(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951 - Arlesiana (L') by Francesco Cilea - Federico Del Cupolo*
2 1951(LI) - Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini - Gabriele Santini*
3 1952(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
4 1953(LI) - Aroldo by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin***
5 1953(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Fritz Reiner*
6 1953(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
7 1953(RA) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
8 1953(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Franco Ghione*
9 1953(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Alberto Erede*
10 1954(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
11 1954(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
12 1954(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
13 1955(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Antonino Votto*
14 1955(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
15 1955(RA) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Francesco Molinar..*
16 1955(RA) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
17 1956(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Rios Reyna*
18 1957(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
19 1957(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Nino Sanzogno***
20 1957(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
21 1957(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Franco Capuana*
22 1957(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
23 1958(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vincenzo Bellezza*
24 1958(RA) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nino Sanzogno*
25 1958(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Ugo Rápalo*
26 1958(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Ugo Rápalo*
27 1959(RE) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*
28 1960(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
29 1961(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
30 1961(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Franco Capuana*
31 1961(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Franco Capuana*
32 1961(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan*
33 1961(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Giuseppe Morelli*
34 1961(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Giuseppe Morelli***
35 1961(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
36 1961(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
37 1961(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
38 1962(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
39 1962(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Herbert von Karajan*
40 1963(LI) - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Franco Capuana*
41 1963(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Verchi*
42 1968(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Argeo Quadri*
43 1969(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Argeo Quadri*
44 1970(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
45 1971(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Franco Ferraris*
46 1972(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Franco Ferraris*
47 1972(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Paolo Peloso*
48 1972(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
49 1972(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Ino Savini*
50 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
51 1975(LE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
52 1976(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nello Santi*
53 1976(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Giuseppe Morelli*
54 1989 - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - M. Kubo*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Federico Del Cupolo - 1951
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rosa Mamai - Gianna Pederzini
Federico - Juan Oncina
Vivetta - Emma Tegani
Baldassare - Aldo Protti
Metifio - Ottavio Serpo
Marco - Carlo Ulivi
L'Innocente - Renata Villani
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Black Disc; - Colosseum CLPS 1016/1017 (USA) (1952)ª
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Recordings of L' Arlesiana by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.65
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.60 (mention) [FAL]
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Fernand Cortez - Gino Penno
Montézuma - Italo Tajo
Télasco - Aldo Protti
Amazily - Renata Tebaldi
Alvar - Piero De Palma
Morales - Afro Poli
Le grand-prêtre - Antonio Cassinelli
Spanish Prisoner 1 - Augosto Romani
Spanish Prisoner 2 - Gerardo Gaudioso
Sailor - Gianni Avolanti
A Mexican officer - Luigi Paolillo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 369 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 286-2 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6008 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 111-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª;; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6441/42 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]; September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.187-189 [GJ]
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Classical Express - Issue No.121 April 2000 p.4 [SJT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.266-267 [CHP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.110 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (15 December 1951; see OPERA February 1952 p.102). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Fernand Cortez is «Die vergessene Oper» in ORPHEUS März-April 2006 S.10
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Dario Caselli
Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena
Una Sacerdotessa - Suzanne Danco
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2735-2737 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 172-174 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 516-518 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca D47D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London LLA-13 {3LPS} (1952)ª; London A 4308 {3LPS}; Richmmond RS 63002 {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 239-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0191 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110129-30 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.173-174 [LS]; December 1962 pp.310-311 [EG]; April 1967 pp.545-546 [PHW]; May 1978 p.1930 [AB]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]
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Opera - July 1967 p.591
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.220-211 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.66 [IW]
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]: March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.261 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.91 [CLO]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.18
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84
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Classic CD - March 1994 p.63
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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]: February 2004 p.30 (mention) [JTH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [GE]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.84-85 [MC]
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Aroldo - Gino Penno
Briano - Ugo Novelli
Mina - Antonietta Stella
Egberto - Aldo Protti
Godvino - Gustavo Gallo
Enrico - Valiano Natali
Elena - Nada Paolo
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27014 {2CDS};; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7872 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0071 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aroldo by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.835; Opéra International No.262 No.262 novembre 2001 p.32
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.35
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (3 June 1953; see OPERA August 1953 p.487)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri
Escamillo - Aldo Protti
Frasquita - Angela Vercelli
Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani
Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma
Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia
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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {2CDS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco
Preziosilla - Fedora Barbieri
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Angela Vercelli
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Walter Finessi
Un Alcalde - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 4/3 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 62 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Medea +Ernani +La Dame de Pique + concert) {14LPS}; Vox Turnabout THS 65117/9 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 125 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 485 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - foyer 3-CF-2005 {3CDS}; House of Opera #485 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0126 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 233 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 pp.86-87 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (14 June 1953). See OPERA September 1953 p.551. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in June 2004.
