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Béatrice - Susan Graham

Bénédict - Jean-Luc Viala

Héro - Sylvia McNair

Ursule - Catherine Robbin

Claudio - Gilles Cachemaille

Somarone - Gabriel Bacquier

Don Pedro - Vincent Le Texier

Leonato - Philippe Magnant

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Compact Disc; - ERATO 2292-45773-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª

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Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p.84; July 1992 p.36

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Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.187

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.485-489 [RB]

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La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Gabriel Bacquier

Marguerite - Janet Baker

Brander - Pierre Thau

Une voix de soprano - Maria Peronne

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 947 (SAN 258 - SAN 259) {2LPS} (1970)ª; Angel SCL 3758 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI «Forte» CZS 5 68583-2 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (1996)ª; EMI «Gemini» 81493 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1970 p.147

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.66 [AC]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.84

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.69

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.78

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Classic CD - October 1996 p.89

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American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.96: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.70 [DRV]

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1958(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Chorus - Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul

Carmen - Fréda Betti

Don José - Kenneth Neate

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Gabriel Bacquier

Frasquita - Georgette Spanellys

Mercédès - Jacqueline Cauchard

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Black Disc; - Philips P 77118 {1LP} (1958)ª; Philips 6556 010 {1LP}; Harmony HL 7127 {1LP} (USA)

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]

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La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1985(STU)

Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique

Chorus - Choeurs de Radio France

Catherine Glover - June Anderson

Henry Smith - Alfredo Kraus

Le Duc de Rothsay - Gino Quilico

Ralph - José van Dam

Mab - Margarita Zimmermann

Simon Glover - Gabriel Bacquier

Un Majordome - Daniel Ottevaere

Un Ouvrier - Philippe Duminy

Un Seigneur - Christian Jean

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Black Disc; - EMI EX 27 0285-3 {3LPS} (1986)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 27 0285-9 (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDC 7 47559-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª

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Recordings of La Jolie fille de Perth by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.117; GIUDICI p.66 (2) p.106

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1986 p. [AB]

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Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1959(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique

Chorus - Choeurs de la Radio Television Francaise

Leila - Janine Micheau

Nadir - Alain Vanzo

Zurga - Gabriel Bacquier

Nourabad - Lucien Lovano

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Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278913 (Double Durée) Gala GL 100.504 (+extracts from other operas) {2CDS} ;; Celestial Audio CA 260 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.59

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.88; No.495 septembre 2002 p.88, p.90 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.123

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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.31

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Comments:- Recorded in June 1959

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L' Étoile by Emmanuel Chabrier performed in French

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1984(STU)

Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon

Chorus - Opéra de Lyon

Le Roi Ouf I - Georges Gautier

Siroco - Gabriel Bacquier

Hérisson de Porc-Epic - François Le Roux

Tapioca - Antoine David

Lazuli - Colette Alliot-Lugaz

La Princesse Laoula - Ghyslaine Raphanel

Aloès - Magali Damonte

Patacha - Michel Fockenoy

Zalzal - René Schirrer

Oasis - Elisabeth Vidal

Asphodèle - Isabelle Manet

Youca - Isabelle Eschenbrenner

Adza - Andrée Didier

Zinnia - Brigitte Desnoues

Koukouli - Valérie Marestin

Chief of Police - Alain Maratrat

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Black Disc; - *EMI EX 157 27 0086 3 (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI 270086-9 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47669-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI 358688-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of L' Étoile by Emmanuel Chabrier are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on CD (3) p.116; PENGUIN p.53; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.242 p.74

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1985 p.62; August 1988 p.330 [LS]

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.98 [AC]; Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.87-88 [BB]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.79 [CHP]

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchesra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Louise - Ileana Cotrubas

Julien - Plácido Domingo

La Mère - Jane Berbié

Le Père - Gabriel Bacquier

Le Noctambule - Michel Sénéchal

Le Pape de Fous - Michel Sénéchal

Irma - Lyliane Guitton

Camille - Eliane Manchet

Blanche - Lesley Reid

Marguerite - Joyce Jarvis

Gertrude - Shirley Minty

Madeleine - Antonia Butler

Suzanne - Maryetta Midgley

Elise - Lynda Richardson

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Black Disc; - Columbia M3-34207 {3LPS} (USA); *CBS 79302 {3LPS} (UK) (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 46429 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Sony Classical S3K-46429 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.643 [LS]; March 1977 p.1435 [SIR] April 1977 p.1529 [JBS] June 1991 p. [LS]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.134

