(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1930(LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Victor de Sabata*
2 1931(STU) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Lorenzo Molajoli*
3 1937(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Victor de Sabata*
4 1937(STU) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*
5 1939(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
6 1939(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Beecham*
7 1941(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gino Marinuzzi*
8 1946(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
9 1949(FI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Vincenzo Bellezza*
10 1951(RA) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
11 1952(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*
12 1952(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
13 1952(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
14 1953(FI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Morelli*
15 1953(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
16 1953(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
17 1954(LI) - Vestale (La) by Gaspare Spontini - Antonino Votto*
18 1954(STU) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Tullio Serafin*
19 1955(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Fritz Rieger*
20 1955(RA) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Tullio Serafin*
21 1956(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Vincenzo Bellezza*
22 1956(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
23 1956(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni***
24 1956(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emidio Tieri*
25 1956(RA) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Antonio Pedrotti*
26 1956(STU) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Nino Sanzogno*
27 1957(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Emidio Tieri*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1930(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Tristan - Renato Zanelli
Isolde - Giuseppina Cobelli
Brangaene - Ebe Stignani
Marke - Antonio Righetti
Kurwenal - Luigi Rossi-Morelli
Melot - Aristide Baracchi
Hirt - Amilcare Pozzoli
Steuerman - Giuseppe Menni
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Compact Disc; - *GrandI Musici alla Scala - Victor de Sabata CD 1 - MC 2019 (1995)ª; Pearl GEMM 0054 (+orchestral works conducted by de Sabata) {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of part of Acts 2 & 3 of a performance at La Scala (11 December 1930).The first CD listed above is included with the book «L'Arte di Victor de Sabata»
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Gioconda - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Enzo - Alessandro Granda
Barnaba - Gaetano Viviani
Laura - Ebe Stignani
Alvise - Corrado Zambelli
La Cieca - Camilla Rota
Zuàne - Aristide Baracchi
Isèpo - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10600-10618 {19x78s} (Italy) OASI 581 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRCD 38 {2CDS}; Aradia 2CD 78022 {2CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8.110112-14 (+Arangi-Lombardi recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1932 p.523 (mention); June 2001 p.96 [JBS]
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Opera News - May 1995 S.47
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Orpheus - February 1995 p.60; Mai 2001 S.76-S.77 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.1 Winter 2002 pp.128-129 [WA]
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Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 p.114 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.83 [PO'C]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.267 [LM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.129-131 [EAM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.262 février 2002 p.79 [CFD]
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Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Gina Cigna
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Ettore Nava
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Zaccarini
Un Messaggero - Duilio Baronti
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Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. Fabritiis) {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - Alwin) {2CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Deutsches Opernhaus (22 June 1937)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1937(STU)
Orchestra - EIAR Torino
Chorus - EIAR Torino
Norma - Gina Cigna
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Giovanni Brevario
Oroveso - Tancredi Pasero
Clotilde - Adriana Perris
Flavio - Emilio Renzi
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Black Disc - Cetra CB 20010-27 {18x78s}; Parlophone R 20349-66 {18x78s} Odeon 7750-67 {18x78s}; Parlophone P20/21 {18x78s}; Cetra OLCP 1204/1-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories 4552/23 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78583/84 {2CDS} ;; Fonit Cetra CDON 43 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78010 {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 9004 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43646-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Aura LRC 01091 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 322-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1963 p.357; March 2003 p.89 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1963 pp.194-195 [HDR]; June 1997 p.663
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Opera Now - September 1994 p.53
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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57; Januar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4(mention)
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.26: No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58(mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Iva Pacetti
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Ramphis - Andrea Mongelli
Il Re di Egitto - Ernesto Dominici
Una Sacerdotessa - Pina Tassi
Un Messaggero - Nino Mazziotti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 485 (+excerpts - cond. Panizza) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. de Sabata) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of part of Act I (starting towards the end of Celeste Aida) of a performance at the Baths of Caracalla (5 August 1939). Included on the Eklipse CDs as a filler with the recording from Berlin (1937). The sound is poor.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Armando Borgioli
Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker
Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray
Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1997 p.662
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Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.105; March/April 1998 p.98 [GH]
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Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
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Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.163
