(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1962(STU) - Opéra d'Aran (L') by Henri Bécaud - Georges Prêtre*
2 1965(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Nicola Rescigno*
3 1966(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan*
4 1968-69(STU) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Georges Prêtre*
5 1969(RA) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
6 1969(STU) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
7 1969(STU) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
8 196?(SE) - Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully - Jean-François Paillard*
9 196?(SE) - Isis by Jean-Baptiste Lully - Jean-François Paillard*
10 1970(LI) - Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti - Reynald Giovaninetti*
11 1970(STU) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Alain Lombard*
12 1972(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Roberto Benzi*
13 1972(STU) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
14 1973(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Daniel Barenboim*
15 1975(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*
16 1975(STU) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Richard Bonynge*
17 1976(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Georges Prêtre*
18 1976(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Charles Mackerras*
19 1977(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Patanè*
20 1977(STU) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
21 1978(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Serge Baudo*
22 1979?(STU) - Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz - Daniel Barenboim*
23 1980 - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Rouslan Raichev*
24 1980(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Nello Santi*
25 1980(STU) - Dardanus by Jean-Philippe Rameau - Raymond Leppard*
26 1980?(STU) - David et Jonathas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Michel Corboz*
27 1982(LI) - sonnambula (La) by Vincenzo Bellini - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
28 1987(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - John Eliot Gardiner*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Chorus - Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur
Maureen - Rosanna Carteri
Mara - Agnès Disney
Angelo - Alvino Misciano
Mickey - Peter Gottlieb
Sean - Frank Schooten
MacJorry - Louis Maurin
MacCreagh - Roger Soyer
Le Cure - Henri Médus
L'Homme à la harpe - Michel Llado
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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 320-322 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Pathé ASTX 136-138 {3LPS} (1963)ª; EMI Pathé-Marconi 2C 167-12183-5;; Angel 3637 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3637 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.74 février 1963 p.21 [JG]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.216 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [ES]
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Cesare Angelotti - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
Spoletta - Louis Rialland
Sciarrone - Roger Soyer
Un pastore - Jeannine Collard
Un carceriere - Georges Daum
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 480 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 26033 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.188 (2) p.193 (4) p.190
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Paris (3 March 1965)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Gérard Dunan
Le Remendado - Milen Paunov
Moralès - Roger Soyer
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 11022 {3CDS}; Price-Less DI 838X {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1966). The performance on 27 August 1966, with Ernest Blanc as Escamillo, is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.54, p.58.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968-69(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - L'ORTF Children's Chorus
Werther - Nicolai Gedda
Charlotte - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Roger Soyer
Le Bailli - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Johann - Christos Grigoriou
Schmidt - André Mallabrera
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 945/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; HMV SLS 5105 (+Recital) {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5105 (+Recital)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63973-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6272 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.600 [AB]; January 1970 p.1119; February 1978 p.1459 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; May 1992 p.109December 2003 p.101 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.199-200 [MM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 pp.92-93 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.154 [RVL]
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Comments:- See comments by Victoria de los Ángeles in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL, juin 1996 No.203p.15 .
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer
Marguerite - Marilyn Horne
Brander - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 1924
Compact Disc; - Arkadia 461 (+Les Troyens) {4CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1290 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Comments:- Recorded 11 January 1969 and broadcast on 1 February 1969.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Panthée - Anthony Raffell
Narbal - Roger Soyer
Ascagne - Anne Howells
Cassandre - Berit Lindholm
Didon - Josephine Veasey
Anna - Heather Begg
Hylas - Ryland Davies
Priam - Pierre Thau
Hécube - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Iopas - Ian Partridge
Helenus - David Lennox
Un chef grec - Dennis Wicks
Un soldat troyen - Pierre Thau
1re sentinelle - Raimund Herincx
2e sentinelle - Dennis Wicks
L'Ombre d'Hector - Roger Soyer
Le spectre de Cassandre - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Le spectre d'Priam - Raimund Herincx
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Mercure - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc - *Philips 6709 002
Compact Cassette - Philips 7699 142
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 432-2 {4CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª; Decca/Philips «Classic Opera» 475 6661 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1970 p.1792; July 1970 p.147; December 1986 p. [EG]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.32 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
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Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
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Diapason - 1970 No.148;No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
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Stereophile - March 1988 (Vol.11 No.3) p.153
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.77
