(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1955(FI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Otto-Werner Mueller*
2 1957(LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rafael Kubelik*
3 1958(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
4 1958(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Nicola Rescigno*
5 1958(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Rafael Kubelik*
6 1958(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
7 1959(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Nicola Rescigno*
8 1959(LI) - Samson by George Frideric Handel - Raymond Leppard*
9 1960(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli***
10 1960(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
11 1960(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan**
12 1960(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - John Pritchard*
13 1960(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
14 1960(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
15 1961(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Otto Klemperer**
16 1961(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Thomas Schippers*
17 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
18 1961(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
19 1961(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
20 1962(LC) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
21 1962(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
22 1962(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
23 1962(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Otto Klemperer*
24 1962(STU) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*
25 1963(LE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Walter Herbert*
26 1963(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Pierre Dervaux*
27 1963(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
28 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*
29 1963(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
30 1964(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Bryan Balkwill*
31 1964(LI) - Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich - Leopold Ludwig*
32 1964(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
33 1964(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*
34 1965(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
35 1965(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*
36 1965(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*
37 1965(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Fausto Cleva*
38 1965(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - William Steinberg*
39 1966(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - István Kertész*
40 1966(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan*
41 1966(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Joseph Rosenstock*
42 1966(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
43 1967(FI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan*
44 1967(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Herbert von Karajan**
45 1967(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
46 1967(LI) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Colin Davis*
47 1967(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
48 1968(FI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Herbert von Karajan*
49 1968(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Zubin Mehta*
50 1968(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
51 1968(LI) - Padmâvatî by Albert Roussel - Georges Prêtre*
52 1968(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Bruno Bartoletti**
53 1968(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Berislav Klobucar*
54 1968(LI;Vickers) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
55 1969(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Jean Périsson*
56 1969(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
57 1969(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Leopold Ludwig*
58 1969(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos*
59 1969(STU) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
60 1970(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
61 1970(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
62 1971(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
63 1971(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Charles Mackerras**
64 1971(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
65 1971(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
66 1971(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Reginald Goodall*
67 1971(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
68 1971-72(STU) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
69 1972(LCE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Colin Davis*
70 1973(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Nicola Rescigno*
71 1973(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
72 1973-1974(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*
73 1974(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - John Nelson*
74 1974(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Giuseppe Patanè*
75 1974(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine**
76 1974(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
77 1974(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
78 1974(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Rafael Kubelik*
79 1975(LI) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Sarah Caldwell*
80 1975(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno**
81 1975(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
82 1975(LI;1/3/75) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
83 1975(LI;2/4/75) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*
84 1976(FE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Franz-Paul Decker*
85 1976(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Reginald Goodall*
86 1976(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Sarah Caldwell*
87 1976(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
88 1976(LI) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - John Pritchard*
89 1976(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
90 1976(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Henry Holt*
91 1977(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Zubin Mehta*
92 1977(LI) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - John Pritchard*
93 1977(LI) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Bruno Bartoletti*
94 1978(LI) - Bartered Bride (The) by Bedrich Smetana - James Levine*
95 1978(LI) - incoronazione di Poppea (L') by Claudio Monteverdi - Julius Rudel*
96 1978(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis***
97 1978(LI:4/2/78) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
98 1978(LI;25/9/78) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
99 1978(STU) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Colin Davis*
100 1979(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - James Levine*
101 1979(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Franz-Paul Decker*
102 1980(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Erich Leinsdorf*
103 1980(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Zubin Mehta*
104 1981(LC) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Colin Davis*
105 1981(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Gustav Kuhn*
106 1981(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Colin Davis*
107 1982(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Carlo Felice Cillario**
108 1982(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - James Conlon*
109 1982(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Horst Stein*
110 1982(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Colin Davis*
111 1984(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Kurt Tennestedt*
112 1986(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Christof Perick (Prick)*
113 1986(LI) - Samson by George Frideric Handel - Julius Rudel*
114 1987(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*
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Conductor Otto-Werner Mueller - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - Orchestra of Radio-Canada Montreal
Chorus - Chorus
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Eva Liková
Tonio - Robert Savoie
Beppe - Pierre Boutet
Silvio - Louis Quilico
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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI DVD 4240 (+other excerpts with Vickers) (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Video Artists International VAI 69203 (PAL)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.45
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.123 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.91 [JD2]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.281 [CHP]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1957(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Hans Sachs - James Pease
Walther von Stolzing - Jon Vickers
David - John Lanigan
Eva - Joan Sutherland
Magdalena - Noreen Berry
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Compact Disc; - *Pearl GEM 0222 (+The Magic Flute - short excerpts + Joan;; Sutherland recital) {1CD} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recorded at a concert performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 May 1957). The following excerpts from Act 3 are performed in English: Prelude; Fools, Fools, everywhere fools (JP); Good Day my Eva...«Interpretation of the Morning Dream» verse 3 (JP, JS, JV); Quintet (JP, JS, JV, NB, JL).
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Jon Vickers
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Michael Langdon
Un Frate - Joseph Rouleau
Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn
La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri
Tebaldo - Jeannette Sinclair
Il Conte di Lerma - Edgar Evans
Un Araldo Reale - Robert Allman
Una voce dal cielo - Ava June
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Black Disc; - *Paragon DSV 52008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 941.97 (+Un ballo in maschera - excepts - Bergonzi) {3CDS} (1994)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 003 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.112 [JBS]
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Opera - March 2007 pp.351-353 [RM]
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Opera News - August 1994 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.267; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.234-235 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 1994 p.60: März + April 2007 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61
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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.184
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International Record Review - December 2006 pp.78-79 [RP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.94-95 [TP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.39 No.1 Spring 2008 pp.164-167 [BRA]
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.72
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.65
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.95 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a five-act version at Covent Garden (12 May 1958 see OPERA June 1958 p.396)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Medea - Maria Callas
Glauce - Elizabeth Carron
Neris - Teresa Berganza
Giasone - Jon Vickers
Creonte - Nicola Zaccaria
Capitano - Peter Binder
Prima Ancella - Judith Raskin
Seconda Ancella - Mary Mackenzie
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Black Disc; - Roger W. Frank FWR 647 {3LPS}; Penzanze 41 {3LPS} ;; Robin Hood Records RHS 512 {3LPS}; *CLS «Unforgettable Performances» AMDRL 32817 (MD-TP 052-054) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 358 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 461 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram 26016 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.521 (+Act 3 cond. Gui 1953) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.841-842 [ES2]; Mai 1996 S.62
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Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.102
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.221
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.145: (2) p.147 (4) p.143
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Dallas (6 November 1958)
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Jess Walters
Panthée - Forbes Robinson
Narbal - Joseph Rouleau
Ascagne - Joan Carlyle
Cassandre - Amy Shuard
Didon - Blanche Thebom
Anna - Lauris Elms
Hylas - Dermot Troy
Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Hécube - Noreen Berry
Iopas - Robert Thomas
Helenus - Edgar Evans
Un chef grec - Robert Allman
Un soldat troyen - Ronald Lewis
1re sentinelle - Ronald Lewis
2e sentinelle - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
L'Ombre d'Hector - Joseph Rouleau
Le spectre de Cassandre - Kathleen Dunkerley
Le spectre d'Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Jess Walters
Mercure - Kenneth Barlow
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1181; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (2004)ª
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 July 1958; see Radio Times Issue dated July 13-19 1958). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Medea - Maria Callas
Glauce - Joan Carlyle
