(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1956(RA) - Jolie fille de Perth (La) by Georges Bizet - Thomas Beecham*
2 1956?(STU) - ballo delle ingrate (Il) by Claudio Monteverdi - Alfred Deller*
3 1959(LI) - Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger - James Robertson*
4 1960(LE) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*
5 1960(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
6 1960(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Vittorio Gui*
7 1961(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Reginald Goodall*
8 1961(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Josef Krips*
9 1961(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
10 1961(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
11 1962(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*
12 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
13 1962(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
14 1963(LI) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Antal Dorati*
15 1963(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
16 1965(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
17 1965(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
18 1965(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - William Steinberg*
19 1965(RA) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Maag*
20 1966(LI) - Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - John Pritchard*
21 1966(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
22 1966(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
23 1967(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*
24 1968(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
25 1968(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Günther Wich*
26 1969(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
27 1969(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Leopold Ludwig*
28 1969(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Pierre Boulez*
29 1971(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
30 1972(LI) - Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky - Edward Downes*
31 1972(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Colin Davis*
32 1976(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Reginald Goodall*
33 1976(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Alexander Gibson*
34 1976(RA) - Rienzi by Richard Wagner - Edward Downes*
35 1978(FI) - Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten - John Moriarty*
36 1978(LI) - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Peter Maag*
37 1978(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Jesús López Cobos*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Catherine Glover - Mattwilda Dobbs
Henry Smith - Alexander Young
Le Duc de Rothsay - Kevin Miller
Ralph - David Ward
Mab - Anna Pollack
Simon Glover - Owen Brannigan
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 269 (Acts 1 & 2) {1LP} ; {1963} & EJS 438 (Acts 3 & 4) {1LP} (1968)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 228
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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (5, 7 October 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Alfred Deller - 1956?(STU)
Orchestra - London Chamber Players
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Amore - Eileen McLoughlin
Venere - Alfred Deller
Plutone - David Ward
Un'ingrata - April Cantelo
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Black Disc - Vanguard BG 567 {1LP}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1957 p.73 [NB]
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Conductor James Robertson - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Schwanda - John Hargreaves
Dorota - Victoria Elliott
Babinsky - Charles Craig
Königin - Margreta Elkins
Magier - David Ward
Teufel - Howell Glynne
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3035
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Recordings of Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1177
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London (9 January 1959). The performance on 14 January 1959 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See OPERA February 1959 p.128. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 841-2 (+La Sonnambula 1961) {2CDS}
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.112 [RL]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Edinburgh Festival (8 September 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 4-10 1960 p.39. The collection of excerpts on the SRO CD is a «filler» on the CDs of La Sonnambula conducted by Rescigno (1961)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - David Ward
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Hans Beirer
Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger
Kundry - Régine Crespin
Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert
Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann
Knappe 2 - Ruth Hesse
Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch
Knappe 4 - Herold Kraus
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Blumenmädchen 2 - Gundula Janowitz
Blumenmädchen 3 - Claudia Hellmann
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Elisabeth Witzmann
Blumenmädchen 6 - Ruth Hesse
Ritter 1 - Wilfried Krug
Ritter 2 - Theo Adam
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 018 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 603 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Gala GL 100655 {4CDS}
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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:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [MT]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (5 August 1960)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1398
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (18 July 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated June 12-18 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 Reginald Goodall - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Edgar Evans
Marina - Margreta Elkins
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Jeannette Sinclair
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Robert Bowman
Tchelkalov - David Ward
Krushchov - Thomas Fletcher
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Robert Savoie
Mityukha - Ronald Lewis
Lavitsky - Ronald Lewis
Cherniovsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03999
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 274
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 June 1961). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 8 1961 p.9)
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Josef Greindl
Veit Pogner - Theo Adam
Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Fritz Kothner - Ludwig Weber
Walther von Stolzing - Wolfgang Windgassen
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Elisabeth Schärtel
Nachtwächter - David Ward
Kunz Vogelgesang - Georg Paskuda
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Harald Neukirch
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Hermann Winkler
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Fritjof Sentpaul
