(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(LE) - Bohemian Girl (The) by Michael Balfe - Thomas Beecham*
2 1952(LI) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Alberto Erede*
3 1952(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Reiner*
4 1952(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*
5 1954(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Alberto Erede*
6 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
7 1955 (LI:Jan 22) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
8 1955 (LI;Dec 10) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
9 1955(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
10 1955(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Pierre Monteux*
11 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*
12 1955(SE) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
13 1955(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Pierre Monteux*
14 1956(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Thomas Schippers*
15 1956(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
16 1956(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*
17 1956(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Ionel Perlea*
18 1957(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Max Rudolf**
19 1957(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
20 1957(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Erich Leinsdorf*
21 1958(LI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Erich Leinsdorf*
22 1958(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*
23 1958(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
24 1958(STU) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
25 1958(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Erich Leinsdorf*
26 1958(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
27 1959(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
28 1962(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Rosenstock*
29 1962(SE) - Carousel by Richard Rodgers - Jay Blackton*
30 1962(SE) - Student Prince (The) by Sigmund Romberg - Franz Allers*
31 1963(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
32 1964(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
33 1964(LI) - ultimo selvaggio (L') by Gian Carlo Menotti - Thomas Schippers*
34 1964(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Silvio Varviso*
35 1964(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - István Kertész*
36 1964(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
37 1965(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Rosenstock*
38 1965(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Silvio Varviso*
39 1966(FI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
40 1966(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
41 1966(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Thomas Schippers**
42 1966(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Silvio Varviso*
43 1966(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
44 1967(LI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Franz Allers*
45 1968(LI;16/3/68) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*
46 1968(LI;6/4/1968)) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
47 1970(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
48 1970(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Emerson Buckley*
49 1971(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Franci*
50 1971(LI) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Richard Bonynge*
51 1971(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Moresco*
52 1972(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Christoph von Dohnányi*
53 1974(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Max Rudolf*
54 1981(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Michelangelo Veltri*
55 1983(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
56 1984(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Kurt Tennestedt*
57 1989(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Alfredo Silipigni*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Arline - Roberta Peters
Thaddeus - Anthony Marlowe
Count Arnheim - Jess Walters
Queen of the Gipsies - Edith Coates
Devilshoof - Howell Glynne
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Compact Disc; - Balfe Society (+complete performance cond. Polivnick) {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.24
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (18 August 1951). The following excerpts are performed: Aria Arline; When other lips, Trio (21 minutes).
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Gianni Schicchi - Salvatore Baccaloni
Lauretta - Roberta Peters
Zita - Jean Madeira
Rinuccio - Thomas Hayward
Gherardo - Alessio De Paolis
Nella - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Gherardino - Eugene Tonry
Betto di Signa - George Cehanovsky
Simone - Lorenzo Alvary
Marco - Clifford Harvuot
Ciesca - Thelma Votipka
Spinelloccio - Gerhard Pechner
Pinellino - Osie Hawkins
Guccio - Norman Scott
Amantio di Nicolao - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 732 {1CDR}
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe Valdengo
Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Jean Madeira
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 514 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - AS-Disc 1108/9 {2CDS}; Arlecchino ARL A68-A70 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1181/2-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0013 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.67 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.178 dicembre 2003 p.114 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 pp.85-86 [JV]: No.71 junio 2004 p.84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1952)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association
Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Roberta Peters
Ferrando - Richard Tucker
Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera
Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary
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Black Disc; - Columbia SL-122 {3LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y 3-32 670 (USA)
Compact Disc; - Sony «Classical Masterworks» MH2K 60652 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Cantus Classics 500 340 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 1999 p.78
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.287-288 [MHF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.4 Autumn 2000 pp.673-677 [ETG]
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Opéra International - novembre 1998 No.229 p.57 [AF]
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.73 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue 104 November 1998 p.4 [PA]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.107 [MO]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.90 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.83 [JS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.44 [JD]