Neris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Giasone - Jon Vickers
Creonte - Nicola Zaccaria
Capitano - David Allen
Prima Ancella - Mary Wells
Seconda Ancella - Elizabeth Rust
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Black Disc; - BJR 105 {2LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHS 512 {2LPS}; foyer FO 1001 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26005 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 464.2 {2CDS} DiVa 1121-1122 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.153 (2) p.156 (4) p.152
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.92 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1959). The performances on 17 & 27 June 1959 are reviewed in OPERA August 1959 p.538. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Joan Carlyle
Micah - Lauris Elms
Manoa - Joseph Rouleau
Harapha - James Pease
Israelite Woman - Joan Sutherland
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Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1693 (1989)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1251 (& 1013)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4196
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 January 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Radio Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated December 28-January 3 (1958-59) p.47. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989» and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell
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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hermann Uhde
Rocco - Oskar Czerwenka
Marzelline - Laurel Hurley
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Giorgio Tozzi
Erster Gefangene - William Olvis
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 45 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 334
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Wilma Lipp
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Franz Crass
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 388-3 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0071 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 pp.90-91 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (December 1960). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - John Shaw
Panthée - Forbes Robinson
Narbal - Joseph Rouleau
Ascagne - Joan Carlyle
Cassandre - Amy Shuard
Didon - Kersten Meyer
Anna - Josephine Veasey
Hylas - John Lanigan
Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Hécube - Noreen Berry
Iopas - Kenneth MacDonald
Helenus - Edgar Evans
Un chef grec - George Reibbitt
Un soldat troyen - Glynne Thomas
1re sentinelle - Gwyn Griffiths
2e sentinelle - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
L'Ombre d'Hector - David Kelly
Le spectre de Cassandre - Kathleen Dunkerley
Le spectre d'Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Le spectre de Chorèbe - John Shaw
Mercure - Hamish Macmillan
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 916
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance in the Royal Opera House on 10 May 1960 (i.e. 10/5/60 European style) which was broadcast (see Radio Times Issue dated May 8-14 1960 p.41). The performance on 29 April 1960 is reviewed in OPERA June 1960 pp.446-447. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here the recording is described as being of «Trojans at Carthage». But the indicated length «4 hours» and the presence of Shuard in the cast list strongly suggests that it is of the complete opera. The date is given incorrectly as «Oct.5.1960» (i.e. 10/5/60 Americam style).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Hunding - Dezsö Ernster
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Jerome Hines
Fricka - Irene Dalis
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Gloria Lind
Waltraute - Mignon Dunn
Schwertleite - Belen Amparan
Helmwige - Heidi Krall
Siegrune - Helen Vanni
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Margaret Roggero
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Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth TOE 2053 {3CDRs} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 360
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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 (20 February 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the «Treasure of the Earth» label and labeled as being a recording at the Vienna State Opera were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003 and are listed in «Parnassus Records Special CDRs and Custom Videos» online catalogue dated December 26 2003
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Leonie Rysanek
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - Florindo Andreolli
Rodrigo - Mario Carlin
Lodovico - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Montano - Franco Calabrese
Emilia - Miriam Pirazzini
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor LD-6155/1-3 {3LPS} (UK) (1961)ª; RCA LDS 6155/1-3 {3LPS} (UK) (1961)ª; RCA SER 5646-5648; RCA «Victrola» VL 43545-3 {3LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor AGL 3-1969 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40001
Compact Disc; - *RCA GD 81969 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; RCA 1969-2-RG {2CDS} (USA); RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026 63180-2 (1998)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8004 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1962)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.268; January 1962 p.340; November 1972 p.966 [AB]; September 1987 p. [AB]; November 1988 p. [AB]
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Opera - January 1962 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 pp.321-322 [JM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.244-247 [WA]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1961 Vol.11 No.10 p.73 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.28 No.3 p.180 [CJL]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.198 [LM]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1999 p.71 [CO]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.131 luglio-agosto 1999 p.92 [MG]
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Forbes Robinson
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Victor Godfrey
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 407 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram 27076 {2CDS}; *Testament S8T2 1328 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 601 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2004 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - February 2004 pp.152-153 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.49-51 [JC,MHF]
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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.123 [RL]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 p.57 [MD]
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International Record Review - January 2004 p.74 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.27-28 [KM]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 pp.82-83 [SDC]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.96 [CB]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [JR]
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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.56-57 [SH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]
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Comments:- Recordings of performances at Covent Garden (see OPERA April 1961 p.271; AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.708, p.710). The recording on the CDs issued by Testament is of the performance on 24 February 1961, the first of the run of six performances and, although not broadcast, was recorded by the BBC. These CDs were issued under licence from the BBC. The recording on the LPs and CDs issued by Melodram and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio is presumably of the performance on 7 March 1961 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated March 4-10 1961 p.37). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Medea - Maria Callas
Glauce - Ivana Tosini
Neris - Giulietta Simionato
Giasone - Jon Vickers
Creonte - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Capitano - Alfredo Giacomotti
Prima Ancella - Edith Martelli
Seconda Ancella - Maddalena Bonifaccio
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 102 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 21 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Hunt 2 CDLSMH 34028 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1251 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5001 (La sonnambula +La traviata +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.121 [JM]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.165 (2) p.168 (4) p.165
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.136
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (11 December 1961) (See OPERA February 1962 p.97). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 According to James Calvert (OPERA-L Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:099:32 -400) the sound on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro is a semitone flat.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Claire Watson
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Anita Välkki
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marie Collier
Ortlinde - Julia Malyon
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Joan Edwards
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Disc - Opera Depot OD 10234-4 {4CDS} (2007)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2963
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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 (2 October 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 30 - October 6 1961 p.29. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Mietta Sighele
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - RCA LSC 6158 {3LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA RE 25038-25040 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 4538-4540 (UK) (1962)ª; *Decca SET 427-429; RCA Victor 630.630/632 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; RCA Victor 640.708/10 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; Victor SA 3006 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Cassette - Decca K64K32
Compact Disc; - *Decca 417 416-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 765-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8005 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.62; October 1962 p.189; November 1970 p.855; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; September 1987 p.482 [AB]
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Opera - September 1962 p.627
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Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 pp.24-25 [JG]
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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.739 [HG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1962 Vol.12 No.6 p.49 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding - David Ward
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marie Collier
Ortlinde - Julia Malyon
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Joan Edwards
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor LD-6706 1-5 (1962)ª;; RCA Victor LDS-6706 1-5 (1962)ª; Decca 7BB125-9
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 430 391-2 {3CDS}; *Decca 444 270/2-2 {3CDS}; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 467 071-2 {3CDS} (France) (2000)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 443-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor FTC 9500 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
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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 1962 p.157; January 1963 p.333; March 1973 p.1730 [AB]; May 1992 p.117
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American Record Guide - November 1962 Vol.29 No.3 p.168 [HG]: January 1963 Vol.29 No.5 p.403 [RJ] (open-reel tape)
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.110, p.112, p.114 [CLO]: January 1963 Vol.13 No.1 p.99 [RDD] (open-reel tape)
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.12
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Stereophile - February 1998 (Vol.21 No.2) p.93 [RS]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.73 [LC]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY December 1961 p.36. Grace Hoffman was to have sung Fricks but was replaced, at the request (demand?) of Leinsdorf, by Rita Gorr. See «La Nilsson» pp.356-358.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - Jon Vickers
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Amy Shuard
Ulrica - Regina Resnik
Oscar - Joan Carlyle
Silvano - Victor Godfrey
Samuele - David Kelly
Tom - Michael Langdon
Un Giudice - John Kollmann
Un servo - George Barker
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00121
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 787 {2CDS}; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1403 {2CDS} (2003)ª; A Voice from the Old House VFOH 53/54 {2CDS};; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 009 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - August 2008 pp.980-981 [RP]
