortoluzzi

Giovanna - Corinna Vozza

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - Arturo La Porta

Borsa - Fernandino Jacopucci

Conte di Ceprano - Giovanni Ciavola

Contessa di Ceprano - Nelie Pragranza

Un paggio - F. Carotenuto

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 029 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Butterfly Music BMCD 001 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1131-2 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (19 November 1966; see OPERA January 1967 p.32, March 1967 p.207)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leone Magiera - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Afro Poli

Marcello - Guido d' Orazi

Colline - Mario Gaetani

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Grazia di Rocco

Parpignol - Fernando Pavarotti

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 2567 (1991)�

Compact Disc - ZYX Classic CLS 4601 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Modena (December 1967). The CDs issued by ZYX Classic are listed in the �Bielefelder Katalog Klassik 1 1997� S.996

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I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Giulietta - Renata Scotto

Romeo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Tebaldo - Luciano Pavarotti

Capellio - Agostino Ferrin

Lorenzo - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Black Disc - Mizar OOL 103 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1439 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.47; Opera on CD (2) p.44 (3) p.48; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.122 p.94; GIUDICI p.26 (2) p.43

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.88 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the La Scala company at EXPO 67, Montreal, Canada (7 October 1967). According to a report on the internet the recording issued by Opera d'Oro is pitched over a semitone flat ( )

http://www.antonline.com/p Opera-D'oro--1439--Pavarotti---Bellini--I-Capuleti-e-i-Montecchi- 431619.htm

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli

Raimondo - Agostino Ferrin

Arturo - Gianfranco Manganotti

Alisa - Anna Di Stasio

Normanno - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 361-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Frequenz CBX 2; Frequenz 043-001; Frequenz 043-503;; Cetra CDAR 2026; Cetra 102 123; ZYX CLS 4604 {2CDS} (Germany) Verona 27083/27084; Opera d'Oro OPD 1137 {2CDS} (1997)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.182

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.36

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Comments:- Recorded on 30 June 1967 and broadcast on 10 October 1967

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1967(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Rigoletto - Piero Cappuccilli

Gilda - Margherita Rinaldi

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria

Maddalena - Adriana Lazzarini

Giovanna - Margherita Benetti

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - Teodoro Rovetta

Borsa - Fernandino Jacopucci

Conte di Ceprano - Leonardo Monreale

Contessa di Ceprano - Leonarda Stabile

Un paggio - Maria Barbera

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Compact Disc; - *Frequenz 043-502 {2CDS} (1991)�; ZYX CLS 4603 {2CDS} (Germany);; Myto 2 MCD 064 330 (+Gloria - Vivaldi - Margherita Rinaldi - Shirley Verrett -; Abbado) {2CDS} (2006)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; �Musica 99� p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.59 [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance before an audience and broadcast on 26 December 1967

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Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Beatrice di Tenda - Joan Sutherland

Agnese - Josephine Veasey

Filippo Maria Visconti - Cornelius Opthof

Orombello - Luciano Pavarotti

Anichino - Joseph Ward

Rizzardo - Joseph Ward

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 320-2 {3LPS} (1967)�; Decca SET 320-2 {3LPS} (1967)�; London A-4384 {3LPS}; London OSA-1384 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 433 706-2 (+arias) {3CDS} (1992)�; London POCL 2982-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1992)�

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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.169 [AP]; January 1968 p.366; February 1993 p.74 [JBS]

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Opera - November 1967 p.928 [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]

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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69

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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.99

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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BBC Music Magazine - February 1993 p.78

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Répertoire - January 1993 p.101

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Marie - Joan Sutherland

Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti

Sulplice - Spiro Malas

La Maquise - Monica Sinclair

Hortensius - Jules Bruyère

Caporale - Eric Garrett

Un Paysan - Alan Jones

La Duchesse - Edith Coates

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 372-373 {2LPS} (1968)�;; London OSA 1273 {2LPS} (1968)�

Compact Cassette - Decca K23K22

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 520-2 {2CDS} (1986)�

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1968 p.703; April 1969 p.1404; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; January 1978 p.1307 [SIR]; November 1986 p. [EG]

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American Record Guide - October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.100 [PLM]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 60 July/August 1989 p.128

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I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Giulietta - Renata Scotto

Romeo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Tebaldo - Luciano Pavarotti

Capellio - Agostino Ferrin

Lorenzo - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 48 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02475

Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.517 (+Renata Scotto recital) {2CDS}

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Recordings of I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.47; Opera on CD (2) p.44 (3) p.48; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.122 p.94; GIUDICI p.26 (2) p.43

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - January 1995 p.53

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Orpheus - Mai 1996 S.62

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (8 January 1968)

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Chorus - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania

Elvira - Gabriella Tucci

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti

Sir Giorgio - Ruggero Raimondi

Enrichetta di Francia - Vittoria Managhi

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 15001 (highlights) {1CD} Butterfly Music BMCD 005 {2CDS}

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.142 (highlights) [RL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Catania (22 March 1968; mentioned in OPERA June 1968 p.499)

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L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Suzel - Mirella Freni

Fritz Kobus - Luciano Pavarotti

Beppe - Laura Didier-Gambardella

David - Vincenzo Sardinero

Federico - Luigi Pontiggia

Hanezo - Benito di Bella

Caterina - Malvina Major

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Black Disc; - HMV �Angel� SAN 242-243 {2LPS} (1969)�; HMV SLS 5107 {2LPS} (1978)�; Angel SBL-3737 {2LPS} (1969)�; EMI Electrola 1C 065 01908/09 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5107 (1978)�

Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 47905 8 {2CDS} (1987)�; EMI �Great Recordings of the Century� CMS 5 67376-2 {2CDS} (2000)�; Angel CDCB 47905 {2CDS} (1987)�; EMI Classics 5139372 (collection) {7CDS + 2DVDS} (2008)�

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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1969 p.188; October 1969 p.537; August 1978 p.368 [JBS]; December 1978 p.1178 (mention) [IM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; August 1987 p. [AB]; Awards Issue (published October) 2000 pp.124-125 [MEO]; January 2001 (published December 2000) p.51 [PO'C]

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Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.65-S.66 [RM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.134-137 [DWW]

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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1137 [PLM]

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International Record Review - September 2000 pp.118-119 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

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Comments:- Recorded on 29-31 August, 1-4, 7, 11, 13 September 1968

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1968/69(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Marschallin - Régine Crespin

Octavian - Yvonne Minton

Sophie - Helen Donath

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth

Faninal - Otto Wiener

Valzacchi - Murray Dickie

Annina - Anne Howells

Ein Sänger - Luciano Pavarotti

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Emmy Loose

Polizeikommissar - Herbert Lackner

Der Wirt - Anton Dermota

Ein Notar - Alfred Jerger

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Herbert Prikopa

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Equiluz

Tierhändler - Karl Terkal

Modistin - Rosl Schwaiger

Die drei Waisen - Arleen Auger (Augér)

- Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)

- Ingrid Mayr

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 418-421 (1969)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca K3N 23 (1976)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1987)�; Decca �The Solti Richard Strauss Edition� 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)�; Decca 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1998)�; Decca �The Originals� 475 9988 {3CDS} (2008)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1969 p.430 [AR]; January 1970 p.1117 [DST]; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; March 1987 p. [JBS]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]

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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.98 [JV]

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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, September 1969 p.365, p.367. According to William Albright (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.15 No.1 pp.111-112) �Yvonne Minton fell ill during the recording of Der Rosenkavalier, requiring the mezzo to record some of the Marschallin-Octavian scenes at a later date with the soprano present only on tape�

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale �Carlo Felice� di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Comunale �Carlo Felice� di Genova

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Otello Borgonovo

Marcello - Lorenzo Saccomani

Colline - Silvano Pagliuca

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Mariella Adani

Benoit - Virgilio Carbonari

Alcindoro - Virgilio Carbonari

Parpignol - Amleto Guatiero

Sergente dei doganieri - Vico Polotto

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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27 031 {2CDS}; Gala GLH 803 (highlights) {1CD}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording a performance in the Teatro Margherita di Genova (April 1969)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Coppola - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Ara Berberian

Mimi - Dorothy Kirsten

Musetta - Margot Moser

Benoit - Elfego Esparza

Alcindoro - Alan Gilbert

Parpignol - Raymond Nilsson

Sergente dei doganieri - Eugene Lawrence

Un doganiere - Colin Harvey

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)�; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (12 October 1969)

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Adina - Reri Grist

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Ingvar Wixell

Giannetta - Shigemi Matsumoto

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Compact Disc - *Butterfly Music BMCD 006 {2CDS}

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 October 1969)

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Marie - Mirella Freni

Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti

Sulplice - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

La Maquise - Anna Di Stasio

Hortensius - Walter Monachesi

Caporale - Giuseppe Morresi

Un Paysan - Walter Gullino

La Duchesse - Maria Grazia Allegri

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Compact Disc; - *Nuova Era 2239-2240 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4507-4508 {2CDS};; Verona 27046-27047 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1147 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 5005 (+La Fille du regiment +I Lombardi +Manon) {8CDS} (2002)�

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (11 February 1969)

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Giselda - Renata Scotto

Oronte - Luciano Pavarotti

Pagano - Ruggero Raimondi

Arvino - Umberto Grilli

Viclinda - Anna Di Stasio

Pirro - Mario Rinaudo

Acciano - Alfredo Colella

Sofia - Sofia Mezzetti

Priore della città di Milano - Fernandino Jacopucci

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 503 {2LPS} (1970)�; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 48 {2LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHR 519 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD-148-2 (+La Traviata -highlights) {2CDS} (1989)�; Butterfly BMCD 008 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4337-38 {2CDS}; Verona 27061/2 {2CDS} Frequenz CD 043-509 {2CDS} (1995)�;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1182 {2CDS} (1998)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 5005 (+La boheme +La Fille du regiment +Manon) {8CDS} (2002)�

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.122

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.100 [CHP]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.303 [SGA]

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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.76

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (2O November 1969). See OPERA, March 1970 p.251 and EJS Discography p.522. See also �More than a Diva� by Renata Scotto & Octavio Roca pp.91-93, p.164

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manon - Mirella Freni

Poussette - Milena Pauli

Javotte - Yeda Valtriani

Rosette - Luciana Rezzadore

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Luciano Pavarotti

Lescaut - Rolando Panerai

Le Compte des Grieux - Antonio Zerbini

Guillot de Morfontaine - Franco Ricciardi

De Brétigny - Giuseppe Morresi

L'Hôtelier - Virgilio Carbonari

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 215 {2LPS} (1974)�; Estro Armonico EA 024 {2LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 332-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27046; Verona 27052/53; Legato Classics LCD 132-2 Opera d'Oro OPD 5005 (+La boheme +La Fille du regiment +Manon) {8CDS} (2002)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 162-2 {2CDRS} (2001)�

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.302 [SGA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Scala (June 1969; see OPERA August 1969 p.719). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as �New� in �Fall 2001�.

