There are 99 recordings on file in which Astrid Varnay appears

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1941(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*

2 1942(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*

3 1943(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*

4 1944(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*

5 1945(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*

6 1946(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*

7 1947(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Erich Kleiber*

8 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

9 1948(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Guido Picco*

10 1948(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

11 1948(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Guido Picco*

12 1949(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

13 1950(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*

14 1950(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

15 1950(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*

16 1951(Act 3:LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*

17 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

18 1951(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Vittorio Gui*

19 1951(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*

20 1951(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

21 1952(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Fritz Reiner*

22 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

23 1952(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

24 1952(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Walter Herbert*

25 1952(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

26 1953(LC) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

27 1953(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*

28 1953(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Fritz Reiner*

29 1953(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*

30 1953(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*

31 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*

32 1953(RA) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Richard Kraus*

33 1953(RA) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Hermann Weigert*

34 1954(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*

35 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

36 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*

37 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

38 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

39 1954(RA) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

40 1954(RA) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Kraus*

41 1955(Act 3;LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

42 1955(LC) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

43 1955(LC) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

44 1955(LC) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

45 1955(LC) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

46 1955(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

47 1955(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

48 1955(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

49 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

50 1956(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

51 1956(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

52 1956(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

53 1956(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

54 1956(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

55 1957(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

56 1957(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

57 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

58 1957/59(SE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*

59 1958(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

60 1958(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*

61 1958(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

62 1958(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

63 1958(STU) - Lord Byron's Love Letter by Raffaelo de Banfield - Nicola Rescigno**

64 1959(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*

65 1959(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*

66 1959(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny***

67 1960(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Lorin Maazel*

68 1960(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

69 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

70 1962(LC) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

71 1963(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Arnold Quennet*

72 1964(LE;Varnay) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Arnold Quennet*

73 1964(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*

74 1964(LI) - Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert - Arnold Quennet*

75 1965(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

76 1965(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Zdenek Kosler*

77 1966(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*

78 1966(ST) - Oedipus der Tyrann by Carl Orff - Rafael Kubelik*

79 1968(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - Rafael Kubelik*

80 1970(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - Rafael Kubelik*

81 1971(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Ferdinand Leitner*

82 1972(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

83 1972(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - János Kulka*

84 1974(FI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*

85 1974(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Alberto Erede*

86 1974(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Lorin Maazel*

87 1974(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - John Nelson*

88 1974(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Otmar Suitner*

89 1976(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

90 1977(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*

91 1978(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Nello Santi*

92 1979(LI) - Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill - James Levine*

93 1979(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Riccardo Muti*

94 1980(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Georges Prêtre*

95 1981(FI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*

96 1982/1984(STU) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Riccardo Chailly*

97 1983(LI) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

98 1983(STU) - Rake's Progress (The) by Igor Stravinsky - Riccardo Chailly*

99 1984(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Uwe Mund*

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Alexander Kipnis

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Maxine Stellman

Waltraute - Doris Doe

Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas

Helmwige - Marian van Delden

Siegrune - Helen Olheim

Grimgerde - Mary Ann Kirk

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 CD 913 41 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 982 H012 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110058-60 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2037 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.40 [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]

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Orpheus - April 2001 S.59 [GH]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.74 [FL-2]

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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13: No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]

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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.78-79 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 p.109 [MG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 Dec 1941)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Astrid Varnay

Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg

Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen

König Heinrich - Norman Cordon

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 605

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

Comments:- «Nearly complete» recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1942). 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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Astrid Varnay

Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg

Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd

König Heinrich - Norman Cordon

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 179 {3LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 923.66 (+Macbeth - highlights) (3CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 3MCD 981.H002 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2036 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110235-37 (+excerpts - Melchior - Bettendorf) {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-59 [US]

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143

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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13

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Classical Express - Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]

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International Record Review - May 2001 p.80 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.90

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271.

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior

Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Julius Huehn

Venus - Marjorie Lawrence

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis

Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris

Biterolf - Mack Harrell

Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy

Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney

Hirt - Maxine Stellman

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 168 {3LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 00346 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]

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Comments:- According to «More EJS» pp.81-82 the LPs issued on the UORC label carry a mixture of a recording of the performance on 5 February 1944 conducted by Breisach (cast as given above) with that of a performance on 19 December 1942 conducted by Szell (a recording of this performance is listed separately). So onthe UORC LPs some of Wolfram's music is sung by Janssen. More details are given in «More EJS». The recording is said to be of the Paris Version with cuts. See also «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.276-277

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Astrid Varnay

Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg

Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd

König Heinrich - Norman Cordon

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 665

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271. 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». «Excellent Act 1. fair to good Acts 2,3 (some noisy sides)»

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Emanuel List

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Joel Berglund

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Beal Hober

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0069/3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1222

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.83-84 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1946). 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Emanuel List

Alberich - Fred Destal

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Rose Bampton

Waltraute - Lydia Kinderman

Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi

Wellgunde - Maria De Benedictis

Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni

First Norn - Lydia Kinderman

Second Norn - Zaira Negroni

Third Norn - Rose Bampton

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0046-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.145-148 [RB]

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1947)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Rose Bampton

Hunding - Nicola Moscona

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Margaret Harshaw

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw

Helmwige - Regina Resnik

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico

Chorus - Ópera Nacional de Mejico

Aida - Astrid Varnay

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Winifred Heidt

Amonasro - Giuseppe Valdengo

Ramphis - Roberto Silva

Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino

Una Sacerdotessa - Ana María Feuss

Un Messaggero - José Mendieta

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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 369 {2LPS}

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bella Artes, Mexico City (June 1948)

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior

Elisabeth - Helen Traubel

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen

Venus - Astrid Varnay

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Mihály Székely

Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris

Biterolf - Osie Hawkins

Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy

Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Kinsman

Hirt - Maxine Stellman

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 935.90 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 3CD 991 H022 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84

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Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.160

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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.83

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico

Chorus - Opera Nacional de Mejico

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Winifred Heidt

Leonora - Astrid Varnay

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Roberto Silva

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 683 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1917-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City (25 May 1948; see «Leonard Warren - American Baritone» by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz pp.167-168, p.456). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. In both these sources the name of the conductor is given as «Morel». See also «Hab's mir gelobt» by Astrid Varnay pp.181-182.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - New York Philharmonic Chorus

