(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1926(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchester*
2 1929(SE) - Weigert Hermann - Orchestermitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin*
3 1934(LE) - Bodanzky Artur - Metropolitan Opera*
4 1934(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestre*
5 1935(LI) - Bodanzky Artur - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1936(LE) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Bayreuth Festival*
7 1936(LI) - Busch Fritz - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
8 1936(SE) - Bigot Eugène - Orchestre*
9 1936(SE) - Tietjen Heinz - Bayreuth Festival*
10 1937(LI) - Abravanel Maurice - Metropolitan Opera*
11 1938(LE) - Tietjen Heinz - Wiener Philharmoniker*
12 1940(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
13 1940(SE) - McArthur Edwin - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra*
14 1942(LI) - Heger Robert - Berliner Staatsoper*
15 1942(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
16 1942(SE) - Steinberg William - Metropolitan Opera*
17 1943(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
18 1945(LI) - Busch Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
19 1945(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
20 1945(SE) - Rodzinsky Artur - New York Philharmonic Orchestra*
21 1947(FE) - Capuana Franco - Orchestra*
22 1947(LI) - Busch Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
23 1948(LI) - Klemperer Otto - Hungarian State Opera*
24 1949(STU) - Samosud Samuil A - The All Union Radio Orchestra*
25 1950(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
26 1951(RA) - Kraus Richard - Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Köln*
27 1951(STU) - Kempe Rudolf - Bayerische Staatsoper*
28 1952(RA) - Jochum Eugen - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
29 1953(LC) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayreuth Festival*
30 1953(LE) - Kleiber Erich - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen*
31 1953(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
32 1953(RA) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)*
33 1954(LI) - Jochum Eugen - Bayreuth Festival*
34 1954(LI) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
35 1955(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
36 1955(SE) - Bamberger Carl - Frankfurter Oper*
37 1958(LI) - Cluytens André - Bayreuth Festival*
38 1958?(SE) - Lukács Ervin - ORCHESTRA*
39 1959(LI) - Matacic Lovro von - Bayreuth Festival*
40 1959(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
41 1959(RA) - Leitner Ferdinand - RAI Milano*
42 195?(SE) - Kraus Richard - Städtische Oper Berlin*
43 1960(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Bayreuth Festival*
44 1962(LC) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayreuth Festival*
45 1962-63(STU) - Kempe Rudolf - Wiener Philharmoniker*
46 1964(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
47 1964(LI) - Matacic Lovro von - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
48 1964(LI) - Rosenstock Joseph - Metropolitan Opera*
49 1965(LI) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Philharmoniker*
50 1965(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Teatro alla Scala*
51 1965(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - Boston Symphony Orchestra*
52 1966(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*
53 1967(LE) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
54 1967(LE) - Rosenstock Joseph - Metropolitan Opera*
55 1967(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Bayreuth Festival*
56 1967(LI) - Rosenstock Joseph - Metropolitan Opera*
57 1968(LE) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
58 1968(LE) - Kunlzsch Matthias - Hamburgische Staatsoper*
59 1968(LI) - Erede Alberto - Bayreuth Festival*
60 1968(LI) - Klobucar Berislav - Metropolitan Opera*
61 1968(LI) - Naidenov Assen - Sofia National Opera*
62 1968(STU) - Swarowsky Hans - Großes Symphonieorchester*
63 196?(RE) - Basic Mladen - Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra*
64 196?(SE) - Suitner Otmar - Berliner Staatskapelle*
65 1970(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
66 1970(STU) - Kubelik Rafael - Bayerischer Rundfunk*
67 1971(LI) - Braithwaite Nicholas - Sadler's Wells Opera*
68 1971(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Bayreuth Festival*
69 1973(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Comunale di Torino*
70 1976(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
71 1976(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
72 1976(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
73 1976-1981 - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
74 1977(LI) - Haitink Bernard - Covent Garden*
75 1979(LI) - Waart Edo De - Bayreuth Festival*
76 1980(LI) - Janowski Marek - Chicago Lyric Opera*
77 1980(LI) - Nelsson Woldemar - Bayreuth Festival*
78 1980(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*
79 1981(LI) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*
80 1982(LC) - Nelsson Woldemar - Bayreuth Festival***
81 1984(Act 2;LE) - Abbado Claudio - London Symphony Orchestra*
82 1985(LE) - Guschlbauer Theodor - Orchestre Symphonique du Rhin - Mulhouse*
83 1985(LI) - Divall Richard - Victoria State Opera Orchestra*
84 1985(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
85 1985(LI) - Schneider Peter - Wiener Staatsoper***
86 1985(LI) - Solti Georg - Württembergische Staatsoper*
87 1985-86(STU) - Solti Georg - Wiener Philharmoniker*
88 1986(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**
89 1990(STU) - Schneider Peter - Bayreuth Festival***
90 1990 - Abbado Claudio - Wiener Philharmoniker**
91 1991-92(STU) - Abbado Claudio - Wiener Philharmoniker*
92 1994(STU) - Davis Colin - Bayerischer Rundfunk*
93 1997(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Covent Garden*
94 1998(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
95 1998(STU) - Barenboim Daniel - Berliner Staatskapelle*
96 2000(LI) - Schneider Peter - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
97 2001(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Bayreuth Festival*
98 2002(LI) - Davis Andrew - Bayreuth Festival*
99 2004(LI) - Fisch Asher - Seattle Opera*
100 2006(LC) - Nagano Kent - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin**
101 2006(LC) - Weigle Sebastian - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
102 2006(LI) - Auguin Philippe - Metropolitan Opera*
103 2006(LI) - Kober Axel - Oper Leipzig*
104 2007(LI) - Gatti Daniele - Teatro alla Scala*
105 2007(LI) - Kober Axel - Det Kongelige Kapel*
106 2008(LI) - Segerstam Leif - Wiener Staatsoper*
107 2008(LI) - Zweden Jaap van - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
108 2008(STU) - Bychkov Semyon - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks*
109 2009(LI) - Nagano Kent - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1926(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Emmy Bettendorf
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Black Disc; - Parlophone E 10515, E 10527, E 10540 (+Undine - excerpt) {3x78s-5sides} (1926)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser 89068 (included in Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz ; Melchior II) {1CD} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1927 p.319 [CM]; February 1927 p.377 (HK); March 1927 pp.418-419 [HK]
Comments:- *Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene» (September 1926). It appears that E 10527 and 10540 were issued in the UK in 1927 (i.e. after E 10515). See the Parlophone advertisments in The Gramophone February 1927 (advertisment v) and March 1927 (advertisment v)
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Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1929(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestermitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin
Chorus - Chormitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin
Lohengrin - Fritz Wolff
Elsa - Beate Malkin
Ortrud - Henriette Gottlieb
Friedrich von Telramund - Rudolf Watzke
König Heinrich - Otto Helgers
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Armin Weltner
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Black Disc - Polydor 95238-41 (blue label) {4x78s} Polydor 27395-8 (green label) {4x78s}; Brunswick 90011-14 {4x78s} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0052 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- This is a Polydor «Kurzoper»
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Maria Olszewska
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 504 (+Tannhäuser - excerpts) {2LPS} (1970)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (24 March 1934)
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1934(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Lohengrin - César Vezzani
Elsa - Mireille Berthon
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Black Disc; - La Voix de son Maître DB 4920, DB 4921 {2x78s} (1934)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene» in French (abridged version).
