(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Metropolitan Opera 1980(LI)*
2 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Leonore - Boston Symphony Orchestra 1967(LI)*
3 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Leonore - RAI Torino 1970(LI)*
4 Bizet Georges - Carmen - RCA Victor Orchestra 1946(SE)*
5 Cornelius Peter - Barbier von Bagdad (Der) - Philharmonia Orchestra 1956(STU)*
6 Donizetti Gaetano - Lucia di Lammermoor - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1957(STU)*
7 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Orfeo ed Euridice - Metropolitan Opera 1940(LI)*
8 Korngold Erich Wolfgang - tote Stadt (Die) - Münchner Rundfunkorchester 1975(STU)*
9 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Così fan tutte - New Philharmonia Orchestra 1967(STU)*
10 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - Wiener Philharmoniker 1959(STU)*
11 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - Metropolitan Opera 1961(LI)*
12 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Boston Symphony Orchestra 1969(LI)*
13 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - San Francisco Opera 1940(ACT 2;LE)*
14 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Metropolitan Opera 1958(LI)*
15 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1958(STU)*
16 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Metropolitan Opera 1960(LI)*
17 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1958(LI)*
18 Mussorgsky Modest - Boris Godunov - Metropolitan Opera 1959(LI)*
19 Mussorgsky Modest - Boris Godunov - Metropolitan Opera 1961(LI)*
20 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1961(STU)*
21 Puccini Giacomo - Madama Butterfly - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1957(STU)*
22 Puccini Giacomo - Madama Butterfly - Metropolitan Opera 1958(LI)*
23 Puccini Giacomo - Madama Butterfly - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra 1962(STU)*
24 Puccini Giacomo - tabarro (Il) - New Philharmonia Orchestra 1971(STU)*
25 Puccini Giacomo - Tosca - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1957(STU)*
26 Puccini Giacomo - Turandot - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1960(STU)*
27 Rossini Gioacchino - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) - Metropolitan Opera 1958(STU)*
28 Strauss Richard - Arabella - Metropolitan Opera 1957(LI)*
29 Strauss Richard - Arabella - Metropolitan Opera 1961(LE;ACTS 23)*
30 Strauss Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Wiener Philharmoniker 1958(STU)*
31 Strauss Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - Boston Symphony Orchestra 1969(LI)***
32 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Metropolitan Opera 1978(LI)*
33 Strauss Richard - Feuersnot - Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 1978(LI)*
34 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Metropolitan Opera 1959(LI)*
35 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1969(LI)*
36 Strauss Richard - Salome - London Symphony Orchestra 1968(STU)*
37 Strauß II Johann - Fledermaus (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1958(LI)*
38 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - London Symphony Orchestra 1970(STU)*
39 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - RCA Italiana 1966(STU)*
40 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Metropolitan Opera 1959(LI)*
41 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Metropolitan Opera 1959(STU)*
42 Verdi Giuseppe - Macbeth - Metropolitan Opera 1960(LI)*
43 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Boston Symphony Orchestra 1969(LI)*
44 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera 1940(LI)*
45 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera 1942(LI)*
46 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
47 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera 1945(LI)*
48 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Boston Symphony Orchestra 1965(STU)*
49 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1939(LI)*
50 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Bayreuth Festival 1959(LI)*
51 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1969(LI)*
52 Wagner Richard - Rheingold (Das) - Metropolitan Opera 1961(LI)*
53 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - Metropolitan Opera 1962(LI)*
54 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Metropolitan Opera 1939(LI)*
55 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Metropolitan Opera 1941(LI)*
56 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Bayreuth Festival 1972(LI)*
57 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1940(LI)*
58 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1941(LI)*
59 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1943(LI)*
60 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1971(LI)*
61 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1974(LI)*
62 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1940(LI) (NEW YORK)*
63 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1940(LI)(BOSTON)*
64 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1941(LI)*
65 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - London Symphony Orchestra 1961(STU)*
66 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1972(LI)*
67 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Metropolitan Opera 1977 (ACTS 2/3;LE)*
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Franz Ferdinand Nentwig
Rocco - Paul Plishka
Marzelline - Catherine Malfitano
Jaquino - James Atherton
Fernando - James Morris
Erster Gefangene - Timothy Jenkins
Zweiter Gefangene - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FID 198001 {2CDRS}; Bensar OL 2280 (BRO 125743) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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 (2 February 1980). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Berkshire Chorus - Tanglewood Choir
Leonore - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Florestan - George Shirley
Rocco - Ara Berberian
Pizzaro - Tom Krause
Fernando - Harold Enns
Marzelline - Mary Ellen Pracht
Jaquino - Nico Castel
Erster Gefangner - William Brown
Zweiter Gefangner - Charles van Tassel
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3063