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Louise by Gustav Charpentier performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nancy

Chorus - L'Opéra de Nancy

Louise - Felicity Lott

Julien - Jérôme Pruett

La Mère - Jocelyne Taillon

Le Père - Gabriel Bacquier

Le Noctambule - Léonard Pezzino

Irma - Marie-Christine Porta

Le Chiffonnier - Michel Hubert

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5381 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre, Nancy (October 1979; see OPERA September 1979 p.872; L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.197 p.100). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «newest offerings» dated 3 May 2005 where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1990.

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There is only one recording of L' Escarpolette by Jean-Michel Damase on file (performed in French)

Conductor Jacques Pernoo - 1980(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Maurice - Gabriel Bacquier

Ginette - Mady Mesplé

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 1342

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 1342

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film.

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There is only one recording of Cyrano de Bergerac by Paul Danblon on file (performed in French)

Conductor Roger Rossel - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Centre Lyrique de la Wallonie

Chorus - Centre Lyrique de la Wallonie

Cyrano de Bergerac - Gabriel Bacquier

Roxane - Andrée François

Christian - Albert Voli

de Guiche - Armand Battel

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 377 (2005)ª

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Théâtre Royal, Liège (May 1980; see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 pp.63-65). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»

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There is only one recording of Andréa del Sarto by Daniel-Lesur on file (performed in French)

Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 19??(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.

Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.

Andréa - Gabriel Bacquier

Lucrèce - Andrée Esposito

Spinette - Danièle Perriers

Cordiani - Alain Vanzo

Lionel - Jacques Mars

Damien - Henri Gui

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Black Disc; - Inédits ORTF 995.037 {1LP} (1973)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.179 septembre 1973 p.34 [CDN]

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Comments:- This record is (was?) listed on the website of «A Classical Record»

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Pelléas - Henri Gui

Mélisande - Jeanette Pilou

Golaud - Gabriel Bacquier

Arkel - Nicola Zaccaria

Geneviève - Anna Reynolds

Yniold - Adriane (Adriana) Martino

Médecin - Teodoro Rovetta

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 711 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1473 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.136-137 [JM}

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 February 1969

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Lyon

Chorus - Ensemble Vocal de Bourgogne

Pelléas - Claude Dormoy

Mélisande - Michèle Command

Golaud - Gabriel Bacquier

Arkel - Roger Soyer

Geneviève - Jocelyne Taillon

Yniold - Monique Pouradier-Duteil

Médecin - Xavier Tamalet

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Black Disc - Eurodisc 919 034; Eurodisc 300 096-445; Eurodisc 452 266

Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 353 266 {3CDS}; BMG RCA 74321 32225-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Lyrica 1020 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.447 (letter); July 1996 p.100 [LS]

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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.93

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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.85

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.77

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1996(LC)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Lille

Chorus - Choeur Régional Nord-Pas de Calais

Pelléas - Gérard Théruel

Mélisande - Mireille Delunsch

Golaud - Armand Arapian

Arkel - Gabriel Bacquier

Geneviève - Hélène Jossoud

Yniold - Françoise Golfier

Médecin - Jean-Jacques Doumène

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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.660047/9 {3CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.104 [LS]; October 1997 p.56 [JBS]

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Opera - July 1997 p.874

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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.100 [ST]

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Opera News - September 1997 p.60 [CJL]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.173 [JM]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.73

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.57

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.63

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.88

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Classic CD - July 1997 p.70

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Classical Express - Issue No.88 July 1997 p.5

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.84 [GL]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.117 [KM]

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Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.207 [RL]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.31

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Musica (Milano) - No.104 giugno-settembre 1997 p.128 [EG]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.211 juin 1997 p.92 [FL]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Opéra de Lille (March 1996, see OPERA INTER- NATIONAL mai 1996 No.202 p.31). See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» June 7 1997 p.A11

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte Carlo

Lakmé - Joan Sutherland

Gérald - Alain Vanzo

Nilakantha - Gabriel Bacquier

Mallika - Jane Berbié

Ellen - Gwenyth Annear

Rose - Josephte Clement

Frédéric - Claude Calès

Mistress Bentson - Monica Sinclair

Hadji - Emile Belcourt

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 387-389 {3LPS} (1969)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 485-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 835-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 460 741-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1969 p.1592; July 1969 p.129; December 1989 p.1196 [LS] April 1999 p.36 [IM]

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Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.58 [GH]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.158

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recorded «between October 1 and 12» 1967 (See «A Prima Donna's Progress» p.207.