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Das Opernglas - Februar 1999 S.71 [NE]
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Comments:- Recording of an abridged English version
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Robert Merrill
Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti
Rosina - Roberta Peters
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi
Berta - Jean Madeira
Fiorello - George Cehanovsky
Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 715; Bongiovanni HOC 0012 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [PK]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1954). Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed with the same cast and conductor on 25 December 1954 and the Omega Opera Archive has also issued a recording of this performance (712) derived from «poor to fair private acetates». Both performances were broadcast. The recordings issued by the Omega Opera Archive are listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI:Jan 22)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Josef Metternich
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Nicola Moscona
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 4/3 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *foyer 2-CF 2004 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 019/20-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12255 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seies» WLCD 0104 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on Jan 22 1955 (see «Sign-Off For the Old Met» pp.191-194). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 688 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5154 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - No.54 June 1994
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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007 and those issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Eleanor Steber
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters
Matteo - Brian Sullivan
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Richard Tucker
Olympia - Roberta Peters
Giulietta - Risë Stevens
Antonia - Lucine Amara
Coppélius - Martial Singher
Dapertutto - Martial Singher
Miracle - Martial Singher
Nicklaus - Mildred Miller
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Alessio De Paolis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - Norman Scott
Andres - Alessio De Paolis
Cochenille - Alessio De Paolis
Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis
La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield
Lindorf - Martial Singher
Nathanael - James McCracken
Luther - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 45/3 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 218 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12302 {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 743 ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66341 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9007 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.74
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1955) (see OPERA February 1956 p.92). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey
Masetto - Lawrence Davidson
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1204 (& 966) Bensar OL 21255 (BRO 125780) {3CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It is also stated «Excellent FM Aircheck. Missing 'Non mi dir'». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1911 {1LP} (1955)ª;; HMV ALP 1476 {1LP} (1957)ª; *RCA; «Red Seal» «Le grandi Voci della Lirica» LM 20146 {1LP} (Italy) (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 121-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Preiser Records 90695 {1CD} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.111042-44 (+Aida - Perlea) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.48 [HCS]; September 1957 p.151; October 1957 p.171
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Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60 [WD]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.255 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.63 [JH]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Orfeo - Risë Stevens
Euridice - Lisa Della Casa
Amor - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6136 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA RB 16058-16060 {3LPS} (UK) (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG RCA Victor 09026 63534-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1958 p.443 [HCS] pp.457-458 [AR]
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Opera - July 1958 p.463
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Opera News - December 2000 pp.89-90 [GJ]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.61 [PG]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.92 (mention) [ED]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.18
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1958 Vol.8 No.4 p.58 [CMS]
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American Record Guide - May 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.427 [PLM]: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.136 [KM]
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.77 [ML]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 1958 No.102 p.759
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Répertoire - No.146 maI 2001 p.56 [JB]
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena
Norina - Roberta Peters
Malatesta - Frank Guarrera
Ernesto - Cesare Valletti
Un notaio - Alessio De Paolis
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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 511 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 23/2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.586 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - highlights - Varviso - 1966) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1956)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi
Maddalena - Rosalind Elias
Giovanna - Thelma Votipka
Monterone - Norman Scott
Marullo - Clifford Harvuot
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson
Contessa di Ceprano - Maria Leone
Un paggio - Vilma Georgiou
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2426-2427 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 22426 {2LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Grand Tier USA 4995-2 {2CDS}; Grand Tier (ENGT 9195) {2CDS} ;; Omega Opera Archive 498; Andromeda ANDRCD 5078 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62; Oktober 1995 S.61
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.241
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.94 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Brian Sullivan
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - George London
Pamina - Lucine Amara
Sarastro - Jerome Hines
