(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Bartók Béla - Bluebeard's Castle - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1979(FI)***
2 Bartók Béla - Bluebeard's Castle - London Symphony Orchestra 1995(LI)*
3 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1979(STU)*
4 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Wiener Philharmoniker 1996(LI)*
5 Berlioz Hector - Damnation de Faust (La) - Covent Garden 1963(LI; EDINBURGH)*
6 Berlioz Hector - Damnation de Faust (La) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1981(STU)*
7 Berlioz Hector - Damnation de Faust (La) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1989(LI)**
8 Bizet Georges - Carmen - Covent Garden 1973(LI)*
9 Bizet Georges - Carmen - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra) 1975(STU)*
10 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Orfeo ed Euridice - Covent Garden 1969(STU)*
11 Humperdinck Engelbert - Hänsel und Gretel - Wiener Philharmoniker 1978(STU)*
12 Humperdinck Engelbert - Hänsel und Gretel - Wiener Philharmoniker 1981(FI)**
13 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Così fan tutte - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1973/74(STU)*
14 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Così fan tutte - Chamber Orchestra of Europe 1994(LC)*
15 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - Covent Garden 1962(LI)*
16 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - L'Opéra de Paris 1975(LI)*
17 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1978(STU)*
18 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1996(LC)*
19 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1984/85(STU)*
20 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Covent Garden 1987(LI)**
21 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Covent Garden 1963(LI)*
22 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Opéra de Paris 1973(LI)*
23 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Opéra de Paris 1980(LI)**
24 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1981(STU)*
25 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Hessischer Rundfunk 1955(RA)*
26 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1969(STU)*
27 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1990(STU)*
28 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Zauberflöte (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1991(LI)***
29 Mussorgsky Modest - Boris Godunov - Metropolitan Opera 1963(LI)*
30 Orff Carl - Antigonae - Bayerische Staatsoper 1951(LI)*
31 Puccini Giacomo - bohème (La) - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1973(STU)*
32 Puccini Giacomo - Tosca - National Philharmonic Orchestra 1984(STU)*
33 Puccini Giacomo - Turandot - Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln 1956(RA)*
34 Schönberg Arnold - Moses und Aron - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1984(STU)*
35 Strauss Richard - Arabella - Wiener Philharmoniker 1957(STU)*
36 Strauss Richard - Arabella - Covent Garden 1965(LI)*
37 Strauss Richard - Arabella - Wiener Philharmoniker 1976?(FI)**
38 Strauss Richard - Ariadne auf Naxos - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1977(STU)*
39 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester 1952(SE)*
40 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Wiener Philharmoniker 1966/67(STU)*
41 Strauss Richard - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) - Covent Garden 1967(LI)*
42 Strauss Richard - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) - Covent Garden 1976(LI)*
43 Strauss Richard - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1989/1991(STU)*
44 Strauss Richard - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1992(LC)**
45 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1968/69(STU)*
46 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Covent Garden 1985(LI)**
47 Strauss Richard - Salome - Wiener Philharmoniker 1961(STU)*
48 Stravinsky Igor - Oedipus Rex - London Philharmonic Orchestra 1976(STU)*
49 Tchaikovsky Pyotr Il'yich - Eugene Onegin - Covent Garden 1971(LI)*
50 Tchaikovsky Pyotr Il'yich - Eugene Onegin - Covent Garden 1974(STU)***
51 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1961(STU)*
52 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Metropolitan Opera 1963(LI)*
53 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Santa Cecilia 1960/61(STU)*
54 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - National Philharmonic Orchestra 1982/83(STU)*
55 Verdi Giuseppe - ballo in maschera (Un) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1990(LI)***
56 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Covent Garden 1965(STU)*
57 Verdi Giuseppe - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] - Covent Garden 1968(LI)*
58 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester 1950(RA)*
59 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra 1963(STU)*
60 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Wiener Philharmoniker 1979(FI)**
61 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Wiener Staatsoper 1980(LI)*
62 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Berliner Philharmoniker 1993(LC)*
63 Verdi Giuseppe - Falstaff - Wiener Philharmoniker 1993(LI)*
64 Verdi Giuseppe - forza del destino (La) - Covent Garden 1962(LI)*
65 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln 1958(RA)*
66 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Covent Garden 1962(LI)*
67 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Metropolitan Opera 1963(LI)*
68 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Metropolitan Opera 1963(LI)*
69 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - L'Opéra de Paris 1976(LI)***
70 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Wiener Philharmoniker 1977(STU)*
71 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1991(LC)*
72 Verdi Giuseppe - Otello - Covent Garden 1992(LC)**
73 Verdi Giuseppe - Rigoletto - RCA Italiana Orchestra 1963(STU)*
74 Verdi Giuseppe - Simon Boccanegra - Teatro alla Scala 1989(STU)*
75 Verdi Giuseppe - Simon Boccanegra - Covent Garden 1991**
76 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1951(RA)*
77 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - Covent Garden 1994(LI)***
78 Wagner Richard - fliegende Holländer (Der) - Covent Garden 1966(LI)*
79 Wagner Richard - fliegende Holländer (Der) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1976(STU)*
80 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Covent Garden 1963(ACT 3;LE)*
81 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Covent Garden 1963(LI)*
82 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Wiener Philharmoniker 1964(STU)*
