(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952?(RA) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Mario Rossi*
2 1953(LI) - Wally (La) by Alfredo Catalani - Carlo Maria Giulini*
3 1954(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
4 1954(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
5 1955 (LI;Dec 10) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
6 1955(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
7 1955(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
8 1955(RA) - Huguenots (Les) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Tullio Serafin*
9 1955(SE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*
10 1956(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
11 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
12 1956(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
13 1956(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
14 1956(SE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
15 1956(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Thomas Beecham*
16 1956(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Ionel Perlea*
17 1956(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
18 1956?(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
19 1957(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
20 1957(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
21 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
22 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
23 1957(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Erich Leinsdorf*
24 1957?(SE) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
25 1958(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
26 1958(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
27 1958(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Fausto Cleva*
28 1958(LI) - Vanessa by Samuel Barber - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
29 1958(LI) - Vanessa by Samuel Barber - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
30 1958(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
31 1958(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Erich Leinsdorf*
32 1958(STU) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Franco Capuana*
33 1958(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
34 1958(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
35 1959(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
36 1959(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Erich Leinsdorf*
37 1959(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Jean Morel*
38 1959(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
39 1960(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
40 1960(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
41 1960(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Thomas Schippers*
42 1960(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Jean Morel*
43 1960(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
44 1960(STU) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Antal Dorati*
45 1960(STU) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*
46 1961(FI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Peter Herman Adler*
47 1961(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Erich Leinsdorf*
48 1961(LI) - Martha by Friedrich Flotow - Nino Verchi*
49 1961(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
50 1961(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
51 1961(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Verchi*
52 1961(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
53 1961(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*
54 1962(FI) - Amore dei tre re (L') by Italo Montemezzi - Alfred Wallenstein**
55 1962(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - George Schick*
56 1962(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
57 1962(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
58 1962(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Fausto Cleva*
59 1962(LI) - Huguenots (Les) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
60 1962(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Joseph Rosenstock*
61 1962(SE) - Student Prince (The) by Sigmund Romberg - Franz Allers*
62 1963(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Georg Solti*
63 1963(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
64 1963(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Thomas Schippers*
65 1963(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
66 1964(LE) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
67 1964(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*
68 1964(LI) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Thomas Schippers*
69 1964(LI) - Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich - Leopold Ludwig*
70 1964(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
71 1964(LI;28/4/64;Nilsson) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
72 1964(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
73 1965(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - William Steinberg**
74 1965(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
75 1965(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
76 1965(LI) - Vanessa by Samuel Barber - William Steinberg*
77 1965(STU) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
78 1966(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
79 1967(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*
80 1968(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Berislav Klobucar*
81 1968(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
82 1969(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
83 1969(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
84 1970(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Otmar Suitner*
85 1970(LI;12/2/70) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
86 1970(LI;14/2/70) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*
87 1971(FI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Leopold Ludwig*
88 1971(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Thomas Schippers*
89 1971(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
90 1971(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
91 1972(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Martin Rich*
92 1972(LI) - sonnambula (La) by Vincenzo Bellini - Carlo Felice Cillario*
93 1973(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Carlo Felice Cillario*
94 1974(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Jesús López Cobos*
95 1974(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Sixten Ehrling*
96 1976(LI;12/11/76) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Silvio Varviso*
97 1976(LI;28/11/76) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Silvio Varviso*
98 1977(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Jean Périsson*
99 1977(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Reynald Giovaninetti*
100 1977(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Riccardo Chailly*
101 1980(LI) - Regina by Marc Blitzstein - John DeMain*
102 1980?(FI) - Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - Jesús López Cobos*
103 1981(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Angelo Campori*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Guglielmo Tell - Giuseppe Taddei
Arnoldo Melchtal - Mario Filippeschi
Gualtiero Furst - Giorgio Tozzi
Melchthal - Plinio Clabassi
Jemmy - Graziella Sciutti
Edwige - Miti Truccato Pace
Un pescatore - Antonio Pirino
Leutoldo - Mario Zorgniotti
Gessler - Fernando Corena
Matilde - Rosanna Carteri
Rodolfo - Tommaso Soley
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1232 1-4 {4LPS}; Cetra Soria 1232 {4LPS} *Turnabout/Vox THS 65099/101 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87489-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66324 {3CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1960 pp.227-228 [PHW]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Orpheus - April 2002 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.298 [PHR]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.245 [KM]
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International Record Review - March 2002 pp.79-80 [CC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.96 [GL]: Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.117 [SL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 8 March 1952
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Wally - Renata Tebaldi
Hagenbach - Mario Del Monaco
Gellner - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Stromminger - Giorgio Tozzi
Walter - Renata Scotto
Il Pedone - Melchiorre Luise
Afra - Jolanda Gardino
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 382-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1765 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1765; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03389
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 177-2 {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 754 {2CDS}; Hommage 7001831 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7322 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6401/02 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.195
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) (AT)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1953, see OPERA February 1954pp.77-80). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Minnie - Eleanor Steber
Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco
Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Vito Susca
Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi
Billy Jackrabbit - Paolo Washington
José Castro - Mario Frosini
Wowkle - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Sonora - Enzo Viaro
Trin - Breno Ristori
Sid - Lido Pettini
Bello - Virgilio Carbonari
Harry - Valiano Natali
Joe - Enzo Guagni
Happy - Agostino Ferrin
Jim Larkens - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un postiglione - Alberto Lotti-Camici
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 64/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 41 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Arkadia 565.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 975.169 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 2 MCD H087 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0077 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.6 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.284 [LM]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.66
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Leonard Warren
Cassio - Giuseppe Zampieri
Lodovico - Giorgio Tozzi
