(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LI) - Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - Alexander Smallens*
2 1955(FI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Peter Herman Adler*
3 1956(FI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Herman Adler*
4 1957(FI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Peter Herman Adler*
5 1958(FE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Jacques Beaudry*
6 1959(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
7 1959(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
8 1960(FI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Herman Adler*
9 1960(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
10 1960(STU) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Herbert von Karajan*
11 1961(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Kurt Herbert Adler*
12 1961(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
13 1961(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
14 1961(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
15 1962(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
16 1962(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Franco Patanè**
17 1962(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Kurt Adler*
18 1962(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
19 1962(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*
20 1962(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Herbert von Karajan*
21 1963(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Lovro von Matacic*
22 1963(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
23 1963(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lorin Maazel*
24 1963(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
25 1963(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan*
26 1963?(SE) - Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - Skitch Henderson*
27 1963?(SE) - Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - Skitch Henderson*
28 1963?(SE) - Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - Skitch Henderson*
29 1964(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
30 1964(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Thomas Schippers*
31 1964(LI;18/1/64) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
32 1964(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
33 1965(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Rosenstock*
34 1965(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
35 1966(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
36 1966(LI) - Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber - Thomas Schippers*
37 1966(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
38 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm***
39 1966(LI;12/2/66) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
40 1966(LI;13/3/66)) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
41 1966(STU) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Erich Leinsdorf*
42 1967(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Bernardi*
43 1967(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Martin Rich*
44 1967(LI;25/2/67) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
45 1967(LI;28/4/67)) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
46 1967(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
47 1967(STU) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
48 1968(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
49 1968(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
50 1968(LI;30/3/1968) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
51 1968(LI;6/4/1968)) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
52 1968(SE) - Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber - Thomas Schippers*
53 1969(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
54 1969(LI;29/3/1969) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
55 1969(LI;6/3/69) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
56 1969(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
57 1970(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Erich Leinsdorf*
58 1971(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Nino Sanzogno*
59 1971(LI:Domingo) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Felice Cill..*
60 1971(LI:King) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Felice Cillario*
61 1971(STU) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*
62 1972(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Michelangelo Veltri*
63 1973(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Serge Baudo*
64 1973(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Zubin Mehta*
65 1974(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - James Levine*
66 1974(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Reynald Giovaninetti*
67 1976(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
68 1976(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
69 1977(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - János Ferencsik*
70 1977(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
71 1977(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
72 1977(STU) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
73 1977(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
74 1979(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Herbert Adler*
75 1981(LI;L. Price) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Luis Antonio García-Navarro*
76 1982(LI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Henry Lewis*
77 1982(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Conlon*
78 1984(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
79 1985(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Alexander Smallens - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - RIAS Unterhaltungsorchester
Chorus - Mitglieder des Eva-Jessye-Chores
Porgy - William Warfield
Bess - Leontyne Price
Crown - John McCurry
Serena - Helen Thigpen
Clara - Helen Colbert
Jake - Joseph James
Sportin' Life - Cab Calloway
Robbins - Howard Roberts
Strawberry Woman - Helen Dowdy
Jim - Leslie Scott
Crab Man - Ray Yates
Lawyer Fraser - Moses Lamar
Undertaker - William Weasey
Detective - Walter Riemann
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2812 (2008)ª; Celestial Audio CA 737 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2008)ª; The Opera Lovers POR 195202 {2CDRS} (2008)ª; Guild GHCD 2313/14 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.85 [PO'C]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.98-99 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Everyman Opera Company in the Titania Palast, Berlin (21 September 1952). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2008 and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price
Mario Cavaradossi - David Poleri
Il barone Scarpia - Josh Wheeler
Il Sagristano - Emile Renan
Cesare Angelotti - Thomas Stewart
Spoletta - Michael Pollack
Sciarrone - Francis Monachino
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics Incorporated LCD 233-1 {1CD} (1998)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film (broadcast 22 or 23 January 1955)
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1956(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Tamino - William Lewis
Papageno - John Reardon
Königin der Nacht - Laurel Hurley
Pamina - Leontyne Price
Sarastro - Yi Kwe Sze
Monostatos - Andrew McKinley
Papagena - Adelaide Bishop
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1078
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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 the soundtrack of a television film of an English version by W.H. Auden and Chester Kalman (6 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1957(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - NBC Opera Chorus
Blanche de la Force - Elaine Malbin
Le Chevalier de la Force - Robert Rounseville
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Patricia Neway
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leontyne Price
Mère Marie - Rosemary Kuhlmann
Soeur Constance - Judith Raskin
L'Aumonier - David Lloyd
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 261
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film which was transmitted on 8 December 1957.
