(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Abbado Roberto - 1997(LI) - Metropolitan Opera***
2 Annovazzi Napoleone - 1969(LI) - Teatro del Giglio di Lucca*
3 Basile Arturo - 1961(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
4 Carminati Fabrizio Maria - 1998(LI) - Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Lecce*
5 Downes Edward - 1995(LI) - Covent Garden*
6 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1954(RA) - RAI Milano*
7 Gardelli Lamberto - 1969(STU) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo*
8 Gatto Armando - 1988(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo***
9 Gatto Armando - 1989(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*
10 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1993(LI) - Teatro alla Scala***
11 Guadagno Anton - 1995(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
12 Guadagno Anton - 1997(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
13 Guadagno Anton - 1999(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
14 Honeck Manfred - 1992(LI) - Opernhaus Zürich*
15 Luisi Fabio - 1994(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
16 Magiera Leone - 1970(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
17 Mannino Franco - 1969(RA) - RAI Milano*
18 Martini Francesco Maria - 1974(LI) - Teatro Verdi di Padova*
19 Matacic Lovro von - 1960(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
20 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1931(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*
21 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1968(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
22 Patanè Giuseppe - 1985(STU) - Hungarian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra*
23 Pellegrino Stefano - 1989(LI) - OR.FL.LA. di Livorno*
24 Quadri Argeo - 1951(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*
25 Ranzani Stefano - 1993(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
26 Ranzani Stefano - 1993(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
27 Ranzani Stefano - 1995(LI) - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»**
28 Ranzani Stefano - 1998(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
29 Ranzani Stefano - 1998(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo**
30 Rescigno Nicola - 1969(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*
31 Rossi Mario - 1950(RA) - RAI Milano*
32 Sanzogno Nino - 1951(LE) - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro*
33 Sanzogno Nino - 1968(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
34 Scaglia Ferruccio - 1971(LI) - Orchestra dell'Angelicum di Milano*
35 Schröder Kurt - 1953(RA) - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
36 Silipigni Alfredo - 1971(LI) - New Jersey State Opera*
37 Silipigni Alfredo - 1977(LI) - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)*
38 Silipigni Alfredo - 1995(LI) - L'Opéra de Montréal***
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mirella Freni
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Dwayne Croft
Lorek - Vernon Hartman
Nicola - Denis Sedov
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Ainhoa Arteta
Boroff - James Courtney
Gretch - Stephen West
Il Barone Rouvel - Eduardo Valdes
Cirillo - Yanni Yannissis
Dmitri - Reveka (Evangelia) Mavrovitis
Desiré - Charles Anthony
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Benjamin Diskant
Sergio - Bernard Fitch
Michele - John Russell
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FED 199701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - DG 00440 073 2329 (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 2005 p.81, p.82 [RB2]
Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [AT]
Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 [MP]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.83 (DVD) [IJ]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.118 [PF]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance at the MET (April 1997). This performance is probably that on 26 April 1997 which was broadcast and video recorded. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro del Giglio di Lucca
Chorus - Teatro del Giglio di Lucca
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano
De Siriex - Guido Mazzini
Lorek - Andrea Mineo
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Giovanna di Rocco
Boroff - Plinio Clabassi
Gretch - Dino Di Stasio
Cirillo - Plinio Clabassi
Desiré - Augusto Pedroni
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Carla Mari
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 407 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 119; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 717; Opera d'Oro OPD 1260 {2CDS}
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 p.93 [JG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Lucca (16 September 1969)
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Renata Tebaldi
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano
De Siriex - Mario Sereni
Lorek - Mario Ciofi
Nicola - Genaro Ciocca
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Sofia Mezzetti
Boroff - Mario Frosini
Gretch - Giovanni Amedeo
Il Barone Rouvel - Mariano Caruso
Cirillo - Enrico Campi
Dmitri - Vittorio Buccini
Desiré - Mariano Caruso
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Pina Esca
Boleslao Lazinski - Gerardo Garofolo
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 392-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 40 {2LPS}; Movimento Musica MM 02.011 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 158-2 (+duets - Di Stefano & Tebaldi) {2CDS} Arkadia HP 608.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» 7054 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.189 [ADC]; Vol.32 No.2 November/December 2008 pp.205-206 [HF]