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Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.107 [MP]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.78 [RL1]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.93-94 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording(s) made at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1962; see OPERA April 1962 p.278). None of the performances were broadcast so, presumably, the recording(s) was(were) made «in-house». The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «February 2003 Update» and the recording issued on «A Voice from the Old House» label is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued on the Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» label is claimed to be of the performance on 23 February 1963, but as pointed out by Tully Potter in his review in CRC (loc.cit.) this cannot be correct as Amy Shuard did not complete this performance. He suggests that the recording «certainly derives partially from 27 February and possibly partially from 2 March.» The end of Act 2 (about a minute) is missing from this recording and «a further passage of more than four minutes ...is lost from from Act 3 Scene 1»
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Régine Crespin
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Belen Amparan
Amonasro - Carlo Meliciani
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 834-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 106-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (1 September 1962). According to the performance history in «A Hero's Life» (p.319) this performance took place on 11 September 1962. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Walter Kreppel
Marzelline - Gundula Janowitz
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Erster Gefangene - Kostas Paskalis
Zweiter Gefangene - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 014 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 477 7364 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 pp.88-89 [ED]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.74-75 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 2008 p.82 [JV]
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Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 p.77 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (May 1962, see OPERA August 1962 p.529). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983p.670
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Ingeborg Hallstein
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Franz Crass
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Wehofschitz
Zweiter Gefangene - Raymond Wolansky
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Black Disc; - *Columbia 33CX 1804-1806 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Columbia STC 91206-91208 {3LPS} (Germany) (1962)ª;; Columbia SAX 2451-2453 {3LPS} (1962)ª; *EMI SLS 5006 (ASD 3068-3070) {3LPS} (1975)ª; Angel 3625 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª; Angel S 3625 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69324-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI CDS 5 55170-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDS 5 56211-2 {2CDS} ; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 67364-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZL 3625 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª;; EMI BTA 133-5 (7½ips 4-track) (UK) (1963)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1962 p.18 [AP]; September 1962 p.167 [EG] (open reel tape)October 1962 p.189 [DST]; May 1975 p.2010 [AB]; July 1975 p.160 [JBS] January 1990 p.1368 [AB]; October (published August) 2000 p.102 [AB]
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Opera - August 1962 p.544; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.15 [JA]
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Opera Now - January 1995 p.55
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Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
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American Record Guide - September 1962 Vol.29 No.1 p.18 [PLM]: April 1963 Vol.29 No.8 p.664 [RJ] (open-reel tape): April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]: November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.83
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.79, p.82 [CLO]: April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 p.111 [RD] (open-reel tape)
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International Record Review - January 2001 pp.110-111 [HC]
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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
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Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday December 20 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Chorale René Duclos
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Rita Gorr
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Anton Diakov
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov
Le messager philistin - Rémy Corazza
Premier philistin - Jacques Pottier
Deuxième philistin - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 167-12837-9 (France) Angel 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47895-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67598-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3639 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.191-192 [JM]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.66 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.497 [MDS]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1963(LE)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Carmen - Gloria Lane
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Rosa Rimoch
Escamillo - Cesare Bardelli
Frasquita - Susan Leider
Mercédès - Ruth Carron
Le Dancaïre - William Beck
Le Remendado - Mauro Lampi
Moralès - Frederick Brozer
Zuninga - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00191
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 December 1963). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). I do not know if all of the singers listed appear in the excerpts on the Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman which are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Carmen - Biserka Cvejic
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Myrtha Gabarini
Escamillo - Ernest Blanc
Frasquita - Carmen de la Mata
Mercédès - Isabel Casey
Le Dancaïre - Per Drewsen
Le Remendado - Nino Falzetti
Moralès - Gui Gallardo
Zuninga - Walter Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers CAR 196301 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1963). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Morley Meredith
Rocco - Ernst Wiemann
Marzelline - Judith Raskin
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Ezio Flagello
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 905
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Louis Quilico
Cassio - Eugenio Valori
Rodrigo - Virgilio Tavini
Lodovico - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Montano - Pino de Vescovi
Emilia - Isabel Casey
Un Araldo - Héctor Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Atrium ATR 005/6 {2CDS} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1963). Atrium lists Mastromei as singing Iago, but according to the cast list given on the website of the Teatro Colón it was sung by Louis Quilico (click link below). Quilico is also given by Mike Richter. The Atrium CDs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1995 p.168.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Sena Jurinac
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Rodrigo - Richard Carl Knoll
Lodovico - William Wilderman
Montano - Bernard Izzo
Emilia - Anna Maria Canali
Un Araldo - Howard Nelson
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Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 311-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1689
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Chicago Lyric Opera (November 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Galina Vishnevskaya
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Peter Glossop
Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau
Il Re di Egitto - Victor Godfrey
Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley
Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10189-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4335
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The cast listed above (and by mr. tape) is that which was announced for the performances on 21, 24, 26 February 1964; see OPERA February 1964). It appears that none of these was broadcast, so, presumably, the recording was made «in house». The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «February 4 1964».
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Katerina Izmailova - Marie Collier
Sergey - Jon Vickers
Boris Izmailov - Chester Ludgin
Zinovi Izmailov - Richard Martell
Aksinya - Claudia White
Priest - Andrew (András) Foldi
Police sergeant - Winther Andersen
Old convict - Giorgio Tozzi
Millhand - Daniel McCaughna
Officer - Joshua Hecht
Porter - John West
Steward - David Giosso
Coachman - Hugo Mayer
Policeman - Colin Harvey
Drunken Guest - Raymond Manton
Sentry - Daniel McCaughna
Woman Convict - Carol Todd
Worker 1 - Richard Riffel
Worker 2 - Roy Glover
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4296
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Recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; GIUDICI p.777 (2) p.1281; PENGUIN p.306; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the revised version «Katerina Izmailova» in an English translation by Edward Downes given in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1964).
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - Heinz Hagenau
Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger
Kundry - Barbro Ericson
Alto Stimme - Ruth Hesse
Knappe 1 - Ruth Hesse
Knappe 2 - Sylvia Lindenstrand
Knappe 3 - Dieter Slembek
Knappe 4 - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Blumenmädchen 1 - Anja Silja
Blumenmädchen 2 - Liselotte Rebmann
Blumenmädchen 3 - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Rita Bartos
Blumenmädchen 6 - Sylvia Lindenstrand
Ritter 1 - Hermann Winkler
Ritter 2 - Gerd Nienstedt
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 643(5) {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34051 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.OOO4 - 4 {4CDS};; Orfeo C 690074 L {4CDS} (2007)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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]; January 2008 p.90 [MA]
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Opera News - December 20 1997 p.39 [PJS]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.280-281 [CC]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14; November + Dezember 2007 S.60 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.100 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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Wagner News - Issue No.122 September 1997 p.20: Issue No.185 April 2008 pp.17-20 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.278 [KM]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.209-210 [CHP]
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International Record Review - December 2007 pp.79-80 [MT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.94 [MC]: No.106 diciembre 2007 p.95 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 p.110 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.28 avril 2008 pp.74-75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (13 August 1964)
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Oralia Domínguez
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Henk Driessen
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt
Le messager philistin - Fred Bongers
Premier philistin - Bert van't Hof
Deuxième philistin - Aad de Rijk
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100574 (+excerpts cond. Baudo) {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro «Grand tier» OPD 7028 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.55 [GH]: März + April 2007 S.57 [GH]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.270 [CHP]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (29 February 1964)
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Lili Chookasian
Amonasro - Victor Braun
Ramphis - Thomas Paul
Il Re di Egitto - Yoland Guérard
Una Sacerdotessa - Claire Grenon-Masella
Un Messaggero - Georges Forget
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1312-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grande Salle, Place des Arts, Montreal (October 1965; see OPERA February 1966 pp.143-144). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004» where the year of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly) as 1962 and «Quilico» is listed as a cast member. However, (Louis) Quilico is not mentioned either in the review in OPERA (loc.cit.) nor in the article on Virginia Zeani in the Record Collector (Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.51). Both these sources state that Victor Braun sang Amonasro.
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Robert Merrill
Cassio - Paul Franke
Rodrigo - Charles Anthony
Lodovico - Justino Díaz
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Joann Grillo
Un Araldo - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 883 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta, Georgia (7 May 1965).