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Conductor Jacques Beaudry - 1958(FE)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Radio Canada
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - William McGrath
Amonasro - Napoléon Bisson
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DVD (Video) - VAI 4368 (+Leontyne Price recital) (2004)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.92 [CC]
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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.January 140 [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.286 [RVL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.127 [TP]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film of Act 3 (abridged) which was first transmitted on 23 October 1958.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Leontyne Price
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Arnold Van Mill
Masetto - Heinz Blankenburg
Zerlina - Eugenia Ratti
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Black Disc - RCA RE-25028-31 (UK); RCA SER-4528-31 (UK); Decca D10D4 {4LPS}; RCA LM 6410 {4LPS} (USA); RCA LSC 6410 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 444 594-2
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1961 p.118; October 1961 p.199; December 1976 p.1046 [AB]
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Opera - August 1961 p.544
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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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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.296 [CJL]: September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.171
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.76 [NB]
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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 Arturo Basile - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manrico - Richard Tucker
Azucena - Rosalind Elias
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi
Ines - Laura Londi
Ruiz - Mario Carlin
Un vecchio zingaro - Leonardo Monreale
Un messo - Tommaso Frascati
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; *RCA VLS 04146 (3) {3LPS} ;; RCA Victor RB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP}; RCA Victor SB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP} RCA «Gold Seal» AGL 3-4146 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 60560 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 60560 {2CDS} (1991)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8000 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1963 p.398 (Highlights); June 1991 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PT]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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American Record Guide - October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.153 [PLM]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.757 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.93 [CLO]: April 1961 Vol.11 No.4 p.140 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1960(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Charles K.L. Davis
Donna Elvira - Helen George
Leoporello - James Pease
Il Commendatore - John Macurdy
Masetto - John Reardon
Zerlina - Judith Raskin
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1644
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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 the soundtrack of a television film which is performed in an English translation by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - Nicola Zaccaria
Masetto - Rolando Panerai
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 274 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Paragon DSV 52010 {3LPS}; Movimento Musica MM 03.001 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Movimento Musica 013.012 {3CDS}; Arkadia CDKAR 225.2 (1993)ª; Celestial Audio CV 082 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)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:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.128-130 [GJ]
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Luister - Januari 1989 nr.436 p.1-29 [PK]
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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.64
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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (see OPERA Festival Number 1960 p.49; AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.102). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The Audio-DVD issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Eisenstein - Waldemar Kmentt
Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Alfred - Giuseppe Zampieri
Blind - Peter Klein
Falke - Walter Berry
Adele - Erika Köth
Orlofsky - Regina Resnik
Frank - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Frosch - Erich Kunz
Ida - Hedwig Schubert
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 201-203 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Decca SET 201-203 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Decca LXT 6015-6016 (No Gala) {2LPS} (1962)ª; Decca SXL 6015-6016 (No Gala) {2LPS} (1962)ª; Decca D247D3 {3LPS} (1982)ª; London OSA 1319 {3LPS} (1961)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K58K22; Decca K247K32 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 421 046-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Decca 475 8319 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Decca 000830202 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90030 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1960 pp.288-289 [PHW]; January 1961 p.377 [DST]; December 1962 p.310; November 1982 p.628 [AML], p.644 [JB]; December 1982 p.775 [SIR]; December 1987 p. [AB]
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Opera - January 1961 p.48
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.214-215 [DLK]
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1960 p.101 [NDM]
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American Record Guide - January 1961 Vol.27 No.5 p.364 [HG]: April 1961 Vol.27 No.8 p.673 (open reel tape): September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.171 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.75 [CLO]: May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.2 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.510
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The Absolute Sound - September 2007 Issue 174 p.145 [DD]
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Comments:- Included with this recording is a Gala Ball scene in which the following sing: Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena, Birgit Nilsson, Mario del Monaco, Teresa Berganza, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Giulitta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Ljuba Welitsch. Their photographs are in the advertisment which faces p.288 of THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960. See also HIGH FIDELITY November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.58; «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.231-232.