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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International Record Review - May 2005 p.27 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE May 1970 p.1742; June 1970 p.32
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Panthée - Anthony Raffell
Narbal - Roger Soyer
Ascagne - Anne Howells
Cassandre - Berit Lindholm
Didon - Josephine Veasey
Anna - Heather Begg
Hylas - Ryland Davies
Priam - Pierre Thau
Hécube - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Iopas - Ian Partridge
Helenus - David Lennox
Un chef grec - Dennis Wicks
Un soldat troyen - Pierre Thau
1re sentinelle - Raimund Herincx
2e sentinelle - Dennis Wicks
L'Ombre d'Hector - Roger Soyer
Le spectre de Cassandre - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Le spectre d'Priam - Raimund Herincx
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Mercure - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc - *Philips 6709 002
Compact Cassette - Philips 7699 142
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 432-2 {4CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª; Decca/Philips «Classic Opera» 475 6661 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1970 p.1792; July 1970 p.147; December 1986 p. [EG]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.32 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
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Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
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Diapason - 1970 No.148;No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
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Stereophile - March 1988 (Vol.11 No.3) p.153
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.77
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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International Record Review - May 2005 p.27 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE May 1970 p.1742; June 1970 p.32
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Conductor Jean-François Paillard - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Jean-François Paillard
Chorus - Choeurs Philippe Caillard
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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 70313 (+Isis - excerpts) {1LP} ;; Musical Heritage Society MHS 867 (+Isis - excerpts) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO 2564605782 (+Isis - excerpts +Caprice de Villers-Cotterêts; - Lalande) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.374
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.507 octobre 2003 p.106 [IAA]
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American Record Guide - Vol.35 No.7 March 1969 p.566 [JWB]
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Comments:- The LP issued by ERATO and reissued by MHS has excerpts from Armide on one side and from Isis on the other. The singers are stated to be Nadine Sautereau, Jocelyne Chamonin, André Mallabrera and Roger Soyer, but, from the information that I have available, it is not clear if they all take part in both sets of excerpts. The excerpts from Armide are Overture; Duet; Renaud's Slumber; Armide's Monologue; Passacaille. The CD also includes a recording of Caprice de Villers-Cotterêts by Lalande.
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Conductor Jean-François Paillard - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Jean-François Paillard
Chorus - Choeurs Philippe Caillard
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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 70313 (+Armide - excerpts) {1LP}; Musical Heritage Society MHS 867 (+Armide - excerpts) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO 2564605782 (+Armide - excerpts +Caprice de Villers-Cotterêts- Lalande) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.507 octobre 2003 p.106 [IAA]
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American Record Guide - Vol.35 No.7 March 1969 p.566 [JWB]
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Comments:- The LP issued by ERATO and reissued by MHS has excerpts from Isis on one side and from Armide on the other. The following singers are listed as taking part: Nadine Sautereau, Jocelyne Chamonin, André Mallabrera, Roger Soyer. However, from the information available to me, it is not clear if they all take part in both sets of excerpts. The following excerpts from Isis are performed: Prologue, Duet of Nymphs; Shivering Chorus; Rondeau; Io's Plaint; Act 3 scenes. The CD also includes a recording of Caprice de Villers-Cotterêts by Lalande.
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Lucrezia Borgia - Montserrat Caballé
Gennaro - José Carreras
Maffio Orsini - Jane Berbié
Don Alfonso - Roger Soyer
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 225 (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers LUCR 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada); Celestial Audio CA 458 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1970; see OPERA April 1971 p,337). The partial cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.336. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Lakmé - Mady Mesplé
Gérald - Charles Burles
Nilakantha - Roger Soyer
Mallika - Danièlle Millet
Ellen - Bernadette Antoine
Rose - Monique Linval
Frédéric - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Mistress Bentson - Agnès Disney
Hadji - Joseph Peyron
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Black Disc - EMI Pathé 2C 167 10975-10977 {3LPS}; Seraphim SIC 6082 HMV EG 290160-1 {1LP} (highlights)
Compact Cassette - HMV EG 290160-4 (highlghts)
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49430-2 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67742-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1984 p. (highlights) [AB]; July 1988 p.192 [LS]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.112-113 [JM]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 p.96 [LM]
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Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Faust - Albert Lance
Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer
Marguerite - Andrée Esposito
Valentin - Robert Massard
Siébel - Rina Cornelissens
Marthe - Elisabeth Cooymans
Wagner - Cor Niessen
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Compact Disc; - *Bella Voce BLV 107 408 (+Romeo et Juliette - highlights cond. de Almeida) {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.55 [GH]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.80 (mention) [MP]
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Comments:- Recorded on 28 October 1972. The Bella Voce CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS Issue No.126 September 2000 p.7
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Jules Bastin
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - Roger Soyer
Francesco - Derek Blackwell
Bernadino - Robert Lloyd
Pompeo - Raimund Herincx
Teresa - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Cabaretier - Hugues Cuénod