83 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Covent Garden 1965(LI)*
84 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Covent Garden 1970(LI)*
85 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1973(ACT 3;LE)*
86 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Bayreuth Festival 1983(LI)*
87 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Württembergische Staatsoper 1985(LI)*
88 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Wiener Philharmoniker 1985/86(STU)*
89 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Covent Garden 1969(LI)*
90 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1975/76(STU)*
91 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1995(LC)*
92 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - Wiener Philharmoniker 1971/72(STU)*
93 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - Covent Garden 1980(LI)*
94 Wagner Richard - Rheingold (Das) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1958(STU)*
95 Wagner Richard - Rheingold (Das) - Bayreuth Festival 1983(LI)*
96 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - Covent Garden 1962(LI)*
97 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - Wiener Philharmoniker 1962(STU)*
98 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - Covent Garden 1965(LI)*
99 Wagner Richard - Siegfried - Bayreuth Festival 1983(LI)*
100 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Metropolitan Opera 1960(LI)*
101 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Wiener Philharmoniker 1970(STU)*
102 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Wiener Philharmoniker 1960(STU)*
103 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera 1963(LI)*
104 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Covent Garden 1971(LI)*
105 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester 1947(ACT 1;LE)*
106 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1957(SE)*
107 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Covent Garden 1961(LI)*
108 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Covent Garden 1965(LI)*
109 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1965(STU)*
110 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Bayreuth Festival 1983(LI)*
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1979(FI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - Kolos Kováts
Judith - Sylvia Sass
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 630 {1LP} (1980)ª;; London OSA 1174 {1LP}
Compact Cassette; - Decca KCET 630 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 433 «Enterprise» 433 082-2 {1CD} (1992)ª
Laser Disc; - London 440 071 247-1 (NTSC); London POLL 9022 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª; Decca 071 147-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3254 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 147-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1980 p.265 (audio) [LS] May 1992 p.105 (audio) [DSG]; March 1993 p.102; July 2008 p.94 (DVD) [RC]
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Opera News - August 1993 p.44
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Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
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International Record Review - April 2008 p.74 (DVD) [RL1]
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Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 pp.80-81 (DVD) [CW]
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Comments:- The film was made in 1981 using the recording as sound track
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Julia Varady
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 2022 {1CDR}
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Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- This recording may be of a concert performance in the Barbican in December 1995 (click link below). The recording issued by HOO is listed in their online catalogue. Here the venue is given as Paris, but I have not been able to confirm that Solti conducted Bluebeard's Castle in Paris in 1995.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
Leonore - Hildegard Behrens
Florestan - Peter Hofmann
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Hans Sotin
Marzelline - Sona Ghazarian
Jaquino - David Kuebler
Fernando - Gwynne Howell
Erster Gefangene - Robert Johnson
Zweiter Gefangene - Philip Kraus
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Black Disc; - Decca D178D3 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; London 3LDR 10017 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K178K32 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 410 227-2 {2CDS}(1985)ª; Decca «Grand Opera» 455 066-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca 475 6207 {2CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1980 p.1584 [WSM] June 1980 p.78 [SIR]; March 1985 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.71-73 [MHF]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.71 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.217 [CM]
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American Record Guide - April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.69 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.52 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.80 [JS]
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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE April 1980 p.1543. A tape recording of what appears to be a concert performance with this cast either in Chicago or in the Carnegie Hall, New York is listed in mr. tape's catalogue (4873). The performance in New York is reviewed in OPERA August 1979 p.768, p.785.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Cheryl Studer
Florestan - Ben Heppner
Pizarro - Tom Fox
Rocco - René Pape
Marzelline - Ruth Ziesak
Jaquino - Roberto Saccà
Fernando - Peter Mattei
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)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 in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1996). The performance on 24 August 1996 which was conducted by Philippe Auguin is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1996 No.206 pp.37-38. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI; Edinburgh)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden - Boys of St. Mary's R.C. Cathedral
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - George London
Marguerite - Josephine Veasey
Brander - Robert Savoie
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1704
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival (18 August 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
Faust - Kenneth Riegel