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sesto Bruscantini
Abimélech - Morley Meredith
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Raymond Michalski
Le messager philistin - Herbert Kraus
Premier philistin - Stefan Wicik
Deuxième philistin - Bernard Izzo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2652 (& 1339)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (13 November 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Giulietta Simionato
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Norman Mittelman
Abimélech - Justino Díaz
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196501 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Detroit (28 May 1965).
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Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - David Ward
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Irene Dalis
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Beverly Bower
Waltraute - Mignon Dunn
Schwertleite - Gladys Kriese
Helmwige - Lynn Owen
Siegrune - Helen Vanni
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Janis Martin
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1409 (& 1170); Celestial Audio CA 644 {3CDRS} (Australia) (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in June 2007 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor István Kertész - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Jon Vickers
Ankastrom - Peter Glossop
Amelia - Amy Shuard
Ulrica - Shirley Verrett
Oscar - Lucia Popp
Cristiano - Delme Bryn-Jones
Ribbing - Forbes Robinson
Dehorn - Joseph Rouleau
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 3979
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2296-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish» version in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (May 1966). The opera was performed with the cast given above on 11, 14, 16 May 1966. None of these performances was broadcast, so this recording was presumably made «in house» (it sounds like it). The performance on 11 May 1966 is reviewed in OPERA July 1966 pp.584-585. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Gérard Dunan
Le Remendado - Milen Paunov
Moralès - Roger Soyer
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 11022 {3CDS}; Price-Less DI 838X {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1966). The performance on 27 August 1966, with Ernest Blanc as Escamillo, is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.54, p.58.
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Morley Meredith
Rocco - Ernst Wiemann
Marzelline - Mary Ellen Pracht
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Ezio Flagello
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1963
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1966). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Régine Crespin
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Ingrid Steger
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Danica Mastilovic
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin
Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; *D.G.G. 004 850-853 {4LPS}; DG 2561 195-199 {5LPS}; DG 271 3002 {5LPS} (USA) DG 2740 146 {5LPS}; D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - DG 3378 049 (+Siegfried)
Compact Disc; - DG 415 145-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 785-2 {4CDS}
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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 - April 1967 p.540; July 1967 p.53; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161
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Opera - July 1967 p.589
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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
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Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]
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American Record Guide - May 1967 Vol.33 No.9 p.734 [HG]
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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recorded just before performances at the Salzburg Easter Festival (see Opera June 1967 p.464 and THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1967 p.418)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Valérie Millot
Mercédès - Júlia Hamari
Le Dancaïre - Kurt Equiluz
Le Remendado - Milen Paunov
Moralès - Robert Kerns
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Laser Disc - Philips 070 440-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Philips PHBH 1003 (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 4032 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 440 070 540-3 (NTSC); Philips Video Classics 070 440-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1996 p.117 [AB]
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Opera - March 2006 pp.353-354 [YS]
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Opera News - August 1996 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.341-342 [DLK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.45
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Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.108 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]
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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.84
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.83
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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile -Maggio p.94
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Comments:- Video recording of a film (see OPERA January 1969 p.84)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele - Kinderchor der Salzburger Festspiele
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Olivera Miljakovic
Mercédès - Júlia Hamari
Le Dancaïre - John van Kesteren
Le Remendado - Milen Paunov
Moralès - Robert Kerns
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1306;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1432-2 (highlights +highlights 1955) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (July or August 1967). The cast listed above is as given in Festspiele in Salzburg by Josef Kaut pp.244-245. 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 origin of the recording is stated to be an «Excellent FM Aircheck».
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Louis Quilico
Cassio - Perry Price
Rodrigo - Natale De Lazzari
Lodovico - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Montano - John Darrenkamp
Emilia - Rita De Carlo
Un Araldo - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 581 {2CDRS} and CDBB 884 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1298-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Philadelphia Lyric Opera in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (8 December 1967; see OPERA March 1968 pp.229-230). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below) . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Lucine Amara
Balstrode - Geraint Evans
Auntie - Lili Chookasian
Bob Boles - Paul Franke
Swallow - William Mellow
Mrs. Sedley - Jean Madeira
Ned Keene - Gene Boucher
Rector - Robert Schmorr
Hobson - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
First niece - Mary Ellen Pracht
Second niece - Lilian Sukis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 374
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1967). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Régine Crespin
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Ingrid Steger
Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus
Helmwige - Gerda Scheyrer
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin
Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel
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Compact Disc - Memories HR 4107-21 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Hunt 12CDKAR 223 (Cycle) {12CDS}
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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:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]
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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival (March 1967, see OPERA June 1967 p.464)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska
Tonio - Peter Glossop
Beppe - Sergio Lorenzi
Silvio - Rolando Panerai
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Laser Disc; - London POLL-1103 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4389 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 440 071 530-3 (NTSC) (+Cavalleria rusticana) Decca 071 430-3 (PAL) (+Cavalleria rusticana)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]
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Diapason - No.556 mars 2008 pp.109-110 [MP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.312: July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.271-272 [KM]
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International Record Review - February 2008 pp.76-77 [CC]
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Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.79 [PC]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Lilian Sukis
Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin
Le Dancaïre - Robert Goodloe
Le Remendado - Robert Schmorr
Moralès - Tony Christova
Zuninga - Morley Meredith
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1578 (& 2700 & 1345)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 October 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It was described as a «VG to Excellent in-house recording».
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Joan Carlyle
Escamillo - Robert Merrill
Frasquita - Nelly Romanella
Mercédès - Isabel Casey
Le Dancaïre - Maria José Gallego
Le Remendado - Nino Faizetti
Moralès - Ricardo Yost
Zuninga - Jean C. Gebelin
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1224
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (5 July 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). 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 (Heather?) Harper is listed as a cast member, but is not mentioned in the Teatro Colón's website.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Padmâvatî - Lyne Dourian
Ratan-Sen - Jon Vickers
Alaouddin - Angel Mattiello
Nakamti - Noemi Souza
Brahmin - Eugenio Valori
Gora - Guy Gallardo
Badal - Eduardo Sarramida
Le veilleur - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Un prêtre - Juan Zanin
Un guerrier - Per Drewsen
Un marchand - Enzo Espósito
Un artisan - Osvaldo Cesari
Première femme du palais - María Altamura
Deuxième femme du palais - Tatiana Zlatar
Femmes du peuple - Margot Arrillaga
- Tota de Igarzábal
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04006
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1968). Bacquier is listed as a cast member in Charles Handelman's Catalog, but does not appear in the cast list on the website of the Teatro Colón.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Joan Carlyle
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - José Nait
Silvio - Bruno Tomaselli
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Compact Disc; - *VAI Audio VAIA 1014 {1CD} VAI Audio VAIA 1197 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} ; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Absolute Sound - Issue 90 1993 p.144 p.152
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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.134 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 June 1968 or/and 21 June 1968 (M. Richter); see OPERA, September 1968 p.719). The conductor is stated to be Juan Emilio Martini in the description of this recording given with the two CD set issued by VAI (1197), but Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón gives Bartoletti. Both Bartoletti and Martini are given on the Teatro Colón website, but it is not stated which performances each of them conducted (click link below). It is possible that the recordings issued on the different labels are of different performances.