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1679
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festval Issue 1961 pp.55-56). 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 Hans Knappertsbusch - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Thomas Stewart
Titurel - Ludwig Weber
Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter
Parsifal - Jess Thomas
Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger
Kundry - Irene Dalis
Alto Stimme - Ursula Böse
Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann
Knappe 2 - Ruth Hesse
Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch
Knappe 4 - Georg Paskuda
Blumenmädchen 1 - Gundula Janowitz
Blumenmädchen 2 - Anja Silja
Blumenmädchen 3 - Claudia Hellmann
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Rita Bartos
Blumenmädchen 6 - Ruth Hesse
Ritter 1 - Niels Moeller
Ritter 2 - David Ward
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0049 {4CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Depot OD 10240-4 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [MT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1961 pp.56-57). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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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 Georg Solti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer
Don Ottavio - Richard Lewis
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - David Ward
Masetto - Robert Savoie
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00931
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 31024 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1022 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2007 pp.90-91 [JBS]
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Opera - August 2007 p.1004 [AB]
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Opera News - January 2008 pp.60-61 [RP]
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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.212-213 [RT]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.191-192 [RT]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]
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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128 [JC]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.79 [PB]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.133-134 [RVL]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.94-95 [TP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.95 septembre 2007 p.77 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.90 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (19 February 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 17-23 1962 p.18, p.23. The performances on 9 and 26 February are reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.271 (see also the front cover and pp.224-225)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Raina Kabaivanska
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - John Lanigan
Rodrigo - John Dobson
Lodovico - David Ward
Montano - Forbes Robinson
Emilia - Josephine Veasey
Un Araldo - Glynne Thomas
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Compact Disc - Nuova ERA 23578 {2CDS}; Memories 4583/4584 {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 Covent Garden (30 June 1962 see OPERA August 1962 p.559). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated June 30 - July 6 1962 p.13. Geraint Evans was announced to sing Iago, but in fact, Tito Gobbi sang. The CDs issued on the «Memories» label are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1995 p.84.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Wanderer - David Ward
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Fafner - Joseph Rouleau
Waldvogel - Barbara Holt
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2968
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 September 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme . See Radio Times Issue dated September 15-21 1962 p.23.
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Benvenuto Cellini - Richard Lewis
Balducci - Don Garrard
Fieramosca - John Cameron
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Pompeo - Ranken Bushby
Teresa - Joan Carlyle
Cabaretier - John Kentish
Ascanio - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Disc - *Music & Arts CD-618; Celestial Audio CA 007 {2CDS} (Australia) A Voice from the Old House VFOH 60/61 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.50 [DA]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall, London (23 January 1963, not 1964 as stated on the CD label). See OPERA March 1963 p.205. 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)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Rigoletto - Robert Merrill
Gilda - Anna Moffo
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Ezio Flagello
Maddalena - Rosalind Elias
Giovanna - Anna Di Stasio
Monterone - David Ward
Marullo - Robert Kerns
Borsa - Piero De Palma
Conte di Ceprano - Mario Rinaudo
Contessa di Ceprano - Corinna Vozza
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Black Disc; - RCA RE 5516-5517 {2LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA SER 5516-5517 {2LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA «Red Seal» RL 42865 {2LPS} (UK) (1979)ª; RCA Victor LM 7027 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7027 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 86506 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86506 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 112 {2CDS}; RCA Victor «Red Seal» 70785 {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 7008 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1965 p.343; April 1965 p.469; October 1979 p.712 [RO] ; September 1988 p. [AB]
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Opera - March 1965 p.215, p.217 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.232 [JS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1964 Vol.14 No.12 pp.74-75 [CLO]: March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.131 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1965 Vol.31 No.6 pp.561-563 [PLM]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1106-1107 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - David Ward
Senta - Leonie Rysanek
Daland - Giorgio Tozzi
Erik - Sándor Kónya
Mary - Gladys Kriese
Steuermann - George Shirley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1641
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Ernst Kozub
Sieglinde - Gwyneth Jones
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Amy Shuard
Wotan - David Ward
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Gerhilde - Anne Edwards
Ortlinde - Margaret Kingsley
Waltraute - Ann Howard
Schwertleite - Yvonne Minton
Helmwige - Rae Woodland
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02584
Compact Disc; - ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2964
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (23 September 1965; see OPERA November 1965 pp.843-845). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times dated September 16 1965 p.48).