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Lotte Lehmann
Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence
Friedrich von Telramund - Friedrich Schorr
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Julius Huehn
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 37049; Walhall WHL 35 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD; 0023-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.128 November 2000 p.6 [MT]
Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1935)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
König Heinrich - Josef von Manowarda
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Black Disc - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 399 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Iron Needle Records 1364 (Furtwängler conducts Wagner) {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Archipel ARPCD 0284 (+excerpts cond. Tietjens) {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [VM]
Comments:- *Recording of part of Act 3 of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1936). The following excerpts are performed: Prelude to Act 3; Treulich geführt ziehet dahin; Das süße Lied verhallt; Heil König Heinrich; In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten; Mein lieber Schwan!; Fahr' heim! Fahr' heim, du stolzer Helde!
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Lohengrin - René Maison
Elsa - Germaine Hoerner
Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence
Friedrich von Telramund - Fred Destal
König Heinrich - Alexander Kipnis
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Fritz Krenn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 310 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0182/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1621-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.9 No.5 May/June 1986 pp.272-274 [WY]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.232-233 [WY]
Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.86 [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.88 [VM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (17 September 1936). The chorus sings in Italian. The LPs issued by Melodram are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th edition 2000.
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Conductor Eugène Bigot - 1936(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Lohengrin - Georges Thill
Elsa - Germaine Martinelli
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Black Disc - Columbia LFX 455-456 {2x78s} (France) Columbia LX 651-652 {2x78s} (UK); Columbia LOX 512-513 {2x78s} (Australia)
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 62103-2 (included in Georges Thill - Grands Airs; d'Opéras) {6CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene» in French (Dejà se perde leur voix).
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Conductor Heinz Tietjen - 1936(SE)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Jaro Prohaska
König Heinrich - Josef von Manowarda
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Black Disc - Telfunken SBK 02049-02053 {5x78s}
Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0284 (+excerpts cond. Furtwängler) {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [VM]
Comments:- *Recorded between 20 & 29 August 1936. The following excerpts are performed: Mein Herr und Gott; Gesegnet solst du schreiten; Prelude to Act 3; Treulich geführt ziehet dahin; Das süße Lied verhallt; Atmest du nicht mit mir die süßen Düfte; Hôchstes Vortrau'n hast du mir schon zu danken; In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten; Nun höret noch, wie ich zu euch gekommen; Mein lieber Schwan!
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Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - René Maison
Elsa - Kirsten Flagstad
Ortrud - Karin Branzell
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arnold Gabor
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 6 {3CDS}; Helikon 3526 {3CDS} ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0011 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.173
Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.76
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.88 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Heinz Tietjen - 1938(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Jaro Prohaska
König Heinrich - Josef von Manowarda
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Walter Großmann
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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1468-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.18)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1996 p.118
Opera News - March 30 1996 p.37
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August p.394
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 June 1938)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 135 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL-18 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0007 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 3CD GA 2020 {3CDS} (2000)ª; *Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2278-2280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220726 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1995 p.38
Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
International Record Review - October 2000 p.116 [MVA]: July/August 2004 p.80 [MT]
Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1940) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Edwin McArthur - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Kirsten Flagstad
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Black Disc; - Victor Masterworks Set M 897 (11-8159 - 11-8160) {2x78s} (1940)ª; RCA Victor LCT 1105 (+Parsifal - excerpt) {1LP} (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1276 (+Parsifal - excerpt) {1LP} (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.283-284 [AR]
Opera - February 1963 p.118 [HDR]
Comments:- *Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene».
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Jaro Prohaska
König Heinrich - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Walter Großmann
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Black Disc - Preiser Records LOH 1/4 {4LPS}; *BASF 22 21996-8 (Highlights)
Compact Disc - *Preiser Records 90043 {3CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78 863-5 {3CDS} Cantus Classics 500208 + 500209 {2x2CDS}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p.100
Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.72
Classical Express - Issue No.110 May 1999 p.6 [AJ]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 605
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *«Nearly complete» recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1942). 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 William Steinberg - 1942(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Arthur Carron
Elsa - Rose Bampton
Ortrud - Lydia Summers
Friedrich von Telramund - Mack Harrell
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
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Black Disc - World's Greatest Opera SR 73/75 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 223
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 179 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 923.66 (+Macbeth - highlights) (3CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 3MCD 981.H002 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2036 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110235-37 (+excerpts - Melchior - Bettendorf) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-59 [US]
Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77
Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13
Classical Express - Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]
International Record Review - May 2001 p.80 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.90
Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271.
