There are 12 recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini on file

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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*

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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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

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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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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

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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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

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

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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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

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

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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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

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

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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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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in English

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

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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

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