Méphistophélès - José van Dam
Marguerite - Frederica Von Stade
Brander - Malcolm King
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Black Disc; - Decca D259D3 {3LPS} (1982)ª;; London LDR 73007 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K259K32 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 410 181-2 (highlights) {1CD} (1984)ª; Decca 414 680-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 826-2 (France) (1997)ª; London POCL 4123-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1982 p.1508 [AB]; July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; April 1984 p. [GH]; March 1990 p.[JW]
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American Record Guide - December 1982 Vol.46 No.2 p.15 [MM]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
Faust - Keith Lewis
Méphistophélès - José van Dam
Marguerite - Anne Sofie von Otter
Brander - Peter Rose
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Laser Disc; - London 071 510-1(NTSC); *London POLL 1007-8 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª; Decca 071 410-1(PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 102.023 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca O71 410-3(PAL)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.469; Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.260 [AC]
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Opéra International - January 1993 p.54
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 p.120 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.246-247 [JPM]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.186
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.79 [CW]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.79 [XC]
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Comments:- Video recording of a concert performance at the Royal Albert Hall (28-8-1989)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Teresa Cahill
Mercédès - Anne Pashley
Le Dancaïre - John Dobson
Le Remendado - Francis Egerton
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Richard Van Allan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00200
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 498.3; Arkadia 352 149;; Myto 3 MCD 011 242 (+Carmen cond Guadagno - highlights +Lohengrin with Domingo; Hamburg 1968 excerpts) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1358 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1159-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
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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 publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]; Vol.31 No.4 March/ April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.60; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.284-287 [RP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.72
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.82
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1973, see OPERA, August 1973p.743). The performance on 7 July 1973 is reviewed in ORPHEUS Oktober/November 1973 S.28-29
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)
Chorus - John Alldis Choir - Haberdasher's Aske's School Boys' Choir
Carmen - Tatiana Troyanos
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Norma Burrowes
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Michel Roux
Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc; - Decca D11D3 {3LPS} (1976)ª;; Decca(London) 414 489-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 13115 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K11K33 (1976)ª;; Decca 414 489-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 489-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.640 [EG]; December 1976 p.984 [letter]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS], p.1183 [IM]; September 1985 p. [AB]
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Comments:- According to «The London Philharmonic Discography» by Philip Stuart (pp.230-231)about one third of the opera was recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Orfeo - Marilyn Horne
Euridice - Pilar Lorengar
Amor - Helen Donath
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 443-4 {2LPS} (1970)ª;; London OSA 1285 {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 417 410-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 707-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - June 1970 p.69; October 1970 p.563; August 1989 p.362 [JBS]
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Diapason - No.150 1970 p.23
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American Record Guide - November 1970 p.162
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.217
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
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Comments:- The Vienna version with additions
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Sängerknaben
Peter - Walter Berry
Gertrud - Júlia Hamari
Hänsel - Brigitte Fassbaender
Gretel - Lucia Popp
Die Knusperhexe - Anny Schlemm
Sandmännchen - Norma Burrowes
Taumännchen - Edita Gruberova
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Black Disc; - Decca D131D2 {2LPS} (1978)ª;; London OSA 12112 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca K131K 22
Compact Disc; - Decca 421 111-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 847-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 455 063-2 {2CDS}; London POCL 2962-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª; Decca 470 567-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1165 [LS]; March 1979 p.1626 [SIR]; November 1988 p. [EG]
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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.59 (mention) [GH]
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American Record Guide - June 1979 Vol.42 No.8 p.22 [DA]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.52 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded in March and June 1978
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1981(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Sängerknaben
Peter - Hermann Prey
Gertrud - Helga Dernesch
Hänsel - Brigitte Fassbaender
Gretel - Edita Gruberova
Die Knusperhexe - Sena Jurinac
Sandmännchen - Norma Burrowes
Taumännchen - Elfriede (Elfie) Hobarth
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Laser Disc; - *London 071 202-1 (NTSC); Decca 071 102-1 (PAL); London POLL 9016;; (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - DG 00440 073 4110 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 071 202 827.99 (NTSC); Decca 071 102-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Classical Video Guide - p.45