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Torsten Ralf
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 602 (& 3295)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 November 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 665
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271. 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». «Excellent Act 1. fair to good Acts 2,3 (some noisy sides)»
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1945(SE)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lohengrin - Kurt Baum
Elsa - Helen Traubel
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Black Disc - Columbia Set X 261 (12291D - 12292D) {2x78s} (USA) Columbia LX 991-992 {2x78s) (UK) Columbia ML 4055 (+Tristan und Isolde - excerpt) {1LP} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Preiser «Lebendige Vergangenheit» 89120 (Helen Traubel - recital) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene».
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1947(FE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Lohengrin - Giancinto Prandelli
Elsa - Renata Tebaldi
Ortrud - Elena Nicolai
Friedrich von Telramund - Giuseppe Modesti
König Heinrich - Giulio Neri
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3787 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3787
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2016-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of the soundtrack of a feature film directed by Max Calandri. The roles were sung by the singers listed above and acted by Antonio Casinelli (Lohengrin), Jacqueline Plessis (Elsa), Inga Borg (Ortrud), Attilo Ortolani (Telramund). Giulio Neri both sang and acted the Role of the King. This information comes from «Encylopedia of Opera on Screen» by Ken Wlaschin p.385. I thank Mr. Maurizio Romiro for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479) Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]
Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Lohengrin - József Simándy
Elsa - Magda Rigó
Ortrud - Ella Némethy
Friedrich von Telramund - László Jámbor
König Heinrich - György Losonczy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sándor Reményi
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 12436 (Klemperer in Budapest Vol.4) (highlights)
Compact Disc; - Grammofono 2000 AB 78868/8 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.147 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1999 p.100 [GJ]
Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 p.74 [FL-2]
American Record Guide - September 1983 Vol.46 No.6 p.87, p.90 (highlights) [PJR]
Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.83 [PF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hungarian State Opera (24 October 1948) See « Otto Klemperer - his life and times» by Peter Heyworth Vol.2 p.199; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.231-242 (Andrew Farkas). The «Grammofono 2000» CDs are listed in GRAMOPHONE May 1999 p.146
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Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - The All Union Radio Orchestra
Chorus - The All Union Radio Chorus
Lohengrin - Ivan Kozlovsky
Elsa - Elisabeta Shumskaya
Ortrud - Eugenia Smolenskaya
Friedrich von Telramund - Ilya Bogdanov
König Heinrich - Gennady Troitzky
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Yuri Galkin
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Black Disc - *Melodiya D 04734-41 {4LPS)
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 89663 (Highlights) {1CD}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0037 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November + Festival 1998 S.90 (highlights) [GH]
Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 (highlights) [NL]
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Frank Guarrera
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Black Disc - Danacord DACO 111-113 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Danacord DACOCD 222-224 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0127 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0146 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 pp.53-54 [SS]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [JR]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1950; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.482-484). The Danacord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Lohengrin - Peter Anders
Elsa - Trude Eipperle
Ortrud - Helena Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Carl Kronenberg
König Heinrich - Josef Greindl
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Günther Ambrosius
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1015 {4LPS}; Movimento Musica 04.003 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 934.85 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 2 1994 p.32
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.346
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
Répertoire - No.65 janvier 1994 p.80
Comments:- The ROCOCO LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE, May 1975 p.1970 with the conductor incorrectly given as «Kleiber»
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - George Vincent
Elsa - Marianne Schech
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Andreas Boehm
König Heinrich - Kurt Böhme
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Willy Wolff
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 225 {5LPS}; Nixa ULP 9225-1/5 {5LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {4CDS}; Acanta 44 2133-2 {4CDS} Urania URN 22.200 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.75 [JN]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
International Record Review - October 2002 pp.85-86 [MVA]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lohengrin - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elsa - Annelies Kupper
Ortrud - Helena Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Ferdinand Frantz
König Heinrich - Otto von Rohr
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 18119-18123 LPM {4LPS}; D.G.G. 18084-18088 LPM {4LPS;AC} D.G.G. LPEM 19107 (Highlights) {1LP} American Decca DX 131 {4LPS}; American Decca DL 9711-9774 {4LPS} Hungaroton LPX 11 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90603 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1960 p.123 (Highlights) [WSM] January 1961 p.396; July 2005 p.101 [AB]
Opera - September 1960 p.638 (Highlights)
American Record Guide - February 1954 Vol.20 No.6 p.183 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 (mention) [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
Gramophone Record Review - February 1961 p.209 [NC]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Josef Greindl
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2880-2884 {5LPS} (1954)ª; Decca D12D5 {5LPS} (1976)ª; Decca 411 780-1 {5LPS} (France) (1984)ª; London LLA 16 {5LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 93674-2 {4CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110308/10 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 223056 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; April 1954 p.420 [DST]; August 1976 p.334 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; October 1994 p.223 [AB]
Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
Opera Now - July 1994 p.55
HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.83
Opera News - September 1994 p.60
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.289-29O [WY]
Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.196
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.255 [PHR]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [CHP]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.77
Classic CD - August 1994 p.65
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.221 [JB]
Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.75
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
Comments:- Recorded at the dress rehearsal and the first performance at the Bayreuth Festi-val 1953. (See John Culshaw in «Putting the Record Straight» pp.117-118 and OPERA, September 1953 p.535). See also The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books April 231994 p.17)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Chorus - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Lohengrin - Erik Sjøberg
Elsa - Dorothy Larsen
Ortrud - Lilian Weber Hansen
Friedrich von Telramund - Holger Byrding
König Heinrich - Einar Nørby
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Compact Disc; - CLASSCD 5011-12 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Copenhagen.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Sigurd Björling
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 324 (& 330 & 3863) ;; Gala GL 100640 (+excerpts cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar-Februar 2009 S.59-S.60 [BR]
International Record Review - February 2009 p.21 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 2008 p.95 [JMP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) Männerchor des Nordwestdeutchen Rundfunks (Köln)
Lohengrin - Rudolf Schock
Elsa - Maud Cunitz
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Josef Metternich
König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Horst Günter
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1095-1098 {4LPS} (UK) (1953)ª; HMV RLS 607 {4LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LHMV 800 {4LPS} ;; La Voix de son Maître FALP 296-299 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65517-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0075 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1953 p.246 (MM); February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS] December 1995 p.164 [AB]; July 2005 p.101 [AB]
Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]; November 1995 p.1318
Opera Now - November 1995 p.64
HiFi News & Record Review - January 1996 p.92
Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73
Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.150
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
American Record Guide - August 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.393 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
Classic CD - October 1995 p.83
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.360 [JB]
Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.81
Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.118
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.80
Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.22
Comments:- A co-production with Norddeutschen Rundfunk and EMI (6-11 July 1953). See The Times Saturday Weekend Saturday November 11 1995 p.16
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Birgit Nilsson
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Black Disc; - *Cetra «Opera Live» LO 77 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; Melodram MEL 541 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 44035; Melodram MEL 36104 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 10031 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1149 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0281 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 66336 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2005 p.101 [AB]
Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]
Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.88 [MC]: No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.89-90 [PN]
Comments:- The «Opera d'Oro» CDs are advertized in OPERA NEWS March 14 1998 p.19
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Lohengrin - Gino Penno
Elsa - Renata Tebaldi
Ortrud - Elena Nicolai
Friedrich von Telramund - Giangiacomo Guelfi
König Heinrich - Giulio Neri
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enzo Viaro
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 395-3 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6010-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.135 dicembre 1999 p.106 [GL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (26 December 1954). This is mentioned in OPERA March 1955 p.178 and the HRE recording is advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1980 p.1165
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 831
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1955). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.90-92. 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 Carl Bamberger - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper
Chorus - Frankfurter Oper
Lohengrin - Karl Liebl
Elsa - Uta Graf
Ortrud - Anneliese Schlosshauer
Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Kunz
König Heinrich - Leonardo Wolovsky
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Rolf Kunz
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Black Disc - Musical Masterpieces Society M 2029-OP 21 {2LPS} Orpheus MMs 2029 {2LPS} (Italy)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.106 [JH]
Luister - Oktober 1956 p.17 [LR]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc
König Heinrich - Keith Engen
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2489-2492 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42489 {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 890.02 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0076 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [MC]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ervin Lukács - 1958?(SE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
Lohengrin - Zoltán Závodsky
Elsa - Zsofia Czanik
Ortrud - Rózsi Delly
Friedrich von Telramund - László Jámbor
König Heinrich - Albert Antalffy
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 1052 {1LP}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Rita Gorr
Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 591(4)
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.OOO2 - 3 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Orfeo C 691063 D {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 20 1997 p.39 [PJS]
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.13
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.274
Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 pp.110-111 [ED]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.99 [CM]
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [RVL]
International Record Review - October 2006 p.92 [MT]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [BL]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.88 [PN]
Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.78 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Lisa Della Casa
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mario Sereni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 195501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1959). 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 Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Marcella Pobbe
Ortrud - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Friedrich von Telramund - Aldo Protti
König Heinrich - Paolo Dari
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enrico Campi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª; Melodram MEL 15004 (highlights) {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance recorded on 8 September 1959 (see «Aldo Protti - Un baritono fatto cosi'» p.134) and broadcast on 12 February 1960 (see «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.160. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - Walter Geisler
Elsa - Maud Cunitz
Ortrud - Alice Oelke
Friedrich von Telramund - Helmut Gritska
König Heinrich - Peter Roth-Ehrang
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Black Disc; - Club International de Disco Español CID 30137 {1LP} (1960)ª; Club International del Disco CID ST 301924 {1LP} (1962)ª; Eurodisc 70 510 KR {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Discofila (Madrid) - No.53-54 diciembre 1960 p.534 [RH] No.63 III 1962 p.100 [RH]
Discofila (Madrid) - No.53-54 diciembre 1960 p.534 [RH] No.63 III 1962 p.100 [RH]
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Gustav Neidlinger
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 601 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10072 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.250-251 [KM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (August 1960).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Anja Silja
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Ramón Vinay
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause
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Black Disc - *Philips 6747 241 {4LPS}; Philips 6747 241 {14LPS} (collection)
Compact Disc; - Philips 446 337-2 {3CDS}; Decca 470 592-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 478 0279 (10 Operas from the Bayreuth Festival) {33CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1976 p.217 [AB]; January 1977 p.1132 (mention) [JBS]; December 1995 p.164 [AB]
Opera - November 1995 p.1318
Opera Now - November 1995 p.64
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.67
Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.150
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
Wagner News - Issue No.106 December 1994 p.20
Classic CD - October 1995 p.83
International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.81
Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.118
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68
Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.22
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962-63(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Otto Wiener
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Black Disc; - *HMV «Angel Series» AN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV SLS 5071 {5LPS}; *EMI EX 29 0955 3 {4LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª; Electrola A 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Electrola STA 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5071; EMI EX 290955-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49017-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67415-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CDCC 49017 {3CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.378; April 1964 p.453; December 1976 p.1057 [AB]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; January 1987 p.1058 [AW]; February 1988 p. [AW] November (published September) 2000 p.124 [AW]
American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.494 [GLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.84 [ES]
Fono Forum - Juli 1964 S.282 [RA]
Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol.16 No.2) p.115
International Record Review - September 2000 p.125 [MT]
Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
Comments:- Recorded on 23-30 November, 1-5 December 1962, 1-3 April 1963. See THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1964 p.359
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans Günter Nöcker
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gerd Nienstedt
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10380-3 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (17 July 1964). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that listed here, but according to the review in OPERA König Heinrich was sung by Gottlob Frick (who sang although indisposed) and the Herald by Josef Metternich (OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.62-64).
