There are 37 recordings on file in which the conductor is Gabriele Santini 1886-1964

Order by year

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 Bellini Vincenzo - Norma - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1958(ACT 1;LE)*

2 Bellini Vincenzo - Norma - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1958(LI)*

3 Bizet Georges - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LE)*

4 Catalani Alfredo - Wally (La) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LI)*

5 Cilea Francesco - Adriana Lecouvreur - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1952(LI)*

6 Donizetti Gaetano - elisir d'amore (L') - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1953(STU)*

7 Giordano Umberto - Andrea Chénier - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1951(LI)*

8 Giordano Umberto - Andrea Chénier - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1963(STU)*

9 Gounod Charles - Faust - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LI)*

10 Gounod Charles - Faust - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1956(LI)*

11 Mascagni Pietro - Cavalleria rusticana - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1962(STU)*

12 Mascagni Pietro - Iris - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1960(LI)*

13 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1951(LI)*

14 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - RAI Torino 1952(RA)*

15 Puccini Giacomo - Gianni Schicchi - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1958(STU)*

16 Puccini Giacomo - Madama Butterfly - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1959(STU)*

17 Puccini Giacomo - tabarro (Il) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze 1955(LI)*

18 Rossini Gioacchino - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) - Teatro alla Scala 1964(LI)*

19 Rossini Gioacchino - Semiramide - Teatro alla Scala 1962(LI)*

20 Rossini Gioacchino - Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] (Le) - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1952(LI)*

21 Spontini Gaspare - Fernand Cortez - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1951(LI)*

22 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LE)*

23 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1959(LI)*

24 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1954(STU)*

25 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Teatro alla Scala 1961(STU)*

26 Verdi Giuseppe - Ernani - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1961(LI)*

27 Verdi Giuseppe - forza del destino (La) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1949(FI)**

28 Verdi Giuseppe - forza del destino (La) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LI)*

29 Verdi Giuseppe - forza del destino (La) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze 1956(LI)*

30 Verdi Giuseppe - Giovanna d'Arco - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1951(LI)*

31 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1952(LI)*

32 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Teatro Comunale di Firenze 1955(LE)*

33 Verdi Giuseppe - Simon Boccanegra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1957(STU)*

34 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli 1952(LI)*

35 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - RAI Torino 1953(STU)*

36 Verdi Giuseppe - trovatore (Il) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1949(FI)**

37 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 1954(LI)*

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Miriam Pirazzini

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Giulio Neri

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Morgan 5801 {1LP}; Voce 8 {1LP}; GFC 008/9

Compact Disc; - Melodram 16000 {1CD}; Divina Records DVN 7 {1CD} ; Myto MCD 00151 {1CD} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.135 (2) p.137 (4) p.133

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 of a performance which was cancelled after Maria Callas became indisposed (2 January 1958)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Norma - Anita Cerquetti

Adalgisa - Miriam Pirazzini

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Giulio Neri

Clotilde - Giannella Borelli

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 49 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 722 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035124 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD (2005)ª; Myto MCD 00142 {2CDS} (2008)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66383 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.236-237 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.81 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (4 January 1958; see OPERA February 1958 p.114, p.134). See also «Anita Cerquetti - Umilità e Fierezza» by Elio Trovato pp.98-102

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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Leila - Margherita Carosio

Nadir - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Zurga - Giuseppe Taddei

Nourabad - Vito de Taranto

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 441 {1LP} (1968)ª

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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (See OPERA April 1954 p.233 )

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La Wally by Alfredo Catalani performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Wally - Renata Tebaldi

Hagenbach - Roberto Turrini

Gellner - Carlo Tagliabue

Stromminger - Antonio Cassinelli

Walter - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Afra - Amalia Pini

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3711 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3711

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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (7 February 1954).