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Laurel Hurley
1er Geharnischter - Albert Da Costa
2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Erste Dame - Heidi Krall
Zweite Dame - Madelaine Chambers
Dritte Dame - Sandra Warfield
Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari
Zweiter Knabe - Rosalind Elias
Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero
Erster Priester - James McCracken
Zweiter Priester - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - CLS ARCPL 32018 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 758; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0181 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Music and Arts «West Hill Radio Archive» WHRC 6007 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1956; see «Sign off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.110; OPERA May 1956 pp.286-288 The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Rigoletto - Robert Merrill
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi
Maddalena - Anna Maria Rota
Giovanna - Silvana Celli
Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi
Marullo - Arturo La Porta
Borsa - Tommaso Frascati
Conte di Ceprano - Leonardo Monreale
Contessa di Ceprano - Lidia Grandi
Un paggio - Santa Chissari
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6051 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA RB 16031-16032 (UK) (1957)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC-6401 {2LPS} (UK) (1971)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43540 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60172
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60172 {2CDS} ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66348 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111276-27 (+recital - Merrill) {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.170; January 1958 p.305 p.329; July 1971 p.238 [AB]
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Opera - February 1958 p.120
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American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.64 [JB2]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.106 [CMS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.24
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.94-95 [RG]
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Comments:- Recorded between 14 and 28 June 1956. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. There are several cuts. (see The Gramophone January 1958 p.329)
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Frank Guarrera
Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti
Rosina - Roberta Peters
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Jerome Hines
Berta - Margaret Roggero
Fiorello - George Cehanovsky
Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 713; Bensar OL 122157 (BRO 125578) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9026 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6011 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.125 [PK]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.29-30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Raimondo - Giorgio Tozzi
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Miti Truccato Pace
Normanno - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6055 {2LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6141 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA RB 16056-16057 {2LPS} (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43538 (2) {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-68537-2 {2CDS} (Europe) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 [HCS]; May 1959 p.583 [AR]
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Opera - June 1959 p.390
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.95 [JC]
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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.524 [SG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.54 [DJ]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.61 [DJ]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.101 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eisenstein - Theodor Uppman
Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Alfred - Cesare Valletti
Blind - Paul Franke
Falke - Frank Guarrera
Adele - Roberta Peters
Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom
Frank - Clifford Harvuot
Frosch - Jack Gilford
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 350; Bensar OL 121358 (BRO 125573) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Mario Zanasi
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Charles Anthony
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 4558 (BRO 125105) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 April 1958). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Nicolai Gedda
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Norman Scott
Pamina - Gloria Davy
Sarastro - Giorgio Tozzi
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Mildred Allen
1er Geharnischter - Giulio Gari
2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Erste Dame - Heidi Krall
Zweite Dame - Mignon Dunn
Dritte Dame - Belen Amparan
Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari
Zweiter Knabe - Helen Vanni
Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero
Erster Priester - William Olvis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 822; Bensar ol 12658 (BRO 125106) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1958). This was performed in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek
Komponist - Sena Jurinac
Zerbinetta - Roberta Peters
Bacchus - Jan Peerce
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Walter Berry
Truffaldin - Gunter Adam
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Mimi Coertse
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Liselotte Maikl
Haushofmeister - Kurt Preger
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Black Disc - RCA «Soria Series» LD 6152 {3LPS} (USA); RCA «Soria Series» LDS 6152{3LPS} (USA); London OSA 13100; RCA RE 25023-25025 (UK); RCA SER 4523-4525 (UK)
Compact Disc; - Decca 443 675-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p..542 ; July 1961 p.62; December 1995 p.161 [AB]
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Opera - May 1961 p.334
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 p.8 (letter)
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Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.70
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.129
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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.290 [RS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 pp.77-78 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.73
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.66
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Robert Merrill
Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti
Rosina - Roberta Peters
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Margaret Roggero
Fiorello - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6143 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6143 {4LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25013-25015 (UK); RCA SER 4512-4515 (UK); RCA Victor LSC 6071 {3LPS}(USA)RCA «Victrola» VIC 6102 {3LPS} (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6102 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86505 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG-RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-68552-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 p.347 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378; July 1966 p.79; September 1971 p.519; September 1988 p. [RO]; May 1997 p.118 [RO]
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Opera - December 1960 p.842; September 1966 p.726 [AB]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.122 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.76 [RD]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.114 [PLM]: March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.154 [DH]
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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p. [CO]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.70
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Roberta Peters
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Rosalind Elias
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Gabor Carelli
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª;; RCA LSC 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25009-12 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4508-11 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 743-5 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 444 602-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; October 1960 p.226 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1701 [AB]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.60 [NB]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 pp.107-108 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.76
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Eugenio Fernandi
Sparafucile - William Wilderman
Maddalena - Margaret Roggero
Giovanna - Thelma Votipka
Monterone - Norman Scott
Marullo - Calvin Marsh
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - George Cehanovsky
Contessa di Ceprano - Madelaine Chambers
Un paggio - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 858; Bensar OL 32859 (BRO 125577) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 March 1959). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Fiordiligi - Teresa Stich-Randall
Dorabella - Rosalind Elias
Despina - Roberta Peters
Ferrando - George Shirley
Guglielmo - Theodor Uppman
Don Alfonso - Frank Guarrera
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 337
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1962). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Jay Blackton - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Julie Jordan - Roberta Peters
Carrie Pipperidge - Lee Venora
Nettie - Claramae Turner
Billy Bigelow - Alfred Drake
Enoch Snow - Jon Crain
Jigger - Norman Treigle
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Black Disc - Command Records RS 843 SD {1LP}
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Recordings of Carousel by Richard Rodgers are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Absolute Sound Vol.19 Issue 99 p.174; The Opera Quarterly Vol.18 No.4 Autumn 2002 p.547
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Prince Karl Franz - Jan Peerce
Dr. Engel - Giorgio Tozzi
Detlef - Robert Sands
Kathie - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Columbia OS 2380 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1032-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.165
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Comments:- The following also take part: Lawrence Avery, Anita Darian.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek
Komponist - Kersten Meyer
Zerbinetta - Roberta Peters
Bacchus - Jess Thomas
Musiklehrer - Walter Cassel
Harlekin - Theodor Uppman
Truffaldin - Ezio Flagello
Brighella - Charles Anthony
Scaramuchio - Andrea Velis
Najade - Laurel Hurley
Dryade - Gladys Kriese
Echo - Jeanette Scovotti
Haushofmeister - Morley Meredith
Ein Lakai - Gerhard Pechner
Ein Offizier - Robert Nagy
Ein Perückenmacher - Roald Reitan
Ein Tanzmeister - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1472
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Robert Merrill
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker
Sparafucile - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Maddalena - Mignon Dunn
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
Monterone - John Macurdy
Marullo - Calvin Marsh
Borsa - Arthur Graham
Conte di Ceprano - Robert Patterson
Contessa di Ceprano - Joy Clements
Un paggio - Junetta Jones
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1734 {2CDRS}
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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 (22 February 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Abdul - George London
Kitty - Roberta Peters
Sardula - Teresa Stratas
Kodanda - Nicolai Gedda
Maharaja - Ezio Flagello
Maharanee - Lili Chookasian
Scattergood - Morley Meredith
Scholar - Paul Franke
- Andrea Velis
Tailor - Paul Franke
- Andrea Velis
- Norman Scott
Catholic Priest - Robert Patterson
Pastor - Calvin Marsh
Rabbi - Erbert Aldridge
Orthodox Priest - William Dembaugh
Philosopher - Clifford Harvuot
Doctor - Gerhard Pechner
Painter - Lou Marcella
Poet - Gabor Carelli
Composer - William Walker
Singer - Janis Martin
Scientist - Arthur Graham
Businesswoman - Carlotta Ordassy
Woman - Dorothy Shawn
Major-domo - ? McLuckey
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 387; Bensar BRO 122242 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in English in a translation by George Mead (8 February 1964; see OPERA April 1964 pp.241-242; «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.360-361). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as «Feb. 25 1964». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - George Shirley
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Walter Cassel
Pamina - Lucine Amara
Sarastro - Cesare Siepi
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Lynn Blair
1er Geharnischter - Robert Nagy
2er Geharnischter - Justino Díaz
Erste Dame - Mary Ellen Pracht
Zweite Dame - Shirley Love
Dritte Dame - Gladys Kriese
Erster Knabe - Junetta Jones
Zweiter Knabe - Marcia Baldwin
Dritter Knabe - Joann Grillo
Erster Priester - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12564-A (BRO 125730) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin (25 January 1964). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor István Kertész - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Waldemar Kmentt