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Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price
Pinkerton - Sándor Kónya
Sharpless - Vladimir Ruzdiak
Suzuki - Mildred Miller
Kate Pinkerton - Margot Blum
Goro - Howard Fried
Il principe Yamadori - Raymond Nilsson
Lo zio Bonzo - Joshua Hecht
Il commissario imperiale - Donald Drain
L'ufficiale del Registro - Colin Harvey
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- In-house recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (21 or 28 September 1961). The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advetised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Irene Dalis
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni
Ferrando - William Wilderman
Ines - Teresa Stratas
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli
Un messo - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917 51 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Bensar OL 2461 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 684 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Myto «Devotion» MDCD 0003 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1961; see «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.373-376). The performance on 27 January 1961 is reviewed in OPERA April 1961 p.252. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano
Liù - Leontyne Price
Ping - Kostas Paskalis
Pang - Ermanno Lorenzi
Pong - Murray Dickie
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Klein
Un mandarino - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc - Morgan 6101 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 321 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 153-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 2 MCD 014 250 (+Nilsson in Un ballo in Masquera - excerpts in German) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 755-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Orfeo C 757 0821 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.102 [JCH2]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.83 [RL1]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1961; see OPERA September 1961 p.595 )
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Mietta Sighele
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - RCA LSC 6158 {3LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA RE 25038-25040 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 4538-4540 (UK) (1962)ª; *Decca SET 427-429; RCA Victor 630.630/632 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; RCA Victor 640.708/10 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; Victor SA 3006 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Cassette - Decca K64K32
Compact Disc; - *Decca 417 416-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 765-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8005 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.62; October 1962 p.189; November 1970 p.855; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; September 1987 p.482 [AB]
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Opera - September 1962 p.627
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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 pp.24-25 [JG]
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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.739 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1962 Vol.12 No.6 p.49 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi
Elvira - Leontyne Price
Carlo - Cornell MacNeil
Silva - Giorgio Tozzi
Riccardo - Robert Nagy
Iago - Roald Reitan
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Frequenz (Movimento Musica) 051 016 {2CDS} Omega Opera Archive 1407
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - januari 1989 1-26 [PK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1962). The performance on 10 November 1963 (with Corelli instead of Bergonzi) is reviewed in OPERA March 1963p.179. 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 Franco Patanè - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Philadelphia
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Philadelphia
Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Gismondo
Il barone Scarpia - Cesare Bardelli
Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello
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Compact Cassette - Live Opera Heaven CAS 301
Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Philadelphia (2 December 1962). The Compact cassettes issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their list dated «5/2000» where their recording is stated to be «Abridged».
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli
Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello
Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott
Spoletta - Paul Franke
Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky
Un pastore - Alan Fischer
Un carceriere - Roald Reitan
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 925.70 {2CDS} (1995)ª; *Bensar OL 4762 (+highlights from Lucia di Lammermoor and Pagliacci with; Corelli) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.49
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.74
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1962)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Giulietta Simionato
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini
Ferrando - Nicola Zaccaria
Ines - Laurence Dutoit
Ruiz - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Un vecchio zingaro - Rudolf Zimmer
Un messo - Kurt Equiluz
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 287-3 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram MEL 710 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Paragon DSV 52025 {3LPS}; Historical Opera Performance Edition HOPR 247 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32482-83 {2CDS} Gala GL 100.505 (+Corelli and Bastianini in excerpts from La forza del destino) {2CDS}; DG 447 659-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +La fanciulla del West +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5004 (+La traviata +Otello +Aida) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9801 (Verdi - The Greatest Operas) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1995 p.109; April 1996 p.38
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Opera - December 1994 p.1391: Festival Issue 1995 p.65
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Opera Now - December 1995 p.67
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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1995 p.83
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.55 S.61; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.150
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.125
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.79
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.193 november 1995 p.108
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Opernwelt - Oktober 10/1995 S.13
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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.105 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Salzburg (31 July 1962). The performance on 25 August 1962 was reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1962 p.22. The Melodram LPs areadvertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price
Pinkerton - Richard Tucker
Sharpless - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Suzuki - Rosalind Elias
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Di Stasio
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Robert Kerns
Lo zio Bonzo - Virgilio Carbonari
Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta
Yakusidè - Leo Pudis
L'ufficiale del Registro - Mario Rinaudo
La madre di Cio Cio San - Fernanda Cadoni
La zia - Gianna Lollini
La cugina - Silvia Bertona