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manon - Mirella Freni

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Luciano Pavarotti

Lescaut - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Le Compte des Grieux - Antonio Zerbini

Guillot de Morfontaine - Franco Ricciardi

De Brétigny - Giuseppe Morresi

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 332 {3LPS} (1980)�

Compact Disc; - Butterfly Music BMCD 004; Cetra CDE 1060; Opera Depot OD 10232-2 {2CDRS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (31 May 1969). The cast listed above may be incorrect as according to �La Scala 67-92 - Cronoglogia Opere, Balletti, Concerti� p.11 Rolando Panerai, not Wladimiro Ganzarolli, sang the role of Lescaut in this performance. In fact, it appears that Ganzarolli never sang the role of Lescaut at La Scala. The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Ino Savini - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Elvira - Mirella Freni

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Walter Alberti

Sir Giorgio - Silvano Pagliuca

Enrichetta di Francia - Delia Lago

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Alfonso Marchica

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1134 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- The recording on the CDRs issued by HOO appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in March 1969. According to OPERA (June 1969 p.533) �the Bonynge-Sutherland couple were replaced at the last moment by Ino Savini and Mirella Freni�. The assignment of the singers to the roles as given above may be in error. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Sesto Bruscantini

Colline - Nicola Ghiuselev

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Rita Talarcio

Benoit - Alessandro Maddalena

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

Parpignol - Mario Di Felici

Sergente dei doganieri - Mario Frosini

Un doganiere - Elio Prisco

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Compact Disc; - Hunt 34047 (+excerpts) {2CDS}; LIVE-MUSIC CACD 8.00151;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1143 {2CDS} (1997)�; Opera d'Oro 0PD 5002 (+Tosca +Turandot +Madama Butterfly) {8CDS} (2002)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 5005 (+La fille du regiment +I Lombardi +Manon) {8CDS} (2002)�; Cantus Classics 500 002 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro �Grand Tier� OPD 7001 {2CDS} (2003)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.58

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 17 July 1969

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Elvira - Mirella Freni

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini

Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Enrichetta di Francia - Mirella Fiorentini

Sir Bruno Robertson - Mino Venturini

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giovanni Antonini

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 391-3 {3LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1315 (1988)�

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 512-2 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 2342-2344 {3CDS};; Frequenz 043-012 {3CDS}; Verona 27029-27031 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1141 {3CDS} (1998)�; Opera d'Oro �Grand Tier� OPD 7043 {2CDS} (2007)�; Living Stage LS 4035128 {3CDS}

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.113-114 [DLK]

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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.29 [SDS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.89 [LB]

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Comments:- Recorded on 8 July 1969 and broadcast on 7 October 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de la RTVE

Chorus - Coros de la RTVE - Escolania de Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Nino Carta

Marcello - Giuseppe Taddei

Colline - Raffaele Ariè

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - María Orán

Benoit - Luis Villarejo

Alcindoro - Luis Villarejo

Parpignol - Rafael Enderiz

Sergente dei doganieri - Jesús Coiras

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Compact Disc; - Butterfly 007 {2CDS}; Opera Depot OD 10248-2 {2CDRS} (2007)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madid (21 May 1970). The CDRs issued by Opera Depot are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Lucia - Cristina Deutekom

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Domenico Trimarchi

Raimondo - Silvano Pagliuca

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Compact Disc - Butterfly Music BMCD 003

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (see Opera July 1970 p.665)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rigoletto - Piero Cappuccilli

Gilda - Renata Scotto

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Walter Kreppel

Maddalena - Vera Little

Giovanna - Liselotte Maikl

Monterone - Gerd Nienstedt

Marullo - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V816-2 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribtion ALD 1649

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)�; House of Opera CDBB 898 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (26 September 1970). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(LI;Pavarotti))

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Joan Sutherland

Flora Bervoix - Frederica Von Stade

Annina - Loretta Di Franco

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Sherrill Milnes

Gastone - Leo Goeke

Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Barone Douphol - Raymond Gibbs

Marchese d'Obigny - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc; - Butterfly Music BMCD 002;; Bella Voce BLV 107 217 (+extracts - Bonynge) {2CDS} (1997)�; Commander Classics 2648272 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 October 1970)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Sherrill Milnes

Amelia - Renata Tebaldi

Ulrica - Regina Resnik

Oscar - Helen Donath

Silvano - José van Dam

Samuele - Leonardo Monreale

Tom - Nicola Christou

Un Giudice - Pier Francesco Poli

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 484-486 {3LPS} (1971)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 042-2 {2CDS} (1994)�; Decca �Rouge Opéra� 460 176-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)�; Double Decca 460 752-2 {2CDS} (1999)�

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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 - April 1971 p.1666; May 1994 p.115 [AB]

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Opera Now - March 1994 p.52

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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.60

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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72

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Diapason - No. 402 mars 1994 p.178; No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1994 p.215

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Répertoire - No. 68 avril 1994 p.79: No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Adina - Joan Sutherland

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Spiro Malas

Belcore - Dominic Cossa

Giannetta - Maria Casula

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 503-5 {3LPS} (1971)�;; London OSA 13101 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 461-2 {2CDS} (1986)�; Decca 475 7514 {2CDS} (2006)�

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.879; December 1971 p.1008; June 1986 p. [AML]

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Diapason - 1972 No.163 p.43

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.166

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Wandsworth School Choir

Macbeth - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Lady Macbeth - Elena Souliotis

Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Macduff - Luciano Pavarotti

Malcolm - Ricardo Cassinelli

Dama - Helen Lawrence

Medico - Raymond Myers

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Black Disc; - *Decca SETB 510-512 {3LPS} (1971)�; London OSA 13102 {3LPS} (1972)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 048-2 {2CDS} (1994)�

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1971 p.495; July 1994 p.120

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Opera Now - March 1994 p.52

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Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.84

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Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.178

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.80

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Comments:- Recorded the Kingsway Hall, London (17-22, 24-28 August 1970). According to �TheLondon Philharmonic Discography� by Philip Stuart (p.173) Nicolai Ghiaurov's part was recorded later and overdubbed

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Franco Bordoni

Amelia - Martina Arroyo

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Helen Donath

Silvano - Allan Monk

Samuele - Richard Mundt

Tom - Philip Booth

Un Giudice - Joe Pinedo

Un servo - Daniel Sullivan

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Compact Cassette - Butterfly Music BMK 022

Compact Disc; - Butterfly Music BMCD 022 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers BAL 197101 {2CDS} (2005)�

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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 publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (11 November 1971). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Carlo Del Bosco

Mimi - Montserrat Caballé

Musetta - Nancy Stokes

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2842 (1991)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (January 1991). See The �El Gran Teatro dell Liceo� by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.338.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Rigoletto - Peter Glossop

Gilda - Louise Russell

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ruggero Raimondi

Maddalena - Anna Di Stasio

Giovanna - Anna Di Stasio

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - Guido Mazzini

Borsa - Augusto Pedroni

Conte di Ceprano - Kouichi Tagini

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1220 (NTSC)

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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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Tokyo (22 September 1971).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Lirica Italiana

Rigoletto - Peter Glossop

Gilda - Louise Russell

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ivo Vinco

Maddalena - Anna Di Stasio

Giovanna - Anna Di Stasio

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - Guido Mazzini

Borsa - Augusto Pedroni

Conte di Ceprano - Kouichi Tagima

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10327-2 {2CDRS} (2008)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (September 1971). The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Lucia - Joan Sutherland

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Sherrill Milnes

Raimondo - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Arturo - Ryland Davies

Alisa - Huguette Tourangeau

Normanno - Pier Francesco Poli

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 528-530 {3LPS} (1972)�;; Decca 410 193-1 {3LPS} (1985)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2L 22 (1976)�;; Decca 410 193-4 (1985)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 410 193-2 {3CDS} (1985)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1972 p.1928 (EG); October 1972 p.652; August 1976 p.341 (IM); November 1985 p. [AB]

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Comments:- According to Sherrill Milnes in �American Aria� (pp.182-184) the sextet and the Wolf-crag scene were first recorded without Pavarotti's contribution which was added later

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Rigoletto - Sherrill Milnes

Gilda - Joan Sutherland

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Martti Talvela

Maddalena - Huguette Tourangeau

Giovanna - Gillian Knight

Monterone - Clifford Grant

Marullo - Christian Du Plessis

Borsa - Ricardo Cassinelli

Conte di Ceprano - John Gibbs

Contessa di Ceprano - Kiri Te Kanawa

Un paggio - Josephte Clement

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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 542-4 {3LPS} (1973)�; London 13105 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Decca K2A3

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 269-2 {2CDS} (1985)�

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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 - May 1973 p.2090 [EG]; July 1973 p.172 [DST]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; July 1985 p. [EG]

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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.59 [SH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]

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Stereophile - February 1998 (Vol.21 No.2) p.87 [LG]

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Verona Arena

Chorus - Verona Arena

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Silvano - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Samuele - Antonio Zerbini

Tom - Gianfranco Casarini

Un Giudice - Augusto Vicentini

Un servo - Ivan Del Manto

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni �The Golden Age of Opera� GAO 164-165 (+excerpts - SanFrancisco - Mackerras) {2CDS}

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol. 18 No. 2 November/December 1994 p.332

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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67

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Répertoire - NO 78 mars 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (11 August 1972)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Greater Miami Opera

Chorus - Greater Miami Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - John Darrenkamp

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Malcolm Smith

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Joan Sena

Benoit - Andrew (András) Foldi

Alcindoro - Andrew (András) Foldi

Parpignol - Joseph Papa

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 996-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Miami (24 January 1972). This performance is listed in the chronology in �Grandissimo Pavarotti� p.176.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Lucia - Beverly Sills

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Raymond Wolansky

Raimondo - Simon Estes

Arturo - Vahan Khanzadian

Alisa - Gwendolyn Jones

Normanno - John Duykers

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter EA 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)�; House of Opera CDWW 376 {2CDRS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM); Celestial Audio CA 595 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)�

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (17 November 1972). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as �WHAT'S NEW; April 2007� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Elvira - Beverly Sills

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Louis Quilico

Sir Giorgio - Paul Plishka

Enrichetta di Francia - Ellen Shade

Sir Bruno Robertson - Natale De Lazzari

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Thomas Paul

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 311-3 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1104

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 176-2 {2CDS} (1993)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 148-2 {2CDRS} (2001)�; *House of Opera �Collection of Beverly Sills Operas� {1xCD-ROM} (2002)�; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)�; Opera Depot OD 10066-2 {2CDRS} (2007)�

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - April 1994 p.53

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Opera News - May 1994 p.50

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.40

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Philadelphia Lyric Opera (18 January 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as �New� in �Fall 2001� and those issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Sherrill Milnes

Gilda - Joan Sutherland

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ivo Vinco

Maddalena - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy

Monterone - Edmond Karlsrud

Marullo - Russell Christopher

Borsa - Leo Goeke

Conte di Ceprano - Richard Best

Contessa di Ceprano - Carol Wilcox

Un paggio - Ivanka Myhal

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 528 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)�

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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

Comments:- This recording appears to beof a performance at the MET on 14 June 1972.