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Nicola Monti
Ford - Aldo Protti
Dr. Cajus - Vittorio Pandano
Bardolfo - Mario Carlin
Pistola - Franco Calabrese
Alice Ford - Anna Maria Rovere
Nannetta - Rosanna Carteri
Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali
Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66328 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.86 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 23 September 1953.
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Conductor Franco Ghione - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra di Milano
Chorus - Coro di Milano
Santuzza - Elena Nicolai
Turiddu - Mario Del Monaco
Alfio - Aldo Protti
Lola - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Lucia - Anna Maria Anelli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2928-2929 {2LPS} (1954)ª; Decca LXT 5223-5225 {3LPS;AC} (+Pagliacci); Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 199-200 {2LPS}; London LL 990/991 {+recital) {2LPS} (1954)ª; Richmond RS 63003 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; Richmond RS 62008 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66314 {1CD} (2004)ª; Urania URN 22.300 (+Pagliacci - Erede) {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1954 p.28; June 1965 p.27
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Opera - July 1954 p.435
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.155-156 [JM]
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American Record Guide - June 1954 Vol.20 No.10 p.321 [PHR]: November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.248 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1954 Vol.4 No.4 p.46 [JH]: February 1964 Vol.14 No.2 p.89 [CLO]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380: September 1956 p.724
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.194 maggio 2005 p.90 [MG]: Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.82-83 [CV]
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Clara Petrella
Tonio - Afro Poli
Beppe - Piero De Palma
Silvio - Aldo Protti
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2845-2846 (+recital - Del Monaco) {2LPS} (1953)ª; Decca LXT 5223-5225 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 201-202 {2LPS} (1966)ª; London LL 880-881 (+recital - Del Monaco} {2LPS} (1953)ª; Richmond RS 63003 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; Richmond RS 62009 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66321 {1CD} (2005)ª; Urania URN 22.300 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Ghione) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.200 p.200 [JF]; April 1954 p.419 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (mention) [AP]; August 1966 pp.128-129 (mention) [EG]
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Opera - January 1954 p.40 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.155-156 [JM]
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.248 [HG]
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.5
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.724
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1964 Vol.14 No.2 p.89 [CLO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.80 [VJ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.82-83 [CV]
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Comments:- The prologue is sung by Aldo Protti. See letter in FANFARE Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 p.12, pp.14-15
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Aldo Protti
Cassio - Piero De Palma
Rodrigo - Angelo Mercuriali
Lodovico - Fernando Corena
Montano - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Emilia - Luisa Ribacchi
Un Araldo - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5009-5011 {3LPS} (1955)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 732-734 {3LPS} (1975)ª; London LLA 24 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63004 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 440 245-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.367 [PHW]; April 1955 pp.470-471 [DST]; February 1975 p.1548 [AB]; May 1994 p.115 [AB]
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Opera - April 1955 p.260
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Opera Now - March 1994 p.55
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149
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American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84
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Répertoire - No.66 February 1994 p.88
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Duca di Mantova - Mario Del Monaco
Sparafucile - Cesare Siepi
Maddalena - Giulietta Simionato
Giovanna - Luisa Ribacchi
Monterone - Fernando Corena
Marullo - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Borsa - Piero De Palma
Conte di Ceprano - Dario Caselli
Contessa di Ceprano - Christiane Castelli
Un paggio - Lina Rossi
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5006-5008 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 203-205 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 519-521 (1967)ª; London LLA 25 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63005 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 440 242-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.366 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; August 1964 pp.102-103 [EG]; May 1967 pp.604-605 [EG]; July 1994 p.120 [AB]
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Opera - February 1955 p.123
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Opera Now - February 1994 p.56
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 pp.149-150 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [JN]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii, p.64 iv, p.64 v [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]
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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi
Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli
Annina - Rina Cavallari
Alfredo Germont - Gianni Poggi
Giorgio Germont - Aldo Protti
Gastone - Piero De Palma
Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi
Barone Douphol - Antonio Sacchetti
Marchese d'Obigny - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2992-2994 {3LPS} (195)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 232-234 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 522-524 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Eclipse» ECS 726-728 {3LPS} (1974)ª; London LLA 26 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 430 250-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 895-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1955 pp.366-367 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; December 1964 p.295 [EG]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; July 1974 p.264, p.269 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1955 p.122
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 v [JH]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251, p.253
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti
Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Callas
La mulatta Bersi - Silvana Zanolli
La Contessa di Coigny - Maria Amadini
Madelon - Lucia Danieli
Roucher - Enrico Campi
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Michele Cazzato (Casato)
Fouquier Tinville - Vittorio Tatozzi
Un Incredible - Mariano Caruso
Pietro Fléville - Enzo Sordello
L'abate - Mario Carlin
Dumas - Giuseppe Morresi
Schmidt - Eraldo Coda
Il maestro di casa - Carlo Forti
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 286 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 66 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 38/3 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 421 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPA 232551.52 {2CDS} Melodram 26002 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0006 {2CDS} ;; DiVa 1107/1108 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1330 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Living Stage LS 4035162 {2CDS} (2002)ª; EMI CMS 5 67913-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2002 p.122 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.54
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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.112 [ES]
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Stereophile - December 1990 (Vol.13 No.12) p.219
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International Record Review - November 2002 pp.71-72 [RP]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.107 febrero 1998 p.40 [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JR]: No.41 septiembre- octubre 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.80 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (8 January 1955; mentioned in OPERA March1955 p.176)
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano
Preziosilla - Martha Pérez
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Giuse Gerbino
Padre Guardiano - Giuseppe Modesti
Mastro Trabuco - Giuseppe Zampieri
Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda
Un Alcalde - Antonio Zerbini
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Black Disc - CLS «Unforgettable Performances» MD-TP 01/019/020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5068 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juni 1979 S.145 [IB2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 April 1955). A recording is listed in the online catalogue of The Omega Opera Archive (572) which appears to be of this performance, but which is attributed to «RAI 1954».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Holländer - Aldo Protti
Senta - Dorothy Dow
Daland - Mario Petri
Erik - Mirto Picchi
Mary - Giannella Borelli
Steuermann - Amedeo Berdini
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0223 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 July 1955 and recorded on 4 April 1955.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Virginia Zeani
Duca di Mantova - Carlo Zampighi
Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria
Maddalena - Luisa Ribacchi
Giovanna - Marisa Guerra
Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi
Marullo - Dario Caselli
Borsa - Gino Del Signore
Conte di Ceprano - Carlo Forti
Contessa di Ceprano - Gianna Brunelli
Un paggio - Luisa Mandelli
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Black Disc - Period TE 1112 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers RIG 195501 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bongiovanni GB HOC 027/28-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5651 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [JMP]
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Comments:- The Period LPs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (No.254 p.21), L'Avant Scène Opéra (No.112/113 p.157) and the Mellen Index (Vol.XI p.556) with what appears to be a fictitious cast, with the Patagonian Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Ralph de Cross. It is indicated in L'Avant Scène Opéra (loc.cit.) that the Rigoletto is Protti and the Gilda is Zeani. The only performance that I have been able to find in which these singers sang together in these roles is in a RAI television performance transmitted on 26 February 1955. I have therefore assumed that the recording on the Period LPs is of the soundtrack of this. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI1931-1980» p.132. The CDs issued by Bongiovanni also carry, as a «filler», short excerpts from a performance of Rigoletto with Protti, D'Angelo, Filippeschi (Caracas 1956?). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the performance is also attributed to RAI. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006».
