(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1907(SE) - Arkadiev Ivan - Orchestra*
2 1937(FI) - Samosud Samuil A - Bolshoi Theatre*
3 1942(STU) - Samosud Samuil A - Bolshoi Theatre*
4 1947(RA) - Rother Arthur - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin*
5 1949-50(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
6 1952(LI) - Rodzinsky Artur - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
7 1955(STU) - Baranovich Kresimir - Belgrade National Opera*
8 1960(FI) - Svetlanov Evgeny - Bolshoi Theatre**
9 1961(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro alla Scala*
10 1962(SE) - Zallinger Meinhard von - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
11 1966(LI) - Miladinovic Dusan - Belgrade National Opera*
12 1966(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
13 1966(STU) - Khaikin Boris - Bolshoi Theatre*
14 1967(LE) - Khaikin Boris - Orchestra*
15 1971(FI) - Adler Peter Herman - Boston Symphony Orchestra**
16 1972(LI) - Kord Kazimierz - Metropolitan Opera*
17 1974(STU) - Ermler Mark - Bolshoi Theatre*
18 1975(LI) - Rostropovich Mstislav - San Francisco Opera*
19 1975(LI) - Simonov Yuri - Bolshoi Theatre*
20 1976(LI) - Ajmone-Marsan Guido - Spoleto Festival Orchestra*
21 1976(STU) - Rostropovich Mstislav - Orchestre National de France (Paris)*
22 1977(LI) - Hose Anthony - Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra*
23 1981(LI) - Janowski Marek - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
24 1982(LI) - Agler David - San Francisco Opera*
25 1983(LI) - Nelsson Woldemar - Opera Company of Philadelphia***
26 1983(LI) - Simonov Yuri - Bolshoi Theatre**
27 1984(LI) - Shuraitis Algis - Bayerische Staatsoper*
28 1989?(STU) - Tchakarov Emil - Sofia Festival Orchestra*
29 1990(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Teatro alla Scala*
30 1990(RA) - Fedoseyev Vladimir - Large Symphony Orchestra of USSR Radio and TV*
31 1991(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
32 1991 - Ozawa Seiji - Boston Symphony Orchestra*
33 1992(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre**
34 1992(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Wiener Staatsoper**
35 1992(STU) - Davis Andrew - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
36 1992(STU) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre*
37 1995(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Metropolitan Opera*
38 1999(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Wiener Staatsoper*
39 2000(LI) - Jurowski Wladimir - Welsh National Opera*
40 2000?(SE) - Orbelian Constantine - Philharmonia of Russia*
41 2001(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Los Angeles Opera*
42 2001(LI) - Haitink Bernard - Covent Garden*
43 2001(SE) - Balciunas Liutauras - Lithuanian Radio and Television*
44 2002(LI) - Fricke Heinz - Washington Opera*
45 2003(LI) - Letonja Marko - Grand Théâtre de Genève*
46 2003(LI) - Petrenko Kirill - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
47 2004(LI) - Alexeyev Nikolai - Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra*
48 2005(LC) - Rozhdestvensky Gennady - L'Opéra National de Paris**
49 2007(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Wiener Staatsoper*
50 2008(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Metropolitan Opera*
51 2009(LI) - Noseda Gianandrea - Teatro Regio di Torino*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Ivan Arkadiev - 1907(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Hermann - Alexander Davidov
Lisa - Marianna Cherkasskaya
Countess - Nina Panina
Count Tomsky - Vladimir Kastorsky
Pauline - Nina Panina
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Black Disc; - Melodiya «Performing Art» (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.150 [DH2]
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Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1937(FI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Nikander Khanayev
Lisa - Xenia Derzhinskaya
Countess - Fayina Petrova
Count Tomsky - Alexandr Baturin
Prince Yeletsky - Piotr Selivanov
Pauline - Nadeshda Oboukhova
Chekalinsky - Sergei Ostraumov
Surin - Yuri Manchavin
Chaplitsky - M. Novoyenin
Major-domo - Fedor Godovkin
Narumov - Konstantin Terekin
Governess - Ludmila Stavrovskaya
Prilepa - Natalya Shpiller
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Black Disc - Melodiya M10 46957 006 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Dante-LYS 013-015 (+highlights 1943) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1996 p.26
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.82
Diapason - No.405 juin 1994 p.156
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.159 p.139
Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.71
Comments:- Recording of a film sound-track. The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in «Soviet Records» Supplement to the Main Catalogue 1987 p.117
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Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1942(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Nikander Khanayev
Lisa - Xenia Derzhinskaya
Countess - Bronislava Zlatogorova
Count Tomsky - Alexandr Baturin
Prince Yeletsky - Panteleimon Nortsov
Pauline - Maria Maksakova
Chekalinsky - Sergei Ostraumov
Surin - I.I. Manshavin
Chaplitsky - M.K. Novozhenin
Major-domo - P.S. Biellinik
Narumov - Konstantin Terekin