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi

Maurizio - Gianni Poggi

Principe di Bouillon - Augosto Romani

Principessa di Bouillon - Maria Benedetti

Michonnet - Giuseppe Taddei

Quinault - Gerardo Gaudioso

Poisson - Giorgio Landi

Mlle. Jouvenot - Anna Maria Borrelli

Mlle. Dangeville - Edmea Limberti

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Piero De Palma

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3712 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3712; Custom Opera A140 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 193 {2CDS};; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1090-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Encore CD 119-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (December 1952). The year given in Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog» is 1953 and the recording issued by them may be of another performance. According to «Tebaldi - The Voice of an Angel» p.223 there were performances on 26, 28, 31 December 1952 and on 4 January 1953. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Adina - Margherita Carosio

Nemorino - Nicola Monti

Dulcamara - Melchiorre Luise

Belcore - Tito Gobbi

Giannetta - Loretta Di Lelio

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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10014-10015 {2LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1067-1068 {2LPS} (UK & USA) (1953)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 292-293 {2LPS} (1954)ª; World Record Club OC 226-227 {2LPS} (1969)ª; RCA Victor LM 6024 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 2150 (+Cherry duet - Carosio - Zampighi) {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1953 p.151; June 1969 p.83; January 2000 p.102 [JBS]

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Opera - November 1953 pp.688-689 [HDR]; June 1969 p.518 [AB]

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Opera News - June 2000 pp.65-66 [IS]

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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MB]

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Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.129 [CC]

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American Record Guide - August 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.392 [PHR]: April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.169 [DA]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 No.61 [JH]

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The New Records (Philadelphia) - September 1954 p.13 [W]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.67 septembre-octobre 1954 p.569 [JB]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Andrea Chénier - Mario Filippeschi

Carlo Gérard - Carlo Tagliabue

Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi

La mulatta Bersi - Maria Bertasi

La Contessa di Coigny - Edmea Limberti

Madelon - Anna Maria Anelli

Roucher - Augosto Romani

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Carlo Badioli

Un Incredible - Luciano Della Pegola

Pietro Fléville - Gerardo Gaudioso

L'abate - Gianni Avolanti

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 232-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (January 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their online catalogue.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera de Roma

Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli

Carlo Gérard - Mario Sereni

Madeleine di Coigny - Antonietta Stella

La mulatta Bersi - Stefania Malagù

La Contessa di Coigny - Luciana Moneta

Madelon - Anna Di Stasio

Roucher - Giuseppe Modesti

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Paolo Montarsolo

Fouquier Tinville - Giuseppe Modesti

Un Incredible - Piero De Palma

Pietro Fléville - Dino Mantovani

L'abate - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 128-130 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 128-130 {3LPS} (1964)ª; EMI SLS 1436533 {2LPS} (1984)ª; Angel 3645 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel S 3645 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 1436539 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49060-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CMS 5 65287-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 525842F {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI «Classics» 358676-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.143; February 1984 p.1005 [AB]; November 1987 p. [MEO]; July 1995 p.113 [MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 p.278 [JM]; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.122-123 [JM]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170

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American Record Guide - June 1964 Vol.30 No.10 p.951 [PLM]: March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.106

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1964 Vol.14 No.6 p.70 [CLO]

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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.49

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Faust - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff

Marguerite - Anna Maria Rovere

Valentin - Enzo Mascherini

Siébel - Vittoria Garofalo

Marthe - Aurora Cattelani

Wagner - Mario Bozzi

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Compact Disc; - *Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 009/10 (+short; excerpts - Napoli - 1950) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.81-82 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (August 1954).

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Faust - Gianni Poggi

Méphistophélès - Raffaele Ariè

Marguerite - Marcella Pobbe

Valentin - Ettore Bastianini

Siébel - Anna Maria Capel

Marthe - Amalia Pini

Wagner - Silvio Santarelli

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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5054 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Fimvelstar FR 065 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.223 febbraio 2008 p.83 [CV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (1 December 1956). According to Andromeda's online catalogue this is a «In House recording - accetable (sic) sound».

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Santuzza - Victoria de los Ángeles

Turiddu - Franco Corelli

Alfio - Mario Sereni

Lola - Adriana Lazzarini

Lucia - Corinna Vozza

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 108-109 (+orchestral excerpts from other ; operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 108-109 (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by ;; Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; Angel 3632 B/L (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3632 B/L (+orchestral excerpts from other operas by Mascagni) {2LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 63967-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZB 3632 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.527; July 1963 p.54 (mention); March 1992 p.113 [JBS]

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Opera - May 1963 pp.338-339 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.186 [PLM]: February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.528 [CJL] (open reel tape)

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.96 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.97 [RDD] (open reel tape)

