There are 278 recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini on file

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1 Abbado Roberto - 1991(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

2 Abell David - 199?(SE) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

3 Adler Kurt - 1969(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

4 Alonso Odón - 1984(LI) - Orquesta**

5 Annovazzi Napoleone - 1964(LI) - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra*

6 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1947(STU) - Metropolitan Opera*

7 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1948(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

8 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1948(LI;31/1/48) - Metropolitan Opera*

9 Antonicelli Giuseppe - 1950(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

10 Armiliato Marco - 1992(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi*

11 Armiliato Marco - 1999(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

12 Armiliato Marco - 2002(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

13 Bamberger Carl - 1955(STU) - ORCHESTRA*

14 Bartoletti Bruno - 1987(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

15 Bartoletti Bruno - 2003(LI) - Teatro alla Scala**

16 Basile Arturo - 1962(LE) - Teatro Regio di Parma*

17 Bauer-Theussl Franz - 1962?(SE) - Wiener Volksoper*

18 Beecham Thomas - 1935(Act 4;SE) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

19 Beecham Thomas - 1956(STU) - RCA Victor Orchestra*

20 Behr Jan - 1977(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

21 Bellezza Vincenzo - 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

22 Bellincampi Giordano - 2003(LI) - Aahrus Symfoniorkester*

23 Bergeson Scott - 1986(LI) - New York City Opera*

24 Bergeson Scott - 1987(LI) - New York City Opera*

25 Bernardi Mario - 1980(LI) - National Arts Centre Orchestra*

26 Bernart Massimo de - 2000(LI) - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana*

27 Bernstein Leonard - 1987(LC) - Santa Cecilia*

28 Berrettoni Umberto - 1938(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

29 Billy Bertrand De - 2007(LC) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

30 Billy Bertrand De - 2007(LI) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

31 Binder Erich - 1983(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

32 Bonavolantà Nino - 1972(LI) - Teatro Regio di Parma*

33 Brott Boris - 1979(LI) - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra**

34 Buckley Emerson - 1972(LI) - Greater Miami Opera*

35 Bugaj Tomasz - 1999(LI) - Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa*

36 Bychkov Semyon - 1994(LI) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

37 Cellini Renato - 1951(SE) - RCA Victor Orchestra*

38 Cellini Renato - 1959(LI) - New Orleans Opera*

39 Chailly Riccardo - 1998(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

40 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1965(LI) - Lyric Opera of Chicago*

41 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1971(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

42 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1988(LI) - Australian Opera**

43 Cleva Fausto - 1951(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

44 Cleva Fausto - 1955(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

45 Cleva Fausto - 1956?(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

46 Cleva Fausto - 1964(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

47 Cleva Fausto - 1965(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

48 Cleva Fausto - 1965(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

49 Cleva Fausto - 1967(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

50 Cleva Fausto - 1970(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

51 Cleva Fausto - 1971(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

52 Colaneri Joseph - 1995(LI) - New York City Opera*

53 Conlon James - 1977(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

54 Conlon James - 1987(STU) - Orchestre National de France (Paris)*

55 Conlon James - 1995(LI) - L'Opéra National de Paris***

56 Coppola Anton - 1969(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

57 Davis Colin - 1978(STU) - Covent Garden*

58 Domingo Plácido - 1985(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

59 Domingo Plácido - 2006(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

60 Domingo Plácido - 2006(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

61 Dutoit Charles - 1990(LI) - Philadelphia Orchestra*

62 Ehrling Sixten - 1961(FI) - Orchestra**

63 Erdélyi Miklós - 196?(SE) - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra*

64 Erede Alberto - 1950(STU) - Santa Cecilia*

65 Erede Alberto - 1952(LI;15/3/52) - Metropolitan Opera*

66 Erede Alberto - 1952(LI;27/12/52) - Metropolitan Opera*

67 Erede Alberto - 1953(FI) - Metropolitan Opera**

68 Erede Alberto - 1953(LI;19/12/53) - Metropolitan Opera*

69 Erede Alberto - 1953(LI;21/2/53) - Metropolitan Opera*

70 Erede Alberto - 1961(STU) - Staatskapelle Berlin*

71 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1966(LI) - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania**

72 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1970(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

73 Ferrara Franco - 1980(LI) - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría*

74 Fiore John - 1993(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

75 Foster Lawrence - 1987(LI) - Music Center Opera Los Angeles*

76 Franci Carlo - 1968(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*

77 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1979(LI) - Covent Garden*

78 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1986(LI) - Orquesta*

79 Gardelli Lamberto - 1982(LI) - Covent Garden***

80 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1991(LI;4/6/91) - Teatro alla Scala*

81 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1991(LI;6/6/91) - Teatro alla Scala*

82 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1994(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