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Comments:- According to mr. tape's catalogue this recording is of a performance at Tanglewood. A recording of a performance with the same cast was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 May 1975, but stated to be from the Symphony Hall, Boston (see Radio Times Issue dated 24-30 May 1975 p.32).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Leonore - Claire Watson
Florestan - Ernst Kozub
Rocco - Arne Tyrén
Pizzaro - Rolf Kühne
Fernando - Ernst Gerold Schramm
Marzelline - Liselotte Rebmann
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
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Compact Disc - RAI KY 16740 {3LPS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4080
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Italian Radio Auditorium, Turin. The review in OPERA (June 1970 p.562) gives the date as 6 February 1970 while mr tape's catalogue gives 7 April 1970. It is probable that the former is the date of the performance while the latter is the date of the radio transmission.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1946(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Victor Chorale
Carmen - Gladys Swarthout
Don José - Ramón Vinay
Micaëla - Licia Albanese
Escamillo - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor M 1078 (11-9317-9322) {6x78s} (1947)ª; RCA Victor LM 1007 {1LP} (1950)ª; HMV DB 6566-6571 {6x78s}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]
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Comments:- Recorded in May 1946. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Abu Hassan - Oskar Czerwenka
Margiana - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Nureddin - Nicolai Gedda
Kalif - Hermann Prey
Kadi - Gerhard Unger
Bostana - Grace Hoffman
Erster Muezzin - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Zweiter Muezzin - August Jaresch
Dritter Muezzin - Rudolf Christ
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1400-1401 {2LPS} (UK) (1957)ª; Columbia C 90 885-886 {2LPS} (Germany) (1957)ª; *EMI Electrola 1 C 147-01 448/449 {2LPS};;; Angel 3553 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Angel 35394/95 {2LPS}; Epic 90885/6 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 565 2842 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Barbier von Bagdad by Peter Cornelius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.171
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1957 p.5; November 1957 p.230
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Opera - January 1958 p.54
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Opéra International - December 1994 No.186 p.68
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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.102
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.164
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American Record Guide - May 1957 Vol.23 No.8 p.125 [PLM]: March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.90
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1957 Vol.7 No.5 p.56 [CMS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.40 [RN]
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Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.40
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Comments:- Recorded in the Watford Town Hall (11, 12, 14 May 1956) and «Abbey Road» (15 May 1956)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Lucia - Roberta Peters
Edgardo - Jan Peerce
Enrico - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Raimondo - Giorgio Tozzi
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Miti Truccato Pace
Normanno - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6055 {2LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6141 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6001 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA RB 16056-16057 {2LPS} (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43538 (2) {2LPS} (UK) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-68537-2 {2CDS} (Europe) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 [HCS]; May 1959 p.583 [AR]
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Opera - June 1959 p.390
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.95 [JC]
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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1959 p.524 [SG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.54 [DJ]: June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.61 [DJ]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.101 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.386 [FCS]: December 1964 Vol. 31 No.4 p.330 [PLM] : March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.126 [CHP]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Orfeo - Kerstin Thorborg
Euridice - Jarmila Novotná
Amor - Marita Farell
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 32 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0008 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances GHCD 2317/8 (+Thorborg - recital) {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue (2005)ª p.126 (mention) [RC]
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Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.60; August-September 1997 S.78
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Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.49 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.59
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.110 - luglio/agosto 1997 p.102
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 January 1940)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Tölzer Knabenchor
Paul - René Kollo
Marietta - Carol Neblett
Erscheinung Mariens - Carol Neblett
Frank - Benjamin Luxon
Brigitta - Rose Wagemann
Fritz - Hermann Prey
Juliette - Gabriele Fuchs
Lucienne - Patricia Clark
Gaston - Anton De Ridder
Victorin - Anton De Ridder
Graf Albert - Willi Brokmeier
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor ARL3 1190 {3LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor GK 87767