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). 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 Gino Marinuzzi - 1941(STU)
Orchestra - EIAR Torino
Chorus - EIAR Torino
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Ernesto Dominici
Leonora di Vargas - Maria Caniglia
Don Carlo - Carlo Tagliabue
Don Alvaro - Galliano Masini
Preziosilla - Ebe Stignani
Fra Melitone - Saturno Meletti
Curra - Liana Avogardo
Padre Guardiano - Tancredi Pasero
Mastro Trabuco - Giuseppe Nessi
Un Chirurgo - Ernesto Dominici
Un Alcalde - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc - Cetra CB 20104-20121 {18x78s}; Cetra OLPC 1236/1-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 3; Grammofono 2000 AB78567/8; Arkadia 2CD 78020;; *Frequenz 043 023 {2CDS}; Lyrica LRC 010932 {2CDS} ; Warner Fonit 8573 82652-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110206/7 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1962 p.157; October 1962 p.190; August 2002 p.84, p.87 [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.20; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1997 p.54
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.89
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.126 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.7: Issue No.81 November 1996 p.4
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.14: Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.241
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.121 [PO'C]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn pp.96-97 [TP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.1 Spring 2004 pp.120-122 [EAM]
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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 p.55
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.66
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.84 [MC]
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1946(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Gino Bechi
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Italo Tajo
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Huder
Un Messaggero - Adelio Zagonora
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Black Disc - HMV DB 6392-6411 {20x78s}; HMV 9131-9150 {20x78s;AC} La Voce del Padrone QALP 10010-10013 {4LPS} (Italy) RCA Victor M 1174 (11-9911 - 11-9930) {20x78s} RCA Victor M 1175 (11-9931 - 11-9950) {20x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6400 {4LPS} *World Record Club SH 153-5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 63331-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Arkadia 78032 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78709/10 {2CDS} ; Preiser Records 20006 {2CDS} (2001)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67487-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110156/7 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1947 p.69 [WRA]; October 1971 p.696; May 1990 p. [JBS]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; February 2002 p.81, p.83 [MEO]
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.152
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.121 [MVA]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.126-127 [EAM]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.70 (mention): No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]: No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [TF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 p.104 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.91-92 [AG]
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Comments:- Recorded 15-24 July 1946
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1949(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Carmen - Ebe Stignani
Don José - Beniamino Gigli
Micaëla - Rina Gigli
Escamillo - Gino Bechi
Frasquita - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
Mercédès - Fernanda Cadoni
Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta
Le Remendado - Salvatore De Tommaso
Moralès - Guido Mazzini
Zuninga - Giulio Tomei
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)ª; Estro Armonico EA 002 {3LPS};; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania «Documento Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.116 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.125 [SP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.230 [CB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.80 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Don Carlo - Mirto Picchi
Filippo II - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Rodrigo - Paolo Silveri
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giulio Neri
Un Frate - Albino Gaggi
Elisabetta di Valois - Maria Caniglia
La principessa Eboli - Ebe Stignani
Tebaldo - Graziella Sciutti
Il Conte di Lerma - Manfredi Ponz De Leon
Un Araldo Reale - Manfredi Ponz De Leon
Una voce dal cielo - Graziella Sciutti
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1234/1-4; Cetra Soria 1234 {4LPS}; *Cetra-Everest S-414/4; D.G.G. 18160/63 LPM; Turnabout «Historical» THS 65054/6 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 25 (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82649-2 (2000)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1961 p.317
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Opera - December 1961 p.806; December 1994 p.1389
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.409
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61
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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.148
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American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.41 [PHR]
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55
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Répertoire - No.73 October 1994 p.92
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a 4 Act version. The Turnabout LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.308
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Mirto Picchi
Oroveso - Giacomo Vaghi
Clotilde - Joan Sutherland
Flavio - Paul Asciak
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Black Disc - CLS MD TP 030/32 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 11 Estro Armonica 021; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 339
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01772
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 130-2 {2CDS}; DiVa 1131-1132 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI Classics 562 668-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 245-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.99 [AB]
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Opera - February 2004 pp.149-150 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.30-35 [MM]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.58 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]
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Diapason - No.246 janvier 1980 p.46 [DF]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.56 (2) p.59 (4) p.56
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ARSC Journal - Vol.22 No.2 Fall 1991 p.248 [SGA]
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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [MH]