Governess - M.K. Shchervinskaya
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Black Disc - Melodiya M10 38549-54 {3LPS} Colosseum CRLP 130/3 {3LPS}; Ultraphon ULP 141-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS LYS 013-015 {3CDS} (Highlights +complete 1938 recording)Opera d'Oro OPD 1329 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500757 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1995 p.136
Opera News - October 2002 p.64 [DS]
American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.60 (mention) [FAL]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 pp.116-117 [HW]
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1947(RA)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Hermann - Rudolf Schock
Lisa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Countess - Margarete Klose
Count Tomsky - Jaro Prohaska
Prince Yeletsky - Hans Hermann Nissen
Pauline - Anneliese Müller
Chekalinsky - Cornelis van Deyck
Surin - Otto Hopf
Chaplitsky - Karl Reimann
Narumov - Wilhelm Lang
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 207 {2LPS}; Classics Club X135-6 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Sonia DA 74809; Gala GL 100.575 {2CDS} (+Eugene Onegin - highlights - Schüchter) (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.73 [GH]; April 2002 S.54-S.55 [DN]
Comments:- Recorded 23-24 April 1947
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1949-50(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Georgi Nelepp
Lisa - Eugenia Smolenskaya
Countess - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Count Tomsky - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
Prince Yeletsky - Pavel Lisitsian
Pauline - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko
Chekalinsky - Alexander Peregudov
Surin - Vsevolod Tyutyunnik
Chaplitsky - Fedor Godovkin
Major-domo - Beniamin Shevtsov
Narumov - Ivan Skobtsov
Governess - Elena Korneyeva
Chloe - Vera Firsova
Mary - N Koshisina
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 0558-0565 {4LPS}; *Melodiya 05158-05163 {3LPS}; Concert Hall Society CHS 1305 {3LPS} (USA); MK-ARTIA MK 207 C {3LPS} (USA); Monarch MWL 323-325
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 142-144 {3CDS}; Dante LYS 459-461 {3CDS}; Preiser Records 90470 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Wall MVTCD 041/2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1999 p.35 (mention) [RC]
Opera - November 1955 p.719; April 1961 p.543
Opera News - December 2 1957 p.28 [KFR]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.203-204 [BB]
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-58 [GH]
Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.52
Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.105
American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.284 [JN]: July 1961 Vol.27 No.11 p.878 [CJL]]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1954 Vol.4 No.2 p.54 [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1955 p.13
Le Monde de la Musique - No.234 juillet-aoüt 1999 p.94 [CFD]
Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [NL]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.64 [DF]
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Hermann - David Poleri
Lisa - Sena Jurinac
Countess - Gianna Pederzini
Count Tomsky - Mario Petri
Prince Yeletsky - Ettore Bastianini
Pauline - Rina Corsi
Chekalinsky - Valiano Natali
Surin - Silvio Maionica
Chaplitsky - Umberto Fusi
Major-domo - Breno Ristori
Narumov - Vittorio Tatozzi
Governess - Pina Ulisse
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 63 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Medea +Ernani +La forza del destino +concert){14LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 801 (& 4037 & 3488 & 567) ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66325 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5053 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]
International Record Review - December 2006 p.28 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.85 [JS]
Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.106 [AT]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Florence (26 December 1952, mentioned in OPERA April 1953 p.231). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Kresimir Baranovich - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Belgrade National Opera
Chorus - Yugoslav Army Chorus - Belgrade Radio Children's Choir
Hermann - Alexander Marinkovich
Lisa - Valeria Heybalova
Countess - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Count Tomsky - Jovan Gligor
Prince Yeletsky - Dushan Popovich
Pauline - Biserka Cvejic
Chekalinsky - Drago Petrovich
Surin - Alexander Veselinovich
Chaplitsky - Zhika Yovanovic
Major-domo - Nicola Janchich
Narumov - Dushan Popovich
Governess - Mira Vershevich
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5189-5192 {4LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 568-570 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London XLLA 44 (4LPS} (1957)ª; London A 4410
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1956 p.22 [PHW]; May 1969 p.1601 [PHW]
Opera - August 1956 p.507
Opera News - December 2 1957 p.28 [KFR]
American Record Guide - June 1957 Vol.23 No.9 p.144
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1957 Vol.7 No.6 p.52 [CMS]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1955 p.15
Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 pp.507-508 [WM]
Discofila (Madrid) - No.21 enero 1958 p.35 [EF]
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Conductor Evgeny Svetlanov - 1960(FI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Zurab Andzhaparidzye
Lisa - Tamara Milashkina
Countess - Sofiya Preobrazenskaya
Count Tomsky - Viktor Nechipailo
Prince Yeletsky - Evgeny Gavrilovich
Pauline - Larissa Avdeyeva
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1087 (Japan) (2002}ª; Dreamlife Classics DLVC 8055 (Japan) (2007)ª; Kultur D 1283 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Corinth Video (NTSC); Kultur 1283 (NTSC) Dreamlife DMVB 112 (Japanese NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 2008 pp.66-67 [JY]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.125-128 [CJT]
Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Roman Tikhomirov. A separate cast of actors and actresses acts in the film while they «lip sync» to the prerecorded soundtrack
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Hermann - Antonio Annaloro
Lisa - Leyla Gencer
Countess - Mariana Radev
Count Tomsky - Ivo Vinco
Prince Yeletsky - Sesto Bruscantini
Pauline - Adriana Lazzarini
Chekalinsky - Walter Gullino
Surin - Agostino Ferrin
Chaplitsky - Angelo Mercuriali
Major-domo - Giuseppe Bertinazzo
Narumov - Leonardo Monreale
Governess - Aurora Cattelani
Chloe - Fiorella Cova
Masha - Yeda Valtriani
Prilepa - Edith Martelli
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03851
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 792 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 February 1961). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Meinhard von Zallinger - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Hermann - Fritz Wunderlich
Lisa - Melitta Muszely
Prince Yeletsky - Hermann Prey
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Black Disc; - Electrola SME 80 743 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP}; Electrola STE 80 743 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP}; HMV ALP 2016 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP} (1961)ª; HMV ASD 566 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP} (1963)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 063 29011 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP}; Angel S 36376 (+Eugene Onegin - excerpts) {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.239
Comments:- Recorded in the Bürgerbräukeller Munich, (13 December 1962)
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Conductor Dusan Miladinovic - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Belgrade National Opera
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Hermann - Ljubomir Bodurov
Lisa - Milka Stojanovic
Countess - Militza (Mil Miladinovich
Count Tomsky - Jovan Gligorijevic
Prince Yeletsky - Nikola Mitic
Pauline - Breda Kalef
Chekalinsky - Stephan Andrashevich
Surin - Aleksandar Djokic
Chaplitsky - Zivojin Jovandovic
Major-domo - Milivoj Petrovic
Narumov - Vladeta Dimitrievich
Governess - Olga Milosevic
Chloe - Olga Djokic
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica 10221 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1998 S.55 [IW]
Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [RB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.121 agosto-settembre 1998 p.113 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 pp.42-43 [JS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.78 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) in La Fenice (15 December 1966; mentioned in OPERA March 1967 p.246)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hermann - James McCracken
Lisa - Teresa Stratas
Countess - Jean Madeira
Count Tomsky - Walter Cassel
Prince Yeletsky - William Walker
Pauline - Rosalind Elias
Chekalinsky - Paul Franke
Surin - Lorenzo Alvary
Chaplitsky - Gabor Carelli
Major-domo - Gene Boucher
Narumov - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Chloe - Loretta Di Franco
Masha - Carlotta Ordassy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1427
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Boris Khaikin - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Zurab Andzhaparidzye
Lisa - Tamara Milashkina
Countess - Valentina Levko
Count Tomsky - Mikhail Kiselev
Prince Yeletsky - Yuri Mazurok
Pauline - Irina Arkhipova
Chekalinsky - Andrei Sokolov
Surin - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Chaplitsky - Vitali Vlassov
Major-domo - Anatoly Mishutin
Narumov - Yuri Dementiev
Governess - Mariya Matukova
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Black Disc - Melodiya C 01451-58 {4LPS}; *Melodiya-HMV SLS 5005 {4LPS} Angel-Melodiya RD-4104 {4LPS}; Eurodisc 85863XR {4LPS}
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1975 p.2014 [JW]
Opera News - December 9 1967 p.38
Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.30-S.31 [SH]
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Conductor Boris Khaikin - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Hermann - Zurab Andzhaparidzye
Lisa - Galina Vishnevskaya
Countess - Valentina Levko
Masha - Tamara Sorokina
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1057 (+Tosca - Bartoletti - 1965 +Tosca ; - Ermler - 1971 +Tosca - highlights - Cillario - 1962) {4CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in Montreal (19 August 1967).