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 87767-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.354; Opera on CD (2) p.150 (3) p.169; GIUDICI p.319 (2) p.553; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.202 p.118
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1976 p.1230 [WSM]; February 1976 p.1326 (letter) March 1976 p.1442 [SIR]; April 1976 p.1570 [JBS]; November 1989 p. [MEO]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.188-189 [WA]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.57 [KM]
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Stereophile - March 1990 (Vol.13 No.3) p.189
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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE January 1976 p.1179
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Fiordiligi - Leontyne Price
Dorabella - Tatiana Troyanos
Despina - Judith Raskin
Ferrando - George Shirley
Guglielmo - Sherrill Milnes
Don Alfonso - Ezio Flagello
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor SER 5575-8 {3LPS} (1969)ª; RCA Victor «Red Seal» LSC-6416 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86677-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Sony «Masterworks Opera» 82876 87761-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1969 p.1321 [SS]; September 1988 p.[AB]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Leontyne Price
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Arnold Van Mill
Masetto - Heinz Blankenburg
Zerlina - Eugenia Ratti
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Black Disc - RCA RE-25028-31 (UK); RCA SER-4528-31 (UK); Decca D10D4 {4LPS}; RCA LM 6410 {4LPS} (USA); RCA LSC 6410 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 444 594-2
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1961 p.118; October 1961 p.199; December 1976 p.1046 [AB]
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Opera - August 1961 p.544
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.296 [CJL]: September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.171
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.76 [NB]
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 338 {& 344)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 January 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Konstanze - Beverly Sills
Belmonte - George Shirley
Blonde - Anne Elgar
Pedrillo - Jerold Siena
Osmin - Raymond Michalski
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1115-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given at the Tanglewood Festival (12 July 1969). According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1969 p.126, p.128) «...although the opera was performed in German, a narrator connected the arias, duets and ensembles with a spoken commentary in English that both disrupted the musical flow and provided moments of grotesque hilarity...». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES» where an additional cast member «Gordon» is given. This is, presumably, the Bassa Selim.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(Act 2;LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Ezio Pinza
Susanna - Bidù Sayão
Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Rethberg
Cherubino - Risë Stevens
Marcellina - Irra Petina
Bartolo - Gerhard Pechner
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Antonio - George Cehanovsky
Barbarina - Mari Monte
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 301 {1LP} (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (12 October 1940).According to the «EJS Discography» (p.267) the recording of Act 2 is incomplete and the last part of the finale is taken from another source
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Norman Kelley
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 774 (& 542); The Opera Lovers NOZ 195801 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 11 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.309-313. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Roberta Peters
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Rosalind Elias
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Gabor Carelli
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª;; RCA LSC 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25009-12 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4508-11 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 743-5 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 444 602-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; October 1960 p.226 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1701 [AB]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.60 [NB]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 pp.107-108 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.76
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Elisabeth Söderström
Conte Almaviva - Kim Borg
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Ezio Flagello
Basilio - Charles Kullman
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 978 (& 743)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tamino - Nicolai Gedda
Papageno - Theodor Uppman
Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters
Sprecher - Norman Scott
Pamina - Gloria Davy
Sarastro - Giorgio Tozzi
Monostatos - Paul Franke
Papagena - Mildred Allen
1er Geharnischter - Giulio Gari
2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Erste Dame - Heidi Krall
Zweite Dame - Mignon Dunn
Dritte Dame - Belen Amparan
Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari
Zweiter Knabe - Helen Vanni
Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero
Erster Priester - William Olvis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 822; Bensar ol 12658 (BRO 125106) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1958). This was performed in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin. 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». 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Cesare Siepi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Nell Rankin
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Margaret Roggero
Xenia - Emilia Cundari
Hostess - Helen Vanni
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Hal Roberts
Nurse - Mignon Dunn
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 772