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Lakmé by Léo Delibes performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Lakmé - Joan Sutherland

Gérald - Anastasios Vrenios

Nilakantha - Gabriel Bacquier

Mallika - Huguette Tourangeau

Ellen - Maxime Makas

Rose - Jacqueline Pierce

Frédéric - Cornelius Opthof

Mistress Bentson - Alicia Maraslian

Hadji - Luciano del Moral

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1673 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 223 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1839-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.58

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Phildelphia Lyric Opera in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (November 1968, see OPERA March 1969 p.243). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989» and the CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». In both these sources the date of the performance recorded is given as 19 November 1968. However, according to the performance chronology compiled by Frank Hamilton (click link below) Carl Suppa conducted on that day. Richard Bonynge conducted on 22 November 1968. See also «A Prima Donna's Progress» pp.219-220.

http://frankhamilton.org/ph

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Gabriel Bacquier

Norina - Beverly Sills

Malatesta - Håkan Hagegård

Ernesto - Alfredo Kraus

Un notaio - Nico Castel

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1506 (& 1265);; Bensar OL 12079 (BRO 124057) {2CDRS}; Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) (2008)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 January 1979). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1990(STU)

Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon

Chorus - Opéra de Lyon

Don Pasquale - Gabriel Bacquier

Norina - Barbara Hendricks

Malatesta - Gino Quilico

Ernesto - Luca Canonici

Un notaio - René Schirrer

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Compact Cassette; - ERATO 2292-4587-4 (1990)ª

Compact Disc; - *ERATO 2292-45487-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; ERATO WPCC 4287-8 {2CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1990 p.1045 [JBS]

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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.173

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti

Baldassare - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma

Ines - Ileana Cotrubas

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Black Disc; - Decca D 96D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London OSA 13113 {3LPS} (1978)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K96K33 (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 038-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1926 [EG]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; October 1990 p. [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.36 [KH]

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Opéra International - December 1990 p.70

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Ariane et Barbe-Bleue by Paul Dukas performed in French

Conductor Armin Jordan - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France

Chorus - Choeur de Radio-France (Paris)

Ariane - Katherine Ciesinski

Barbe-Bleue - Gabriel Bacquier

La nourrice - Mariana Paunova

Sélysette - Hanna Schaer

Ygraine - Anne-Marie Blanzat

Mélisande - Jocelyne Chamonin

Bellangère - Michèle Command

Un vieux paysan - Chris de Moor

Deuxième paysan - André Meurat

Troisième paysan - Gilbert Chrétien

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Black Disc; - *ERATO NUM 750693 {3LPS} (1983)ª; RCA/ERATO ZL 30911 {3LPS} (Germany) (1983)ª

Compact Disc - ERATO «Libretto» 2292 45663-2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Ariane et Barbe-Bleue by Paul Dukas are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.249; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1983 p.526 [LS]; September 1991 p [LS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.83-85 [DWW]

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Fono Forum - Januar 1984 S.59 [HS]

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L'opera (Milano) - - Anno V - N.49 septembre 1991 p.102

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Oedipe by Georges Enesco performed in French

Conductor Lawrence Foster - 1989(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo

Chorus - Orfeon Donostiarra - Les Petits Chanteurs de Monaco

Oedipe - José van Dam

Tiresias - Gabriel Bacquier

Creon - Marcel Vanaud

Le Berger - Nicolai Gedda

Le Grand-Prêtre - Cornelius Hauptmann

Phorbas - Laurence Albert

Le Veilleur - Jean-Philippe Courtis

Thésée - Gino Quilico

Laios - John Aler

Jocaste - Brigitte Fassbaender

La Spinge - Marjana Lipovsek

Antigone - Barbara Hendricks

Mérope - Jocelyne Taillon

Une Femme Thébaine - Isabelle Vernet

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Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 54011-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI 2088332 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Oedipe by Georges Enesco are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.254; PENGUIN p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1990 p. [LS]

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Stereophile - Septembre 1991 (Vol.14 No.9) p.206

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Opernwelt - April 4/1996 S.20

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Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in French?

