(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1957(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Bendix*
2 1959(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Sixten Ehrling*
3 1961(FI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Sixten Ehrling*
4 1966(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Silvio Varviso*
5 1966(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
6 1967 (LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*
7 1968(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Aldo Faldi*
8 1968(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
9 1968(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Patanè*
10 1969(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Anton Coppola*
11 1969(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*
12 1969(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
13 1969(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
14 1969(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè**
15 196?(LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lars af Malmborg*
16 1970(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Lorin Maazel*
17 1970(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis**
18 1971(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
19 1971(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Silvio Varviso*
20 1971(SE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Siegfried Kurz*
21 1972(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Reynald Giovaninetti*
22 1972(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Nino Sanzogno*
23 1972(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
24 1973(LI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine**
25 1973(STU) - giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lamberto Gardelli*
26 1974(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Sixten Ehrling*
27 1975(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cill..*
28 1975(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Paolo Peloso*
29 1975(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Jan Behr*
30 1975(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Bonynge*
31 1975(STU) - Zaide by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bernhard Klee***
32 1976(FI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers**
33 1976(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Kenneth Schermerhorn*
34 1976(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Armando Gatto**
35 1976(STU) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - John Pritchard*
36 1976(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Giuseppe Patanè*
37 1976(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Colin Davis*
38 1976(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Bonynge**
39 1977(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - James Conlon*
40 1977(LI;15/3) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - James Levine*
41 1977(LI;19/3) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - James Levine**
42 1977(STU) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
43 1977?(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
44 1978(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
45 1978(STU) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Colin Davis*
46 1978(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Colin Davis*
47 1978(STU) - Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti - Richard Bonynge*
48 1979(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - James Conlon*
49 1979(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Colin Davis***
50 1980(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Rennert*
51 1980(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Seiji Ozawa*
52 1981(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Christoph von Doh..*
53 1981(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Silvio Varviso***
54 1981(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Elio Boncompagni*
55 1982(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Gianfranco Rivoli*
56 1982(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Seiji Ozawa*
57 1983(FI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Chailly*
58 1983(FI) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Chailly*
59 1983(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
60 1984(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - John DeMain*
61 1984(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Daniel Oren*
62 1985(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniel Oren*
63 1985(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Patanè*
64 1985(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Silvio Varviso*
65 1985(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Jesús López Cobos*
66 1987(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Tchakarov***
67 1990(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Daniel Oren*
68 1991(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Henry Lewis*
69 1998(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Marcello Viotti*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Kurt Bendix - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Sweden Royal Opera
Chorus - Sweden Royal Opera
Rigoletto - Erik Sundquist
Gilda - Eva Prytz
Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling
Sparafucile - Sven-Erik Jacobsson
Maddalena - Kersten Meyer
Giovanna - Barbro Ericson
Monterone - Georg Svedenbrandt
Marullo - Carl Axel Hallgren
Borsa - Olle Sivall
Conte di Ceprano - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa di Ceprano - Judith Garellick
Un paggio - Carrie Nilsson
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Compact Disc - Bluebell ABCD-044
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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:-
Opera News - June 1993 p.43
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Classical Express - Issue No.88 July 1997 p.4
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Rigoletto - Hugo Hasslo
Gilda - Margareta Hallin
Duca di Mantova - Nicolai Gedda
Sparafucile - Arne Tyrén
Maddalena - Kersten Meyer
Giovanna - Barbro Ericson
Monterone - Georg Svedenbrandt
Marullo - Anders Näslund
Borsa - Olle Sivall
Conte di Ceprano - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa di Ceprano - Ingeborg Kjellgren
Un paggio - Birgit Nordin
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Black Disc - BIS LP-296 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - BIS CD-296 {2CDS}