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1972(LI;17/2/72)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marie - Joan Sutherland

Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti

Sulplice - Fernando Corena

La Maquise - Regina Resnik

Hortensius - Andrea Velis

Caporale - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Paysan - Charles Kuestner

La Duchesse - Ljuba Welitsch

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Compact Disc - *foyer 2-CF 2072 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.60

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1972, see OPERA May 1972 p.412)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Elizabeth Harwood

Benoit - Michel Sénéchal

Alcindoro - Michel Sénéchal

Parpignol - Gernot Pietsch

Sergente dei doganieri - Hans-Dieter Appelt

Un doganiere - Hans-Dietrich Pohl

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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 565-566 {2LPS} (1973)�;; London OSA-1299 {2LPS} Melodiya C10 26257 60 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2B5; Decca 421 049-4 (1987)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 421 049-2 {2CDS} (1987)�; Decca 443 204-2 (Collection) {11CDS}; Decca 473 997-210 (+Madama Butterfly +Tosca +Turandot) {9CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1973 p.373 [EG]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; May 1975 p.2031 (mention) [AB]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO]; November1987 p. [MEO]; March 2005 pp.32-33 [AFC, AB, RF2]

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Opera Now - September 1994 p.54

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 Mo.3 p.170

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Comments:- The Decca LPs (SET 565-566) have been reissued by �Speakers Corner Records�. SeeDiapason No.478 février 2001 p.92.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - John Alldis Choir

La principessa Turandot - Joan Sutherland

Calaf - Luciano Pavarotti

Liù - Montserrat Caballé

Ping - Tom Krause

Pang - Pier Francesco Poli

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Nicolai Ghiaurov

L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Pears

Un mandarino - Sabin Markov

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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 561-3 {3LPS} (1973)�;; London 131081 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Decca K2A 2; London 421 239-4

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 274-2 {2CDS} (1985)�; Decca 443 204-2 {11CDS} (Collection); Decca 473 997-210 (+La bohème +Madama Butterfly +Tosca) {9CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.524 [EG]; May 1975 p.2031 [AB]; May 1985 p.1383

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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement �Thirty all-time great recordings� p.33 [RM]

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Opera Now - September 1994 p.54

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Orpheus - Dezember 1973 S.39-S.40 [RM]

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Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol. 15 No.2) p.113

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.406

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Alfonso - Renato Bruson

Leonora - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Don Gasparo - James Atherton

Ines - Ariel Bybee

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 294 {2LPS} (1976)�

Compact Disc - Frequenz 043 507 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in San Francisco (7 September 1973). There is short review in OPERA December 1973 pp.1086-1088, according to which Maria Luisa Nave was a substitute for the indisposed Christa Ludwig

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marie - Joan Sutherland

Tonio - Luciano Pavarotti

Sulplice - Fernando Corena

La Maquise - Regina Resnik

Hortensius - Andrea Velis

Caporale - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Paysan - Charles Kuestner

La Duchesse - Jean Kraft

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 369 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)�

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance at the MET ON 6 January 1973 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Reri Grist

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - John Macurdy

Maddalena - Joann Grillo

Giovanna - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Monterone - James Morris

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Nico Castel

Conte di Ceprano - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Contessa di Ceprano - Betsy Norden

Un paggio - Nadyne Brewer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1580

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1973). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�.

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1973(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Cappuccilli

Sir Giorgio - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Enrichetta di Francia - Anita Caminada

Sir Bruno Robertson - Renato Cazzaniga

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giancarlo Luccardi

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 587-589 {3LPS} (1975)�

Compact Cassette - Decca K25K32

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 588-2 {3CDS} (1989)�; London POCL 2896-8 {3CDS} (Japan) (1992)�

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1975 p.237 [RO]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]; April 1989 p.1628 [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.66

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid

Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Vincenzo Sardinero

Amelia - Ángeles Gulin

Ulrica - Stella Silva

Oscar - Josefina Arregui

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 197401 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (30 May 1974). The announced cast also included Manuel Bermudez, Gianfranco Casarini, Nino Carta (see OPERA May 1974 p.414). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper

Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Norman Mittelman

Amelia - Renata Scotto

Ulrica - Ursula Böse

Oscar - Regina Marheineke

Silvano - Erland Hagegard

Samuele - Ude Krekow

Tom - Carl Schultz

Un Giudice - Peter Haage

Un servo - Kurt Marschner

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 832-2 {2CDS} (2003)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hamburg State Opera (17 June 1974). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in their �New Compact Disc Releases� dated February/March 2003 where the location is given as Florence.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Judith Blegen

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Ezio Flagello

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 314 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003 where the date of the performance that was recorded is given as 19 October 1973. However, according to the �Met Annals�, the cast listed (as given above) only appeared together on 25 February, 5, 13 March 1974. On 19 October 1973 Roberta Peters sang Adina and Christine Weidinger sang Giannetta. None of these performances was broadcast. However, that on 6 April 1974 was, but in this John Reardon sang Belcore.

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Alfonso - Piero Cappuccilli

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Ivo Vinco

Don Gasparo - Renzo Romani

Ines - Luisa Macchinizzi

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1196 {2CDS} (1999)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1171-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 January 1974)

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Alfonso - Mario D' Anna

Leonora - Sylvana Mazzieri

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Mario Rinaudo

Don Gasparo - Paride Venturi

Ines - Wilma Colla

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 805-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (February 1974).

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Louis Quilico

Walter - Giorgio Tozzi

Federica - Huguette Tourangeau

Wurm - Dieter Weller

Laura - Gwendolyn Jones

Contadino - Joseph Frank

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 239 (highlights) {1LP} (1975)�

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.215 {2CDS} (1997)�; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)�; Live Opera Heaven #467 {2CDS} (2000)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - November 1997 p.53 [CJL]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (29 November 1974)

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1974(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Luisa - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Matteo Manuguerra

Walter - Raffaele Ariè

Federica - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)

Wurm - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Laura - Anna Di Stasio

Contadino - Walter Artioli

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Compact Disc; - Intaglio INCD 7592 {2CDS}; *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)�; Myto 2 MCD 032 276 {2CDS} (2003)�; Arts Archive 430882 {2CDS} (2007)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.272 [ED]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58 (mention); März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.80

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [PN]

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Comments:- Recorded on 6 December 1974 and broadcast on 25 January 1975 (see �Grandissimo Pavarotti� p.189 and �50 anni di OPERA LIRICA alla Rai 1931-1980� p.215.

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma

Ines - Ileana Cotrubas

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Black Disc; - Decca D 96D3 {3LPS} (1978)�; London OSA 13113 {3LPS} (1978)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca K96K33 (1978)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) �Grand Opera� 430 038-2 {3CDS} (1990)�

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1926 [EG]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; October 1990 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.36 [KH]

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Opéra International - December 1990 p.70

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Cio Cio San - Mirella Freni

Pinkerton - Luciano Pavarotti

Sharpless - Robert Kerns

Suzuki - Christa Ludwig

Kate Pinkerton - Elke Schary

Goro - Michel Sénéchal

Il principe Yamadori - Giorgio Stendoro

Lo zio Bonzo - Marius Rintzler

Il commissario imperiale - Hans Helm

Yakusidè - Wolfgang Scheider

L'ufficiale del Registro - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

La madre di Cio Cio San - Evamaria Hurdes

La zia - Erna Mühlerberger

La cugina - Martha Heigl

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 584-86 {3LPS} (1975)�; Decca 6.35258 (Germany); London OSA 13110 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A1; Decca 417 577-4 (1987)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 417 577-2 {3CDS} (1987)�; Decca 443 204-2 (Collection) Decca 473 997-210 (+La bohème +Tosca +Turandot) {9CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1975 p.1544 [EG]; May 1975 p.2031 (mention) [AB]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; June 1987 p.101 [EG]

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Opera Now - September 1994 p.54

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Paolo Washington

Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas

Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi

Benoit - Federico Davià

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

Parpignol - Saverio Porzano

Sergente dei doganieri - Giuseppe Morresi

Un doganiere - Carlo Forti

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 042 {2LPS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (January 1975, see OPERA, May 1975 p.475)In the Estro Armonico catalogue the date of this performance is given as 7 December 1974, but this must be incorrect as Fidelio was performed at La Scalaon that date

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lucia - Joan Sutherland

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Lorenzo Saccomani

Raimondo - Agostino Ferrin

Arturo - Frank Little

Alisa - Trudy Hines

Normanno - Enoch Sherman

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Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107 218 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1997 p.53

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.106 [DA]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.79 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (12 November 1975, briefly noted in OPERA February 1976 p.129)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Elena Obraztsova

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Clifford Grant

Ines - Linda Roark(-Strummer)

Ruiz - Gary Burgess

Un vecchio zingaro - John Davies

Un messo - John Duykers

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 216 {2CDS} (1996)�; Celestial Audio CA 540 {2CDRS} (2007)�

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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.97

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco (See OPERA November 1975 p.1058)

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Luisa - Montserrat Caballé

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Sherrill Milnes

Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Federica - Anna Reynolds

Wurm - Richard Van Allan

Laura - Annette Celine

Contadino - Fernando Pavarotti

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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 606-608 {3LPS} (1976)�; London 13114 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2L 25 (1976)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 417 420-2 {2CDS} (1988)�; Decca �Compact Disc Opera Collection� 473 365-2 {2CDS} (2003)�; Decca �Originals� 475 8496 {2CDS} (2007)�; Decca 000897502 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1976 p.1796 [JBS]; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; September 1976 p.502 [SIR]; September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1988 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 p.275 [ED]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.191-192 [DWW]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.205-206 [MM]

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Maria - Joan Sutherland

Elisabeta - Huguette Tourangeau

Leicester - Luciano Pavarotti

Talbot - Roger Soyer

Anna - Margreta Elkins

Cecil - James Morris

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Black Disc; - Decca D2D3 {3LPS} (1976)�;; London OSA 13117 {3LPS} (1976)�

Compact Cassette - Decca KZA 33

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 410-2 {2CDS} (1990)�; Lyrica LRC 1040/1041 (Italy)

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1976 p.78 [EG]; October 1976 p.551 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [JBS]

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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.10 [HFT]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 p.48 [VAL]

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Comments:- There is a DVD (Image/Carlton Entertainment ID 5656 CLDVD) of a film directed by Peter Weigl which uses this recording as part of the soundtrack. The film involves actors who mime to pre-recorded excerpts of Schiller's play in German and Donizetti's opera in Italian. This is reviewed in GRAMOPHONE November 2000 p.130

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Robin Stapleton - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Stuart Harling

Marcello - Thomas Allen

Colline - Richard Van Allan

Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa

Musetta - Maria Pellegrini

Benoit - Brian Donlan

Alcindoro - Eric Garrett

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (30 January 1976). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so this recording was presumably made �in-house�. The performance on 15 January 1976 is reviewed in OPERA March 1976 pp.286-297. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Montserrat Caballé

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Italo Tajo

Parpignol - Arthur Apy

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Herman Marcus

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CV 084 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera (27 March 1976). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made �in-house�. The DVDR issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Lucia - Cristina Deutekom

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Renato Bruson

Raimondo - Mario Rinaudo

Arturo - Oslavio di Medico

Alisa - Scilly Fortunato

Normanno - Giampaolo Corradi

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.532 (+final scene Act 1; - cond. Rescigno with; Deutekom and Kraus Dallas 1972) {2CDS} (1998)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2822-2 {2CDRS} (2008)�

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena di Verona (29 July 1976; the performance on 24 July 1976 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.119-120). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �New Releases� dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Luisa - Montserrat Caballé

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Piero Cappuccilli

Walter - Carlo Zardo

Federica - Bruna Baglioni

Wurm - Carlo Del Bosco

Laura - Milena Pauli

Contadino - Saverio Porzano

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Black Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 972 156 {2CDS} (1997)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1383 {2CDS} (2003)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - November 1997 p.53 [CJL]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.226-227 [JM]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58 (mention)

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.86 [BL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 May 1976, see OPERA September 1976 p.864)

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Riccardo Forth - Sherrill Milnes

Sir Giorgio - James Morris

Enrichetta di Francia - Cynthia Munzer

Sir Bruno Robertson - Jon Garrison

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Philip Booth

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1422 (& 1183); Celestial Audio CA 449 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1976). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005. Celestial Audio have also issued a recording on CDRs (CA 606) and Audio-DVDR of the performance on 25 February 1976 which had the same cast. See their website - �WHAT'S NEW; April 2007� and �Audio-DVDs� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Floria Tosca - Carol Neblett

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - Giorgio Giorgetti

Spoletta - Florindo Andreolli

Sciarrone - Thomas Booth

Un pastore - Trudy Hines

Un carceriere - Carl Glaum

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 197604 {2CDRS} (Canada) Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1831-2 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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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 Chicago Lyric Opera (26 November 1976; see OPERA March 1977 p.247). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (HYPERLINK in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Premiere are included in �2005 NEW FALL RELEASES�.