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Irene Jessner

Clytemnestra - Elena Nikolaidi

Aegisth - Frederick Jagel

Orest - Herbert Janssen

Der Pfleger des Orest - Michael Rhodes

1. Magd - Miriam Stockton

2. Magd - Edith Evans

3. Magd - Elinor Warren

4. Magd - Beverly Dame

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Black Disc - Off the Air Record Club OTA 4; Robin Hood Records RHR 510 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 20/22 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2213/4 (+Varnay recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2002 p.84 [MEO]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59; Oktober 2002 S.52 (mention) [SS]

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.80

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125

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International Record Review - July 2002 p.84 [JTH]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.76 January 1995 p.74

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54: Januar 1/1997 S.60

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (25 December 1949; according to «Priest of Music» by William R Trotter there were three performances on 22, 23, and 25 December 1949; see also OPERA, February 1950 p.40). There are some cuts

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Holländer - Hans Hotter

Senta - Astrid Varnay

Daland - Sven Nilsson

Erik - Set Svanholm

Mary - Hertha Glaz

Steuermann - Thomas Hayward

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 149 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Raritas OPR 5

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARLA 35-36 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2041 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110189-90 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 321 {2CDS} (2003)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 - February 2003 p.88 [AB]

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.39

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.65

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.130 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.8

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Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.11

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]

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International Record Review - January 2002 p.79 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1950). The recording on the Arlecchino CDs is not quite complete

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Helen Traubel

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen

König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Frank Guarrera

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Black Disc - Danacord DACO 111-113 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Danacord DACOCD 222-224 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0127 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0146 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]

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Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 pp.53-54 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1950; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.482-484). The Danacord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Leonard Warren

Jacopo Fiesco - Mihály Székely

Amelia Grimaldi - Astrid Varnay

Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker

Paolo Albiani - Giuseppe Valdengo

Pietro - Lorenzo Alvary

Un'ancella - Maxine Stellman

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - *Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 105-3 {3LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHR 506 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945.113 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Preiser Records 90520 {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:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2003 pp.80-81 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60; Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.75

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1950)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(Act 3:LE)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Sigurd Björling

Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland

Ortlinde - Eleanor Lausch (Dietrich)

Waltraute - Elfriede Wild

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller

Siegrune - Herta Töpper

Grimgerde - Ira Malaniuk

Roßweiße - Hanna Ludwig

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Black Disc; - Columbia LX 1447-54 {8x78s} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia LX 8835-42 {8x78s;AC} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia 33CX 1005-6 {2LPS} (1952)ª; *EMI 1C 181-03 035/36 {2LPS}; Columbia 33QCX 111-112 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDH 7 64704-2 {1CD} (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 3 80024 2 {1CD} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1951 pp.134-135 [AR]; November 1952 pp.144-145; October 1993 p.132, p.145 [AB]

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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.57 [SS]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1951 p.12: October 1952 p.9

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Comments:- Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival (12 August 1951)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Hagen - Ludwig Weber

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen

Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª

Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.123 [AB]

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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]

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Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177

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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]

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Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]

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Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]

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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Macbeth - Ivan Petroff

Lady Macbeth - Astrid Varnay

Banco - Italo Tajo

Macduff - Gino Penno

Malcolm - Gino Sarri

Dama - Luciana Veroni

Medico - Camello Righini

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 433 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 924 66 (highlights + Lohengrin) {3CDs} (1992)ª; Preiser Records 90482 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66313 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]

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Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May 1951). See OPERA August 1951 p.448 and «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay pp.201-205

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Sigurd Björling

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Erda - Ruth Siewert

Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Waldvogel - Wilma Lipp

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Black Disc; - Foyer FO 1004 {4LPS} (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 518 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 46106 {4CDS}; Hunt CDKAR 219 {4CDS} ; Myto «Historical» 3 CD 011 H 055 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seriea» WLCD 0096 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.115-116 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (13 August 1951)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Günther Treptow

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Lubomir Vichegonov

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Regina Resnik

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.37-40.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Walburga Wegener

Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen

Aegisth - Set Svanholm

Orest - Paul Schöffler

Ein alter Diener - Lubomir Vichegonov

Ein junger Diener - Paul Franke

Die Schleppträgerin - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Die Vertraute - Jean Madeira

Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer

Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka

1. Magd - Martha Lipton

2. Magd - Hertha Glaz

3. Magd - Lucine Amara

4. Magd - Mildred Miller

5. Magd - Genevieve Warner

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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1011 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild (+Salome) {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 20-22 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0149 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2285/86 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 22352 (BRO 125572) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers ELE 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.80

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]

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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.74

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Max Lorenz

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Ruth Siewert

Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82

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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Fafner - Kurt Böhme

Waldvogel - Rita Streich

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 528(4)

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 47-49 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Mike Richter CD Rom AE 203 (Opera from Bayreuth); Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.284

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Opéra International - avril 1995 N0 190 p.82

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Diapason - No.471 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Herbert - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Astrid Varnay

Conte di Luna - Robert Weede

Ferrando - Désiré Ligeti

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 6.0014 {2CDS} (2004)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 publication:-

Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.65-S.66 [IW]

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Günther Treptow

Sieglinde - Inge Borkh

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Ira Malaniuk

Gerhilde - Irmgard Meinig

Ortlinde - Paula Brivkalne

Waltraute - Hanna Ludwig

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller

Siegrune - Herta Töpper

Grimgerde - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Roßweiße - Trude Roesler

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 527 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Paragon PCD 84017-20 {4CDS}; Arlecchino ARL 43-45 {3CDS} Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.287-288 [WY]

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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82

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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen

Elsa - Eleanor Steber

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde

König Heinrich - Josef Greindl

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2880-2884 {5LPS} (1954)ª; Decca D12D5 {5LPS} (1976)ª; Decca 411 780-1 {5LPS} (France) (1984)ª; London LLA 16 {5LPS} (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 93674-2 {4CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110308/10 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 223056 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; April 1954 p.420 [DST]; August 1976 p.334 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; October 1994 p.223 [AB]

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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]

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Opera Now - July 1994 p.55

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.83

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Opera News - September 1994 p.60

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.289-29O [WY]

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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.196

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143

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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.255 [PHR]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [CHP]

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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]

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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.77

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Classic CD - August 1994 p.65

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.221 [JB]

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Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.75

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]

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Comments:- Recorded at the dress rehearsal and the first performance at the Bayreuth Festi-val 1953. (See John Culshaw in «Putting the Record Straight» pp.117-118 and OPERA, September 1953 p.535). See also The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books April 231994 p.17)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Natalie Hinsch-Gröndahl