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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 - August 1994 p.107
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Opera Now - April 1994 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.274
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.40
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.78
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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.81
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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Royal Opera Stockholm (18 January 1959)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1961(FI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Rodolfo - Olle Sivall
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Arne Tyrén
Mimi - Elisabeth Söderström
Musetta - Margareta Hallin
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 8415
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #8415 (NTSC) (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Video recording of a television film.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Lohengrin - Nicolai Gedda
Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Ortrud - Barbro Ericson
Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Jupither
König Heinrich - Bengt Rundgren
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» 1011 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» (highlights) {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.84-S.85 [SS]
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Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 p.15-16 [ARB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.86-87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stockholm (29 January 1966; see OPERA June 1966 p.482 ). The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label are listed on Klassikon's website:-
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Walter Berry
Susanna - Reri Grist
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa Almaviva - Claire Watson
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Margarethe Bence
Bartolo - Zoltán Kéléman
Basilio - David Thaw
Curzio - Alfred Pfeifle
Antonio - Klaus Hirte
Barbarina - Deirdre Aselford
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» CLOPNDF (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2004 pp.85-86 [AB]
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Opera News - April 2004 pp.89-90 [MB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.69-S.70 [SS]
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International Record Review - December 2003 pp.87-88[ [RP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2004 p.94, p.96 [ML]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]
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Comments:- Video recording in black and white of a performance in the Kleines FestspielhausSalzburg (11 August 1966).
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1967 (LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Adina - Reri Grist
Nemorino - Alfredo Kraus
Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini
Belcore - Ingvar Wixell
Giannetta - Marija Kova
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1335-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1967; see OPERA January 1968 pp.34-35). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.468. The singer of the role of Gianetta is given here as «Kova». I have assumed this to be Marija Kova, but this may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Aldo Faldi - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Ingvar Wixell
Il Conte Almaviva - Pietro Bottazzo
Rosina - Teresa Berganza
Dr. Bartolo - Renato Capecchi
Don Basilio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Berta - Sona Cervená
Fiorello - Allan Monk
Un Ufficiale - Robert Glover
Un notaio - Ernest Wright
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5725
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1968).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Ingvar Wixell
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Edith Mathis
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1380 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7025 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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 publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.111-112 [DLK]: Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.58-59 [MHF]
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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.56 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1968). The year given in Opera d'Oro's online catalogue is 1969, but the cast that they give is that for 1968 (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.59, p.63). Ingrid Bjoner sang Leonore in 1969.
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Jane Marsh
Ping - Ingvar Wixell
Pang - Raymond Manton
Pong - Alan Crofoot
Timur - Ara Berberian
L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried
Un mandarino - Clifford Grant
Il Principe di Persia - James Eitze
Prima ancella - Shigemi Matsumoto
Seconda Ancella - Sheila Nadler
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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco Opera (30 November 1968)
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Conductor Anton Coppola - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Allan Monk
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Ara Berberian
Mimi - Dorothy Kirsten
Musetta - Margot Moser
Benoit - Elfego Esparza
Alcindoro - Alan Gilbert
Parpignol - Raymond Nilsson
Sergente dei doganieri - Eugene Lawrence
Un doganiere - Colin Harvey
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (12 October 1969)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Adina - Reri Grist
Nemorino - Luciano Pavarotti
Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini
Belcore - Ingvar Wixell
Giannetta - Shigemi Matsumoto
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Compact Disc - *Butterfly Music BMCD 006 {2CDS}
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 October 1969)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Ara Berberian
Leonora di Vargas - Nancy Tatum
Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Sylvia Anderson