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Lohengrin - Fritz Uhl
Elsa - Victoria de los Ángeles
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Carlos Alexander
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
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Compact Cassette - *Live Opera Heaven 794; Charles Handelman 01544
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón in which the chorus sings in Italian (October 1964; see OPERA February 1965 p.119
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Régine Crespin
Ortrud - Nell Rankin
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - Ernst Wiemann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+excerpts cond. Böhm 21/1/67 and 10/2/68 - ;; cond. Rosenstock 14/6/67) {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 2002 S.57 [GH]
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1964)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Claire Watson
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry
König Heinrich - Martti Talvela
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0045.3 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 (mention) [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (16 May 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.575, Festival Issue 1965 p.29-31)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Gustav Neidlinger
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause
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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37067 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035151 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - October 2003, online edition [SFV]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1965). See OPERA June 1965 p.440
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Boston Pro Musica Chorus
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Lucine Amara
Ortrud - Rita Gorr
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Jerome Hines
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *RCA RE 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA SER 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA PVLS 9046 {5LPS - 9 sides}
Compact Disc; - RCA 26.35120; BMG RCA 74321 50164-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.276; January 1967 p.353; November 1976 p.874 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]
Opera - February 1967 p.158 [HDR]
Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]
Opera News - December 1998 p.90 [JWF]
Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.61 [FL-2]
Diapason - No.449 juin 1998 p.94 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
Wagner News - Issue No.105 October 1994 p.12: Issue No.127 June 1998 p.20 [PDB]
BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.73 [BM]
Classic CD - May 1998 p.93 [ST]
American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.72201 [KM]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.91: December 1998 (Vol.21 No.12) p.181 [RL2]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.115 - gennaio 1998 p.91 [GDV]
Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.68 [PB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.103 [MG]
Comments:- *See THE GRAMOPHONE, November 1966 p.252. The 10th side of the LP set carries a recording of a discussion between Erich Leinsdorf and George Marek.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)
Lohengrin - Nicolai Gedda
Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Ortrud - Barbro Ericson
Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Jupither
König Heinrich - Bengt Rundgren
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» 1011 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» (highlights) {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.84-S.85 [SS]
Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 p.15-16 [ARB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.86-87 [PN]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Stockholm (29 January 1966; see OPERA June 1966 p.482
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sherrill Milnes
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+complete performance - Rosenstock 1/2/64; +excerpts cond. Böhm 10/2/68 - cond. Rosenstock 14/6/67) {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (21 January 1967)
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+complete performance cond.Rosenstock 21/1/67 +excerpts cond. Böhm 21/1/67 and 10/2/68) {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of the Bridal Chamber scene from a performance on 14 June 1967.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Grace Hoffman
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Tipton
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10032 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
Wagner News - Issue No.136 December 1999 pp.14-15 [DC]:Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (21 July 1967. The performance on 30 July 1967 in which James King sang Lohengrin is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.65-66
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Irene Dalis
Friedrich von Telramund - Edmund Hurshell
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ron Bottcher
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01549
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (31 May 1967). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Martina Arroyo
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sherrill Milnes
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+complete performance cond. Rosenstock 1/2/64 +excerpts cond. Böhm 21/1/67 - cond.Rosenstock 16/6/67) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (10 February 1968)
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Conductor Matthias Kunlzsch - 1968(LE)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Arlene Saunders
Ortrud - Ruth Hesse
Friedrich von Telramund - David Ohanesian
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 012 242 (+Carmen cond. Solti + Carmen - highlights; cond. Guadagno) {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]
American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
Comments:- Recording of the following excerpts taken from a performance at the Hamburg State Opera on 14 January 1968: Bridal Chamber Scene; Mein Herr und König - In fernem Land. This was Plácido Domingo's first performance as Lohengrin. The excerpts issued by Myto are a «filler» on the complete recording of Carmen conducted by Solti.
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Stewart
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 310 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10063 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1400-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.230-231 [WY]
Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 p.72 [FL-2]
American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.203-204 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.85 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1968; the performance on 24 August 1968 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1968/ pp.81-82). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Cataloge - March 2002» where this recording is dated as coming from the «early 70's»
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ted Lambrinos
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1968). 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». It is described as a «VG to Excellent in house recording».
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Conductor Assen Naidenov - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Lohengrin - Ljubomir Bodurov
Elsa - Julia Wiener(-Chenisheva)
Ortrud - Natalia Afeyan
Friedrich von Telramund - Stoyan Popov
König Heinrich - Nicolai Stoilov
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sabin Markov
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 205 (Opera from Bulgaria) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sofia National Opera (19 April 1968)
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Conductor Hans Swarowsky - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Großes Symphonieorchester
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Herbert Schachtschneider
Elsa - Leonore Kirschstein
Ortrud - Ruth Hesse
Friedrich von Telramund - Heinz Imdahl
König Heinrich - Walter Kreppel
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Helm
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Black Disc - Westminster WGSO 8285
Compact Disc - KOCH 703 835
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.91
Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
Comments:- See ORPHEUS August/September 1996 pp.84-85
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Conductor Mladen Basic - 196?(RE)
Orchestra - Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lohengrin - Anton Dermota
Elsa - Vilma Bukovceva
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 93453 (collection) {1CD} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 2009 Vol.72 No.5 p.262 [CHP]
Comments:- A recording of the «Bridal Chamber Scene».
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
Lohengrin - Martin Ritzmann
Elsa - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
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Black Disc - Eterna 826434 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Ars Vivendi 2100147 {1CD}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- The Ars Vivendi CD is listed in «Des Meisters Werk» Frühling 2000 Nr.1
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - Charles Craig
Elsa - Pilar Lorengar
Ortrud - Ruth Hesse
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans Günter Nöcker
König Heinrich - Peter Lagger
Der Heerrufer des Königs - José van Dam
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Black Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 197001 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Deutsch Oper Berlin in the Featival Hall, Osaka (19 March 1970). Ingvar Wixell sang the role of the Herald in some performances and I do not know if he or José Van Dam (listed above) sings in the performance recorded. According to the «Opera Japonica» website the conductor was Eugen Jochum and again I do not know whether he or Lorin Maazel (given by «The Opera Lovers») was the actual conductor. Both were members of the touring company.
