(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1970(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
2 1971(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Peter Maag*
3 1971(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Peter Maag***
4 1972(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Jerzy Semkow*
5 1972(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Braggio*
6 1974(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Bonynge*
7 1975(STU) - cappello di paglia di Firenze (Il) by Nino Rota - Nino Rota*
8 1975(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
9 1976(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Ken Ichiro Kobayashi*
10 1976(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
11 1977(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Jean Périsson*
12 1978(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
13 1978(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Peter Maag*
14 1980(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
15 1980(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Jesús López Cobos*
16 1982(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Judith Somogi**
17 1982(LI) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
18 1983(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Riccardo Chailly*
19 1983(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Julius Rudel*
20 1983(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Michelangelo Veltri***
21 1983(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
22 1983(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Charles Mackerras*
23 1983(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
24 1984(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlos Kleiber*
25 1985(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Julius Rudel*
26 1985(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianluigi Gelmetti*
27 1985(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Bernard Haitink*
28 1985(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Gian-Franco Masini*
29 1985(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Reynald Giovaninetti**
30 1986(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Angelo Campori*
31 1986(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Lorin Maazel*
32 1986(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
33 1986(STU) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Giuseppe Patanè**
34 1986(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
35 1988 (LI; Cossotto) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Giuseppe Patanè**
36 1988(LC) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Riccardo Muti*
37 1988(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Serge Baudo*
38 1988(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Myung-Whun Chung*
39 1988(LI; Dimitrova) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Giuseppe Patanè*
40 1988(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
41 1989(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
42 1989(LI) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Zoltán Peskó*
43 1989(STU) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
44 1989-1990(LC) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
45 1990(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
46 1991(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Paolo Olmi*
47 1991(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
48 1991(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Gian Paolo Sanzogno*
49 1991-92(LC) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Riccardo Muti*
50 1992(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Rizzi*
51 1992(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Rizzi*
52 1993(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
53 1993(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Vlekoslav Sutej*
54 1994(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Fabrizio Maria Carminati*
55 1995(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
56 1996(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Chailly*
57 1997(LC) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniele Callegari*
58 1998(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Angelo Campori**
59 1999(LI) - cena delle beffe (La) by Umberto Giordano - Bruno Bartoletti***
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Carmen - Mignon Dunn
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Maria Chiara
Escamillo - Piero Cappuccilli
Frasquita - Gabriella Novielli
Mercédès - Elena Zilio
Le Dancaïre - Giuseppe Morresi
Le Remendado - Piero De Palma
Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro
Zuninga - Giovanni Foiani
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 532-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (23 July 1970; see OPERA Festival Issue 1970 pp.11-13). The role of Mercédès was shared by 3 singers at Verona in 1970: Elena Zilio (listed above), Adriana Rasenti, Anita Caminanda, but I do not know which one sang in the performance recorded.
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto
Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Micaëla - Maria Chiara
Escamillo - Renato Bruson
Frasquita - Marisa Salimbeni
Mercédès - Anita Caminada
Le Dancaïre - Alberto Carusi
Le Remendado - Florindo Andreolli
Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro
Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.87 {2CDS} (1993)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.132
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (24 or 29 April or 2 or 4 May 1971)
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto
Don José - Mario Del Monaco
Micaëla - Maria Chiara
Escamillo - Renato Bruson
Frasquita - Marisa Salimbeni
Mercédès - Anita Caminada
Le Dancaïre - Alberto Carusi
Le Remendado - Florindo Andreolli
Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro
Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10031 {3CDS} (1997)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.126 [PO'C]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.89 [SL]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.84 [MM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.34 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.26 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (22 April 1971; see OPERA August 1971 p.731))
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Boris - Ruggero Raimondi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Bruno Prevedi
Marina - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Pimen - Boris Carmeli
Varlaam - Alfredo Mariotti
Shuisky - Sergio Tedesco
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - Maurizio Mazzieri
Fyodor - Maria Casula
Xenia - Miwako Matsumoto
Hostess - Maria Del Fante
Simpleton - Luigi Pontiggia
Tchelkalov - Giorgio Zancanaro
Krushchov - Aronne Ceroni
Nurse - Bruna Baglioni
Mityukha - Carlo Padoan
Frontier Guard - Giovanni Antonini
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Black Disc - Mondo Musica MFOH 10813 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original version in Italian (14 December 1972).