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Sheila Nadler
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Howard Fried
Un Chirurgo - Richard J Clark
Un Alcalde - Clifford Grant
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201(San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (7 November 1969). The performance on 1 November 1969 is briefly reviewed in OPERA January 1970 p.34
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Pilar Lorengar
Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Ernst Krukowski
Cesare Angelotti - José van Dam
Spoletta - Fernando Barrera
Sciarrone - Robert Koffmane
Un pastore - Harry Tchor
Un carceriere - Leopold Clam
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Compact Disc - ~Bella Voce BLV 107238 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.143 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (13 April 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.523)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Violetta Valery - Jeanette Pilou
Flora Bervoix - Sona Cervená
Annina - Sheila Nadler
Alfredo Germont - Franco Bonisolli
Giorgio Germont - Ingvar Wixell
Gastone - Norman Paige
Dottore Grenvil - Richard J Clark
Barone Douphol - Elfego Esparza
Marchese d'Obigny - Alan Gilbert
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1846-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. See OPERA November 1969 p.969. The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive»:-
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Conductor Lars af Malmborg - 196?(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Figaro - Jan Sparring
Susanna - Birgit Nordin
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22059 (+Don Giovanni - excerpts - 2 sets; +Die Zauberflöte - excerpts +Le nozze di Figaro & Don Giovanni - short excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.58 (mention) [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.99 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Stockholm Opera.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Ingvar Wixell
Dr. Cajus - Martin Vantin
Bardolfo - Gloden Mercer
Pistola - Fritz Hoppe
Alice Ford - Pilar Lorengar
Nannetta - Edith Mathis
Meg Page - Patricia Johnson
Mistress Quickly - Vera Little
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1203 (NTSC)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5089
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (29 March 1970).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Figaro - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa Almaviva - Jessye Norman
Cherubino - Yvonne Minton
Marcellina - Maria Casula
Bartolo - Clifford Grant
Basilio - Robert Tear
Curzio - David Lennox
Antonio - Paul Hudson
Barbarina - Lilian Watson
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 014 {4LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7675 001 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 422 540-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Don Giovanni +Così fan tutte) {9CDS}; Aura Music {2CDS}; Philips «Trio» 475 6111 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.883; January 1972 p.1183; March 1972 p.1503; September 1973 p.563 [WAC]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.161-162 [JC]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.90 [RW]
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Attila - José van Dam
Ezio - Ingvar Wixell
Odabella - Gundula Janowitz
Foresto - Franco Tagliavini
Leone - Bengt Rundgren
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 036 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3522 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3522
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (see OPERA October 1971 p.879). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1994».
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Hannelore Bode
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2446
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 December 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 18-31 December 1971 p.48.
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Conductor Siegfried Kurz - 1971(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell
Gilda - Anneliese Rothenberger
Duca di Mantova - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Sparafucile - Siegfried Vogel
Maddalena - Annelies Burmeister
Giovanna - Hannerose Katterfeld
Marullo - Horst Lunow
Borsa - Armin Ude
Conte di Ceprano - Thomas Thomaschke
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 1C 063 29056 {1LP} (1973)ª
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020282BC
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.99-S.100 [ES]
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Judith Blegen
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Donna Petersen
Bartolo - Marius Rintzler
Basilio - Wolf Appel
Curzio - Raymond Manton
Antonio - Philip Booth
Barbarina - Evelyn Petros
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 451 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #451 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1492-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 September 1972; see OPERA December 1972 pp.1078-1079). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Floria Tosca - Hanna Jankú
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Marius Rintzler
Cesare Angelotti - Allan Monk
Spoletta - Daniel Sullivan
Sciarrone - Lawrence Cooper
Un pastore - Robert Calvert
Un carceriere - Richard J Clark
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 492 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #492 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (27 October 1972)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Ingvar Wixell
Donna Anna - Martina Arroyo
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Il Commendatore - Luigi Roni
Masetto - Richard Van Allan
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 022 (1973)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7899 054 (1978)ª;; Philips 422 541-4 (1992)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 406-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 422 541-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Le nozze di Figaro +Così fan tutte) {9CDS} ; Lyrica LRC 1073-1074 (Italy)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1973 p.979 [JW]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; November 1987 p. [HF]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]
