(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Abendroth Hermann - 1952(LE) - Berliner Staatsoper*
2 Adler Peter Herman - 1959(FI) - NBC Opera Theater Orchestra*
3 Ansermet Ernest - 1964(LI) - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
4 Armstrong Richard - 2005(LI) - Scottish Opera*
5 Bamberger Carl - 195?(STU) - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks*
6 Barenboim Daniel - 1999(STU) - Staatskapelle Berlin*
7 Barenboim Daniel - 2001(LI) - Staatskapelle Berlin**
8 Beecham Thomas - 1958(LI) - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
9 Bernstein Leonard - 1970(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
10 Bernstein Leonard - 1970(RA) - RAI Roma*
11 Bernstein Leonard - 1978(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper**
12 Bernstein Leonard - 1978(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
13 Bernstein Leonard - 1979(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
14 Bodanzky Artur - 1938(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
15 Böhm Karl - 1944(STU) - Wiener Staatsoper*
16 Böhm Karl - 1955(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
17 Böhm Karl - 1960(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
18 Böhm Karl - 1963(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin***
19 Böhm Karl - 1963(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
20 Böhm Karl - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
21 Böhm Karl - 1968(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
22 Böhm Karl - 1969(STU) - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
23 Böhm Karl - 1969-1970(FI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin**
24 Böhm Karl - 1971(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
25 Böhm Karl - 1974(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
26 Böhm Karl - 1978(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
27 Caldwell Sarah - 1976(LI) - Boston Opera*
28 Davis Colin - 1995(STU) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
29 Davis Colin - 2006(LC) - London Symphony Orchestra*
30 Dohnányi Christoph von - 1990(LI) - Covent Garden**
31 Dohnányi Christoph von - 1990(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
32 Ehrling Sixten - 1959(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*
33 Ehrling Sixten - 1969(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
34 Fricsay Ferenc - 1951(LE;Act 2) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
35 Fricsay Ferenc - 1951(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
36 Fricsay Ferenc - 1957(STU) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
37 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1948(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
38 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1950(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
39 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1953(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
40 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1953(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
41 Goodall Reginald - 1976(LI) - Covent Garden*
42 Gui Vittorio - 1952?(RA) - RAI Roma*
43 Gui Vittorio - 1955(RA) - RAI Roma*
44 Gui Vittorio - 1959(LI) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
45 Haitink Bernard - 1979(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
46 Haitink Bernard - 1980(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
47 Haitink Bernard - 1989(STU) - Dresdener Staatskapelle*
48 Halász Michael - 1998(STU) - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia*
49 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 1986(LI) - Residentie Orkest, Den Haag*
50 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 1994 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe*
51 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 2004(LI) - Opernhaus Zürich**
52 Hickox Richard - 1996(LI) - English National Opera*
53 Jochum Eugen - 1951(RA) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
54 Jochum Eugen - 1957(RA) - RAI Roma*
55 Karabtchevsky Isaac - 1998(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
56 Karajan Herbert von - 1953(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker*
57 Karajan Herbert von - 1957(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
58 Karajan Herbert von - 1960(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
59 Karajan Herbert von - 1960(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
60 Karajan Herbert von - 1962(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
61 Karajan Herbert von - 1963(LI) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
62 Karajan Herbert von - 1970(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
63 Karajan Herbert von - 1978(LI) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
64 Kleiber Erich - 1956(RA) - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks*
65 Klemperer Otto - 1948(LI) - Hungarian State Opera*
66 Klemperer Otto - 1961(LI) - Covent Garden*
67 Klemperer Otto - 1962(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*
68 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1961(STU) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
69 Körner Ewald - 1969(LI) - Stadttheater Bern*
70 Konwitschny Franz - 1960?(SE) - Berliner Staatskapelle*
71 Kord Kazimierz - 1979(LI) - ORCHESTRA*
72 Krauss Clemens - 1947(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
73 Kuhn Gustav - 1981(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
74 Layer Friedemann - 1994(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
75 Lehmann Fritz - 1955(FI) - Wiener Symphoniker**