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6160 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6160 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RCA RE 5504-5506 {3LPS} (UK) (1963)ª; RCA Victor SER 5504-5506 {3LPS} (UK) (1963)ª; RCA VICS-6100; RCA 26 36110 (Germany) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86160 {2CDS} (1988)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39497-2 (Europe) (1997)ª; BMG RCA 09026 68884-2 {2CDS} (USA) (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8006 (7½ips 4-track) (+Price recital) (USA) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1963 p.23; March 1988 p. [EG]
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Opera - August 1963 pp.549-550 [HDR]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]; July/August 1998 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.5 May/June 1998 p.296 [RT]
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Orpheus - No.11 15 November - 15 Dezember 1975 S.260 [SH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.69 [CLO]: August 1963 Vol.13 No.8 p.104 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.684 [PLM]: November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.252 [CJL] (open reel tape)
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.118 [MQ]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.45: No.111 mars 1998 p.53 [PT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [MC]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Carlo Cava
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Leonardo Monreale
Un pastore - Herbert Weiss
Un carceriere - Alfredo Mariotti
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor «Soria Series» LD 7022 {2LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor «Soria Series» LDS 7022 {2LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RE 5507-5508 {2LPS} (UK) (1963)ª; RCA Victor SER 5507-5508 (UK) (1964)ª; Decca 5BB 123-124 {2LPS}; London OSA 1284 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Decca K59K22
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 670-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Double Decca 452 620-2 {2CDS}; Decca «Legends» 466 384-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Decca 475 7522 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8007 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.238; January 1964 p.318 [DST]; January 1973 p.1366 [AB]; October 1977 p.706 [AB]; January 1989 p.1206 [EG]
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.62 [CK]; August-September 1997 S.76
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.179 [MSC]
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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.98 [CM]
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American Record Guide - October 1963 Vol.30 No.2 p.93 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.135, 138 [CLO]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2
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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 p.98 [CB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.55 (mention)
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Dimiter Uzunov
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Walter Kreppel
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Liselotte Maikl
Un Messaggero - Erich Majkut
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 410 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2018 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 p.52 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (3 June 1963). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - John Macurdy
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.84 {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.443-446
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Ernst Wiemann
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 764 (& 532)
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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 (19 January 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.467-470. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Fritz Wunderlich
Donna Elvira - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - Walter Kreppel
Masetto - Rolando Panerai
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Compact Disc; - Verona 27065-27067 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Gala GL 100608 {3CDS} (1999)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 publication:-
Opéra International - November 1992 p.82
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1963; see OPERA September 1963 pp.618-619 )
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Leontyne Price
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Robert Merrill
Frasquita - Monique Linval
Mercédès - Geneviève Macaux
Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Le Remendado - Maurice Besançon
Moralès - Bernard Demigny
Zuninga - Frank Schooten
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Black Disc; - RCA-Victor «Soria Series» LD 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor «Soria Series» LDS 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA SER 5600
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40004
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor CD 86199 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 133 {3CDS}; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39495-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; BMG BVCC 34150/52 {3CDS} (Japan) (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC-8009 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.142; January 1965 p.317; November 1971 p.902; March 1972 p.1503; October 1988 p.670 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1964 Vol.14 No.9 pp.63-63 [CLO]: January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.11-12 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.88 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.330-338
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Conductor Skitch Henderson - 1963?(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Porgy - William Warfield
Bess - Leontyne Price
Crown - McHenry Boatwright
Serena - Leontyne Price
Clara - Leontyne Price
Sportin' Life - John W Bubbles
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 13654 {1LP} (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 85234 {1LP} (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 13654 (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 85234 (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 85234 {1CD} (UK) (1989)ª; RCA 09026 63312-2 {1CD} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2146 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1964 p.343 [MC]; October 1981 p.603 [MH] April 1989 p. [ES]
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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.63 [PC]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.196 [RE]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.103 [CLO]: February 1964 Vol.14 No.2 p.111 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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Conductor Skitch Henderson - 1963?(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Porgy - William Warfield
Bess - Leontyne Price
Crown - McHenry Boatwright
Serena - Leontyne Price
Clara - Leontyne Price
Sportin' Life - John W Bubbles
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 13654 {1LP} (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 85234 {1LP} (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 13654 (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 85234 (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 85234 {1CD} (UK) (1989)ª; RCA 09026 63312-2 {1CD} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2146 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1964 p.343 [MC]; October 1981 p.603 [MH] April 1989 p. [ES]
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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.63 [PC]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.196 [RE]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.103 [CLO]: February 1964 Vol.14 No.2 p.111 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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Conductor Skitch Henderson - 1963?(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Porgy - William Warfield