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Iris by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Iris - Clara Petrella

Osaka - Umberto Borso

Kyoto - Saturno Meletti

Il Cieco - Ivo Vinco

Una guècha - Aida Stefani

Un Merciavolo - Gianni Avolanti

Un Cenciaivolo - Ottavio Taddei

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 195 {2LPS} (1960)ª

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Recordings of Iris by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.392; PENGUIN p.199; GIUDICI p.353 (2) p.616

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (6 February 1960)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Schaunard - Saturno Meletti

Marcello - Tito Gobbi

Colline - Giulio Neri

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Elda Ribetti

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Carlo Badioli

Parpignol - Gianni Avolanti

Sergente dei doganieri - Silvio Santarelli

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 358 {2LPS} (1966)ª; CLS AMDRL 22811 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Pro Musica «Legends» XLNC 112 (1982)ª; Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1016; House of Opera ALD 1016

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 743 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 829 {2CDS}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6437/8 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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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:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]; Juli+August 2005 S.60 [IW]

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.96 [PN]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (10 January 1951). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.330) the conductor is Tulio Serafin. The «Legends» cassettes were issued (incorrectly) as being a recording of a performance at La Scala and those issued by Lyric as being of a recording in Rome (1950)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Marcello - Giuseppe Taddei

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Rosanna Carteri

Musetta - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)

Benoit - Mario Zorgniotti

Alcindoro - Mario Zorgniotti

Parpignol - Armando Benzi

Sergente dei doganieri - Piero Poldi

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1237 1-2 {2LPS}; D.G.G. 18107/08 LPM {2LPS} Cetra Soria 1237 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 30 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87270-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Urania DS 037500 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Preiser Records 20039 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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 - May 1961 p.600 [EG]

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Opera - June 1961 p.406; January 1996 p.20

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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.280

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]; Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.110 [MDS]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p. [JC]

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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55

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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.85-86 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.79

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.114-115 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 July 1952.

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi

Lauretta - Victoria de los Ángeles

Zita - Anna Maria Canali

Rinuccio - Carlo Del Monte

Gherardo - Adelio Zagonora

Nella - Lydia Marimpietri

Gherardino - Claudio Cornoldi

Betto di Signa - Saturno Meletti

Simone - Paolo Montarsolo

Marco - Fernando Valentini

Ciesca - Giuliana Raymondi

Spinelloccio - Alfredo Mariotti

Pinellino - Virgilio Stocco

Guccio - Paolo Caroli

Amantio di Nicolao - Alfredo Mariotti

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1726 {1LP} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 295 {1LP} (1959)ª; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico); Capitol GAR 7179 (1LP) (1959)ª;; Capitol SGAR 7179 {1LP} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CD 7 64165-2 {1CD}; HMV Classics 5 73474-2 {1CD} (1999)ª; EMI Classics 5 62777-2 (+Tito Gobbi - recital) {1CD} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1959 p.159 [HCS]; December 1959 p.301 [PHW]; January 1960 p.342 [DST]; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 pp.102-103 [MEO]

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Opera - December 1959 p.812

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Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.105 [PK]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.12

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.98 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - December 1959 Vol.26 No.4 p.268 [PLM]

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Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]: December 1959 p.18 [FGB]

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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - Jussi Björling

Sharpless - Mario Sereni

Suzuki - Miriam Pirazzini

Kate Pinkerton - Silvia Bertona

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta

Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo

Il commissario imperiale - Antonio Sacchetti

Yakusidè - Bonaldo Giaiotti

L'ufficiale del Registro - Paolo Caroli

La madre di Cio Cio San - Vera Magrini

La zia - Nina De Courson

La cugina - Silvia Bertona

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1795-1797 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV ASD 373-375 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5128 (ASD 3532-3534) {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD; 414446-3 {2LPS} (1985)ª; Capitol GCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Angel 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª;; Angel S 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 414446-5 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63634-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 4 83482-2 (France) (1995)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZS 35821 (highlights) (4-track - 7½ips) (1963)ª; Angel ZC 3604 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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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 - November 1960 pp.287-288 [PHW]; January 1961 p.378 [DST]; September 1978 p.545 [EG]; August 1985 p. [EG]; March 1991 p. [MEO]

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Opera - January 1961 p.50

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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.62 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape - highlights) [RDD]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [CJL]

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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.57

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Michele - Ettore Bastianini

Luigi - Mirto Picchi

Giorgetta - Clara Petrella

La Frugola - Mafalda Masini

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2184-1 {1CDR} (2006)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (29 December 1955). The cast also includes Piero De Palma and Gustavo Gallo.