83 Gelmetti Gianluigi - 1990(LC) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*

84 Gergiev Valery - 2006(LI) - Kirov Opera*

85 Ghiglia Erasmo - 1960(SE) - Orchestre*

86 Ghiglia Erasmo - 196?(SE) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

87 Gibson Mark - 1988(LI) - Teatro Principal de Mahon, Menorca*

88 Gielen Michael - 1985(LI) - Frankfurter Oper*

89 Grevillius Nils - 1940(Act 1;LE) - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*

90 Guadagno Anton - 1965(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

91 Guadagno Anton - 1966(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

92 Guadagno Anton - 1968(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

93 Guadagno Anton - 1969(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

94 Guadagno Anton - 1969(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

95 Guadagno Anton - 1973(LI;13/10/73) - Wiener Staatsoper*

96 Guadagno Anton - 1973(LI;29/12/73) - Wiener Staatsoper*

97 Guadagno Anton - 1983(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

98 Guadagno Anton - 1995(LC) - Verona Arena*

99 Guarnieri Antonio - 1946(LE) - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro*

100 Guingal Alain - 1991(LI) - Orchestre*

101 Hager Leopold - 1966(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

102 Hager Leopold - 1995(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

103 Herrera Elena - 1990(LI) - Orquesta**

104 Holt Henry - 1979(LI) - New York City Opera*

105 Humburg Will - 1990(STU) - Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra*

106 Hye-Knudsen Johann - 1950(LE) - Danish Royal Opera*

107 Ivanov Borislav - 1988(LI) - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*

108 Jordan Philippe - 2001(LI) - Berliner Staatsoper**

109 Karajan Herbert von - 1963(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

110 Karajan Herbert von - 1964(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

111 Karajan Herbert von - 1965(FI) - Teatro alla Scala**

112 Karajan Herbert von - 1972(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*

113 Karajan Herbert von - 1977(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

114 Kerekes János - 195?(SE) - Orchestra*

115 Kleiber Carlos - 1979(LI) - Covent Garden*

116 Kleiber Carlos - 1979(LI) - Teatro alla Scala***

117 Kleiber Carlos - 1979(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

118 Kleiber Carlos - 1981(LI) - Teatro alla Scala**

119 Kleiber Carlos - 1983(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

120 Kleiber Carlos - 1988(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

121 Klobucar Berislav - 1961(SE) - Berliner Symphoniker*

122 Kohn Eugene - 1984(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

123 Kozma Tibor - 1957(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

124 Kraus Richard - 1956(SE) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

125 Krauss Clemens - 1940(RA) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

126 Krauss Clemens - 1951(RA) - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

127 Langrée Louis - 2000(LI) - Glyndebourne Touring Opera**

128 Larsen Robert - 2001(LI) - Des Moines Metro Opera*

129 Latham-Koenig Jan - 1995(LI) - Covent Garden*

130 Leinsdorf Erich - 1961(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

131 Lenaerts Hugo - 1948(LE) - Royal Flemish Opera*

132 Lenárd Ondrej - 1980(STU;FI) - Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra***

133 Lenárd Ondrej - 1987(LI) - Orquesta*

134 Levine James - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

135 Levine James - 1977(LI;15/3) - Metropolitan Opera**

136 Levine James - 1977(LI;19/3) - Metropolitan Opera*

137 Levine James - 1979(STU) - National Philharmonic Orchestra*

138 Levine James - 1982(LI) - Metropolitan Opera***

139 Lewis Henry - 1973(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

140 Loibner Wilhelm - 1951(STU) - Wiener Volksoper*

141 Lombard Alain - 1983(LI) - L'Opéra de Paris*

142 López Cobos Jesús - 1990(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

143 López Cobos Jesús - 2005(LI) - L'Orchestre National de France***

144 López Cobos Jesús - 2006(LI) - Teatro Real de Madrid**

145 Luisotti Nicola - 2008(LC) - Metropolitan Opera**

146 Märkl Jun - 1999(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

147 Märzendorfer Ernst - 1966(LI) - New York City Opera*

148 Magiera Leone - 1967(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Modena*

149 Magiera Leone - 1986(LI) - Teatro Municipale dell'Opera di Genova**

150 Magiera Leone - 1989(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi*

151 Manahan George - 1997(LI) - New York City Opera**

152 Manahan George - 2006(LI) - New York City Opera*

153 Mannino Franco - 1971(LI) - Orchestra*

154 Marco Eugenio Mario - 1980(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**

155 Marco Eugenio Mario - 1982(LI) - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría*

156 Mark Peter - 1996(LI) - Moscow State Symphony Orchestra**

157 Marszalek Franz - 1960(SE) - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*

158 Martini Juan Emilio - 1963(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

159 Masini Gian-Franco - 1980(LI) - Orquesta*

160 Mauceri John - 2003(LI) - Pittsburgh Opera*

161 Mehta Zubin - 1999(STU) - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra*

162 Mercurio Steven - 1998(LI) - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari**

163 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1928(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

164 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1957(STU) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

165 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1961(LI) - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia*

166 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1962(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