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Conductor Mario Braggio - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Lucia - Anna Maccianti
Edgardo - Plácido Domingo
Enrico - Giorgio Zancanaro
Raimondo - Mario Rinaudo
Arturo - Sergio Beano
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 209 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a perfrormance in the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza (11 January 1972; see OPERA May 1972 p.454). 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 Richard Bonynge - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)
Violetta Valery - Joan Sutherland
Alfredo Germont - Alfredo Kraus
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TRA 197402 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon (24 April 1974; see «A Prima Donna's Progress» pp.265-266). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Nino Rota - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Chorus - Coro di Roma
Fadinard - Ugo Benelli
Nonacourt - Alfredo Mariotti
La Baronessa di Champigny - Viorica Cortez
Elena - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Beaupertuis - Mario Basiola jnr.
Anaide - Edith Martelli
Emilio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Lo Zio Vezinet - Mario Carlin
La Modista - Edith Martelli
Un Caporale delle Guardie - Enrico Campi
Una Guardia - Angelo Mercuriali
Felice - Pier Francesco Poli
Il Visconte di Rosalba - Sergio Tedesco
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Black Disc - RCA TRL 2 1152 {2LPS} (Italy); *RCA RL 3 1153 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - BMG Ricordi 7432 155109-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Ricordi RFCD 2028.2 {2CDS} (distributed by Agorá) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il cappello di paglia di Firenze by Nino Rota are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.732
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1977 p.1449 [LS]
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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.61 [SS]
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.94 [MP]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.51 [PD]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.221 mai 1998 p.86 [CFD]
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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 pp.115-118 [PR]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Viorica Cortez
Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Giancarlo Luccardi
Ines - Gisela Pohl
Ruiz - Johannes Bier
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Black Disc - Fonoteam; Ariola Eurodisc 281689XFR {3LPS}; Acanta 794 23.301 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DA Music {2CDS}; Acanta 43301 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43045-2 {2CDS} (2004)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:-
American Record Guide - September 1977 p.46
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Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.3 [NL]
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Das Opernglas - Januar 1998 S.64 [ML]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [PN]
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Conductor Ken Ichiro Kobayashi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Stabile Emilia-Romagna
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Luisa - Mara Zampieri
Rodolfo - Gianfranco Cecchele
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Carlo De Bortoli
Federica - Jone Jori
Wurm - Maurizio Mazzieri
Laura - Rina Pallini
Contadino - Mario Carlin
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 071 340 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.235-236 [JM]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.177 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Valli di Reggio Emilia (11 January 1976). I thank Mr. Moritz Schmidt for pointing out errors in an earlier version of this entry.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Violetta Valery - Katia Ricciarelli
Flora Bervoix - Marisa Zotti
Alfredo Germont - José Carreras
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gastone - Dario Zerial
Dottore Grenvil - Vito Scusa
Barone Douphol - Lucio Rolli
Marchese d'Obigny - Enemo Chiuti
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 501-2 {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1419-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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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 at Trieste (February 1976; see OPERA June 1976 p.534). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Faust - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Méphistophélès - Giorgio Tozzi
Marguerite - Nancy Shade
Valentin - Giorgio Zancanaro
Siébel - Susanne Marsee
Marthe - Jocelyne Taillon
Wagner - John Davies
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAU 197702ÿ(3CDRS)ª
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1977). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)
Luisa - Ángeles Gulin
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Federica - Jone Jori
Wurm - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Laura - Cecilia Fondevila
Contadino - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 197801 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (3 September 1978). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Mara Zampieri
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Antonio Zerbini
Ines - Jolanda Michieli
Ruiz - Mario Guggia
Un vecchio zingaro - Roberto Tonini
Un messo - Giorgio Marelli
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1245 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (27 December 1978). The performance on 21 December 1978 is reviewed in OPERA March 1979 pp.267-268. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Ernani - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Elvira - Grace Bumbry
Carlo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Silva - Hans Sotin
Riccardo - Peter Haage
Iago - Ernst Wiemann
Giovanna - Olive Fredricks
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5392 & 5393
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recordings of concert performances at the Hamburg State Opera on 6 (5392) and 19 (5393) January 1980. The cast listed above is that given in mr. tape's catalogue and as announced in OPERA June 1979 p.567.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lucia - Katia Ricciarelli
Edgardo - José Carreras
Enrico - Giorgio Zancanaro
Raimondo - Robert Lloyd
Arturo - Robin Leggate
Alisa - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Normanno - John Dobson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06831
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 October 1980). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 25-31 October 1980 p.36).
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Conductor Judith Somogi - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper
Chorus - Frankfurter Oper
Riccardo - Luis Lima
Renato - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amelia - Mara Zampieri
Ulrica - Claire Powell
Oscar - Nan Christie
Silvano - Tadao Yoshie
Samuele - Vladimir de Kanel
Tom - Gerolf Scheder
Un Giudice - Alfred Vökt
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7687
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Frankfurt Opera (2 October 1982; see OPERNWELT Dezember 12/1982 S.43-S.44).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Massimiliano - Richard Curtin
Carlo - Vasile Moldoveanu
Francesco - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amalia - Cristina Deutekom
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1953-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Grosse Tonhalle, Zürich (21 October 1982). See OPERA January 1983 p.80. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» dated Wed. November 16 2005. The recording is described here as «Non-professional-Distant sound».