Bess - Leontyne Price
Crown - McHenry Boatwright
Serena - Leontyne Price
Clara - Leontyne Price
Sportin' Life - John W Bubbles
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2679 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SB 6552 {1LP} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 13654 {1LP} (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GL 85234 {1LP} (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 13654 (UK) (1981)ª; RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 85234 (UK) (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 85234 {1CD} (UK) (1989)ª; RCA 09026 63312-2 {1CD} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2146 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1964 p.343 [MC]; October 1981 p.603 [MH] April 1989 p. [ES]
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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.63 [PC]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.196 [RE]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.103 [CLO]: February 1964 Vol.14 No.2 p.111 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Gerda Scheyrer
Un Messaggero - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- This performance is listed in «the concert register of Herbert von karajan» by John Hunt p.207. The recording issued on the CD-ROM by «House of Opera» appears to have been made «in house» and is not of very good quality.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin - William Dooley
Lenski - Jess Thomas
Tatyana - Leontyne Price
Olga - Rosalind Elias
Larina - Gladys Kriese
Filipjewna - Lili Chookasian
Gremin - Giorgio Tozzi
Triquet - Andrea Velis
Zaretzky - George Cehanovsky
Captain - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1360 (& 1121) Fiori FI 1003 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 February 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI;18/1/64)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Richard Tucker
Azucena - Irene Dalis
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill
Ferrando - John Macurdy
Ines - Janis Martin
Ruiz - Robert Nagy
Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli
Un messo - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1320 (& 1153 & 1081 & 915); The Opera Lovers TRO 196403 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 January 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Robert Merrill
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Preziosilla - Shirley Verrett
Fra Melitone - Ezio Flagello
Curra - Corinna Vozza
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Mario Rinaudo
Un Alcalde - Rolf Bottcher
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor RE 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor SER 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor VLS 45143 (Italy)
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor VK45143
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 87971 {3CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1965 p.210; January 1966 p.334; December 1988 p. [RO]
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Opera - January 1966 p.44 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.798-799, p.945 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 p.74 [CLO]
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Audio & Record Review - October 1965 p.17 [CW]
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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 Thomas Schippers - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Ernani - Franco Corelli
Elvira - Leontyne Price
Carlo - Mario Sereni
Silva - Cesare Siepi
Riccardo - Charles Anthony
Iago - Russell Christopher
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
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Black Disc - Great Opera performance G.O.P.10 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 702 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4370/4371; Myto 2MCD 993.209 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Myto «Devotion» MDCD 0001 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CA 744 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July 1993 55
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.84
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 April 1965). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW New Year 2008».
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Amonasro - Mario Zanasi
Ramphis - Franco Pugliese
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini
Un Messaggero - Gabriele De Julis
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 062 327 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.59 [HCM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.86 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (4 May 1966). According to the review in ORPHEUS «Es ist eine Live-Aufnahme, mit extrem starken Nebengeräuschen behaftet ist...»
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Antony - Justino Díaz
Cleopatra - Leontyne Price
Caesar - Jess Thomas
Charmian - Rosalind Elias
Iras - Belen Amparan
Enobarbus - Ezio Flagello
Maecenas - Russell Christopher
Agrippa - John Macurdy
Messenger - Paul Franke
Eros - Bruce Scott
Dolabella - Gene Boucher
Thidias - Robert Goodloe
Octavia - Mary Ellen Pracht
Alexas - Raymond Michalski
Soothsayer - Lorenzo Alvary
Lepidus - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.24
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 September 1966). The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advetised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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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 Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Justino Díaz
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Rosalind Elias
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3819 (& 3661)
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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 (8 October 1996). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI;12/2/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2779 (Act 3 1424 & 1658)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI;13/3/66))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Elena Cernei
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 733 {2CDS} ; The Opera Lovers AID 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1966). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Shirley Verrett
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - Mario Basiola jnr.
Samuele - Ezio Flagello
Tom - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un Giudice - Piero De Palma
Un servo - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6719 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC-6179 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; ª; RCA Victor RE 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; RCA Victor SER 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5710-5712
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86645 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)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 - October 1967 p.226; January 1968 p.365; February 1975 p.1551 [AB]; November 1988 p.868 [AB]
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Opera - January 1968 p.51 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.222-226 [CJT]
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American Record Guide - June 1967 Vol. 33 No. 10 p.904 [HG]
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Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Riccardo - Ragnar Ulfung
Renato - Cornell MacNeil
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Mignon Dunn
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - Allan Monk
Samuele - Ara Berberian
Tom - Federico Davià
Un Giudice - David Clements
Un servo - John Beauchamp
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1369
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (26 November 1967). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.468-469. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in-house».