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Conductor Rios Reyna - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Municipal de Caracas
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Caracas
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Mario Filippeschi
Sparafucile - Alfredo Colella
Maddalena - Anna Maria Tassi
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.380 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 p.99 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Caracas, Venezuela (7 November 1956; see «Aldo Protti - Un baritono fatto così» p.124).
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Franco Calabrese
Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano
Preziosilla - Gabriella Carturan
Fra Melitone - Enrico Campi
Curra - Stefania Malagù
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Franco Ricciardi
Un Chirurgo - Franco Piva
Un Alcalde - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37010 {3CDS}; Frequenz 043-015 {3CDS} Pantheon 6627-6629 {3CDS}; Phoenix PX 510.3 Myto 3MCD 001215 (+Anna Bolena - highlights){3CDS} (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 40351317 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera CDNO 789-3 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22315 {3CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 p.320 [JM]; Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 [GJ]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.252-254 [JM]
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Orpheus - März 1997 S.59 (mention)
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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.311 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80
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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.144
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Classical Express - Issue No.121 p.4 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne during a tour by La Scala (5 July 1957)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Giuseppe di Stefano
Nedda - Clara Petrella
Tonio - Aldo Protti
Beppe - Luigi Alva
Silvio - Enzo Sordello
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 85 {2LPS}; Di Stefano Records GDS 1001 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Votto) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 1 CD 012 244 {1CD} (2001)ª; Myto «Historical» 1 MCD 061 H108 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.205-206 [HF]; Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 p.161 [BR]
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Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 [MP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.257 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.90 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 January 1957)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Elvira - Virginia Zeani
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Andrea Mongelli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Raimondo Botteghelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca
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Black Disc - Rococo 1006 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1135 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1195/6-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.65 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.89 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 February 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.177). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Manrico - Mario Filippeschi
Azucena - Fedora Barbieri
Leonora - Antonietta Stella
Conte di Luna - Aldo Protti
Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera »GAO 101-102 {2CDS} Bongiovanni HOC 048/49 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.90 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Antonio Massaria
Leonora di Vargas - Anita Cerquetti
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Vera Presti
Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff
Mastro Trabuco - Adelio Zagonora
Un Chirurgo - Renzo Gonzales
Un Alcalde - Eraldo Coda
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Black Disc - Replica ARPL 32499 {3CDS}; Sonata 9056 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *CBS/Sony 1047-9 {3CDS}; Bongiovanni GAO 174-176 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3MCD 992 203 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1865-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.346; Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.374 [JM]
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62; Juli 1999 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]; novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.61
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.215
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a peformance broadcast on September 29 1957
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Figaro - Aldo Protti
Il Conte Almaviva - Alfredo Kraus
Rosina - Renata Scotto
Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli
Don Basilio - Enrico Campi
Berta - Anna Di Stasio
Fiorello - Mariano Caruso
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 137-138 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 25 1993 p.32
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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.56
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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.68
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 180
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena Flegrea (See Opera Oct 1958 p.663)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Francesca - Ilva Ligabue
Samaritana - Nicoletta Panni
Ostasio - Fernando Valentini
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti
Paolo il Bello - Mirto Picchi
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Piero De Palma
Biancofiore - Alberta Valentini