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Santuzza - Julia Varady

Turiddu - Luciano Pavarotti

Alfio - Piero Cappuccilli

Lola - Carmen Gonzales

Lucia - Ida Bormida

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Black Disc; - Decca D83D3 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1979)�; London OSAD 13102 (+Pagliacci)

Compact Cassette - Decca K83K32 (+Pagliacci)

Compact Disc; - Decca 414 590-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1989)�; Decca 444 391-2 {1CD}; Decca �Rouge Opéra�; 455 850-2 (+Pagliacci - France)

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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 1979 p.1767 [EG] ; October 1979 p.587 [JBS] ; January 1989 p.1205 [JBS]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.96

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223 (mention)

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.70

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Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.86: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.79 octubre 1996 p.54

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Voices & Finchley Children's Music Group

Canio - Luciano Pavarotti

Nedda - Mirella Freni

Tonio - Ingvar Wixell

Beppe - Vincenzo Bello

Silvio - Lorenzo Saccomani

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Black Disc - Decca D83D3 (+Cavalleria rusticana); London OSAD 13102 (+Cavalleria rusticana)

Compact Cassette; - Decca K83K32 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1979)�; Decca 414 590-4 (1989)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 590-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)�; Decca 444 392-2 {1CD} (1996)�; Decca �Rouge Opera� 455 850-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (France) (1997)�; London POCL 4036 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1979 p.1767 [EG] ; January 1989 p.1205 [JBS]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.92

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.222 (mention)

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.70

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Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.86: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.79 octubre 1996 p.54

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Marilyn Horne

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Ines - Norma Burrowes

Ruiz - Graham Clark

Un vecchio zingaro - Peter Knapp

Un messo - Wynford Evans

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Black Disc; - *Decca D82D3 {3LPS} (1977)�;; London OSA 13124 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K82K32 (1978)�;; Decca 417 137-1 (1987)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 137-2 {2CDS} (1987)�; Double Decca 460 735-2 {2CDS} (1999)�; Decca 475 8281 {3CDS} (2007)�; Decca 000829702 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)�

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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 - October 1977 p.697 [EG] December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; March 1978 p.1625 [AB]; March 1987 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.57 [KH]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.238-239 [RT]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.177-178 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [TF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]

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Comments:- The recording on the LPs and the CDs issued in 2007 contain the ballet music.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Shirley Verrett

Ulrica - Elena Obraztsova

Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Silvano - Luigi De Corato

Samuele - Luigi Roni

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 176-3 {3LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman 00148

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 991.200 {2CDS} (1999)�; House of Opera CDBB 935 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1302-2 {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:-

Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.61 [IW]

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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [NL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.95 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (30 December 1977). The LR LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Christa Ludwig

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ferrando - José van Dam

Ines - Maria Venuti

Ruiz - Heinz Zednik

Un vecchio zingaro - Karl Caslavsky

Un messo - Ewald Aichberger

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1526

Compact Disc; - Artists Fed 002.03 {2CDS}; Serenissima 360131 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 680 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1241-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (May 1977; see OPERA July 1977 pp.646-648). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�. The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1978 in Premiere's �2004 CD Catalog�.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La principessa Turandot - Montserrat Caballé

Calaf - Luciano Pavarotti

Liù - Leona Mitchell

Ping - Dale Duesing

Pang - Rémy Corazza

Pong - Joseph Frank

Timur - Giorgio Tozzi

L'imperatore Altoum - Raymond Manton

Un mandarino - Aldo Bramante

Il Principe di Persia - Robert Johnson

Prima ancella - Pamela South

Seconda Ancella - Carol Vaness

Terza Ancella - Gwendolyn Jones

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 226 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 188-2 {2CDS} Gala GL 100.534 (+highlights cond.Molinari-Pradelli - Wien 1961) {2CDS};; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)�

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 6 1997 p.61 [BZ]

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; Juli 1997 S.58

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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.171

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (4 November 1977; see OPERA February 1978 p.150; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.4 janvier 1978 p.46 )

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;15/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Dale Caldwell

Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4025 (2005)�; DG 734 0257 (Australia) (2005)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.274-275 [RT]

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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 p.117 [MP]

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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.77 [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1977).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;19/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Dale Caldwell

Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BOH 197701 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 31977 (BRO 124203) {2CDRS} (2005)�; Celestial Audio CA 749 {2CDRS} (2008)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1977). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca, those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� ant those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as new issues in July 2008 (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Mara Zampieri

Ulrica - Elena Obraztsova

Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Silvano - Luigi De Corato

Samuele - Luigi Roni

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce 107.236 (+excerpts from 30/12/77) {2CDS};; House of Opera CDBB 936 (2003)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1196-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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 publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.325-327 [RP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (probably 31 January 1978). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22�. The date given in Premiere's Calalog is 31 December 1977, but according to �La Scala 67-92� p.87 �Un ballo in maschera� was not performed on that day. It was performed on 30 December 1977, but Shirley Verrett sung Amelia in this performance. A recording is listed in a separate entry. It was only performed with the partial cast listed by Premiere (Pavarotti, Zampieri, Cappuccilli, Obrasztova) on 20, 31 January 1978.

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Alfonso - Sherrill Milnes

Leonora - Shirley Verrett

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Don Gasparo - John Carpenter

Ines - Alma Jean Smith

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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 31178 {2CDRS} (2004)�; Celestial Audio CA 630 (Australia) {2CDRS} (2008)�

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under �What's New ? New Year 2008� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao

Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)

Luisa - Ángeles Gulin

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro

Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Federica - Jone Jori

Wurm - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Laura - Cecilia Fondevila

Contadino - Gianfranco Manganotti

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 197801 {2CDRS} (2008)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (3 September 1978). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Marschallin - Gundula Janowitz

Octavian - Yvonne Minton

Sophie - Lucia Popp

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Moll

Faninal - Ernst Gutstein

Valzacchi - David Thaw

Annina - Doris Soffel

Ein Sänger - Luciano Pavarotti

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Liselotte Rehmann

Polizeikommissar - Kurt Rydl

Der Wirt - Karl Terkal

Ein Notar - Alfred Sramek

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Horst Hiestermann

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Josef Köstlinger

Tierhändler - Horst Nitsche

Modistin - Zsófia Peterdy

Die drei Waisen - Sylvia Herman

- Margaretha Hintermeier

- Cheryl Kanfoush

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100610 {3CDS} (2001)�; Gala GLH 813 (highlights) {1CD} (1998)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.53-54 (highlights - mention) [GH]; August + September 2001 S.90 [RH]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.180 [RVL]

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BBC Music Magazine - January 2003 p.65 [MA]

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1978 p.48). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 November 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1978 p.37.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Federico Davià

Cesare Angelotti - Paul Hudson

Spoletta - Francis Egerton

Sciarrone - Stephen West

Un pastore - Eric Savant

Un carceriere - John Miller

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)�; Celestial Audio CA 376 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)�

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus + Wandsworth Boys' Choir

Floria Tosca - Mirella Freni

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Sherrill Milnes

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - Richard Van Allan

Spoletta - Michel Sénéchal

Sciarrone - Paul Hudson

Un pastore - Walter Baratti

Un carceriere - John Tomlinson

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Black Disc; - Decca D134D2 {2LPS} (1980)�; Decca 28941 42461 {2LPS} (France) (1984)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca K134K22 (1980)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 414 036-2 {2CDS} (1988)�; Decca 443 204-2 (Collection) {11CDS}; Decca 473 997-210 (+Madama Butterfly +La bohème +Turandot) {9CDS} (2004)�

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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 - May 1980 p.1711 [EG] September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]January 1989 p.1206 [EG]

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Opera Now - September 1994 p.54

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Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 p.64 [SS]

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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE May 1980 p.1647

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Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1978-79(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Guglielmo Tell - Sherrill Milnes

Arnoldo Melchtal - Luciano Pavarotti

Gualtiero Furst - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Melchthal - John Tomlinson

Jemmy - Della Jones

Edwige - Elizabeth Connell

Un pescatore - Cesar Antonio Suarez

Leutoldo - Richard Van Allan

Gessler - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Matilde - Mirella Freni

Rodolfo - Piero De Palma

Un Cacciatore - John Noble

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Black Disc; - Decca D219D4 {4LPS} (1980)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 417 154-2 {4CDS} (1987)�; Decca 475 7723 {4CDS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1980 p.990 [RO] ; April 1981 p.1291 [JBS] ; February 1987 p.1178 [HF]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.442

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Stereophile - February 1997 (Vol.20 No.2) p.121

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.105 [JR]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Giorgio Giorgetti

Marcello - Piero Cappuccilli

Colline - Evgeny Nesterenko

Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas

Musetta - Lucia Popp

Benoit - Claudio Giombi

Alcindoro - Alfredo Giacomotti

Parpignol - Saverio Porzano

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Meliciani

Un doganiere - Regolo Romani

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Compact Disc; - Exclusive EX 92T01-02 {2CDS} (1994)�; Myto 2MCD 011 240 (+Highlights cond. Schippers) {2CDS} (2001)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.221 [HF]; Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 p.194 [BR]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.93 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1979; see OPERA July 1979 p.702 The Legendary Recordings LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Giorgio Giorgetti

Marcello - Lorenzo Saccomani

Colline - Evgeny Nesterenko

Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas

Musetta - Lucia Popp

Benoit - Claudio Giombi

Alcindoro - Alfredo Giacomotti

Parpignol - Saverio Porzano

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Meliciani

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 162-2 {2LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00735

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50038 {2CDS} (1999)�

DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2144 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1126 (NTSC) Lyric Distribution Incorporatred #PV 109-90 (PAL)

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala. La bohème was performed at La Scala with this cast on 27 and 30 March 1979. A recording of the performance on 24 March 1979, in which Piero Cappuccilli sang the role of Marcello, was issued on CD by Exclusive and by Myto, and is listed separately. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Paolo Montarsolo