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - Karl Ridderbusch
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde - Phyllis Brill
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Schwertleite - Louise Pearl
Helmwige - Clarice Carson
Siegrune - Barbro Ericson
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Rosalind Hupp
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers WAL 196802 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1968). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Vickers)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Gwyneth Jones
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Lyne Dourian
Amonasro - John Shaw
Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau
Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly
Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley
Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00098
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27019 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1849-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3420
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Covent Garden (27 January 1968). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. (see Radio Times Issue dated January 25 1968 p.9). The performance on 30 January with the same cast is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.250). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Margarita Lilowa
Amonasro - James Farrar
Ramphis - Ara Berberian
Il Re di Egitto - Clifford Grant
Una Sacerdotessa - Sheila Marks
Un Messaggero - Edward Herrnkind
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (26 November 1969)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - Martti Talvela
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Judith De Paul
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Schwertleite - Louise Pearl
Helmwige - Phyllis Brill
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Shirley Love
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Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 217 (+Das Rheingold - excerpts) {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 publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.496; also May 1969 p.396)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Régine Crespin
Hunding - William Wilderman
Brünhilde - Nadézda Kniplová
Wotan - David Ward
Fricka - Margarita Lilowa
Gerhilde - Shigemi Matsumoto
Ortlinde - Sheila Marks
Waltraute - Claudia White
Schwertleite - Sheila Nadler
Helmwige - Carol Todd
Siegrune - Sylvia Anderson
Grimgerde - Donna Petersen
Roßweiße - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles. Two dates are quoted on the CD-ROM (29 March 1969 & 26 October 1969). The former is almost certainly correct (see «The San Francisco Opera» p.266)
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Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris & Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Kostas Paskalis
Frasquita - Eliane Lublin
Mercédès - Viorica Cortez
Le Dancaïre - Michel Trempont
Le Remendado - Albert Voli
Moralès - Claude Meloni
Zuninga - Bernard Gontcharenko
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Black Disc; - *EMI «Angel Series» SLS 952/3 (SAN 273-275) (1970)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 197 02072-4 {3LPS};; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 414454-3 (1986)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 4454 (1986)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 414454-5 (1986)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CFPD 4454
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63643-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CFPD 4454 {2CDS}; EMI 4 79571-2 {2CDS} (France) (1995)ª; EMI «Gemini» 5 85505-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; EMI «Classics» 367696-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.634; January 1971 p.1128; April 1981 p. [JBS] ; August 1986 p. [HF]; June 1991 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1970 p.1136
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Opera Now - February 1995 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.85-87 [JM]
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.31
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- The non-francophone members of the cast have their dialogue spoken by a separatecast of French actors and actresses
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Panthée - Anthony Raffell
Narbal - Roger Soyer
Ascagne - Anne Howells
Cassandre - Berit Lindholm
Didon - Josephine Veasey
Anna - Heather Begg
Hylas - Ryland Davies
Priam - Pierre Thau
Hécube - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Iopas - Ian Partridge
Helenus - David Lennox
Un chef grec - Dennis Wicks
Un soldat troyen - Pierre Thau
1re sentinelle - Raimund Herincx
2e sentinelle - Dennis Wicks
L'Ombre d'Hector - Roger Soyer
Le spectre de Cassandre - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Le spectre d'Priam - Raimund Herincx
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Peter Glossop
Mercure - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc - *Philips 6709 002
Compact Cassette - Philips 7699 142
Compact Disc; - *Philips 416 432-2 {4CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS} (1998)ª; Decca/Philips «Classic Opera» 475 6661 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1970 p.1792; July 1970 p.147; December 1986 p. [EG]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.32 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
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Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
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Diapason - 1970 No.148;No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
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Stereophile - March 1988 (Vol.11 No.3) p.153
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.77
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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International Record Review - May 2005 p.27 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE May 1970 p.1742; June 1970 p.32
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Mirella Freni
Iago - Peter Glossop
Cassio - Ryland Davies
Rodrigo - Hans Wegmann
Lodovico - Luigi Roni
Montano - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Emilia - Stefania Malagù
Un Araldo - Victor von Halem
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Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2034 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (10 August 1970). The performance on 25 August 1970 is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1970 p.73
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Leonore - Helga Dernesch
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Zoltán Kéléman
Rocco - Karl Ridderbusch
Marzelline - Helen Donath
Jaquino - Horst R Laubenthal
Fernando - José van Dam
Erster Gefangene - Werner Hollweg
Zweiter Gefangene - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SAN 280-2 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *EMI SLS 954/3; EMI SLS 5231 {2LPS} (1981)ª; EMI EX 769290-1 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - EMI EX 769290-4
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 69290-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1971 p.1657 [EG]; July 1971 p.161; August 1981 p.309 [WSM] April 1988
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Opera Now - August/September 1995 p.52
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Giorgio Tozzi
Marzelline - Judith Blegen
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - John Macurdy
Erster Gefangene - Leo Goeke
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - *Melodram CDM 27086 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1771 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol. 14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.121 [JHN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1971). The performance on 16 December 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.120. According to Alan Blyth the Melodram CD was «quickly withdrawn from circulation as an allegedly unauthorised issue» (ICRC Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.13}. The Melodram CDs are described on their label as being a recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera on 29 November 1968. However, according to to «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield Fidelio was not performed at the San Francisco Opera in 1968 and the opera performed on 29 November 1968 was Madama Butterfly (loc.cit. p.474). See also IOC Winter 1998 No.10 p.7 (letter). According to another letter the role of the second prisoner was sung by Clifford Harvout (IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 p.8; see also the MET Annals). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Leonore - Helga Dernesch
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Raimund Herincx
Rocco - Arnold Van Mill
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Michael Trimble
Fernando - Nicola Zaccaria
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (23 November 1971; see OPERA February 1972 p.134)
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Peter Glossop
Cassio - John Stewart
Rodrigo - Sidney Johnson
Lodovico - Claude Corbeil
Montano - Harry Dworchak
Emilia - Rita De Carlo
Un Araldo - Fernando Diani
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1471-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (5 January 1971). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Performance Chronology 1975-2004» (click link below). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004»
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper & Salzburger Festspiel Kammerchor
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Mirella Freni
Iago - Peter Glossop
Cassio - Ryland Davies
Rodrigo - Hans Wegmann
Lodovico - Luigi Roni
Montano - Siegfried Rudolf Friese
Emilia - Stefania Malagù
Un Araldo - Helge von Bömches
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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4533-4534 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1283 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 5004 (+La traviata +Il trovatore;; +Aida) {8CDS} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 880 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - August 1994 p.48
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Opera News - August 1994 p.35
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.362
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (30 July 1971) (see OPERA Festival Issue 1971 p.44). A recording of a performance from the 1971 Salzburg Festival was broadcast bt BBC Radio 3 on 9 December 1971. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 December 1971 p.54.