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Andrea Chénier - José Carreras
Carlo Gérard - Giorgio Zancanaro
Madeleine di Coigny - Éva Marton
La mulatta Bersi - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
La Contessa di Coigny - Cseslawa Slania
Madelon - Margarita Lilowa
Roucher - Gottfried Hornik
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Alfred Sramek
Fouquier Tinville - Reid Bunger
Un Incredible - Heinz Zednik
Pietro Fléville - Francisco Valls
L'abate - Anton Wendler
Dumas - Friedemann Hanke
Schmidt - Rudolf Mazzola
Il maestro di casa - Walter Fink
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 431 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 April 1983). The LPs issued on the «HRE» label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000.
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Riccardo - Franco Bonisolli
Renato - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Eva Randová
Oscar - Julie Kaufmann
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera un-numbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1942-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hamburg Opera (16 September 1983). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Chorus - Arena Sferisterio Macerata
Don Carlo - Giuseppe Giacomini
Filippo II - Cesare Siepi
Rodrigo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Il Grande Inquisitore - Carlo Cava
Un Frate - Graziano Monacchesi
Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Katia Lucarini
Il Conte di Lerma - Giandomenico Bisi
Un Araldo Reale - Fernandino Jacopucci
Una voce dal cielo - Giovanna di Rocco
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1021 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 638 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1201-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferisterio di Macerata (30 July 1983; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1983 No.64 pp.32-33; ORPHEUS September-Oktober 1983 p.841. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - José Carreras
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Peter Wimberger
Federica - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Wurm - Kurt Rydl
Laura - Gabriele Sima
Contadino - Horst Nitsche
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1101
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (May 1983)
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Nicola Martinucci
Azucena - Mariana Paunova
Leonora - Ghena Dimitrova
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - John-Paul Bogart
Ruiz - Ewald Aichberger
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Compact Disc; - Cin Cin 1006/7 {2CDS}; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.183 p.71
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the addenda to his CD catalogue dated October 2002
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Brigitte Fassbaender
Leonora - Rosalind Plowright
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Evgeny Nesterenko
Ines - Anna Di Stasio
Ruiz - Walter Gullino
Un vecchio zingaro - Alfredo Giacomotti
Un messo - Aldo Verrecchia
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Black Disc; - DG 413 355-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 413 355-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 423 858-2 {2CDS} (1985)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 - November 1984 p. [AB]; February 1985 p. [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.111-113 [GM]; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]
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Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 p.63 [AF]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1985 Vol.48 No.4 p.44 [RVL]: November/December 1985 Vol.48 No.6 p.72 (letter)
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Violetta Valery - Cecilia Gasdia
Flora Bervoix - Edith Martelli
Annina - Giuliana Matteini
Alfredo Germont - Peter Dvorsky
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gastone - Maurizio Barbacini
Dottore Grenvil - Leonardo Monreale
Barone Douphol - Guido Mazzini
Marchese d'Obigny - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 2099
Compact Disc - Exclusive 92T 42/43 {2CDS}
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.7
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.165
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Comunale Florence (see Opera April 1985p.437)
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Andrea Chénier - Plácido Domingo
Carlo Gérard - Giorgio Zancanaro
Madeleine di Coigny - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
La mulatta Bersi - Cynthia Buchan
La Contessa di Coigny - Patricia Johnson
Madelon - Anny Schlemm
Roucher - Jonathan Summers
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Rodney Macann
Fouquier Tinville - John Gibbs
Un Incredible - John Dobson
Pietro Fléville - Gordon Sandison
L'abate - Alexander Oliver
Dumas - Roderick Earle
Schmidt - Eric Garrett
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Compact Disc - Disky COCD 02 {2CDS}
Laser Disc - ANF ANF 3505 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 5046 68357-2 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVT 90 3466 2 (PAL); Castle Vision CVI 2058 (PAL); Kultur 3203114103 (NTSC) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1986 p.150 (video) [RM]; May 2004 p.96 (DVD) [AB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.67 (DVD) [GE]
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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.78 (DVD) [CC]
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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.141 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.98 (DVD) [GH]
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International Record Review - June 2004 pp.78-79 [CC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.94 [PMH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.126 [PF]
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Comments:- Recorded at Covent Garden (See OPERA July 1985 p.821). The Disky CDs are mentioned on Opera-L (February 2001 - week 1)