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Hermann - Vahan Khanzadian
Lisa - Evelyn Mandac
Countess - Jennie Tourel
Count Tomsky - John Reardon
Surin - James Fleetwood
Narumov - Jack (Jacques) Trussel
Masha - Mary Lou Falcone
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5643 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 1860 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film of an abridged adaptation. The VHS Cassette issued by Lyric is included in their «New Video Cassette Listings - September 1989» and the DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006».
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hermann - Nicolai Gedda
Lisa - Raina Kabaivanska
Countess - Regina Resnik
Count Tomsky - John Reardon
Prince Yeletsky - William Walker
Pauline - Joann Grillo
Chekalinsky - Paul Franke
Surin - Andrij Dobriansky
Chaplitsky - Robert Schmorr
Major-domo - Gene Boucher
Narumov - Edmond Karlsrud
Chloe - Loretta Di Franco
Masha - Carlotta Ordassy
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers PIQ 197201 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1972). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». 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 Mark Ermler - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Tamara Milashkina
Countess - Valentina Levko
Count Tomsky - Vladimir Valaitis
Prince Yeletsky - Andrei Fedoseyev
Pauline - Galina Borisova
Chekalinsky - Andrei Sokolov
Surin - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Chaplitsky - Vitali Vlassov
Major-domo - Konstantin Baskov
Narumov - Yuri Dementiev
Governess - Nina Grigorieva
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Black Disc; - Melodiya C10 05801 06; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78022 {3LPS} (1983)ª; *Philips 420 375-1 {3LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 420 375-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 {3CDS}; Philips 420 375-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG Melodiya 74321 17091-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; Melodiya MEL CD 10 00574 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1988 [AB]; October 1994 p.203 [JW]
Diapason - No.406 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.131
Stereophile - September 1988 (Volume 11 No.9) p.157
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.79
Comments:- *The CDs issued on the Melodiya label are (were?) listed on the website
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Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Hermann - Peter Gugalov
Lisa - Galina Vishnevskaya
Countess - Regina Resnik
Count Tomsky - Allan Monk
Prince Yeletsky - Ryan Edwards
Pauline - Anita Terzian
Chekalinsky - Gary Burgess
Surin - William Dansby
Chaplitsky - John Duykers
Major-domo - Joseph Frank
Narumov - James Courtney
Governess - Donna Petersen
Chloe - Galina Vishnevskaya
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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (24 October 1975)
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Conductor Yuri Simonov - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Tamara Milashkina
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - V. Valaity
Prince Yeletsky - Yuri Mazurok
Pauline - Galina Borisova
Governess - Nina Grigorieva
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 759-75 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Bolshoi Company in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York (2 July 1975). This performance is reviewed in OPERA November 1975 p.1059, where it is stated that the role of Tomsky is sung by Yuri Grigoriev. The CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «February 2003 Update» where the conductor is given as Samsoud (died 1964!)
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Conductor Guido Ajmone-Marsan - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Chorus - The Westminster Choir
Hermann - Jack (Jacques) Trussel
Lisa - Patricia Craig
Countess - Magda Olivero
Count Tomsky - Andrea Kouloumbis
Prince Yeletsky - Alberto Rinaldi
Pauline - Wilma Borelli
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2003-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto (2 July 1976). The cast also includes Rosetta Arena, Yordi Ramiro. See L'Avant Scène Opéra «Mise à jour du numéro 119/120 p.26; «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre Generazioni» by Vincenzo Quattrocchi p.212.