76 Leinsdorf Erich - 1980(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
77 Levine James - 2000(LI) - Metropolitan Opera**
78 Ludwig Leopold - 1969(FI) - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg***
79 Maazel Lorin - 1964(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
80 Maazel Lorin - 1964(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
81 Maazel Lorin - 1982(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
82 Maazel Lorin - 1983(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
83 Mackerras Charles - 1971(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*
84 Mackerras Charles - 1996-97(STU) - Scottish Chamber Orchestra*
85 Mar Norman Del - 1964(LI) - Covent Garden*
86 Masur Kurt - 1981-82(STU) - Leipziger Gewandhaus*
87 Matacic Lovro von - 1964(SE) - Frankfurter Oper*
88 Matacic Lovro von - 196?(LE) - Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb*
89 Matzerath Otto - 1957(RA) - Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
90 Mauceri John - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
91 Mehta Zubin - 1977(LI) - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra**
92 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1960(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*
93 Minde Stefan - 1979(LE) - Orchestra*
94 Muti Riccardo - 1999(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
95 Muti Riccardo - 2003(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
96 NOT KNOWN - 1950? - Bolshoi Theatre*
97 Ozawa Seiji - 2004(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
98 Paganini Giorgio - 2007(LI) - Orquesta de la Casa de la Opera de Buenos Aires*
99 Parry David - 2004(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*
100 Pflüger Gerhard - 1950(STU) - Leipziger Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester*
101 Rattle Simon - 2003(LC) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
102 Rosenstock Joseph - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
103 Rother Arthur - 1963(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin**
104 Runnicles Donald - 2005(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
105 Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans - 1948(SE) - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks*
106 Schwarz Gerard - 2003(LI) - Seattle Opera*
107 Solti Georg - 1979(STU) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra*
108 Solti Georg - 1996(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
109 Tate Jeffrey - 1989(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande**
110 Tennestedt Kurt - 1984(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
111 Tinter George - 1975(LI) - Australian Opera*
112 Toscanini Arturo - 1936(LE) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
113 Toscanini Arturo - 1944-45(RA) - NBC Symphony Orchestra*
114 Vanderzand Charles - 1977(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
115 Vernon Timothy - 1988(LI) - Orchestra**
116 Waart Edo De - 1971(LI) - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
117 Walter Bruno - 1941(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
118 Walter Bruno - 1945(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
119 Walter Bruno - 1951(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
120 Wich Günther - 1971(LI) - Deutsche Oper am Rhein*
121 Wich Günther - 1978(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
122 Zender Hans - 1978(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
123 Zillig Winfried - 1952(RA) - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Hermann Abendroth - 1952(LE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Leonore - Hedwig Müller-Bütow
Florestan - Helge Roswaenge
Pizarro - Jaro Prohaska
Rocco - Heinrich Pflanzl
Marzelline - Ruth Keplinger
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Kurt Rehm
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Black Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0173 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.57 [SS]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.105 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Berlin State Opera. There is no dialogue and Act 1 is incomplete.
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1959(FI)
Orchestra - NBC Opera Theater Orchestra
Leonore - Irene Jordan
Florestan - John Alexander
Pizarro - Lee Cass
Rocco - Chester Watson
Marzelline - Judith Raskin
Jaquino - Fred Cushman
Fernando - Kenneth Smith
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 404 (& 1492)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Opéra de Genève
Leonore - Inge Borkh
Florestan - Hans Beirer
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elizabeth Schwarzenberg
Jaquino - Eric Tappy
Fernando - Derrick Olsen
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 471 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100 543 (highlights) (+excerpts from other operas with Inge Borkh) {2CDS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish Opera
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Leonore - Elizabeth Byrne
Florestan - Ian Storey
Pizarro - Peter Sidhom
Rocco - Ulrich Dünnebach
Marzelline - Sarah Redgwick
Jaquino - Colin Judson
Fernando - Michael George
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1804-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theatre Royal, Glasgow (7 June 2005). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 9 June 2005. The performance on 21 June 2005 in the Edinburgh Festival Theatre is reviewed in OPERA August 2005 pp.992-993. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest Releases from Premiere Opera - 22 July 2005».