167 Morelli Giuseppe - 1971(LI) - New York City Opera*

168 Morelli Giuseppe - 1972(LI;24/10/72) - New York City Opera*

169 Morelli Giuseppe - 1972(LI;30/9/72) - New York City Opera*

170 Morelli Giuseppe - 1977(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**

171 Morelli Giuseppe - 1977(LI) - New York City Opera*

172 Moresco Carlo - 1964(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

173 Moresco Carlo - 1969(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

174 Müller Edoardo - 1989(LI) - Orquesta*

175 Nagano Kent - 1994(STU) - London Symphony Orchestra*

176 Neuhold Günter - 1982(LI) - L'Opéra de Marseille**

177 NOT KNOWN - 2002(SCE) - Orchestra*

178 Oren Daniel - 1993(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

179 Oren Daniel - 1996(LI) - Teatro Regio di Torino**

180 Oren Daniel - 2001(LI) - L'Opéra National de Paris*

181 Oren Daniel - 2001(LI) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

182 Oren Daniel - 2005(LI) - Arena di Verona**

183 Pallo Imre - 1975(LI) - New York City Opera*

184 Paoletti Alberto - 1952(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

185 Papi Gennaro - 1938(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

186 Papi Gennaro - 1940(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

187 Pappano Antonio - 1995(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

188 Parry David - 1998(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

189 Patanè Franco - 1950(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

190 Patanè Giuseppe - 1976(LI) - Covent Garden*

191 Patanè Giuseppe - 1977(LI) - L'Opéra de Paris*

192 Patanè Giuseppe - 1984(LI) - Hamburgische Staatsoper*

193 Patanè Giuseppe - 1987(LI) - Covent Garden*

194 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1940(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