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Fanfare - July-August 1992 p.229
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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Conductor James Levine - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell
Gilda - Reri Grist
Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti
Sparafucile - John Macurdy
Maddalena - Joann Grillo
Giovanna - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Monterone - James Morris
Marullo - Clifford Harvuot
Borsa - Nico Castel
Conte di Ceprano - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Contessa di Ceprano - Betsy Norden
Un paggio - Nadyne Brewer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1580
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1973). 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 Lamberto Gardelli - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Marquise del Poggio - Fiorenza Cossotto
Giulietta - Jessye Norman
Edoardo de Sanval - José Carreras
Chevalier Belfiore - Ingvar Wixell
Gasparo Antonio della Rocca - Vincenzo Sardinero
Baron de Kelbar - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Delmonte - William Elvin
Comte Ivrea - Ricardo Cassinelli
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6703 055 {3LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 422 429-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Philips UCCP 3029/30 {2CDS} (Japan) (2001)ª; Decca 475 6772 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.922; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1404; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1974 p.587 [RO]; December 1974 p.1103 [SIR]; January 1975 p.1311 [JBS]; December 1989 p. [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.166-168 [KP]
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell
Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi
Amelia Grimaldi - Adriana Maliponte
Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker
Paolo Albiani - Lawrence Shadur
Pietro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Un'ancella - Constance Webber
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SIM 197401 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1974). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Adina - Judith Blegen
Nemorino - José Carreras
Dulcamara - Paolo Montarsolo
Belcore - Ingvar Wixell
Giannetta - Pamela South
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (10 October 1975)
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Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell
Jacopo Fiesco - Martti Talvela
Amelia Grimaldi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Gabriele Adorno - Giorgio Merighi
Paolo Albiani - Allan Monk
Pietro - James Courtney
Un'ancella - Donna Petersen
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gary Burgess
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1975)
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Conductor Jan Behr - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero
Mario Cavaradossi - James King
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Richard Best
Cesare Angelotti - Edmond Karlsrud
Spoletta - Charles Anthony
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Paul Offenkrantz
Un carceriere - Arthur Thompson
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 205 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (highlights as filler to performance conducted by Conlon - 1979) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1299
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1975, Olivero's debut in this theater). The conductor is sometimes incorrectly given as Conlon. 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 Richard Bonynge - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Elena Obraztsova
Leonora - Joan Sutherland
Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell
Ferrando - Clifford Grant
Ines - Linda Roark(-Strummer)
Ruiz - Gary Burgess
Un vecchio zingaro - John Davies
Un messo - John Duykers
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 216 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Celestial Audio CA 540 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.97
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco (See OPERA November 1975 p.1058)
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Conductor Bernhard Klee - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Zaide - Edith Mathis
Gomatz - Peter Schreier
Allazim - Ingvar Wixell
Sultan Soliman - Werner Hollweg
Osmin - Reiner Süß
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Black Disc; - Eterna 8 26 516-517 {2LPS} Philips 6700 097 {2LPS} (1976)ª; *Philips 6747 387
Compact Disc - Philips 422 536-2PME2
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Zaide by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.524
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.644 [SS]; December 1977 p.1132 [JBS]; April 1992 p.159
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.11 [HFT]
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Comments:- The dialogue and melodrama are spoken by a separate cast of actors
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1976(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Peter Gugalov
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Agostino Ferrin
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini
Un Messaggero - Gérard Friedman
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Black Disc; - Lévon Records ML 1005/07 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Discoreale ML 1005 {3LPS}
Laser Disc - Dreamlife DC6 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 43 (Japanese NTSC)
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 26 (Japanese NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recorded at the Chorégies d'Orange (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.111 p.83). The LPs issued by Levon Records are advertized inside the front cover of OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.9 juin 1978.
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Conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Noelle Rogers
Tonio - Ingvar Wixell
Beppe - Joseph Frank
Silvio - Brent Ellis
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100564 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:- A recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. See OPERA March 1977 pp.271-273.