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Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France (Paris)
Chorus - Choeur Tchaikovsky - Maitrise de Radio France
Hermann - Peter Gugalov
Lisa - Galina Vishnevskaya
Countess - Regina Resnik
Count Tomsky - Dan Jordachescu
Prince Yeletsky - Bernd Weikl
Pauline - Hanna Schwarz
Chekalinsky - Fausto Tenzi
Surin - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Chaplitsky - Heinz Kruse
Major-domo - Heinz Kruse
Narumov - Rudolf Alexander Sutey
Governess - Eva Dobrowska
Chloe - Lucia Popp
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Black Disc - DG 2740 176 {4LPS}; DG 2711 019 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - DG 463 679-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1977 p.1137 [JW]
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.94 [KH]
Opéra International - No.283 octobre 2003 pp.75-76 [VH]
Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.60 (mention)
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 pp.83-84 [VJ]
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Conductor Anthony Hose - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Welsh National Chorale
Hermann - Allen Cathcart
Lisa - Josephine Barstow
Countess - Maureen Guy
Count Tomsky - Henry Newman
Prince Yeletsky - Russell Smythe
Pauline - Patricia Price
Chekalinsky - Arthur Davies
Surin - David Gwynne
Chaplitsky - Neville Ackerman
Major-domo - Ieuan Davies
Narumov - Peter Massocchi
Governess - Menai Davies
Masha - Mary Davies
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03959
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2862
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the New Theatre, Cardiff (25 November 1977), given in an English translation by David Lloyd-Jones. This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 19-25 November 1977 p.69)
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hermann - Michail Svetlev
Lisa - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
Countess - Martha Mödl
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Smochevski
Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller
Pauline - Graciela Alperyn
Chekalinsky - José Nait
Surin - Victor De Narké
Chaplitsky - Dante Ranieri
Narumov - Mario Solomonoff
Governess - Lucia Boero
Masha - Susana Coppola
Prilepa - Ema Gaba
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03196
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (25 April 1981)
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Conductor David Agler - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Hermann - Michail Svetlev
Lisa - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Countess - Regina Resnik
Count Tomsky - Tom Krause
Prince Yeletsky - Stephen Dickson
Pauline - Susan Quittmeyer
Chekalinsky - Jonathan Green
Surin - Eric Halfvarson
Chaplitsky - Jeffrey Thomas
Major-domo - Robert Tate
Narumov - Gregory Stapp
Governess - Donna Petersen
Chloe - Evelyn de la Rosa
Masha - Kathryn Gamberoni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers PIQ 198201 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1982). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as the 19 November 1982, but according to the online performance archive there was not a performance on that day.
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Conductor Woldemar Nelsson - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Hermann - Vladimir Popov
Lisa - Stefka Evstatieva
Countess - Régine Crespin
Count Tomsky - Allan Monk
Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller
Pauline - Cleopatra Ciurca
Chekalinsky - Steven Cole
Surin - Richard Crist
Chaplitsky - David Crawford
Major-domo - Antonio Perez
Governess - Joanna Levy
Masha - Joneva Kaplan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03193
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers PIQ 198301;; Fiori FI 1074 (Downloadable MP3 filec- - 320 KBps) (2009)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5203
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (11 or 14 October 1983). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» (click link below). A video recording of the performance on 14 October 1983 was televised on 9 April 1984). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as «14.11.83» and the conductor is given as «Woldemar».
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Conductor Yuri Simonov - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Tamara Milashkina
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Prince Yeletsky - Yuri Mazurok
Pauline - Lyudmila Semenenko
Chekalinsky - Konstantin Pustovoi
Surin - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Chaplitsky - Alexander Arkhipov
Major-domo - K. Vaskov
Narumov - V. Lashinsky
Governess - Nina Grigorieva
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DVD (Video) - Via Classic 5 99282-9 (2004)ª; Kultur 1164 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Kultur 1164 (+ BETA) (NTSC) (1991)ª; Home Vision QUE 02 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.111 [LG]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.121 [PF]
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Conductor Algis Shuraitis - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Julia Varady
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - Alexander Voroshilo
Prince Yeletsky - Bodo Brinkmann
Pauline - Ludmilla Semtschuk (Schemtschuk)
Chekalinsky - Yoshihisa Yamaj
Surin - Karl Helm
Chaplitsky - Ulrich Reß
Major-domo - Friedrich Lenz
Narumov - Alfred Kuhn
Governess - Gudrun Wewezow
Masha - Carmen Anhorn
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 583 (2003)ª; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1049 (+July Varady in Der Freischütz) {2CDS} (2006)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2645-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - May 2007 p.26 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 pp.86-87 [VM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (2 December 1984; the performance on 14 December 1984 is reviewed in OPERA February 1985 p.169). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1989?(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Svetsolav Obretenov Chorus
Hermann - Wieslaw Ochman
Lisa - Stefka Evstatieva
Countess - Penka Dilova
Count Tomsky - Ivan Konsulov
Prince Yeletsky - Yuri Mazurok
Pauline - Stefania Toczyska
Chekalinsky - Angel Petkov
Surin - Peter V Petrov
Chaplitsky - Mincho Popov
Major-domo - Mincho Popov
Narumov - Stoil Georgiev
Governess - Wesselina Katsarova
Masha - Roumyana Bareva
Prilepa - Elena Stoyanova
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Compact Cassette; - Sony Classical 40-45720 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 45720 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1990 p. [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.146-150 [DH2]
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Mirella Freni
Countess - Maureen Forrester
Count Tomsky - Giorgio Surjan
Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller
Pauline - Margarita Zimmermann
Chekalinsky - Ernesto Gavazzi
Surin - Luigi Roni
Chaplitsky - Pier Francesco Poli
Major-domo - Carlo Gaifa
Narumov - Giovanni Savoiardo
Governess - Nucci Condò
Chloe - Rosella Colosimo
Masha - Nadia Vignaga
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 808 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *The year of this recording is given as 1989 in House of Opera's online catalog, but this work was not performed at La Scala during that year. This appears to be a recording of a performance in June 1990, when it was given with the cast listed above (which corresponds to that given by House of Opera) on 14, 17, 25 June 1990.