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Gundula Janowitz
Ortrud - Gwyneth Jones
Friedrich von Telramund - Thomas Stewart
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gerd Nienstedt
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Black Disc; - *DG 2720 036 {5LPS} (1971)ª;; DG 2740 141 {5LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 591-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1971 p.1084 [EG]; January 1972 p.1183 [JBS]; August 1996 p.94 [AB]
Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 pp.271-273 [WY]
Orpheus - November 1996 S.37
Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.76
Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.152
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.5
BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.71
Wagner News - Issue No.118 December 1996 18
International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.91
American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.227 [RVL]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.202 septembre 1996 p.124
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.74
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.65
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Conductor Nicholas Braithwaite - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Lohengrin - Alberto Remedios
Elsa - Margaret Curphey
Ortrud - Judith Turner
Friedrich von Telramund - Raimund Herincx
König Heinrich - Clifford Grant
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Terence Sharpe
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 039 {4CDS}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance give by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Colosseum (25 September 1971)
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Hannelore Bode
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ingvar Wixell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3091-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2446
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 December 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 18-31 December 1971 p.48. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases»
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Lohengrin - Gilbert Py
Elsa - Katia Ricciarelli
Ortrud - Bianca Berini
Friedrich von Telramund - Silvano Carroli
König Heinrich - Carlo Cava
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Giuseppe Zecchillo
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 197301 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *The recording on the CDRs issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in Turin, not in Venice as given by Premiere in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.143/144 p.238.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Ursula Schröder-Feinen
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Robert Kerns
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01559
Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.583 (+Hans Heiling +Oberon +Die Frau ohn Schatten -; highlights) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (10 April 1976). See OPERA July 1976 pp.626-629. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. Here «Krause» is listed (incorrectly?) as a member of the cast. The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advertised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Dunja Vejzovich is, incorrectly, listed as singing Ortrud.
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Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Pilar Lorengar
Ortrud - Mignon Dunn
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1735
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1976). 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 Giuseppe Patanè - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Lohengrin - Giuseppe Giacomini
Elsa - Maria Chiara
Ortrud - Bianca Berini
Friedrich von Telramund - Silvano Carroli
König Heinrich - Lorenzo Gaetani
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Antonio Salvadori
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01548
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (January 1976). There is a review in OPERA June 1956 pp. 530-531. According to this Hermin Esser sang Lohengrin in one performance. Lorenzo Gaetani and Antonio Salvadori were in the announced cast (OPERA January 1976 p.46), but i have been unable to confirm that they did in fact sing. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1976-1981
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Dunja Vejzovic
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Robert Kerns
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5237 {5LPS} (1982)ª; *EMI 2C 165-43200-4; EMI EX 7 69314-1 {4LPS} (1988)ª;; EMI Angel SELX-3829
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5237 (1982)ª; EMI EX 7 69314-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69314-2 {4CDS} (1988)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66519-2 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1983 p.860 [AB] ; August 1988 p.338 [AW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.250 p.286
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Jonathan Summers
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3517
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (7 December 1977). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5 February 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 February 1978 p.31.
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Conductor Edo De Waart - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Hofmann
Elsa - Karan Armstrong
Ortrud - Ruth Hesse
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Bernd Weikl
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4802
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival.
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Lohengrin - William Johns
Elsa - Éva Marton
Ortrud - Janis Martin
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (October 1980). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago»
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Conductor Woldemar Nelsson - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Hofmann
Elsa - Karan Armstrong
Ortrud - Elizabeth Connell
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Bernd Weikl
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 373 {3CDS} (Australia) (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. See ORPHEUS Oktober 1980 S.634-S.636. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in June 2004.
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Ortrud - Mignon Dunn
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 198001 {3CDRS) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1980). 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 Claudio Abbado - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Elizabeth Connell
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Aage Haugland
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hartmut Welker
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6937
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (July 1981). A recording of a performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 2 May 1962. See Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 May 1982 p.36.
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Conductor Woldemar Nelsson - 1982(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Hofmann
Elsa - Karan Armstrong
Ortrud - Elizabeth Connell
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - Siegfried Vogel
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Bernd Weikl
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Black Disc; - CBS M5 38594 {5LPS} (USA); CBS «Masterworks» 79503 {5LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc - CBS 38594 {3CDS}
DVD (Video) - EuroArts 207 2038 (2006)ª; Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1173 (Japan) (2006)ª; Dreamlife DLVC 8107 (Japan) (2009)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 411-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1984 p.1319 (audio) [AB]
Opera News - December 7 1991 p.58 (video) [HEP]
Fanfare - November/December 1992 Vol.16 No.2 p.486 (video) [JR]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 p.333 (DVD) [BB]
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.66 [IW]
Diapason - No.548 juin 2007 p.127 (DVD) [JCH]
American Record Guide - September 1984 Vol.47 No.6 p.46 (audio) [NB]: September/ October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.129 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.82 [JV]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1982 p.79). I do not know whether the video and audio recordings were made from the same performances. The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1984(Act 2;LE)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Rosalind Plowright
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CV 017 (compilation) {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (August 1984). The Audio DVD issued by Celestial Audio is (was?) listed as a new issue in their website dated October 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Theodor Guschlbauer - 1985(LE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique du Rhin - Mulhouse
Chorus - L'Opéra du Rhin
Lohengrin - Heikki Siukola
Elsa - Evelyn Brunner
Ortrud - Nadine Denize
Friedrich von Telramund - Ekkehard Wlaschina
König Heinrich - Byung Woon Kang
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Pierre Le Hémonet
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100623 (+Don Carlo - Molinari-Pradelli - Munich - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recorded at a performance in Muhlhouse on 26 October 1985.
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Conductor Richard Divall - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Victoria State Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Victoria State Opera Chorus
Lohengrin - Alberto Remedios
Elsa - Karen Bureau
Ortrud - Nance Grant
Friedrich von Telramund - Geoffrey Chard
König Heinrich - Noel Mangin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - David Brennan
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 076 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Melbourne (November or December 1985). It was announced that Noel Mangin and David Brennan would take part in these performances (OPERA May 1985 p.525), but I have been unable to confirm that they did in fact do so.