195 Pérez Busquier Gerard - 1975(LI) - Orquesta*

196 Périsson Jean - 1973(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

197 Petrovici Constantin - 1982(STU) - National Opera of Bucharest*

198 Prêtre Georges - 1975(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

199 Prêtre Georges - 1976(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

200 Questa Angelo - 1959(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

201 Rahbari Alexander - 1993(STU) - Belgian Radio and TV Philharmonic Orchestra*

202 Rápalo Ugo - 1954(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

203 Rápalo Ugo - 1969(STU) - Orchestra Filarmonica Napoli*

204 Renzetti Donato - 1995(LI) - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse*

205 Renzetti Donato - 1995(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo**

206 Renzi Victor de - 1990(LI) - Saraosta Opera*

207 Rescigno Nicola - 1965(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

208 Rescigno Nicola - 1978(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

209 Rigacci Bruno - 1958 - RIAS*

210 Rigacci Bruno - 1967(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

211 Rigacci Bruno - 1980(LI) - San Diego Opera*

212 Rigacci Bruno - 1989(LI) - Canadian Opera Company**

213 Rivoli Gianfranco - 1983(LI) - Orquesta**

214 Robertson Stewart - 2008(LC) - Orchestra del Festival Puccini**

215 Rubio Jorge - 1993(LI) - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría**

216 Rudel Julius - 1980(LI) - Hamburgische Staatsoper*

217 Ruhlmann François - 1932-34(SE) - Orchestre Symphonique*

218 Sabajno Carlo - 1917(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

219 Sabajno Carlo - 1928(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

220 Sabata Victor de - 1949(LE) - Teatro alla Scala*

221 Saccani Rico - 1986(LI) - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

222 Samosud Samuil A - 1950?(STU) - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra*

223 Samosud Samuil A - 1954(STU) - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*

224 Santi Nello - 1970(LI) - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg*

225 Santi Nello - 1977(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

226 Santi Nello - 1980(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

227 Santi Nello - 1980(LI) - L'Opéra de Paris***

228 Santi Nello - 1997(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

229 Santini Gabriele - 1951(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

230 Santini Gabriele - 1952(RA) - RAI Torino*

231 Sanzogno Nino - 1970(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de la RTVE*

232 Sanzogno Nino - 1976(LI) - Orchestra*

233 Schick George - 1961(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

234 Schick George - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

235 Schippers Thomas - 1958(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

236 Schippers Thomas - 1962-63(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

237 Schippers Thomas - 1969(RA) - RAI Roma*

238 Schirmer Ulf - 2002(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker**

239 Schüchter Wilhelm - 1954(SE) - Städtische Oper Berlin*

240 Segerstam Leif - 1974(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

241 Segerstam Leif - 1974(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

242 Selva Vincent La - 1966(LI) - Boston Opera*

243 Serafin Tullio - 1958(STU) - Santa Cecilia*

244 Severini Tiziano - 1988(LI) - San Francisco Opera***

245 Severini Tiziano - 1988(LI;Cupido) - Teatro alla Scala*

246 Severini Tiziano - 1988(LI;Sabbatini)) - Teatro alla Scala*

247 Severini Tommaso - 1992(LI) - Arena di Verona*

248 Smith Julian - 1993(LI) - Australian Opera**

249 Sodero Cesare - 1942(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

250 Sodero Cesare - 1944(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

251 Sodero Cesare - 1946(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

252 Soltesz Stefan - 1985(STU) - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*

253 Solti Georg - 1973(STU) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

254 Spano Robert - 2007(LC) - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra*

255 Stapleton Robin - 1976(LI) - Covent Garden*

256 Steiner Heinrich - 1937(RE) - Orchester des Reichssenders Berlin*

257 Steinkopf Hanns - 1944(RE) - Berliner Funk Orchester*

258 Strasfogel Ignace - 1958(SE) - PIANO*

259 Sutej Vlekoslav - 1993(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

260 Szenkár Eugen - 1953(RA) - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)*

261 Tchakarov Emil - 1985(LI) - Orchestra*

262 Tilson Thomas Michael - 1986(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*

263 Tolomelli Roberto - 1994(LI) - Arena di Verona*

264 Tolomelli Roberto - 1996(LI) - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova*

265 Toscanini Arturo - 1946(RC) - NBC Symphony Orchestra*

266 Tzipine Georges - 1955(STU) - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

267 Varviso Silvio - 1966(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

268 Varviso Silvio - 1974(LE) - Covent Garden*

269 Varviso Silvio - 1978(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

270 Varviso Silvio - 1998(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*

271 Viotti Marcello - 2003(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

272 Votto Antonino - 1956(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

273 Votto Antonino - 1961(STU) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

274 Waters Willie - 1997(LI) - Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra*

275 Weigert Hermann - 1930(SE) - Berliner Staatsoper*

276 Welser-Möst Franz - 2005(LC) - Opernhaus Zürich**

277 Wolf-Ferrari Manno - 1969(LI) - Teatro Comunale «Carlo Felice» di Genova*

278 Wolff Albert - 1930?(SE) - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1991(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Rodolfo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Stefano Palatchi

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Patrizia Orciani

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3475 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3475

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (21 December 1991). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - November 1994»

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor David Abell - 199?(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Rodolfo - Paul Charles Clarke

Marcello - Stephen Gadd

Mimi - Claire Rutter

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Compact Disc - Tring TRP 10 (+Madama Butterfly - excerpts)

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 publication:-

Classic CD - October 1997 p.83 [MSR]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Flaviano Labò

Schaunard - Robert Goodloe

Marcello - William Walker

Colline - Justino Díaz

Mimi - Gabriella Tucci

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Lorenzo Alvary

Parpignol - Gene Allen

Sergente dei doganieri - Peter Sliker

Un doganiere - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1571

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1969). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Odón Alonso - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta

Chorus - Coro

Rodolfo - Vincenzo Bello

Marcello - Richard Stilwell

Colline - Boris Martinovich

Mimi - Diana Soviero

Musetta - Marta Marquez

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1331 (NTSC)

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

Comments:- *Non-professional video recording of a performance in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Dublin Grand Opera Society

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Alberto Oro

Marcello - Attilio D' Orazi

Colline - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Mimi - Ivana Tosini

Musetta - Ileana Sinnone

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 402 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (May 1964). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Columbia OP 27 (12810 D - 12822 D) {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia MOP 27 (12823 D - 12835 D) {13x78s;AC) (USA) ; Columbia ML 4076-4077 {2LPS} (1949)ª; Columbia SL 101 {2LPS}; Columbia «Odyssey» Y2 32364 {2LPS} CBS 78243 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62762 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Arkadia 78068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - June 1948 p.8 (mention) [HCS]; August 1974 p.394 [EG]; January 1998 p.95 [MEO]

Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]

Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.215 [MM]

Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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

Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.95 [CC]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]

American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.283 [LM]

Classic CD - Christmas 1997 p.76 [MSR]

Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [RB]

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.78 [PO'C]

Stereophile - May 1998 (Vol.21 No.5) p.83 (mention) [MHF]

Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.55 [PT]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.51 [JPS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [JV]

Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [NE]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]

Comments:- Recorded between 7 and 21 December 1947. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Anthony Marlowe

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 515 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 916.47 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H021 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6009 (+another recording 1940) (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1948). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.451-452.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI;31/1/48)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Hugh Thompson

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc; - West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6009 (+1940 recording +Don Pasquale - duet - De Luca - Albanese) {3CDS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1948).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Gerhard Pechner

Alcindoro - Gerhard Pechner

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 685

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.484-485. 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marco Armiliato - 1992(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi

Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)

Rodolfo - Luis Lima

Marcello - Manuel Lanza

Colline - Miguel Angel Zapater

Mimi - Ilona Tokody

Musetta - Lamara Tschkonia

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2751 (1991)ª; House of Opera ALD 2751

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Bilbao (16 May 1992).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marco Armiliato - 1999(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frank Lopardo

Schaunard - Nathan Gunn

Marcello - Anthony Michaels-Moore

Colline - David Pittsinger

Mimi - Cristina Gallardo-Domás

Musetta - Ainhoa Arteta

Benoit - Thomas Hammons

Alcindoro - Thomas Hammons

Parpignol - Meredith Derr

Sergente dei doganieri - Sven Leaf

Un doganiere - Joseph Pariso

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDNY 5054 {2CDRS} (2008)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1999). The CDRs issued by HOO are (were) listed in their list on new releases date April 9 2008.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Marco Armiliato - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Ramón Vargas

Schaunard - Mark Oswald

Marcello - Bruno Caproni

Colline - John Relyea

Mimi - Cristina Gallardo-Domás

Musetta - Ainhoa Arteta

Benoit - Thomas Hammons

Alcindoro - Thomas Hammons

Parpignol - Meredith Derr

Sergente dei doganieri - Richard Pearson

Un doganiere - Robert Maher

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDNY 5055 {2CDRS} (2008)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 2002). The CDRs issued by HOO are (were) listed in their list on new releases date April 9 2008.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carl Bamberger - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Rodolfo - David Garen