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Conductor Carl Bamberger - 195?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Leonore - Gladys Kuchta
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Heinz Rehfuss
Rocco - Karl Kümmel
Marzelline - Melitta Muszely
Jaquino - Helmut Kretschmar
Fernando - Erich Wenk
Erster Gefangene - Robert Blais
Zweiter Gefangene - Horst Sellentin
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Black Disc - Nonesuch HB 3005 {2LPS} (mono); Nonesuch HB 73005 {2LPS} (stereo)
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100772 (+highlights - Karajan - 1957) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
American Record Guide - July 1966 Vol.32 No.11 p.1060 [GLM]
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1999(STU)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
Leonore - Waltraud Meier
Florestan - Plácido Domingo
Pizarro - Falk Struckmann
Rocco - René Pape
Marzelline - Soile Isokoski
Jaquino - Werner Güra
Fernando - Kwangchui Youn
Zweiter Gefangene - Klaus Häger
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Compact Disc; - Teldec(Warner Classics) 3984 25249-2 {2CDS} (+Leonora overtures) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2000 p.100 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 p.120 [JHN]
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.62-S.63 [ME]
Opéra International - No.242 janvier 2000 p.63 [SS]
International Record Review - March 2000 p.124 [HC]
Classic CD - February 2000 p.80 [MT]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.69 [AB]
American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.81-82 [KM]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.240 janvier 2000 p.68 [FL]
Répertoire - No.131 janvier 2000 p.36 [PB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.138 marzo 2000 p.92 [GL]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1999 S.70 [ML]
Comments:- There is no dialogue and the first prisoner's words are sung by the tenors of the chorus
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Leonore - Deborah Voigt
Florestan - Thomas Moser
Pizarro - Sergei Leiferkus
Rocco - René Pape
Marzelline - Simone Nold
Jaquino - Stephan Rügamer
Fernando - Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Zweiter Gefangene - Bernd Riedel
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2881 (2007)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6385 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Video recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin in the Teatro Real, Madrid (June 2001). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2008.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Arnold Van Mill
Marzelline - Olga Chelavine
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Angelo Mattiello
Erster Gefangene - Italo Pasini
Zweiter Gefangene - Héctor Barbieri
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Black Disc - Beecham Society WSA 524/5 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 226-2 (announced but not issued); Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (19 September 1958)
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Adolf Dallapozza
Fernando - Gerd Nienstedt
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Compact Disc; - First Classics FC 104/5 {2CDRS}; Opera Depot OD 10175-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 803
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (9 or 14 June 1970; see OPERA August 1970 pp.762-764). First Classics' CDRs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue «Silver and Gold» 13. The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 14 June 1970. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date given here is 9 June 1970.
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1970(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Ludovic Spiess
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Helen Donath
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Siegfried Vogel
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34049 {2CDS};; Gala GLH 816 (highlights) {1CD} (1998)ª; Gala GL 100.557 (+highlights cond. Erich Kleiber 1956) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.53 (highlights) [IW]
Opéra International - No.242 janvier 2000 pp.63-64 (Highlights) [SS]
American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]
Stereophile - January 1974 (Vol 17 No.1) p.180
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Gundula Janowitz
Florestan - René Kollo
Pizarro - Hans Sotin
Rocco - Manfred Jungwirth
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Adolf Dallapozza
Fernando - Hans Helm
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Sramek
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDWW 176; DG 073 4159 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2007 p.94 [AB]
Opera News - May 2007 p.88 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.299-300 [JHN]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67 [SS]
Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.115 [ED]
International Record Review - December 2006 pp.68-69 [MT]
Opéra Magazine - No.14 janvier 2007 p.72 [LB]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.227-230 [DF]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (January 1978). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» p.101. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Gundula Janowitz
Florestan - René Kollo
Pizarro - Hans Sotin
Rocco - Manfred Jungwirth
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Adolf Dallapozza
Fernando - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Sramek
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 082 {3LPS} (1978)ª;; DG 413 288-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 039; DG 413 288-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 419 436-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; DG Complete Beethoven Edition 453 719-2 (+Leonore) {4CDS} (1997)ª; DG 474 420-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; DG POCG 2715-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.727 [WSM]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR] April 1979 p.1673 [JBS] ; October 1984 p. [AB]; June 1987 p. [HF]; Special Awards Issue 1997 p.59 [HF]; October (published August) 2003 p.91 [PO'C]
American Record Guide - February 1979 Vol.42 No.4 p.13 [DA]
BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
International Opera Collector - Summer 1990 No.12 pp.20-23 [DG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.93 [LB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.79 [FL]
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - Jess Thomas
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Kurt Rydl
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Horst R Laubenthal
Fernando - Hans Helm
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Sramek
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4871
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Vienna State Opera at the Kennedy Center, Washington (27 October 1979; see OPERA February 1980 p.176).