Belcore - Leo Nucci

Giannetta - Eugenia Ratti

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Black Disc - Verdi Recording Society VRS 791/92 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1184 {2CDS};; Opera d'Oro OPD 5006 (+La Fille du Regiment +Lucia di Lammermoor +Maria Stuarda) {8CDS} (2002)�; House of Opera CDBB 194 (2003)�

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (13 February 1979; see OPERA June 1979 p.579). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22�

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Scotto

Enzo - Luciano Pavarotti

Barnaba - Norman Mittelman

Laura - Stefania Toczyska

Alvise - Ferruccio Furlanetto

La Cieca - Margarita Lilowa

Zuàne - John Del Carlo

Isèpo - Tonio di Paolo

Un Pilota - Winther Andersen

Due cantori - Boris Martinovich

- Richard Halle

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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.500 {2CDS}

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5053 replaced by Premiere DVD 5429 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1900 (NTSC)

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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 publication:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.57 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (September 1979; see OPERA December 1979 pp.1182-1183). See also �SCOTTO - More than a Diva� by Renata Scotto and Octavio Roca pp.161-166

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Rigoletto - Matteo Manuguerra

Gilda - Judith Blegen

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Richard T. Gill

Maddalena - Kathleen Kuhlmann

Giovanna - Sharon Graham

Monterone - Donnie Ray Albert

Marullo - Tom Fox

Borsa - William Mitchell

Conte di Ceprano - Daniel McConnell

Contessa di Ceprano - Martha Finch-Monastero

Un paggio - Jamie Gangi

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers RIG 198001 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (12 October 1979; see OPERA December 1979 pp.1181-1182). The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - John Cheek

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Scott Rigby

Un carceriere - Philip Booth

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 312-2 {2LPS} (1980)�

Compact Disc; - Mitridate �Ponto� PO 1007 (+excerpts cond. de Fabritiis; +highlights cond. Behr) {3CDS} (2002)�

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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:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Dallas (11 May 1979)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Louis Quilico

Amelia - Katia Ricciarelli

Ulrica - Bianca Berini

Oscar - Judith Blegen

Silvano - John Darrenkamp

Samuele - William Wilderman

Tom - Julien Robbins

Un Giudice - Charles Anthony

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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-84-089(NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3227 (2008)�

VHS Video Cassette - Paramount 2362 (NTSC); Home Vision BAL04 (NTSC)

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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 News - July 2008 pp.61-62 [EM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.49

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International Record Review - April 2008 pp.83-84 [RP]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1980). The performance on 8 February 1980 is reviewed in OPERA, May 1980 p.455

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Leo Nucci

Amelia - Renata Scotto

Ulrica - Patricia Payne

Oscar - Kathleen Battle

Silvano - John Stott

Samuele - John Macurdy

Tom - Arnold Voketatis

Un Giudice - Gregory Kunde

Un servo - William Mitchell

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 821-3(S) {3LPS}; Legendary Recordings LR 159(S) (highlights) (+Macbeth - excerpts - Muti) {1LP}

Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 994 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Chicago (November 1980). The HRE LPs are listed in �More than a Diva� by Renata Scotto and Octavio Roca p.204. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. The year of the recording was given incorrectly as 1981.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - San Diego Opera

Chorus - San Diego Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - J Patrick Raftery

Marcello - Jan Derksen

Colline - Robert Hale

Mimi - Diana Soviero

Musetta - Inga Nielsen

Benoit - Steven Savino

Alcindoro - Melvin Lowery

Parpignol - David Bates

Sergente dei doganieri - Gary Nichols

Un doganiere - Robert Roseberry

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1179 Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00739

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Diego Opera (29 May 1980). The cast listed above is that which was given on the website of the San Diego Opera. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti

Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini

Spoletta - Regolo Romani

Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi

Un pastore - Alessandra Palomba

Un carceriere - Carlo Meliciani

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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2623 (2006)�

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution (Legato) 1142 (NTSC)

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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:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (21 March 1980)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1980(LI;25/7)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

La Gioconda - Ghena Dimitrova

Enzo - Luciano Pavarotti

Barnaba - Matteo Manuguerra

Laura - Stefania Toczyska

Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Cieca - Jone Jori

Zuàne - Carlo Miliciani

Un Cantore - Giovanni Antonini

Isèpo - Ottorino Begali

Un Pilota - Bruno Tessari

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6383 (2008)�

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1122 (NTSC)

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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 in the Arena di Verona (25 July 1980). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in �Premiere Opera New Releases� January 2008. It is stated here that the recording is �House tape from side of stage�.

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1980(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Amina - Joan Sutherland

Elvino - Luciano Pavarotti

Rodolfo - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Lisa - Isobel Buchanan

Alessio - John Tomlinson

Notaro - Piero De Palma

Teresa - Della Jones

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Black Disc; - Decca D230D3 {3LPS} (1982)�;; London LDR 73004 {3LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca K230K33 (1982)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 417 424-2 {2CDS} (1987)�

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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1982 p.1413 [AB] July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; April 1987 p. [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]

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American Record Guide - December 1982 Vol.46 No.2 p.14 [RVL}

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1980(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Violetta Valery - Joan Sutherland

Flora Bervoix - Della Jones

Annina - Marjon Lambriks

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Matteo Manuguerra

Gastone - Alexander Oliver

Dottore Grenvil - Giorgio Tadeo

Barone Douphol - Jonathan Summers

Marchese d'Obigny - John Tomlinson

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Black Disc; - Decca D212D3 {3LPS} (1981)�; Decca 410 154-1 {3LPS} (1984)�; London LDR 73002 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K212K 32; Decca 410 154- 4 (1984)�; Decca 430 491-4; London LDR5 73002

Compact Disc; - Decca 410 154-2 {3CDS} (1984)�;; Decca(London) 430 491-2 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1981 p.1362, p.1366 [EG] ; January 1984 p.910 [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.575

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1980;1982(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Luciano Pavarotti

Margherita - Mirella Freni

Elena - Montserrat Caballé

Martha - Nucci Condò

Wagner - Piero De Palma

Pantalis - Della Jones

Nereo - Robin Leggate

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Black Disc; - *Decca D270D3 {3LPS} (1984)�; Decca 6.35599; Decca(London) 410 175-1; London LDR 73010

Compact Cassette; - Decca K27OK33 (1984)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 410 175-2 {3CDS} (1985)�; Decca �Classic Opera� 475 6666 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1984 p.1005 [AB]; June 1984 pp.80-81 [SIR]; July 1984 pp.113-114 [JBS]; December 1985 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.144

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American Record Guide - January/February 1986 Vol.49 No.1 p.59 [KM]

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International Record Review - November 2005 p.37 [RP]

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Renato Bruson

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Patricia Payne

Oscar - Yvonne Kenny

Silvano - John Rawnsley

Samuele - Roderick Earle

Tom - Paul Hudson

Un Giudice - Maldwyn Davies

Un servo - John Kerr

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00490

Compact Disc; - House of Opera �The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works� {1xCD-ROM} (2002)�; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2007)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in thr Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 February 1981). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 31 January-6 February 1981 p.50. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Judith Blegen

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Brent Ellis

Giannetta - Louise Wohlafka

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 31481 (BRO 125012) {2CDRS} (2005)�

Laser Disc; - *Pioneer PA-87-169 (NTSC); Pioneer PILC 2001 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)�; Pioneer PILC 9027 (Japanese NTSC)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.110-111 [TE]; Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.177(mentioned)

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The Classical Video Guide - p.39

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of performances at the MET. The audio recording is of the performance on 14 March 1981 and the video recording of the performance on 2 March 1981. 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI;L. Price)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Simon Estes

Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan

Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer

Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 384 {3LPS} (1982)�

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 815-2 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (18 November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 pp.298-301). Leontyne Price replaced Margaret Price who was ill. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI;M. Price)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Aida - Margaret Price

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Simon Estes

Ramphis - Kurt Rydl

Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan

Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer

Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman

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DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 3984 22366-2 (2002)�

VHS Video Cassette - Warner Vision - NVC Arts 3984 22366-3 (PAL)

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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 - February 2003 pp.91-92 (DVD) [AB]

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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.95 (video) [RF]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.274-275 [RT]; Vol.28 No.6 July/ August 2005 p.291 [JS]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.67 [IW]

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Opéra International - octobre 1998 No.228 p.51 (video) [SS]

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1998 p.103 (video) [RF]: November 2002 p.120 (DVD) [CC]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 p.299).

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1981(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

La Gioconda - Montserrat Caballé

Enzo - Luciano Pavarotti

Barnaba - Sherrill Milnes

Laura - Agnes Baltsa

Alvise - Nicolai Ghiaurov

La Cieca - Alfreda Hodgson

Zuàne - John Del Carlo

Un Cantore - Stephen Varcoe

Isèpo - Regolo Romani

Un Pilota - Neil Jenkins

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Black Disc; - *Decca D232D3 {3LPS} (1981)�;; London LDR 73005 {3LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette - Decca K232K 33

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 349-2 {3CDS} (1985)�; Decca �Classic Opera� 475 6670 {3CDS} (2005)�

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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 - December 1981 p.930 [AB] ; February 1982 p.1181 [JB]; April 1982 pp.1349-1350 [JBS]; July 1985 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]

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American Record Guide - April 1982 Vol.45 No.6 p.47 [KM]: September 1982 Vol.45 No.10 p.67 (letter): January/February 1986 Vol.49 No.1 p.73 [RVL]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.386

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Aida - Julia Varady

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Ramphis - Matti Salminen

Il Re di Egitto - Harald Stamm

Una Sacerdotessa - Ruthild Engert(-Ely)

Un Messaggero - Volker Horn

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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 916-2 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Mitridate �Ponto� PO 1028 {2CDS} (2004)�

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.281-282 [BB]

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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.109 [AT]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.188 [RVL]

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [JS]

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Comments:- The recording issued by Premiere is an �in-house� recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in variable sound with some gaps (tape changes?) (31 March 1982). The recording issued on the Ponto label is of the performance on 22 March 1982 and is probably better. The performance on 28 March is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mai 1982 No.49 p.38 and that on 22 March is reviewed in ORPHEUS Mai 1982 S.374-S.376 ).