Emilia - Anna Maria Canali
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 74 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 270101
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.34
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.82
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.214 [DA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (see OPERA March 1954 p. 168)
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 688 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; House of Opera CDNY 5154 {2CDRS} (2008)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:-
Classical Express - No.54 June 1994
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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007 and those issued by HOO are listed on their website as «New CD'S April 9, 2008»
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian
Un Messaggero - James McCracken
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179
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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 performace at the MET (31 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Kurt Baum
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - Giorgio Tozzi
La Cieca - Sandra Warfield
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - James McCracken
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 649; Bensar BRO 123225 {2CDRS} (2004)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 April 1955). According to the «MET Annals» there were two performers for the role of «Un Cantore» James McCracken, as listed above, and Calvin Marsh. Louis Sgarro is listed as singing «A Monk». The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Fair to good private acetates». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Marguerite de Valois - Antonietta Pastori
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Anna Di Cavalieri
Urbain - Jolanda Gardino
Raoul de Nangis - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Compte de Nevers - Giuseppe Taddei
Compte de Saint-Bris - Giorgio Tozzi
Marcel - Nicola Zaccaria
Bois-Rosé - Tommaso Frascati
De Tavannes - Dino Formichini
De Cossé - Tommaso Frascati
De Thoré - Giorgio Tadeo
De Retz - Guido Mazzini
De Meru - Nestore Catalani
Maurevert - Nestore Catalani
Dame d'Honneur 1 - Bianca Furlai
Girl 1 - Bianca Furlai
Girl 2 - Edy (Editta) Amedeo
Monk 1 - Renato Ercolani
Monk 2 - Nestore Catalani
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 117 {4LPS} (1957)ª; Replica RPL 2401-2403 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Memories 4566-4568 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 5132 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni HOC 043/5 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - January 1995 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.205
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Orpheus - Januar 1981 S.76 [CHH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.90 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance, probably recorded in the Spring of 1955 and probably broadcast on 23 October 1955 and 3 June 1956 (See «EJS Discography»p.26 and «More EJS» p.575). An EP (Cetra EPO 0344) of extracts is reviewed THE GRAMOPHONE, October 1960 p.226. There are also highlights of this performance on the Gala CDs of the performance at La Scala with the date given as October 231955
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Nadine Conner
Conte Almaviva - Martial Singher
Contessa Almaviva - Lucine Amara
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Barbarina - Emilia Cundari
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 315 {1LP}
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Blanche Thebom
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Thomas Hayward
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Mildred Miller
Xenia - Laurel Hurley
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Charles Anthony
Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney
Nurse - Sandra Warfield
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 256
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». 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 Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi
Maddalena - Rosalind Elias
Giovanna - Thelma Votipka
Monterone - Norman Scott
Marullo - Clifford Harvuot
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson
Contessa di Ceprano - Maria Leone
Un paggio - Vilma Georgiou
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2426-2427 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 22426 {2LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Grand Tier USA 4995-2 {2CDS}; Grand Tier (ENGT 9195) {2CDS} ;; Omega Opera Archive 498; Andromeda ANDRCD 5078 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62; Oktober 1995 S.61
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.241
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.94 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Nell Rankin
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi
Ines - Maria Leone
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh
Un messo - James McCracken
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 009 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 830 (& 595); Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0207 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-150 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The date give in Gebard's online catalogue for the recording issued on the Walhall label is «14.03.1956», but according to the «MET Annals» Il trovatore was not performed at the MET on that day.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Giorgio Tozzi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Albert Da Costa
Marina - Nell Rankin
Pimen - Norman Scott
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Fyodor - Margaret Roggero
Xenia - Laurel Hurley
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 710; RCA Victor LM 6063
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of the original version in English
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir
Rodolfo - Jussi Björling
Schaunard - John Reardon
Marcello - Robert Merrill
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Lucine Amara
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Fernando Corena
Parpignol - William Nahr
Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte
Un doganiere - Thomas Powell
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6042 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1409-1410 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 896 (ASD 3030 - ASD 3031) {2LPS} (1974)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 311-312 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV QALP 10171-10172 (Italy); EMI 3C 53 00126/7 {2LPS} (Italy) ; HTA 34-35; Seraphim SIB-6099 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - *EMI TC-SLS 896; Angel 4X2G-47235
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47235-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56236-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47235 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67750-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111249-50 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.195; January 1957 p.306; April 1957 p.402 November 1974 p.963 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO] June 1987 p. [MEO]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.8 [RP]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.187 [BR]
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Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.60 [JH]
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American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [RHR]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.160 [CHP]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.18 noviembre 1957 p.475 [EM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [MC]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.91 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recorded between 16 March and 6 April 1956. Some parts of this recording were made with one or more singers recorded over previously recorded contributions from the orchestra and the other singers (e.g.Merrill's contribution to the opening «Questo mar rosso» was recorded after that of the other singers). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According toPeel the RCA Chorus was the Chorus of the New York City Opera. See also THE GRAMOPHONE January 1957 p.291, OPERA NEWS March 18 1995 p.21
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Rigoletto - Robert Merrill
Gilda - Roberta Peters
Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi
Maddalena - Anna Maria Rota
Giovanna - Silvana Celli
Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi
Marullo - Arturo La Porta
Borsa - Tommaso Frascati
Conte di Ceprano - Leonardo Monreale
Contessa di Ceprano - Lidia Grandi
Un paggio - Santa Chissari
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6051 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA RB 16031-16032 (UK) (1957)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC-6401 {2LPS} (UK) (1971)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43540 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60172
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60172 {2CDS} ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66348 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111276-27 (+recital - Merrill) {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.170; January 1958 p.305 p.329; July 1971 p.238 [AB]
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Opera - February 1958 p.120
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American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.64 [JB2]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.106 [CMS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.24
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.94-95 [RG]
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Comments:- Recorded between 14 and 28 June 1956. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. There are several cuts. (see The Gramophone January 1958 p.329)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Manrico - Mario Del Monaco
Azucena - Giulietta Simionato
Leonora - Renata Tebaldi
Conte di Luna - Ugo Savarese
Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi
Ines - Luisa Maragliano
Ruiz - Athos Cesarini
Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Balbi