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - René Maison
Pizarro - Friedrich Schorr
Rocco - Emanuel List
Marzelline - Marita Farell
Jaquino - Karl Laufkötter
Fernando - Arnold Gabor
Erster Gefangene - Nicholas Massue
Zweiter Gefangene - Arnold Gabor
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 307 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD-619 {2CDS} (1991)ª;; Dante LYS 384/385 (1998)ª; Bensar OL 123138 {2CDRS} (BRO 125887) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1991 p. [AB]
Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.56 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.87 [CM]
Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.88 [MA]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 December 1938). The dialogue was replaced by recitatives composed by Bodanzky on the instructions of Gatti-Casazza. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.175-177. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1944(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Hilde Konetzni
Florestan - Torsten Ralf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Peter Klein
Fernando - Tomislav Neralic
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Schweiger
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Black Disc; - VOX PL 7793 {3LPS}; VOX VBX 250 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 167; VOX OPL 370;; (Highlights); VOX SOPL 5370 (Highlights); Acanta DE 23116/7 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90195 {2CDS} (+Ozean du Ungeheuer - Hilde Konetzni) (1994)ª; Grammofono 2000 AB 78807/78808 (1998)ª; Cantus Classics 49730 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera fom Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Furtwängler 1953) {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1966 p.174 (Highlights); August 1994 p. [AB]; May 2005 p.122 [AB]
Opera - November 1966 p.880 (highlights) [HDR]
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40; June 2005 p.66 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.167
Orpheus - Januar 1995 S.48
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68; No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.106 [PHR]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.711 [HG]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1961 Vol.11 No.6 p.53 [CLO]
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [AJ]
ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 p.313
Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.27: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
Comments:- The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Anton Dermota
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Ludwig Weber
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Karl Kamann
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Jerger
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Black Disc; - Melodram 008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Movimiento Musica 051 024 {2CDS}; Frequenz CMM2 {2CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 157 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.195-106 [WY]
American Record Guide - Vol.52 No.6 November/December 1989 p.34 [KM]
Comments:- Recording of the re-opening of the Vienna State Opera (5 November 1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.20 )
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hermann Uhde
Rocco - Oskar Czerwenka
Marzelline - Laurel Hurley
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Giorgio Tozzi
Erster Gefangene - William Olvis
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 45 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 334
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1960). 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 Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - William Dooley
Erster Gefangene - Barry McDaniel
Zweiter Gefangene - Manfred Röhrl
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Compact Disc - Canyon Classics PCCL 00060 {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDM 299 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (29 October 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the Archive section of the «Opera Japonica» website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDs issued on the Canyon Classics label are listed in «Opera Disc Collection» by Masatoshi Nozaki New Edition (1999) p.81 and the DVD-R issued by HOO is listed in «10-27-2005 New DVD's Added.htm».
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Morley Meredith
Rocco - Ernst Wiemann
Marzelline - Judith Raskin
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Ezio Flagello
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 905
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1963). 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 Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Geraint Evans
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Mary Ellen Pracht
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Sherrill Milnes
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1367 (& 903 & 1128) ; The Opera Lovers 196601 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CA 826 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues November 2008 (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Ingvar Wixell
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Edith Mathis
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1380 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7025 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.111-112 [DLK]: Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.58-59 [MHF]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.56 [GH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1968). The year given in Opera d'Oro's online catalogue is 1969, but the cast that they give is that for 1968 (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.59, p.63). Ingrid Bjoner sang Leonore in 1969.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Oper
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Edith Mathis
Jaquino - Peter Schreier
Fernando - Martti Talvela
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 643614-643616 {2LPS} (1969)ª;; D.G.G. 2709 031 {3LPS) (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 445 448-2; DG 447 913-2GBM (Collection);; DG «Masterpieces» 447 925-2 {2CDS}; DG 477 5584 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1969 p.799
Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.107
Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.92-S.93 [CK]
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
BBC Music Magazine - October 1995 p.74
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.72-73 [JPM]
Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.24
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1969-1970(FI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Olivera Miljakovic
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Martti Talvela
Erster Gefangene - Barry McDaniel
Zweiter Gefangene - Manfred Röhrl
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DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1008 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca(DG) 073 4438 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 179-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.99 (mention) [RF]
Orpheus - 9 + 10 September-Oktober 2008 S.68 [BR]
Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.118 [ED]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.99 [MSR]
Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)
Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 p.81 [LB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 2008 p.86 [MB]
Comments:- The soundtrack was recorded in 1969 and the film was made in 1970.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Giorgio Tozzi
Marzelline - Judith Blegen
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - John Macurdy
Erster Gefangene - Leo Goeke
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - *Melodram CDM 27086 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1771 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol. 14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.121 [JHN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1971). The performance on 16 December 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.120. According to Alan Blyth the Melodram CD was «quickly withdrawn from circulation as an allegedly unauthorised issue» (ICRC Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.13}. The Melodram CDs are described on their label as being a recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera on 29 November 1968. However, according to to «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield Fidelio was not performed at the San Francisco Opera in 1968 and the opera performed on 29 November 1968 was Madama Butterfly (loc.cit. p.474). See also IOC Winter 1998 No.10 p.7 (letter). According to another letter the role of the second prisoner was sung by Clifford Harvout (IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 p.8; see also the MET Annals). 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 Karl Böhm - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - John Macurdy
Marzelline - Jeanette Pilou
Jaquino - Adolf Dallapozza
Fernando - Siegmund Nimsgern
Erster Gefangene - Saverio Porzano
Zweiter Gefangene - Carlo Meliciani
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1941
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (10 December 1974). The performance on 13 December 1974 is reviewed in OPERA April 1975 pp.356-357.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - Kurt Moll
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Norbert Orth
Fernando - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Erster Gefangene - Friedrich Lenz
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Wilbrink
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Orfeo C 560 0121 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1142-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2002 p.78 [AB]
Opera - February 2004 p.153 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.78 [MHF]
Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.54 [SL]
Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 pp.59-60 [SS]
Diapason - No.487 décembre 2001 p.96 [RL]
Classical Express - October 2001 p.4 [SJT]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 pp.46-47 [GB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (30 January 1978)
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Opera
Chorus - Boston Opera
Leonore - Teresa Kubiak
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Richard Van Allan
Rocco - Donald Gramm
Marzelline - Magdelena Falewicz
Jaquino - Joseph Evans
Fernando - Mac Morgan
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Compact Disc; - Video Artists International VAI 1222-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.100-101 [BI]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1995(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Deborah Voigt
Florestan - Ben Heppner
Pizarro - Günter von Kannen
Rocco - Matthias Hölle
Marzelline - Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz
Jaquino - Michael Schade
Fernando - Thomas Quasthoff
Erster Gefangene - Andreas Schulist
Zweiter Gefangene - Wilfried Vorwol
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Compact Disc; - *BMG-RCA Victor «Red Seal» 09026 68344-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1996 p.162 [AB]
Opera - November 1996 p.1369
Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.104
Opera News - December 28 1997 p.37
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.100
Orpheus - Dezember 1996 S.49
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.152 [ETG]
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.52
Diapason - No.434 février 1997 p.72
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.164
BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.78
Classic CD - November 1996 p.95
Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.7
Stereophile - March 1997 (Vol.20 No.3) p.201
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.68
Répertoire - No.95 octobre 1996 p.23
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.102 novembre 1996 p.82
Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.114
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.43
Comments:- See «The Daily Telegraph - Arts & Books» Saturday September 14 1996 p.A11
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Conductor Colin Davis - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Leonore - Christine Brewer
Florestan - John MacMaster
Pizarro - Juha Uusitalo
Rocco - Kristinn Sigmundsson
Marzelline - Sally Matthews
Jaquino - Andrew Kennedy
Fernando - Daniel Borowski
Erster Gefangene - Andrew Tortise
Zweiter Gefangene - Darren Jeffery
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Compact Disc; - LSO Live 0593 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2007 p.99 [MA]
Opera - March 2007 pp.347-348 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.48-50 [JHN]
International Record Review - January 2007 p.77 [HC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.90 [JV]
Opéra Magazine - No.21 septembre 2007 p.78 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded at concert performances in the Barbican Hall, London (23, 25 May 2006).