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Idomeneo - Luciano Pavarotti

Idamante - Frederica Von Stade

Arbace - John Alexander

Ilia - Ileana Cotrubas

Elettra - Hildegard Behrens

Gran Sacerdote - Timothy Jenkins

La Voce - Richard J Clark

Due cretesi - Loretta Di Franco

- Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Due troiani - Charles Anthony

- James Courtney

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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-85-134 (NTSC)

DVD (Video) - DG 073 4234 (2006)�

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

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 p.333 [MHF]

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Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.67 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.162-165 [MOL]; Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.123-125 [MOL]

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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.64

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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.116 [MP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.302-305 [DF]

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [JC]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (6 November 1982)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1982-83(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus - Junior Chorus of the Royal College of Music

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Renato Bruson

Amelia - Margaret Price

Ulrica - Christa Ludwig

Oscar - Kathleen Battle

Silvano - Peter Weber

Samuele - Robert Lloyd

Tom - Malcolm King

Un Giudice - Alexander Oliver

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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 410 210-1 {3LPS} (1985)�

Compact Cassette; - *Decca(London) 410 210-4 (1985)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 410 210-2 {2CDS} (1985)�

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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 - September 1985 p. [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.96-109 [DH, DH2]; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.222-226 [CJT]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.567

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1982/1984(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Andrea Chénier - Luciano Pavarotti

Carlo Gérard - Leo Nucci

Madeleine di Coigny - Montserrat Caballé

La mulatta Bersi - Kathleen Kuhlmann

La Contessa di Coigny - Astrid Varnay

Madelon - Christa Ludwig

Roucher - Tom Krause

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Giorgio Tadeo

Fouquier Tinville - Neil Howlett

Un Incredible - Piero De Palma

Pietro Fléville - Hugues Cuénod

L'abate - Florindo Andreolli

Dumas - Ralph Hamer

Schmidt - Giuseppe Morresi

Il maestro di casa - Neil Howlett

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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 410 117-1 {3LPS} (1984)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca 410 117-4 (1984)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 410 117-2 {2CDS} (1985)�

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1984 [AB]; February 1985 p. [AB]; September 1989 [MEO]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.108-109 [RP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1985 Vol.48 No.3 p.19 [DA]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell

Gilda - Edita Gruberova

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Maddalena - Victoria Vergara

Giovanna - Fedora Barbieri

Monterone - Ingvar Wixell

Marullo - Bernd Weikl

Borsa - Rémy Corazza

Conte di Ceprano - Roland Bracht

Contessa di Ceprano - Kathleen Kuhlmann

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Laser Disc - Decca 071 401-1 (PAL); London 071 501-1 (NTSC) *London WOOZ 25001/2(Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1007 (Japan) (2000)�; Decca 071 401-9 (2001)�; Decca 073 4166 (2006)�; DG B0006581-09 (USA) (2006)�

VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 401-3(PAL)

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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 - October 1988 p.580; August 2001 p.94 [JBS]

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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.295-296 [RT]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.331-332 [RT]

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.96 [MK2]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.150-151 [MP]

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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.84-85 [SP]: July/August 2006 p.83 [RP]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.125

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.95-96 [MG]

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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 [PMH]

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Comments:- The role of Marullo is acted by Louis Otey. According to the Gruberova online discography the soundtrack was recorded in December 1981 and the film was made in April, May 1982.

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1983(LC; Mitchell)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Ernani - Luciano Pavarotti

Elvira - Leona Mitchell

Carlo - Sherrill Milnes

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Charles Anthony

Iago - Richard Vernon

Giovanna - Jean Kraft

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Laser Disc - Pioneer Classics PC94-050 (NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics PC 99-102-D; Pioneer Classics PIBC 2007 (Japan) (2000)�; Decca 074 3228 (2007)�; Decca 001054909 (USA) (2008)�

VHS Video Cassette - Paramount 12507 (NTSC); Home Vision ERN02 (+BETA) (NTSC)

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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 News - July 2008 p.60 [IS]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.363-364 [LRB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.60; No.265 février 2002 pp.64-65 (mention) [SS]

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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.114 [MP]

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International Record Review - February 2008 p.25 [RP]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.275-276 [MM]

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Opéra Magazine - No.23 novembre 2007 p.80 [RM]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the MET (12 & 17 December 1983)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos

Una Sacerdotessa - Robynne Redmon

Un Messaggero - Gualtiero Negrini

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 949 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers AID 198301 {2CDRS};; Premiere Opera Limited CDNO 1895-2 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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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 on 23 September 1983. The cast listed above is that given in �Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago� by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their �2005 FALL NEW RELEASES�. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as �4/2/84�.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - John Janssen

Marcello - Wolfgang Brendel

Colline - Jan-Hendrik Rootering

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Margherita Guglielmi

Benoit - Claudio Giombi

Alcindoro - Gerhard Auer

Parpignol - Georg Paskuda

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)�; House of Opera CDBB 396 (2003)�; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (16 July 1983; see OPERA November 1983 pp.1231-1232). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22�

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Idomeneo - Luciano Pavarotti

Idamante - Trudeliese Schmidt

Arbace - William Lewis

Ilia - Lucia Popp

Elettra - Elizabeth Connell

Gran Sacerdote - Timothy Jenkins

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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 131 {3CDRS} (Australia)

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

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1983 pp.80-81)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Luciana Serra

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Enrico - Lajos Miller

Raimondo - Franco Federici

Arturo - Carlo Tuand

Alisa - Nella Verri

Normanno - Gianfranco Manganotti

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1685 (1989)�

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 March 1983). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of �Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989�.

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1983(LI; Negri)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Ernani - Luciano Pavarotti

Elvira - Adelaide Negri

Carlo - Sherrill Milnes

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Charles Anthony

Iago - Richard Vernon

Giovanna - Jean Kraft

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Compact Disc; - Adelaide Negri CD (unnumbered) {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOC 103-104 {2CDS} (2005)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. This appears to the performance on 3 December 1983 which was not broadcast, so the recording was presumably made �in-house�. The CDs are listed on the website

http://www.adelaidanegri.com

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Idomeneo - Luciano Pavarotti

Idamante - Agnes Baltsa

Arbace - Leo Nucci

Ilia - Lucia Popp

Elettra - Edita Gruberova

Gran Sacerdote - Timothy Jenkins

La Voce - Nikita Storojew

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Black Disc; - *Decca 411 805-1 {3LPS} (1988)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 805-4 (1988)�

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 411 805-2 {2CDS} (1988)�; Decca 475 7041 {3CDS} (2006)�

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

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1988 p.1494 [HF]; December 1988

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Stereophile - December 1988 (Vol.11 No.12) p.189

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Maria Chiara

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Victoria Vergara

Amonasro - Bernd Weikl

Ramphis - John-Paul Bogart

Il Re di Egitto - Konstantin Sfiris

Una Sacerdotessa - Majorie Vance

Un Messaggero - Béla Perencz

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 931 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (30 April 1984). The cast listed above is that given in �Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995� S.14. See also ORPHEUS Juni 1984 S.458. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Ulrica - Mignon Dunn

Oscar - Danièle Borst

Silvano - Marcel Vanaud

Samuele - Giovanni Gusmeroli

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Maurice Auzeville

Un servo - Jannis Ghioulpaloglu

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada) Celestial Audio CV 002 {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2005)�

DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDZZ 1043 (2003)�

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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

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in Geneva. The performance on 27 January 1984 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1984 No.68 p.27. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue under the heading �New DVD'S 11-17-2003!!!�. According to this source the recording dates from March 1984, but according to the programme published in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL of the Grand Théâtre de Genève �Un ballo in maschera� was performed there in January and February, but not in March 1984. It is possible that March is the month of a Television transmission. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the date is given as �24.01.84�. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website dated October 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1984(STU)

Orchestra - Welsh National Opera

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Norma - Joan Sutherland

Adalgisa - Montserrat Caballé

Pollione - Luciano Pavarotti

Oroveso - Samuel Ramey

Clotilde - Diana Montague

Flavio - Kim Begley

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Black Disc; - Decca 414 476-1 {3LPS} (1988)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca 414 476-4 (1988)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 414 476-2 {3CDS} (1988)�; London POCL 2891-3 {3CDS} (Japan) (1992)�

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1988 [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.141-143 [JS]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1985-86(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Maria Chiara

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova

Amonasro - Leo Nucci

Ramphis - Paata Burchuladze

Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni

Una Sacerdotessa - Madelyn Renée

Un Messaggero - Ernesto Gavazzi

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Black Disc; - Decca 417 439-1 {2LPS} (1990)�

Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 439-4 (1990)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca (London) 417 439-2 {3CDS} (1990)�

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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 - May 1990 p. [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.129

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Stereophile - June 1991 (Vol.14 No.6) p.255

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1986

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Maria Chiara

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova

Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Paata Burchuladze

Una Sacerdotessa - (Maria) Francesca Garbi

Un Messaggero - Ernesto Gavazzi

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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-88-210 (NTSC); Pioneer 22404 859.95 (NTSC) Pioneer LMCD 00071 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Arthaus Musik 100.058 (Europe) (2000)�; ArtHaus Musik 100 950 (+La traviata - Haitink) {2DVDS} (2003)�

VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AID 020 837.99 (NTSC) Virgin Classics VVD 378 (PAL); Polygram-Vidéo 070 053-3 (SECAM)

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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 - March 2001 p.103 [AB]

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Opera Now - December 1994 p.50

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Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.54

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.479 mars 2001 pp.118-119 [MP]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.107

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Classical Express - Issue No.126 September 2000 p.5 (DVD) [SJT]

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.83: No.144 mars 2001 pp.20-21 (DVD) [CH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.68 (DVD) [JPS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.107 [FGR]

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Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.79 (DVD) [JC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.106 [AT]

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Gabriele Lechner

Ulrica - Ludmilla Semtschuk (Schemtschuk)

Oscar - Magda Nador

Silvano - Georg Tichy

Samuele - Franco De Grandis

Tom - Goran Simic

Un Giudice - Alexander Maly

Un servo - Franz Kasemann

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Compact Disc; - Serenissima 360 118-119 {2CDS};; House of Opera CDWW 985 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers BAL 198602 {2CDRS} (2007)�

DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDZZ 1042 (2003)�; Premiere Opera Ltd DVD 6289 (& 5770) (2007)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (October 1986; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.98 décembre 1986 p.58, OPERA January 1987 pp.67-68). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003, while the DVD is listed in their online catalogue (without giving the conductor) under the heading �New DVD'S 11-17-2003!!!�. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in �Premiere Opera - New DVD/CD Releases� dated 18 September 2007. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Piero Cappuccilli

Amelia - Maria Chiara

Ulrica - Fiorenza Cossotto

Oscar - Harolyn Blackwell

Silvano - Patryk Wroblewski

Samuele - Ivo Vinco

Tom - Stefan Szkafarowsky

Un Giudice - Donald Kaasch

Un servo - Richard Drews

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 979 {2CDRS} (2003)�; The Opera Lovers BAL 198601 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (14 November 1986). The cast listed above is that given in �Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago� by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leone Magiera - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipale dell'Opera di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Municipale dell'Opera di Genova

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Jeffrey Mattsey

Marcello - Roberto Servile

Colline - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Mimi - Fiamma Izzo d'Amico

Musetta - Madelyn Renée

Benoit - Roberto Scaltriti

Alcindoro - Guido Pasella

Parpignol - Fernando Pavarotti

Sergente dei doganieri - Enrico Fibrini

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DVD (Video) - Kultur (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Kultur 1224 (NTSC)

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a performance given in the Tianquiao Theatre, Peking. The VHS cassette and DVD issued by Kultur are listed on their website:-

http://www.kultur.com

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Rico Saccani - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Marcello - Jeffrey Mattsey

Colline - Stephen Dupont

Mimi - Fiamma Izzo d'Amico

Musetta - Sandra (Alessandra) Pacetti

Benoit - Maurizio Picconi

Alcindoro - Roberto Scaltriti

Parpignol - Mark Beudert

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1195 (1987)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1986).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(ACT 3;SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leo Nucci

Gilda - Joan Sutherland

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Maddalena - Isola Jones

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Laser Disc - *DG W00Z 24049(Japanese NTSC)

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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

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(ACT 3;SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Joan Sutherland

Annina - Hilary Johnsson

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Leo Nucci

Dottore Grenvil - James Courtney

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Laser Disc - *DG W00Z 24049(Japanese NTSC)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Leo Nucci