Papageno - Walter Berry
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Pilar Lorengar
Sarastro - Walter Kreppel
Monostatos - Renato Ercolani
Papagena - Renate Holm
1er Geharnischter - Herbert Schachtschneider
2er Geharnischter - Gyorgy Littasy
Erste Dame - Maria van Dongen
Zweite Dame - Cvetka Ahlin
Dritte Dame - Vera Little
Erster Knabe - Lucia Popp
Zweiter Knabe - Yvonne Helvey(-Mazzo)
Dritter Knabe - Elisabeth Rütgers
Erster Priester - Paul Späni
Zweiter Priester - Josef Knapp
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 719 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10321-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.55 [SS]
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Tamino - Fritz Wunderlich
Papageno - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Hans Hotter
Pamina - Evelyn Lear
Sarastro - Franz Crass
Monostatos - Friedrich Lenz
Papagena - Lisa Otto
1er Geharnischter - James King
2er Geharnischter - Martti Talvela
Erste Dame - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Zweite Dame - Cvetka Ahlin
Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner
Erster Knabe - Antonia Fahberg
Zweiter Knabe - Rosl Schwaiger
Dritter Knabe - Raili Kostia
Erster Priester - Martin Vantin
Zweiter Priester - Manfred Röhrl
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. KL 81-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; D.G.G. SKL 181-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª; D.G.G. LPM 18981-18983 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; D.G.G. 138981-138983 {3LPS} (1965)ª; *DG 2709 017; DG 2740 222 (collection) {20LPS} (1979)ª; DG 2709 031 (collection) {11LPS}; Hungaroton SLPX 12401-12403 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3371 002; DG 429 877-4
Compact Disc; - DG 419 566-2 (+Der Schauspieldirektor) {3CDS} (1987)ª; DG 429 877-2 (+Der Schauspieldirektor) {3CDS} (1990)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 749-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1965 p.209; April 1966 p.482 (see May 1966 p.550); February 1974 p.1611 [WAC]; September 1974 p.577 [AB]; August 1979 p.333 (advert), p.377 (mention); October 1987 p. [SS]; December 1990 p. [AB]
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Opera - April 1966 p.298 [HDR]
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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.93
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.108
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1965 Vol.15 No.8 pp.76-77 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - September 1965 Vol.32 No.1 pp.15-17
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.69
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE August 1965 p.96. See Fanfare Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.10 for comments on whether the dialogue is performed by a separate cast of actors. It appears that it was not (See «Fritz Wunderlich - Eine Biographie» by Werner Pfister pp.287-289)
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Fiordiligi - Leontyne Price
Dorabella - Rosalind Elias
Despina - Roberta Peters
Ferrando - Richard Tucker
Guglielmo - Theodor Uppman
Don Alfonso - Frank Guarrera
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1589
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena
Norina - Roberta Peters
Malatesta - Frank Guarrera
Ernesto - Luigi Alva
Un notaio - Andrea Velis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 369 (& 375); The Opera Lovers DONP 196501 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Gustavo III - Sándor Kónya
Ankastrom - Rudolf Constantin
Amelia - Charlotte Berthold
Ulrica - Martha Mödl
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Cristiano - Heinz Blankenburg
Ribbing - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Dehorn - Toni Blankenheim
Minister for Justice - Kurt Marschner
Ankastrom's servant - Werner Malambré
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DVD (Video) - House oF Opera DVD (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5513 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 805 (NTSC) (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2746 (NTSC) (2003)ª; *Encore DVD 2049 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Video recording of a television film of the «Swedish version» sung in German. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».. The DVD issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in November 2003.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Mignon Dunn
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Robert Goodloe
Samuele - John Macurdy
Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1366 (& 1127); Myto 2 MCD 043 295 {2CDS} (2004)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5157 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). Here, the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965. The CDRs issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adina - Roberta Peters
Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi
Dulcamara - Fernando Corena
Belcore - Frank Guarrera
Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 3566 (BRO 125104) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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 the MET (5 March 1966). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Sándor Kónya
Enrico - Frank Guarrera
Raimondo - Justino Díaz
Arturo - Dan Marek
Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy
Normanno - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1659 Gala 100.614 (highlights +performance with Sutherland - 1964) {3CDS}
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 (highlights) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.61 (highlights - mention) [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». That issued on CD by Gala is a filler for the recording of the complete performance conducted by Varviso in 1964.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - John Macurdy
Maddalena - Ruza Baldani
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
Monterone - Raymond Michalski
Marullo - Robert Goodloe
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - Gene Boucher
Contessa di Ceprano - Loretta Di Franco
Un paggio - Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 172/173 {2CDS} (1994)ª; The Opera Lovers RIG 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada); Living Stage LS 1113 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76; No.301 juin 2005 p.83 (mention) [JC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 pp.89-90 [JS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1966, the debut of Alfredo Kraus at the MET). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eisenstein - John Reardon
Rosalinde - Mary Costa
Alfred - Arturo Sergi
Blind - Paul Franke
Falke - Donald Gramm
Adele - Roberta Peters
Orlofsky - Kitty Carlisle
Frank - Ron Bottcher