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Gabriela Benacková
Florestan - Josef Protschka
Pizarro - Monte Pederson
Rocco - Robert Lloyd
Marzelline - Marie McLaughlin
Jaquino - Neill Archer
Fernando - Hans Tschammer
Erster Gefangene - Lynton Atkinson
Zweiter Gefangene - Mark Beesley
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Laser Disc; - Pioneer 92-405(NTSC); Pioneer PC 94-035; Pioneer PLMCC 00 0301(PAL); Pioneer PILC 1136 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª;; Pioneer PILC 9012 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 074 (2000)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 075 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision FID 020; Virgin VVD 951(PAL); Polygram Vidéo 070 058-3(SECAM); Polygram 079 232-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue (published October) 2000 p.132 [JBS]; December 2000 p.29 [JBS]
Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.58
Opera News - January 16 1993 p.44
Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.4 Summer 1996 p.111
Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.62; No.258 juin 2001 pp.66-67 [SS]
Diapason - novembre 1992 p.107
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.119
BBC Music Magazine - . July 1993 p.91
Répertoire - No.54 janvier 1993 p.187: No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.29: No.86 décembre 1996 p.81
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - marzo 2001 No.141 p.68 [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.106 [FGR]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.76 [VM]
Comments:- The dialogue is by the producer
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Gabriele Schnaut
Florestan - Josef Protschka
Pizarro - Hartmut Welker
Rocco - Kurt Rydl
Marzelline - Ruth Ziesak
Jaquino - Uwe Heilmann
Fernando - Tom Krause
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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 436 672-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; London POCL 1330-31 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; Brilliant Classics 93213 (+Leonore - Blomstedt) {4CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1993 p.85; October 1993 p.36
Opera - October 1993 p.1254
Opera Now - August 1993 p.50
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.122; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 p.106 [JHN]
Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.56
Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.75
Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.88
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.152
BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.62
Classic CD - July 1993 p.52
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.64-65 [KM]
Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.25
American Record Guide - January-February 1994 p.71
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Conny Söderström
Pizarro - Sigurd Björling
Rocco - Leon Björker
Marzelline - Ingeborg Kjellgren
Jaquino - Sven-Erik Vikström
Fernando - Erik Saedén
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22052 (+Der Rosenkavalier - excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.98 [AB]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.63-S.64 [SS]
International Record Review - November 2003 p.72 [RP]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (3 March 1959).
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Franz Mazura
Rocco - Peter Lagger
Marzelline - Sheila Marks
Jaquino - Evan Thomas
Fernando - Ara Berberian
Erster Gefangene - Raymond Nilsson
Zweiter Gefangene - Richard J Clark
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1467-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September or October 1969; see «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.475-478). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LE;Act 2)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Piero Guelfi
Rocco - Mario Petri
Marzelline - Ornella Rovero
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Iginio Riccò
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0063 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (11 April 1951). The singers listed above are those given in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» pp.633-634. I may have made a mistake in assigning roles to some of the singers.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Choeur du Grand-Théâtre de Genève
Leonore - Helene Werth
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Karl Weiser
Fernando - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0045 (Leonore Nos.2 & 3 - Furtwängler) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Relief CR 1901 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]; November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (mention) [SS]
Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [MCP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva (November 1951)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Ernst Haeflinger
Pizarro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Friedrich Lenz
Fernando - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18390-1 {2LPS} (1958)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138390-91 {2LPS} (1959)ª; DG «Privilege» 2705 037 {2LPS} (1973)ª; DG «Privilege» 2726088 {2LPS}; American Decca DXH 147 {2LPS}; Eterna 8 20 121/123 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3372088
Compact Disc; - DG 437 345-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; DG 453 106-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; DG POCG 3099-100 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 p.398; October 1958 p.208; April 1959 p.508; May 1964 p.515; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; May 1993 p.122
Opera - December 1958 p.798
Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.63-S.64 [CK]; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
Diapason - janvier 1993 p.98
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.52 [CMS]
American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.296 [PLM]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
Répertoire - December 1992 p.28
BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books, Saturday August 19 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Erna Schlüter
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Lisa Della Casa
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Otto Edelmann
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc - Rococco 1012 (2LPS)