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Conductor James Levine - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Éva Marton
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Brent Ellis
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 198501 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1985). 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 Peter Schneider - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Catarina Ligenzda
Ortrud - Leonie Rysanek
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Becht
König Heinrich - Peter Wimberger
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 945 (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6076 (highlights) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (4 January 1985; see ORPHEUS Februar 1985 S.144
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Julia Varady
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Becht
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Wolfgang Schöne
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {3CDRS};; Live Opera Heaven C 3079 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2387 {3CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a concert performance given at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (12 or 14 September 1985; see ORPHEUS November 1985 S.872-S.873). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004 and those issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their update for September 2007. Those issued by Premiere are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). What appears to be the same recording has been issued in Germany on the «Lyric Distribution» label with the same catalogue number as Premiere by Peter Rahmer Schallplattenvertrieb.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1985-86(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Jessye Norman
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Black Disc; - *Decca(London) 421 053-1 {4LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca(London) 421 053-4 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 421 053-2 {4CDS} (1987)ª; Decca 470 795-2 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1987 p. [AW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.112-115 [DH2], pp.115-117 [DH]
International Record Review - October 2002 pp.83-85 [RP]
American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.183-185 [SDC]
Stereophile - March 1988 (Vol.11 No.3) p.171
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.583
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Conductor James Levine - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Peter Hofmann
Elsa - Éva Marton
Ortrud - Leonie Rysanek
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Anthony Raffell
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PA 88-224 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4176 (2006)ª; DG 6727 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Paramount/Bel Canto
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67-S.68 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.174(mention)
Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.145 [ED]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.298 [RVL]
The Classical Video Guide - p.132
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.82 [VM]
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Conductor Peter Schneider - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Paul Frey
Elsa - Cheryl Studer
Ortrud - Gabriele Schnaut
Friedrich von Telramund - Ekkehard Wlaschina
König Heinrich - Manfred Schenk
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Philips 434 602-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 434 420-2 (Richard Wagner Edition) {32CDS}
Laser Disc; - Philips 070 536-1 (NTSC) (1993)ª; Philips 070 436-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4404 (2008)ª; DG 001085709 (USA) {2CDS} (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Philips 070 536-3 (NTSC) (1993)ª; Philips 070 536-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1992 p.184
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1993 p.79
Opera News - October 1993 p.32;August 1994 p.43
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 pp.377-379 (DVD) [CC], [AQ]
Orpheus - 1992 12-13 S.156
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.62
Diapason - No.557 avril 2008 p.129 (DVD) [ED]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.124
Répertoire - octobre 1992 p.102
International Record Review - April 2008 p.85 (DVD) [MT]
American Record Guide - September/October 2008 Vol.71 No.5 pp.264-265 (DVD) [JPM]
Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
The Classical Video Guide - p.133
Opéra Magazine - No.29 mai 2008 p.83 (DVD) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.112 julio-agosto 2008 p.84, p.86 (DVD) [MC]
Comments:- Recorded under «studio» conditions in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (June 1990)
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1990
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Cheryl Studer
Ortrud - Dunja Vejzovic
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Georg Tichy
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00011 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 956 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision LOH-83 (NTSC); Polygram Vidéo 070 070-3 (SECAM) Polygram Video 079 258-3 (PAL); Castle Vision CV 2806 (PAL) Virgin Classics VVD 841 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 p.86 [AB]
Opera - July 2003 pp.886-887 [GH]
Opera News - November 1994 p.57
Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.174
Opéra International - November 1992 p.68
Diapason - No.507 octobre 2003 p.146 (DVD) [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.119
BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23
The Classical Video Guide - p.133
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.81
Le Monde de la Musique - No.194 décembre 1995 p.73
International Record Review - June 2003 p.92 [SP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 pp.94-95 [PMH]
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1991-92(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Cheryl Studer
Ortrud - Waltraud Meier
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Kurt Moll
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Andreas Schmidt
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Compact Disc; - *DG 437 808-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.159; April 1995 p.34
Opera - January 1995 p.120
Opera Now - February 1995 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1995 p.81
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.342
Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.63
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.65
Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.180
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.120
BBC Music Magazine - November 1994 p.82
Classic CD - November 1994 p.98
Stereophile - April 1995 p.277
American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.220
Répertoire - No.74 November 1994 p.97
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.65
Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Sat December 31st 1994 p.17. This recording was made in November 1991 and May and June 1992.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Lohengrin - Ben Heppner
Elsa - Sharon Sweet
Ortrud - Éva Marton
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Bryn Terfel
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Compact Disc - RCA Victor «Red Seal» 09026 62646-2
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1995 p.161; January 1996 p.33
Opera - November 1995 p.1318
Opera Now - December 1996 p.66
HiFi News & Record Review - January 1996 p.92
Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.342
Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.53
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1994 No.182 p.84: novembre 1995 No.196 p.67
Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.122
BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.86
Classic CD - November 1995 p.52
L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.79
Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.14
Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82
Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.112
American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.196
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68
Opernwelt - September 9/1995 S.22
Comments:- See The Times Weekend Saturday November 11 1995 p.16
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lohengrin - Gosta Winbergh
Elsa - Karita Mattila
Ortrud - Gwyneth Jones
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Anthony Michaels-Moore
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4693-L (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1993). A recording of one of these performances was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 19 March 1993. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Summer 1998».
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Conductor James Levine - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Ben Heppner
Elsa - Deborah Voigt
Ortrud - Deborah Polaski
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
König Heinrich - Eric Halfvarson
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 789 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET. The performance recorded is probably that of 21 March 1998 which was broadcast. The cast listed above is of that performance. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in July 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here one of the cast members is given as Wlaschina, but according to the MET online data base EKkehard Wlaschina did not sing at the MET in 1998.