Schaunard - Gerard Holthaus

Marcello - Paolo Gorin

Colline - Leonardo Wolovsky

Mimi - Marilyn Tyler

Musetta - Corri Bijster

Alcindoro - Henk Augement

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Black Disc - Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 141; Musical Masterpieces Society

Open Reel Tape - Concert Hall CHT/BN 9-2 (7½ips)

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 publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.99 (tape) [RDD]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Rodolfo - Chris Merritt

Schaunard - Orazio Mori

Marcello - Jonathan Summers

Colline - Agostino Ferrin

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Cecilia Gasdia

Benoit - Federico Davià

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

Parpignol - Angelo Rabottini

Sergente dei doganieri - Giorgio Giorgetti

Un doganiere - Augusto Frati

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1541 (1988)ª

Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (November 1987; see OPERA March 1988 p.345). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Marcelo Álvarez

Schaunard - Natale de Carolis

Marcello - Roberto Servile

Colline - Giovanni Battista Parodi

Mimi - Cristina Gallardo-Domás

Musetta - Hei-Kyung Hong

Benoit - Matteo Peirone

Alcindoro - Angelo Romero

Parpignol - Alberto Fraschina

Sergente dei doganieri - Ernesto Panariello

Un doganiere - Tino Nava

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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive DV OPBOH (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 p.285 [JK]; Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.348-351 [RT]

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.68-S.69 [IW]

Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.88 [PC]

Diapason - No.523 mars 2005 pp.121-122 [MP]

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.255-258 [DF]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 pp.83-84 [PMH]

Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 pp.118-119 [PF]

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan (February 2003).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1962(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Rodolfo - Renato Cioni

Schaunard - Otello Borgonovo

Marcello - Enzo Sordello

Colline - Giorgio Tadeo

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Silvana Zanolli

Benoit - Gino Calò

Alcindoro - Gino Calò

Parpignol - Virginio Assandri

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Compact Disc - Ombra 7002 {1CD}; Omega Opera Archive 814 {1CDR}

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

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Regio, Parma (10 January 1962). It is probable that all the characters listed above do not appear on the Ombra CD nor on the Omega CDR. The Ombra CD is listed on Renata Tebaldi's web-site and the catalogue of Parsifal Distribution (Summer Issue No.5 1998) p.3 where it is referred to as «The Parma Farewell». 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Franz Bauer-Theussl - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper

Chorus - Wiener Volksoper

Rodolfo - Waldemar Kmentt

Marcello - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Colline - Ludwig Welter

Mimi - Gerda Scheyrer

Musetta - Renate Holm

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Black Disc - Eurodisc 70 016 KR (mono) {1LP}; Eurodisc S 70 017 KR (stereo) {1LP}Ariola Eurodisc Z 8000 SR (stereo) {1LP}

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

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1935(Act 4;SE)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodolfo - Heddle Nash

Schaunard - Robert Alva

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Robert Easton

Mimi - Lisa Perli

Musetta - Stella Andreva

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Black Disc - Columbia LX 523-526 {4x78s} (UK) Columbia LX 8266-8269 (4x78s;AC} (UK); Columbia Masterworks 274 {3x78s) (USA) HMV HQM 1234 (Heddle Nash Recital) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM 9473 {1CD} (1991)ª;; Dutton CDLX 7012 {1CD} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 1936 p.202 [HFVL]; October 1970 p.666-p.673; January 1971 p.1130 (mention); September 1991 p. [AB]; February 1995 p.115

Opera Now - July 1995 p.57

American Record Guide - 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.250

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - John Reardon

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Lucine Amara

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - William Nahr

Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte

Un doganiere - Thomas Powell

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6042 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1409-1410 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 896 (ASD 3030 - ASD 3031) {2LPS} (1974)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 311-312 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV QALP 10171-10172 (Italy); EMI 3C 53 00126/7 {2LPS} (Italy) ; HTA 34-35; Seraphim SIB-6099 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - *EMI TC-SLS 896; Angel 4X2G-47235

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47235-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56236-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47235 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67750-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111249-50 {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - November 1956 p.195; January 1957 p.306; April 1957 p.402 November 1974 p.963 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO] June 1987 p. [MEO]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]

Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.8 [RP]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.187 [BR]

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.60 [JH]

American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [RHR]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.160 [CHP]

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400

Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283

Discofila (Madrid) - No.18 noviembre 1957 p.475 [EM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [MC]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.91 [MCP]

Comments:- Recorded between 16 March and 6 April 1956. Some parts of this recording were made with one or more singers recorded over previously recorded contributions from the orchestra and the other singers (e.g.Merrill's contribution to the opening «Questo mar rosso» was recorded after that of the other singers). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According toPeel the RCA Chorus was the Chorus of the New York City Opera. See also THE GRAMOPHONE January 1957 p.291, OPERA NEWS March 18 1995 p.21

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Justino Díaz

Mimi - Pilar Lorengar

Musetta - Colette Boky

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Arthur Apy

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Frank Coffey

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4062

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

Comments:- An «in-house» recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (19 April 1977).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Millo Picco