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 25009 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H025 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Tahra FURT 1047/8 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0149 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.116 [GJ]
Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 (mention) [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.303-305 [RP]
Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.292 [KM]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.85 [JM]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. According to the review in FANFARE «virtually all dialogs» and about 20 minutes of music from Act 1 are omitted on the MYTO CDs
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Anton Dermota
Fernando - Hans Braun
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Black Disc - CLS AMDRL 32819 {3LPS}; BJR 112 {3LPS} Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 50 (+Beethoven 8th Symphony) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Verona 27044/45 {2CDS}; *EMI CHS 7 64901-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Arkadia 78072 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 51483 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Regis Records RRC 2048 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Aura Music LRC 1110 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.136
Opera Now - January 1994 p.53
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
Orpheus - August 1980 S.576 [ES2]; Oktober 1993 S.56
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68
Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.112
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.122
BBC Music Magazine - October 1993 p.86
Classic CD - November 1993 p.95
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]: Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.232
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (22 August 1950). The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2439-2441 {3LPS} (1981)ª; Fonit Cetra; FE 8/9/10 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 12 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32494 {2CDS}; Archipel 0181 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1160-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Böhm 1944) {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2005 p.122 [AB]
Opera News - June 2005 p.66 [MB]
Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 p.313
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (12 October 1953)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
Erster Gefangene - Alwin Hendriks
Zweiter Gefangene - Franz Bierbach
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1130-1132 {3LPS} (UK & USA) (1954)ª; HMV HQM 1109-1110 {2LPS} (1968)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 700 {3LPS} (+Symphony No.1) (USA) (1955)ª; Electrola E 80038 (highlights) {1LP} (1964)ª; Electrola E 90071/3 {3LPS};EMI Electrola 1C 147-01 105/07 {3LPS} La Voix de son Maître FALP 323-325 {3LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 64496-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Naxos «Great Opera Recordings» 8.111020-21 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.485 [AR]; January 1965 p.347 (highlights) [EG]; February 1968 p.448 [AR]; May 1993 p.122 [AB]
Opera - July 1954 p.437; May 1968 pp.404-405 [AB]
Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.31 [CK]
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
Diapason - novembre 1992 p.118
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.46 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.51 [CGB]
Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.371
Répertoire - November 1992 p.30
International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.43 (mention) [MO]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.706 [JB]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.60
Classic CD - December 1992 p.63
Opernwelt - Dezember 12/1992 S.72
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [LB]
Comments:- No dialogue
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Donald McIntyre
Rocco - David Ward
Marzelline - Valerie Masterson
Jaquino - Ryland Davies
Fernando - Robert Lloyd
Erster Gefangene - Paul Crook
Zweiter Gefangene - Paul Hudson
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera CD 577 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Depot OD 10273-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 April 1976; see OPERA June 1976 pp.570-571).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Antonio Manca Serra
Rocco - Sesto Bruscantini
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Plinio Clabassi
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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1003 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [VJ]
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. «In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing». The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:- ####http://www.klassikon.com/ponto.html
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Giuseppe Taddei
Rocco - Boris Christoff
Marzelline - Irene Gasperoni
Jaquino - Nicola Monti
Fernando - Franco Calabrese
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9036 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 November 1955. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.134.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Richard Lewis
Pizarro - Kim Borg
Rocco - Mihály Székely
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - Duncan Robertson
Fernando - David Kelly
Erster Gefangene - John Kentish
Zweiter Gefangene - Derick Davies
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 967 (& 732)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (11 July 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 5-11 1959 p.47). The performance on 3 July 1959 is reviewed in OPERA September 1959 pp.567-588. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Leonore - Elisabeth Söderström
Florestan - Anton De Ridder
Pizarro - Robert Allman
Rocco - Curt Applegren
Marzelline - Elizabeth Gale
Jaquino - Ian Caley
Fernando - Michael Langdon
Erster Gefangene - David Johnston
Zweiter Gefangene - Roger Bryson
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5528
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (16 June 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performance on 27 May 1979 is reviewed in OPERA July 1979 pp.645-648.