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Sherrill Milnes
Don Alvaro - Bruno Prevedi
Preziosilla - Nancy Williams
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1315
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 October 1967). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «VG in house - clear but distant»
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI;25/2/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Lilian Sukis
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Claque 3007-9 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1130 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1967)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI;28/4/67))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - John Macurdy
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4044
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (28 April 1967).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Fiordiligi - Leontyne Price
Dorabella - Tatiana Troyanos
Despina - Judith Raskin
Ferrando - George Shirley
Guglielmo - Sherrill Milnes
Don Alfonso - Ezio Flagello
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor SER 5575-8 {3LPS} (1969)ª; RCA Victor «Red Seal» LSC-6416 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86677-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Sony «Masterworks Opera» 82876 87761-2 {3CDS} (2006)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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1969 p.1321 [SS]; September 1988 p.[AB]
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi
Elvira - Leontyne Price
Carlo - Mario Sereni
Silva - Ezio Flagello
Riccardo - Fernando Iacopucci
Iago - Hartje Mueller
Giovanna - Júlia Hamari
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor LSC 6183 {3LPS} (USA) (1968)ª; RCA Victor RE 5572-5574 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; RCA Victor SER 5572-5574 (UK) (1968)ª; RCA «Red Seal» RL 42866 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; RCA LMDS 6183 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCA GD 86503 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; *RCA 6503-2 RG {2CDS} (USA); Lyrica LRC 010 42 {2CDS} (Italy)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.377; January 1969 p.986; October 1979 p.712 [AB] ; August 1988 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1968 pp.1004-1005 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.174-177 [DH2]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.568
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Ernani - Renato Cioni
Elvira - Leontyne Price
Carlo - Peter Glossop
Silva - Ezio Flagello
Riccardo - Robert Glover
Iago - Richard J Clark
Giovanna - Sheila Nadler
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1384; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1310-2(?) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 September 1968). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.471-473. 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 conductor is given here as «Adler» and the recording is described as having «VG in-house sound». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004». The conductor is given here as «Patane» and the number is given as 1310-1.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Robert Merrill
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Louise Pearl
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines
Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Myto 3 MCD 945.112; Omega Opera Archive 1168
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78
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Comments:- Recording of performance at the MET (9 March 1968). 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 - 1968(LI;30/3/1968)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Nell Rankin
Oscar - Joy Clements
Silvano - Russell Christopher
Samuele - Lorenzo Alvary
Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1664
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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 (30 March 1968). 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». According to Omega their recording is «only fair in-house copy».
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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 Thomas Schippers - 1968(SE)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Cleopatra - Leontyne Price
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Black Disc; - RCA SB 6799 {1LP} (1969)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.24
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1969 p.302; October 1969 p.537
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Comments:- A recording of «concert-scenas» based on the opera
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ferrando - Ivo Vinco
Ines - Africa De Retes
Ruiz - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Un vecchio zingaro - Tulio Gagliardo
Un messo - Virgilio Tavini
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR P-9 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 022 258 {2CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.202-204 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; November 2002 S.92 [GH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63; No.298 février 2005 p.80 [CC]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.361 [LM]
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Correo Musical Argentino - No.171 setiembre 1995 p.2
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 pp.46-47 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.87 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón (June 1969)
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1969(LI;29/3/1969)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - James McCracken
Azucena - Grace Bumbry
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Sherrill Milnes
Ferrando - John Macurdy
Ines - Carlotta Ordassy
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero
Un messo - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1569
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 March 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1969(LI;6/3/69)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Grace Bumbry
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Sherrill Milnes
Ferrando - John Macurdy
Ines - Carlotta Ordassy
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero
Un messo - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1688
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of most of a performance at the MET (6 March 1969; see «My First Forty Years» p.62). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source of the recording used by Omega is stated to be a «VG in house» with it ending in Act 4 after «Ai nostri monti». Omega give the year of the recording incorrectly as 1959.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Sherrill Milnes
Ferrando - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Ines - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Ruiz - Ryland Davies
Un vecchio zingaro - Stanley Riley
Un messo - Neilson Taylor
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Black Disc; - RCA TRS 3000/1-3 {3LPS}; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5586/7/8 {3LPS} (UK) (1970)ª; RCA 26 35025 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40002
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86194 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 102 {2CDS}; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39504-2 (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1970 p.159 p.206; October 1970 p.563; August 1988 p.337 [HF]
