(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1964(LE) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
2 1964(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
3 1965(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Lorin Maazel*
4 1966(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Silvio Varviso*
5 1966(LI) - Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini - Francesco Molinari-..*
6 1966(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lorin Maazel*
7 1966(SE) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Silvio Varviso*
8 1967(LI) - Madame Sans-Gêne by Umberto Giordano - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
9 1967(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Francesco Molinari-Pra..*
10 1967(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Richard Bonynge*
11 1968(LI) - Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti - Nicola Rescigno*
12 1969(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
13 1970(LI) - Vestale (La) by Gaspare Spontini - Vittorio Gui*
14 1970(LI;19/12/70) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Richard Bonynge*
15 1971(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
16 1971(LI) - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
17 1972(LI) - due Foscari (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
18 1973(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
19 1973(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Bartoletti*
20 1973(LI) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fulvio Vernizzi*
21 1974(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Giuseppe Patanè*
22 1975(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
23 1975(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
24 1977(LE) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
25 1977(LI) - due Foscari (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
26 1978(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Michel Plasson*
27 1979(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Jesús López Cobos*
28 1980(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Maurizio Arena*
29 1980(LI;2/8) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Anton Guadagno*
30 1981(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Ma..*
31 1982(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Sylvain Cambreling*
32 1984(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Jesús López Cobos*
33 1984(STU) - Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini - Gerd Albrecht*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Tagliavini
Liù - Pilar Lorengar
Ping - Raymond Wolansky
Pang - Raymond Manton
Pong - André Montal
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried
Un mandarino - John West
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.455. I do not know if all the singers listed appear on the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers». It is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Nabucco - Tito Gobbi
Ismaele - Franco Tagliavini
Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi
Abigaille - Gladys Kuchta
Fenena - Janis Martin
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2271-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- *This may be a recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in the open-air Greek auditorium in the University of Berkeley. See OPERA December 1964 p.797. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the online update to their catalogue dated 9 August 2006.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Eugene Onegin - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Lenski - Franco Tagliavini
Tatyana - Virginia Zeani
Olga - Anna Maria Rota
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (January 1965; see OPERA April 1965 p.286). The partial cast listing given above comes from THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.50 where the exact date of the performance recorded is given as 28 January 1965. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004. There is an additional cast member listed here, «Danielli».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini
Schaunard - Seymour Schwartzman
Marcello - Franco Iglesias
Colline - Joseph Fair
Mimi - Renata Tebaldi
Musetta - Maria Candida
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson
Parpignol - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3952 (1996)ª; House of Opera ALD 3952
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3930
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 Academy of Music, Philadelphia (March 1966). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - July 1996» and those issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Olympie - Pilar Lorengar
Statira - Fiorenza Cossotto
Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini
Antigone - Giangiacomo Guelfi
L'Hiérophante - Nicola Zaccaria
Hermas - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 542 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Melodram MEL 479 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21021 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1395 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (1 June 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.627). The conductor is stated in «The EJS Discography» p.572 to be Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Violetta Valery - Pilar Lorengar
Flora Bervoix - Sieglinde Wagner
Annina - Gitta Mikes
Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini
Giorgio Germont - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gastone - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi
Barone Douphol - Ernst Krukowski
Marchese d'Obigny - Manfred Röhrl
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1231 (NTSC)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- *Video recording (B&W) of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (October 1966). The year is given incorrectly as 1968 in Lyric Distribution's Classical Video Catalogue (see the Archive section of Opera Japonica's website: http://www.operajaponica.org)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Faust - Franco Tagliavini
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; Decca SXL 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; London OS 26021 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.170
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Opera - December 1967 p.994 [AB]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Caterina Hubscher - Orianna Santunione
Lefebrvre - Franco Tagliavini
Napoleone - Mario Zanasi
Fouchè - Renato Capecchi
Conte di Neipperg - Nicola Tagger
Vinaigre - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Despréaux - Franco Calabrese
Toniotta - Limbania Leoni
La Regina Carolina - Romana Righetti
Giulia - Jolanda Gardino
La Principessa Elisa - Laura Zannini
De Brigole - Virgilio Carbonari
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 165 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - *Nuova Era 2387/88
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Recordings of Madame Sans-Gêne by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.21 (very brief)
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 February 1967, see OPERA May 1967 pp.386-387)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Maria - Leyla Gencer
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Agostino Ferrin
Anna - Mafalda Masini
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71
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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Joan Sutherland
Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne
Pollione - Franco Tagliavini
Oroveso - Joseph Rouleau
Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Flavio - John Lanigan
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 051 306 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.86 [JV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.199 novembre 2005 p.102 [GL]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. September or December 1967. See OPERA January 1968 pp.71-75. The perfrmance on 16 December 1967 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme.