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Iphigenie - Jane Rhodes

Agamemnon - Gabriel Bacquier

Clytemnestra - Christiane Gayraud

Achille - Michel Sénéchal

Patrocle - Raymond Steffner

Calchas - Raymond Steffner

Arcas - Teodoro Rovetta

Diane - Paola Berti

Slave - Jolanda Torriani

Trois Grecques - Paola Berti

- Jolanda Torriani

- Manni Jottini

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4094

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Recordings of Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.67; CELLETTI p.277; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.17 (3) p.18; PENGUIN p.107; GIUDICI p.262 (2) p.444; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11; Opéra Magazine No.28 avril 2008 p.32

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 9 June 1963. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» p.172. It is not stated whether the opera was performed in French or Italian. In Omega's online catalogue the recording is stated to be of «Iphigenie en Tauride» but on the date given (6 June 1963) «Iphigenie en Aulide» was performed (loc. cit.).

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Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Orphée - Gabriel Bacquier

Eurydice - Andrea Guiot

L'Amour - Silvia Baleani

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3696

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Recordings of Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280; Opera on CD 12; L'Avant Scène No.23 p.68; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (2 June 1966; see OPERA October 1966 p.810). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Mireille by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Jules Gressier - 1959(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Radio France

Mireille - Andrée Esposito

Vincent - Alain Vanzo

Taven - Suzanne Darbans

Ourrias - Gabriel Bacquier

Vincenette - Christiane Harbell

Maître Ramon - Julien Giovannetti

Ambroise - Lucien Lovano

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Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde 278 921 {1CD-double durée} Gala GL 100.722 (+Mireille +La Colombe - excerpts +Faust - Rudel 1968 -;; highlights) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.62 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.79 [CC]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.68 [DA]

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Mireille by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Michel Plasson - 1979(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse

Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse

Mireille - Mirella Freni

Vincent - Alain Vanzo

Taven - Jane Rhodes

Ourrias - José van Dam

Vincenette - Christine Barbaux

Maître Ramon - Gabriel Bacquier

Ambroise - Marc Vento

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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5203 (C167-73021/3) (1980)ª

Compact Disc - EMI CDS 7 49653 2 {2CDS}

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

CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1980 p.872, p.876 [EG] April 1981 p.1291 [JBS]

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Michel Plasson - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse

Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse

Roméo - Alfredo Kraus

Juliette - Catherine Malfitano

Gertrude - Jocelyne Taillon

Frère Laurence - José van Dam

Capulet - Gabriel Bacquier

Tybalt - Charles Burles

Le Prince - Jean-Jacques Doumène

Gregorio - Jean-Marie Frémeau

Mercutio - Gino Quilico

Stéphano - Ann Murray

Pâris - Kurt Ollmann

Benvolio - Roger Trentin

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Black Disc; - *EMI EX 270142-3 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 270142-5 (1985)ª;; Angel 4D3X-3960

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7-47365-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Angel CDCC-47365-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1985 p. [AB]; January 1986 p.910 [JBS]; March 1987 p. [AB]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.27 [DA]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.221

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There is only one recording of Les Aventures du Roi Pausole by Arthur Honegger on file (performed in French)

Conductor Mario Venzago - 1992

Orchestra - Atelier Philharmonique Suisse

Chorus - Madrigalistes de Bâle

Roi Pausole - Gabriel Bacquier

Taxis - Michel Sénéchal

Aline - Christine Barbaux

Diane - Rachel Yakar

Mirabelle - Bernadette Antoine

Giglio - Reinaldo Macias

Dame Perchuque - Monique Barscha

Thierette - Brigitte Fournier

Le Métayer - Charles Ossola

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Compact Disc - MGB MUSIQUE SUISSES CD 6 115