Marcello - Giuseppe De Luca

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Elisabeth Rethberg

Musetta - Nina Morgana

Benoit - Paolo Ananian

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 114 {1LP} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 13 (+excerpts 1940 - Papi) {2CDS} (1995)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 publication:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

Comments:- Recording of Acts 1 & 3 of a performance at the MET (23 March 1935)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Aahrus Symfoniorkester

Chorus - Den Jyske Opera

Rodolfo - Roberto Alagna

Schaunard - Morten Frank Larsen

Marcello - Boje (Bo) Skovus

Colline - Sten Byriel

Mimi - Angela Gheorghiu

Musetta - Inger Dam-Jensen

Benoit - Carl Chr. Rasmussen

Alcindoro - Jasper Brun-Jensen

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1279-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance given in Aahrus (August 2003). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Scott Bergeson - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Rodolfo - Kristjan Johannsson

Marcello - Stephen Dickson

Colline - Stanley Wexler

Mimi - Maria Spacagna

Musetta - Niamh Cusack

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1288 (1987)ª; House of Opera ALD 1288

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (October 1986).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Scott Bergeson - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Leech

Marcello - John Shaw

Colline - Stanley Wexler

Mimi - Frances Ginsberg

Musetta - Sheryl Woods

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1489 (1988)ª; House of Opera ALD 1489

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (September 1987).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - National Arts Centre Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Rodolfo - Neil Shicoff

Schaunard - Gary Relyea

Marcello - Allan Monk

Colline - Ara Berberian

Mimi - Diana Soviero

Musetta - Maria Pellegrini

Benoit - André Lortie

Alcindoro - Claude Létourneau

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 428 {2LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 897-2 {2CDRS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Ottawa Festival (July 1980; see OPERA FestivalIssue (1980) p.122

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Massimo de Bernart - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana

Chorus - Coro Lirico Marchigiano

Rodolfo - Pietro Ballo

Schaunard - Fabio (Maria) Capitanucci

Marcello - Giovanni Meoni

Colline - Paolo Battaglia

Mimi - Fiorenza Cedolins

Musetta - Yolanda Auyanet

Benoit - Gianluca Ricci

Alcindoro - Gastone Sarti

Parpignol - Silvano Paolillo

Sergente dei doganieri - Guido Cappelletti

Un doganiere - Giulio Boschetti

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 383 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferisterio di Macerata (4 August 2000). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2000 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.143. 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» where «Villazon» is named as a member of the cast.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1987(LC)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rodolfo - Jerry Hadley

Schaunard - James Busterud

Marcello - Thomas Hampson

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Angelina Réaux

Musetta - Barbara Daniels

Benoit - Joseph McKee

Alcindoro - Gimi Beni

Parpignol - Don Bernardini

Sergente dei doganieri - Paul Kreider

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Black Disc; - DG 423 601-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 423 601-4 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 423 601-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª;; DG 453 109-2 {2CDS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - August 1988 p. [MEO]

Orpheus - April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.126-128 [LG]

Stereophile - January 1989 (Vol.12 No.1) p.221

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]

Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome (May,June 1987)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Berrettoni - 1938(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Beniamino Gigli

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Afro Poli

Colline - Duilio Baronti

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Tatiana Menotti

Benoit - Carlo Scattola

Alcindoro - Carlo Scattola

Parpignol - Nello Palai

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3448-3460 {13x78s} (1938)ª; HMV DB 8452-8464 {13x78s;AC} (1938)ª; Victor «Masterworks» 518/519 (12385-12397) {13x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6004 {2LPS} HMV QALP 10777/78 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV RLS-10 {2LPS} (USA); *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 2076/2077; Seraphim IB-6038 {2LPS} EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-3 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-5

Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63335-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel 63335 {2CDS}; Nimbus «Prima Voce» NI 7862/7863 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78009 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5071/72;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78794/78795 {2CDS} Naxos «Historical» 8.110072-73 (+Albanese recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - June 1938 p.16 [HFVL]: March 1958 p.398 (mention); November 1967 p.281; May 1990 p. [JBS]; March 1995 p.122 [JBS]; July (published May) 2001 p.96 [MEO]

Opera - February 1968 p.136, p.138 [HDR]

Opera Now - February 1995 p.52

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.296

Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55; Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161; Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]

Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 pp.114-115 [MP]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1995 p.148

Classic CD - January 1995 p.72

BBC Music Magazine - March 1995 p.81

American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.156 [LM]: November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.286: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

International Record Review - September 2001 p.80 [MP}

ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.127-128 [EAM]

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)

International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.118

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58(mention): No.115 noviembre 1998 p.38 (mention) [SV]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [MH]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.93 [VJ]

Comments:- Recorded in March 1938. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2007(LC)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Kinderchor des Stadttheaters am Gärtnerplatz

Rodolfo - Rolando Villazón

Schaunard - Stéphane Degout

Marcello - Boaz Daniel

Colline - Vitalij Kowaljow

Mimi - Anna Netrebko

Musetta - Nicole Cabell

Benoit - Tiziano Bracci

Alcindoro - Tiziano Bracci

Parpignol - Kevin Conners

Sergente dei doganieri - Gerald Häußler

Un doganiere - Tiziano Bracci

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Compact Disc; - DG 477 6600 {2CDS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - June 2008 p.103 [JBS]