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Anna Bolena - Elena Souliotis
Enrico - Ezio Flagello
Giovanna - Biancamaria Casoni
Percy - Franco Tagliavini
Rochefort - Nicola Zaccaria
Smeton - Nancy Williams
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1153-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (November 1968; see OPERA February 1969 p.121).
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Pilar Lorengar
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Ernst Krukowski
Cesare Angelotti - José van Dam
Spoletta - Fernando Barrera
Sciarrone - Robert Koffmane
Un pastore - Harry Tchor
Un carceriere - Leopold Clam
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Compact Disc - ~Bella Voce BLV 107238 {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 publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.143 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (13 April 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.523)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Giulia - Renata Scotto
Gran Vestale - Oralia Dominguez
Licinius - Franco Tagliavini
Cinna - Mirto Picchi
Grande Sacerdote - Graziano Del Vivo
Aruspice - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Compact Disc - Melodram «Connoisseur» CDM 27512 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
Opéra International - March 1993 p.73
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(LI;19/12/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Joan Sutherland
Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne
Pollione - Franco Tagliavini
Oroveso - Paul Plishka
Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Flavio - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1281 (& 1043 & 3775); The Opera Lovers NOR 197003 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 625 {2CDRS} (Australia) (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Attila - José van Dam
Ezio - Ingvar Wixell
Odabella - Gundula Janowitz
Foresto - Franco Tagliavini
Leone - Bengt Rundgren
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 036 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3522 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3522
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (see OPERA October 1971 p.879). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1994».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mosè - Boris Christoff
Elisero - Carlo Franzini
Faraone - Franco Pugliese
Aménofi - Franco Tagliavini
Aufide - Antonio Pirino
Osiride - Plinio Clabassi
Maria - Ada Finelli
Anaìde - Gabriella Tucci
Sinaìde - Biancamaria Casoni
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 415 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21036 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.306 (mention) [HF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (March 1971). The performance on 31 March 1971 with a slightly different cast is reviewed by HDR in OPERA June 1971 pp.482-483. The GDS CDs are incorrectly labeled as «Mosè in Egitto». The Raritas LPs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Piero Cappuccilli
Jacopo Foscari - Franco Tagliavini
Lucrezia Contarini - Katia Ricciarelli
Jacopo Loredano - Arnold Voketatis
Barbarigo - Frank Little
Pisana - Christina Asher
Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Ernesto Gasco
Servo de Doge - Bernard Izzo
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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21048 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1717 {2CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 884
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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (see OPERA December 1972 p.1075; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 p.84). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes
Lady Macbeth - Martina Arroyo
Banco - Ruggero Raimondi
Macduff - Franco Tagliavini
Malcolm - Rod MacWherter
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Edmond Karlsrud
Domestico - Glenn Bater
Sicaro - Richard Best
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 197301 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1973).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Viorica Cortez
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Donald Gramm
Anna - Sandra Walker
Cecil - Brent Ellis
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 041 288 (+excerpt cond. Cillario) {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.107 [BR]
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.84 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (September 1973).
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Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Guido di Montforte - Licinio Montefusco
Il Conte Vaudemont - Angelo Nosotti
Arrigo - Franco Tagliavini
Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti
La Duchessa Elena - Raina Kabaivanska
Danieli - Giampaolo Corradi
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (15 April 1973). The performance on 10 April 1973 is reviewed in OPERA July 1973 pp.634-636.