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amfortas - Norman Bailey
Titurel - Michael Langdon
Gurnemanz - Louis Hendrikx
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Donald McIntyre
Kundry - Amy Shuard
Alto Stimme - Anne Howells
Knappe 1 - Nan Christie
Knappe 2 - Delia Wallis
Knappe 3 - David Lennox
Knappe 4 - John Dobson
Blumenmädchen 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Blumenmädchen 2 - Anne Howells
Blumenmädchen 3 - Marjorie Biggar
Blumenmädchen 4 - Alison Hargen
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maureen Keetch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Anne Pashley
Ritter 1 - Edgar Evans
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 May 1971; see OPERA June 1971 pp.558-560). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Grace Hoffman
Marke - Franz Crass
Kurwenal - Norman Mittelman
Melot - Ricardo Yost
Hirt - Eugenio Valori
Steuerman - Tulio Gagliardo
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Renato Sassola
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1178-3 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón {3CDS} (2007)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 News - October 1999 p.67 [JAC]
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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.110 [ED]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.263 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1971). I thank Sr. Gabriel Vinker for drawing my attention to the recording issued on the label «Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1971-72(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Helga Dernesch
Brangaene - Christa Ludwig
Marke - Karl Ridderbusch
Kurwenal - Walter Berry
Melot - Bernd Weikl
Hirt - Peter Schreier
Steuerman - Martin Vantin
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Peter Schreier
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Black Disc; - *EMI «Angel Series» SLS 963 (SAN 320-323) {4LPS} (1973)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 193 02 293/97 {5LPS} (1973)ª; EMI EX 769319-1 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel SEL-3777 {5LPS}; Eterna 827 004-8 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 769319-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69319-2 {4CDS} (1988)ª;; Angel CDMD 69319-2 {4CDS} ;; Musical Heritage Society MHS 544623T {4CDS} (USA)
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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 1973 p.1358 [EG]; April 1973 p.1833 [DST]; August 1973 p.429 [letter]; July 1988 p. [AB]
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Opera - August 1995 p.1003
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.365 [WY]
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Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.55 [MW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.285-291 [MG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.65
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(LCE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Enée - Jon Vickers
Panthée - Richard Van Allan
Narbal - Stafford Dean
Ascagne - Anne Pashley
Didon - Janet Baker
Anna - Heather Begg
Hylas - Derek Blackwell
Iopas - Francis Egerton
1re sentinelle - Michael Rippon
2e sentinelle - Paul Hudson
L'Ombre d'Hector - Dennis Wicks
Le spectre de Cassandre - Margaret Williams
Le spectre d'Priam - Eric Garrett
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Robert Kerns
Mercure - William Clothier
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Compact Disc; - *Oriel Music Society OMS 012 {3CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- This recording is stated on the «Jewel Box» to be a recording of a broadcast of «The Trojans at Carthage» on 7 October 1972 with track 3 from a broadcast in 1969. The performances at Covent Garden on 21 September and 3 October 1972 are reviewed in OPERA November 1972 pp.1021-1023
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Andrea Chénier - Jon Vickers
Carlo Gérard - Silvano Carroli
Madeleine di Coigny - Ilva Ligabue
Madelon - Lili Chookasian
Roucher - Lenus Carlson
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Enrico Campi
Un Incredible - Piero De Palma
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1311
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 219-2 {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 at the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November 1973; see OPERA February 1974 pp.145-146; «A Hero's Life» by Jeannie Williams p.185).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Chorus - New Philharmonia Chorus
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Ruth Hesse
Marke - Bengt Rundgren
Kurwenal - Walter Berry
Melot - Stan (Stass) Unruh
Hirt - Horst R Laubenthal
Steuerman - Horst R Laubenthal
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Black Disc; - *Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 359-4 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32553.55 {3CDS}; Rodolphe ANF 2100 {3CDS} (Japan);; Opera d'Oro OPD 1297 {3CDS} (2001)ª
Laser Disc; - Nihon Monitor (NMC) LSZS 00169 (Japanese NTSC) Dreamlife DMLB 19 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1019 (Japan) (1999)ª; Hardy Classic HCD 4009 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Bel Canto Society BCS #626 Dreamlife DMVB 18 (Japanese NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1017 (2002)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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2004 p.84 (DVD) [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.74 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.121 (DVD) [MP]
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International Record Review - February 2004 pp.92-93 (DVD) [MT]
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Stereophile - April 1990 (Vol.13 No.4) p.213 (audio)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 pp.103-104 (DVD) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Orange Festival (7 July 1973, see OPERA, Festival Issue 1973 p.68; ORPHEUS September/Oktober 1973 S.24-S.26). The HRE LPsare advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1973-1974(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Mirella Freni
Iago - Peter Glossop
Cassio - Aldo Bottion
Rodrigo - Michel Sénéchal
Lodovico - José van Dam
Montano - Mario Macchi
Emilia - Stefania Malagù
Un Araldo - Mario Macchi
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Black Disc; - *EMI «Angel» SLS 975 (1974)ª; EMI C165-02500-2; EMI C195-02500-2; C167-02500-2; Eterna 8 26 891-893 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV «Angel» TC2 SLS 975 (1976)ª
Compact Disc - EMI «Angel» CDMS 69308; EMI CMS 769 3082; Amadeus AML 9818-9819 (Italy)
Laser Disc - *DG 072 501-1(NTSC); DG 072 401-1(PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 006-9 (2001)ª; DG POBG 1021 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 4040 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 401-3(PAL)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1974 p.755 [AP]; January 1975 p.1311 [JBS], p.1402 [AB]August 1976 p.341 [IM]; August 2005 p.97, p.99 (DVD) [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 p.296 (DVD) [JC]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.126-129 (DVD) [DM]
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Opéra International - No.257 mai 2001 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.485 octobre 2001 p.159 (DVD) [MP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.122
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.94-95 (DVD) [GL]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]: No.158 juin 2002 p.29 [PT]
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International Record Review - September 2001 p.87 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.106-107 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- The sound recording was made in the Berlin Philharmonie in 1973 and the film «based on the recording» in 1974 (See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» byRichard Osborne p.578)
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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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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Norma - Montserrat Caballé
Adalgisa - Josephine Veasey
Pollione - Jon Vickers
Oroveso - Agostino Ferrin
Clotilde - Marisa Zotti
Flavio - Gino Sinimberghi
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Compact Disc; - Serenissima 360140; Opera d'Oro OPD 1140 {3CDS} (1998)ª
Laser Disc; - Nihon Monitor (NMC) DMLB 19 (Japanese NTSC) ;; Dreamlife DC1 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 21 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª
DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4003 (2001)ª; VAI DVD 4229 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #A75 (NTSC & PAL); Dreamlife DMVB 29 (Japanese NTSC)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2003 p.91 [JBS]
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Opera News - June 2003 pp.64-65 [IS]
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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.90-S.92 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.594-597 [WA]
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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 pp.68-60 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.135 [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.281-282 (DVD) [CHP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103 [DVD] [GL]
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Musica (Milano) - dicembre 2002 - gennaio 2003 p.60-61 [SH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Orange Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1974p.58 & advert Opera News Dec 10 1994 p.25). See also «Opera Fanatic's Catalogue» No.35 p.23
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Conductor James Levine - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Kiri Te Kanawa
Iago - Thomas Stewart
Cassio - William Lewis
Rodrigo - Andrea Velis
Lodovico - Paul Plishka
Montano - Robert Goodloe
Emilia - Jean Kraft
Un Araldo - David Holloway
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 038 {2CDRS} {Australia)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. This recording is probably of the performance on 9 February 1974 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Salome - Leonie Rysanek
Jochanaan - Thomas Stewart
Herodes - Jon Vickers
Herodias - Ruth Hesse
Narraboth - Horst R Laubenthal
Ein Page - Marga Schiml
Erster Nazarener - Peter Lagger
Zweiter Nazarener - Klaus-Jürgen Küper
Erster Soldat - Victor von Halem
Zweiter Soldat - Xavier Tamalet
Ein Cappadocier - Vladimir de Kanel
Ein Sklave - Thérèse Cédelle
Erster Jude - Gérard Friedman
Zweiter Jude - Jürgen Förster
Dritter Jude - Willy Müller
Vierter Jude - Stan (Stass) Unruh
Fünfter Jude - Horst Schäffer
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 396-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-135 (+Elektra)
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 30047 {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:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.157 [HF]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.180-181 [CHP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (13 July 1974; see OPERA Festival Issue 1974 p.58 ). The cast listed above is as given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.111 pp.101-102, but the review in the opera quarterly lists Paul Charbeau and Yves Perrault as singing the two soldiers. According to this reviewthe HRE LPs are «unlistenable». They are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Michèle Vilma
Marke - Paul Plishka
Kurwenal - William Dooley
Melot - William Lewis
Hirt - Nico Castel
Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Raymond Gibbs
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 141 {4LPS}
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1974)
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Louis Quilico
Panthée - Richard T. Gill
Narbal - John Macurdy
Ascagne - Judith Blegen
Cassandre - Shirley Verrett
Didon - Christa Ludwig
Anna - Mignon Dunn
Hylas - Leo Goeke
Priam - Edmond Karlsrud
Hécube - Jean Kraft
Iopas - Kenneth Riegel
Helenus - William Lewis
Un soldat troyen - Russell Christopher
1re sentinelle - Andrij Dobriansky
2e sentinelle - Richard Best
L'Ombre d'Hector - Clifford Harvuot
Le spectre de Cassandre - Lorraine Keane
Le spectre d'Priam - Edmond Karlsrud
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Robert Goodloe
Mercure - Edmond Karlsrud
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TROY 197401 {4CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 31674 (BRO 124100) {4CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1974). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - The Opera Company of Boston
Chorus - The Opera Company of Boston
Benvenuto Cellini - Jon Vickers
Balducci - Gimi Beni
Fieramosca - John Reardon
Le Pape Clément VII - Donald Gramm
Francesco - Joey Evans
Bernadino - Ralph Griffin
Pompeo - Ralph Griffin
Teresa - Patricia Wells
Cabaretier - David Evitts
Ascanio - Nancy Williams
Cassandro - Hank Chapin
A metal-worker - David Waite
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Compact Disc; - *VAI Audio 1214-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 2003 p.89 [DJB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.58-59 [AC]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.66 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.246 [CHP]
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International Record Review - February 2004 p.31 [JTH]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 p.57 [CC]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.100-101 [BI]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.84 [SG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in English (May 1975).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Jon Vickers
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Franco Bordoni
Il Grande Inquisitore - Otto Wiener
Un Frate - Alfred Sramek
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Eva Randová
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1227-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD 10133-3 (+excerpts - Patanè) {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 September 1975). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor James Levine - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - James Morris
Leonora di Vargas - Lucine Amara
Don Carlo - Cornell MacNeil
Don Alvaro - Jon Vickers
Preziosilla - Joann Grillo
Fra Melitone - Gabriel Bacquier
Curra - Cynthia Munzer
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke
Un Chirurgo - Arthur Thompson
Un Alcalde - Andrij Dobriansky
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FOR 197501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1975). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI;1/3/75)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Janis Martin
Hunding - Bengt Rundgren
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Gerhilde - Rachel Mathes
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Cynthia Munzer
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Gloria Hodes
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 3175 {4CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 197501 {3CDRS} (Canada);; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1975). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The third disc of the latter set includes the second part of Act 2 and as a filler there is what appears to be an «in-house» recording of the closing scene of Act 1 with Vickers and Nilsson (2 April 1975 at the MET?).
