(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(RA) - Simonetto Alfredo - RAI Torino*
2 1976(RA) - Zani Giacomo - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.*
3 1977(LI) - Peskó Zoltán - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
4 1983(STU) - Gardelli Lamberto - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
5 1996(STU) - Marriner Neville - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields*
6 1997(LI) - Young Simone - Covent Garden*
7 1999(LC) - Callegari Daniele - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana***
8 2007(LC) - Abel Yves - Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Cuniza - Elena Nicolai
Riccardo - Gino Bonelli
Oberto - Giuseppe Modesti
Leonora - Maria Vitale
Imelda - Lydia Roan
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Black Disc; - ~E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 146 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Estro Armonico EA 038 {2LPS}; Arkadia NARK 103 {2LPS} ; Historical Recording Enterprises V 801-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 774 CD 2 (+La forza del destino - excerpts - Modesti - Tebaldi - La Scala 1955) {2CDS} ;; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.1 The Early Years» {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Gala GL 100789 {2CDS} (+I Lombardi - highlights - Wolf Ferrari) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84
Opéra International - septembre 1997 No.216 p.64 [SS]
Comments:- *Broadcast on 26 April 1951. On the sleeve of the EJS records the cast is given as Maria Caniglia, Elena Nicolai, Gianni Poggi, and Tancredi Pasero. This is incorrect (See «EJS Discography» p.74)
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Conductor Giacomo Zani - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Cuniza - Joyce Castle
Riccardo - Carlos Montane
Oberto - Pedro Farrés
Leonora - Anne Edwards
Imelda - Denise Boitard
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2612
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
Comments:- This recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 18 August 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 13-19 August 1977 p.44.
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Conductor Zoltán Peskó - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Cuniza - Viorica Cortez
Riccardo - Umberto Grilli
Oberto - Simon Estes
Leonora - Ángeles Gulin
Imelda - Maria Grazia Piolatto
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Black Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Italia» ITL 70001 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 78 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 3984 29181-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1979 p.1939 [AB]
Opera Now - November 1994 p.52
Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.411
Opéra International - septembre 1997 No.216 p.64 [SS]
Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.127
American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.196
International Record Review - December 2000 p.124 [RP]
Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.87: No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.68
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (January 1977)
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Cuniza - Ruza Baldani
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Oberto - Rolando Panerai
Leonora - Ghena Dimitrova
Imelda - Alison Browner
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Black Disc - *Orfeo S 105842 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 105842 {2CDS}
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1985 p. [AB]; June 1987 p. [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.165-166 [GML]
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Conductor Neville Marriner - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields
Chorus - London Voices
Cuniza - Violeta Urmana
Riccardo - Stuart Neill
Oberto - Samuel Ramey
Leonora - Maria Guleghina
Imelda - Imelda Fulgoni
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Compact Disc; - *Philips 454 472-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1997 p.96; January 1998 p.48 [JBS]
HiFi News & Record Review - October 1997 p.93 [GH]
Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.74
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 pp.141-143 [RG]
Opéra International - septembre 1997 No.216 p.64 [SS]
Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.123 [JC]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.123 [SC]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1997 p.97
Classic CD - September 1997 p.66
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.92 [AP]
American Record Guide - September/October 1997 Vol.60 No.5 p.224 [VAL]
Classical Express - Issue 91 October 1997 p.4 [RB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.102 septiembre 1997 p.56 [JPS]
Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.72 [LC]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.119 [GG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.88 [RA]
Comments:- See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday July 26 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Simone Young - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Cuniza - Denyce Graves
Riccardo - Stuart Neill
Oberto - Barseg Tumanyan
Leonora - Elizabeth Connell
Imelda - Susan Parry
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Compact Disc - Fiori FI 1110 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall, London (9 June 1997; see OPERA September 1997 pp.1030-1031). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 29 June 1997). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Daniele Callegari - 1999(LC)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Chorus - Coro Lirico Marchigiano «Vincenzo Bellini»
Cuniza - Gabriella Colecchia
Riccardo - Fabio Sartori
Oberto - Michele Pertusi
Leonora - Giovanna De Liso
Imelda - Antonella Dalla Pozza
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Compact Disc; - foné 2033/34 {2CDS} (2001)ª
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDZZ 1017 (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5827 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Live Opera Heaven 768
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.88 [MK]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 p.110 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.85 [MC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.54 [JS]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances of the Stagione Lirica dell'Associazione Arena Sterisferio-Macerata Opera in the Teatro «Lauro Rossi» di Macerata (15, 18, 23 July 1999). See OPERA January 2000 pp.89-90.
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Conductor Yves Abel - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias
Chorus - Ópera de Bilbao
Cuniza - Marianne Cornetti
Riccardo - Carlo Ventre
Oberto - Ildar Abdrazakov
Leonora - Evelyn Herlitzius
Imelda - Nuria Lorenzo
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0982 D (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 2008 pp.726-727 [GL]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.365-366 [LRB]
International Record Review - January 2008 pp.82-83 [JTH]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.268-271 [DF]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in Bilbao (January 2007).
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