Un messo - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5260-5262 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Decca SXL 2129-2131 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 614-616 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Decca 411 874-1 {2LPS};; London XLLA 50 {3LPS} (1957)ª;; London OSA 1304 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London «Jubilee» LJ 42009 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 874-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Double Decca 448 743-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 728-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 470 589-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - London LOR 90005 (4-track 7½ips)
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 - November 1956 p.222 [PHW]; August 1959 pp.101-102 [PHW]; November 1971 p.902, p.905 [AB]; September 1989 p.543 [AB]; December 2002 p.100 (mention) [PO'C]
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Opera - December 1956 p.757; November 1959 p.750
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.77 [MDS]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.62 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - March 1961 Vol.27 No.7 p.611 (open reel tape) [PCP]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.14: August 1959 p.19
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 pp.36-37 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [DH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49
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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.11 [FGB]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956?(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Lucine Amara
Radamès - Albert Da Costa
Amneris - Rosalind Elias
Amonasro - Frank Guarrera
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian
Un Messaggero - James McCracken
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 721
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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
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9026 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6011 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.125 [PK]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.29-30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin - George London
Lenski - Richard Tucker
Tatyana - Lucine Amara
Olga - Rosalind Elias
Larina - Martha Lipton
Filipjewna - Belen Amparan
Gremin - Giorgio Tozzi
Triquet - Alessio De Paolis
Zaretzky - George Cehanovsky
Captain - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 50 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 707 {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 223
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1957; see «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.205-206). The performance on 27 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA January 1958 p.28. 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 Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Antonietta Stella
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - George London
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni
Un Messaggero - James McCracken
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1461; Bensar OL 22357 (BRO 125520) {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Maria Curtis Verna
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 366
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 November 1957). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Raimondo - Giorgio Tozzi
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Miti Truccato Pace
Normanno - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6055 {2LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6141 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA RB 16056-16057 {2LPS} (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43538 (2) {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-68537-2 {2CDS} (Europe) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 [HCS]; May 1959 p.583 [AR]
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Opera - June 1959 p.390
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.95 [JC]
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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.524 [SG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.54 [DJ]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.61 [DJ]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.101 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957?(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin - Frank Guarrera
Lenski - Richard Tucker
Tatyana - Lucine Amara
Olga - Rosalind Elias
Larina - Martha Lipton
Filipjewna - Belen Amparan
Gremin - Giorgio Tozzi
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 824
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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
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Frances Yeend
Clytemnestra - Blanche Thebom
Aegisth - David Lloyd
Orest - Giorgio Tozzi
Der Pfleger des Orest - Thomas Fisher
1. Magd - Margery Mayer
2. Magd - Lizabeth Pritchett
3. Magd - Evelyn Sachs
4. Magd - June Kelly
5. Magd - Marjorie McClung
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 459.3 (+Salome) {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1384
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.82
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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.186
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.155
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.98
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Norman Kelley
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 774 (& 542); The Opera Lovers NOZ 195801 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 11 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.309-313. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Martial Singher
Abimélech - Norman Scott
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giorgio Tozzi
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - CLS MD-TP 012/14 {3LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 220 (& 222); Myto MCD 00148 {2CDS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.339-340; ICRC Winter edition 1998 No.15 p.5 (letter). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Vanessa - Eleanor Steber
Erika - Rosalind Elias
Old Baroness - Regina Resnik
Anatol - Nicolai Gedda
Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas - George Cehanovsky
Footman - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6138 {3LPS} (USA); RCA «Red Seal» ARL 2-0294 {3LPS}; RCA RL 02094 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 87899
Compact Disc - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 87899 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1958 p.235 (mention); February 1978 p.1456 [WSM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS] ; July 1990 p.272 [PD]
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Opera - July 1978 p.703
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.178 [RE]: November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.23-23 [DA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1958 Vol.8 No.11 p.179 [DJ]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.31
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1958, see OPERA March 1958 p.165, June 1958 p.377). The Omega Opera Archive has issued a recording (217) of the performance on 1 February 1958 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Vanessa - Eleanor Steber
Erika - Rosalind Elias
Old Baroness - Ira Malaniuk
Anatol - Nicolai Gedda
Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas - Alois Pernerstorfer
Footman - Norman Foster
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1041 (& 4078); Orfeo C 65 30621 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.112 [P'OC]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.73-74 [WS]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.543 S janvier 2007 p.110 [MP]
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International Record Review - October 2006 p.80 [MT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.220-221 [JWB]
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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.68 [PC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 pp.88-89 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (16 August 1958; see OPERA October 1958 pp.621-623). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Nicolai Gedda
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Norman Scott
Pamina - Gloria Davy
Sarastro - Giorgio Tozzi
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Mildred Allen
1er Geharnischter - Giulio Gari
2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Erste Dame - Heidi Krall
Zweite Dame - Mignon Dunn
Dritte Dame - Belen Amparan
Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari
Zweiter Knabe - Helen Vanni
Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero
Erster Priester - William Olvis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 822; Bensar ol 12658 (BRO 125106) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1958). This was performed in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Robert Merrill
Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti
Rosina - Roberta Peters
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Margaret Roggero
Fiorello - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6143 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6143 {4LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25013-25015 (UK); RCA SER 4512-4515 (UK); RCA Victor LSC 6071 {3LPS}(USA)RCA «Victrola» VIC 6102 {3LPS} (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6102 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86505 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG-RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-68552-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 p.347 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378; July 1966 p.79; September 1971 p.519; September 1988 p. [RO]; May 1997 p.118 [RO]
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Opera - December 1960 p.842; September 1966 p.726 [AB]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.122 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.76 [RD]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.114 [PLM]: March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.154 [DH]