Orpheus - November 1994 S.63
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.131
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.65 [DA]: March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.107
Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.45
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given in Teatro di San Carlo (14 December 1961, see OPERA March 1962 p.186. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484 and the Movimento Musica LPs in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Fabrizio Maria Carminati - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Lecce
Chorus - Coro dell'Associazione «G.Rossini» di Lecce
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Katia Ricciarelli
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura
De Siriex - Michele Porcelli
Lorek - Ciro Greco
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Teresa di Bari
Boroff - Giovanni Guarino
Gretch - Nicola Sette
Cirillo - Giovanni Guarino
Dmitri - Lucia Vaglio
Desiré - Nicola Sette
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Lucia Vaglio
Boleslao Lazinski - Vito Clemente
Sergio - Aldo Orlando
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Compact Disc; - Musicalia 070669-15 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.5 [EP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Politeama Greco di Lecce (March 1998)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maria Guleghina
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura
De Siriex - Carlos Álvarez
Lorek - Mark Beesley
Nicola - Bryan Secombe
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Rosemary Joshua
Boroff - David Ellis
Gretch - Jeremy White
Il Barone Rouvel - John Dobson
Cirillo - Michael Druiett
Dmitri - Maria Jagusz
Desiré - Timothy Robinson
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Jeremy Levitsky
Sergio - Philip Slane
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08114
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 December 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 December 1995 p.126 where Plácido Domingo is listed as singing Loris, but the Royal Opera House's advertisment in OPERA November 1995 p.1251 gives José Cura as singing on 2 December. The performances on 21 November (with Domingo) and on 18 November (with Cura) are reviewed in OPERA February 1996 pp.219-220. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Pia Tassinari
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Ferruccio Tagliavini
De Siriex - Saturno Meletti
Lorek - Carlo Valenti
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Mafalda Micheluzzi
Boroff - Mario Carmassi
Gretch - Leonardo Monreale
Il Barone Rouvel - Gianni Artioli
Cirillo - Mario Carmassi
Dmitri - Giuseppe Torriani
Desiré - Gianni Artioli
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Alfredo Mascolo
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Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 493; Arkadia MP 493.2; Eklipse EKRP 15; Eklipse EKR 52 {2CDS}
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 16 1996 p.41
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.260
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.166 [RP]
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1997 No.215 p.61
Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.40
Comments:- Recorded on 10 July 1954
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo
Chorus - L'Opera de Monte Carlo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Mario Del Monaco
De Siriex - Tito Gobbi
Lorek - Leonardo Monreale
Nicola - Leonardo Monreale
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Lucia Cappellino
Boroff - Virgilio Carbonari
Gretch - Silvio Maionica
Il Barone Rouvel - Piero De Palma
Cirillo - Peter Binder
Dmitri - Kiri Te Kanawa
Desiré - Ricardo Cassinelli
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 435-436 {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca 433 033-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Decca 475 762-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1970 p.1473; July 1970 p.148; March 1992 p.110
International Record Review - June 2006 pp.27-28 [JTH]
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Renata Scotto
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Vincenzo Sardinero
Lorek - Manuel Garrido
Nicola - Alfredo Heilbron
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Maria Angeles Peters
Boroff - Jesús Castillón
Gretch - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Il Barone Rouvel - Antonio (Antoni) Comas
Cirillo - Alfonso Echeverria
Dmitri - María Antonia Martín Regueiro
Desiré - Antoni Lluch
Il piccolo Savoiardo - María Antonia Martín Regueiro
Boleslao Lazinski - Mark Gibson
Sergio - Josep Maria Folch
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1484; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03931
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 8722 {2CDS} (2002)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5423 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (March 1988). There were performances on 2, 4, 6, 9 March 1988. That on 4 March is reviewed in OPERA November 1988 p.1360. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Fall 2004 PREMIERE New DVDs» dated 10 September 2005. Here the year of the performance recorded is given as 1990, but according to «El Gran Teatro dell Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata Fedora was not performed at the Teatro Liceo in that year.