Frosch - Jack Gilford
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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123156 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
Comments:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 7 January 1967 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI;16/3/68)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adina - Roberta Peters
Nemorino - Alfredo Kraus
Dulcamara - Fernando Corena
Belcore - Mario Sereni
Giannetta - Joy Clements
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Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 719 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 3647 (& 2870)
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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 the MET (16 March 1968)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1968(LI;6/4/1968))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Bruno Prevedi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Nell Rankin
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Robert Goodloe
Samuele - Lorenzo Alvary
Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Carla Schlean
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 196801 {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 the MET (6 April 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Martina Arroyo
Ulrica - Irene Dalis
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Russell Christopher
Samuele - Paul Plishka
Tom - Andrij Dobriansky
Un Giudice - Paul Franke
Un servo - Gabor Carelli
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 197002 {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 MET (24 November 1970). This performance was not broadcast so the recording must have been made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - The Opera Guild of Greater Miami
Chorus - The Opera Guild of Greater Miami
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Barry Morell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2319-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Miami (21 February 1970). The cast announced in OPERA (May 1969 pp.409-410) also included Jean Sanders, Andrezj Saciuk, Hugh Thompson, but I do not know if they actually sang. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Franco Corelli
Enrico - Matteo Manuguerra
Raimondo - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Arturo - Leo Goeke
Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy
Normanno - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 365 {2CDRS}; Living Stage LS 1051/2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 604 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; The Opera Lovers LUC 197102 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 (mention) [PK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 January 1971). 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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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Orfeo - Grace Bumbry
Euridice - Gabriella Tucci
Amor - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 02014 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 1971 (BRO 125576) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers ORPE 197101 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Musica (Milano) - N.30 Anno 7 ottobre 1983 p.325, p.326 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1971). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670 (with the year incorrectly stated). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Violetta Valery - Roberta Peters
Flora Bervoix - June Fiske
Annina - Yolanda Antoine
Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora
Giorgio Germont - Seymour Schwartzman
Gastone - Mariano Caruso
Dottore Grenvil - Louis Picciardo
Barone Douphol - Orlando Hernandez
Marchese d'Obigny - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1355-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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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 given by the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (November 1971). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated October 2002 and those issued by Premiere in their list of «New CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Kostas Paskalis
Dr. Cajus - Paul Franke
Bardolfo - Andrea Velis
Pistola - Richard Best
Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi
Nannetta - Roberta Peters
Meg Page - Joann Grillo
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1749
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 April 1972). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor 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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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Ulrica - Bianca Berini
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Arthur Thompson
Samuele - Julien Robbins
Tom - William Fleck
Un Giudice - Charles Anthony
Un servo - Nico Castel
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 5156 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1981). The CDRs issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Leo Nucci
Amelia - Carol Neblett
Ulrica - Bianca Berini
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - John Darrenkamp
Samuele - Julien Robbins
Tom - Richard Vernon
Un Giudice - Charles Anthony
Un servo - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 198301 {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:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 19 February 1983 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «10.02.83», but «Un ballo in maschera» was not performed at the MET on that date.
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Conductor Kurt Tennestedt - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Éva Marton
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Franz Mazura
Rocco - Paul Plishka
Marzelline - Roberta Peters
Jaquino - James Atherton
Fernando - John Cheek
Erster Gefangene - Anthony Laciura
Zweiter Gefangene - James Courtney
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Compact Disc; - Siberian Tiger ST 007/008 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1984).
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - New Jersey State Opera
Chorus - New Jersey State Opera
Adina - Roberta Peters
Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi
Dulcamara - Mario Bertolino
Belcore - Pablo Elvira
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1676 (1989)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5085 (2004)ª
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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 in the Newark Symphony Hall (13 May 1989). The performance on 7 May 1989 is reviewed in OPERA September 1989 pp.1077-1078). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004»
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