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Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Riccardo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Renato - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amelia - Mara Zampieri
Ulrica - Ambra Vespasiani
Oscar - Susanna Rigacci
Silvano - Giovanni De Angelis
Samuele - Luigi Roni
Tom - Giancarlo Luccardi
Un Giudice - Angelo Marchiandi
Un servo - Angelo Degl' Innocenti
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Compact Disc - Cin Cin CCCD 1015-1016 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (18 December 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.90 mars 1986 p.58)
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Luis Lima
Filippo II - Robert Lloyd
Rodrigo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Il Grande Inquisitore - Joseph Rouleau
Un Frate - Matthew Best
Elisabetta di Valois - Ileana Cotrubas
La principessa Eboli - Bruna Baglioni
Tebaldo - Patricia Parker
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Alan Jones
Una voce dal cielo - Lola Biagioni
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DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 505 1011 02422-1 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Opera CVI 2033 (PAL); Home Vision DON01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1986 p.40 (video) [RM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 (video) [RL]
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 pp.118-119 [MP]
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International Record Review - March 2006 p.79 (DVD) [HC]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.112 (video)
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.118 (DVD) [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.88 marzo 2006 pp.85-86 [FGR]
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Volksoper
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Salvatore Fisichella
Sir Riccardo Forth - Giorgio Zancanaro
Sir Giorgio - Dimitri Kavrakos
Enrichetta di Francia - Mariana Cioromila
Sir Bruno Robertson - Yordy Ramiro
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Carlo Del Bosco
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Compact Disc - Serenissima 360135 {3CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 061 {2CDRS} (Australia)
DVD (Video) - Premiere DVD 5687 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Bregenz Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1985 p.55). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Manrico - Franco Bonisolli
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Rosalind Plowright
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Paolo Washington
Ines - Giuliana Matteini
Ruiz - Giampaolo Corradi
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-89-256(NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 4509 99215 2 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle CVI 2005(PAL); NVC Arts 4509-99215-3 (PAL) Home Vision TRO01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
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 - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.128 [JBS]
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Opera - November 2005 pp.1393-1395 [AB]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.95 (mention) [RF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.91 [MSR]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.128
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.66 [EE]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.79 [JS]
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Comments:- Recorded at the Verona Festival (See OPERA, Festival Issue Autumn 1985 p.96)
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Lucia - Luciana Serra
Edgardo - Alfredo Kraus
Enrico - Giorgio Zancanaro
Raimondo - Boris Martinovich
Arturo - Miro Solman
Alisa - Desdemona Malvisi
Normanno - Gianfranco Manganotti
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DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4020 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 921 (NTSC & PAL) (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd VID 2750 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 pp.124-125 [MP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.79 [JC]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.267 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.75 [MC]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (March 1986; see OPERA June 1986 p.698). The video issued by Live Opera Heaven is listed in their «February 2003 Update». It is described as «Murky, decent only». The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases».
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Yasuko Hayashi
Pinkerton - Peter Dvorsky
Sharpless - Giorgio Zancanaro
Suzuki - Hak-Nam Kim
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Goro - Ernesto Gavazzi
Il principe Yamadori - Arturo Testa
Lo zio Bonzo - Sergio Fontana
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00261 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 110 (Europe) (2001)ª; Arthaus Musik 100 940 (+La bohème - Severini) {2DVDS} (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Virgin VHS VVD 341 (PAL)
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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1990 p.1966 [JBS]; May 2001 p.106 (DVD) [JBS]
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Opera - June 2003 pp.751-752 [GH]
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.50
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Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.64; No.267 avril 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.490 mars 2002 p.116 [MP]
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International Record Review - September 2001 p.86 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.155 mars 2002 p.38 [PT]
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Nabucco - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ismaele - Bruno Beccaria
Zaccaria - Paata Burchuladze
Abigaille - Ghena Dimitrova
Fenena - Raquel Pierotti
Gran Sacerdote - Mario Luperi
Abdallo - Ernesto Gavazzi
Anna - (Maria) Francesca Garbi
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1459
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (13 December 1986).