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film directed by August Everding. See ORPHEUS Februar 1982 S.84.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973-74(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Fiordiligi - Pilar Lorengar
Dorabella - Teresa Berganza
Despina - Jane Berbié
Ferrando - Ryland Davies
Guglielmo - Tom Krause
Don Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 575-578 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Decca D56D4 {4LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 101-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Compact Disc Opera Collection» 473 354-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Decca 475 7033 {3CDS} (2006)ª
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.105 [SS]; September 1974 p.478 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; August 1977 p.339 [AB]; March 1991 p.1722 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.10 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.64 [XP]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (1-17 July 1973) and completed 12 February 1974 (see The London Philharmonic Discography by Philip Stuart p.205)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1994(LC)
Orchestra - Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Chorus - London Voices
Fiordiligi - Renée Fleming
Dorabella - Anne Sofie von Otter
Despina - Adelina Scarabelli
Ferrando - Frank Lopardo
Guglielmo - Olaf Bär
Don Alfonso - Michele Pertusi
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Compact Disc - Decca(London) 444 174-2
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1996 p.18 p.97
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Opera - April 1996 p.423
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Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.106
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1996 p.68
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Opera News - September 1996 p.58
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.269
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Orpheus - Mai 1996 S.62
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.169
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.73
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.115
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1996 p.75
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Stereophile - September 1996 (Vol.19 No.9) p.207
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American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.170
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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.48
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.5
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.87 abril 1996 p.61
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Opernwelt - Abril 4/1996 S.60
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Musica (Milano) - No.98 Anno 20 Giugno-Luglio 1996 p.99
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.64 [XP]
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Comments:- Recorded at concert performances in the Royal Festival Hall (3 & 5 May 1994, seeOPERA July 1994 p.886). The recording is reviewed in The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Saturday March 2 1996 p.A9
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer
Don Ottavio - Richard Lewis
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - David Ward
Masetto - Robert Savoie
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00931
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 31024 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1022 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)ª
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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 - September 2007 pp.90-91 [JBS]
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Opera - August 2007 p.1004 [AB]
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Opera News - January 2008 pp.60-61 [RP]
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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.212-213 [RT]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.191-192 [RT]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]
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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128 [JC]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.79 [PB]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.133-134 [RVL]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.94-95 [TP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.95 septembre 2007 p.77 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.90 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (19 February 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 17-23 1962 p.18, p.23. The performances on 9 and 26 February are reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.271 (see also the front cover and pp.224-225)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Don Giovanni - Roger Soyer
Donna Anna - Margaret Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - José van Dam
Il Commendatore - Kurt Moll
Masetto - Richard Van Allan
Zerlina - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 011 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DONG 197501 {3CDRS}
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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 Paris Opera (See OPERA May 1975 pp.443-445)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Don Giovanni - Bernd Weikl
Donna Anna - Margaret Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Sylvia Sass
Leoporello - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Commendatore - Kurt Moll
Masetto - Alfred Sramek
Zerlina - Lucia Popp
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Black Disc; - Decca D164D4 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSA 1444 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K162K4 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 425 169-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 427-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 475 7037 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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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 - September 1979 p.514 [LS]; December 1979 p.1077 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; March 1991 p. [AB]
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American Record Guide - April 1980 Vol.43 No.6 p.32 [RVL]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1996(LC)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Voices