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva

Rosina - Fiorenza Cossotto

Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli

Don Basilio - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Berta - Stefania Malagù

Fiorello - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08055

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1133 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (20 January 1964)

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Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Semiramide - Joan Sutherland

Arsace - Giulietta Simionato

Assur - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Idreno - Gianni Raimondi

Oroe - Ferruccio Mazzoli

L'Ombra di Nino - Antonio Zerbini

Mitrane - Giuseppe Bertinazzo

Azema - Manuela BianchiParro

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 259 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 40 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Disc - Opera Italiana OPI 34 {2CDS}; ARKADIA

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Recordings of Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.740; PENGUIN p.370; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.184 p.88; MET p.493; MET(VID) p.295; GIUDICI p.740 (2) p.1223; Répertoire No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.91; Opéra Magazine No.6 avril 2006 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.7 No.2 September/October 1983 p.244 [HF]; Vol.14 No.4 March/April 1991 p.351 [RL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (19 December 1962). See OPERA February 1963 p.94 and «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland pp.148-149

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Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Pamira - Renata Tebaldi

Néoclès - Miriam Pirazzini

Maometto - Mario Petri

Cléomène - Mirto Picchi

Hiéros (Jero) - Raffaele Ariè

Omar - Augosto Romani

Ismène - Anna Maria Borrelli

Adastro - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 353 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 298-2 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Live Opera Heaven CAS 290

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6001-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1999 S.61 [MB]

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Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 pp.66-67 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 (audio) [MT]

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.24 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.94 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (2 January 1952, mentioned in OPERA March 1952 p.170). The Compact cassette issued by Live Opera Heaven is listed in their List dated «5/2000» where its sound is described as «FAIR-Decent as best».

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Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Fernand Cortez - Gino Penno

Montézuma - Italo Tajo

Télasco - Aldo Protti

Amazily - Renata Tebaldi

Alvar - Piero De Palma

Morales - Afro Poli

Le grand-prêtre - Antonio Cassinelli

Spanish Prisoner 1 - Augosto Romani

Spanish Prisoner 2 - Gerardo Gaudioso

Sailor - Gianni Avolanti

A Mexican officer - Luigi Paolillo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 369 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 286-2 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6008 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 111-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª;; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6441/42 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]; September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [DN]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.187-189 [GJ]

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Classical Express - Issue No.121 April 2000 p.4 [SJT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.266-267 [CHP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.110 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (15 December 1951; see OPERA February 1952 p.102). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Fernand Cortez is «Die vergessene Oper» in ORPHEUS März-April 2006 S.10

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Aida - Anita Cerquetti

Radamès - Gino Penno

Amneris - Elena Nicolai

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Boris Christoff

Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 134 {1CD};; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOCO 11 {1CD} (2004)ª

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.85 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of parts of Act 1,2 and 3 of a performance at the Arena Flegrea in very poor sound

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gustavo III - Giuseppe di Stefano

Ankastrom - Ettore Bastianini

Amelia - Antonietta Stella

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Eugenia Ratti

Cristiano - Arturo La Porta

Ribbing - Plinio Clabassi

Dehorn - Antonio Cassinelli

Minister for Justice - Vito Tatone

Ankastrom's servant - Mino Russo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1263

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (20 December 1959; see OPERA March 1960 pp.216-217). 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 performance recorded is attributed here to RAI.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Don Carlo - Mario Filippeschi

Filippo II - Boris Christoff

Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi

Il Grande Inquisitore - Giulio Neri

Un Frate - Plinio Clabassi

Elisabetta di Valois - Antonietta Stella

La principessa Eboli - Elena Nicolai

Tebaldo - Loretta Di Lelio

Il Conte di Lerma - Paolo Caroli

Un Araldo Reale - Paolo Caroli

Una voce dal cielo - Orietta Moscucci

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1289-1292 {4LPS} (1955)ª; RCA Victor LM 6124 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7165 {4LPS}; *Seraphim IC-6004