Amelia - Maria Parazzini

Ulrica - Eva Randová

Oscar - Patrizia Pace

Silvano - Silvestro Sammaritano

Samuele - Giancarlo Boldrini

Tom - Giovanni Gusmeroli

Un Giudice - Saverio Porzano

Un servo - Regolo Romani

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 990 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (14 March 1987). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Shirley Verrett

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Leo Nucci

Ferrando - Franco De Grandis

Ines - Jean Kraft

Ruiz - Mark Baker

Un vecchio zingaro - Ray Morrison

Un messo - Stephen O'Mara

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TRO 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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 (19 December 1987). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Joan Sutherland

Edgardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Raimondo - Julien Robbins

Alisa - Ariel Bybee

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Laser Disc - *DG W00Z 24049 (Japanese NTSC)

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

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

Comments:- A video recording of Act I Scene 2 and Act III Scene 3)

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(STU)

Orchestra - Welsh National Opera

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Ernani - Luciano Pavarotti

Elvira - Joan Sutherland

Carlo - Leo Nucci

Silva - Paata Burchuladze

Riccardo - Richard Morton

Iago - Alastair Miles

Giovanna - Linda McLeod

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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 421 412-2 {2CDS} (1998)�; Decca 475 7008 {2CDS} (2005)�

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1998 p.110 [JBS]

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Opera - May 1998 p.618 [AB]

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Opera News - August 1998 p.34 [FPD]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 p.260 [JM]

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Orpheus - August/September 1998 S.86 [PK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 p.340 [RG]

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Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.54 [SS]

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Diapason - No.447 avril 1998 p.113 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.100 [JC-1]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.75 [CO]

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [DM]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.80 [AP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.220 [RVL]

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Répertoire - No.112 avril 1998 p.68 [PD]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.220 avril 1998 p.104 [GG]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.109 abril 1998 p.50 [SV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.48 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.103 [LB]

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Musica (Milano) - n.109 Anno 22 agosto-settembre 1998 p.121 [EG]

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Das Opernglas - Mai 1998 S.78 [JB]

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Comments:- First issued in 1998

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1988

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Dolora Zajick

Leonora - Éva Marton

Conte di Luna - Sherrill Milnes

Ferrando - Jeffrey Wells

Ines - Loretta Di Franco

Ruiz - Mark Baker

Un vecchio zingaro - Ray Morrison

Un messo - John Bills

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Laser Disc - DG 072 513-1(NTSC); DG POLG-1013/4(Japanese NTSC); DG 072 413-1(PAL)

DVD (Video) - DG 073 002-9 (2000)�; DG UCBG 1003 (Japan) (2001)�

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 513-3(NTSC); DG 072 413-3(PAL)

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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 - February 1992 p.89

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Opera - December 1992 p.1446

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Opera Now - February 1993 p.46

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Opera News - December 19 1992 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.295-296 [CW]

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Opéra International - No.256 avril 2001 pp.66-67 [SS]

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Diapason - No.479 mars 2001 pp.118-119 [MP]

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International Record Review - March 2001 pp.87-88 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.144 mars 2001 pp.20-21 [CH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.60 [JPS]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Thomas Hampson

Marcello - Jonathan Summers

Colline - Gwynne Howell

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Barbara Daniels

Benoit - Claudio Giombi

Alcindoro - Claudio Giombi

Parpignol - Stephen O'Mara

Sergente dei doganieri - Mitchell Sendrowitz

Un doganiere - Ray Morrison

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Compact Disc; - Siberian Tiger 5.00496 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1988). This performance was not broadcast.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tiziano Severini - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Stephen Dickson

Marcello - Gino Quilico

Colline - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Sandra (Alessandra) Pacetti

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Italo Tajo

Parpignol - Daniel Harper

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1618 (1988)�

Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 198801 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCB 00281 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100.046 (Europe); ArtHaus Musik 100 940 (+Madama ; Butterfly - Maazel) {2DVDS} (2003)�; Kultur 2 (USA)

VHS Video Cassette; - *Virgin Classics VVD603 (PAL); Polygram Vidéo 070 050-3; (SECAM); Polygram 079 249-3 (PAL); Videoland Classik VL 107 (PAL) (2000)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1993 p.110 [JBS]; October (published August) 2000 p.108 [AB]

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Opera - June 2003 pp.751-752 [GH]

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Opera Now - December 1994 p.50

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Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.476 decembre 2000 p.63 [MP]

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Classic CD - August 2000 p.83 [MSR]

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International Record Review - September 2000 pp.28-32 [JH]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.316-317 (DVD) [RVL]

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.83: No.145 avril 2001 pp.14-15 (DVD) [CH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.110 [FGR]: No.98 marzo 2007 p.86 (DVD) [JV]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. (see OPERA February 1989 pp.208-209). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1988(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Rigoletto - Leo Nucci

Gilda - June Anderson

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Maddalena - Shirley Verrett

Giovanna - Vitalba Mosca

Monterone - Natale de Carolis

Marullo - Roberto Scaltriti

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Carlo De Bortoli

Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Caterina Antonacci

Un paggio - Marilena Laurenza

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Black Disc; - Decca 425 864-1 {2LPS} (1990)�

Compact Cassette; - *Decca 425 864-4 (1990)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 425 864-2 {2CDS} (1990)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; �Musica 99� p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1990 p.1375 [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.172-179 [RG]

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Stereophile - October 1990 (Vol.13 No.10) p.249

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Paolo Coni

Amelia - Maria Chiara

Ulrica - Viorica Cortez

Oscar - Patrizia Pace

Silvano - Giuseppe Riva

Samuele - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Tom - José García

Un Giudice - Bruno Bulgarelli

Un servo - Walter Bright

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 3203 (2006)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (5 February 1989). The cast listed above is that given in �Opera '89 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia� p.33. Here �Tom� and �Samuele� are listed as �Warting� and �Horn�. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in June 2006.

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Luisa - Antonella Banaudi

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Miller - Haijing Fu

Walter - Paata Burchuladze

Federica - Katia Lytting

Wurm - Piotr Nowacki

Laura - Jody Kidwell

Contadino - James Caputo

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1800 (1989)�

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Opera Company of Philadelphia in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of �Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1989�.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - Pittsburgh Opera

Chorus - Pittsburgh Opera

Floria Tosca - Elizabeth Holleque

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Tom Fox

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)�

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Pittsburgh (13 May 1989)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti

Cesare Angelotti - Franco Federici

Spoletta - Mario Bolognesi

Sciarrone - Ubaldo Carosi

Un pastore - Vittorio Gricolo

Un carceriere - Giuseppe Zecchillo

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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor �Red Seal�; 09026 61806-2 {2CDS} (1993)�

Laser Disc - RCA 09026 61806-6 (NTSC & PAL)

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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 1993 p.115 [MEO]

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Opera Now - January 1994 p.54

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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.266. Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.467

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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.64

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.168;No.399 décembre 1993 p.102

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Classic CD - January 1994 p.66

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.94

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.137, No.3 May-June 1994 p.227

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opera House, Rome (13 December 1990)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Dolora Zajick

Leonora - Antonella Banaudi

Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro

Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Ines - Barbara Frittoli

Ruiz - Romano Emili

Un vecchio zingaro - Giorgio Giorgetti

Un messo - Augusto Frati

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04920

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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 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (7 June 1990). The performance on 16 June 1990 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.139 septembre 1990 p.40. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1990(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Kathleen Battle

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Enzo Dara

Belcore - Leo Nucci

Giannetta - Dawn Upshaw

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Black Disc; - DG 429 744-1 {2LPS} (1991)�

Compact Cassette; - DG 429 744-2 (1991)�

Compact Disc; - DG 429 744-2 {2CDS} (1991)�

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1990(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Shirley Verrett

Leonora - Antonella Banaudi

Conte di Luna - Leo Nucci

Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Ines - Barbara Frittoli

Ruiz - Piero De Palma

Un vecchio zingaro - Roberto Scaltriti

Un messo - Enrico Facini

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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 430 694-2 {2CDS} (1995)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1995 p.116 [AB]; October 1995 p.36

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Opera - July 1995 p.873

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Opera News - September 1996 p.59

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.311

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.70

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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.106

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BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.73

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Classic CD - July 1995 p.74

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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.201

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.74

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.190 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.97

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.66

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1995 S.57

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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.130

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Stereophile - July 1996 (Vol.19 No.7) p.207

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Comments:- See �My World� by Luciano Pavarotti p.321;The Times Weekend Saturday May 20 1995p.7; The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Saturday June 3 1995 p.A11

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1991

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Leo Nucci

Amelia - Aprile Millo

Ulrica - Florence Quivar

Oscar - Harolyn Blackwell

Silvano - Gordon Hawkins

Samuele - Terry Cook

Tom - Jeffrey Wells

Un Giudice - Charles Anthony

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Laser Disc - DG 072 525-1(NTSC); DG 072 425-1(PAL)

DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics (USA) (2001)�; Pioneer Classics PIBC 2009 (Japan) (2000)�; DG 073 029-9 (Europe) (2002)�

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 525-3(NTSC); *DG 072 425-3(PAL)

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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 - December 2002 p.102 (DVD) [AB]

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Opera News - August 1993 p.44

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 p.199 [RT]

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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.93-S.94 [MK2]

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Opéra International - No.274 décembre 2002 pp.68-69 [SS]

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Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.92; No.504 juin 2003 p.123 [MP]

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International Record Review - November 2002 pp.81-82 [CC]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.102 [CC]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.245-246 [RVL]

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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.88: No.163 décembre 2002 p.34 (DVD) [PT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.169 febbraio 2003 pp.97-98 [GL]

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Comments:- The Swedish version.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1991(LC)

Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus and Metropolitan Opera Children's chorus

Otello - Luciano Pavarotti

Desdemona - Kiri Te Kanawa

Iago - Leo Nucci

Cassio - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Rodrigo - John Keyes

Lodovico - Dimitri Kavrakos

Montano - Alan Opie

Emilia - Elzbieta Ardam

Un Araldo - Richard Cohn

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Compact Cassette; - Decca 433 669-4 (1991)�

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 433 669-2 {2CDS} (1991)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1991 p. [AB]

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Comments:- Recorded at concert performances and some studio sessions (see HI-FI NEWS & RECORD REVIEW November 1997 p.81)

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1991(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Kathleen Battle

Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti

Dulcamara - Enzo Dara

Belcore - Juan (Joan) Pons

Giannetta - Korliss Uecker

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Laser Disc; - DG 072 532-1(NTSC); DG 072 432-1(PAL) ;; DG POLG 1122-3 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)�;; DG POLG 9066-7 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)�

DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1011 (Japan) (1999)�; DG 073 4021 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 532-3(NTSC); DG 072 432-3(PAL)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1993 p.90

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.177

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Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.90 [JC]

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Diapason - No.526 juin 2005 p.131 [MP]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.39

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.224-227 (DVD) [DF]

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Répertoire - No.59 June 1953 p.119

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.118 [PT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.83 [MC]

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1991(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Cheryl Studer

Flora Bervoix - Wendy White

Annina - Sondra Kelly

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Juan (Joan) Pons

Gastone - Anthony Laciura

Dottore Grenvil - Julien Robbins

Barone Douphol - Bruno Pola

Marchese d'Obigny - Jeffrey Wells

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Compact Disc; - DG 435 797-2 {2CDS} (1992)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.192 [AB]