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1994 p.112

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Opera - February 1994 p.249

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Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.144

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.157 P134

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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.120

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La Fille de Madame Angot by Charles Lecocq performed in French

Conductor Richard Blareau - 1958?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Clairette - Colette Riedinger

Mademoiselle Lange - Suzanne Lafaye

Ange Pitou - Gabriel Bacquier

Pomponnet - Bernard Alvi

Larivaudière - Louis Musy

Amaranthe - Georgette Spanellys

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Black Disc - Decca 115.059 {2LPS} (France); *Decca 100.095 (highlights - France)

Compact Disc; - Decca(Accord) 465 883-2 {2CDS} (France) (2000)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.482 juin 2001 pp.93-94 [MP]

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.35

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Répertoire - No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]

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Der Graf von Luxembourg by Franz Lehár performed in French

Conductor Richard Blareau - 195?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

René - Graf von Luxemburg - Gabriel Bacquier

Angèle Didier - Colette Riedinger

Juliette Vermont - Annick Baugé

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Black Disc - Decca ACL 920 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Accord 476 9992 (+Frasquita +La Veuve joyeuse - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.131 (mention)

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.77 (mention) [JB]

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Comments:- Recording of excerpts from the French version «Le Comte de Luxembourg». Robert Destain and André Balbon also take part

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Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Radio Suisse Romande

Don Quichotte - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Sancho Panza - Gabriel Bacquier

Dulcinée - Régine Crespin

Pedro - Michèle Command

Garcias - Annick Dutertre

Rodriguez - Peyo Garazzi

Juan - Jean-Marie Frémeau

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Black Disc; - Decca D156D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSA 13134 (3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K156K32 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 430 636-2 (+Scènes alsaciennes) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 853-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª

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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1979 p.907 [AB] January 1980 p.1121 [JBS]; February 1980 p.1302 [GH]; April 1992 p.156 [JBS]

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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.12 [RF]

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American Record Guide - June 1980 Vol.43 No.8 p.25 [DA]

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Don Quichotte - Ruggero Raimondi

Sancho Panza - Gabriel Bacquier

Dulcinée - Margarita Zimmermann

Pedro - Monique Badouin

Garcias - Rosanna Didonè

Rodriguez - Oslavio Di Credico

Juan - Christian Lara

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10361 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.281 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1999 Vol.62 No.5 p.195 [LM]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (July 1982; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.52 septembre/octobre 1982 p.36)

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Manon - Beverly Sills

Poussette - Michèle Raynaud

Javotte - Hélia T' Hézan

Rosette - Patricia Kern

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda

Lescaut - Gérard Souzay

Le Compte des Grieux - Gabriel Bacquier

Guillot de Morfontaine - Nico Castel

De Brétigny - Michel Trempont

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Black Disc; - ABC Records ATS 20007/4 {4LPS} (1971)ª; HMV SLS 800 {4LPS} (1971)ª; Angel AVC 34010 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Angel CDMC 69831-2 {3CDS}; DG 474 950-2 {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1971 p.1815; July 1971 p.162

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Opera News - September 2004 pp.96-97 [SFV]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.156-157 [MM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.105-108 [DWW]

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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.80 [CC]

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Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.91 [MP]

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American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.60 [AS]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.148-149 [DRV,RVL]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.90 [RW]

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Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 pp.95-96 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.85 [MC]

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Comments:- The CDs issued by DG are advertized in OPERA NEWS June 2004 p.75.

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La Navarraise by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Anita - Marilyn Horne

Araquil - Plácido Domingo

Garrido - Sherrill Milnes

Remigio - Nicola Zaccaria

Bustamente - Gabriel Bacquier

Ramon - Ryland Davies

Un soldat - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc - RCA ARL1 1114 {1LP}; *RCA GL 83793 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - BMG RCA 74321 50167-2 {1CD} (1998)ª

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Recordings of La Navarraise by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.401; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 217 p.82

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1975 p.894 [JBS]

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Opera News - February 1999 p.76 [LTG]

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Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.57 [GC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.139 [DVM]

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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.4 [JR]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.70 [SP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.139 [LM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Thaïs - Anna Moffo

Athanaël - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicias - José Carreras

Palémon - Justino Díaz

Crobyle - Patricia Clark

Myrtale - Antonia Butler

Albine - Elizabeth Bainbridge

La Charmeuse - Jessica Cash

Servant - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor ARL3 0842 {3LPS} (1975)ª; RCA Victor ARD3 0842 {3 quadrophonic LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2551-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Thaïs by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1975 p.2013 [EG]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]

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Comments:- There is an article on the quadrophonic recording in GRAMOPHONE, May 1975 p.1946 and there is an advertisment on pages 1981-82 of the same issue. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1964(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.