Don Giovanni - Bryn Terfel
Donna Anna - Renée Fleming
Don Ottavio - Herbert Lippert
Donna Elvira - Ann Murray
Leoporello - Michele Pertusi
Il Commendatore - Mario Luperi
Masetto - Roberto Scaltriti
Zerlina - Monica Groop
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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 455 500-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
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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 - October 1997 p.141 [SS]; January 1998 p.46 [JBS]
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Opera - November 1997 p.1382 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.100 [ST]
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HiFi News & Record Review - January 1998 p.89 [PB]
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Opera News - December 6 1997 p.60 [PJS]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.213 [RVL]
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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.57 [RH]
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.56 [AF]
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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.110 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.120 [JC-1]
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Classical Express - Issue 91 October 1997 p.4 [NL]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.74 [AB]
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.73 [TS]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.82 [GL]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.138 [KM]
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Stereophile - April 1998 (Vol.21 No.4) p.259 [RL]
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Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.56 [LC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.48 [SV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.113 novembre 1997 p.85 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.79 [XP]
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Musica (Milano) - n.109 Anno 22 agosto-settembre 1998 p.100 [EG]
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Comments:- Recorded at concert performances in the Royal Festival Hall, London (October 5 & 7 1996). See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday 18 October 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1984-85(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Konstanze - Edita Gruberova
Belmonte - Gosta Winbergh
Blonde - Kathleen Battle
Pedrillo - Heinz Zednik
Osmin - Martti Talvela
Bassa Selim - Will Quadflieg
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Black Disc; - *Decca 417 402-1 {2LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 402-4 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 402-2 {2CDS} (1987)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1987 p.1458 [AB]
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Comments:- Recorded in November 1984 and December 1985
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Konstanze - Inga Nielsen
Belmonte - Deon Van Der Walt
Blonde - Lilian Watson
Pedrillo - Lars Magnusson
Osmin - Kurt Moll
Bassa Selim - Oliver Tobias
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer PA-90-304 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630187732 (2005)ª; Kultur 6945369 (USA) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - NVC Arts 0630 18773-3 (PAL); Home Vision TCO 67 (NTSC)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1998 p.110 [AB]
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Opera - October 2006 pp.1257-1258 [AB]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.94 [RF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.125-128 [RP]
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Diapason - No.533 février 2006 p.114 [MP]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [TP]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.97 [RF]
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Classic CD - January 1998 p.79 [PR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.67 [EE]: Anno XX N.201 gennaio 2006 pp.82-83 [AM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.78 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (see OPERA January 1988 p.107)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Tito Gobbi
Contessa Almaviva - Ilva Ligabue
Cherubino - Teresa Berganza
Marcellina - Monica Sinclair
Bartolo - Michael Langdon
Basilio - Kenneth MacDonald
Curzio - Robert Bowman
Antonio - David Kelly
Barbarina - Jenifer Eddy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1040
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1998
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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 11 June 1963. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated June 8-14 1963 p.31. The performance on 5 June 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 pp.491-496, p.506. 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 Georg Solti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Opéra de Paris
Figaro - José van Dam
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause
Contessa Almaviva - Gundula Janowitz
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Kurt Moll
Basilio - Michel Sénéchal
Curzio - Jacques Loreau
Barbarina - Danièle Perriers
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Compact Disc - Phoenix PX 515.3
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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:-
Orpheus - März 1997 S.59 (mention)
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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.4
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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.121
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.64 [JR]
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Comments:- See OPERA May 1973 p.423
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Opéra de Paris
Figaro - José van Dam
Susanna - Lucia Popp
Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier
Contessa Almaviva - Gundula Janowitz
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Kurt Moll
Basilio - Michel Sénéchal
Barbarina - Danièle Perriers
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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC16 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 29 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1008 (Japan) (1999)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 20 (Japanese NTSC)