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Orchestra
Chorus - Hungarian Radio & TV Chorus
Andrea Chénier - José Carreras
Carlo Gérard - Giorgio Zancanaro
Madeleine di Coigny - Éva Marton
La mulatta Bersi - Klára Takács
La Contessa di Coigny - Tamara Takács
Madelon - Éva Farkas
Roucher - Franco Frederici
Fouquier Tinville - Tamás Bátor
Un Incredible - Tullio Panè
Pietro Fléville - Gábor Vághelyi
L'abate - István Rozsos
Dumas - Kázmér Sárkány
Schmidt - János Tóth
Il maestro di casa - Józef Moldvay
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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» M2 42369 {2LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS «Masterworks» M2T 42369 (1987)ª;; Sony Classical 40 42369
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» M2K 42369 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Sony Classical M2K 42369 {2CDS}; Sony Classical CSCR 8103-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1987 p. [MEO]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.145-147 [CPGP]
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Stereophile - March 1988 (Vol.11 No.3) p.159
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giorgio Surjan
Leonora di Vargas - Mirella Freni
Don Carlo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Don Alvaro - Plácido Domingo
Preziosilla - Dolora Zajick
Fra Melitone - Sesto Bruscantini
Curra - (Maria) Francesca Garbi
Padre Guardiano - Paul Plishka
Mastro Trabuco - Ernesto Gavazzi
Un Chirurgo - Frank Hadrian
Un Alcalde - Silvestro Sammaritano
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Black Disc; - *EMI EX 270522-3 {3LPS} (1987)ª; Angel DSC 3995 {3LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 270522-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47485-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1987 p.1181 [RO]; May 1987 p. [RO]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.63 [RL]
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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 [SP]
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Comments:- Recorded 6-15 July 1986
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1988 (LI; Cossotto)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto
Turiddu - Giuseppe Giacomini
Alfio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Lola - Nicoletta Curiel
Lucia - Francesca Castelli
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera; (unnumbered) {1CDR} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (February 1988). The CDR issued by Charles Handelman is listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1988(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Guglielmo Tell - Giorgio Zancanaro
Arnoldo Melchtal - Chris Merritt
Gualtiero Furst - Giorgio Surjan
Melchthal - Franco De Grandis
Jemmy - Amelia Felle
Edwige - Luciana D' Intino
Un pescatore - Vittorio Terranova
Leutoldo - Alberto Noli
Gessler - Luigi Roni
Matilde - Cheryl Studer
Rodolfo - Ernesto Gavazzi
Un Cacciatore - Ernesto Panariello
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Black Disc; - Philips 422 391-1 {4LPS} (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 422 391-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 422-391-2 {4CDS} (1989)ª
Laser Disc - *ANF-3510 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Image Entertainments ID 4357 PUDVD (USA) (1999)ª; Elleu multimedia (2002)ª; Videoland VLRT 072; Opus Arte OA LS 3002 D (2004)ª; Brilliant Classics 93047 (2006)ª; Opus Arte OA 3001 (La Scala Collection) {12CDS} (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Home Vision GUG 010 (NTSC); Videoland VLRT 063 (PAL) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1989 p. [RO]
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Opera - December 2004 pp.1531-1532 (DVD) [GH]
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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.64 (DVD) [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.117
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.92 (DVD) [FL-1]
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Diapason - No.518 octobre 2004 pp.141-142 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.108 [LM]: January/ February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.249-251 (DVD) [RVL]
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Stereophile - January 1991 (Vol.14 No.1) p.263
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.104-106 (DVD) [MSR]
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International Record Review - September 2004 pp.22-23 (DVD) [IJ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 p.128 (DVD) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.94 (DVD) [FGR]: No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.91-92 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances at La Scala (December 1988). Charles Handelman lists a recording on cassettes of the performance on 7 December 1998 in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Carmen - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Don José - Veriano Luchetti
Micaëla - Mietta Sighele
Escamillo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Frasquita - Laura Cherici
Mercédès - Lucia Rizzi
Le Dancaïre - Lucio Gallo
Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi
Moralès - Andrea Snarski
Zuninga - Alfredo Giacomotti
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers CAR 198801 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (March or April 1988). According to The Opera Lovers' online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) Lucia Valentini Terrani sang in the performance recorded (as Carmen) and the date is given 10 April 1988. However, according to «Opera '88 - Annuario EDT dell'opera lirica in Italia» p.332 it was Helga Müller Molinari who sang on that day.