Ascanio - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 019 (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - Philips 7675 002
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 955-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1973 p.1722 [JW]; July 1973 p.247 [WAC]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; January 1989 p. [EG]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
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Orpheus - März 1973 S.48 [SH]; Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.427-431 [RP]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
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Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.115
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE September 1972 p.475; March 1973 p.1657. Charles Handelman also lists in his catalog (November 2000) a compact cassette (03284) of what appears to be the recording of a concert performance with the same cast at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 1972. This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 22-28 July 1972 p.29)
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera Chorus
Don Giovanni - Roger Soyer
Donna Anna - Antigone Sgourda
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Heather Harper
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Peter Lagger
Masetto - Alberto Rinaldi
Zerlina - Helen Donath
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Black Disc - HMV SLS 978 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63976-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; EMI 572 227-2 {2CDS} {shortened to fit on 2CDS};; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932562 {2CDS} {shortened to fit on 2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1975 p.1863 [SS]; June 1975 [SIR]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; March 1992 p.114
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Opera - January 1993 p.123 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.176-177 [RT]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Don Giovanni - Roger Soyer
Donna Anna - Margaret Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - José van Dam
Il Commendatore - Kurt Moll
Masetto - Richard Van Allan
Zerlina - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 011 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DONG 197501 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Paris Opera (See OPERA May 1975 pp.443-445)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Maria - Joan Sutherland
Elisabeta - Huguette Tourangeau
Leicester - Luciano Pavarotti
Talbot - Roger Soyer
Anna - Margreta Elkins
Cecil - James Morris
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Black Disc; - Decca D2D3 {3LPS} (1976)ª;; London OSA 13117 {3LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca KZA 33
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 410-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Lyrica LRC 1040/1041 (Italy)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1976 p.78 [EG]; October 1976 p.551 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [JBS]
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.10 [HFT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 p.48 [VAL]
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Comments:- There is a DVD (Image/Carlton Entertainment ID 5656 CLDVD) of a film directed by Peter Weigl which uses this recording as part of the soundtrack. The film involves actors who mime to pre-recorded excerpts of Schiller's play in German and Donizetti's opera in Italian. This is reviewed in GRAMOPHONE November 2000 p.130
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer
Marguerite - Mirella Freni
Valentin - Yves Bisson
Siébel - Renée Auphan
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 1987
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAUS 197601 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Paris Opera at the MET (14 September 1976).
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Roger Soyer
Marguerite - Mirella Freni
Valentin - Tom Krause
Siébel - Renée Auphan
Marthe - Jocelyne Taillon
Wagner - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
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Laser Disc; - *TOEI TE-S153 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DC8 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 49-50 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS #586; Dreamlife DMVB 43 (Japanese NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at the Palais Garnier (See OPERA, July 1976 p.654; «Charles Mackerras - a musician's musician» by Nancy Phelan pp.187-188)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Yves Bisson
Marcello - Tom Krause
Colline - Roger Soyer
Mimi - Mirella Freni
Musetta - Suzanne Sarroca
Benoit - Michel Roux
Alcindoro - Jacques Loreau
Parpignol - Mario Agnetti
Sergente dei doganieri - Georges Scamps
Un doganiere - Fernand Dumont
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorpoarated ALD 2276 (1991)ª; House of Opera ALD 2276
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 395 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (28 January 1977). The cast listed above is that given in L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 p.133. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Leila - Ileana Cotrubas
Nadir - Alain Vanzo
Zurga - Guillermo Sarabia
Nourabad - Roger Soyer
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5113 {2LPS} (1978)ª;; Angel SBLX 3856 {2LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5115; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4721 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4721 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 5 72233-2 {2CDS}; EMI 5857642 {2CDS} (2004)ª; EMI «Classics» 367702-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1925 [AB]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; October 1991 p. [JBS]
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Fanfare - September/October 1978 Vol.2 No.1 p.32 [LJB]; Vol.28 No.3 January/ February 2005 pp.90-91 [BB]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.85-87 [JM]
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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.57 [PC]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.75 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.125 [DVM]
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Lyon
Chorus - Ensemble Vocal de Bourgogne
Pelléas - Claude Dormoy
Mélisande - Michèle Command
Golaud - Gabriel Bacquier
Arkel - Roger Soyer
Geneviève - Jocelyne Taillon
Yniold - Monique Pouradier-Duteil
Médecin - Xavier Tamalet
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 919 034; Eurodisc 300 096-445; Eurodisc 452 266
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 353 266 {3CDS}; BMG RCA 74321 32225-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Lyrica 1020 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.447 (letter); July 1996 p.100 [LS]
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.93