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - Peter Seiffert
Elsa - Emily Magee
Ortrud - Deborah Polaski
Friedrich von Telramund - Falk Struckmann
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 3984 21484-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1999 p.94 [AB]
Opera - March 1999 p.364 [EJ]
Opera News - February 1999 p.66 [JAC]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.48 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Volume 15 No.4 Autumn 1999 p.769 [RG]
Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.76 [FL-2]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.86 [CM]
BBC Music Magazine - January 1999 p.65 [BM]
Classic CD - February 1999 p.107 [ST]
Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.206 [KM]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.68 [PB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 pp.99-100 [LB]
Das Opernglas - Februar 1999 S.70 [ML]
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Conductor Peter Schneider - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Lohengrin - Roland Wagenführer
Elsa - Gwynne Geyer
Ortrud - Éva Marton
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Hans Tschammer
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Wolfgang Rauch
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5353 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2157 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Video recording of a parody production in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (March or April 2000). See OPERA ACTUAL mayo-junio 2000 No.39 p.46. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that 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 Antonio Pappano - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Seiffert
Elsa - Melanie Diener
Ortrud - Linda Watson
Friedrich von Telramund - Oskar Hillebrandt
König Heinrich - Stephen West
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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Compact Disc - Sounds Supreme 2S 017 S {3CDRS}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (24 July 2001). The performance on 7 August 2001 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.261 septembre 2001 p.27. The CDRs issued on the Sounds Supreme label are listed in «Parnassus Records Special CDRs and Custom Videos» online catalogue dated December 26 2003:-
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Seiffert
Elsa - Petra Maria Schnitzer
Ortrud - Linda Watson
Friedrich von Telramund - Jean-Philippe Lafont
König Heinrich - Stephen West
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6214 {4CDRS} (2002)ª; ~Sound Supreme Production 2S 017 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 2002;see L'OPERA (MILANO) N.165 ottobre 2002 p.53). The performances on 19, 27 August 2002 are reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.272 octobre 2002 pp.21-22. The CDRs issued by Sound Supreme Production were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.
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Conductor Asher Fisch - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Lohengrin - Albert Bonnema
Elsa - Marie Plette
Ortrud - Jane Eaglen
Friedrich von Telramund - Greer Grimsley
König Heinrich - Gidon Saks
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gordon Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1647-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the McCaw Hall, Seattle (21 August 2004). There is a review of an earlier performance on the internet
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin
Chorus - EuropaChor Akademie Mainz - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Lohengrin - Klaus Florian Vogt
Elsa - Solveig Kringleborn
Ortrud - Waltraud Meier
Friedrich von Telramund - Tom Fox
König Heinrich - Hans-Peter König
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0964D (2006)ª; Opus Arte Blu-ray OABD 7026 D (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2007 p.103 [MA]
Opera - January 2008 pp.91-93 [BM2]
Opera News - May 2007 p.86 [JY]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.307-308 [AQ]
Diapason - No.546 avril 2007 p.113 [JCH]
International Record Review - December 2006 pp.80-81 [MT]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.242-243 [JPK]
Opéra Magazine - No.14 janvier 2007 p.73 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 pp.87-88 [JR]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden (1, 3, 5 June 2006).
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Conductor Sebastian Weigle - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Lohengrin - John Treleaven
Elsa - Emily Magee
Ortrud - Luana De Vol
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
König Heinrich - Reinhard Hagen
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Robert Bork
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DVD (Video) - EuroArts 2056008 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 2008 pp.91-93 [BM2]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.349-350 [AQ]
International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.83-84 [RL1]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.271-273 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.84 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 pp.87-88 [JC]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (24, 27 July 2006).
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Conductor Philippe Auguin - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Klaus Florian Vogt
Elsa - Karita Mattila
Ortrud - Luana De Vol
Friedrich von Telramund - Richard Paul Fink
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 627 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 May 2006). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Axel Kober - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Oper Leipzig
Chorus - Oper Leipzig
Lohengrin - Stefan Vinke
Elsa - Hillevi Martinpelto
Ortrud - Lioba Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - James Moellenhoff
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Jason Stearns
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2545-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Leipzig Opera (18 November 2006). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.
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Conductor Daniele Gatti - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lohengrin - Robert Dean Smith
Elsa - Anne Schwanewilms
Ortrud - Waltraud Meier
Friedrich von Telramund - Tom Fox
König Heinrich - Hans-Peter König
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Detlef Roth
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2562-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (30 January 2007). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007
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Conductor Axel Kober - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Det Kongelige Kapel
Chorus - Det Kongelige Operakor
Lohengrin - Stig (Fogh) Andersen
Elsa - Inga Nielsen
Ortrud - Susanne Resmark
Friedrich von Telramund - Kjeld Christoffersen
König Heinrich - Sten Byriel
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Per Høyer
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3444-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance in Copenhagen on 7 February 2007. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases» dated April 2009. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 15 December 2006.
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Conductor Leif Segerstam - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Robert Dean Smith
Elsa - Camila Nylund
Ortrud - Janina Baechle
Friedrich von Telramund - Falk Struckmann
König Heinrich - Ain Anger
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Morten Frank Larsen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3948-4 {4CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 November 2008). The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology (Spielplanarchiv) of the Vienna State Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases» October 2009.
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Conductor Jaap van Zweden - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Lohengrin - Klaus Florian Vogt
Elsa - Anne Schwanewilms
Ortrud - Marianne Cornetti
Friedrich von Telramund - Eike Wilm Schulte
König Heinrich - Ronnie Johansen
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Geert Smits
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3023-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdan (2 February 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases». There is a review of the performance at
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Conductor Semyon Bychkov - 2008(STU)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Lohengrin - Johan Botha
Elsa - Adrianne Pieczonka
Ortrud - Petra Lang
Friedrich von Telramund - Falk Struckmann
König Heinrich - Kwangchui Youn
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Profil Medien PH 09004 {3SACD-CD hybrid discs} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2009 pp.92-93 [AW]
Opera - June 2009 pp.736-737 [GH]
International Record Review - June 2009 p.77 [HC]
American Record Guide - September/October 2009 Vol.72 No.5 pp.215-216 [JPM]
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jonas Kaufmann
Elsa - Anja Harteros
Ortrud - Michaela Schuster
Friedrich von Telramund - Wolfgang Koch
König Heinrich - Christof Fischesser
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Evgeny Nikitin
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3829-4 {4CDRS} (2009)ª; Celestial Audio CA 924 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (5 July 2009). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - July 2009 (2nd edn.) and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlinks 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