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Opera - November 1993 p.1368

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Opera Now - January 1993 p.54

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HiFi News & Record Review - March 1993 p.78

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Opera News - August 1993 p.36

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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.263

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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.57

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Diapason - décembre 1992 p.106

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.103

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Classic CD - November 1992 p.34: February 1993 p.67

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61

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Répertoire - janvier 1993 p.87

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 96 p.168

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Stereophile - November 1993 (Vol.16 No.11) p.221

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Comments:- Recorded in June 1991

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1992(LC)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Carlo - Luciano Pavarotti

Filippo II - Samuel Ramey

Rodrigo - Paolo Coni

Il Grande Inquisitore - Alexander Anisimov

Un Frate - Andrea Silvestrelli

Elisabetta di Valois - Daniela Dessi

La principessa Eboli - Luciana D' Intino

Tebaldo - Marilena Laurenza

Il Conte di Lerma - Orfeo Zanetti

Un Araldo Reale - Mario Bolognesi

Una voce dal cielo - Nuccia Focile

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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 54867-2 {3CDS} (1994)�; EMI Classics 358631-2 {3CDS} (2006)�; EMI Classics 5139372 (collection) {7CDS + 2DVDS} (2008)�

Laser Disc - EMI LDD 4 91134 (PAL); EMI 7 54867 1 (SECAM)

DVD (Video) - EMI 7243 5 99442-9 (2004)�

VHS Video Cassette - EMI MVB 4 91134 3 (PAL)

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1994 p.112 (audio) [RTF]; July 1994 p.32 (audio) [JBS]; Awards Issue 2004 p.113, p.115 (DVD) [AB]

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Opera - June 1994 p.763 (audio); July 2004 pp.878-880 (DVD) [RF]

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Opera Now - June 1994 p.50 p.54 (audio)

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Opera News - August 1994 p.34 (audio); January 7 1995 p.44 (audio)

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.267 (audio); Vol.28 No.2 November/ December 2004 p.295 (DVD) [BR]; Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 p.250 (audio) [ED]

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Orpheus - Juni 1994 p.60; August-September 1994 (HEFT 9) p.44 (audio); März+April 2005 S.66-S.67 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69 (audio); No.180 mai 1994 p.66 (audio) No.293 septembre 2004 p.95 (DVD) [JC]

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Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.159 (audio); No.404 mai 1944 p.94 (audio); No.517 septembre 2004 p.142 (DVD) [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1994 p.76 (audio): August 2004 p.87 (DVD) [GH]

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Classic CD - May 1994 p.69 (audio)

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American Record Guide - September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.215 (audio): January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.264 (DVD) [RVL]

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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 (audio) [SP]: September 2004 pp.22-23 (DVD) [IJ]

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.81 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.78 (DVD) [FGR]: No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 (audio) [MCP]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances of a four-act version at La Scala (December 1992). See OPERA March 1993 p.338 and Daily Telegraph Arts & Books March 26th 1994 p.17

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1992(LC)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Orchestra

Chorus - Westminster Symphonic Choir & Philadelphia Boys Choir

Canio - Luciano Pavarotti

Nedda - Daniela Dessi

Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons

Beppe - Ernesto Gavazzi

Silvio - Paolo Coni

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Compact Cassette - Philips DCC 434 131-5PH (Digital Compact Cassette)

Compact Disc; - Philips 434 131 2 {1CD} (1993)�; Philips PHCP 5358 {1CD} (Japan) (1995)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1993 p.116; July 1993 p.28

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Opera - June 1993 p.741

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Opera Now - June 1993 p.55

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Opera News - October 1993 p.36; February 4 1995 p.50

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.59

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.144

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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.128

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1993 p.65

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Classic CD - May 1993 p.60

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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.147

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Comments:- Recorded live at 3 concert performances. The traditional interpolated high notesof some of the singers are omitted

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 1992(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris

Chorus - L'Opera National de Paris

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Alexander Agache

Amelia - Aprile Millo

Ulrica - Susan Shafer

Oscar - Nuccia Focile

Silvano - Desmond Byrne

Samuele - Terry Cook

Tom - Henry Runey

Un Giudice - Robert Dumé

Un servo - Enzo la Selva

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5448 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 1903 (NTSC)

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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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Opera Bastille (March or April 1992). The performance on 31 March 1992 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.158 mai 1992 pp.43-44. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in �PREMIERE New DVDs� dated 10 September 2005.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1992(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Carlo - Luciano Pavarotti

Filippo II - Samuel Ramey

Rodrigo - Paolo Coni

Il Grande Inquisitore - Alexander Anisimov

Un Frate - Andrea Silvestrelli

Elisabetta di Valois - Daniela Dessi

La principessa Eboli - Luciana D' Intino

Tebaldo - Marilena Laurenza

Il Conte di Lerma - Orfeo Zanetti

Un Araldo Reale - Mario Bolognesi

Una voce dal cielo - Nuccia Focile

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07228

Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 199201 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (7 December 1992). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1992(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni

Des Grieux - Luciano Pavarotti

Lescaut - Dwayne Croft

Geronte - Giuseppe Taddei

Edmondo - Ramón Vargas

Una voce sola - Cecilia Bartoli

L'oste - Federico Davià

Il maestro di ballo - Anthony Laciura

Un sergente degli arcieri - James Courtney

Lampionaio - Paul Groves

Un comandante di Marina - Federico Davià

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Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 440 200-2 {2CDS} (1993)�; Decca 443 204-2 (Collection)

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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1993 p.156; January 1994 p.37

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Opera - January 1994 p.120

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Opera Now - December 1993 p.54: September 1994 p.54

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.265

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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.56

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Opéra International - No.173 octobre 1993 p.65

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.168

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.119

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BBC Music Magazine - November 1993 p.100

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.137

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Répertoire - No.62 October 1993 p.91

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Stereophile - May 1994 p.169

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Giselda - Lauren Flanigan

Oronte - Luciano Pavarotti

Pagano - Samuel Ramey

Arvino - Bruno Beccaria

Viclinda - Inmaculada Egido

Pirro - Hao Jiang Tian

Acciano - Jeffrey Wells

Sofia - Jane Shaulis

Priore della città di Milano - Anthony Laciura

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DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDLOM 199301 (2006)�

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1993). The DVD-R issued by �The Opera Lovers� is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1993(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Vladimir Chernov

Gilda - Cheryl Studer

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Roberto Scandiuzzi

Maddalena - Denyce Graves

Giovanna - Jane Shaulis

Monterone - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo

Marullo - Dwayne Croft

Borsa - Paul Groves

Conte di Ceprano - Yanni Yannissis

Contessa di Ceprano - Heidi Grant Murphy

Un paggio - Elyssa Lindner

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Compact Disc; - DG 447 064-2 {2CDS} (1998)�

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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 - November 1998 p.115 [JBS]

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Opera - December 1998 p.1511 [AB]

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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1999 p.80 [DN]

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Opera News - February 1999 p.67 [AM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.311-320 [BB]

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Opéra International - avril 1999 No.234 p.75 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.222 p.106 [CM]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 1998 p.78 [CO]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.100 [SP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.245 [RVL]

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.69 [GL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 pp.60-61 [JPS]

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Musica (Milano) - N.111 Anno 23 aprile-maggio 1999 p.100 [LG]

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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.126 [PF]

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Comments:- This recording was made in June 1993.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti

Renato - Paolo Coni

Amelia - Nina Rautio

Ulrica - Mariana Pentcheva

Oscar - Victoria Loukianetz

Silvano - Giuseppe Riva

Samuele - Franco Federici

Tom - Giacomo Prestia

Un Giudice - Angelo Casertano

Un servo - Angelo Nardinocchi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3879 (1996)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (1 December 19994).

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Luciano Pavarotti

Nedda - Teresa Stratas

Tonio - Juan (Joan) Pons

Beppe - Kenn Chester

Silvio - Dwayne Croft

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Laser Disc; - DG 072 548-1 (+Il Tabarro) (NTSC) (1998)�

DVD (Video) - DG 734 0240 (+Il Tabarro) (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette; - DG 072 548-3 (+Il Tabarro) (NTSC) (1998)�; DG 072 448-3 (Il Tabarro) (PAL) (1998)�

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2005 p.129 [MA]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.94 [RF]

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.275-276 [RT]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.62 [IW]

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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 pp.117-118 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.88 [RF]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.338 [LM]

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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.77-78 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (See OPERA December 1994 p.1396)

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1996(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Luciano Pavarotti

Carlo Gérard - Juan (Joan) Pons

Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Guleghina

La mulatta Bersi - Wendy White

La Contessa di Coigny - Judith Christin

Madelon - Stephanie Blythe

Roucher - Haijing Fu

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Paul Plishka

Fouquier Tinville - Yanni Yannissis

Un Incredible - Michel Sénéchal

Pietro Fléville - Christopher Schaldenbrand

L'abate - Bernard Fitch

Dumas - Jeffrey Wells

Schmidt - Richard Vernon

Il maestro di casa - Bradley Garvin

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 199601 {2CDRS} (Canada)

DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDAND 199601 (Canada) (2005)�

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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:- These audio and video recordings are probably of the performance on 15 October 1996, of which a video recording was broadcast on 23 April 1997. The CDRs and DVD issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1996(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Pietro Spagnoli

Marcello - Lucio Gallo

Colline - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Anna Rita Taliento

Benoit - Claudio Ottino

Alcindoro - Alfredo Mariotti

Parpignol - Davide Livermore

Sergente dei doganieri - Ignazio De Simone

Un doganiere - Mauro Barra

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VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #8871 (NTSC) (1996)�

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (1 February 1996; see OPERA June 1966 pp.694-696). The VHS Cassette issued by Lyric is included in their �New Video Cassette Listings - March 1995 (sic)�. The cast listed above is that given in �Opera '96 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia� p.253.

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1996(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Giselda - June Anderson

Oronte - Luciano Pavarotti

Pagano - Samuel Ramey

Arvino - Richard Leech

Viclinda - Patricia Racette

Pirro - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo

Acciano - Yanni Yannissis

Sofia - Jane Shaulis

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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 455 287-2 {2CDS} (1997)�

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1997 p. [RTF]; January 1998 p.48 [JBS]

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Opera - October 1997 p.1260 [AB]

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Opera News - January 17 1998 p.36 [FPD]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.53 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 p.144 [GJ]

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.59 [SS]

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Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.111 [JC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.215 [ES]

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Classic CD - November 1997 p.86 [TB]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 1997 p.78 [JA]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.89 [AP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.191 [LM]

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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.60 [PT]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.215 novembre p.96 [GG]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI novembre 1997 p.82 [NS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.86 [MC]

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Comments:- See �The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books� Saturday September 27 1997 p.A11

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Plácido Domingo - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Floria Tosca - Ines Salazar

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Juan (Joan) Pons

Il Sagristano - Enzo Dara

Cesare Angelotti - Felipe Bou

Spoletta - Luca Casalin

Sciarrone - Roberto Accurso

Un pastore - Michael Alfonsi

Un carceriere - Filippo Morace

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VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera 493 (NTSC) (2000)�

�(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:- Video recording of a performance on 14 January 2000 to celebrate the centenary of the first performance.

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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