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé
Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 446 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (21 November 1976; see OPERA March 1977 pp.288-289). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Adina - Ileana Cotrubas
Nemorino - Plácido Domingo
Dulcamara - Geraint Evans
Belcore - Ingvar Wixell
Giannetta - Lilian Watson
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34585 {3LPS} {USA) (1978)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79210 {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40-79210 (UK)
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79210 {2CDS} (UK) (1990)ª; Sony Classical M2K 34585 {2CDS}; Sony Classical CSCR 8074-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª; Sony Classical S2K 96458 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1977 p.885 [AB]; December 1977 p.1149 [AB]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; March 1990 p.[AML]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.24 [KH]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.114-115 [BR]
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Diapason - 1977 No.221 p.62
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American Record Guide - August 1978 p.11
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Voices & Finchley Children's Music Group
Canio - Luciano Pavarotti
Nedda - Mirella Freni
Tonio - Ingvar Wixell
Beppe - Vincenzo Bello
Silvio - Lorenzo Saccomani
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Black Disc - Decca D83D3 (+Cavalleria rusticana); London OSAD 13102 (+Cavalleria rusticana)
Compact Cassette; - Decca K83K32 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1979)ª; Decca 414 590-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 590-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca 444 392-2 {1CD} (1996)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 850-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; London POCL 4036 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1979 p.1767 [EG] ; January 1989 p.1205 [JBS]
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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.92
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.222 (mention)
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BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.70
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Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.86: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.79 octubre 1996 p.54
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé
Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Domenico Trimarchi
Cesare Angelotti - Samuel Ramey
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - William Elvin
Un pastore - Ann Murray
Un carceriere - William Elvin
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6700 108 {2LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Cassette - Philips 7619 034; Philips 412 885-4
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 885-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 438 601-2 {2CDS}; Philips «Duo» 438 359-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Philips 438 576-2 {2CDS}; Philips «50 Great Recordings» 464 729-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Pentatone PTC 5186147 {2SACDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1730 [EG]; April 1986 p. [EG]; August 1993 p.82 [MEO]
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.183
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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 p.122 [JC]
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.79-80 [PO'C]: February 2007 p.24 [RP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.142 [MM]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.52
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [LB]
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Marilyn Horne
Leonora - Joan Sutherland
Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell
Ferrando - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Ines - Norma Burrowes
Ruiz - Graham Clark
Un vecchio zingaro - Peter Knapp
Un messo - Wynford Evans
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Black Disc; - *Decca D82D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª;; London OSA 13124 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K82K32 (1978)ª;; Decca 417 137-1 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 137-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 735-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca 475 8281 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Decca 000829702 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1977 p.697 [EG] December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; March 1978 p.1625 [AB]; March 1987 p. [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.57 [KH]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.238-239 [RT]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.177-178 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [TF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]
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Comments:- The recording on the LPs and the CDs issued in 2007 contain the ballet music.
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Conductor James Conlon - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Barry Morell
Schaunard - Allan Monk
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Paul Plishka
Mimi - Renata Scotto
Musetta - Leona Mitchell
Benoit - Italo Tajo
Alcindoro - Italo Tajo
Parpignol - Donald Junod
Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal
Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 122477 (BRO 124054) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1977). 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 James Levine - 1977(LI;15/3)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Allan Monk
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Paul Plishka
Mimi - Renata Scotto
Musetta - Maralin Niska
Benoit - Italo Tajo
Alcindoro - Andrea Velis
Parpignol - Dale Caldwell
Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola
Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone
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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4025 (2005)ª; DG 734 0257 (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.274-275 [RT]
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Diapason - No.532 janvier 2006 p.117 [MP]
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International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.77 [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1977).