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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p. [CO]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.70
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Minnie - Renata Tebaldi
Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco
Jack Rance - Cornell MacNeil
Nick - Piero De Palma
Ashby - Silvio Maionica
Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi
Billy Jackrabbit - Dario Caselli
Wowkle - Biancamaria Casoni
Sonora - Giorgio Giorgetti
Trin - Enzo Guagni
Sid - Virgilio Carbonari
Bello - Ezio Peruzzi
Harry - Mario Carlin
Joe - Angelo Mercuriali
Happy - Michele Cazzato (Casato)
Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi
Un postiglione - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5463-5465 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2039-2041 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 594-596 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London A 4338 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; London OSA 1306 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 421 595-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 170-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90041 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.315; January 1959 p.346; July 1970 p.215; January 1989 p. [EG]
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Opera - January 1959 p.54; September 1970 p.852
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.60 [CK]
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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1958 p.124 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.66 [DJ]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.622 [PHR]: June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.822 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Paolo Washington
Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano
Preziosilla - Rosalind Elias
Fra Melitone - Dino Mantovani
Curra - Luisa Gioia
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Angelo Mercuriali
Un Chirurgo - Sergio Liviabella
Un Alcalde - Virgilio Carbonari
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6406 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA LSC 6406 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25016-25019 {4LPS} (UK) (1959)ª;; RCA SER 4516-4519 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 660-2 {3LPS} (1975)ª; London OSA 13122 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 443 678-2
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 1959 p.118; December 1960 pp.347-348 [PHW]; January 1961 p.379 [DST]; May 1975 p.2019 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.70 [KH]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.157-159 [WA2]
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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Diapason - No.427 juin 196 p.131
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 pp.82-83 [RD]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.125 [PLM]: November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.227
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1960 p.101 [DH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Roberta Peters
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Rosalind Elias
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Gabor Carelli
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª;; RCA LSC 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25009-12 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4508-11 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 743-5 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 444 602-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; October 1960 p.226 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1701 [AB]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.60 [NB]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 pp.107-108 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.76
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Lucine Amara
Radamès - Dimiter Uzunov
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Heidi Krall
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL; 112859 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on 28 November 1959. The cast listed above is that given in the MET Annals and the Metopera Database for the performance on that date. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Mary Curtis Verna is listed as a cast member.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Cesare Siepi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Nell Rankin
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Margaret Roggero
Xenia - Emilia Cundari
Hostess - Helen Vanni
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Hal Roberts
Nurse - Mignon Dunn
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 772
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.203-204. 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 Jean Morel - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Poussette - Teresa Stratas
Javotte - Helen Vanni
Rosette - Joan Wall
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda
Lescaut - Ralph Herbert
Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky
L'Hôtelier - Calvin Marsh
La Servante - May Savage
1er Garde - Charles Kuestner
2e Garde - Carlo Tomanelli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 356 (& 716) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1959). 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 Arturo Basile - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manrico - Richard Tucker
Azucena - Rosalind Elias
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi
Ines - Laura Londi
Ruiz - Mario Carlin
Un vecchio zingaro - Leonardo Monreale
Un messo - Tommaso Frascati
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; *RCA VLS 04146 (3) {3LPS} ;; RCA Victor RB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP}; RCA Victor SB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP} RCA «Gold Seal» AGL 3-4146 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 60560 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 60560 {2CDS} (1991)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8000 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1963 p.398 (Highlights); June 1991 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PT]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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American Record Guide - October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.153 [PLM]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.757 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.93 [CLO]: April 1961 Vol.11 No.4 p.140 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell
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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hermann Uhde
Rocco - Oskar Czerwenka
Marzelline - Laurel Hurley
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Giorgio Tozzi
Erster Gefangene - William Olvis
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 45 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 334
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1960). 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 Thomas Schippers - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - George London
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Karl Liebl
Mary - Belen Amparan
Steuermann - William Olvis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 361; The Opera Lovers FLI 196001 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.60-S.61 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Jean Morel - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pelléas - Theodor Uppman
Mélisande - Victoria de los Ángeles
Golaud - George London
Arkel - Giorgio Tozzi
Geneviève - Regina Resnik
Yniold - Mildred Allen
Médecin - Clifford Harvuot
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 218 (& 643)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1960). 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». There has beem a recording issued on the «Bensar» labe; which also appears to be of this performance, but with the conductor incorrectly stated in Berkshire's catalogue to be Ernest Ansermet.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Frank Guarrera
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Zinka Milanov
Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi
Paolo Albiani - Ezio Flagello
Pietro - Norman Scott
Un'ancella - Maria Yauger
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - foyer FO 1023 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4539-40 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 4260 (BRO 125830) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - June 1994 p.55
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 p.152 [WA2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met on April 2nd 1960 (See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.257-258. Leonard Warren sang in the first performance of this production on March 1st, but died 3 days later. The performance on March 15th is reviewed in Opera May 1960 p.336. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670 and the CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Holländer - George London
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Karl Liebl
Mary - Rosalind Elias
Steuermann - Richard Lewis
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6156 {3LPS} (USA) (1961)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6156 {3LPS} (USA) (1961)ª; RCA Victor RE 25035-25037 {3LPS} (UK) (1962)ª; RCA Victor SER 4535-4537 {3LPS} (UK) (1962)ª; Decca 25071 D/1-3 {3LPS}; Decca 2BB 109-111 {3LPS} ; Decca «Ovation» 417 319-1 {3LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca «Ovation» 417 319-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 417 319-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 904-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 460 738-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8003 (4-track, 7½ips) (USA) (1961)ª
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.364; February 1972 p.1427; October 1986 p. [AB] August 1990 p. [AW]
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Opera - March 1962 p.190
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.373
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.71 [CK]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.81 [HG]: February 1962 Vol.12 No.2 p.120 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - October 1961 Vol.28 No.2 p.138 [GK]: December 1961 Vol.28 No.4 p.331 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.97 [MC]