Chorus - Maîtrise de l'O.R.T.F.

Werther - Albert Lance

Charlotte - Rita Gorr

Sophie - Mady Mesplé

Albert - Gabriel Bacquier

Le Bailli - Julien Giovannetti

Johann - Jacques Mars

Schmidt - Robert Andreozzi

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Black Disc; - Mondiophonie MSA 101/3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Mondiophonie SCAL1/1-3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; *Adès 7025 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adès 203 772 {2CDS}; Adès 14083-2 {2CDS}; Accord 472 917-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1966 p.334; March 2004 p.83 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.156 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.83 (mention)

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Diapason - No.92 décembre 1964 p.28 [JG]: No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.90 [MP]

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Répertoire - No.171 septembre 2003 p.65 [JB]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.279 septembre 2003 p.97 [CFD]

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Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Marguerite de Valois - Joan Sutherland

Valentine de Saint-Bris - Martina Arroyo

Urbain - Huguette Tourangeau

Raoul de Nangis - Anastasios Vrenios

Compte de Nevers - Dominic Cossa

Compte de Saint-Bris - Gabriel Bacquier

Marcel - Nicola Ghiuselev

Bois-Rosé - John Wakefield

De Tavannes - John Wakefield

De Cossé - Joseph Ward

De Thoré - John Noble

De Retz - Glynne Thomas

De Meru - John Gibbs

Maurevert - Clifford Grant

Leonard - Janet Coster

Dame d'Honneur 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa

Dame d'Honneur 2 - Josephte Clement

Girl 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa

Girl 2 - Josephte Clement

Night Watchman - John Noble

Monk 1 - John Wakefield

Monk 2 - Alan Opie

Monk 3 - Clifford Grant

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Black Disc - Decca SET 460-3 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Decca(London) 430 549-2

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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.638; January 1971 p.1127

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Opera - December 1970 p.1134

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.330

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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE June 1969 p.15

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1973-74(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Fiordiligi - Pilar Lorengar

Dorabella - Teresa Berganza

Despina - Jane Berbié

Ferrando - Ryland Davies

Guglielmo - Tom Krause

Don Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 575-578 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Decca D56D4 {4LPS} (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 101-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Compact Disc Opera Collection» 473 354-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Decca 475 7033 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.105 [SS]; September 1974 p.478 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; August 1977 p.339 [AB]; March 1991 p.1722 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]

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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.10 [HC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.64 [XP]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (1-17 July 1973) and completed 12 February 1974 (see The London Philharmonic Discography by Philip Stuart p.205)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Chorus - Choeur du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Shakeh Vartenissian

Leoporello - Rolando Panerai

Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tadeo

Masetto - Ugo Trama

Zerlina - Mariella Adani

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 397 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª

DVD (Video) - Encore 3215 (2008)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.33-34). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 and the DVD issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Renzo Casellato

Donna Elvira - Pilar Lorengar

Leoporello - Wladimiro Ganzarolli

Il Commendatore - William Wilderman

Masetto - Ricardo Catena

Zerlina - Renate Holm

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1182 (& 944); Opera Depot OD 10257-3 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1966). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier

Donna Anna - Joan Sutherland

Don Ottavio - Werner Krenn

Donna Elvira - Pilar Lorengar

Leoporello - Donald Gramm

Il Commendatore - Clifford Grant

Masetto - Leonardo Monreale

Zerlina - Marilyn Horne

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Black Disc - Decca SET 412-415; London OSA-1434 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Decca 448 973-2

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1970 p.1312; May 1997 p.112

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.33

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.50

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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.98

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American Record Guide - September 1970 Vol.37 No.1 p.40 [WB]