Waltraute - Ira Malaniuk

Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann

Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher

Floßhilde - Gisela Litz

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk

Third Norn - Regina Resnik

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Black Disc - foyer FO 1011 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4005 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32506-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 15-CF2011 (Cycle);; Gala GL 100.654 {4CDS}; Gala GL 999.791 (Cycle) {14CDS} ;; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]

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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156

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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Astrid Varnay

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Nadine Conner

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Endré Koréh

Faninal - John Brownlee

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Hertha Glaz

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Genevieve Warner

Die drei Waisen - Laura Castellano

- Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

- Margaret Roggero

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 441 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Gala GL 100 512 (Highlights + Elektra)

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.76 (Highlights)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1953). The «Highlights» are included as a filler in the CDs of the performance of Elektra conducted by Richard Kraus (1953)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Rita Streich

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Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4004 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32506.9-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 15-CF2011(Cycle); Gala GL 100.653 {4CDS}; Gala GL-999.791 (cycle) {14CDS} ;; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]

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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]

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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk

Marke - Ludwig Weber

Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger

Melot - Hasso Eschert

Hirt - Gerhard Stolze

Steuerman - Theo Adam

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Eugene (Gene) Tobin

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Black Disc - Documents OR 301 {4LPS}; Melodram MEL 535 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34030 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 10030 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0170/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1525-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Encore CD 130-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - March 2001 p.328 [AB]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.91-92 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.59 mai 1983 pp.54-55 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.124 septiembre 1999 p.59 [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.88 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.608). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Regina Resnik

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Ira Malaniuk

Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland

Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon

Waltraute - Lise Sorrell

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller

Siegrune - Gisela Litz

Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate

Roßweiße - Erika Schubert

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Black Disc; - foyer FO 1009 {4LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 101

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4003 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32503-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 16-CF2011 (Cycle);; Arkadia HP 6 10.3; Gala GL 100.652 {3CDS}; Gala GL 999.797 (cycle) {14CDS} ; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1996 p.56

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.337

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]

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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 S.71

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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156

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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]

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Répertoire - Vol.79 avril 1995 p.81

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Comments:- According to the review in «Répertoire de Disques» it is sometimes claimed that Martha Mödl sings Brünhilde on this recording, but this is not correct

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Richard Kraus - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek

Clytemnestra - Res Fischer

Aegisth - Helmut Melchert

Orest - Hans Hotter

Ein alter Diener - Arno Reinhardt

Ein junger Diener - Hasso Eschert

Die Schleppträgerin - Helen Petrich

Die Vertraute - Gertie Chorlent

Der Pfleger des Orest - Heiner Horn

Die Aufseherin - Kaethe Tatzmann

1. Magd - Ilse Ihme-Säbich

2. Magd - Trude Roesler

3. Magd - Marianne Schröder

4. Magd - Marlies Siemeling

5. Magd - Käthe Möller-Siepermann

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 112 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.512 (+highlights - Der Rosenkavalier - Reiner - 1953) {2CDS}; Koch Schwann 3 1643-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Encore CD 101-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2001 p.97 [AB]

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Opera - December 1994 p.1385

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.273 [HF]

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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; Februar 2001 S.59 [SS]

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Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.115 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.122

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International Record Review - September 2000 p.124 [JTH]

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Classic CD - November 2000 p.67 [ST]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 2000 p.94 [DN]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.267 [RVL]

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Classical Express - June 2001 p.7 [AJ]

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.76: No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.81

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Musica (Milano) - N.122 dicembre 2000 - gennaio 2001 p.102 [AZ]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.52 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.95-96 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (August 1953). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.12. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1959.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Salome - Astrid Varnay

Jochanaan - Hans Braun

Herodes - Julius Patzak

Herodias - Margarete Klose

Narraboth - Hans Hopf

Ein Page - Herta Töpper

Erster Nazarener - Carl Hoppe

Zweiter Nazarener - Max Proebstl

Erster Soldat - Adolf Keil

Zweiter Soldat - Benno Kusche

Ein Cappadocier - Hans Hermann Nissen

Ein Sklave - Hildegard Limmer

Erster Jude - Karl Ostertag

Zweiter Jude - Peter Kaussen

Dritter Jude - Emil Graf

Vierter Jude - Walter Carnuth

Fünfter Jude - Georg Wieter

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Black Disc - Rococco Records 1009 {2LPS}; *I Grandi Interpreti IGI-289 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 210 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Orfeo C 5030021 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October (published August) 2000 p.105 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 pp.365-366 [BR]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.58; Juli 2000 S.62 [SS]

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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 pp.72-73 [SS]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.290: November/ December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.311 [KM]

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International Record Review - August 2000 p.107 [HC]

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Classic CD - November 2000 p.67 [ST]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 2000 p.94 [DN]

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4

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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.60

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Comments:- The LP (I Grandi Interpreti IGI 289) gives Patzak as singing Nabarroth and Hopf as singing Herod, which is incorrect (See «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay p.238)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen

Elsa - Birgit Nilsson

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde

König Heinrich - Theo Adam

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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Black Disc; - *Cetra «Opera Live» LO 77 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; Melodram MEL 541 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 44035; Melodram MEL 36104 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 10031 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1149 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0281 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 66336 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2005 p.101 [AB]

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Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.88 [MC]: No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.89-90 [PN]

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Comments:- The «Opera d'Oro» CDs are advertized in OPERA NEWS March 14 1998 p.19

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Lubomir Vichegonov

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Lawrence Davidson

Kundry - Astrid Varnay

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Fenn

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 3 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 4 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 5 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - James McCracken

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 442 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 54001 (+Die Walküre - Act 1) {4CDS} (1999)ª; Omega Opera Archive 315 (& 690); Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0070 {4CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 41754 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.81-84. The Adonis CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS No.114 september 1999 p.9. 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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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Astrid Varnay

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Max Lorenz

Sieglinde - Martha Mödl

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Birgit Nilsson

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Gisela Litz

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher

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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 547 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram 36102 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0282 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10065 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.271-272 [JPM]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.101-102 [RG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [PN]

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Comments:- The Melodram LPs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.12

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Lucine Amara

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of of a performance at the MET (13 February 1954; see «Sign-Off for the Old MET» p.80). 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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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Synphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Santuzza - Astrid Varnay

Turiddu - Hans Hopf

Alfio - James Pease

Lola - Hanne Münch

Lucia - Hanna Scholl

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 412 (+Pagliacci - excerpt) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 042 HO86 {1CD} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0079 {1CD} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1859-1 {1CDR} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 2004 pp.77-78 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.155-156 [GJ]

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Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.65 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 pp.205-207 [RB]