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Comments:- According to Jerome F. Weber (quoting Michael Gray) this recording was made on 21-24, 26-27, and 29-30 August 1960 in Walthamstow Town Hall (ARSC Journal Vol.37 No.2 Fall 2006 p.217)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jussi Björling
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Mario Sereni
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Tommaso Frascati
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Leonardo Monreale
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA RE 25020-25022 {3LPS} (UK) (1961)ª; RCA SER 4520-4522 (UK) {3LPS} (1961)ª; RCA SER 5643-5645 {3LPS} (UK) (1972)ª;; *RCA AGL3-3970
Compact Cassette - RCA R8S6149/1-2 (8-track cartridge)
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 85932-2 {2CDS} (1961)ª; BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-62687-2
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor FTC 8001 (4-track 7½ips) (USA)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p.542; July 1961 p.62; November 1972 p.967 [AB]; July 1974 p.274 [WAC]; September 1987 p. [EG]
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Opera - June 1961 p.406
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American Record Guide - September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.16 [PLM]: April 1961 Vol.27 No.8 p.672 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.154
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.67 [CLO]: May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.82 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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The Absolute Sound - March 2007 Issue 170 p.115 [HP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1961(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Boris - Giorgio Tozzi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frank Porretta
Marina - Gloria Lane
Pimen - Richard Cross
Varlaam - Spiro Malas
Shuisky - Andrew McKinley
Rangoni - Lee Cass
Xenia - Jeanette Scovotti
Nurse - Joan Caplan
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 8618; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5235 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 8618 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Video recording of a television film. The Video cassette and the DVD issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogues. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases»
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Ezio Flagello
Shuisky - Norman Kelley
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Teresa Stratas
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Anthony Balestrieri
Nurse - Margaret Roggero
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
Lavitsky - John Trehy
Cherniovsky - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1416
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1961). 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 Nino Verchi - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lady Harriet Durham - Victoria de los Ángeles
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Lorenzo Alvary
Lyonel - Richard Tucker
Plumkett - Giorgio Tozzi
Nancy - Rosalind Elias
Sheriff - Gerhard Pechner
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 219 {2CDRS} {Australia) ; *Bensar OL 22561 (BRO 121055) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Columna Música 1CM 0160 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.127 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.90 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (25 February 1961). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.358-360. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini
Ismaele - Renato Cioni
Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi
Abigaille - Lucilla Udovich
Fenena - Janis Martin
Gran Sacerdote - Joshua Hecht
Abdallo - Howard Fried
Anna - Gwen Curatilo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1432
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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:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-446. 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 Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer
Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Zampieri
Paolo Albiani - Rolando Panerai
Pietro - Vito Susca
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Glade Peterson
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 010 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 1 {2LPS} Rodolphe «Crescendo» RP 12702 (highlights) {1LP};
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 732 {2CDS} ; *Gala GL 100.508 (+highlights Falstaff - Karajan 1957) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1351 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.280-281 [ADC]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59
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American Record Guide - March/April 1985 Vol.48 No.3 p.38 (highlights) [KM]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.79
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. Another performance is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1961 p.59
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Frank Guarrera
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Renata Tebaldi
Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker
Paolo Albiani - Ezio Flagello
Pietro - Norman Scott
Un'ancella - Athena Vicos
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 355; Myto 2 MCD 052 308 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1961). 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 Georg Solti - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Mietta Sighele
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - RCA LSC 6158 {3LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA RE 25038-25040 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 4538-4540 (UK) (1962)ª; *Decca SET 427-429; RCA Victor 630.630/632 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; RCA Victor 640.708/10 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; Victor SA 3006 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Cassette - Decca K64K32
Compact Disc; - *Decca 417 416-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 765-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8005 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
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 - July 1962 p.62; October 1962 p.189; November 1970 p.855; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; September 1987 p.482 [AB]
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Opera - September 1962 p.627
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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 pp.24-25 [JG]
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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.739 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1962 Vol.12 No.6 p.49 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Schaunard - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Marcello - Robert Merrill
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Anna Moffo
Musetta - Mary Costa
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti
Parpignol - Adelio Zagonora
Sergente dei doganieri - Adelio Zagonora
Un doganiere - Flavio Tosin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor RE 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª; RCA «Gold Seal» AGL2-3969; RCA «Victrola» VL 43543 (3) {3LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 83969 {2CDS} ;; RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-63179-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor 7002 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.302; September 1999 p.104 (In brief) [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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American Record Guide - October 1962 Vol.29 No.2 p.116 [PLM]: December 1962 Vol.29No.4 p.316 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.165 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1962 Vol.12 No.10 p.111 [CLO]: November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.135 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.84 [RF]
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Conductor Alfred Wallenstein - 1962(FI)
Orchestra - NBC Orchestra
Fiora - Phyllis Curtin
Avito - Frank Porretta
Manfredo - Richard Torigi
Archibaldo - Giorgio Tozzi
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 471
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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a film. 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 George Schick - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Carlotta Ordassy
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - Great Opera Recordings G.O.P. 33 {3LPS} Stradivarius STR 1011-1013 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 024 271 {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:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]; No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.23
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.84 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1962; see «Signing-off for the Old Met» pp.378-381). This recording is sometimes attributed to a performance on 23 December 1961, but the cast was quite different on that day.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Schaunard - Geraint Evans
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Marilyn Horne
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi
Elvira - Leontyne Price
Carlo - Cornell MacNeil
Silva - Giorgio Tozzi
Riccardo - Robert Nagy
Iago - Roald Reitan
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Frequenz (Movimento Musica) 051 016 {2CDS} Omega Opera Archive 1407
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - januari 1989 1-26 [PK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1962). The performance on 10 November 1963 (with Corelli instead of Bergonzi) is reviewed in OPERA March 1963p.179. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Eileen Farrell
Enzo - Franco Corelli
Barnaba - Robert Merrill
Laura - Nell Rankin
Alvise - Giorgio Tozzi
La Cieca - Mignon Dunn
Zuàne - George Cehanovsky
Un Cantore - John Trehy
Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis
Un Pilota - Peter Sliker