Opera - June 2008 p.722 [GH]

Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 pp.109-110 [JC]

International Record Review - May 2008 pp.80-81 [MT]

Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 p.76 [PC]

Comments:- *Recorded at concert performances in the Münchner Philharmonie (April 2007). There is a recording of the performance on 14 April 2007 with a slightly different cast which is listed separately.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Kinderchor des Stadtheaters am Gärtnerplatz

Rodolfo - Rolando Villazón

Schaunard - Boaz Daniel

Marcello - Mariusz Kwicien

Colline - Vitalij Kowaljow

Mimi - Anna Netrebko

Musetta - Nicole Cabell

Benoit - Tiziano Bracci

Alcindoro - Tiziano Bracci

Parpignol - Kevin Conners

Sergente dei doganieri - Gerald Häußler

Un doganiere - Tiziano Bracci

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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2832-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Münchner Philharmonie (14 April 2007). After Act 1 and 2 Marius Kwiecien became ill and the role of Marcello was taken by Boaz Daniel and that of Schaunard by Kay Stiefermann. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» February 2008. There is another recording with a slightly different cast that was made at more than one performance. This is listed separately.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Binder - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo

Marcello - Hans Helm

Colline - Hans Sotin

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Edda Moser

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 391 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (28 June 1983). The partial cast listed above is that given in the «Tenorissimo» website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Bonavolantà - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Rodolfo - José Carreras

Schaunard - Tito Turtura

Marcello - Piero Francia

Colline - Giancarlo Luccardi

Mimi - Katia Ricciarelli

Musetta - Wilma Colla

Benoit - Franco Federici

Alcindoro - Renzo Gonzales

Parpignol - Ivan Del Manto

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1943 (1990)ª; House of Opera ALD 1943

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (18 January 1972). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - July/August 1990».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Boris Brott - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Rodolfo - Gianfranco Pastine

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Giulio Kukurugyas

Mimi - Gabriella Tucci

Musetta - Judith Forst

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 1127

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1127 (NTSC)

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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Hamilton, Canada (December 1979).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Greater Miami Opera

Chorus - Greater Miami Opera

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - John Darrenkamp

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Malcolm Smith

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Joan Sena

Benoit - Andrew (András) Foldi

Alcindoro - Andrew (András) Foldi

Parpignol - Joseph Papa

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 996-2 {2CDRS}

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Miami (24 January 1972). This performance is listed in the chronology in «Grandissimo Pavarotti» p.176.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tomasz Bugaj - 1999(LI)

Orchestra - Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa

Chorus - Coral Ondarreta

Rodolfo - Seok-Be Ha

Schaunard - Byoung-Wook Ha

Marcello - Dong-Jik You

Colline - Rene Laryea

Mimi - Kyung-Hwa Cho

Musetta - Tatiania Melnitchenko

Benoit - Pedro Llarena

Alcindoro - Pedro Llarena

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Compact Disc - Hilargi Records {2CDS}

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 publication:-

Opéra International - No.254 février 2001 p.71 [SS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao given by the prize-winners of the «VII Concurso International de Canto de Bilbao 1998» (September 1999)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Semyon Bychkov - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Rodolfo - Roberto Alagna

Schaunard - Marzio Grossi

Marcello - Roberto Frontali

Colline - Giorgio Surjan

Mimi - Nuccia Focile

Musetta - Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz

Benoit - Franco Boscolo

Alcindoro - Giorgio Gatti

Parpignol - Saverio Bambi

Sergente dei doganieri - Augusto Frati

Un doganiere - Giorgio Giorgetti

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3847 (1996)ª; House of Opera ALD 3847

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (16 December 1994). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '95 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» pp.65-66. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - March 1996»

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Leonard Warren

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Patrice Munsel

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1709 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 134-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Naxos 8.110252 (+complete recording - Erede) {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.176-177 [JK]

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.111, 133 [JN]: November/ December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.260 (mention) [VAL]

Comments:- *The excerpts issued by Naxos are a «filler» on their re-issue of Decca's complete recording conducted by Erede. I do not know if all the excerpts that are on the RCA LP are also on the Naxos CDs. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» where it is stated that «additional Albanese selections» are included.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - Arthur Cosenza

Marcello - Giuseppe Valdengo

Colline - Norman Treigle

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Audrey Schuh

Benoit - Walter Gadpaille

Alcindoro - Walter Gadpaille

Parpignol - Thomas Carter

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1546 (1988)ª

Compact Disc - VAI Audio VAIA 1188-2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

International Record Review - April 2000 p.101 [JTH]

International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 pp.102-103 [JTH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 ottobre 1996 p.79

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (12 November 1959, see OPERADecember 1959 p.790 and OPERA NEWS February 22 1997 p.6)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1998(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Roberto Alagna

Schaunard - Roberto De Candia

Marcello - Simon Keenlyside

Colline - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo

Mimi - Angela Gheorghiu

Musetta - Elisabetta Scano

Benoit - Alfredo Mariotti

Alcindoro - Alfredo Mariotti

Parpignol - Alberto Ragona

Sergente dei doganieri - Gianfranco Valentini

Un doganiere - Franco Podda

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Compact Disc; - Decca 466 070-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca POCL 1901-2 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Decca 470 624-2 DSA {2SACDS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 - Awards Issue 1999 p.132 [EG]