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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.61 [MA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (8 November 1952). See OPERA January1953 p.37
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Norma - Maria Pedrini
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Gino Penno
Oroveso - Giulio Neri
Clotilde - Irene Acampora
Flavio - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 314 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 756 (highlights +Pedrini - recital) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (3 April 1952). The Melodram LPs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 2000 No.247 p.69
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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 Giuseppe Morelli - 1953(FI)
Orchestra - RAI
Chorus - RAI
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Giuseppe Campora
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Gino Bechi
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Endico Formichi
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DVD (Video) - Qualiton (Etcetera) 616 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #553
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:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 p.320 [JC]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.248 [RVL]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Clemente Fracassi. The roles of Aida, Amneris, Radames, Amonasro, Ramphis, and the King are acted by Sophia Loren, Lois Maxwell, Luciano della Marras, Afro Poli, Antonio Cassinelli, and Endico Formichi. The film is reviewed in L'Avant Scène Opéra No.98 (Cinéma No.360) p.72.
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Ugo Savarese
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Una Sacerdotessa - Anna Perosi
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 006 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 109-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CDWW 947 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (March 1953; see OPERA June 1953 p.356). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» and those issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003.
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manrico - Gino Penno
Azucena - Ebe Stignani
Leonora - Maria Callas
Conte di Luna - Carlo Tagliabue
Ferrando - Giuseppe Modesti
Ines - Ebe Ticozzi
Ruiz - Mariano Caruso
Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Forti
Un messo - Angelo Mercuriali
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 35 {3LPS] (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 902.13 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Sakkaris Records PR.SR 261 {2CDS}; DiVa 1115-1116 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Urania URN 22234 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [AB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.99 [SG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (23 February 1953)
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Giulia - Maria Callas
Gran Vestale - Ebe Stignani
Licinius - Franco Corelli
Cinna - Enzo Sordello
Grande Sacerdote - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Un Console - Vittorio Tatozzi
Aruspice - Nicola Zaccaria
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 217 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 33 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasure ERR 117 {2LPS} Melodram MEL 419 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Estro Armonico EA OO9; Raritas 405
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26008 {2CDS}; DiVa 1135-1136 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Golden Melodram GM 20047 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6425/26 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Encore CD 139-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 pp.268-269 [ADC]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.138-139 [RL]; Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.192-195 [RB]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 pp.53-54
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.89 (2) p.91 (4) p.87
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.96 [MC]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.84 [XC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1954; see OPERA March 1955 p.173. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Mario Filippeschi
Oroveso - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Clotilde - Rina Cavallari
Flavio - Paolo Caroli
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1179-1181 {3LPS} (1954)ª; EMI SLS 5115 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Angel 3517 C/L {3LPS} (1954)ª; *Seraphim IC-6037 {3LPS}; Angel AVB 34065 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5115 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47304-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª;; EMI 5 56271-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6382 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Angel CDC-47303; Naxos 8.110325/7 (+Historical recordings 1927-1936) {3CDS} (2005)ª; EMI Classics Historical 586 8342 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 222382 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1954 p.265 [PHW]; January 1955 p.339 [DST]; May 1978 p.1925 [AB]: July 1978 p.167 [JBS]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; March 1986 p.1195 [AB]; December 2003 p.99 [AB]
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Opera - December 1954 p.758 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]
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Orpheus - ; September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.108-110 [CJT]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.68 [JC]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.78 (2) p.80 (4) p.76
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.65
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American Record Guide - December 1954 Vol.21 No.4 p.115 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.57 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.20 [DH]
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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]: April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.56
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MC]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.83 [LB]: No.81 junio 2005 p.85 [VM]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.86 [MCP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 p.88 [GL]
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Conductor Fritz Rieger - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Ebe Stignani
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Antonio Manca-Serra
Abimélech - Giovanni Amodeo
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOCO 31 (+Aida - excerpts - Vinay) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0184 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.88-89 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February or March 1955). See «ll Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Rosconi p.671. The sound of the recording is very poor.