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64642 2 {3CDS}; EMI «Références» CHS 5 67479-2 {3CDS};; Membran 223480 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos 8.111132-34 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.234-235 [PHW]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1993 p.120; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]

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Opera - January 1956 p.49; June 1993 p.744

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Opera Now - June 1993 p.54

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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]

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American Record Guide - December 1955 Vol.22 No.4 p.56 [PHR]: September-October 1993 Vol.56 No.5 p.212

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.80, p.82, p.84 [JH]: May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.[JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1995 p.19

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.91

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.67

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Classic CD - June 1993 p.95

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.108 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.94-95 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [JV]: No.99 abril 2007 p.94 [JS]

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Comments:- A recording of a 4-act version made on 5-9, 11-14 October 1954

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Carlo - Flaviano Labò

Filippo II - Boris Christoff

Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Ivo Vinco

Un Frate - Alessandro Maddalena

Elisabetta di Valois - Antonietta Stella

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Aurora Cattelani

Il Conte di Lerma - Franco Piva

Un Araldo Reale - Piero De Palma

Una voce dal cielo - Giuliana Matteini

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18760-3 (1962)ª;; D.G.G. SLPM 138760-3 (1962)ª; D.G.G. 2711 003

Compact Disc; - *DG 435 062-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; DG 437 739-2

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1962 p.205; January 1963 p.334; September 1991 p. [JBS]

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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.59 [IW]

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Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70

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Diapason - février 1993 p.137

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American Record Guide - September 1962 Vol.29 No.1 p.14 [GK]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.77, pp.94-95 [CLO]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.53

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Répertoire - février 1993 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a five act version.

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Ernani - Mario Del Monaco

Elvira - Floriana Cavalli

Carlo - Cornell MacNeil

Silva - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Riccardo - Vittorio Pandano

Iago - Mario Rinaudo

Giovanna - Anna Di Stasio

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-805-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

VERDI DAL VIVO - p.89 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (16 December 1961). A performance a few nights after this is reviewed in OPERA, March 1962 p.186. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.338

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Fausto Tomei

Leonora di Vargas - Caterina Mancini

Don Carlo - Tito Gobbi

Don Alvaro - Galliano Masini

Preziosilla - Cloe Elmo

Fra Melitone - Vito de Taranto

Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri

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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #657

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Carmine Gallone. The roles of Leonara and Don Alvaro are acted by Nelly Corradi and Gino Sinimberghi. See «Opera Fanatic'sCatalogue» No.35 p.61

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Antonio Manca-Serra

Don Alvaro - Gino Penno

Preziosilla - Miriam Pirazzini

Fra Melitone - Saturno Meletti

Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 845-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10241-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli. See OPERA April 1954 p.233 . The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Paolo Washington

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano

Preziosilla - Fedora Barbieri

Fra Melitone - Melchiorre Luise

Curra - Luciana Boni

Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri

Mastro Trabuco - Sergio Tedesco

Un Chirurgo - Mario Frosini

Un Alcalde - Giorgio Giorgetti

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Black Disc; - *Paragon DSV 52005 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 3103 {3CDS} ;; Myto 3 CD 062 H114 (+higlights - cond.Mitropoulos - 1953) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 pp.265-266 [JM]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale, Florence (8 June 1956; see OPERA August 1956 p.475)

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Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Giovanna - Renata Tebaldi

Carlo VII - Gino Penno

Giacono - Ugo Savarese

Delil - Luciano della Pergola

Talbot - Iginio Riccò

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Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 193-2 (+La Traviata - excerpts +Adriana Lecouvreur - excerpts) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.924; GIUDICI p.876 (2) p.1424; MET(VID) p.353. Opéra International No.267 avril 2002 p.68

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 2 1996 p.39

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Orpheus - März 1996 S.60

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.164 [RP2]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.244

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro San Carlo (15 March 1951)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Otello - Ramón Vinay

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Gino Bechi

Cassio - Piero De Palma

Rodrigo - Gianni Avolanti

Lodovico - Augosto Romani

Montano - Antonio Piccillo

Emilia - Vittoria Garofalo

Un Araldo - Gerardo Gaudioso

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 009 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1183/84-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]

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International Record Review - June 2004 p.77 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 December 1952; OPERA February 1953 pp.98-99). PO'C writes in his review of the CDs issued by Bongiovanni «The sound quality is distressingly uneven, at times unlistenable to.»