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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 in the Palais Garnier (14 July 1980)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Figaro - Samuel Ramey
Susanna - Lucia Popp
Conte Almaviva - Thomas Allen
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Kurt Moll
Basilio - Robert Tear
Curzio - Philip Langridge
Antonio - Giorgio Tadeo
Barbarina - Yvonne Kenny
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Black Disc; - Decca D267D4 {4LPS} (1982)ª; London LDR 74001 {4LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K26742 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 410 150-2 {3CDS} (1984)ª
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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 - November 1982 p.627 [AB] ; April 1984 p.1213 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.142
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Comments:- Recorded in The Kingsway Hall (29-30 May, 1-8 June 1981 and 8 December 1981 - overture). See «The London Philharmonic Discography» pp. 292-293.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Hessischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Hessischer Rundfunk
Tamino - Ernst Kozub
Papageno - Günther Ambrosius
Königin der Nacht - Erika Köth
Sprecher - Willy Wolff
Pamina - Elisabeth Grümmer
Sarastro - Gottlob Frick
Monostatos - Willy Hofmann
Papagena - Hanny Steffek
1er Geharnischter - Wilhelm Ernest
2er Geharnischter - Ludwig Welter
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 044 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 743 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Urania URN 22273 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0144 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.293 [VAL]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.195 giugno 2005 p.91 [GL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Stuart Burrows
Papageno - Hermann Prey
Königin der Nacht - Cristina Deutekom
Sprecher - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Pamina - Pilar Lorengar
Sarastro - Martti Talvela
Monostatos - Gerhard Stolze
Papagena - Renate Holm
1er Geharnischter - René Kollo
2er Geharnischter - Hans Sotin
Erste Dame - Hanneke van Bork
Zweite Dame - Yvonne Minton
Dritte Dame - Hetty Plümacher
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 479-481 {3LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca K2A4
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 568-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Originals» 478 0394 {3CDS} (2008)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1971 p.1344; July 1971 p.161; December 1971 p.1008; May 1975 p.2031 [AB]; September 1986 p. [JS]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Uwe Heilmann
Papageno - Michael Kraus
Königin der Nacht - Sumi Jo
Sprecher - Andreas Schmidt
Pamina - Ruth Ziesak
Sarastro - Kurt Moll
Monostatos - Heinz Zednik
Papagena - Lotte Leitner
1er Geharnischter - Wolfgang Schmidt
2er Geharnischter - Hans Franzen
Erste Dame - Adrianne Pieczonka
Zweite Dame - Annette Küttenbaum
Dritte Dame - Jard van Nes
Erster Knabe - Max Emanuel Cencic
Zweiter Knabe - Michael Rausch
Dritter Knabe - Markus Leitner
Erster Priester - Clemens Bieber
Zweiter Priester - Hans-Joachin Porcher
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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 433 210-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1991 p.188 [HF]
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Stereophile - August 1992 (Vol.15 No.8) p.187
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Deon Van Der Walt
Papageno - Anton Scharinger
Königin der Nacht - Luciana Serra
Sprecher - Franz Grundheber
Pamina - Ruth Ziesak
Sarastro - René Pape
Monostatos - Heinz Zednik
Papagena - Edith Schmid-Lienbacher
1er Geharnischter - Wolfgang Schmidt
2er Geharnischter - Hans Franzen
Erste Dame - Inga Nielsen
Zweite Dame - Iris Vermillon
Dritte Dame - Jard van Nes
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Herbert Lippert
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Compact Disc; - Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5010/12 {3CDRS} (2000)ª; The Music Lovers ZAU 199102 {3CDRS} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - House of Opera dvd 1150 (2005)ª
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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 performances at the Salzburg Festival 27 July 1991 (FKM) or 2 August 1991 (Opera Lovers). The performance of 16 August 1991 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1991 pp.19-21. The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The DVD-R issued by HOO is listed in «10-27-2005 New DVD's Added.htm».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Jerome Hines
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Rosalind Elias
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Paul Franke
Missail - Andrea Velis
Rangoni - Walter Cassel
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Lynn Blair
Hostess - Janis Martin
Simpleton - George Shirley
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - William Stanz
Nurse - Lili Chookasian
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Vladimir Chistiakov
Lavitsky - Edward Ghazal
Cherniovsky - William Zakariasen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1032
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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 (6 April 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here (Mignon) Dunn is listed as a cast member. However, according to the «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera», althoogh she sang the inkeeper in the performance on 16 March 1963 she did not sing it in the broadcast performance on 6 April 1963.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Antigonae - Christel Goltz
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Irmgard Barth
Hämon - Karl Ostertag
Ein Wächter - Paul Kuen
Tiresias - Ernst Haeflinger
Ein Bote - Kurt Böhme
Euridice - Marianne Schech
Chorführer - Benno Kusche
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo 407952 I {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.50
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.134
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.126
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.152
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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.53
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.102
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theater, Munich