Garsenda - Renata Mattioli
Altichiara - Biancamaria Casoni
Adonella - Palma Martini
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Mario Carlin
Il balestriere - Mario Carlin
Il torrigiano - Guido Pasella
La schiava - Luisa Ribacchi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2547-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 December 1958. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.150. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007
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Conductor Ugo Rápalo - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Santuzza - Caterina Mancini
Turiddu - Gianni Poggi
Alfio - Aldo Protti
Lola - Adriana Lazzarini
Lucia - Aurora Cattelani
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Black Disc - Philips ABL 3256 (Highlights + Pagliacci Highlights); Philips ABL 3318-20 (+Pagliacci); Philips SABL 135-7 (+Pagliacci); Fontana SFL 14002-4 (+Pagliacci)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1959 p.241 (Highlights); July 1960 p.78 [AP] May 1968 p.609
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Opera - September 1960 p.637
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.523 [CW]
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.15 [FGB]
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Conductor Ugo Rápalo - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Canio - Gianni Poggi
Nedda - Aureliana Beltrami
Tonio - Aldo Protti
Beppe - Alfredo Nobile
Silvio - Walter Monachesi
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Black Disc - Philips ABL 3256 (Highlights +Cavalleria rusticana Highlights) Philips ABL 3318-20 (+Cavalleria rusticana); Philips SABL 135-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana); FONTANA SFL 14002-4 (+Cavalleria rusticana)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1959 p.241 (Highlights); July 1960 p.78 [AP] May 1968 p.609
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Opera - September 1960 p.637
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.523 [CW]
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.15 [FGB]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Marcella Pobbe
Ortrud - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Friedrich von Telramund - Aldo Protti
König Heinrich - Paolo Dari
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enrico Campi
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 15004 {1CD}
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance recorded on 8 September 1959 and broadcast on 12 February 1960.
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Mario Verazzi
Leonora di Vargas - Gré Brouwenstijn
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Preziosilla - Mignon Dunn
Fra Melitone - Giulio Viamonte
Curra - Ruzena Horakova
Padre Guardiano - Norman Scott
Mastro Trabuco - Virgilio Tavini
Un Chirurgo - Guerrino Boschetti
Un Alcalde - Victor Bacciato
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 921-3 {3CDRS} (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Compact Disc Releases from Premiere Opera» dated February/March 2003.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Luisa Maragliano
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {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:- Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK italian Opera Chorus - Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
Il Re di Egitto - Silvano Pagliuca
Una Sacerdotessa - Shiozo Kawauki
Un Messaggero - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 320-322 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08133
Compact Disc; - King K33Y 100-2 (Japan); Gala GL 100 507 {2CDS} ;; Frequenz 043-008 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 759-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
Laser Disc; - Seven Seas 631L 8-9 (Japanese NTSC); King KILM 102-103 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
DVD (Video) - *NHK Video KIBM 1012 (Japan) (2002)ª; Video Artists Internationaal DVDVAI 4420 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - VAI (NTSC)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2008 p.95 (DVD) [PO'C]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59 (audio); November + Dezember 2007 S.70 (DVD) [GH]
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133 (audio)
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.237-238 (DVD} [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.78 (audio)
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Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (13 October 1961).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus - Tokyo Choraliers
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Anna Di Stasio
La Contessa di Coigny - Amalia Pini
Madelon - Amalia Pini
Roucher - Silvano Pagliuca
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Arturo La Porta
Fouquier Tinville - Giorgio Onesti
Un Incredible - Renato Cesari
Pietro Fléville - Arturo La Porta
Dumas - Silvano Pagliuca
Schmidt - Giorgio Onesti
Il maestro di casa - Silvano Pagliuca
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 317-319 {3LPS} (Japan); Melodram 453 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 214-2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1199 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Encore DVD 2007 (2005)ª
Laser Disc; - King 873L16 (Japanese NTSC); King KILM 110 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
DVD (Video) - NHK Video KIBM 1014 (Japan) (2002)ª; VAI DVD 4419 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - VAI Video 69083 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 p.162 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (audio); April 1997 S.57 (audio); 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.63 (DVD) [GH]
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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.113 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.275 (video): November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.275-276 (DVD) [RVL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.6 (audio)