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Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI;19/3)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Allan Monk
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Paul Plishka
Mimi - Renata Scotto
Musetta - Maralin Niska
Benoit - Italo Tajo
Alcindoro - Andrea Velis
Parpignol - Dale Caldwell
Sergente dei doganieri - Paul De Paola
Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BOH 197701 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 31977 (BRO 124203) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 749 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1977). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca, those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» ant those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as new issues in July 2008 (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Michele - Ingvar Wixell
Luigi - Plácido Domingo
Il Tinca - Michel Sénéchal
Il Talpa - Dennis Wicks
Giorgetta - Renata Scotto
La Frugola - Gillian Knight
Venditore di canzonette - John Treleaven
Due amanti - Yvonne Kenny
- Peter Jeffes
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Black Disc - Columbia M 34570 {1LP} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» 76641 {1LP} (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc - *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico); CBS M3K 35912 (Trittico)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1977 p.1134 [EG]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; August 1978p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]
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Fanfare - July/August 1978 Vol.1 No.6 p.68 [KH]
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1977?(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto
Pinkerton - Plácido Domingo
Sharpless - Ingvar Wixell
Suzuki - Gillian Knight
Kate Pinkerton - Ann Murray
Goro - Florindo Andreolli
Il principe Yamadori - Jonathan Summers
Lo zio Bonzo - Malcolm King
Il commissario imperiale - Christopher Keyte
Yakusidè - Leslie Fyson
L'ufficiale del Registro - Alan Byers
La madre di Cio Cio San - Gloria Jennings
La zia - Jean Temperley
La cugina - Lynda Richardson
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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» 79313 {3LPS} (UK) (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - CBS MZK 35181 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Sony Classical SM2K 91135 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.543 [EG]; April 1979 p.1673 [JBS] ; June 1987 p.101 [EG]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Bianca Berini
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - John Cheek
Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 121678 (BRO 125745) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1978). 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 Colin Davis - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Riccardo - José Carreras
Renato - Ingvar Wixell
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Patricia Payne
Oscar - Sona Ghazarian
Silvano - Jonathan Summers
Samuele - Robert Lloyd
Tom - Gwynne Howell
Un Giudice - Robin Leggate
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 020 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 108 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 426 560-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª;; Philips «Duo» 456 316-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca 470 586-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.521 [AB]; January 1991 p. [AB]; December 1997 p.136 [AB]
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Diapason - No.449 juin 1998 p.92 [JC]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.59 [PT]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Schaunard - Håkan Hagegård
Marcello - Ingvar Wixell
Colline - Robert Lloyd
Mimi - Katia Ricciarelli
Musetta - Ashley Putnam
Benoit - Giovanni De Angelis
Alcindoro - William Elvin
Parpignol - Francis Egerton
Sergente dei doganieri - Richard Hazell
Un doganiere - David Whelan
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 031 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 116 (1979)ª;; Philips 416 492-4 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 492-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Philips «Duo» 442 260-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1979 p.1048 [EG] March 1980 p.1454, p.1459 [SIR]; May 1987 p. [EG]; October 1994 p.197 [MEO]
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.62
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.172
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BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.84
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.61
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Lucrezia Borgia - Joan Sutherland
Gennaro - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Maffio Orsini - Marilyn Horne
Don Alfonso - Ingvar Wixell
Jacopo Liveretto - Graham Clark
Don Apostolo Gazella - Lieuwe Visser
Ascanio Petrucci - John Bröcheler
Oloferno Vitellozzo - Piero De Palma
Gubetta - Richard Van Allan
Rustighello - Graeme Ewer
Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria
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Black Disc; - Decca D93D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K93K32 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera Series» 421 497-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1979 p.1611 [LS]; June 1979 p.128 [SIR]; July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; March 1990 p. [AB]
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Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Galina Savova
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Bianca Berini
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Julien Robbins
Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 197902 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 December 1979). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé
Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Domenico Trimarchi
Spoletta - Paul Crook
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDS} (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5407 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1141 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #665 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) given by the Covent Garden Opera in Tokyo (September 1979; see OPERA November 1979 pp.1028-1035, 1105-1106). According the review on the Montserrat Caballe website the Bel Canto video transfer «is so bad it is practically unwatchable». The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005 and the CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Barbara Daniels
Mandryka - Ingvar Wixell
Waldner - Sona Cervená
Adelaide - Alexander Malta
Fiakermilli - Erie Mills
Matteo - William Lewis
Elemer - Michael Ballam
Dominik - John Brandstetter
Lamoral - Kevin Langan
Kartenaufschlägerin - Rebecca Cook
Welko - Daniel Becker
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00489
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 Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1980). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Regolo Romani