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Lirico Nacional
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Renata Scotto
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Enrique Baquerizo
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Teresa Verdera
Cirillo - Alfonso Echeverria
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 283 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (April 1989). The performance on 9 April 1989 is briefly reviewed in OPERA December 1989 p.1486. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mirella Freni
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Alessandro Corbelli
Lorek - Ernesto Panariello
Nicola - Vincenzo Alaimo
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Adelina Scarabelli
Boroff - Silvestro Sammaritano
Gretch - Alfredo Giacomotti
Il Barone Rouvel - Aldo Bottion
Cirillo - Luigi Roni
Dmitri - Silvia Mazzoni
Desiré - Ernesto Gavazzi
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Monica Minarelli
Boleslao Lazinski - Arnold Bosman
Sergio - Bruno Capisani
Michele - Renato Zanchetta
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Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 213-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3851 {2CDRS}
DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPFED (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2738 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - July 2007 pp.879-880 (DVD) [JG]
Opera News - February 8 1997 p.42
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.298-299 [BV]
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1997 No.215 p.61
Diapason - No.543 S janvier 2007 p.113 [MP]
Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.6
American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.246-247 (DVD) [RVL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.96 Febrero 1997 p.30
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58: No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.85 (DVD) [XC]
Opéra Magazine - No.13 décembre 2006 p.71 (DVD) [PC]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at La Scala (April 1993; see OPERA, October 1993 p.1230). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases».
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Eliane Coelho
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Georg Tichy
Lorek - David Cale Johnson
Nicola - Friedrich Springer
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Ildiko Raimondi
Boroff - Yu Chen
Gretch - Rudolf Mazzola
Il Barone Rouvel - Ruben Broitman
Dmitri - Svetlana Serdar
Desiré - Helmut Wildhaber
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (27 October 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Agnes Baltsa
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura
De Siriex - Georg Tichy
Nicola - Friedrich Springer
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Anat Efraty
Dmitri - Dana Liliana Ciuca
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance at the Vienna State Opera on 9 October 1997. Some of the cast information comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003). The date of the performance recorded was given there as 8 october 1997, but Fedora was not performed at the Vienna State Opera on that day.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mara Zampieri
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Franco Bonisolli
De Siriex - Georg Tichy
Lorek - David Cale Johnson
Nicola - Mario Steller
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Anat Efraty
Boroff - Yu Chen
Gretch - Rudolf Mazzola
Il Barone Rouvel - Peter Jelosits
Dmitri - Mihaela Ungureanu
Desiré - John Dickie
Sergio - Ulrich Großrubatscher
Michele - Mario Steller
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera; (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (12 or 15 October 1999). Ulrich Großrubatscher sang the role of Sergio on 12 October (as listed above) and Hakki Ozpinar sang it on 15 October. Some information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004 where it is stated that «orig. has some waver»
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Conductor Manfred Honeck - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Agnes Baltsa
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Carreras
De Siriex - Carlos Chausson
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Isabel Rey
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FED 1991201 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (7 November 1992; see OPERA March 1993 pp.355-356). The cast also includes Peter Keller, Howard Nelson, Thomas Grabowski, Werner Gröschel, Rudolf Hartmann. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Agnes Baltsa
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Carreras
De Siriex - Jean-Luc Chaignaud
Lorek - Wolfgang Bankl
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Ildiko Raimondi
Boroff - Yu Chen
Gretch - Rudolf Mazzola
Il Barone Rouvel - Ruben Broitman
Dmitri - Svetlana Serdar
Desiré - Wilfried Gahmlich
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1178-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (December 1994).