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Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Simon Boccanegra - Giorgio Zancanaro
Jacopo Fiesco - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Amelia Grimaldi - Maria Chiara
Gabriele Adorno - Mario Malagnini
Paolo Albiani - Franco Sioli
Pietro - Gianfranco Casarini
Un'ancella - Giuliana Matteini
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Romano Emili
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1199 {2CDRS}
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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 Teatro Comunale di Firenze (29 September 1988; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1988 No.119 p.46)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1988(LI; Dimitrova)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Santuzza - Ghena Dimitrova
Turiddu - Giuseppe Giacomini
Alfio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Lola - Nicoletta Curiel
Lucia - Francesca Castelli
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 308 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala. The CDR issued by House of Opera is listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» where the date is given as 25 November 1988. This is incorrect and it seems probable that the correct date is 25 February 1988.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gilda - Daniela Dessi
Duca di Mantova - Vincenzo La Scola
Sparafucile - Paata Burchuladze
Maddalena - Martha Senn
Giovanna - Francesca Franci
Monterone - Giorgio Surjan
Marullo - Lucio Gallo
Borsa - Ernesto Gavazzi
Conte di Ceprano - Michele Pertusi
Contessa di Ceprano - Nicoletta Curiel
Un paggio - Valeria Esposito
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Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 749605-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49605-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1989 p.835 [AB], p.972
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.172-179 [RG]
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Stereophile - October 1990 (Vol.13 No.10) p.249
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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 [SP]
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Comments:- Recorded June, October 1988
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Ernani - Giuseppe Giacomini
Elvira - Silvia Mosca
Carlo - Antonio Salvadori
Silva - Dimitri Kavrakos
Riccardo - Carlo Tuand
Iago - Gianfranco Casarini
Giovanna - Tiziana Tramonti
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 654 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (22 March 1989; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mai 1989 No.125 p.53 ). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '89 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.309. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 where Zancanaro is listed as singing Don Carlo. However, according to OI and «Opera '89» he was replaced by Antonio Salvadori on 22 March 1989, the date given by House of Opera, but he did sing in some of the other performances.
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Conductor Zoltán Peskó - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Luisa - Katia Ricciarelli
Rodolfo - Giuseppe Giacomini
Miller - Giorgio Zancanaro
Walter - Paata Burchuladze
Federica - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Wurm - Giorgio Surjan
Laura - Anna Zoroberto
Contadino - Aldo Bottion
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1101 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 May 1989; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1989 No.126 pp.40-41). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Attila - Samuel Ramey
Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Odabella - Cheryl Studer
Foresto - Neil Shicoff
Uldino - Ernesto Gavazzi
Leone - Giorgio Surjan
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Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 7 49952-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49952-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1990 p. [MEO]
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HiFi News & Record Review - July 1990 p.84
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.125
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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 [SP]
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Comments:- Recorded June, July 1989
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1989-1990(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Guido di Montforte - Giorgio Zancanaro
Il Sire di Bethume - Enzo Capuano
Il Conte Vaudemont - Francesco Musinu
Arrigo - Chris Merritt
Giovanni da Procida - Ferruccio Furlanetto
La Duchessa Elena - Cheryl Studer
Ninetta - Gloria Banditelli
Danieli - Ernesto Gavazzi
Tebaldo - Paolo Barbacini
Roberto - Marco Chingari
Manfredo - Ferrero Poggi
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Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 754043-4 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 54043-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDCC-54043 {3CDS} (1991)ª
DVD (Video) - Image Entertainment ID 4361 PUDVD (USA) (1999)ª; Videoland VLRT 059 (Germany); Opus Arte OALS 3008D (2004)ª; Brilliant Classics 93051 (2006)ª; Opus Arte OA 3001 (La Scala Collection) {12CDS} (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision VES 02 (NTSC); Lyric Distribution 1922 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1991 p. (audio) [AB]; January 2005 pp.101-102 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera - January 2005 pp.106-108 (DVD) [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.267-268 (DVD) [RT]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.70 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.95 (DVD) [JC]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.115 (DVD) [MP]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.104-106 (DVD) [MSR]
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International Record Review - December 2000 pp.130-133 (audio) [SP]: February 2005 p.83 (DVD) [IJ]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.249-251 (DVD) [RVL]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.576 (audio)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.69 (DVD) [SV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.171 aprile 2003 pp.99-101 (DVD) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.85 (DVD) [FGR]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances at La Scala (December 1989, January 1990). It seems that the video recording is of the performance on 7 December 1989 and the audio recording is a composite one made at several performances.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Dolora Zajick
Leonora - Antonella Banaudi
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna
Ines - Barbara Frittoli
Ruiz - Romano Emili
Un vecchio zingaro - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un messo - Augusto Frati
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04920
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (7 June 1990). The performance on 16 June 1990 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.139 septembre 1990 p.40. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Paolo Olmi - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genove
Andrea Chénier - Giuseppe Giacomini
Carlo Gérard - Giorgio Zancanaro
Madeleine di Coigny - Ghena Dimitrova
La mulatta Bersi - Tiziana Tramonti
La Contessa di Coigny - Laura Bocca
Madelon - Eleonora Jankovic
Roucher - Alfredo Zanazzo
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Marco Chingari
Fouquier Tinville - Giovanni Antonini
Un Incredible - Oslavio Di Credico
Pietro Fléville - Carmelo Caruso
L'abate - Pio Bonfanti
Dumas - Enrico Fibrini
Schmidt - Ledo Freschi
Il maestro di casa - Dario Zerial
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 246 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (May 1991; see OPERA September 1991 p.1077). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '91 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.92. Andrea Chénier was performed with this cast 0n 2, 5, 8 May 1991. 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» where the performance is incorrectly attributed to «Geneve».