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Comments:- The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Richard Kraus - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Westdeutsche Rundfunk

Chorus - Westdeutsche Rundfunk

Macbeth - Josef Metternich

Lady Macbeth - Astrid Varnay

Banco - Ludwig Weber

Macduff - Walter Geisler

Malcolm - Hasso Eschert

Dama - Trude Rösler

Medico - Heinz Borst

Domestico - Werner Engelhardt

Sicaro - Ray Reinhardt

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952.128 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0078 (+highlights cond. Gui) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

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International Record Review - February 2005 pp.31-32 [MT]

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.79

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(Act 3;LE)

Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - New York Philharmonic Chorus

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Ramón Vinay

Hagen - Lubomir Vichegonov

Gunther - Clifford Harvuot

Gutrune - Lucine Amara

Woglinde - Hertha Glaz

Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias

Floßhilde - Shakeh Vartenissian

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Compact Disc; - AS DISC AS 549 {1CD}; Urania RM 11.924 {1CD} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.202 febbraio 2006 pp.83-84 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Act 3 (30 October 1955). It appears that the AS CD is difficult to obtain (see IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 p.8)

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Holländer - Hermann Uhde

Senta - Astrid Varnay

Daland - Ludwig Weber

Erik - Rudolf Lustig

Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel

Steuermann - Josef Traxel

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5150-5152 {3LPS} (mono) (1956)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 665-667 {3LPS} (stereo) (1973)ª; Decca D97D3 {3LPS} (stereo) (1978)ª; London XLLA 42 {3LPS} (mono) (1957)ª; Testament SBTLP 31384 {3LPS} (stereo) (2006)ª

Compact Disc; - *Voce Della Luna VL-2012-2 {2CDS} (mono) (1996)ª; Teldec 4509 974 912 {2CDS} (mono) (1997)ª; Testament SBT 21384 {2CDS} (stereo) (2006)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 - April 1956 p.409 [DST]; May 1956 p.471 [PHW]; January 1973 p.1366 [AB] July 1978 p.249 [AB]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; September 1997 p.118 [AB]; October 2006 pp.101-102 [AB]

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Opera - April 1956 p.250; December 2006 pp.1514-1516 [RM]

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Opera News - November 2006 p.70 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.299; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.249-250 [ED]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.77; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.53-S.54

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.60 [FL-2]

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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.130 [AT]; No 540 S octobre 2006 p.122 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.124 [PF]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.73 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1956 p.12

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Gramophone Record Review - May 1956 p.430

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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.88 [PLM]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.185-186 [JPM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7: Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1997 p.97

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Classic CD - September 1997 p.66

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Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.95-96 [TP] [RG]

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Wagner News - No.36 July 1958 p.7

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Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.73 [PDS]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.120 [FL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.65 [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [PN]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Bayreuth Festival. For a review of a performance at which Windgassen sang Erik see OPERA October 1955 p.637. The CDs issued by VOCE DELLA LUNA appear to be of the recording made by Decca, although this is not certain (see WAGNER NEWS Issue No.118 December 1996 p.16; Issue No.126 April 1998 p.13). The Teldec CDs are in «mono». Decca owns the rights to issue the stereo recording and Teldec to issue the mono (see ICRC Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.5)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Jutta Vulpius

Wellgunde - Elisabeth Schärtel

Floßhilde - Maria Graf

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Georgine von Milinkovic

Third Norn - Mina Bolotine

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 61393 {6LPS} (2006)ª

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT4 1393 {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2007 p.91 [AB]

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Opera - July 2007 p.874, p.876 [RM]

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Opera News - May 2007 p.85 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.244-245 [ED]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Diapason - No.544 février 2007 p.102 [ED]

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International Record Review - January 2007 pp.83-84 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]

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The Absolute Sound - June/July 2007 Issue 172 p.150 [DD]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}

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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.210-211 [JPM]

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Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.70 [FL-2]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.94 [PN]

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Comments:- Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals. (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51.

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Ilse Hollweg

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 51392 {5LPS} (2006)ª

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT4 1392 {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2006 p.79 [AB]

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Opera - May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]

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Opera News - April 2006 pp.74-75 [MB]

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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.289-291 [ED]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.52-S.53 [SS]

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Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.97 [ED]

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International Record Review - March 2006 pp.81-82 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.102-103 [RG]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.214-215 [JPM]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 162 June/July 2006 p.160 [DD]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.87 [VM]

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Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.70 [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51.

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Jean Watson

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Maria Graf

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 51391 {5LPS} (2006)ª

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT4 1391 {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2006 p.101 [AB]

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Opera - December 2006 pp.1514-1516 [RM]

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Opera News - August 2006 pp.80-81 [MB]

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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.289-291 [ED]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.56 [SS]

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Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.97 [ED]

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International Record Review - May 2006 pp.81-82 [MT]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.293 [JPM]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.75 [FL-2]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.101-102 [RG]

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Comments:- Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51. Since Sieglinde was sung by Mödl and Varnay in the performances at Bayreuth in 1955, the parts of this recording in which Sieglinde appears must have been recorded at rehearsals. This was possibly to avoid contractual problems as Mödl was an «EMI artist».

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Holländer - Hermann Uhde

Senta - Astrid Varnay

Daland - Ludwig Weber

Erik - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel

Steuermann - Josef Traxel

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Black Disc; - *Cetra «Opera Live» LO 51 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Discocorp 319 {3LPS}; Melodram 550(3)

Compact Disc; - *Music and Arts CD-319(3); Music and Arts CD-876(2) Golden Melodram GM 10028 {2CDS} (1998)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 - December 1978 p.1166, p.1171 [AB]

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Opera - June 1997 p.662

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.417

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Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.271: Vol.1 No.4 p.150

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.178 [CM]

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ARSC Journal - 1983 Vol.XV No.2-3 p.117 [PLM]

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270

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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.81

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (22 July 1955)

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Blanche Thebom

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Heidi Krall

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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Josef Metternich

Melot - James McCracken

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Calvin Marsh

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Jean Watson

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Maria Graf

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 557 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0177 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.57 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1955; see OPERA October 1955 pp.639-641). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November1982 p.529

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Holländer - George London

Senta - Astrid Varnay

Daland - Arnold Van Mill

Erik - Josef Traxel

Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel

Steuermann - Jean Cox

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 560

Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 931.75 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10057 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 190 {2CDS} (2007)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:-

Opera News - April 2 1994 p.33

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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.267

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Orpheus - November 2002 S.91-S.92 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77