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Compact Disc; - Encore Grand Tier ENGT 2/92 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035153 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Celestial Audio CA 738 {2CDRS} (2008)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:-
Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 (mention) [PK]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.84 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (see OPERA July 1962 p.461 for a review of other performances that season). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Marguerite de Valois - Joan Sutherland
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Giulietta Simionato
Urbain - Fiorenza Cossotto
Raoul de Nangis - Franco Corelli
Compte de Nevers - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Compte de Saint-Bris - Giorgio Tozzi
Marcel - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Bois-Rosé - Walter Gullino
De Tavannes - Piero De Palma
De Cossé - Giuseppe Bertinazzo
De Thoré - Manuel Spatafora
De Retz - Antonio Cassinelli
De Meru - Alfredo Giacomotti
Maurevert - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 246 {3LPS} (1962)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 34 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-105
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 701 {3CDS} ; *Gala GL 100.604 {3CDS} (+highlights from other performances) ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1217 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Living Stage 347.12 {3CDS} ; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 006 (The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer); {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
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American Record Guide - September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 p.277 [DA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 pp.83-84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 June 1962 see OPERA August 1962 p.523;«A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland pp.140-141). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Anselmo Colzani
Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek
Banco - Giorgio Tozzi
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - William Olvis
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Carlo Tomanelli
Sicaro - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1109 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 32462 (BRO 125555) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 24 March 1962. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Prince Karl Franz - Jan Peerce
Dr. Engel - Giorgio Tozzi
Detlef - Robert Sands
Kathie - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Columbia OS 2380 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1032-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.165
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Comments:- The following also take part: Lawrence Avery, Anita Darian.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Jerome Hines
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Rosalind Elias
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Paul Franke
Missail - Andrea Velis
Rangoni - Walter Cassel
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Lynn Blair
Hostess - Janis Martin
Simpleton - George Shirley
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - William Stanz
Nurse - Lili Chookasian
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Vladimir Chistiakov
Lavitsky - Edward Ghazal
Cherniovsky - William Zakariasen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1032
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 April 1963). 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». Here (Mignon) Dunn is listed as a cast member. However, according to the «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera», althoogh she sang the inkeeper in the performance on 16 March 1963 she did not sing it in the broadcast performance on 6 April 1963.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - George London
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Sándor Kónya
Mary - Lili Chookasian
Steuermann - George Shirley
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1639;; Gala GL 100.728 (+Un ballo in maschera - excerpts -Schippers - Arroyo) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1963). 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 Thomas Schippers - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon - Anna Moffo
Poussette - Jeanette Scovotti
Javotte - Marcia Baldwin
Rosette - Joann Grillo
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis
De Brétigny - William Walker
L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson
La Servante - Athena Vicos
1er Garde - Charles Kuestner
2e Garde - Carlo Tomanelli
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAN 196301 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1963; see OPERA January 1964 pp.46-47). 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Mefistofele - Giorgio Tozzi
Faust - Sándor Kónya
Margherita - Mary Costa
Elena - Mary Costa
Martha - Dorothy Cole
Wagner - Howard Fried
Pantalis - Janis Martin
Nereo - Richard Riffel
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2630-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (24 September 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive.
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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; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
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 Kurt Adler - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Giorgio Tozzi
Rodrigo - Nicolae Herlea
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hermann Uhde
Un Frate - Justino Díaz
Elisabetta di Valois - Leonie Rysanek
La principessa Eboli - Irene Dalis
Tebaldo - Marcia Baldwin
Il Conte di Lerma - Gabor Carelli
Un Araldo Reale - Robert Nagy
Una voce dal cielo - Junetta Jones
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 739 (highlights +highlights from; 1961 performance with Corelli) {2CDS};; Living Stage LS 4035171 {3CDS} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61 (highlights); No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 pp.110-111 (mention) [PK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 March 1964; see OPERA July 1964 p.455)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eugene Onegin - William Dooley
Lenski - Jess Thomas
Tatyana - Leontyne Price
Olga - Rosalind Elias
Larina - Gladys Kriese
Filipjewna - Lili Chookasian
Gremin - Giorgio Tozzi
Triquet - Andrea Velis
Zaretzky - George Cehanovsky
Captain - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1360 (& 1121) Fiori FI 1003 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 February 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Katerina Izmailova - Marie Collier
Sergey - Jon Vickers
Boris Izmailov - Chester Ludgin
Zinovi Izmailov - Richard Martell
Aksinya - Claudia White
Priest - Andrew (András) Foldi
Police sergeant - Winther Andersen
Old convict - Giorgio Tozzi
Millhand - Daniel McCaughna
Officer - Joshua Hecht
Porter - John West
Steward - David Giosso
Coachman - Hugo Mayer
Policeman - Colin Harvey
Drunken Guest - Raymond Manton
Sentry - Daniel McCaughna
Woman Convict - Carol Todd
Worker 1 - Richard Riffel
Worker 2 - Roy Glover
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4296
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Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version «Katerina Izmailova» in an English translation by Edward Downes given in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1964).
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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 Nello Santi - 1964(LI;28/4/64;Nilsson)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil
Lady Macbeth - Birgit Nilsson
Banco - Giorgio Tozzi
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - Franco Ghitti
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Edward Ghazal
Sicaro - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 196401 {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 (28 April 1964). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Robert Merrill
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Preziosilla - Shirley Verrett
Fra Melitone - Ezio Flagello
Curra - Corinna Vozza
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Mario Rinaudo
Un Alcalde - Rolf Bottcher
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor RE 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor SER 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor VLS 45143 (Italy)
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor VK45143
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 87971 {3CDS} (1988)ª
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 - October 1965 p.210; January 1966 p.334; December 1988 p. [RO]
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Opera - January 1966 p.44 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.798-799, p.945 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 p.74 [CLO]
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Audio & Record Review - October 1965 p.17 [CW]
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Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Elena Cernei
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196501 {2CDRS} (Canada) *Bensar OL 32065 {2CDRS} (2004)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 the MET (20 March 1965). 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 Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - David Ward
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Sándor Kónya
Mary - Gladys Kriese
Steuermann - George Shirley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1641
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Gabriella Tucci
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Joann Grillo
Fra Melitone - Elfego Esparza
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Velis
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 14 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 706 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100 725 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 283 {2CDS} (2003)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:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.78 [GH]; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.63 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1965). This performance was broadcast. This opera was not performed at the MET on 26 February 1965, a date that is sometimes given for this recording.