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Attila - Samuel Ramey
Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Odabella - Cheryl Studer
Foresto - Kaludi Kaludov
Uldino - Ernesto Gavazzi
Leone - Mario Luperi
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Laser Disc - Home Vision ATT 020 LD (NTSC); Video RAI VRF 2113 (PAL) *BMG OPERA BVLO 44-45 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Image Entertainments ID 4360 PUDVD (USA); Videoland Klassik VLRT 057Elleu RAI Trade (Italy) (2003)ª; Opus Arte OALS 3010D (2004)ª; Brilliant Classics 93049 (2006)ª; Opus Arte OA 3001 (La Scala Collection) {12CDS} (2006)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Septemer 2005 pp.79-80 (DVD) [JBS]
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Opera News - January 16 1993 p.44 (HEP)
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.294-295 [JS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 pp.112-115 (DVD) [DM]
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Opéra International - avril 1993 p.64; No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.123 [LB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.167 dicembre 2002 pp.114-115 [MG]: Anno XVIi N.171 aprile 2003 pp.99-101 (DVD) [GL]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.83 (DVD) [IJ]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.249-251 (DVD) [RVL]
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The Perfect Vision - Spring 1993 p.156 [RB]: Issue 26 September/October 1999 pp.59-62 (DVD) [GS]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.104-106 (DVD) [MSR]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Scala
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Lodz Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)
Alfonso - Giorgio Zancanaro
Leonora - Stefania Toczyska
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Alfonso Echeverria
Don Gasparo - José Antonio Urdiain
Ines - Inmaculada Martínez
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5514 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2267 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. Video 243
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (February 1991). The cast listed above is that given on the website of «La Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)» (click link below). 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 Riccardo Muti - 1991-92(LC)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Orchestra
Chorus - Westminster Symphonic Choir - Philadelphia Boy's Choir
Floria Tosca - Carol Vaness
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Giacomini
Il barone Scarpia - Giorgio Zancanaro
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Danilo Serraiocco
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Orazio Mori
Un pastore - Jeffrey Smith
Un carceriere - Charles Austin
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Compact Disc; - Philips 434 595-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca «Compact Disc Opera Collection» 473 358-2 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1993 p.110; January 1994 p.36
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Opera - January 1994 p.121
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Opera Now - September 1993 p.56
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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1993 p.86
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Opera News - March 19 1994 p.30
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.280
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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.54
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.71
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.115
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.120
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.52
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Classic CD - September 1993 p.49
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.61
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (March, April 1991 and January 1992)
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Violetta Valery - Edita Gruberova
Flora Bervoix - Mariana Pentcheva
Annina - Antonella Trevisan
Alfredo Germont - Neil Shicoff
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gastone - Max René Cosotti
Dottore Grenvil - Francesco Musinu
Barone Douphol - Orazio Mori
Marchese d'Obigny - Paolo Orecchia
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Laser Disc - Teldec 4509-92409-6 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision-NVC Arts 4509 92409-2
VHS Video Cassette - Teldec 4509-92409-3(NTSC)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2000 p.142 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1994 p.372
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Opera News - July 1994 p.43
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Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.66; No.248 juillet-aoüt 2000 p.71 [SS]
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Diapason - No.437 septembre 2000 p.62 (DVD)
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International Record Review - July 2000 pp.24-27 [JH]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2000 p.95 [MA]
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.107: No.144 mars 2001 pp.20-21 (DVD) [CH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.100 [MG]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.66, p.68 [JPS]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at La Fenice (September 1992)
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Violetta Valery - Edita Gruberova
Flora Bervoix - Patricia Spence
Annina - Monica Bacelli
Alfredo Germont - Neil Shicoff
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gastone - Kim Begley
Dottore Grenvil - Alastair Miles
Barone Douphol - Peter Sidhom
Marchese d'Obigny - David Barrell
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 9031-76348-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1993 p.76 [JBS]
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Opera - November 1993 p.1368
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Opera Now - February 1993 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - March 1993 p.78
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Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.346
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.11 No.2 1995 p.188
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.57
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Classic CD - August 2000 p.83 [MSR]
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Répertoire - janvier 1993 p.87
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Comments:- Recorded in February 1992
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Attila - Samuel Ramey
Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro
Odabella - Elizabeth Connell
Foresto - Dennis O'Neill
Uldino - Robin Leggate
Leone - Mark Beesley
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3238 (1993)ª; House of Opera ALD 3238
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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 19 June 1993 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performance on 14 June 1993 is reviewed in OPERA August 1993 p.982.