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Conductor Leone Magiera - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Claudia Parada
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano
De Siriex - Juan Galindo
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Ángeles Chamorro
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03931
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (6 February 1970). The performance on 8 February 1970 is reviewed in OPERA May 1970 p.452. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Franco Mannino - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Antonietta Stella
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Aldo Bottion
De Siriex - Giulio Fioravanti
Lorek - Paolo Mazzotta
Nicola - Paolo Mazzotta
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Boroff - Giovanni Amodeo
Gretch - Alfredo Colella
Il Barone Rouvel - Piero De Palma
Cirillo - Giovanni Antonini
Dmitri - Sergio Gaspari
Desiré - Piero De Palma
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Sergio Gaspari
Boleslao Lazinski - Antonio Beltrami
Sergio - Mario Carlin
Michele - Giovanni Amodeo
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Compact Disc; - Fiori FI 1050 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording performance broadcast on 18 March 1969. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.193. The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date given here is 27 September 1969).
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Conductor Francesco Maria Martini - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Padova
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Padova
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Virginia Zeani
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Aldo Bottion
De Siriex - Guido Mazzini
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Elena Baggiore
Desiré - Mario Guggio
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD; 10452-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Padova (12 October 1974). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Renata Tebaldi
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano
De Siriex - Tito Gobbi
Lorek - Kay Charles Graves
Nicola - Robert Smith
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Jeanette Scovotti
Boroff - Bernard Izzo
Gretch - Franco Ventriglia
Il Barone Rouvel - Robert Schmorr
Cirillo - Chester Watson
Dmitri - Susan Winchester
Desiré - Mariano Caruso
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Kay Griffel
Sergio - Jeffrey Wolfe
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1174-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1151
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (25 November 1960). According to mr. tape's catalogue the sound on the tape issued by him is «very poor». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Gilda Dalla Rizza
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Antonio Melandri
De Siriex - Emilio Ghirardini
Lorek - Eugenio Dall' Argine
Nicola - Blando Giusti
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Mirella Luba
Boroff - Eugenio Dall' Argine
Gretch - Corrado Zambelli
Il Barone Rouvel - Piero Girardi
Cirillo - Ernesto Dominici
Dmitri - Ebe Ticozzi
Desiré - Piero Girardi
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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10496-10506 (+Ah! infame eri tu? - Siberia - 1 side) {11x78s} (Italy); *EMI La Voce del Padrone 3C 165 17996/97 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100758 (+selection of arias) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.84 [JO]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Marcella Pobbe
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Aldo Bottion
De Siriex - Attilio D' Orazi
Lorek - Paolo Cesari
Nicola - Uberto Scaglione
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Boroff - Gianni Socci
Gretch - Angelo Nosotti
Il Barone Rouvel - Mario Carlin
Cirillo - Giovanni Antonini
Dmitri - Maurizio Ballarin
Desiré - Augusto Pedroni
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Anna Lia Bazzani
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10091 {2CDS}; Opera Depot OD 10363-2 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.58 [IW]
American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.134 [LM]
L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.26 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.96 [VJ]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in La Fenice (9 February 1968). The CDs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website:
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1985(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Hungarian Radio & Television Symphony Chorus
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Éva Marton
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Carreras
De Siriex - Janos Martin
Lorek - Jozsef Németh
Nicola - Sandor Blazso
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Veronika Kincses
Boroff - Pál Kovács
Gretch - József Gregor
Il Barone Rouvel - Attila Fülöp
Cirillo - Kolos Kováts
Dmitri - Jutta Bokor
Desiré - István Rozsos
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Tamás Csányi
Boleslao Lazinski - Imre Rohman
Sergio - István Basky
Michele - Sandor Blazso
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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» I2M 42181 {2CDS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS «Masterworks» I2T 42181 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - *CBS «Masterworks» M2K 42181 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Sony Classical SM2K 91128 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1987 p. [MEO]; September 1987 p. [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.134-137 [DWW]
American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.26 [RL]
BBC Music Magazine - August 1994 p.76
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Conductor Stefano Pellegrino - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - OR.FL.LA. di Livorno
Chorus - OR.FL.LA. di Livorno
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Adelaide Negri
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Amedeo Zambon
De Siriex - Mario D' Anna
Lorek - Maurizio Guinardi
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Annabella Rossi
Boroff - Domenico Alleva
Gretch - Lorenzo Catacchio
Il Barone Rouvel - Nicola Montaruli
Cirillo - Marzio Lauricella
Dmitri - Maria Letizia D' Orsi
Desiré - Pietro di Vietri
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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOC 167 {2CDS}
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale G. Curci di Barletta (25 or 28 November 1989). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Opera '90 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.10. The CDs are listed on the website:-
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Vittoria Calma
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
De Siriex - A Gilardoni
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Ornella Rovero
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Black Disc - Colosseum CLPS 1021/1022
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.60 (mention) [FAL]
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Conductor Stefano Ranzani - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mirella Freni
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Carreras
De Siriex - Enric Serra
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Gloria Fabuel
Cirillo - Luigi Roni
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5011 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2822 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (October or November 1993; see OPERA ACTUAL No.10 gener-març 1994 pp.73-74; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1993 No.175 pp.28-29). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases» and the DVD in «DVD's from Premiere Opera» dated 08 February 2004.