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI;2/4/75)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson
Hunding - Bengt Rundgren
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Gerhilde - Mary Ellen Pracht
Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy
Waltraute - Cynthia Munzer
Schwertleite - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Helmwige - Gloria Hodes
Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin
Grimgerde - Joann Grillo
Roßweiße - Jean Kraft
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 144 {4CDS} (1998)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 MET (2 April 1975)
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Conductor Franz-Paul Decker - 1976(FE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Chorus - Choeur de Opéra de Québec
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Roberta Knie
Brangaene - Maureen Forrester
Marke - William Wilderman
Kurwenal - Victor Braun
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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI DVD 4259 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Video Artists International VAI 69413 (1999)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 1999 p.77 [PT] ; August 2004 p.72 [RB2]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.75 [SS]
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Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.53 [SS]
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.123 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1999 p.93 [RF]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.124 [PF]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film of excerpts
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - David Ward
Marzelline - Valerie Masterton
Jaquino - Ryland Davies
Fernando - Robert Lloyd
Erster Gefangene - Paul Crook
Zweiter Gefangene - Paul Hudson
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera CD 577 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Depot OD 10273-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 April 1976; see OPERA June 1976 pp.570-571).
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Opera
Chorus - Boston Opera
Leonore - Teresa Kubiak
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Richard Van Allan
Rocco - Donald Gramm
Marzelline - Magdelena Falewicz
Jaquino - Joseph Evans
Fernando - Mac Morgan
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Compact Disc; - Video Artists International VAI 1222-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.100-101 [BI]
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Amfortas - Theo Adam
Titurel - Jules Bastin
Gurnemanz - Kurt Moll
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Jacques Mars
Kundry - Nadine Denize
Knappe 1 - Eliane Lublin
Knappe 2 - Francine Arrauzau
Knappe 3 - Robert Dumé
Knappe 4 - Michel Philippe
Blumenmädchen 1 - Eliane Manchet
Blumenmädchen 2 - Eliane Lublin
Blumenmädchen 3 - Jane Berbié
Blumenmädchen 4 - Danièle Perriers
Blumenmädchen 5 - Anna Ringart
Blumenmädchen 6 - Huguette Brachet
Ritter 1 - Jean Angot
Ritter 2 - Fernand Dumont
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2461-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2015
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (14 May 1976). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases that was published on their website in January 2007. The date of the performance recorded is given here as «4/18/76», but this is incorrect. See Jon Vickers' performance chronology in «A Hero's Life» by Jeannie Williams p.330.
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Geraint Evans
Auntie - Sheila Nadler
Bob Boles - Paul Crook
Swallow - Alexander Malta
Mrs. Sedley - Donna Petersen
Ned Keene - Wayne Turnage
Rector - Joseph Frank
Hobson - Paul Geiger
First niece - Claudia Cummings
Second niece - Pamela South
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 October 1976)
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Ruth Hesse
Marke - Hans Sotin
Kurwenal - Hans Günter Nöcker
Melot - Reid Bunger
Hirt - Gerhard Stolze
Steuerman - Harald Pröglhoff
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Anton Dermota
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 021 257 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.65 [FL-2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [BD]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (5 December 1976)
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Johanna Meier
Hunding - William Wilderman
Brünhilde - Rita Hunter
Wotan - Vern Shinall
Fricka - Louise Pearl
Gerhilde - Lise Carlson
Ortlinde - Susan Leider
Waltraute - Nancy Jackson
Schwertleite - Carol Shuster
Helmwige - Martha Dodds
Siegrune - Sharon Dworchak
Grimgerde - Kay Bates
Roßweiße - Marilyn Found
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03212
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2305-3 {3CDRS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10138-3 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 December 1976). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006». The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - New Philharmonia Chorus
Leonore - Gundula Janowitz
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - William Wilderman
Marzelline - Stella Richmond
Jaquino - Misha Raitzin
Fernando - Juan Soumagnas
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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC15 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 42 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Better Opera OMD 005 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #612
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67 [SS]
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Comments:- Recorded at the Chorégies d'Orange (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.111 p.83). See OPERA Festival Issue 1997 p.71
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Donald Gramm
Auntie - Lili Chookasian
Bob Boles - Paul Franke
Swallow - Morley Meredith
Mrs. Sedley - Jean Kraft
Ned Keene - Gene Boucher
Rector - James Atherton
Hobson - Andrij Dobriansky
First niece - Alma Jean Smith
Second niece - Betsy Norden
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PET 197701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1977). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Teresa Kubiak
Balstrode - Morley Meredith
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - Frank Little
Swallow - Arnold Voketatis
Mrs. Sedley - Donna Petersen
Ned Keene - Timothy Nolen
Rector - Norman Paige
Hobson - Julien Robbins
First niece - Winifred Faix-Brown
Second niece - June Anderson
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2585-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (October 1977). The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 4 April 2007.
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Krusina - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Ludmilla - Elizabeth Coss
Marenka - Teresa Stratas
Hata - Jean Kraft
Vasek - Jon Vickers
Jenik - Nicolai Gedda
Kecal - Martti Talvela
Circus master - Alan Crofoot
Esmeralda - Colette Boky
Indian - Andrij Dobriansky
Tobias - John Cheek
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12278 (BRO 125501) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1978). This was performed in an English translation by T. Harrison. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
La Fortuna - Valerie Masterton
La Virtù - Isabel Garcisanz
Poppea - Gwyneth Jones
Nerone - Jon Vickers
Ottavia - Christa Ludwig
Ottone - Richard Stilwell
Seneca - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Drusilla - Valerie Masterton
Arnalta - Jocelyne Taillon
Lucano - Michel Sénéchal
Valletto - Charles Burles
Amore - Danièle Perriers
Primo soldato - Charles Burles
Secondo soldato - Michel Philippe
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 160 {3LPS}
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDBB 1361 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2257 (2006)ª
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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (March 1978; see OPERA May 1978 pp.469-471 ). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue under the heading «New DVD'S 2-28-2004» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Roberta Knie
Brangaene - Josephine Veasey
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Thomas Allen
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Malcolm King
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - David Rendall
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02637
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (29 May 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 22 May - 2 June 1978 p.47).