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Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev - 1990(RA)
Orchestra - Large Symphony Orchestra of USSR Radio and TV
Chorus - Yurlov State Academic Russian Choir - The Children's Choir «Vesna»
Hermann - Vitaly Tarastchenko
Lisa - Natalya Datsko
Countess - Irina Arkhipova
Count Tomsky - Grigory Gritziuk
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Nina Romanova
Chekalinsky - Oleg Klenov
Surin - Alexander Vedernikov
Major-domo - Vladimir Grishko
Governess - Tatyana Kuzminova
Masha - Lidiya Chernikh
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Compact Disc - MCA AED 3-68023 {3CDS}; Relief CR 991067 {3CDS}
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - October 2003 pp.1283-1284 [GL]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.146-150 [DH2]
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Radio Netherlands
Hermann - Alexei Steblianko
Lisa - Larissa Shevchenko
Countess - Rita Gorr
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Olga Borodina
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 760-91 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (19 January 1991; see OPERA April 1991 p.445). This performance is incorrectly ascribed on the Mike Richter CD-Rom to the Mariinski
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1991
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tanglewood Festival Chorus & American Boys' Choir
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Mirella Freni
Countess - Maureen Forrester
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Katherine Ciesinski
Chekalinsky - Ernesto Gavazzi
Surin - Julian Rodescu
Chaplitsky - Dennis Petersen
Major-domo - Richard Clement
Narumov - Jorge Chamine
Governess - Janis Taylor
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Compact Disc - RCA 09026-60992-2
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1992 p.16; November 1992 p.191; January 1993 p.33
Opera - November 1992 p.1369
Opera Now - November 1992 p.55
Opera News - December 1992 p.38
Répertoire - octobre 1992 p.96
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre
Chorus - Kirov Theatre
Hermann - Gegam Grigorian
Lisa - Maria Guleghina
Countess - Ludmila Filatova
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Alexander Gergalov
Pauline - Olga Borodina
Chekalinsky - Vladimir Solodovnikov
Surin - Sergei Alexashkin
Chaplitsky - Evgeni Boitsov
Major-domo - Nikolai Gassiev
Narumov - Gennadi Bezzubenkov
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Laser Disc - Philips 070 534-1(NTSC); Philips 070 434-1(PAL); Philips 070 434-9(PAL)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 434-9 (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 534-3(NTSC); Philips 070 434-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1994 p.120; August 2002 p.91 (DVD) [AB]
Opera Now - February 1994 p.50
Opera News - April 2 1994 p.40; December 2002 p.100 [RB]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.193 (DVD) [JC]
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.62; No.272 octobre 2002 pp.68-69 [SS]
Diapason - No.406 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.80; No.500 février 2003 p.123 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.65: August 2002 p.97 [GH]
International Record Review - September 2002 pp.82-83 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.102
The Absolute Sound - Vol.20 Issue 105 p.156
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 p.69 [SV]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Kirov Theatre
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Mirella Freni
Countess - Martha Mödl
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Chernov
Pauline - Veselina Kasarova
Chekalinsky - Wilfried Gahmlich
Surin - Rudolf Mazzola
Chaplitsky - Franz Kasemann
Major-domo - Peter Jelosits
Narumov - Peter Köves
Governess - Anna Gonda
Masha - Iveta Tannenbergerova (Yvette Tannenberg)
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5099 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS 0458 Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2160 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - May 2001 p.92 [EM]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. According to the review in Opera News there are problems with the VHS tape issued by the Bel Canto Society and that it has been withdrawn. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004»
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Hermann - Yuri Marusin
Lisa - Nancy Gustafson
Countess - Felicity Palmer
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Jaritonov
Pauline - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Chekalinsky - Graeme Matheson-Bruce
Surin - Andrew Slater
Chaplitsky - Robert Burt
Major-domo - Geoffrey Pogson
Narumov - Christopher Thornton-Holmes
Governess - Enid Hartle
Chloe - Anne Dawson
Masha - Rachael Tovey
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00841 (PAL); Pioneer PILC 1158 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 272 (Europe) (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision QUE 090(NTSC); Decca 079 202-3(PAL); VISUAL 59 VM(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2002 p.86 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Volume 11 No.1 1994 p.133
Opéra International - No.272 octobre 2002 pp.68-69 [SS]
Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 p.121 [MP]
Classical Express - September 1995 p.7
International Record Review - June 2002 p.90 [MVA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.67: No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.103 [FGR]
Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.41 (DVD) [PB]