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Alessandra Palomba
Un carceriere - Carlo Meliciani
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2623 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution (Legato) 1142 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala (21 March 1980)
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Fernand Dumont
Leonora di Vargas - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell
Don Alvaro - Veriano Luchetti
Preziosilla - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Fra Melitone - Gabriel Bacquier
Curra - Annick Dutertre
Padre Guardiano - Paul Plishka
Mastro Trabuco - Michel Sénéchal
Un Chirurgo - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Un Alcalde - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5400 (2005)ª
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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:- Video recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (JUne 1981). The cast and conductor listed above are as announced in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1981 No.40 p.6 and there may be errors. The role of Trabucco? was to be shared between Michel Sénéchal (as listed above) and Christian Jean. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in their «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - John Gibbs
Cesare Angelotti - John Tomlinson
Spoletta - Paul Crook
Sciarrone - Roderick Earle
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 443 (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 471 (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7620
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recordings of performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1981). The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 30 November 1981 while those given by House of Opera in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» are 6 November 1981 (CDBB 443) and 30 November 1981 (CDBB 471). The performance on 9 November 1981 is reviewed in OPERA January 1982 pp.90-91.
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Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 198102 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (1 February 1981). The performance on 28 January 1981 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mars 1981 No.37 pp.34-35. 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 Gianfranco Rivoli - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Philippe Duminy
Spoletta - Robert Dumé
Sciarrone - Michel Marimpouy
Un carceriere - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TOS 198401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (9 July 1982; see OPERA June 1982 p,604, October 1982 p.1066). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Kiri Te Kanawa
Mario Cavaradossi - Ernesto Veronelli
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Philippe Duminy
Cesare Angelotti - Anton Diakov
Spoletta - Robert Dumé
Sciarrone - Michel Marimpouy
Un carceriere - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife/Nihon Monitor DMLB 4 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 3 (Japanese NTSC); Topaz (PAL)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (March 1982; see OPERA July 1982 p.732 ; Opéra International mai 1982 No.49 p.31)
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell
Gilda - Edita Gruberova
Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti
Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Maddalena - Victoria Vergara
Giovanna - Fedora Barbieri
Monterone - Ingvar Wixell
Marullo - Bernd Weikl
Borsa - Rémy Corazza
Conte di Ceprano - Roland Bracht
Contessa di Ceprano - Kathleen Kuhlmann
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 401-1 (PAL); London 071 501-1 (NTSC) *London WOOZ 25001/2(Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca 071 401-9 (2001)ª; Decca 073 4166 (2006)ª; DG B0006581-09 (USA) (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 401-3(PAL)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1988 p.580; August 2001 p.94 [JBS]
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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.295-296 [RT]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.331-332 [RT]
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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.96 [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]
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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.150-151 [MP]
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.84-85 [SP]: July/August 2006 p.83 [RP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.125
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.95-96 [MG]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 [PMH]
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Comments:- The role of Marullo is acted by Louis Otey. According to the Gruberova online discography the soundtrack was recorded in December 1981 and the film was made in April, May 1982.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Rigoletto - Ingvar Wixell
Gilda - Edita Gruberova
Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti
Sparafucile - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Maddalena - Victoria Vergara
Giovanna - Fedora Barbieri
Monterone - Ingvar Wixell
Marullo - Bernd Weikl
Borsa - Rémy Corazza
Conte di Ceprano - Roland Bracht
Contessa di Ceprano - Kathleen Kuhlmann
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 401-1 (PAL); London 071 501-1 (NTSC) *London WOOZ 25001/2(Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1007 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca 071 401-9 (2001)ª; Decca 073 4166 (2006)ª; DG B0006581-09 (USA) (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 401-3(PAL)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1988 p.580; August 2001 p.94 [JBS]
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Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.295-296 [RT]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.331-332 [RT]
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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.96 [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]
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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.150-151 [MP]
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.84-85 [SP]: July/August 2006 p.83 [RP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.125
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.95-96 [MG]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.30 [PT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.79 [PMH]
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Comments:- The role of Marullo is acted by Louis Otey. According to the Gruberova online discography the soundtrack was recorded in December 1981 and the film was made in April, May 1982.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos
Una Sacerdotessa - Robynne Redmon
Un Messaggero - Gualtiero Negrini
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 949 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers AID 198301 {2CDRS};; Premiere Opera Limited CDNO 1895-2 {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 a performance on 23 September 1983. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «4/2/84».