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Diapason - No.499 javier 2003 p.117 [ED]; No.500 février 2003 p.120 [ED]

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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263

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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.91

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 pp.85-86 [JV]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn

Waltraute - Jean Madeira

Woglinde - Lore Wißmann

Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Third Norn - Astrid Varnay

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Black Disc - Melodram 569(5)

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music and Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS};; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9016 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.272

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]

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International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.70-80 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]

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Wagner News - Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16: Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn

Waltraute - Jean Madeira

Woglinde - Lore Wißmann

Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Third Norn - Astrid Varnay

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Black Disc - Melodram 569(5)

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music and Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS};; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9016 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.272

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]

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International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.70-80 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]

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Wagner News - Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16: Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fafner - Arnold Van Mill

Waldvogel - Ilse Hollweg

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music and Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS};; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9015 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]

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International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.79-80 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (15 August 1956)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen

Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Luisecharlotte Kamps

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Jean Madeira

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 567 {4LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music & Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9024 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]

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Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]

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International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.79-80 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (14 August 1956). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Elisabeth Grümmer

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Floßhilde - Elisabeth Schärtel

First Norn - Birgit Nilsson

Second Norn - Elisabeth Schärtel

Third Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 61/5 {5LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 034 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 256 (4) {4CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0219 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]

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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13: Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (18 August 1957)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Ilse Hollweg

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 60/5 {5LPS}; *Estro Armonico EA 033

Compact Disc; - *Music & Arts CD 255(4) {4CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0218 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13: Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16

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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (16 August 1957)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Helena Bader

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 59/5 {5LPS}; Melodram MEL 577(4)

Compact Disc; - *Music & Arts CD 254 (4) {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS}; Urania 22.316 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0217 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.246-247 [ED]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.273; Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13

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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (15 August 1957)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957/59(SE)

Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Herta Töpper

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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19193 {1LP}; D.G.G. SLPEM 136030 {1LP}

Compact Disc - *DG 423 955-2 (+Wesendonck Lieder) {1CD}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1960 p.371; January 1989 p.[AW]

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Records and Recordings - January 1960 p.17 [TH]

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Comments:- The LP contains the love duet (rec.1959) and the Liebestod (rec.1957). In addition the CD contains Isolde's narration recorded with Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Hermann Weigert (rec.1954)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Frans Andersson

Gunther - Otto Wiener

Gutrune - Elisabeth Grümmer

Waltraute - Jean Madeira

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann

Floßhilde - Ursula Böse

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Ursula Böse

Third Norn - Rita Gorr

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 589 {5LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34044 {4CDS}; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.103 [KM]: May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]

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Stereophile - June 1990 Vol.13 No.6 p.207

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13: Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya

Elsa - Leonie Rysanek

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc

König Heinrich - Keith Engen

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2489-2492 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42489 {4LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 890.02 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0076 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [JPM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Gerhard Stolze

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Frans Andersson

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Dorothea Siebert

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 588 {5LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34043; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle); Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207

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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13: Issue No.112 December 1995 p.16

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Jon Vickers

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Rita Gorr

Gerhilde - Marlies Siemeling

Ortlinde - Elisabeth Schärtel

Waltraute - Hilde Scheppan

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Lotte Rysanek

Siegrune - Grace Hoffman

Grimgerde - Rita Gorr

Roßweiße - Ursula Böse

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 587 (4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt 3 CDLSMH 34042; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) ; Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.235 [WY]

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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207

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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]

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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Bayreuth Festival. See «A Hero's Life - Jon Vickers» by Jeannie Williams p.84

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Lord Byron's Love Letter by Raffaelo de Banfield performed in English

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Academy Symphony Orchestra of Rome

Old Woman - Astrid Varnay

Spinster - Gertrude Ribla

Matron - Nicoletta Carruba

Husband - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2258 {1LP} (1959)ª

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Recordings of Lord Byron's Love Letter by Raffaelo de Banfield are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.175

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1959 p.348

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Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.41 [RB]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.25 No.7 p.58 [JH]

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Comments:- See «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay pp.258-259

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Gottlob Frick

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Amy Shuard

Waltraute - Ursula Böse

Woglinde - Joan Carlyle

Wellgunde - Josephine Veasey

Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas

First Norn - Marjorie Thomas

Second Norn - Monica Sinclair

Third Norn - Amy Shuard

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01848

Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {4CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (2 October 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated September 27 - October 3 1959 p.47).

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Peter Klein

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Erda - Marga Höffgen

Fafner - Michael Langdon

Waldvogel - Jeannette Sinclair

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01250

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 889

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2717

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (28 September 1959). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated September 25 1959 p.31). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Amy Shuard

Hunding - Kurt Böhme

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Ursula Böse

Gerhilde - Joyce Barker

Ortlinde - Una Hale

Waltraute - Margreta Elkins

Schwertleite - Jean Watson

Helmwige - Judith Pierce

Siegrune - Noreen Berry

Grimgerde - Heather Begg

Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02582

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 887

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2716

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (23 September 1959). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issued dated September 18 1959 p.43). 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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen

Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Gustav Neidlinger

König Heinrich - Theo Adam

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 601 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10072 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.250-251 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (August 1960).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen

Sieglinde - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Jerome Hines

Fricka - Herta Töpper

Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf

Ortlinde - Frances Martin

Waltraute - Claudia Hellmann

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Ingrid Bjoner

Siegrune - Grace Hoffman

Grimgerde - Margit Kobeck(-Peters)

Roßweiße - Dorothea von Stein

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 607 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]

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Classical Express - December 1998 Issue 105 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]

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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Fritz Uhl

Sieglinde - Régine Crespin

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Jerome Hines

Fricka - Regina Resnik

Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf

Ortlinde - Wilma Schmidt

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus

Helmwige - Ingeborg Felderer

Siegrune - Grace Hoffman

Grimgerde - Elisabeth Steiner

Roßweiße - Ruth Hesse

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Compact Disc - MYTO 3MCD 974.164 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1998 S.60 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.195 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1961 p.56)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Anja Silja

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Ramón Vinay

König Heinrich - Franz Crass

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause

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Black Disc - *Philips 6747 241 {4LPS}; Philips 6747 241 {14LPS} (collection)

Compact Disc; - Philips 446 337-2 {3CDS}; Decca 470 592-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1976 p.217 [AB]; January 1977 p.1132 (mention) [JBS]; December 1995 p.164 [AB]

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Opera - November 1995 p.1318

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Opera Now - November 1995 p.64

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58

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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.67

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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.150

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124

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Wagner News - Issue No.106 December 1994 p.20

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Classic CD - October 1995 p.83