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.203-204. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Ezio Flagello
Shuisky - Norman Kelley
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Teresa Stratas
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Anthony Balestrieri
Nurse - Margaret Roggero
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
Lavitsky - John Trehy
Cherniovsky - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1416
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1961). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Schaunard - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Marcello - Robert Merrill
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Anna Moffo
Musetta - Mary Costa
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti
Parpignol - Adelio Zagonora
Sergente dei doganieri - Adelio Zagonora
Un doganiere - Flavio Tosin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor RE 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª; RCA «Gold Seal» AGL2-3969; RCA «Victrola» VL 43543 (3) {3LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 83969 {2CDS} ;; RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-63179-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor 7002 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.302; September 1999 p.104 (In brief) [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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American Record Guide - October 1962 Vol.29 No.2 p.116 [PLM]: December 1962 Vol.29No.4 p.316 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.165 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1962 Vol.12 No.10 p.111 [CLO]: November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.135 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.84 [RF]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo
Pinkerton - Cesare Valletti
Sharpless - Renato Cesari
Suzuki - Rosalind Elias
Kate Pinkerton - Miti Truccato Pace
Goro - Mario Carlin
Il principe Yamadori - Nestore Catalani
Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena
Il commissario imperiale - Leonardo Monreale
Yakusidè - Andrea Mineo
L'ufficiale del Registro - Andrea Mineo
La madre di Cio Cio San - Luisa Zeri
La zia - (Maria) Grazia Ciferi
La cugina - Renata Mattioli
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor 26.35059; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA VICTOR VLS 04145; RCA «Victrola» VL 43542 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Victor» GD 84145 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4145-2 {2CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 (HCS); April 1966 p.507 (EG); September 1988 p. [MEO]
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Opera - June 1966 p.490 [AB]
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.192 [MB2]: December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.349 [GLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.66 [DJ]: March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.9 (letter): November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.122 [CLO]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Barry Morell
Sharpless - Frank Guarrera
Suzuki - Mildred Miller
Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers
Goro - Paul Franke
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Calvin Marsh
L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi De Cesari
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 861
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.234-236. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
Cio Cio San - Leontyne Price
Pinkerton - Richard Tucker
Sharpless - Philip (Filippo) Maero
Suzuki - Rosalind Elias
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Di Stasio
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Robert Kerns
Lo zio Bonzo - Virgilio Carbonari
Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta
Yakusidè - Leo Pudis
L'ufficiale del Registro - Mario Rinaudo
La madre di Cio Cio San - Fernanda Cadoni
La zia - Gianna Lollini
La cugina - Silvia Bertona
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6160 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6160 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA Victor RCA RE 5504-5506 {3LPS} (UK) (1963)ª; RCA Victor SER 5504-5506 {3LPS} (UK) (1963)ª; RCA VICS-6100; RCA 26 36110 (Germany) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86160 {2CDS} (1988)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39497-2 (Europe) (1997)ª; BMG RCA 09026 68884-2 {2CDS} (USA) (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8006 (7½ips 4-track) (+Price recital) (USA) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1963 p.23; March 1988 p. [EG]
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Opera - August 1963 pp.549-550 [HDR]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]; July/August 1998 p.99 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.5 May/June 1998 p.296 [RT]
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Orpheus - No.11 15 November - 15 Dezember 1975 S.260 [SH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.69 [CLO]: August 1963 Vol.13 No.8 p.104 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.684 [PLM]: November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.252 [CJL] (open reel tape)
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.118 [MQ]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.45: No.111 mars 1998 p.53 [PT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [MC]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Michele - Sherrill Milnes
Luigi - Plácido Domingo
Il Tinca - Piero De Palma
Il Talpa - Robert Amis El Hage
Giorgetta - Leontyne Price
La Frugola - Oralia Domínguez
Venditore di canzonette - Philip Langridge
Due amanti - Elizabeth Gale
- Nigel Rogers
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Black Disc; - *RCA LSC 3220 {1LP} (USA) (1972)ª; RCA SER 5619 {1LP} (UK) (1972)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA RK 11585 (UK) (1972)ª
Compact Disc - RCA «Gold Seal Opera» GD 60865 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1972 p.1421 [EG]
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Comments:- A recording of «Scorri, fiume eterno» is included as an appendix with the LP