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.68-69 (DVD) [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]
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Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 p.82 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of performances in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo. According to the archive section of the operajaponic website there were 3 performances in Tokyo (28 September, 1, 5 October 1961) and one in Osaka (28 October 1961) and the role of Gerard was shared by Giangiacomo Guelfi and Aldo Protti. According to «Aldo Protti - Un Baritono fatto così» p.143 Protti sang in the performances on October 1 and 28, so presumably Guelfi sang in the other two. Consistent with this the recording on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro (according to their online catalogue) is of a performance on 1 October 1961 and the role of Gerard is sung by Protti. On the other hand, according to Masatoshi Nozaki (Opera Disc Collection 2nd edition p.397) in the performance on the laser disc issued by King Video and the CD issued by Legato Gerard is sung by Guelfi. According to the review of the LPs issued by Melodram in FANFARE the recording on these discs comes from two performances and Guelfi sings in Acts 1-3 and Protti in Act 4. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Aldo Protti is listed as a performer. The recordings issued by VAI are of the performance on 1 October 1961.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Regina Resnik
Don José - Dimiter Uzunov
Micaëla - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Escamillo - Aldo Protti
Frasquita - Liselotte Maikl
Mercédès - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Le Dancaïre - Harald Pröglhoff
Le Remendado - Murray Dickie
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 201 {2CDS}; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)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 publication:-
Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.60 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (10 December 1961). Both Hunt and House of Opera incorrectly state that the year is 1962.
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus - Tokyo Choraliers
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Gabriella Tucci
Tonio - Aldo Protti
Beppe - Antonio Pirino
Silvio - Attilio D' Orazi
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 310-312 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.518 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Morelli 1961) {2CDS}; Opera Depot OD 10299 {1CDR} (2008)ª
Laser Disc; - King 873L 10 (Japanese NTSC); King KILM 104 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª
DVD (Video) - NHK Video 1015 (Japan) (2002)ª; VAI DVD 4421 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - VAI Video 69082 (NTSC); Lyric Distribution #1345 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.113 [MP]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.275: November/ December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.276 (DVD) [CHP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.70-71 (DVD) [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 pp.83-84 [MC]
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Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 p.82 (DVD) [PC]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (October 1961). The CDR issued by «Opera Depot» is listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Gabriella Tucci
Tonio - Aldo Protti
Beppe - Antonio Pirino
Silvio - Leone Paci
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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.518
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.125
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.54
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (See OPERA April 1962 p.262)
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Gabriella Tucci
Duca di Mantova - Gianni Poggi
Sparafucile - Paolo Washington
Maddalena - Anna Di Stasio
Giovanna - Amalia Pini
Monterone - Silvano Pagliuca
Marullo - Arturo La Porta
Borsa - Athos Cesarini
Conte di Ceprano - Giorgio Onesti
Un paggio - Kazuko Matsuchi
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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 354 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc - Seven Seas K33Y103/4 {2CDS} (Japan)
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5363 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1462 (NTSC) (+Bastianini - Il balen)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Video and audio recordings of a performance in Tokyo (30 September 1961). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tadeo
Maddalena - Bruna Ronchini
Giovanna - Liliana Hussu
Monterone - Vito Susca
Marullo - Claudio Giombi
Borsa - Raimondo Botteghelli
Conte di Ceprano - Eno Mucchiutti
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Bianchi
Un paggio - Ofelia Cappelletti
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Black Disc; - Paragon DSV 52009 {2LPS}; *Movimento Musica 02.003 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Melodram 27006 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDE 1020 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.67
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 March 1961)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper - Wiener Kinderchor
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Aldo Protti
Cassio - Nello Romanato
Rodrigo - Athos Cesarini
Lodovico - Fernando Corena
Montano - Tom Krause
Emilia - Ana Raquel Satra
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 209-211 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Decca SET 209-211 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Decca D55D3 {3LPS}; *Decca 411 618-1; London A 4352 {3LPS} (1961)ª;; London OSA 1324 {3LPS} (1961)ª; London «Jubilee» LJ 411 618-1 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A21 (1976)ª;; Decca 411 618-4
