(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1963(RE) - Wurmser Leo - BBC Northern Orchestra*
2 1967(LI) - Bell John - Orchester des Internationalen Jugend-Fesrspieltreffens*
3 1976(RA) - Downes Edward - BBC Northern Orchestra*
4 1983(LC) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
5 1983(LE) - Ehrling Sixten - Wiener Staatsoper*
6 1998(LC) - Otvös Gabor - Teatro Comunale di Cagliari*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Leo Wurmser - 1963(RE)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Singers
Ada - Elizabeth Fretwell
Arindal - Ronald Dowd
Gernot - Otakar Kraus
Der Feekönig - Otakar Kraus
Morald - Otakar Kraus
Lora - Elizabeth Fretwell
Stimme Gromas - Otakar Kraus
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 274 {1LP} (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
Comments:- Recording of extracts broadcast on 22 May 1963
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Conductor John Bell - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Orchester des Internationalen Jugend-Fesrspieltreffens
Chorus - Chor des Internationalen Jugend-Festspieltreffens
Ada - Hanna Rumowska
Arindal - Miroslav Frydlewicz
Gernot - Jiri Berdych
Gunther - Kenneth Ridgeway
Drolla - Barbara Kendall
Der Feekönig - Hans-Rainer Schwarzbeck
Ein Bote - Walter Eschenbacher
Morald - Christopher Davies
Farzana - Marie-Therese Martin
Zemina - Roswitha Korff
Lora - Jill Gomez
Stimme Gromas - Josef Becker
Harald - Lionel Fawcett
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 433 {2LPS} (1968)ª; *Colosseum STM 4002 (Highlights) {1LP} (1968)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.1 September/October 1981 p.199 (highlights) [PT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Großes Haus of the Stadthalle, Bayreuth by students of the International Youth Festival (August 1967; see OPERA FestivalIssue 1967 p.71 - . The Colosseum LP is described as a shortened version
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Ada - April Cantelo
Arindal - John Mitchinson
Gernot - Paul Hudson
Gunther - Richard Greager
Drolla - Teresa Cahill
Der Feekönig - Don Garrard
Ein Bote - Julian Dodgson
Morald - Tom McDonnell
Farzana - Della Jones
Zemina - Elizabeth Gale
Lora - Lorna Haywood
Stimme Gromas - Don Garrard
Harald - Don Garrard
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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 146-S {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Audio Encycopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike;; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 148/4 {4CDRS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1027 (+excerpts; conducted by Sixten Ehrling) {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.59-S.60 [SL]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.256
Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.110 [FL-2]
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.17 [ARB]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.84 [FSR]
Comments:- The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their LIST C where they are stated to come from a (re-)broadcast on 13 September 1981. The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label have been reviewed on the internet (http://www.omm.de) .
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1983(LC)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Ada - Linda Esther Gray
Arindal - John Alexander
Gernot - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Gunther - Norbert Orth
Drolla - Cheryl Studer
Der Feekönig - Kurt Moll
Ein Bote - Friedrich Lenz
Morald - Roland Hermann
Farzana - Kari Lovaas
Zemina - Krisztina Laki
Lora - June Anderson
Stimme Gromas - Roland Bracht
Harald - Karl Helm
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Black Disc; - Orfeo S 062833F {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 062833F {3CDS} (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1984 p. [AB]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Nationaltheater, Munich
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1983(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Ada - Gundula Janowitz
Arindal - Josef Hopferwieser
Gernot - Alfred Sramek
Gunther - Franz Kasemann
Drolla - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Morald - Hans Helm
Farzana - Margaretha Hintermeier
Zemina - Graciela von Gyldenfeldt
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1027 (+performance - cond. Edward Downes) {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
Comments:- Recording of part of a concert performance in Vienna (13 February 1983). The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label have been reviewed on the internet (http://www.omm.de) .
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Conductor Gabor Otvös - 1998(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Cagliari
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Cagliari
Ada - Sue Patchell
Arindal - Raimo Sirkiä
Gernot - Artur Korn
Gunther - Frieder Lang
Drolla - Birgit Beer
Der Feekönig - Jyrki Korhonen
Ein Bote - Alessandro Patalini
Morald - Sebastian Holecek
Farzana - Manuela Kriscak
Zemina - Ulrike Sonntag
Lora - Dagmar Schellenberger(-Ernst)
Harald - Francesco Ruta
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 2171/3 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI 1079
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1999 p.109 (In brief) [AB]
Opera News - July 1999 p.52 [LAJ]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.388 [WY]
Orpheus - November 1999 S.93 [GE]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1999 p.86 (mention) [BM]
Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.20 [ARB]
Répertoire - No.123 avril 1999 p.65 [LB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.64 [GDV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Teatro Comunale di Cagliari (12, 14 January 1998)
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