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.81

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.118

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68

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Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.22

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Arnold Quennet - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Duisburger Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Kolbjörn Höiseth

Sieglinde - Hilde Zadek

Hunding - Elfego Esparza

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Edmund Hurshell

Fricka - Margareta Kenney

Gerhilde - Sigrid Schmidt

Ortlinde - Elizabeth Schwarzenberg

Waltraute - Inka Segall

Schwertleite - Martha Deisen

Helmwige - Anne Green

Siegrune - Hanna Borisch

Grimgerde - Ellen Kunz

Roßweiße - Erika Wien

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10303 {3CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Duisburg (2 February 1963). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Arnold Quennet - 1964(LE;Varnay)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Hilde Zadek

Clytemnestra - Jean Madeira

Orest - Randolph Symonette

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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 661 041 (+excerpts with van der Lugt) {1CD} (2005)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.59 [SS]

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International Record Review - June 2005 pp.74-75 [IJ]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.294 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.88 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf (February 1964). The CD issued by Orfeo is reviewed on the internet .

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Hildegard Hillebrecht

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

Aegisth - James King

Orest - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Ein junger Diener - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Die Schleppträgerin - Anja Van Vrooman

Die Vertraute - Hildegard Rütgers

Der Pfleger des Orest - Tugomir Franc

Die Aufseherin - Judith Hellwig

1. Magd - Helen Watts

2. Magd - Margarethe Sjöstedt

3. Magd - Cvetka Ahlin

4. Magd - Lisa Otto

5. Magd - Lucia Popp

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 044 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 718 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 213 (highlights + Der Rosenkavalier) {3CDS}; ORFEO C 298 922 {2CDS}

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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 - June 1993 p.743

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Orpheus - 1992 Heft 12-13 S.150

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Opéra International - No.170 June 1993 p.82

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 (highlights) [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (11 August 1964; see OPERA November 1964 p.718). See also «Hab mir's gelobt - 55 Jahre in fünf Akten» by Astrid Varnay pp.294-304

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Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert performed in German

Conductor Arnold Quennet - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Sebastino - Randolph Symonette

Marta - Astrid Varnay

Pepa - Anne Green

Antonia - Louise Pearl

Rosalia - Henny Elström

Pedro - Hans Hopf

Tommaso - Dezsö Ernster

Moruccio - Lothar Ostenburg

Nuri - Lily Sauter

Nando - Hans Rietjens

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 059 {2LPS}

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Recordings of Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.172; PENGUIN p.1

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Düsseldorf (June 1964)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner

Ortrud - Astrid Varnay

Friedrich von Telramund - Gustav Neidlinger

König Heinrich - Franz Crass

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37067 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035151 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - October 2003, online edition [SFV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1965). See OPERA June 1965 p.440

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Zdenek Kosler - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Salome - Anja Silja

Jochanaan - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Herodes - Gerhard Stolze

Herodias - Astrid Varnay

Narraboth - Fritz Wunderlich

Ein Page - Margarita Lilowa

Erster Nazarener - Gerd Nienstedt

Zweiter Nazarener - Robert Kerns

Erster Soldat - Tugomir Franc

Zweiter Soldat - Ljubomir Pantscheff

Ein Cappadocier - Hans Christian

Ein Sklave - Laurence Dutoit

Erster Jude - Murray Dickie

Zweiter Jude - Heinz Zednik

Dritter Jude - Kurt Equiluz

Vierter Jude - Karl Terkal

Fünfter Jude - Herbert Lackner

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 001 212 (+Final scene - Varnay - Borkh - Welitsch) {2CDS} (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1581 {2CDRS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1499-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Classical Express - May 2000 p.5 [MT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.195 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (25 November 1965). See OPERA February 1966 pp.141-142 . 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 date of the performance recorded is given by Omega as «Nov.25 1966», by which time Fritz Wunderlich was dead. The conductor is stated to be «Boehm», but he did not conduct Salome at the Vienna State Opera in 1965 or 1966.

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - Thomas Stewart

Titurel - Kurt Böhme

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Sándor Kónya

Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger

Kundry - Astrid Varnay

Alto Stimme - Ruth Hesse

Knappe 1 - Ruth Hesse

Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Knappe 3 - Dieter Slembek

Knappe 4 - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Blumenmädchen 1 - Anja Silja

Blumenmädchen 2 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 3 - Lily Sauter

Blumenmädchen 4 - Rita Bartos

Blumenmädchen 5 - Helga Dernesch

Blumenmädchen 6 - Sona Cervená

Ritter 1 - Hermann Winkler

Ritter 2 - Gerd Nienstedt

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10037 {4CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.63 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 [MT]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.240 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.85)

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There is only one recording of Oedipus der Tyrann by Carl Orff on file (performed in German)

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Oedipus - Gerhard Stolze

Jocasta - Astrid Varnay

Tiresias - James Harper

Messenger - Carlos Alexander

Creon - Keith Engen

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. SLPM 139.251-53 (1968)ª;; DG 2740 227 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 437 029-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª

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Recordings of Oedipus der Tyrann by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.558

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1968 p.704; August 1980 p.266 [WSM]

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Diapason - novembre 1992

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in English

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Grandmother Buryjovka - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Laca - Richard Cassilly

Steva - John Lanigan

Kostelnicka - Astrid Varnay

Jenufa - Marie Collier

Mill Foreman - Otakar Kraus

Mayor - David Kelly

Mayor's Wife - Janet Coster

Karolka - Patricia Reakes

Herdswoman - Maureen Morelle

Barena - Maria Pellegrini

Jano - Shepherd - Vivien Townley

The aunt - Elizabeth Shelley

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02426

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, given in an English translation by Edward Downes and Otakar Kraus (24 February 1968). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated February 24 - March 1 1968 p.9).