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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 Peter Maag - 1965(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Idomeneo - Aldo Bertocci
Idamante - Georg Jelden
Arbace - Cesare De Leon
Ilia - Agnes Giebel
Elettra - Maria Stadler
Gran Sacerdote - David Ward
La Voce - Otakar Schöfer
Due cretesi - Jolanda Mancini
- Bianca Padovani
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Compact Disc; - Arts 43063-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - October 2006 p.30 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.150-151 [MM]
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Comments:- Recorded on 6 October 1965 and broadcast on 9 January 1966. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.182
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Napoléon Bisson
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Francesco - John Dobson
Bernadino - Victor Godfrey
Pompeo - Jules Bruyère
Teresa - Elizabeth Vaughan
Cabaretier - John Lanigan
Ascanio - Yvonne Minton
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 618 {2CDS} (+Gedda - recital) (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1762; The Opera Lovers BEN 196601 {2CDRS} (2006)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 publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (15 December 1966 see OPERA February 1967 p.160). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the perfromance recorded is given here as 31 December 1966. There were performances on 15 and 31 December, but neither was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here as «15.12.66».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Peter Glossop
Il Grande Inquisitore - David Ward
Un Frate - Michael Langdon
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr
Tebaldo - Elizabeth Robson
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Ronald Lewis
Una voce dal cielo - Roxolana Roslak
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 142/3M {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of opera CD 276 {3CDS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1185
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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:- This appears to be a recording of a performance a 5-act version at Covent Garden in June 1966. There were performances with the cast given above on 10, 13, 16 June 1966. The performance on 10 June is reviewed in OPERA August 1966 pp.668-669. The recording was first broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 2 April 1967 (See Radio Times March 30 1967 p.18) and again by BBC Radio 3 on 19 September 1968 (See Radio Times September 12 1968 p.58)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Holländer - David Ward
Senta - Gwyneth Jones
Daland - Gottlob Frick
Erik - Vilém Pribyl
Mary - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Steuermann - Kenneth MacDonald
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1164
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (4 February 1966, i.e. 4/2/66 European style). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. The performance on 28 January 1966 is reviewed in OPERA March 1966 pp.176-181. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as «April 2 1966» (i.e. 4/2/66 American style).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Siegmund - Richard Martell
Sieglinde - Gwyneth Jones
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - David Ward
Fricka - Grace Hoffman
Gerhilde - Haydee de Rosa
Ortlinde - Lidia de la Merced
Waltraute - Carmen Burello
Schwertleite - Tota de Igarzábal
Helmwige - Carmen de la Mata
Siegrune - Marta Benegas
Grimgerde - Adriana Cantelli
Roßweiße - Tatiana Zlatar
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1593-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD 10031-3 {3CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September or October 1967). The cast listed above is that given on the Teatro-Colón website (Hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There are two sets of Valkyries listed here and I have assumed that the it is the first set that is on the recording, but this may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Filippo II - David Ward
Rodrigo - Peter Glossop
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giovanni Foiani
Un Frate - David Kelly
Elisabetta di Valois - Felicia Weathers
La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett
Tebaldo - Vivien Townley
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Glynne Thomas
Una voce dal cielo - Maria Pellegrini
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 143/3M {3CDRS}
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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:- This recording appears to be of a concert performance given at a PROM of a truncated 5-act version. Act 1 was not performed. (29 July 1968; see OPERA September 1968 pp.768-769)
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Conductor Günther Wich - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tamino - Stuart Burrows
Papageno - Delme Bryn-Jones
Königin der Nacht - Cristina Deutekom
Sprecher - Forbes Robinson
Pamina - Margaret Price
Sarastro - David Ward
Monostatos - John Dobson
Papagena - Jenifer Eddy
1er Geharnischter - Edgar Evans
2er Geharnischter - Dennis Wicks
Erste Dame - Ava June
Zweite Dame - Anne Howells
Dritte Dame - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Erster Knabe - Simon Woolf
Zweiter Knabe - Richard Morgan
Dritter Knabe - Giovanni Ferrari
Erster Priester - Forbes Robinson
Zweiter Priester - John Lanigan
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 029 {3CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in a English translation by Adrian Mitchell (8 November 1968). The performance on 21 October 1968 is reviewed in OPERA December 1968 p.1013.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hans Sachs - Hubert Hofmann
Veit Pogner - David Ward
Sixtus Beckmesser - Geraint Evans
Fritz Kothner - Donald McIntyre
Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas
David - George Shirley
Eva - Bozena Ruk-Focic
Magdalena - Josephine Veasey
Nachtwächter - Eric Garrett
Kunz Vogelgesang - Kenneth MacDonald
Konrad Nachtigall - Hugh Sheehan
Ulrich Eisslinger - David Lennox
Balthasar Zorn - John Lanigan
Augustin Moser - Edgar Evans
Hermann Ortel - David Kelly
Hans Schwarz - Inia Te Wiata
Hans Foltz - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 3531; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03368
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 February 1969). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated February 8-14 1969 p.9).