Opera - February 2000 p.196 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.313 [MM]

Orpheus - November 1999 S.85 [GH]

Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.66 [PC]

Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 (supplément) p.IV [VA]

BBC Music Magazine - October 1999 p.78 [CW2]

Classic CD - December 1999 p.80 [MSR]

Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [NL]

Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.175, p.177 [RL]

American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.144 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.72 [LC]

Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.111 [SH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.133 ottobre 1999 p.95 [NS]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 pp.46-47 [MC]

Das Opernglas - September 1999 S.78 [ML]

Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.23 Autumn 1999 p.185

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.82 [MCP]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Rodolfo - Franco Corelli

Schaunard - Renato Cesari

Marcello - Sesto Bruscantini

Colline - Raffaele Ariè

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Edith Martelli

Benoit - Giorgio Tadeo

Alcindoro - Giorgio Tadeo

Parpignol - Herbert Kraus

Sergente dei doganieri - Bernard Izzo

Un doganiere - Howard Nelson

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 195 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1994 (1990)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 841-2 {2CDRS} ;; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; The Opera Lovers BOH 196602 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 publication:-

Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.64 [SS]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Chicago October 1965 - see OPERA January 1966 p.55

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Carlo Del Bosco

Mimi - Montserrat Caballé

Musetta - Nancy Stokes

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2842 (1991)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (January 1991). See The «El Gran Teatro dell Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.338.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Australian Opera

Chorus - Australian Opera

Rodolfo - Neil Rosenheim

Schaunard - David Lemke

Marcello - John Fulford

Colline - John Wegner

Mimi - Glenys Fowles

Musetta - Rosamund Illing

Benoit - John Germain

Alcindoro - Alan Light

Parpignol - Jin Tea Kim

Sergente dei doganieri - Greame Williams

Un doganiere - Guido Martin

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 170

VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1799 (1988)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Giuseppe Valdengo

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Tomanelli

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Black Disc - Off the Air Record Club OTA 1; Morgan MOR 5104 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 824 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Celestial Audio CA 290 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 001-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66312 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni HOC 033/34-2 (+Madama Butterfly - duet - Tebaldi - di Stefano) ; {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.87-88 [PN]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1951). The «filler» on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is a recording of the duet in the 1st Act of Madama Butterfly taken from a broadcast performance of a concert on 15 October 1950 conducted by Gaetano Merola.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1116

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 March 1955). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956?(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Daniele Barioni

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Lucine Amara

Musetta - Heidi Krall

Parpignol - Frank D' Elia

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 610

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

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Laurel Hurley

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Lorenzo Alvary

Parpignol - Emil Filip

Sergente dei doganieri - Valentina Streinikova

Un doganiere - Edward Ghazal

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 727 (+Konya recital) {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 31464 (+Konya recital) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 publication:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65-S.66 [WD]

Comments:- *Recording of the performance at the MET (14 March 1964). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Calvin Marsh

Colline - John Macurdy

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Heidi Krall

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Emil Filip

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - John Trehy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1706

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 September 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Franco Corelli

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Anneliese Rothenberger

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Lorenzo Alvary

Parpignol - Emil Filip

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - John Trehy

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Black Disc - Magnificent Editions ME 101 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 107-108 {2CDS}

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1965). The LPs issued by «Magnificent Editions» is listed in Parnassus's online catalogue P279

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Teresa Stratas

Musetta - Beverly Bower

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Emil Filip

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1967). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - Gene Boucher

Marcello - William Walker

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Clarice Carson

Benoit - Paul Plishka

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Lou Marcella

Sergente dei doganieri - Peter Sliker

Un doganiere - John Trehy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1122 (& 1290)

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1970). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya

Schaunard - Robert Goodloe

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Dorothy Kirsten

Musetta - Colette Boky

Benoit - Richard Best

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Erbert Aldridge

Sergente dei doganieri - Peter Sliker

Un doganiere - Nicola Barbusci

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1191

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1971). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Joseph Colaneri - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Rodolfo - Alfredo Portilla

Marcello - Jeffrey Kneebone

Colline - Joseph Corteggiano

Mimi - Stella Zambalis

Musetta - Maryanne Telese

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4498 (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance at the New York City Opera on 18 April 1995. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1998».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Barry Morell

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Ingvar Wixell

Colline - Paul Plishka

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Leona Mitchell

Benoit - Italo Tajo

Alcindoro - Italo Tajo

Parpignol - Donald Junod

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Domenico Simeone

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 122477 (BRO 124054) {2CDRS}

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1977). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1987(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France (Paris)

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Rodolfo - José Carreras

Schaunard - Richard Cowan

Marcello - Gino Quilico

Colline - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Mimi - Barbara Hendricks

Musetta - Angela Maria Blasi

Benoit - Federico Davià

Alcindoro - Federico Davià

Parpignol - Michel Sénéchal

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Black Disc; - ERATO NUM 75450 {2LPS} (1988)ª

Compact Cassette; - ERATO MCE 75450 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - ERATO ECD 75450 {2CDS} (1988)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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 Sep