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
La Gioconda - Leonie Rysanek
Enzo - Franco Tagliavini
Barnaba - Kostas Paskalis
Laura - Eva Randová
Alvise - Peter Lagger
La Cieca - Vera Little
Zuàne - Victor von Halem
Un Cantore - Klaus Lang
Isèpo - Peter Maus
Un Pilota - Josef Becker
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 992.205 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1634-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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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.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.316 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.57 [IW]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.296 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.94 [TF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1 March 1974; see OPERA June 1974 p.530; ORPHEUS März/April 1974 S.130
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Macduff - Franco Tagliavini
Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci
Dama - Stefania Malagù
Medico - Carlo Zardo
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.145 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1337 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.199-200 [JM]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.57
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1975; see OPERA, March 1976 p.231). According to L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40, mise à jour septembre 2000 p.7 a recording of the performance on 10 December 1975, with the same cast, was issued on LP by VIP Records
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Macbeth - Kostas Paskalis
Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer
Banco - Aage Haugland
Macduff - Franco Tagliavini
Malcolm - Giuliano Bernardi
Medico - Carlo Del Bosco
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 434 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May or June 1975). There is a review of a performance with the alternative cast in OPERA November 1975 pp.1027-1029. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website on 1 November 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Franco Tagliavini
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Renato Bruson
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Nadine Denize
Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.623 (+Lohengrin - Guschlbauer - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)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; 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
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (22 October 1977)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Renato Bruson
Jacopo Foscari - Franco Tagliavini
Lucrezia Contarini - Maria Parazzini
Jacopo Loredano - Alessandro Maddalena
Barbarigo - Osvaldo Alemanno
Pisana - Anna Lia Bazzani
Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Guido Fabbris
Servo de Doge - Paolo Cesari
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10 381 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.382 [JM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.56 [IW]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.229 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Bordeaux
Chorus - L'Opéra de Bordeaux
Violetta Valery - Maria Chiara
Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini
Giorgio Germont - Renato Bruson
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Bordeaux (19 March 1978; see OPERA July 1978 p.706).
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Brigitte Fassbaender
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Robert Lloyd
Anna - Gudrun Wewezow
Cecil - Bodo Brinkmann
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 229 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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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
Comments:- *An «in house» recording of a concert performance (26 July 1979; the performance on 28 July 1979 with a slightly different cast is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1979 p.88). 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 Maurizio Arena - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska
Samaritana - Maria Ferraro
Ostasio - Bruno Grella
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Felice Schiavi
Paolo il Bello - Franco Tagliavini
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Oslavio Di Credico
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5891 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Filarmonico, Verona (April 1980; see OPERA August 1980 p.811).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1980(LI;2/8)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La Gioconda - Galina Savova
Enzo - Franco Tagliavini
Barnaba - Matteo Manuguerra
Laura - Stefania Toczyska
Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti
La Cieca - Jone Jori
Zuàne - Carlo Miliciani
Un Cantore - Giovanni Antonini
Isèpo - Ottorino Begali
Un Pilota - Bruno Tessari
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1123 (NTSC)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5684
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena di Verona (2 August 1980).
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Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Cio Cio San - Elena Mauti Nunziata
Pinkerton - Franco Tagliavini
Sharpless - Thomas Allen
Suzuki - Wilma Borelli
Kate Pinkerton - Magali Schwartz
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Yves Bisson
Lo zio Bonzo - Giovanni Foiani
Il commissario imperiale - Michel Bouvier
Yakusidè - François Castel
L'ufficiale del Registro - Hans Franzen
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6428
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (June 1981). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 10 January 1982. See Radio Times Issue dated 9-15 January 1982 p.36.
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Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Luisa - Ellen Shade
Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini
Miller - Rudolf Constantin
Walter - László Polgár
Federica - Benedetta Pecchioli
Wurm - Richard Van Allan
Laura - Gisèle Ory
Contadino - Arnaud Dufrasne
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5337 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2023 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (February 1982). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Violetta Valery - Julia Varady
Flora Bervoix - Ruthild Engert(-Ely)
Annina - Marie Jose Brill
Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini
Giorgio Germont - Leo Nucci
Gastone - Loren Driscoll
Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi
Barone Douphol - Tomislav Neralic
Marchese d'Obigny - Klaus Lang
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1042 {2CDS} (+recital - Varady) (2006)ª
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.58-S.59 [US]
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Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.106 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.86 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (30 April 1984).
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor Berlin - Männerchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Olympie - Julia Varady
Statira - Stefania Toczyska
Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini
Antigone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
L'Hiérophante - George Fortune
Hermas - Josef Becker
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Black Disc - *Orfeo S 137 863F {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 137 862H {2CDS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1987 p. [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.138-1140 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of the revised 1826 Paris version
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