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI:4/2/78)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Katia Ricciarelli
Iago - Cornell MacNeil
Cassio - Frank Little
Rodrigo - Andrea Velis
Lodovico - James Morris
Montano - Robert Goodloe
Emilia - Jean Kraft
Un Araldo - Arthur Thompson
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Black Disc - *IRR July/August 2007 p.29 [JTH]
DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDOTE 197801
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1978). According to the MET OPERA database this performance was broadcast but not televised. The DVD-R issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI;25/9/78)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Renata Scotto
Iago - Cornell MacNeil
Cassio - Raymond Gibbs
Rodrigo - Andrea Velis
Lodovico - James Morris
Montano - Robert Goodloe
Emilia - Jean Kraft
Un Araldo - Arthur Thompson
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1025 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- This video recording appears to be of the performance at the MET on 25 September 1978 which was televised. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Jonathan Summers
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Thomas Allen
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - Richard Van Allan
First niece - Teresa Cahill
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 014 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; Philips 9600 523-525
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 089 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 432 578-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 525011 {2CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; Philips «Duo» 462 847-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1979 p.1606 [EG]; June 1979 p.128 [SIR]: July 1979 p.169 [JBS] p.259 [IM]; November 1991 p. [MK]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.5 May/June 1999 p.159 [JK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.152-159 [DH2]
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American Record Guide - July 1979 Vol.42 No.9 p.24 [DA]: November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.107 [CHP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.90 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded in London (April 1958). See GRAMOPHONE March 1979 p.1546
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Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Bernd Weikl
Titurel - Paul Plishka
Gurnemanz - Martti Talvela
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Vern Shinall
Kundry - Christa Ludwig
Alto Stimme - Isola Jones
Knappe 1 - Elizabeth Volkman
Knappe 2 - Ariel Bybee
Knappe 3 - Charles Anthony
Knappe 4 - John Carpenter
Blumenmädchen 1 - Betsy Norden
Blumenmädchen 2 - Louise Wohlafka
Blumenmädchen 3 - Elizabeth Volkman
Blumenmädchen 4 - Alma Jean Smith
Blumenmädchen 5 - Loretta Di Franco
Blumenmädchen 6 - Isola Jones
Ritter 1 - Dana Talley
Ritter 2 - Philip Booth
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PAR 197901 {4CDRS} (Canada)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1979). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Franz-Paul Decker - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Roberta Knie
Brangaene - Mignon Dunn
Marke - Hans Sotin
Kurwenal - Siegmund Nimsgern
Melot - Richard Versalle
Hirt - Gregory Kunde
Steuerman - Daniel McConnell
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - William Mitchell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1887-3 (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (15 November 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Franz Ferdinand Nentwig
Rocco - Paul Plishka
Marzelline - Catherine Malfitano
Jaquino - James Atherton
Fernando - James Morris
Erster Gefangene - Timothy Jenkins
Zweiter Gefangene - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FID 198001 {2CDRS}; Bensar OL 2280 (BRO 125743) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1980). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Berit Lindholm
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Phillip Gelling
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Paul Hudson
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robin Leggate
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (24 May 1980). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so the recording was probably made «in house».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Norman Bailey
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Phillip Gelling
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - John Tomlinson
First niece - Marilyn Hill Smith
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-16913-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1712 2 (BETA TXH 90 1712 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle Vision CVI 2015 (PAL); NVC Arts 0630-16913-3 (PAL) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Opera - April 2004 pp.493-494 [GH]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.94 (mention) [RF]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67 [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.98 [MSR]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]
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International Record Review - May 2004 pp.79-80 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.100 [MH]: No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (June 1981)
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Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Leonore - Johanna Meier
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Lief Roar
Rocco - Paul Plishka
Marzelline - Elizabeth Hynes
Jaquino - James Hoback
Fernando - Dimitri Kavrakos
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (7 November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 p.293).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - John Tomlinson
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Gwynne Howell
Le messager philistin - John Dobson
Premier philistin - Maldwyn Davies
Deuxième philistin - Matthew Best
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-82-014 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 50-51011-2283-2-2 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2202 2 (BETA TXH 90 2202 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2026 (PAL); Home Vision SAM 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]
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Opera News - August 1986 p.30, p.50 [RH]
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.93
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.80 [PC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.83 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 October 1981)
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Josephine Barstow
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - David Gordon
Silvio - Lenus Carlson
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 1084
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (November 1982; see OPERA February 1983 p.177).
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Conductor James Conlon - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Nelly Miricioiu
Tonio - Piero Cappuccilli
Beppe - Dennis O'Neill
Silvio - Thomas Allen
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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1039-1 {1CDR} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (April 1982). The performance on 8 April 1982 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1982 No.50 p.36. The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003». The recording appears to have been made «in-house», but the sound is not too bad.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Amfortas - Tom Krause
Titurel - Kurt Rydl
Gurnemanz - Peter Meven
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Franz Mazura
Kundry - Yvonne Minton
Knappe 1 - Danièle Borst
Knappe 2 - Marjana Lipovsek
Knappe 3 - A. Greiner
Knappe 4 - Paolo Martinelli
Blumenmädchen 1 - V. Freiberger
Blumenmädchen 2 - Marijke Hendriks
Blumenmädchen 3 - F. Wilson
Blumenmädchen 4 - Gabriele Fontana
Blumenmädchen 5 - Monique Barscha
Blumenmädchen 6 - Marjana Lipovsek
Ritter 1 - Volker Horn
Ritter 2 - Alfred Burgstraller
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1048 (2005)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
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Jon Vickers sang Parsifal on 4, 8, 10 February 1982. There are reviews of the performance on 4 February in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1982 No.47 pp.28-29. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jon Vickers
Isolde - Gwyneth Jones
Brangaene - Yvonne Minton
Marke - Gwynne Howell
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - Phillip Gelling
Hirt - Paul Crook
Steuerman - Roderick Earle
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Laurence Dale
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2288-4 {4CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 May 1982; see OPERA July 1982 pp.761-763). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Kurt Tennestedt - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Éva Marton
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Franz Mazura
Rocco - Paul Plishka
Marzelline - Roberta Peters
Jaquino - James Atherton
Fernando - John Cheek
Erster Gefangene - Anthony Laciura
Zweiter Gefangene - James Courtney
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Compact Disc; - Siberian Tiger ST 007/008 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1984).
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Conductor Christof Perick (Prick) - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Amfortas - Siegmund Nimsgern
Titurel - Matti Salminen
Gurnemanz - Hans Sotin
Parsifal - Jon Vickers
Klingsor - Hermann Becht
Kundry - Tatiana Troyanos
Alto Stimme - Gweneth Bean
Knappe 1 - Joan Gibbons
Knappe 2 - Bonita Hyman
Knappe 3 - Donald Kaasch
Knappe 4 - Joseph Wolverton
Blumenmädchen 1 - Harolyn Blackwell
Blumenmädchen 2 - Lisa Bonenfant
Blumenmädchen 3 - Joan Gibbons
Blumenmädchen 4 - Sharon Graham
Blumenmädchen 5 - Robynne Redmon
Blumenmädchen 6 - Phyllis Treigle
Ritter 1 - Thomas Booth
Ritter 2 - John Horton Murray
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2608-4 {4CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Chicago (6 October 1986; see OPERA September 1987 pp.1020-1021). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Leona Mitchell
Micah - Sandra Walker
Manoa - John Macurdy
Harapha - Paul Plishka
Philistine Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Philistine - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Messager - Thomas Booth
Israelite Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Virgin - Hei-Kyung Hong
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 198601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1986). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Marilyn Horne
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Louis Quilico
Abimélech - Terry Cook
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Mark Baker
Deuxième philistin - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada) ; Celestial Audio CA 647 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CV 039 {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 April 1987). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs and Audio DVD-R issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; July 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
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