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov
Mario Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling
Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale
Spoletta - Mario Carlin
Sciarrone - Nestore Catalani
Un pastore - Giovanni Bianchini
Un carceriere - Vincenzo Preziosa
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6502 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA Victor RB 16051-16052 (UK) (1958)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6000 {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; *RCA VL 43535 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 85414 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4514-2 {2CDS} (USA); RCA 63303 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66371 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.417-418 [PHW]; December 1964 p.295-296 [EG]; December 1965 p.313 [PHW]; January 1989 p.1206 [EG]
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Opera - April 1958 p.261; April 1966 p.301 [ET]
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-S.58 [JL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.161-162 [WA2]
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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.156 [PLM]: November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.190 [DRV]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1964 Vol.14 No.9 p.92 [CLO]
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Comments:- An interesting account of the making of this recording is to be found in THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.726-732
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jussi Björling
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Mario Sereni
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Tommaso Frascati
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Leonardo Monreale
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA RE 25020-25022 {3LPS} (UK) (1961)ª; RCA SER 4520-4522 (UK) {3LPS} (1961)ª; RCA SER 5643-5645 {3LPS} (UK) (1972)ª;; *RCA AGL3-3970
Compact Cassette - RCA R8S6149/1-2 (8-track cartridge)
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 85932-2 {2CDS} (1961)ª; BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-62687-2
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor FTC 8001 (4-track 7½ips) (USA)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p.542; July 1961 p.62; November 1972 p.967 [AB]; July 1974 p.274 [WAC]; September 1987 p. [EG]
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Opera - June 1961 p.406
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American Record Guide - September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.16 [PLM]: April 1961 Vol.27 No.8 p.672 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.154
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.67 [CLO]: May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.82 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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The Absolute Sound - March 2007 Issue 170 p.115 [HP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Robert Merrill
Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti
Rosina - Roberta Peters
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Margaret Roggero
Fiorello - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6143 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6143 {4LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25013-25015 (UK); RCA SER 4512-4515 (UK); RCA Victor LSC 6071 {3LPS}(USA)RCA «Victrola» VIC 6102 {3LPS} (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6102 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86505 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG-RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-68552-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 p.347 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378; July 1966 p.79; September 1971 p.519; September 1988 p. [RO]; May 1997 p.118 [RO]
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Opera - December 1960 p.842; September 1966 p.726 [AB]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.122 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.76 [RD]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.114 [PLM]: March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.154 [DH]
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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p. [CO]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.70
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Lorenzo Alvary
Adelaide - Martha Lipton
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Jon Crain
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 751
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (9 February 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.122-127. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LE;Acts 2,3)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Mignon Dunn
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Barry Morell
Elemer - Robert Nagy
Dominik - Roald Reitan
Lamoral - Norman Scott
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1575
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (21 January 1961). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek
Komponist - Sena Jurinac
Zerbinetta - Roberta Peters
Bacchus - Jan Peerce
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Walter Berry
Truffaldin - Gunter Adam
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Mimi Coertse
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Liselotte Maikl
Haushofmeister - Kurt Preger
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Black Disc - RCA «Soria Series» LD 6152 {3LPS} (USA); RCA «Soria Series» LDS 6152{3LPS} (USA); London OSA 13100; RCA RE 25023-25025 (UK); RCA SER 4523-4525 (UK)
Compact Disc; - Decca 443 675-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p..542 ; July 1961 p.62; December 1995 p.161 [AB]
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Opera - May 1961 p.334
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 p.8 (letter)
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Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.70