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Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Vanessa - Mary Costa
Erika - Rosalind Elias
Old Baroness - Blanche Thebom
Anatol - John Alexander
Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi
Nicholas - Russell Christopher
Footman - Arthur Graham
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1471 (& 1231)
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Luisa - Anna Moffo
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Shirley Verrett
Wurm - Ezio Flagello
Laura - Gabriella Carturan
Contadino - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA RE 5534-5536 {3LPS} (UK) (1965)ª;; RCA SER 5534-5536 (UK) (1965)ª; *RCA SER 5713-5715 (UK) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86646 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1966 p.509 [AP]; July 1966 p.49 [DST] March 1975 p.1701 [AB]; October 1988 p. [JBS]
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Opera - May 1966 p.386 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.119-120, p.124 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.84-85 [CLO]
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Audio & Record Review - April 1966 p.44 [CW]
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Simon Boccanegra - Giuseppe Taddei
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Antonietta Stella
Gabriele Adorno - Gianfranco Cecchele
Paolo Albiani - Renato Cesari
Pietro - Ivan Sardi
Un'ancella - Luise Camer
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Kurt Meier
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Compact Disc; - Giuseppe Di Stefano GDS 21011 {2CDS} ; *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1966 pp.76, 78, 79 ) the performance on August 4 1966 took place in the Apothekenhof of the Residenz and was interrupted by rain.The recording on the CD-ROM issued by the House of Opera is stated to be of a performance on 16 August 1966.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi
Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot
Marcello - Mario Sereni
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Teresa Stratas
Musetta - Beverly Bower
Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary
Alcindoro - Andrea Velis
Parpignol - Emil Filip
Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal
Un doganiere - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 at the MET (4 February 1967). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Cornell MacNeil
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Ticho Parly
Mary - Nancy Williams
Steuermann - William Olvis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1534
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Luisa - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Miller - Sherrill Milnes
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Louise Pearl
Wurm - Ezio Flagello
Laura - Nancy Williams
Contadino - Lou Marcella
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 007 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 122 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Nuova Era 6329/30 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4331-2 {2CDS} Living Stage LS 4035138 {2CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.286 [HF]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.125
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1968)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Renzo Casellato
Rosina - Teresa Berganza
Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Marta Benegas
Fiorello - Bruno Tomaselli
Un Ufficiale - Eduardo Ferracani
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 149/50 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1392 {2CDS} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.220
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (August 1969)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Ara Berberian
Leonora di Vargas - Nancy Tatum
Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Sylvia Anderson
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Sheila Nadler
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Howard Fried
Un Chirurgo - Richard J Clark
Un Alcalde - Clifford Grant
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201(San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 November 1969). The performance on 1 November 1969 is briefly reviewed in OPERA January 1970 p.34
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Janis Martin
Marke - Giorgio Tozzi
Kurwenal - William Dooley
Melot - Allan Monk
Hirt - David Hall-Sundquist
Steuerman - Clifford Grant
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Ryland Davies
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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)
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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 a performance at the San Francisco Opera (6 November 1970). Part ofAct 3 is missing. The performance on October 31 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.128
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1970(LI;12/2/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Thomas Stewart
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Robert Nagy
Mary - Lili Chookasian
Steuermann - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1773 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is stated to originate from a «VG in-house tape».
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1970(LI;14/2/70)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Franco Corelli
Filippo II - Giorgio Tozzi
Rodrigo - Robert Merrill
Il Grande Inquisitore - Raymond Michalski
Un Frate - Edmond Karlsrud
Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Judith Forst
Il Conte di Lerma - Leo Goeke
Un Araldo Reale - Rod MacWherter
Una voce dal cielo - Margaret Kalil
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1289 {& 1051);; The Opera Lovers DON 197002 {3CDRS} (2008)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a 4-Act version at the MET (14 February 1970). See «Start-Up at the New Met» by Paul Jackson pp.139-143. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Giorgio Tozzi
Veit Pogner - Ernst Wiemann
Sixtus Beckmesser - Toni Blankenheim
Fritz Kothner - Hans Otto Kloose
Walther von Stolzing - Richard Cassilly
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Arlene Saunders
Magdalena - Ursula Böse
Nachtwächter - Vladimir Rudzjak
Kunz Vogelgesang - Willy Hartmann
Konrad Nachtigall - William Workman
Ulrich Eisslinger - Wilfried Plate
Balthasar Zorn - Kurt Marschner
Augustin Moser - Jürgen Förster
Hermann Ortel - Franz Grundheber
Hans Schwarz - Carl Schultz
Hans Foltz - Karl (Carl) Otto
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1109 (Japan) (2003)ª; Dreamlife DLVC 8028 (Japan) (2005)ª; ArtHaus Musik 101 273 (2007)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2007 p.119 [MA]
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Opera - October 2007 p.1262, p.1264 [WA]
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Opera News - December 2007 p.82 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.321-322 [AQ]
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Diapason - No.548 juin 2007 p.127 [ED]
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International Record Review - April 2007 pp.83-84 [RP]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.254 [RVL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.91 avril 2007 p.108 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.19 juin 2007 p.81 [FL-2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.88 [PN]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Sherrill Milnes
Il Conte Almaviva - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Rosina - Marilyn Horne
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Jean Kraft
Fiorello - Raymond Gibbs
Un Ufficiale - Nico Castel
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1663 (& 1283);; The Opera Lovers BAR 119701 {2CDRS} (Canada);; Bensar OL 22071 (BRO 129696) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Giorgio Tozzi
Marzelline - Judith Blegen
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - John Macurdy
Erster Gefangene - Leo Goeke
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - *Melodram CDM 27086 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1771 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol. 14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.121 [JHN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1971). The performance on 16 December 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.120. According to Alan Blyth the Melodram CD was «quickly withdrawn from circulation as an allegedly unauthorised issue» (ICRC Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.13}. The Melodram CDs are described on their label as being a recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera on 29 November 1968. However, according to to «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield Fidelio was not performed at the San Francisco Opera in 1968 and the opera performed on 29 November 1968 was Madama Butterfly (loc.cit. p.474). See also IOC Winter 1998 No.10 p.7 (letter). According to another letter the role of the second prisoner was sung by Clifford Harvout (IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 p.8; see also the MET Annals). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Jess Thomas
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Irene Dalis
Marke - Giorgio Tozzi
Kurwenal - William Dooley
Melot - Rod MacWherter
Hirt - Nico Castel
Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Leo Goeke
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1261 (& 1023 & 2721) Bensar OL 121871 (BRO 124721) {3CDRS}
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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 a performance at the MET (18 December 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Faust - Plácido Domingo
Méphistophélès - Giorgio Tozzi
Marguerite - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Valentin - Mario Sereni
Siébel - Frederica Von Stade
Marthe - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Wagner - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1357 (& 1118); The Opera Lovers FAUS 197201 {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1972). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given incorrectly as «Lombard».