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Conductor Stefano Ranzani - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Galina Kalinina
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Sergei Larin
De Siriex - Stefano Antonucci
Lorek - Aldo Bramante
Nicola - Giuseppe Cattaneo
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Adelina Scarabelli
Boroff - Paolo Orecchia
Gretch - Franco Federici
Il Barone Rouvel - Walter Gullino
Cirillo - Donato di Stefano
Dmitri - Monica Minarelli
Desiré - Oslavio Di Credico
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Silvia Mazzoni
Sergio - Renato Zanchetta
Michele - Claudio Venturelli
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07499
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (30 May 1993). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '93 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.111. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Stefano Ranzani - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modema
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mirella Freni
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Stefano Antonucci
Lorek - Domenico Colaianni
Nicola - Luciano Pagani
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Adelina Scarabelli
Boroff - Davide Baronchelli
Gretch - Franco Federici
Il Barone Rouvel - Bruno Bulgarelli
Cirillo - Orazio Mori
Dmitri - Monica Nostalgi
Desiré - Oslavio Di Credico
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Monica Nostalgi
Boleslao Lazinski - Luca Saltini
Sergio - Gabriele Badiali
Michele - Pietro Benassati
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VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2240 (NTSC)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale di Modena (5 February 1995).
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Conductor Stefano Ranzani - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Nelly Miricioiu
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Gegam Grigorian
De Siriex - Sherrill Milnes
Lorek - Carlos Bosch
Nicola - Rocco Lisotto
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Natasha Tupin
Boroff - Omar Carrión
Gretch - Luis M. Bragato
Il Barone Rouvel - Carlos Sampedro
Cirillo - Gustavo Gibert
Dmitri - Alicia Cecotti
Desiré - Ricardo Cassinelli
Boleslao Lazinski - Luis Ascot
Sergio - Pablo Pollitzer
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 673 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *The recording issued by Celestial Audio appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires on 18 August 1998. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The partial cast given by Celestial is Miricioiu, Grigorian, Milnes and according to the Teatro Colón website the only performance in which these three sang together was that on 18 August 1998. Celestial gives the year of the performance recorded as 1992 but Fedora was not performed at Teatro Colón in that year.
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Conductor Stefano Ranzani - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Mirella Freni
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Sergei Larin
De Siriex - Stefano Antonucci
Lorek - Ugo Tortorici
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Adelina Scarabelli
Boroff - Manrico Signorini
Gretch - Giorgio Gatti
Il Barone Rouvel - Pietro Tarantino
Cirillo - Carlo Striuli
Desiré - Valter Borin
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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCD #459
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo (February 1998). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '98 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.189. The video cassette issued by BCS is listed in their online catalogue.