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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.79

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.76

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Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.53

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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.94 [GL]

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - James Morris

Donna Anna - Joan Sutherland

Don Ottavio - John Brecknock

Donna Elvira - Julia Varady

Leoporello - Gabriel Bacquier

Il Commendatore - John Macurdy

Masetto - Allan Monk

Zerlina - Huguette Tourangeau

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DONG 197801 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Don Giovanni - Bernd Weikl

Donna Anna - Margaret Price

Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows

Donna Elvira - Sylvia Sass

Leoporello - Gabriel Bacquier

Il Commendatore - Kurt Moll

Masetto - Alfred Sramek

Zerlina - Lucia Popp

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Black Disc; - Decca D164D4 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSA 1444 {4LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K162K4 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 425 169-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 427-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 475 7037 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.514 [LS]; December 1979 p.1077 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; March 1991 p. [AB]

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Johanna Peters

Bartolo - Carlo Cava

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - John Alldis Choir

Figaro - Geraint Evans

Susanna - Reri Grist

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Söderström

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Annelies Burmeister

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Werner Hollweg

Curzio - Willi Brokmeier

Antonio - Clifford Grant

Barbarina - Margaret Price

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 955 {4LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63849-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1971 p.1822; July 1971 p.161; March 1972 p.1503; September 1991 p.125 [AB]

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Opéra de Paris

Figaro - José van Dam

Susanna - Lucia Popp

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Gundula Janowitz

Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade

Marcellina - Jane Berbié

Bartolo - Kurt Moll

Basilio - Michel Sénéchal

Barbarina - Danièle Perriers

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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC16 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 29 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1008 (Japan) (1999)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 20 (Japanese NTSC)

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (14 July 1980)

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La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Michel Plasson - 1984(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse

Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse

Pâris - John Aler

Ménélas - Charles Burles

Agamemnon - Gabriel Bacquier

Calchas - Jean-Philippe Lafont

Achille - Jacques Loreau

Oreste - Colette Alliot-Lugaz

Ajax I - Roger Trentin

Ajax II - Gérard Desroches

Hélène - Jessye Norman

Bacchis - Nicole Carreras

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Black Disc; - EMI EX 27017-3 {2LPS} (1985)ª;; Angel DSB 3981 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CDC 7 45157 {2CDS} (1986)ª;; Angel CDCB 47156 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.156; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.42

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1985 p. [AML]; September 1986 p. [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.131-132 [AR]

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.9

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La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor John Burdekin - 1986?(LI)

Orchestra - Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Pâris - Georges Gautier

Ménélas - Jacques Martin

Agamemnon - Gabriel Bacquier

Calchas - Luis Masson

Oreste - Jean-Marc Salzmann

Hélène - Eva Saurova

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 233 (2005)ª

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Recordings of La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.156; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.42

Comments:- The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The recording appears to be of a performance in the Théâtre de Paris in November 1986. The performance on 14 November is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1987 No.99 pp.32-33. HOO lists an additional cast member «Catala» and gives the year as 1987 which may be when the recording was transmitted.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1965(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Chorus - Choeurs

Hoffmann - Albert Lance

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Suzanne Sarroca

Antonia - Andrea Guiot

Coppélius - Julien Giovannetti

Dapertutto - Robert Massard

Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicklaus - Yves Bisson

La Mère d'Antonia - Solange Michel

Lindorf - Gérard Serkoyan

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Black Disc - Mondiophone MSA 7002 {1LP}; Adès C 8002 {1LP}

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic

Antonia - Heather Harper

Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier

Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier

Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicklaus - Noemi Souza

Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo

Frantz - Nino Falzetti

Andres - Nino Falzetti

Cochenille - Nino Falzetti

Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti

Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic

Antonia - Heather Harper

Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier

Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier

Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicklaus - Noemi Souza

Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo

Frantz - Nino Falzetti

Andres - Nino Falzetti

Cochenille - Nino Falzetti

Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti

Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya

Olympia - Mady Mesplé

Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic

Antonia - Heather Harper

Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier

Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier

Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicklaus - Noemi Souza

Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo

Frantz - Nino Falzetti

Andres - Nino Falzetti

Cochenille - Nino Falzetti

Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti

Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-