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in German

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Grandmother Buryjovka - Lilian Benningsen

Laca - William Cochrane

Steva - Jean Cox

Kostelnicka - Astrid Varnay

Jenufa - Hildegard Hillebrecht

Mill Foreman - Raimund Grumbach

Mayor - Max Proebstl

Mayor's Wife - Marianne Schech

Karolka - Ingeborg Schneider

Barena - Anneliese Waas

Jano - Shepherd - Gertrud Freedman

The aunt - Daphne Evangelatos

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 904 22 {2CDS} (1990)ª

DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 8642; Encore DVD 3062 (2007)ª

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (17 March 1970). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 September 1970 p.38.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Salome - Leonie Rysanek

Jochanaan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Herodes - Gerhard Stolze

Herodias - Astrid Varnay

Narraboth - Wieslaw Ochman

Ein Page - Marga Schiml

Erster Nazarener - Kurt Böhme

Zweiter Nazarener - Carl Hoppe

Erster Soldat - Heinz Imdahl

Zweiter Soldat - Albrecht Peter

Ein Cappadocier - Artur Horn

Ein Sklave - Ingeborg Schneider

Erster Jude - Friedrich Lenz

Zweiter Jude - Amanda Thane

Dritter Jude - Franz Klarwein

Vierter Jude - Lorenz Fehenberger

Fünfter Jude - Max Proebstl

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 204-2 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01235

Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27098

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the National Theater, Munich (26 July 1971; see OPERA Festival Issue 1971 p.60). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 15 January 1972. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 January 1972 p.17.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Elektra - Danica Mastilovic

Chrysothemis - Claire Watson

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Fritz Uhl

Orest - Franz Crass

Ein alter Diener - Gerhard Auer

Ein junger Diener - Georg Paskuda

Die Schleppträgerin - Antonia Fahberg

Die Vertraute - Gertrud Freedman

Der Pfleger des Orest - Max Proebstl

Die Aufseherin - Margarethe Bence

1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow

2. Magd - Irmhilt Schwartz

3. Magd - Daphne Evangelatos

4. Magd - Anneliese Waas

5. Magd - Hildegard Heichele

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 December 1972; see OPERA April 1973 p.347). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 17 June 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 June 1973 p.27.

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in Czech

Conductor János Kulka - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Grandmother Buryjovka - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Laca - William Cochrane

Steva - Jean Cox

Kostelnicka - Astrid Varnay

Jenufa - Sena Jurinac

Mill Foreman - Reid Bunger

Mayor - Frederick Guthrie

Mayor's Wife - Hilde Konetzni

Karolka - Hilde de Groote

Herdswoman - Margarethe Sjöstedt

Barena - Ruthilde Boesch

Jano - Shepherd - Edita Gruberova

The aunt - Milkana Nikolova

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 106 {2LPS}

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (16 October 1972). The LPs issued by Estro Armonico are advertized in GRAMOPHONE February 1979 p.1450

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1974(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Salome - Teresa Stratas

Jochanaan - Bernd Weikl

Herodes - Hans Beirer

Herodias - Astrid Varnay

Narraboth - Wieslaw Ochman

Ein Page - Hanna Schwarz

Erster Nazarener - Heinz Klaus Ecker

Zweiter Nazarener - Norbert Heidigen

Erster Soldat - Reinhold Möser

Zweiter Soldat - Wolfgang Probst

Ein Cappadocier - Nikolaus Hillebrand

Erster Jude - Friedrich Lenz

Zweiter Jude - Ewald Aichberger

Dritter Jude - Kurt Equiluz

Vierter Jude - Karl Terkal

Fünfter Jude - Alois Pernerstorfer

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Laser Disc - DG 072 209 839.95 (NTSC); *DG W80Z 24022 (Japanese NTSC) DG 072 109-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1010 (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 4339 (2007)ª; DG 000907209 (USA) (2007)ª

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 209 827.99 (NTSC); DG 072 109-1 (PAL)

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1989 [MEO]; October 2007 p.115 (DVD) [MA]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.322-323 [AL2]

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Diapason - No.548 juin 2007 p.124 [RL]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.283-284 [JPM]

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International Record Review - October 2007 pp.75-76 [CC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.93 juin 2007 pp.109-110 [AT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.82 [TG]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Andrea Chénier - Angelo Mori

Carlo Gérard - Guillermo Sarabia

Madeleine di Coigny - Stella Axarlis

La mulatta Bersi - Faith Puleston

La Contessa di Coigny - Astrid Varnay

Madelon - Martha Mödl

Roucher - Zenon Kosnowski

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Peter Brunsmeier

Un Incredible - Helmut Pampuch

Pietro Fléville - Toshi Kimura

L'abate - Karl Diekmann

Dumas - Helmut Fehn

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 206-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Düsseldorf (22 February 1974). The performance on 26 February 1974 is reviewed in OPERA June 1974 p.532.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra

Elektra - Ursula Schröder-Feinen

Chrysothemis - Roberta Knie

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Kenneth Riegel

Orest - José van Dam

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 310-2 {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- This recording appears to be of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (4 February 1973; see OPERA July 1974 p.598). It is possible that a concert performance with the same cast was given in Cleveland and that the recording is of this performance. The recording is attributed to Cincinnati 1973 in Premiere's catalogue.

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in English

Conductor John Nelson - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Grandmother Buryjovka - Jean Kraft

Laca - Jon Vickers

Steva - William Lewis

Kostelnicka - Astrid Varnay

Jenufa - Teresa Kubiak

Mill Foreman - John Reardon

Mayor - Richard T. Gill

Mayor's Wife - Carlotta Ordassy

Karolka - Alma Jean Smith

Barena - Loretta Di Franco

Jano - Shepherd - Betsy Norden

The aunt - Lorraine Keane

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1736; Bensar OL 122174 (BRO 124202) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1974). 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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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Salome - Leonie Rysanek

Jochanaan - Siegmund Nimsgern

Herodes - Hans Hopf

Herodias - Astrid Varnay

Narraboth - William Neill

Ein Page - Edna Garabedian (-George)

Erster Nazarener - Philip Booth

Zweiter Nazarener - Lawrence Cooper

Erster Soldat - Terrence Hawkins

Zweiter Soldat - James Courtney

Ein Cappadocier - John Miller

Ein Sklave - Janice Felty

Erster Jude - Gary Burgess

Zweiter Jude - William Harness

Dritter Jude - Raymond Manton

Vierter Jude - Joseph Frank

Fünfter Jude - Richard Magary

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (4 October 1974)

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Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Kaiser - James King

Kaiserin - Ingrid Bjoner

Amme - Astrid Varnay

Barak - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Färberin - Birgit Nilsson

Geisterbote - Karl Christian Kohn

Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Norbert Orth

Stimme des Falken - Antonia Fahberg

Stimme von Oben - Gudrun Wewezow

Einäugige - Hermann Sapell

Einarmige - Karl Helm

Bucklige - Lorenz Fehenberger

Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Ruth Falcon

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 202-S {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legendary Recordings LRCD 1029; Golden Melodram GM 3 0033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; House of Opera CDBB 570 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH] ; Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.97 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (September 1976). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» where the date of the performance on their recording is given as 3 October 1976.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Elektra - Ursula Schröder-Feinen

Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Hans Hopf

Orest - Theo Adam

Ein alter Diener - Gerhard Auer

Ein junger Diener - Georg Paskuda

Die Schleppträgerin - Karl Christian Kohn

Die Vertraute - Antonia Fahberg

Der Pfleger des Orest - Gertrud Freedman

Die Aufseherin - Charlotte Berthold

1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow

2. Magd - Helena Jungwirth

3. Magd - Lilian Benningsen

4. Magd - Leonore Kirschstein

5. Magd - Lotte Schädle

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.245 (+Die Frau ohne Schatten - highlights) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.70 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.72-73 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (17 July 1977)

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Santuzza - Leonie Rysanek

Turiddu - Plácido Domingo

Alfio - Benito di Bella

Lola - Ruth Falcon

Lucia - Astrid Varnay

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 202-1 {1CD} (1996)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 691 {1CD} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 310 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1997 S.58

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Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.150

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 pp.54-55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto p.63 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (25 December 1978; see OPERA May 1979 p.448). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» where the recording is attributed to a performance at Bayreuth!

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Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill performed in English

Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Jenny - Teresa Stratas

Leokadja Begbick - Astrid Varnay

Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Cornell MacNeil

Sparbüchsen Bill - Vern Shinall

Jake - Arturo Sergi

Tobby Higgins - Michael Best

Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Paul Plishka

Fatty - Ragnar Ulfung

Jimmy Mahoney - Richard Cassilly

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1154

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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526

Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance at the MET on 27 November 1979 which was broadcast and televised. An English translation by David Drew and Michael Geliot was used. 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 the year of the performance is given incorrectly as 1959.

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1979(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus + Southend Boys Choir

Santuzza - Montserrat Caballé

Turiddu - José Carreras

Alfio - Matteo Manuguerra

Lola - Júlia Hamari

Lucia - Astrid Varnay

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5187 (ASD 3829-3831) (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Angel SZCX 3895 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5187 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63650-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1991)ª

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1980 p.1589 [EG] June 1980 p.78 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; March 1991 p. [JBS]

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Opera Now - June 1993 p.55

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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.144-145 [JY]

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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.72 (mention) [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [CO]

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Répertoire - No.118 novembre 1998 p.54 [LC]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.46 (mention) [PL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.81 [JV]

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Faust - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Méphistophélès - Ruggero Raimondi

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Wolfgang Brendel

Siébel - Daphne Evangelatos

Marthe - Astrid Varnay

Wagner - Gerhard Auer

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Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 316 {3CDRS} (Australia); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS}

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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 (or of two performances) in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The performance on Mike Richter's CD-ROM and that on the CDs issued by live-rare-opera is stated to be that of 15 November 1980 and Faust is given as Giacomo Aragall wheras Faust was stated to be Luis Lima in Celestial Audio's online catalogue, so probably this recording is of a different performance. The performance on 30 October 1980 in which Luis Lima sang Faust is reviewed in ORPHEUS Dezember 1980 S.799-S.801.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1981(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Elektra - Leonie Rysanek

Chrysothemis - Catarina Ligenzda

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Hans Beirer

Orest - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Ein alter Diener - Kurt Böhme

Ein junger Diener - Christopher Doig

Die Schleppträgerin - Olga Varia

Die Vertraute - Carmen Reppel

Der Pfleger des Orest - Josef Greindl

Die Aufseherin - Colette Lorand

1. Magd - Kaja Borris

2. Magd - Axelle Gall

3. Magd - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)

4. Magd - Milkana Nikolova

5. Magd - Majorie Vance

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Laser Disc - *London 071 500-1 (NTSC); Decca 071 400-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1004 (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 4095 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - London 071 500 827.99 (NTSC); Decca 071 400-3 (PAL)

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2005 p.129 [MA]

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Diapason - No.530 novembre 2005 p.143 [RL]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - Dezember 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.98

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.118 [PF]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 pp.78-79 [PMH]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1982/1984(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Andrea Chénier - Luciano Pavarotti

Carlo Gérard - Leo Nucci

Madeleine di Coigny - Montserrat Caballé

La mulatta Bersi - Kathleen Kuhlmann

La Contessa di Coigny - Astrid Varnay

Madelon - Christa Ludwig

Roucher - Tom Krause

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Giorgio Tadeo

Fouquier Tinville - Neil Howlett

Un Incredible - Piero De Palma

Pietro Fléville - Hugues Cuénod

L'abate - Florindo Andreolli

Dumas - Ralph Hamer

Schmidt - Giuseppe Morresi

Il maestro di casa - Neil Howlett

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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 410 117-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca 410 117-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 410 117-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1984 [AB]; February 1985 p. [AB]; September 1989 [MEO]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.108-109 [RP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1985 Vol.48 No.3 p.19 [DA]

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Gianni Schicchi - Rolando Panerai

Lauretta - Lucia Popp

Zita - Astrid Varnay

Rinuccio - Péter Kelen

Gherardo - Friedrich Lenz

Nella - Marianne Seibel

Gherardino - Eric Grotz

Betto di Signa - Gerhard Auer

Simone - Keith Engen

Marco - John Janssen

Ciesca - Gudrun Wewezow

Spinelloccio - Hans Wilbrink

Pinellino - Hermann Sapell

Guccio - Nikolaus Hillebrand

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 373 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (13 January 1983). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky performed in English

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - London Sinfonietta

Chorus - London Sinfonietta Chorus

Anne Trulove - Catheryn Pope

Baba - Sarah Walker

Tom Rakewell - Philip Langridge

Nick Shadow - Samuel Ramey

Trulove - Stafford Dean

Sellem - John Dobson

Keeper - Matthew Best

Mother Goose - Astrid Varnay

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Black Disc; - Decca 411 644-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 644-3 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 644-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca 475 7005 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1985 p.1012 [AW, MEO]

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Comments:- See «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay p.381

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Uwe Mund - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Elektra - Ingrid Bjoner

Chrysothemis - Sabine Hass

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Fritz Uhl

Orest - Hans Sotin

Ein alter Diener - Gerhard Auer

Ein junger Diener - Friedrich Lenz

Die Schleppträgerin - Mary Morgan

Die Vertraute - Georgine von Benza

Der Pfleger des Orest - Karl Christian Kohn

Die Aufseherin - Cornelia Wulkopf

1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow

2. Magd - Helena Jungwirth

3. Magd - Christel Borchers

4. Magd - Marianne Seibel

5. Magd - Carmen Anhorn

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 566 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (11 September 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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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

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