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.129
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American Record Guide - December 1960 Vol.27 No.4 p.290 [RS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 pp.77-78 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.73
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.66
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ariadne - Claire Watson
Zerbinetta - Beverly Sills
Bacchus - Robert Nagy
Harlekin - John Reardon
Truffaldin - Malcolm Smith
Brighella - John Ferrante
Scaramuchio - James Billings
Najade - Benita Valente
Dryade - Eunice Alberts
Echo - Carole Bogard
Monsieur Jourdain - Andrew Raeburn
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1006-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAIdvd 4363 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 2006 pp.1522-1523 [RP2]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.66 (DVD) [SS]
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International Record Review - October 2006 pp.89-90 (DVD) [RL1]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.296 [CHP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.80 (DVD) [TG]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a concert performance of the original (1912) version given in Symphony Hall, Boston on 7 January 1969. There was also a concert performance with the same or a similar cast given in Carnegie Hall, New York (18 January 1969; see OPERA April 1969 pp.309-310).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Danica Mastilovic
Chrysothemis - Éva Marton
Clytemnestra - Gwynn Cornell
Aegisth - Ragnar Ulfung
Orest - Norman Bailey
Ein alter Diener - Edward Ghazal
Ein junger Diener - Charles Anthony
Die Schleppträgerin - Linda Mays
Die Vertraute - Suzanne Der Derian
Der Pfleger des Orest - John Cheek
Die Aufseherin - Elizabeth Coss
1. Magd - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
2. Magd - Shirley Love
3. Magd - Ariel Bybee
4. Magd - Loretta Di Franco
5. Magd - Alma Jean Smith
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 123078 (BRO 123998) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1978). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Diemut - Gundula Janowitz
Kunrad - John Shirley-Quirk
Ortlof Sentlinger - Helmut Berger-Tuna
Kunz Gilgenstock - Josef Becker
Schweiker von Gundelfingen - Helmut Krebs
Elsbeth - Barbara Scherler
Wigelis - Marie Jose Brill
Margret - Carole Malone
Jörg Pöschel - Klaus Lang
Hämerlein - Walton Grönroos
Kofel - Shogo Miyahara
Ortlieb Tulbeck - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Ursula - Gabriele Schreckenbach
Ruger Aspeck - Wolf Appel
Walpurg - Madalena de Faria
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1034 (+La Vestale - highlights - López Cobos) {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3381
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Feuersnot by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.274-275 [JS]
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Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.60 [SS]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.204-205 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 pp.82-83 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert perfomance in the Philharmonie, Berlin (15 May 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 13-19 May 1978 p.36.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Elisabeth Söderström
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Belen Amparan
Ein Sänger - Eugenio Fernandi
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Osie Hawkins
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Gabor Carelli
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Kurt Kessler
Modistin - Mary Fercana
Die drei Waisen - Jane Kirwan
- Alexandra Jones
- Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 819
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.303-306. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Marschallin - Sena Jurinac
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Sylvia Geszty
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Walter Berry
Faninal - Renato Cesari
Valzacchi - Eugenio Valori
Annina - Adriana Cantelli
Ein Sänger - José Nait
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Marta Benegas
Polizeikommissar - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Der Wirt - Tulio Gagliardo
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Italo Pasini
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Tierhändler - Virgilio Tavini
Modistin - María Ziegler
Die drei Waisen - Aida Fileni
- Lucia Boero
- Ida Terkiel
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02824
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1029 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1599-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 2004 pp.64-65 [JM]
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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.86 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (21 September 1969)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Salome - Montserrat Caballé
Jochanaan - Sherrill Milnes
Herodes - Richard Lewis
Herodias - Regina Resnik
Narraboth - James King
Ein Page - Júlia Hamari
Erster Nazarener - Michael Rippon
Zweiter Nazarener - Gwyn Griffiths
Erster Soldat - Neil Howlett
Zweiter Soldat - David Kelly
Ein Cappadocier - Dennis Wicks
Ein Sklave - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Erster Jude - Kenneth MacDonald
Zweiter Jude - Robert Bowman
Dritter Jude - David Lennox
Vierter Jude - John Brecknock
Fünfter Jude - George Macpherson
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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor «Red Seal» SER 5582-5583 {2LPS} (UK) (1969)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 86644 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 86644 {2CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1969 p.805; January 1970 p.1118; September 1990 p. [MK]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Eisenstein - Theodor Uppman
Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Alfred - Cesare Valletti
Blind - Paul Franke