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Opera - September 1970 p.852
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.123 [JC]; No.477 janvier 2001 p.92 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.234 [LM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.53
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - Hans Sotin
Una Sacerdotessa - Joyce Mathis
Un Messaggero - Bruce Brewer
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Black Disc; - RCA LMDS 6198/3; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5609-5011 (UK) (1971)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA ARK3-2541; RCA RK 40005
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86198 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39498-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Lyrica LRC 010223 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.889; March 1972 p.1503; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]
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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.120 [AT]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.95 [GB]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Michele - Gabriel Bacquier
Luigi - Aldo Bottion
Il Tinca - Raymond Manton
Il Talpa - William Fleck
Giorgetta - Leontyne Price
La Frugola - Betty Allen
Venditore di canzonette - Joe Pinedo
Due amanti - Steve Covington
- Ariel Bybee
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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 395 (& 401); live-rare-opera (unnumbered)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (26 November 1971; see OPERA March 1973 p.251 ). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and those issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI:Domingo)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Margarita Lilowa
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Raymond Wolansky
Ferrando - Richard Mundt
Ines - Donna Petersen
Ruiz - Joe Pinedo
Un vecchio zingaro - Eugene Lawrence
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2833-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (26 October 1971). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» February 2008.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI:King)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manrico - James King
Azucena - Margarita Lilowa
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Raymond Wolansky
Ferrando - Raymond Michalski
Ines - Donna Petersen
Ruiz - Joe Pinedo
Un vecchio zingaro - Eugene Lawrence
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1509-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. There were performances with the cast given above on 29 October and 3 November 1971 (see The «San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.483-486). This corresponds to the partial cast listing given by Premiere. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Michele - Sherrill Milnes
Luigi - Plácido Domingo
Il Tinca - Piero De Palma
Il Talpa - Robert Amis El Hage
Giorgetta - Leontyne Price
La Frugola - Oralia Domínguez
Venditore di canzonette - Philip Langridge
Due amanti - Elizabeth Gale
- Nigel Rogers
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Black Disc; - *RCA LSC 3220 {1LP} (USA) (1972)ª; RCA SER 5619 {1LP} (UK) (1972)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA RK 11585 (UK) (1972)ª
Compact Disc - RCA «Gold Seal Opera» GD 60865 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1972 p.1421 [EG]
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Comments:- A recording of «Scorri, fiume eterno» is included as an appendix with the LP
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Edmond Karlsrud
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Kostas Paskalis
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Nedda Casei
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr
Un Chirurgo - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 21272 (BRO 123811) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1972). 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 Serge Baudo - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price
Pinkerton - Stuart Burrows
Sharpless - Robert Goodloe
Suzuki - Nedda Casei
Kate Pinkerton - Carlotta Ordassy
Goro - Robert Schmorr
Il principe Yamadori - Russell Christopher
Lo zio Bonzo - Clifford Harvuot
Il commissario imperiale - Gene Boucher
L'ufficiale del Registro - Fawayne Murphy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1328
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 September 1973). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as an «Excellent in-house recording».
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Sherrill Milnes
Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka
Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Grant
Spoletta - Francis Egerton
Sciarrone - John Gibbs
Un pastore - David Pearl
Un carceriere - Michael Rippon
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Black Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» ARL 2-0105 {2LPS} (USA) (1974)ª;; RCA GL 20105 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 8015 {2CDS}(1986)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 52 {2CDS}; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39503-2 {2CDS}; RCA 70783 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1974 p.1734 [EG]; July 1974 p.184 [JBS]; January 1982 p.1049 [AB] April 1982 pp.1349-1350 [JBS]; November 1986 p.748 [EG]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.191-192 [AL2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.179 [MSC]
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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.45
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Conductor James Levine - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Sherrill Milnes
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - James Morris
Masetto - Raymond Michalski
Zerlina - Teresa Stratas
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 41374 (BRO 124721) {3CDRS} (2005)ª; Omega Opera Archive 2782 (& 2751 & 2153)
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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1974). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manon Lescaut - Leontyne Price
Des Grieux - Giorgio Merighi
Lescaut - Julian Patrick
Geronte - Renato Capecchi
Edmondo - William Harness
Una voce sola - Gwendolyn Jones
L'oste - John Miller
Il maestro di ballo - Joseph Frank
Lampionaio - Raymond Manton
Sergeant - James Courtney
Un comandante di Marina - Terrence Hawkins
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 466 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #466 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1259
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1974). 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 James Levine - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Marilyn Horne
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - James Morris
Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.561 {2CDS}; *Bensar Records OL 3676 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 442 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.61 [GH]; Januar 2002 S.54-S.55 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of performance at the MET (6 March 1976). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.
