(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(RA) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Roma*
2 1954(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*
3 1964(RA) - Kreder Jean Paul - Orchestre-Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.*
4 1969(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
5 1970(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
6 1974(RA) - López Cobos Jesús - RAI Roma*
7 1976(RA) - Norrington Roger - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.*
8 1980(LI) - Franci Carlo - Teatro Comunale di Modema*
9 1982(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
10 1991(STU) - Kuhn Gustav - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
11 1993(LC) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala*
12 2002(LI) - Parry David - English National Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Giulia - Maria Vitale
Gran Vestale - Elena Nicolai
Licinius - Renato Gavarini
Cinna - Alfredo Fineschi
Grande Sacerdote - Giuliano Ferrein
Un Console - Albino Gaggi
Aruspice - Albino Gaggi
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Black Disc; - Cetra-Soria LP 1224 {3LPS} (1952)ª
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87472-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.319 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
American Record Guide - April 1952 Vol.18 No.8 p.237 [PHR]:*ARG September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [MM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 March 1951.
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Giulia - Maria Callas
Gran Vestale - Ebe Stignani
Licinius - Franco Corelli
Cinna - Enzo Sordello
Grande Sacerdote - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Un Console - Vittorio Tatozzi
Aruspice - Nicola Zaccaria
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 217 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 33 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasure ERR 117 {2LPS} Melodram MEL 419 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Estro Armonico EA OO9; Raritas 405
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26008 {2CDS}; DiVa 1135-1136 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Golden Melodram GM 20047 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6425/26 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Encore CD 139-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 pp.268-269 [ADC]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.138-139 [RL]
Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 pp.53-54
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.89 (2) p.91 (4) p.87
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.96 [MC]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.84 [XC]
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1954; see OPERA March 1955 p.173. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jean Paul Kreder - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre-Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Julia - Renée Mazella
La Grande Vestale - Micheline Grancher
Licinius - Jean Mollien
Cinna - Joseph Peyron
Le Souveraine Pontife - André Vessières
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Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde 278 920 (Double Durée); Gala GL 344 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 Spring 1991 pp.164-166 [WA]
Comments:- A truncated version originally broadcast on French Radio
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Giulia - Leyla Gencer
Gran Vestale - Franca Mattiucci
Licinius - Robleto Merolla
Cinna - Renato Bruson
Grande Sacerdote - Agostino Ferrin
Un Console - Enrico Campi
Aruspice - Sergio Sisti
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 53 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Nuova Era 2379-2380 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Living Stage LS 4035163 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Gala GL 100.706 (+highlights - Fernando Cortez - Matacic) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.80 [JC]
International Record Review - November 2002 pp.75-76 [JTH]
Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.102 [PT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (4 December 1969)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Giulia - Renata Scotto
Gran Vestale - Oralia Dominguez
Licinius - Franco Tagliavini
Cinna - Mirto Picchi
Grande Sacerdote - Graziano Del Vivo
Aruspice - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Compact Disc - Melodram «Connoisseur» CDM 27512 {2CDS}
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - March 1993 p.73
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1974(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Julia - Gundula Janowitz
La Grande Vestale - Ruza Baldani
Licinius - Gilbert Py
Cinna - Giampaolo Corradi
Le Souveraine Pontife - Agostino Ferrin
Le Chef des Auspices - Alfredo Colella
Un Console - Giovanni Sciarpeletti
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 124-S {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 240 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1034 (highlights +Feuersnot - Leinsdorf) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.274-275 (highlights) [JS]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.204-205 (highlights) [KM]
Comments:- The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.
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Conductor Roger Norrington - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Julia - Michèle Le Bris
La Grande Vestale - Nadine Denize
Licinius - Robert Dumé
Cinna - Claude Meloni
Le Souveraine Pontife - Jacques Mars
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1038 (+excerpts with Maria Casula 1977) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.86 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance.
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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modema
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modema
Giulia - Adelaide Negri
Gran Vestale - Cristina Anghelakova
Licinius - Gaetano Scano
Grande Sacerdote - Agostino Ferrin
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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOC 143-4 {2CDS}
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Modena (January 1980; see OPERA April 1980 pp.387-389). The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti label are listed on the website http://www.Lrmusic.net.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Giulia - Montserrat Caballé
Gran Vestale - Bruna Baglioni
Licinius - Nunzio Todisco
Cinna - Vincenzo Sardinero
Grande Sacerdote - Walter Monachesi
Un Console - Ramón Gajas
Aruspice - Jesús Castillón
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 201-3 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4992 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Barcelona on 29 December 1982 («Casta Diva» p.370) or 1 January 1983 (Casta Diva p.268) or 26 December 1982 (Premiere). The performance on 26 December 1982 is reviewed in OPERA August 1983 p.899. The LPs issued by Legendary Recordings are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1984 p.553.
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Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Julia - Rosalind Plowright
La Grande Vestale - Gisella Pasino
Licinius - Francisco Araiza
Cinna - Pierre Lefèbre
Le Souveraine Pontife - Arturo Cauli
Le Chef des Auspices - Franco De Grandis
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 256 922 H {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1993 p.89 [AB]
Opera - August 1993 p.1002
Opera Now - August 1993 p.48
Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.329
Orpheus - Januar 1993 S.67
Opéra International - mars 1993 p.72
Diapason - février 1993 p.134
Répertoire - février 1993 p.62
Classic CD - August 1993 p.59
BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.53
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1993(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Julia - Karen Huffstodt
La Grande Vestale - Denyce Graves
Licinius - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Cinna - J Patrick Raftery
Le Souveraine Pontife - Dimitri Kavrakos
Le Chef des Auspices - Aldo Bramante
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Compact Disc; - Sony Classical S3K 66357 {3CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1995 p.159 [AB]
Opera News - February 3 1996 p.36
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.292
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.155 [RP]
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.60
Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.150
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.122
BBC Music Magazine - January 1996 p.72
Classic CD - February 1996 p.66
Stereophile - June 1996 (Vol.19 No.6) p.257
American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.204
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.64
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.66
Le Monde de la Musique - No.194 décembre 1995 p.106
L'opera (Milano) - Anno - X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.79
Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.126
Comments:- Recorded at performances at La Scala (December 1993; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1994 No.176 pp.26-27)
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Conductor David Parry - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Julia - Jane Eaglen
Licinius - John Hudson
Cinna - Andrew Rees
Grand Vestal - Anne-Marie Owens
High Priest - Gerard O'Connor
Soothsayer - Andrew Tinkler
Consul - Edward Caswell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 8612 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296
Comments:- Recording of a performance of an English adaptation by Cori Ellison given in the London Coliseum on 18 April 2002. The overture was not performed and there are numerous other cuts. See OPERA June 2002 pp.732-735. The performance on 3 April 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.269 juin 2002 p.53-54
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española