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 411 618-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 901-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 9984 {2CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90038 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1961 p.219; January 1962 p.341; August 1976 p.341 [IM];August 1977 p.340 [AB]; December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; March 1987 p.1329 [AB]
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Opera - January 1962 p.50
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.244-247 [WA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1961 Vol.11 No.10 p.73 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.28 No.3 p.180 [CJL]: July 1962 Vol.28 No.11 p.903 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Don Carlo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Filippo II - Jerome Hines
Rodrigo - Aldo Protti
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter
Un Frate - Juan Zanin
Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn
La principessa Eboli - Regina Resnik
Tebaldo - Susana Rouco
Il Conte di Lerma - Italo Pasini
Un Araldo Reale - Per Drewsen
Una voce dal cielo - M. Malatesta
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00672
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1027 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1601-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1962)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Floriana Cavalli
Mario Cavaradossi - Dimiter Uzunov
Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti
Il Sagristano - Karl Dönch
Cesare Angelotti - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Spoletta - Erich Majkut
Sciarrone - Harald Pröglhoff
Un carceriere - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc - Hunt KAR 206 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Selika - Antonietta Stella
Vasco da Gama - Nikola Nikolov
Ines - Margherita Rinaldi
Nelusko - Aldo Protti
Don Pedro - Ivo Vinco
Don Diego - Enrico Campi
Grand Inquisitor - Plinio Clabassi
Alvar - Paride Venturi
Anna - Armanda Bonato
High Priest of Brahma - Plinio Clabassi
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 286 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Melodram MEL 459 {3LPS}
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (18 December 1963)
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Lirica Italiana
Figaro - Aldo Protti
Il Conte Almaviva - Lorenzo Sabatucci
Rosina - Giulietta Simionato
Dr. Bartolo - Arturo La Porta
Don Basilio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Berta - Anna Di Stasio
Fiorello - Giorgio Onesti
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Compact Disc; - Fiori FI 1045 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (23 October 1983). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Elvira - Gabriella Tucci
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Ruggero Raimondi
Enrichetta di Francia - Vittoria Managhi
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 15001 (highlights) {1CD} Butterfly Music BMCD 005 {2CDS}
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.142 (highlights) [RL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Catania (22 March 1968; mentioned in OPERA June 1968 p.499)
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Elvira - Margherita Rinaldi
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
Enrichetta di Francia - Lina Gastaldi
Sir Bruno Robertson - Vittorio Pandano
Lord Gualtiero Valton - P. Branca
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers PUR 196903 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (24 April 1969). The cast listed above is that given in «Aldo Protti - Un Baritono Fatto Così» by Lidia Soriani Cucchi and Daniele Rubboli p.171. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Federici
Una Sacerdotessa - Rina Pallini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10231 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1998 S.54 [IW]
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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [RB]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.121 agosto-settembre 1998 p.113 [GL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 pp.42-43 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (8 March 1970; mentioned in OPERA July 1970 p.671)
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Conductor Franco Ferraris - 1971(LE)
Orchestra - Opera di Cremona
Chorus - Opera di Cremona
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Antonietta Berdini
Iago - Aldo Protti
Cassio - Pier Francesco Poli
Emilia - Adriana Alinova
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 200/201
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.81
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.91
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Cremona (27 February 1971). The GAO CD also contains extracts of performances at Mantua and Budapest
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Conductor Franco Ferraris - 1972(LE)
Orchestra - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)
Chorus - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Katia Ricciarelli
Iago - Aldo Protti
Cassio - Pierre Lanni
Rodrigo - Jean-Jacques Schreurs
Lodovico - Loris Gambelli
Montano - Luigi Medda
Emilia - Anna Di Stasio
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 169-2 (+Stiffelio); House of Opera CDBB 725 {1CDR} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2355 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.2 Fall 1996 p.212 [RL]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Théâtre de La Monnaie (See OPERA February 1973 p.158; «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere Perennius» p.864). The excerpts on the Legato CDs are a «filler» on the CDs of the recording of Stiffelio. The CDR issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22». Here the performance is attributed (incorrectly?) to Antwerp. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Communale di Genova
Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti
Madeleine di Coigny - Raina Kabaivanska
La mulatta Bersi - Laura Zannini
Madelon - Maria Maddalena
Roucher - Graziano Del Vivo
Un Incredible - Franco Ricciardi
Pietro Fléville - Vico Polotto
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1114 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AND 197201 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.291 [MM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- The recording issued by «Living Stage» and by «The Opera Lovers» appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (March 1972). See OPERA August 1972 pp.744-745. It is attributed by both to Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, but this cannot be correct as Andrea Chénier was not performed at La Fenice in 1972. See «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991». Some of the information about the cast as listed above comes from the review in OPERA and may be incorrect as the performance reviewed may not be the performance recorded. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. Here the recording is attributed correctly.
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Luisa - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Aldo Protti
Walter - Mario Rinaudo
Federica - Gabriella Carturan
Wurm - Maurizio Mazzieri
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1099 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1382-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Genoa (September 1972; see OPERA January 1973 p.67). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003 and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Ino Savini - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Giacomini
Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti
Il Sagristano - Sergio Pezzetti
Cesare Angelotti - Alfonso Marchica
Spoletta - Aronne Ceroni
Sciarrone - Tiziano Tomassone
Un pastore - Luca Visani
Un carceriere - Enzo Vecchi
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 166-167 {2CDS}; Arkadia 607-2 {1CD} (highlights); Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2613-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.232: No.4 March/April 1995 p.235
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63
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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54
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American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.145
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.100 [JG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Faenza (9 March 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stella Silva
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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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 Verona Arena (14 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianfranco Cecchele
Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti
Il Sagristano - Giorgio Giorgetti
Cesare Angelotti - Ubaldo Carosi
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Gino Calò
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Compact Disc - Gala 100823 {1CD}
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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 publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (mention) [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genoa (June 1975; see OPERA September 1975 p.879 )
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Francesca - Ilva Ligabue
Samaritana - Janine Devost
Ostasio - Pedro Farrés
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti
Paolo il Bello - Ruggero Bondino
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Michel Sénéchal
Biancofiore - Bernadette Antoine
Garsenda - Edith Tremblay
Altichiara - Joyce Castle
Adonella - Amelia Salvetti
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Michel Hamel
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Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32492/3 {2CDS);; Gala GL 100 726 (+I masnadieri - highlights - Gavazzeni) {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers FRA 197601 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (15 March 1976). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Nicole Lorange
Tonio - Aldo Protti
Silvio - Enric Serra
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 277 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo. 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» where the recording is stated to be «with flaws», the date is given as «8 or 11 january 1976», and the conductor is incorrectly named as «Moratti». According to the review in OPERA June 1976 p.565 on the opening night (8 January) «Aldo Protti was ill and Tonio was sung by Mario D'Anna with complete conviction, but the Prologue was sung by Domingo! He delivered a really memorable performance of it - in a baritonal tessitura, of course, - and immediately began singing the role of Canio without any apparent effort»
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Conductor M. Kubo - 1989
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
Otello - ? Yu
Desdemona - Emiko Maruyama
Iago - Aldo Protti
Cassio - A. Iso
Lodovico - Kunio Nakamura
Emilia - Sanae Sato
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Compact Disc - Shuto Opera OP-001-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- This recording is listed in «Opera Disc Collection» by Masatoshi Nozaki p.196
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
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NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
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Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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