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1955(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Mariano Caruso

Rodrigo - Valiano Natali

Lodovico - Giulio Neri

Emilia - Rina Corsi

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 582

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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:- This appears to be a recording of Act 1, 2, 3 of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (June 1955; see «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» p.835). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is attributed here to «RAI 1950s», but it is not mentioned in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980».

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi

Jacopo Fiesco - Boris Christoff

Amelia Grimaldi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Campora

Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi

Pietro - Paolo Dari

Un'ancella - Silvia Bertona

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Paolo Caroli

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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1634 - ALP 1635/36 {3LPS 5-sides} (1958)ª; HMV SLS 5090 (+arias) {2LPS} (1977)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 10229 - QALP 10230/31 {3LPS 5 sides} ; Capitol-EMI GCR 7126 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; Seraphim 1C-1655 {3LPS} (+arias)

Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5090

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63513-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI Références CHS 67483-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 p.317; January 1959 p.345; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; October 1977 p.504 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [AB]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]

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Opera - January 1959 p.52

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Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76-S.77 [SL]

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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1958 Vol.8 No.11 p.76 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - December 1958 Vol.25 No.4 p.234 [RS]: March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.44 [PCP]

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International Record Review - January 2001 p.122 [RP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.92 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recorded 25 September to 1 October 1957

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Pina Angelici

Annina - Anna De Santis

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora

Giorgio Germont - Giuseppe Taddei

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Antonio Piccillo

Barone Douphol - Gerardo Gaudioso

Marchese d'Obigny - Umberto Frisaldi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 3784 (1995)ª

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6015-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.102 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (17 January 1952; mentioned in OPERA April 1952 p.234)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Ede Marietti Gandolfo

Annina - Ines Marietti

Alfredo Germont - Francesco Albanese

Giorgio Germont - Ugo Savarese

Gastone - Mariano Caruso

Dottore Grenvil - Mario Zorgniotti

Barone Douphol - Alberto Albertini

Marchese d'Obigny - Mario Zorgniotti

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1246; Cetra N 1246; Cetra C 1246 {3LPS} (USA); Fonit CetraTRV 01 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 70044; VOX THS 65047/8; Everest-Cetra S-425/3 Ember GVC 2345

Compact Cassette - Ember ZCEB 2345/A-B; Ember V8EB 2345/A-B (8 track cartridge)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 9 {2CDS}; Warner Fonit 3984 29354-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Regis Records RRC 2067 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Naxos 8.110300/1 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.47 [DST]; January 1958 p.328 [PHW]; December 1973 p.1252 [RO] May 1974 p.2084 [WAC]; February 1995 p.105 [JBS]; March 2000 pp.115-116 [AB]

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Opera - January 1958 p.53

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Opera News - November 1994 p.47

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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.433

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.2 Spring 2005 p.389 [RES]

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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1954 Vol.4 No.9 p.58 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.159

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.70 (2) p.72 (4) p.69

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American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.50 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.220 (mention) [LM]

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Classic CD - February 2000 p.81 [MT]

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International Record Review - January 2001 p.123 [JTH]

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Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.89 [SH]

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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.46

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.88 [PN]

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Comments:- Recorded September 1953. See the ARSC Journal 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 pp.54-61

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Manrico - Antonio Salvarezza

Azucena - Gianna Pederzini

Leonora - Franca Sacchi

Conte di Luna - Enzo Mascherini

Ruiz - Enrico Formichi

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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #552 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Carmine Gallone. «In place of Ferrando's narrative, the film substitutes a dramatization of the burning of Azucena's mother for witchcraft». The roles of Manrico and Leonora are acted by Gino Sinimberghi and Vittoria Colonnello

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Lohengrin - Gino Penno

Elsa - Renata Tebaldi

Ortrud - Elena Nicolai

Friedrich von Telramund - Giangiacomo Guelfi

König Heinrich - Giulio Neri

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enzo Viaro

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 395-3 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6010-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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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 - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.135 dicembre 1999 p.106 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (26 December 1954). This is mentioned in OPERA March 1955 p.178 and the HRE recording is advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1980 p.1165

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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