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Conductor James Levine - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Kurt Moll
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Sherrill Milnes
Don Alvaro - Plácido Domingo
Preziosilla - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fra Melitone - Gabriel Bacquier
Curra - Gillian Knight
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mastro Trabuco - Michel Sénéchal
Un Chirurgo - William Elvin
Un Alcalde - Malcolm King
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Black Disc; - *RCA RL 01864 (4) {4LPS} (UK) (1977)ª; RCA ARO 4 1864 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - RCA RD 81864 {3CDS} (UK) (1987)ª; RCA RCD3-1864; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39502-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1977 p.340 [EG]; December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; October 1987 p. [RO]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.97 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.111
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.232 [RVL]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.569
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.95 [GB]
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Conductor János Ferencsik - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Ariadne - Leontyne Price
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Ruth Welting
Bacchus - Allen Cathcart
Musiklehrer - Chester Ludgin
Harlekin - Dale Duesing
Truffaldin - Alexander Malta
Brighella - Robert Johnson
Scaramuchio - Joseph Frank
Najade - Eleanor Berquist
Dryade - Gwendolyn Jones
Echo - Pamela South
Haushofmeister - Ray Reinhardt
Ein Lakai - John Davies
Ein Offizier - William Pell
Ein Perückenmacher - Lawrence Cooper
Ein Tanzmeister - Joseph Frank
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven C 3036 {2CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (28 October 1977). The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «AUGUST 2007 ALERT».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Christa Ludwig
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ferrando - José van Dam
Ines - Maria Venuti
Ruiz - Heinz Zednik
Un vecchio zingaro - Karl Caslavsky
Un messo - Ewald Aichberger
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1526
Compact Disc; - Artists Fed 002.03 {2CDS}; Serenissima 360131 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 680 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1241-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (May 1977; see OPERA July 1977 pp.646-648). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22». The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1978 in Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ferrando - José van Dam
Ines - Maria Venuti
Ruiz - Heinz Zednik
Un vecchio zingaro - Martin Egel
Un messo - Ewald Aichberger
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Open Reel Tape - mr.tape 2532
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (March 1977). A performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 December 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 24 December 1977 - 6 January 1978 p.36.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ariadne - Leontyne Price
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Edita Gruberova
Bacchus - René Kollo
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Barry McDaniel
Truffaldin - Manfred Jungwirth
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Deborah Cook
Dryade - Enid Hartle
Echo - Norma Burrowes
Haushofmeister - Erich Kunz
Ein Lakai - Alfred Sramek
Ein Offizier - Peter Weber
Ein Perückenmacher - Georg Tichy
Ein Tanzmeister - Heinz Zednik
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Black Disc; - Decca D103D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSAD 13131 [3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K103K32(1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 384-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 233-2 {2CDS} (1998)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 - June 1979 p.101 [WSM]; September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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American Record Guide - August 1979 Vol.42 No.10 p.41 [RVL]
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Classics - November 1992 p.59
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.97 [LB]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall, London (November, December 1977)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Elena Obraztsova
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ferrando - Ruggero Raimondi
Ines - Maria Venuti
Ruiz - Horst Nitsche
Un messo - Horst Nitsche
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5111 {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 290953-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel SCLX 3855 {3LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5111 (1978)ª; EMI EX 290953-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69311-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1978 p.1766 [EG]: July 1978 p.167 [JBS]; November 1978 p.970 [IM]; March 1987 p. [HF]; September 1995 p.109
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.73
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.183 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.95
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Comments:- See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.810
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Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - David Cumberland
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Guillermo Sarabia
Don Alvaro - Veriano Luchetti
Preziosilla - Judith Forst
Fra Melitone - Giuseppe Taddei
Curra - Gwendolyn Jones
Padre Guardiano - Martti Talvela
Mastro Trabuco - Francis Egerton
Un Chirurgo - David Koch
Un Alcalde - John Del Carlo
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5398
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (9 November 1979). This performance was broadcast. The cast listed above is that given in the on-line chronolgy of performances at the San Francisco Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI;L. Price)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan
Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer
Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 384 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 815-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (18 November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 pp.298-301). Leontyne Price replaced Margaret Price who was ill. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Le Marquis de la Force - Eric Halfvarson
Blanche de la Force - Carol Vaness
Le Chevalier de la Force - Howard Hensel
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Régine Crespin
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leontyne Price
Mère Marie - Virginia Zeani
Mère Jeanne - Leslie Richards
Soeur Constance - Betsy Norden
Soeur Matilde - Donna Petersen
L'Aumonier - Jonathan Green
Le Geôlier - Carl Glaum
Premier Commissaire - Jeffrey Thomas
Deuxième Commissaire - John MacAllister
Thierry - Frank Levar
M.Javelinot - James Meyer
Soeur Anne de la Croix - Christina Jaqua
Mère Gerald - Xiao-hu Li
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 10693 {3CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the English translation by Joseph Machlis in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1982; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1983 No.55 pp.36-37; OPERA February 1983 pp.179-180).
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Conductor James Conlon - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Giuseppe Giacomini
Azucena - Viorica Cortez
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Louis Quilico
Ferrando - John Cheek
Ines - Jean Kraft
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero
Un messo - John Bills
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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 122684 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- This recording is probably of the performance at the MET 6 February 1982 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 James Levine - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Richard Vernon
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Leo Nucci
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe Giacomini
Preziosilla - Isola Jones
Fra Melitone - Enrico Fissore
Curra - Diane Kesling
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mastro Trabuco - Anthony Laciura
Un Chirurgo - John Darrenkamp
Un Alcalde - James Courtney
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-88-227 (NTSC); DG 072 427-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4076 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 427-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1993 p.102; April 2006 p.83 [JBS]
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Opera Now - November 1992 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.281 [RT]
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Opéra International - avril 1993 p.64
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Diapason - No.533 février 2006 p.116 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1992 p. 49
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Répertoire - November 1992 p.120
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1984)
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Conductor James Levine - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - James McCracken
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - John Macurdy
Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos
Una Sacerdotessa - Therese Brandson
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198502 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 January 1985). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española