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amina - Renata Scotto
Elvino - Nicolai Gedda
Rodolfo - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Lisa - Loretta Di Franco
Alessio - Richard Best
Notaro - Nico Castel
Teresa - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1106 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.83 [JV]
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Comments:- The recording issued on the «Living Stage» label appears to be a recording of a performance at the MET in October or November 1972. The partial cast listed by «Living Stage» is Renata Scotto (Amina), Nicolai Gedda (Elvino), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Rodolfo), Colette Boky (Lisa), Giorgio Tozzi (Alessio) and the date is given 17 October 1972 (the first performance of the run). According to the MET online data base Colette Boky did not sing in any of the performances (in October or November 1972) and Giorgio Tozzi did not sing Alessio but did sing Rodolfo in some performances. Scotto and Gedda sang in the performances on 17, 24, 28 October and 15, 25 November. Tozzi sang Rodolfo on 17 October and 15 November, Giaiotti sang it on 24, 28 October and John Macurdy (not mentioned by Living Stage) sang it on 25 November. The rest of the cast was as given above except that on 15 November Lisa was sung by Betsy Norden and the Notary by Paul Franke. Amazon suggests that the recording was of the performance on 24 or 28 October presumably on the basis that Giaiotti is given a more prominent billing than Tozzi. Possibly the recording is a composite one made at more than one performance. None of the performances was broadcast. IF ANYONE HAS THIS RECORDING PLEASE SEND ME YOUR OPINION.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Montserrat Caballé
Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto
Pollione - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Oroveso - Giorgio Tozzi
Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Flavio - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123084 {2CDRS} (2004)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
Comments:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 17 February 1973 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Louis Quilico
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Huguette Tourangeau
Wurm - Dieter Weller
Laura - Gwendolyn Jones
Contadino - Joseph Frank
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 239 (highlights) {1LP} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.215 {2CDS} (1997)ª; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #467 {2CDS} (2000)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1997 p.53 [CJL]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (29 November 1974)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Adriana Maliponte
Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker
Paolo Albiani - Lawrence Shadur
Pietro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un'ancella - Constance Webber
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SIM 197401 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1974). 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 Silvio Varviso - 1976(LI;12/11/76)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Timothy Nolen
Il Conte Almaviva - John Brecknock
Rosina - Frederica Von Stade
Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Nina Hinson
Fiorello - Wayne Turnage
Un Ufficiale - John Duykers
Un notaio - Ken Malucelli
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 November 1976).
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1976(LI;28/11/76)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Vincenzo Sardinero
Il Conte Almaviva - John Brecknock
Rosina - Frederica Von Stade
Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Nina Hinson
Fiorello - Wayne Turnage
Un Ufficiale - John Duykers
Un notaio - Ken Malucelli
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (28 November 1976).
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Faust - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Méphistophélès - Giorgio Tozzi
Marguerite - Nancy Shade
Valentin - Giorgio Zancanaro
Siébel - Susanne Marsee
Marthe - Jocelyne Taillon
Wagner - John Davies
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAU 197702ÿ(3CDRS)ª
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1977). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Manon - Jeanette Pilou
Poussette - Maria Spacagna
Javotte - Charlotte Ruello
Rosette - Gloria Lerner
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Alfredo Kraus
Lescaut - David Holloway
Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Piero De Palma
De Brétigny - Frederick Burchinal
L'Hôtelier - John-Paul Bogart
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1131 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4623
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.162-163 [BB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.86 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (14 December 1977; see OPERA March 1978 p.299). The cast listed above is that announced in OPERA July 1977 p.659.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Montserrat Caballé
Calaf - Luciano Pavarotti
Liù - Leona Mitchell
Ping - Dale Duesing
Pang - Rémy Corazza
Pong - Joseph Frank
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Raymond Manton
Un mandarino - Aldo Bramante
Il Principe di Persia - Robert Johnson
Prima ancella - Pamela South
Seconda Ancella - Carol Vaness
Terza Ancella - Gwendolyn Jones
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 226 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 188-2 {2CDS} Gala GL 100.534 (+highlights cond.Molinari-Pradelli - Wien 1961) {2CDS};; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 6 1997 p.61 [BZ]
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; Juli 1997 S.58
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.171
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (4 November 1977; see OPERA February 1978 p.150; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.4 janvier 1978 p.46 )
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Conductor John DeMain - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Grand Opera
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Regina Giddens - Maralin Niska
Alexandra Giddens - Jennifer Ringo
Birdie Hubbard - Elizabeth Carron
Addie - Jennifer Jones
Horace Hubbard - Don Garrard
Benjamin Hubbard - Giorgio Tozzi
Oscar Hubbard - Rodney Stenborg
Leo - Carroll Freeman
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5552
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera. See OPERA September 1980 pp.926-928.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1980?(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Amahl - Robert Sapolsky
Mother - Teresa Stratas
King Kaspar - Nico Castel
King Melchior - Giorgio Tozzi
King Balthazar - Willard White
Page - Michael Lewis
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VHS Video Cassette - Video Artists International 69032 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.415
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.123-124 [RP]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. According to the review in THE OPERA QUARTERLY «The transfer to home video is unsatisfactory due to dull color and poor recorded sound»
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Scotto
Maurizio - Neil Shicoff
Principe di Bouillon - Rodney Stenborg
Principessa di Bouillon - Mariana Paunova
Michonnet - Giorgio Tozzi
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Bruce Ford
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1487-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.57 [IW]
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Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera (February or March 1981; see OPERA June 1981 pp.619-621). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004» where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1980.
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