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Conductor John DeMain - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Grand Opera
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Floria Tosca - Éva Marton
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 442 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Houston Grand Opera on 15 April 1984. The performance on 12 April 1984 is reviewed in OPERA October 1984 p.1111. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Floria Tosca - Éva Marton
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Graziano Polidori
Cesare Angelotti - Alfredo Giacomotti
Spoletta - Mario Ferrara
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Un pastore - Mario Bonizzato
Un carceriere - Gianni Brunelli
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 478 (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - NVC Arts 4509 99219-2 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2006 (PAL); NVC Arts 4509-99219-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.128 (video) [JBS]
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Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.68 [IW]
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Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.126 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.95 (video) [RF]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.90 (video) [MSR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.63 (video) [EE]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PN]
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Comments:- Video and audio recordings of a performance in the Verona Arena (August 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Makvala Filimonova Kasrashvili
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Alfredo Zanazzo
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Del Bosco
Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1112
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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 Verona Arena (30 July 1985)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Karl Christian Kohn
Cesare Angelotti - Hans Wilbrink
Spoletta - Friedrich Lenz
Sciarrone - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (5 May 1985)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (expanded)
Chorus - Los Angeles Master Chorale
Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Klaus Lang
Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Röhrl
Spoletta - Donald Grobe
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 503 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (14 September 1985). The performance on 9 September 1985 is reviewed in OPERA December 1985 pp.1382-1383 and by Martin Bernheimer in the Los Angeles Times (11 September 1985). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Röhrl
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 502 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (16 June 1985; see ORPHEUS August 1985 S.604-S.605). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22».
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Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Aida - Mirella Freni
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - David Langan
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDAID 198701 (Canada)
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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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Wortham Center, Houston (14 October 1987; see OPERA February 1988 p.204). The CDRs and DVD issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Raina Kabaivanska
Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Franco Federici
Spoletta - Mario Bolognesi
Sciarrone - Ubaldo Carosi
Un pastore - Vittorio Gricolo
Un carceriere - Giuseppe Zecchillo
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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal»; 09026 61806-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª
Laser Disc - RCA 09026 61806-6 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.115 [MEO]
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Opera Now - January 1994 p.54
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.266. Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.467
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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.64
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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.168;No.399 décembre 1993 p.102
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Classic CD - January 1994 p.66
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.94
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.137, No.3 May-June 1994 p.227
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Opera House, Rome (13 December 1990)
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Aida - Leona Mitchell
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2698 (2006)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:- Video recording of a performance at L'Opéra de Marseille (May or June 1991). The DVD-R 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 Marcello Viotti - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Katarina Dalayman
Mario Cavaradossi - Sidwill Hartman
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Manfred Röhrl
Cesare Angelotti - Ralf Lukas
Spoletta - Mark Tevis
Sciarrone - Miomir Nikolic
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (9 November 1998). See ORPHEUS Januar 1999 S.15. The cast listed above is that given here which is in some respects different from that given in HOO's online catalogue where three members «Griepentrog, Mercker, Becker» are listed. This performance was Ingvar Wixell's farewell to the DOB.
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