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Bruno Prevedi
De Siriex - Julian Patrick
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Gretch - Italo Tajo
Cirillo - Nicola Zaccaria
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Compact Disc - Music & Arts CD-671 (+La voix humaine) {2CDS)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.93 [JG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Dallas Civic Opera (29 November 1969; see OPERA March 1970 p.216)
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maria Caniglia
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giancinto Prandelli
De Siriex - Scipio Colombo
Lorek - Pier Luigi Latinucci
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Carmen Piccini
Boroff - Christiano Dalamangas
Gretch - Mario Zorgniotti
Il Barone Rouvel - Aldo Bertocci
Cirillo - Irene Dalis
Dmitri - Gilda Capozzi
Desiré - Aldo Bertocci
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Black Disc; - Cetra OLPC 1222/1-2 {2LPS};; Cetra Soria CSLP 1222 {2LPS} (1951)ª; Cetra 1222 {2LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 35 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91107 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 62909-2 (+Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi overtures) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1961 pp.78-79 [EG]; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
Opera - September 1961 p.609; January 1996 p.21
Opera News - June 1997 p.54
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1997 No.215 p.61
American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.112 [JN]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.227 [LM]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]
International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.40
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 pp.96-97 [GL]
Musica (Milano) - N.147 giugno 2003 pp.89-90 [SH]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Elena Nicolai
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Beniamino Gigli
De Siriex - Paulo Fortes
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Diva Pieranti
Boroff - Ernesto De Marco
Gretch - Antonio Lembo
Il Barone Rouvel - Heraldo De Marco
Cirillo - Giuseppe Modesti
Dmitri - Carmen Pimental
Desiré - Heraldo De Marco
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 379 {1LP} (1966)ª; American Edizione Lirica EL 002
Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR 45
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (20 August 1951). See EJS Discography p.350
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Antonietta Stella
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano
De Siriex - Rolando Panerai
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Silvana Zanolli
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3907
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (19 December 1968). The partial cast listed above is that given in «Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo» p.187. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ferruccio Scaglia - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra dell'Angelicum di Milano
Chorus - Coro dell'Angelicum di Milano
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe Giacomini
De Siriex - Mario D' Anna
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Elena Baggiore
Il Barone Rouvel - Angelo Mercuriali
Dmitri - Pietro di Vietri
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 205 (+Olivero recital) {2CDS} ; House of Opera CDBB 282 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Sociale, Como (February 1971). The cast also included Paolo Badoer, Guido Pasella, Marghereta Benetti, Pietro Di Vietri, Bruno Grella. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maud Cunitz
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Karl Friedrich
De Siriex - Kurt Gester
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Maria Madlen Madsen
Gretch - Arnold Van Mill
Dmitri - Christa Ludwig
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0041 (+Karl Friedrich recital) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500819 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
Comments:- The cast also includes Oskar Wittazschek, Hans Dam, Aage Poulsen.
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - New Jersey State Opera
Chorus - New Jersey State Opera
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe Campora
De Siriex - Cesare Bardelli
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Victoria Vergara
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FED 197101 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Symphony Hall Theater, Newark, NJ (12 November 1971). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Virginia Zeani
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Plácido Domingo
De Siriex - Enric Serra
Lorek - Manuel Soro
Nicola - Gervasio Ventura
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - María Fleta
Boroff - Juan Thomas
Gretch - Angel Moreno
Il Barone Rouvel - Dalmacio González
Cirillo - Juan (Joan) Pons
Dmitri - Yoko Mashimu
Desiré - José (Josep) Ruiz
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 181-182 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01629
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 265 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (13 February 1977). The performance on 15 February 1977 is reviewed in OPERA June 1977 p.595. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Montréal
Chorus - L'Opéra de Montréal
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Diana Soviero
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Ermanno Mauro
De Siriex - Gaétan Laperrière
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Lyne Fortin
Boroff - Alain Coulombe
Dmitri - Anne Marie Hoover
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1019-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5315 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2378 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (September 1995; see OPERA January 1996 p.78). Alfredo Silpigni was announced as the conductor (OPERA July 1995 p.814), but I have not been able to confirm that he did in fact conduct. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES» and the DVD is listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».
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
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