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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 Pierre Boulez - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Pelléas - George Shirley
Mélisande - Elisabeth Söderström
Golaud - Donald McIntyre
Arkel - David Ward
Geneviève - Yvonne Minton
Yniold - Anthony Britten
Médecin - Dennis Wicks
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Black Disc; - CBS 77324 {3LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 47265 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Sony Classical CSCR 8098-100 {3CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.637; January 1971 p.1128; April 1992 p.153 [LS]
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Comments:- Based on the Covent Garden production. A recording of the performance on 13 December 1969 with the same cast as the studio recording has been issued by the Omega Opera Archive (1628). See their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Jess Thomas
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Josephine Veasey
Marke - David Ward
Kurwenal - Donald McIntyre
Melot - John Dobson
Hirt - John Lanigan
Steuerman - Gwynne Howell
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Ermanno Mauro
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1623 (& 1389 & 2238); Opera Depot OD 10054-4 {4CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 July 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 July 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School
Ivan Khovansky - David Ward
Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson
Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear
Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre
Dosifey - Martti Talvela
Marfa - Yvonne Minton
Scribe - Francis Egerton
Emma - Anne Pashley
Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer
Streshniev - Robert Thomas
Varsonofiev - William Elvin
Strelets I - Thomas Allen
Strelets II - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Nabucco - Peter Glossop
Ismaele - Ermanno Mauro
Zaccaria - David Ward
Abigaille - Elena Souliotis
Fenena - Maria Pellegrini
Gran Sacerdote - Gwynne Howell
Abdallo - John Lanigan
Anna - Marie Hayward
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01276
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 144/2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1274
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 April 1972)
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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 Alexander Gibson - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish Philharmonia
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Macbeth - Norman Bailey
Lady Macbeth - Galina Vishnevskaya
Banco - David Ward
Macduff - David Hillman
Malcolm - Graham Clark
Dama - Lola Biagioni
Medico - Arthur Jackson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2600-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival (August 1976). See OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.46-47. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007. The recording is stated to be «In-house».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Rienzi - John Mitchinson
Irene - Lois McDonall
Steffano Colonna - Michael Langdon
Adriano Colonna - Lorna Haywood
Peace Herald - Elizabeth Gale
Paolo Orsini - Raimund Herincx
Raimondo - David Ward
Baroncelli - Adrian De Peyer
Cecco del Vecchio - Paul Hudson
Herald - Brian Cookson
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 146/5 {5CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1040 {4CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.59 [US]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [FL-2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 June 1976. See Radio Times Issue dated 26 June - 27 July 1976 p.24.
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Conductor John Moriarty - 1978(FI)
Orchestra - Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Albert Herring - James Hoback
Lady Billows - Pauline Tinsley
Florence Pike - Joyce Gerber
Mr. Gedge - Dale Moore
Mr. Budd - David Ward
Mr. Upfold - Mallory Walker
Miss Wordsworth - Elizabeth Pruett
Mrs. Herring - Judith Christin
Sid - Stephen Dickson
Nancy - Evelyn Petros
Emmie - Ann Marie Perkins
Cis - Jane Kamp
Harry - Bob Christopher
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 122/2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6000 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 502 (NTSC) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. This was made in St. Louis, USA in June 1978 and broadcast simultaniously on BBC2 and BBC Radio 3 on 7 April 1979. The VHS issued by HOO is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in the list of New Releases that was published on their website in January 2007.
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Selika - Grace Bumbry
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Margherita Rinaldi
Nelusko - Silvano Carroli
Don Pedro - Richard Van Allan
Don Diego - Willard White
Grand Inquisitor - David Ward
Alvar - Robin Leggate
Anna - Elizabeth Bainbridge
High Priest of Brahma - Raimund Herincx
Priest - Edward Sadler
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03264
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 304 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 645-3 {3CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 336 (2003)ª
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.82 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (28 November 1978). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue March 2002» and those issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22». This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times (25 November - 1 December 1978) p.48)
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Montserrat Caballé
Adalgisa - Grace Bumbry
Pollione - Pedro Lavirgen
Oroveso - David Ward
Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Flavio - Robin Leggate
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª; The Opera Lovers NOR 197801 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (6 July 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española