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Conductor Vlekoslav Sutej - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Carmen - Giovanna Casolla
Don José - Neil Shicoff
Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini
Escamillo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Frasquita - Cristina Pastorello
Mercédès - Cinzia De Mola
Le Dancaïre - Andrea Snarski
Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi
Moralès - Andrea Piccinni
Zuninga - Armando Caforio
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 140 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1993). The information about the cast comes from «Opera '93 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.276. The role of Micaëla is sung either by Alida Ferrarini (as given above) or by Maria Gallego and that of Le Remendado by either Mario Bolognesi (as given above) or by Mauro Buffoli. 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 Fabrizio Maria Carminati - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra della Regione Lombardia «I Pomeriggi Musicali» di Milano
Chorus - Coro del Circuito Lirico Lombardo del Teatri di Bergamo, Brescia e Cremona
Nabucco - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ismaele - Ezio Di Cesare
Zaccaria - Alfredo Zanazzo
Abigaille - Katerina Ikonomou
Fenena - Anna Schiatti
Gran Sacerdote - Enrico Turco
Abdallo - Sergio Rocchi
Anna - Giuseppina Cortesi
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4687 (1998)ª
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Civico Teatro Gaetano Donizetti, Bergamo (2 October 1994 - not 10 February!). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.7. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Summer 1998».
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Gegam Grigorian
Ankastrom - Giorgio Zancanaro
Amelia - Deborah Voigt
Oscar - Lilian Watson
Cristiano - David Ellis
Minister for Justice - John Dobson
Madame Arvidson - Florence Quivar
Count Ribbing - Mark Beesley
Count Horn - Michael Druiett
Servant - Rodney Gibson
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4526 (1998)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish Version» in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 April 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 April 1995). Pavarotti was announced to sing Gustavo III but withdrew. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1988».
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Manrico - Neil Shicoff
Azucena - Marjana Lipovsek
Leonora - Ana María Sánchez
Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ferrando - László Polgár
Ines - Brigitte Poschner-Klebel
Ruiz - Miroslav Christoff
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 664 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Zürich Opera. The date given in House of Opera's online catalogue is 23 Novemeber 1996 and Polgar is listed (as singing Ferrando?). The performance on 27 November 1996 is reviewed in the website whose URL is given below and where the singer of Ferrando is given as Giuseppe Scorsin. There is a brief review of an undated performance in ORPHEUS März 1997 S.53.
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Conductor Daniele Callegari - 1997(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Violetta Valery - Mariella Devia
Flora Bervoix - Silvia Mazzoni
Annina - Raffaella Angeletti
Alfredo Germont - Roberto Aronica
Giorgio Germont - Giorgio Zancanaro
Gastone - Angelo Casertano
Dottore Grenvil - Antonio Marani
Barone Douphol - Alberto Noli
Marchese d'Obigny - Giuseppe Riva
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Compact Disc; - *Bongiovanni GB 2530/31-2 (2CDS) {1998)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1999 p.100 (in brief) [AB]
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Opera - November 1998 p.1388 [CO]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 pp.337-338 [BR]
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Orpheus - August/September 1998 S.89 [IW]
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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.50 [NS]
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Musica (Milano) - n.109 Anno 22 agosto-settembre 1998 p.120 [EG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.79 [PN]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.117 enero 1999 p.60 [SV]
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Das Opernglas - Dezember 1998 S.71 [ML]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances at Genoa (June 1997)
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Aida - Norma Fantini
Radamès - José Cura
Amneris - Barbara Dever
Amonasro - Giorgio Zancanaro
Ramphis - Andrea Papi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrea Silvestrelli
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan
Un Messaggero - Pierre Lefèbre
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 324 {2CDS}
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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 given in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (22 April 1998). The cast listed above is as given in «Opera '98 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell' Opera Lirica in Italia» p.191. This performance is reviewed in OPERA August 1998 pp.974-977.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Neri Chiaramantesi - Juan (Joan) Pons
Giannetto Malespini - Alberto Cupido
Ginevra - Daniela Dessi
Lisabetta - Chiara Angella
Laldomine - Daniela Ruzza
Fiammetta - Marcella Polidori
Cintia - Cinzia De Mola
Fazio - Silvestro Sammaritano
Gabriello - Alessandro Safina
Il Tornaquindici - Francesco Musinu
Il Calandra - Marco di Felice
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2096 (2005)ª
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Recordings of La cena delle beffe by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
GIUDICI p.247
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (March 1999; see L'OPERA N.128 aprile 1999 pp.40-42). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '99 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.25. The DVD issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Zancanaro is listed as a cast member.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
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