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir - Wandworth School Boys' Choir
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Vincenzo Sardinero
Marcello - Sherrill Milnes
Colline - Ruggero Raimondi
Mimi - Montserrat Caballé
Musetta - Judith Blegen
Benoit - Noel Mangin
Alcindoro - Nico Castel
Parpignol - Alan Byers
Sergente dei doganieri - Franklyn Whiteley
Un doganiere - William Mason
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Black Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» ARL 2-0371 {2LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 80371 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 22 {2CDS} (1994)ª; RCA RCD 2-0371 {2CDS} (USA) (1997)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39496-2 {2CDS} (1997)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 - October 1974 p.746 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; September 1986 p. [EG]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.190-191 [AL2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.172
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
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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
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Floria Tosca - Kiri Te Kanawa
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Leo Nucci
Il Sagristano - Spiro Malas
Cesare Angelotti - Malcolm King
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Paul Hudson
Un pastore - Ivo Martinez
Un carceriere - Nicholas Folwell
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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 414 597-1 {2LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca(London) 414 597-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 597-2 {2CDS} (1986)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 - September 1986 p.438 [EG]; November 1986 p.748 [EG]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.151-153 [RL]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 pp.48-49 [DA]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
La principessa Turandot - Christel Goltz
Calaf - Hans Hopf
Liù - Teresa Stich-Randall
Ping - Horst Günter
Pang - Peter Offermans
Pong - Jürgen Förster
Timur - Wilhelm Schirp
L'imperatore Altoum - Karl Schiebener
Un mandarino - Heiner Horn
Il Principe di Persia - André Peysang
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Compact Disc; - Gala 100 580 (+Stich-Randall +Göltz - recitals) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Capriccio 67 193/194 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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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:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 p.98 [JTH]
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Opéra Magazine - No.21 septembre 2007 p.78 [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the German version by Alfred Brüggemann originally broadcast in 1956 and rebroadcast on WDR 3 on 16 September 2001.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Moses - Franz Mazura
Aron - Philip Langridge
Ein Priester - Aage Haugland
Ein Mädchen - Barbara Bonney
Junger Mann - Daniel Harper
Eine Kranke - Mira Zakai
Der nackte Jüngling - Thomas Dymit
Andrer Mann - Kurt Link
Ephraimit - Herbert Wittges
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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 414 264-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca(London) 414 264-4
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 264-2 {2CDS} (1984)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 8678 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Decca «Originals» 000994102 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Moses und Aron by Arnold Schönberg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.357; CELLETTI p.762; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.167 p.96; MET p.498; PENGUIN p.384; Opéra International novembre 1995 No. 196 p.22; GIUDICI p.770 (2) p.1270
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1985 p.914 [AW]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.237-238 [JHN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.136-138 [CPGP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1985 Vol.48 No.6 p.46 [LMS]: March/ April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.174 [CHP]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.462
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Mimi Coertse
Matteo - Anton Dermota
Elemer - Waldemar Kmentt
Dominik - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Lamoral - Harald Pröglhoff
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Hellwig
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5403-5406 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2050-2053 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 571-573 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4412 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Richmond S-63522 {3LPS} (1972)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 387-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 230-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 475 7731 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.418-419 [PHW]; October 1958 pp.189-190 [DST]; April 1960 p.534 [PHW]; August 1969 pp.314-315 [WSM]; October 1969 p.537 (mention) [DST]; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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Opera - May 1958 p.321; May 1960 p.361
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.230-231 [BV]
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American Record Guide - June 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.416 [RS]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.173-174 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1958 Vol.8 No.6 p.56 [DJ]: March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122 [HG]
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Records and Recordings - March 1960 p.16 [FGB]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]: Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.96 [MH]: No.99 abril 2007 p.93 [FF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.92 [FF]
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.145-146, pp.150-153
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Joan Carlyle
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Michael Langdon
Adelaide - Josephine Veasey
Fiakermilli - Jenifer Eddy
Matteo - Alexander Young
Elemer - Kenneth MacDonald
Dominik - Delme Bryn-Jones
Lamoral - Victor Godfrey
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Pierce
Welko - John Kollmann