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Leonore - Elisabeth Söderström
Florestan - Anton De Ridder
Pizarro - Robert Allman
Rocco - Curt Applegren
Marzelline - Elizabeth Gale
Jaquino - Ian Caley
Fernando - Michael Langdon
Erster Gefangene - David Johnston
Zweiter Gefangene - Roger Bryson
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 101 099 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Pickwick SL 2004 (PAL); Carlton Classics SL 2004 (PAL) Video Artists International VAI OP 8 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 p.268 [MHF]
Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.64-S.65 [IW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.137-139 [CJT]
Diapason - No.534 mars 2006 p.116 [MP]
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.246 [RVL]
Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.79 [LB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.79 [JMP]
Comments:- Recorded in the Glyndebourne theatre in the presence of an audience (13 January 1980)
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Oper
Leonore - Jessye Norman
Florestan - Reiner Goldberg
Pizarro - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Rocco - Kurt Moll
Marzelline - Pamela Coburn
Jaquino - Hans Peter Blochwitz
Fernando - Andreas Schmidt
Erster Gefangene - Wolfgang Millgramm
Zweiter Gefangene - Egbert Junghaus
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Black Disc; - Philips 426 308-1 {3LPS} (1991)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 426 308-4 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - *Philips 426 308-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1991 p. [EG]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.45
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Conductor Michael Halász - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
Chorus - Hungarian Radio Chorus
Leonore - Inga Nielsen
Florestan - Gosta Winbergh
Pizarro - Alan Titus
Rocco - Kurt Moll
Marzelline - Edith Lienbacher
Jaquino - Herwig Pecoraro
Fernando - Wolfgang Glashof
Erster Gefangene - Péter Pálinkás
Zweiter Gefangene - Józef Moldvay
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Compact Disc; - *Naxos 8.660070-71 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Naxos 8.660901-03 {2CDS +introductory CD} (2004)ª; Amado (Cascade-Medien) 02200 (in Beethoven Complete Edition) {87CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1999 p.120 [AB]
Opera - February 2000 p.197 [TA]
HiFi News & Record Review - August 2000 p.86 [PB]
Opera News - March 2000 p.73 [JAC]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.181-182 [JHN]
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.62-S.63 [ME]
Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.68 [SS]
BBC Music Magazine - January 2000 p.66 [AB]: November 2004 p.90 [RW]
Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
Classic CD - February 2000 p.80 [MT]
American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.81-82 [KM]: Vol.70 No.6 November/December 2007 pp.85-86 [PLA]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.240 janvier 2000 p.68 [FL]
Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.38 [PB]
Das Opernglas - November 1999 S.80 [ML]
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Residentie Orkest, Den Haag
Chorus - Arnold Schönberg Chor
Leonore - Julia Varady
Florestan - Peter Schreier
Pizarro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rocco - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Marzelline - Krisztina Laki
Jaquino - Peter Jelosits
Fernando - Robert Holland
Erster Gefangene - Peter Jelosits
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Holland
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Feldkircher Stadthalle (20 or 22 June 1986 see OPERA November 1986 pp.1253-1254). There is a Zwischentexte (Roccos Erzähling) by Walter Jens and spoken by Wolfgang Reichmann. For reviews click link below. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues February 2006. ####http://www.alternobis.de/fdkalender/rezensionen/rez 860620 feldk.htm
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1994
Orchestra - Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Chorus - Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Leonore - Charlotte Margiano
Florestan - Peter Seiffert
Pizarro - Sergei Leiferkus
Rocco - László Polgár
Marzelline - Barbara Bonney
Jaquino - Deon Van Der Walt
Fernando - Boje (Bo) Skovus
Erster Gefangene - Reinaldo Macias
Zweiter Gefangene - Robert Florianschutz
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509-94560-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Teldec WPCS 4704-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.128
Opera - October 1995 p.1240
Opera News - November 1995 p.44
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.122
Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.52
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.152 [ETG]
Opéra International - octobre 1995 No.195 p.63
Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.97
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.120
Classic CD - September 1995 p.32
BBC Music Magazine - October 1995 p.74
American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vo.59 No.2 p.87
Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.26
Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.92
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.58
Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 S.50
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books, Saturday August 19 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Leonore - Camila Nylund
Florestan - Jonas Kaufmann
Pizarro - Alfred Muff
Rocco - László Polgár
Marzelline - Elizabeth (Rae) Magnuson
Jaquino - Christoph Strehl
Fernando - Günther Groissböck
Erster Gefangene - Boguslaw Bidzinski
Zweiter Gefangene - Gabriel Bermudez
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DVD (Video) - TDK DV-OPFID (Europe) (2005)ª; TDK DVUS-OPFID (USA) (2005)ª; TDK 2103003 (+Carmen +Don Giovanni) {3DVDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.100 [AB]
Opera - August 2005 pp.1002-1004 [JA]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.276-277 [MHF]; Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.369-371 [LRB]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.66 [IW]
Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.92 [EP]
Diapason - No.526 juin 2005 p.130 [MP]
International Record Review - May 2005 p.82 [MT]
American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.280-283 [DF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.76 [FGR]
Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.118 [PF]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (15 February 2004).
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Leonore - Kathryn Harries
Florestan - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Pizarro - Peter Sidhom
Rocco - Gwynne Howell
Marzelline - Mary Plazas
Jaquino - Philip Sheffield
Fernando - John Connell
Erster Gefangene - John Marsden
Zweiter Gefangene - Christopher Ross
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 091/2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Coliseum (18 May 1996). The performance on 24 April 1996 is reviewed in OPERA July 1996 p.832. The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B» .
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