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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.77
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1979?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Béatrice - Yvonne Minton
Bénédict - Plácido Domingo
Héro - Ileana Cotrubas
Ursule - Nadine Denize
Claudio - Roger Soyer
Somarone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Don Pedro - John Macurdy
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Black Disc; - DG 2707 130 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 577-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1982 p.73 [JW] July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; September 1996 p.102
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.70
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 pp.73-74
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.74
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Comments:- There is no dialogue, but instead a narration read by Geneviève Page
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Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 1980
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Boris - Ruggero Raimondi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Viorica Cortez
Pimen - Peter Meven
Varlaam - Aage Haugland
Shuisky - Kenneth Riegel
Missail - Charles Burles
Rangoni - Roger Soyer
Fyodor - Zehava Gal
Xenia - Christine Barbaux
Hostess - Anna Ringart
Simpleton - Michel Sénéchal
Tchelkalov - Ernest Blanc
Nurse - Jocelyne Taillon
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Laser Disc; - Nihon Monitor (NMC) LSZS 00160 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 47;; (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6165 (2007)ª
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of Shostakovich's version in the Palais Garnier (See OPERA August 1980 p.760). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Yves Bisson
Marcello - Tom Krause
Colline - Roger Soyer
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Wilhelmina Fernández
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 371 (+Faust - excerpts - Mackerras) {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107233 (60 minutes of highlights) {2CDS}
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1128 (NTSC) Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1847 (NTSC) (1989)ª
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July /August 1982 pp.171-172 [CGP]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Palais Garnier, Paris (June or July 1980). The VHS Cassette issued by Lyric (1847) is included in «New Video Cassette Listings - September 1989»
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Vénus - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Iphise - Frederica Von Stade
Dardanus - Georges Gautier
Anténor - Michael Devlin
Teucer - Roger Soyer
Isménor - José van Dam
Une Phrygienne - Véronique Dietschy
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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 71416 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO «Libretto» 4509-95312-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
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Recordings of Dardanus by Jean-Philippe Rameau are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.675
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1981 p.1515 [LS] ; May 1995 p.113 [NA]
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Opera Now - February 1995 p.55
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.68
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.173
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.61
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Conductor Michel Corboz - 1980?(STU)
Orchestra - English Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra
Chorus - Maîtrise de l'Opéra de Lyon - Enfants de la Cigale de Lyon et du Lycée Musical
David - Paul Esswood
Jonathas - Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Saul - Philippe Huttenlocher
Achis - Roger Soyer
Joabel - Antoine David
La Pythonisse - René Jacobs
L'Ombre de Samuel - Pali Marinov
A Warrior - François Le Roux
A Shepherd - Agnes de Crouzat
A Captive - Agnes de Crouzat
A Shepherd - Monique Pouradier-Duteil
A Captive - Monique Pouradier-Duteil
A Member of the Crowd - Monique Pouradier-Duteil
A Follower of Jonathas - Jean-François Gardeil
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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 71435 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO ECD 71435 {2CDS} (1988)ª
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Recordings of David et Jonathas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.143; PENGUIN p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.598 [NA] ; December 1988 p.[NA]
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Orpheus - November 1982 S.877 [VM]
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Luister - Januari 1989 nr.436 p.1-24 [PK]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Amina - Edita Gruberova
Elvino - Peter Jeffes
Rodolfo - Roger Soyer
Lisa - Maria Angeles Peters
Teresa - Nicole Buloze
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 124 {2CDRS} (Australia)
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Théâtre de Genève (October 1982). The performance on 1 November 1982 in which Lucia Aliberti sang the role of Amina is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1982 No.54 p.32.
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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon
Pelléas - François Le Roux
Mélisande - Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Golaud - José van Dam
Arkel - Roger Soyer
Geneviève - Jocelyne Taillon
Yniold - Françoise Golfier
Médecin - René Schirrer
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 100.100 (Europe) (2000)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Kultur 1409(NTSC); Polygram Video 070 046-3(SECAM); Visual 60 VM(PAL); Polygram 079 211-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1996 p.124 [AB]; March 2001 p.102 [AB]
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Opera - July 1996 p.808; April 2001 pp.502-506 [AB]
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Opera Now - January 1996 p.51
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Opera News - April 1 1995 p.52
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Orpheus - April 2001 S.53-S.54 (DVD) [MK2]
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Opéra International - No.190 avril 1995 p.64; No.261 octobre 2001 pp.74-75 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 pp.120-121 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.130
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.280
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.100: No.154 février 2002 pp.24-25 [GB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - marzo 2001 No.141 p.68 [LT]
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Comments:- Recorded under studio conditions on the stage of the Lyon Opera
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española