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Mario Del Monaco
Oroveso - Giuseppe Modesti
Clotilde - Rina Cavallari
Flavio - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2416-2418 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 017 {3LPS} (1980;)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 28 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Movimento Musica MM 03 005 {3LPS}; Discophilia IDS 22/24 {3LPS}; Paragon DSV 52017 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Sony 78DC 833-5 {3CDS} (Japan); Fonit Cetra CDAR 2018;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1301 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7003 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Hommage 7001830 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 321-2 {2CDRS};; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66370 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Myto «Historical» 2MCD 00140 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1996 p.22
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Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46
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Fanfare - Vol.18 N0 3 January/February 1995 p.118; Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Diapason - No.530 novembre 2005 pp.138-139 [MP]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151
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Classic CD - April 1995 p.82
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.92
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 29 June 1955. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.68
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Anna Maria Rovere
Radamès - Mario Filippeschi
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Robert McFerrin
Ramphis - Carlo Cava
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 130 (highlights) {1CD}; House of Opera CDWW 941 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena Flegrea (15 July 1956). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Renato - Giuseppe Taddei
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 195601 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (3 Narch 1956). 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 Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi
Samuele - Silvio Maionica
Tom - Nicola Zaccaria
Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali
Un servo - Erminio Benatti
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 353-3; Gli Dei Della Musica 9-11 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00498
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 045 300-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5063 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.4 March/April 1982 p.278 [CGP]; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.282-283 [BB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.268 [MM]
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International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 April 1956; See OPERA June 1956 p.365)
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
La Gioconda - Anita Cerquetti
Enzo - Gianni Poggi
Barnaba - Ettore Bastianini
Laura - Ebe Stignani
Alvise - Giuseppe Modesti
La Cieca - Lucia Danieli
Zuàne - Mario Frosini
Un Cantore - Alberto Lotti-Camici
Isèpo - Piero Setti
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 031 272 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5042 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.181-182 [HF]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.144-145 [WA]
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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.119 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.264-265 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.84 [JS]: No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.85-86 [MC]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.276 mai 2003 p.90 [GG]
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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale di Firenze (January 1956; see OPERA March 1956 p.163).
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Conductor Antonio Pedrotti - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Orfeo - Ebe Stignani
Euridice - Ester Orel
Amor - Bruna Rizzoli
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Compact Disc - Eklipse EKRCD28
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.196
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Carolina - Graziella Sciutti
Elisetta - Eugenia Ratti
Paolino - Luigi Alva
Geronimo - Carlo Badioli
Fidalma - Ebe Stignani
Il conte Robinson - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc - Columbia 33CX 1434-1436; EMI 3 C 163-17645-47; Angel 3549 C/L {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 5 66513-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.460
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Opera - July 1957 p.449
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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.58 [SS]
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Diapason - No.230 1978 p.103; No.443 décembre 1997 p.72 [OR]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.101 [ES]
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.34 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.62 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1957 p.626
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 1960 No.117 p.254
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.94 [MO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.30 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.81 [RA]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.116 - febbraio 1998 p.78 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded in the «Piccola Scala», February 1956
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Riccardo - Gianni Poggi
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Anita Cerquetti
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
Oscar - Maria Manni-Jottini
Samuele - Giulio Neri
Tom - Paolo Washington
Un Giudice - Enzo Guagni
Un servo - Breno Ristori
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 804-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 886-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 117-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5083 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 pp.89-90 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Florence (6 January 1957). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española