Comments:- Recorded without an audience in the Glyndebourne Festival Theatre (29-30 July 1992)
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre
Chorus - Kirov Theatre
Hermann - Gegam Grigorian
Lisa - Maria Guleghina
Countess - Irina Arkhipova
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Chernov
Pauline - Olga Borodina
Chekalinsky - Vladimir Solodovnikov
Surin - Sergei Alexashkin
Chaplitsky - Evgeni Boitsov
Major-domo - Nikolai Gassiev
Narumov - Gennadi Bezzubenkov
Governess - Ludmila Filatova
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Compact Disc; - Philips 438 141-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1993 p.118; July 1994 p.30
Opera - December 1993 p.1494
Opera News - April 16 1994 p.36
Fanfare - Vol. 17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.337
Opéra International - No.173 octobre 1993 p.73
Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.188
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.157 p.135
Classic CD - December 1993 p.86
BBC Music Magazine - December 1993 p.86
Répertoire - No.62 octobre 1993 p.102
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hermann - Gegam Grigorian
Lisa - Maria Guleghina
Countess - Leonie Rysanek
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Birgitta Svendén
Chekalinsky - Peter Kazaras
Surin - Julien Robbins
Chaplitsky - Tony Stevenson
Major-domo - Anthony Dean Griffey
Narumov - Kurt Link
Governess - Ludmila Filatova
Chloe - Marie Plette
Masha - Emily Pulley
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PIQ 199501 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1995). 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 Seiji Ozawa - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hermann - Plácido Domingo
Lisa - Galina Gorchakova
Countess - Rita Gorr
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Svetlana Serdar
Chekalinsky - Herwig Pecoraro
Surin - Rudolf Mazzola
Chaplitsky - Franz Kasemann
Major-domo - Peter Jelosits
Narumov - Marcus Pelz
Governess - Waltraud Winsauer
Masha - Rachel Harnisch
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 585 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (29 May 1999; see ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.51). Some of the cast information comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». 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 Wladimir Jurowski - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Hermann - Vitaly Tarastchenko
Lisa - Susan Chilcott
Countess - Susan Gorton
Count Tomsky - Robert Hayward
Prince Yeletsky - Gary Magee
Pauline - Emma Selway
Chekalinsky - Peter Hoare
Surin - Matthew Hargreaves
Chaplitsky - Neil Jenkins
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 658 (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The New Theatre, Cardiff (25 September 2000). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times, Issue dated 24-29 September 2000). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases March 2001»
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Conductor Constantine Orbelian - 2000?(SE)
Orchestra - Philharmonia of Russia
Chorus - The Spiritual Revival Chorus
Hermann - Sergei Larin
Lisa - Yelena Prokina
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - Vassily Gerelo
Prince Yeletsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Pauline - Marina Domashenko
Chekalinsky - Alexei Maslov
Masha - Irina Vaschenko
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Compact Disc; - Delos DE 3289 {1CD} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.91 [JW]
Opera News - November 2002 pp.58-60 [FC]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.219 [GJ]
American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 pp.185-186 [DA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera
Chorus - Los Angeles Opera
Hermann - Plácido Domingo
Lisa - Kristina Goracheva
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Chernov
Pauline - Susanna Poretzky
Chekalinsky - Jonathan Mack
Governess - Suzanna Guzmán
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 586 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (4 September 2001; see OPERA February 2002 pp.221-222). 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 Bernard Haitink - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hermann - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Lisa - Karita Mattila
Countess - Josephine Barstow
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky - Ioan Hvorov
Pauline - Viktoria Vizin
Chekalinsky - Robin Leggate
Surin - Jeremy White
Chaplitsky - Henry Moss
Major-domo - Harry Nicoll
Narumov - Michael Dewis
Governess - Frances McCafferty
Chloe - Jenny Grahn
Masha - Elizabeth Sikora
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 589 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 529 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (18 May 2001). The performance on 12 May 2001 is reviewed in OPERA July 2001 pp.780-783 and OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.259 juillet-aoüt 200 pp.42-43. 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». The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Liutauras Balciunas - 2001(SE)
Orchestra - Lithuanian Radio and Television
Chorus - Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Hermann - Vytautas Kurnickas
Lisa - Siguté Stonyté
Countess - Inesa Linaburgyte
Count Tomsky - Dainius Stumbras
Prince Yeletsky - Vytautas Juozapaitis
Chekalinsky - Audrius Rubezius
Surin - Liudas Norvaisas
Chaplitsky - Ceslovas Nauseda
Narumov - Vladas Bagdonas
Masha - Regina Silinskaité
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Compact Disc - Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre {1CD}
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- This recording is mentioned on the website:
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Conductor Heinz Fricke - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Washington Opera
Chorus - Washington Opera
Hermann - Plácido Domingo
Lisa - Galina Gorchakova
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Rodney Gilfry
Chekalinsky - Corey Evan Rotz
Governess - Elena Manistina
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 584 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Washington Opera (2 June 2002). The performance on 24 May 2002 is reviewed in OPERA NEWS September 2002 pp.108-109 and a later performance with a slightly different cast is reviewed in OPERA August 2002 p.974. 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 Marko Letonja - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Hermann - Viktor Lutsiuk
Lisa - Tatiana Anisimova
Countess - Helga Dernesch
Count Tomsky - Wojciech Drabowicz
Prince Yeletsky - Detlef Roth
Pauline - Valentina Kutzarova
Chekalinsky - Alexander Kravets (Krawetz)
Surin - Martin Snell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1407-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (29 March 2003). The performance on 3 April 2003 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.279 mai 2003 pp.54-55. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Kirill Petrenko - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Hermann - Gabriel Sadè
Lisa - Solveig Kringleborn
Countess - Elena Obraztsova
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky - Markus Eiche
Pauline - Marina Domashenko
Chekalinsky - Francisco Vas
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDBB 2515
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (February 2003; see OPERA ACTUAL No.58 marzo 2003 p.32; OPERA May 2003 p.570). I thank Mr. Andrey Kovalev for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Nikolai Alexeyev - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Hermann - Vitaly Tarastchenko
Lisa - Galina Gorchakova
Countess - Annett Andriesen
Count Tomsky - Nanco de Vries
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Moroz
Pauline - Anna Kiknadze
Chekalinsky - Alexei Grigorev
Surin - Gert Jan Alders
Major-domo - Hans Voschezang
Narumov - Hans de Vries
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1556-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *The recording on the CDRs issued by Premiere appears to be of a concert performance in the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht on 23 May 2004. According to the web-site whose URL is given below the role of Hermann was to have been sung by Sergei Larin, but Premiere's online catalogue gives «Taraschenko». See
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Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky - 2005(LC)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Hermann - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Lisa - Hasmik Papian
Countess - Irina Bogachova
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky - Ludovic Tézier
Pauline - Christianne Stotijn
Chekalinsky - Vsevolod Grivnov
Surin - Sergei Stilmachenko
Masha - Irina Chistyakova
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2818 (2007)ª; TDK DVWW OPPIQUE (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 2008 pp.66-67 [JY]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.345-346 [HF]
Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.112 [JCH2]
International Record Review - December 2007 pp.78-79 [IJ]
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.233-237 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.23 novembre 2007 pp.82-83 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 pp.82-83 [JS]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Bastille Opera, Paris (May 2005). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.302 juillet/aoüt 2005 pp.58-59. The DVD 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 Seiji Ozawa - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hermann - Neil Shicoff
Lisa - Martina Serafin
Countess - Anja Silja
Count Tomsky - Albert Dohmen
Prince Yeletsky - Markus Eiche
Pauline - Nadia Krasteva
Chekalinsky - Peter Jelosits
Surin - Goran Simic
Chaplitsky - Benedikt Kobel
Major-domo - Clemens Unterreiner
Narumov - Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Governess - Aura Twarowska
Chloe - Caroline Wenborne
Masha - Caroline Wenborne
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2772-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (28 October 2007). The cast listed above is that given in the online archive of the «Wiener Staatsoper» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hermann - Ben Heppner
Lisa - Maria Guleghina
Countess - Felicity Palmer
Count Tomsky - Mark Delavan
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Stoyanov
Pauline - Ekaterina Semenchuk
Chekalinsky - Alan Oke
Surin - Paul Plishka
Chaplitsky - Mark Schowalter
Major-domo - Bernard Fitch
Narumov - Leroy Lehr
Governess - Kathryn Day
Chloe - Wendy Bryn Harmer
Masha - Erin Morley
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 2008). The CDRS issued by premiereopera.net are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianandrea Noseda - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Hermann - Maxim Aksyonov
Lisa - Svetla Vassileva
Countess - Anja Silja
Count Tomsky - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Prince Yeletsky - Dalibor Jenis
Pauline - Julia Gertseva
Chekalinsky - Luca Casalin
Surin - Vladimir Baykov
Governess - Sim Tokyurek
Chloe - Eleonora Buratto
Masha - Sim Tokyurek
Prilepa - Eleonora Buratto
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (May 2009). The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española