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00439
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1115; Opera Depot OD 10237-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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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 Covent Garden (6 February 1965). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated February 4 1965 p.10). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1976?(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Gundula Janowitz
Zdenka - Sona Ghazarian
Mandryka - Bernd Weikl
Waldner - Hans Krämer
Adelaide - Margarita Lilowa
Fiakermilli - Edita Gruberova
Matteo - René Kollo
Elemer - Goran Fransson
Dominik - Hans Helm
Lamoral - Kurt Rydl
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
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Laser Disc - London 071 505-1 (NTSC); *London WOOZ 25026/7 (Japanese NTSC) Decca 071 405-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Decca 0743255 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 405-3(PAL)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1993 p.120
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.153
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Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.120 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1992 p.49
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International Record Review - April 2008 pp.81-82 [RP]
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The Classical Video Guide - Guide p.98
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Comments:- Note all of this film could not have been made in 1977, as sometimes stated, as Hans Krämer who sings Waldner died in December 1976
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ariadne - Leontyne Price
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Edita Gruberova
Bacchus - René Kollo
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Barry McDaniel
Truffaldin - Manfred Jungwirth
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Deborah Cook
Dryade - Enid Hartle
Echo - Norma Burrowes
Haushofmeister - Erich Kunz
Ein Lakai - Alfred Sramek
Ein Offizier - Peter Weber
Ein Perückenmacher - Georg Tichy
Ein Tanzmeister - Heinz Zednik
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Black Disc; - Decca D103D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSAD 13131 [3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K103K32(1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 384-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 233-2 {2CDS} (1998)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:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.101 [WSM]; September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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American Record Guide - August 1979 Vol.42 No.10 p.41 [RVL]
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Classics - November 1992 p.59
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.97 [LB]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall, London (November, December 1977)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1952(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Elektra - Christel Goltz
Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen
Orest - Ferdinand Frantz
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Black Disc - D.G.G. DGM 19038 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9723 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Decca 473 127-2 (+other works with Solti as conductor and pianist) {4CDS} (2003)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.341
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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.121 (mention) [JCH2]
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American Record Guide - 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.415 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1954 Vol.4 No.10 pp.70-71 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.289
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Comments:- According to «Mezzos and Contraltos» by John Hunt p.232 this recording was made on 2 August 1952
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1966-67(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elektra - Birgit Nilsson
Chrysothemis - Marie Collier
Clytemnestra - Regina Resnik
Aegisth - Gerhard Stolze
Orest - Tom Krause
Ein alter Diener - Leo Heppe
Ein junger Diener - Gerhard Unger
Die Schleppträgerin - Margarita Lilowa
Die Vertraute - Margarethe Sjöstedt
Der Pfleger des Orest - Tugomir Franc
Die Aufseherin - Pauline Tinsley
1. Magd - Helen Watts
2. Magd - Maureen Lehane
3. Magd - Yvonne Minton
4. Magd - Jean Cock
5. Magd - Felicia Weathers
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Black Disc; - *Decca MET 354/355 (1967)ª;; Decca SET 354/345 (1967)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K24K22 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 345-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 889-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca(London) 417 345-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 475 8231 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1967 p.276; January 1968 p.365; July 1979 p.259 [IM] December 1986 p. [AML]
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Opera - January 1968 p.51 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.216 [ED]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.519
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.171 [JPM]
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The Absolute Sound - September 2007 Issue 174 p.145 [DD]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention): No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.92 [MC]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, March 1968 p.473
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Kaiser - James King
Kaiserin - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Amme - Regina Resnik
Barak - Donald McIntyre
Färberin - Inge Borkh
Geisterbote - Forbes Robinson
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Jean Bonhomme
Stimme des Falken - Maria Pellegrini
Stimme von Oben - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Einäugige - Napoléon Bisson
Einarmige - Otakar Kraus
Bucklige - John Lanigan
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Rhonda Bruce
Voices of unborn children - Rae Woodland
- Elizabeth Robson
- Margreta Elkins
- Yvonne Minton
- Elizabeth Bainbridge
Voices of nightwatchmen - Alan Jones
- Glynne Thomas
- William Clothier
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