Falke - Frank Guarrera
Adele - Roberta Peters
Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom
Frank - Clifford Harvuot
Frosch - Jack Gilford
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 350; Bensar OL 121358 (BRO 125573) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1958). 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». 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - Hans Sotin
Una Sacerdotessa - Joyce Mathis
Un Messaggero - Bruce Brewer
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Black Disc; - RCA LMDS 6198/3; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5609-5011 (UK) (1971)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA ARK3-2541; RCA RK 40005
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86198 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39498-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Lyrica LRC 010223 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.889; March 1972 p.1503; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]
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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.120 [AT]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.53
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.95 [GB]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Shirley Verrett
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - Mario Basiola jnr.
Samuele - Ezio Flagello
Tom - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un Giudice - Piero De Palma
Un servo - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6719 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC-6179 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; ª; RCA Victor RE 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; RCA Victor SER 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5710-5712
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86645 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1967 p.226; January 1968 p.365; February 1975 p.1551 [AB]; November 1988 p.868 [AB]
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Opera - January 1968 p.51 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.222-226 [CJT]
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American Record Guide - June 1967 Vol. 33 No. 10 p.904 [HG]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Leonard Warren
Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek
Banco - Jerome Hines
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - William Olvis
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Harold Sternberg
Sicaro - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.029 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 471 {2LPS}; Omega Opera Archive 1043
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]; No.180 mai 1994 p.84
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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.81
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Comments:- Recording of a perfomance at the MET (21 February 1959; see OPERA April 1959 p.212, May 1959 p.299). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Leonard Warren
Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek
Banco - Jerome Hines
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - William Olvis
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6147 {3LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6147 {3LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; *RCA «Victrola» VICS 6121; RCA RB-16187-16189; RCA SB-2071-2073; RCA RE 25006-25008 {3LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4505-4507 {3LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43544(3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 84516 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.32 [PHW]; October 1960 p.205 [DST]; January 1970 p.1185; September 1988 p. [AB]
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Opera - July 1960 p.499
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1959 Vol.9 No.11 p.81 [CLO]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.378 [CJL]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1960 p.466 [DH]: August 1960 p.581 [DH]
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Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.22 [FGB]
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Leonard Warren
Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek
Banco - Jerome Hines
Macduff - Daniele Barioni
Malcolm - William Olvis
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Carlo Tomanelli
Sicaro - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 368
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Berkshire Chorus - Tanglewood Choir - Framlingham Choral Society - Berkshire Boys' Choir
Otello - Richard Cassilly
Desdemona - Maralin Niska
Iago - Sherrill Milnes
Cassio - Joaquin Romaguera
Rodrigo - Luther Enstad
Lodovico - Ara Berberian
Montano - Richard Taylor
Emilia - Rose Taylor
Un Araldo - Eugene Rabine
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 590
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- According to mr. tape's catalogue this recording is from a performance at Tanglewood, but a performance with the same cast was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 7 June 1975 and described as being from the Symphony Hall, Boston July 1969. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 June 1975 p.19.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 135 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL-18 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0007 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 3CD GA 2020 {3CDS} (2000)ª; *Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2278-2280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220726 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1995 p.38
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.116 [MVA]: July/August 2004 p.80 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1940) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 605
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- «Nearly complete» recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1942). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see C