There are 79 recordings on file in which Leontyne Price appears

Order by composer

(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*

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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

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

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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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

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

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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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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

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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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in English

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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

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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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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in German

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

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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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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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

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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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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

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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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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

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

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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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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

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

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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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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in English

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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

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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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber performed in English

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

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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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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

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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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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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)

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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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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber performed in English

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1968(SE)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Cleopatra - Leontyne Price

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Black Disc; - RCA SB 6799 {1LP} (1969)ª

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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}

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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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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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)

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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}

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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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

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)

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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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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

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

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Christa Ludwig

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ferrando - José van Dam

Ines - Maria Venuti

Ruiz - Heinz Zednik

Un vecchio zingaro - Karl Caslavsky

Un messo - Ewald Aichberger

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1526

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

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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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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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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

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

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Simon Estes

Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan

Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer

Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman

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

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

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

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

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

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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in English

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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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in italian

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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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)

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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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)

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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