(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BERLIOZ HECTOR - DAMNATION DE FAUST (LA)-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Maag Peter 1964(LI)*
2 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-Arena di Verona - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1961(LI)*
3 CILEA FRANCESCO - ADRIANA LECOUVREUR-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Rossi Mario 1959(LI)*
4 DONIZETTI GAETANO - FAVORITE (LA)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Erede Alberto 1955(STU)*
5 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Teatro alla Scala - Sanzogno Nino 1959(STU)*
6 DONIZETTI GAETANO - POLIUTO-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1960(LI)*
7 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Santa Cecilia - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1956(STU)*
8 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Capuana Franco 1958(LI)*
9 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - NOT KNOWN 1958(LI)*
10 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1960(LE)*
11 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Wiener Staatsoper - Matacic Lovro von 1960(LI)*
12 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1960(LI:5/3/60;Bergonzi - Milanov)*
13 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1960(LI;26/3/60;Tucker - Tebaldi)*
14 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-RAI Torino - Mannino Franco 1963(RA)*
15 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1965(LI)*
16 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Santini Gabriele 1956(LI)*
17 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - HERCULES-Teatro alla Scala - Matacic Lovro von 1958(LI)*
18 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - BOHÈME (LA)-Teatro San Carlo di Napoli - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1958(LI)*
19 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-San Francisco Opera - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1962(LI)*
20 MASCAGNI PIETRO - CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Erede Alberto 1957(STU)*
21 MASSENET JULES - THAÏS-Opera di Trieste - Toffolo Luigi 1954(LI)*
22 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-Teatro Comunale di Firenze - Tieri Emidio 1956(LI)*
23 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1957(STU)*
24 PROKOFIEFF SERGEI - WAR AND PEACE-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Rodzinsky Artur 1953(LI)*
25 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Kozma Tibor 1957(LI)*
26 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Santa Cecilia - Serafin Tullio 1958(STU)*
27 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1962(LI)*
28 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TABARRO (IL)-Teatro Comunale di Firenze - Santini Gabriele 1955(LI)*
29 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TABARRO (IL)-Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) - Cordone Mario 1955(RA)*
30 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1958(LI)-Brussels*
31 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1956(LI)*
32 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Erede Alberto 1956(STU)*
33 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(STU)*
34 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - MAZEPPA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Perlea Ionel 1954(LI)*
35 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Rodzinsky Artur 1952(LI)*
36 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro La Fenice di Venezia - Capuana Franco 1953?(STU)*
37 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Matacic Lovro von 1963(LI)*
38 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Wiener Staatsoper - Karajan Herbert von 1964(LI)*
39 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1956(LI)*
40 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1957(LI)*
41 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro Comunale di Firenze - Tieri Emidio 1957(LI)*
42 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Santini Gabriele 1959(LI)*
43 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1960(STU)*
44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1961(LI)*
45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1962(LC)*
46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1961(LI)*
47 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Metropolitan Opera - Adler Kurt 1955(LI)*
48 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Votto Antonino 1956(LI)*
49 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1958(LI)*
50 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Wiener Philharmoniker - Santi Nello 1960(LI)*
51 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1961(RA)*
52 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro alla Scala - Santini Gabriele 1961(STU)*
53 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Metropolitan Opera - Schippers Thomas 1965(LI)*
54 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ERNANI-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1957(LI)*
55 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ERNANI-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Previtali Fernando 1960(LI)*
56 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Santa Cecilia - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1955(STU)*
57 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1958(LI)***
58 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Wiener Staatsoper - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1960(LI)*
59 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Santi Nello 1965(LI)*
60 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Bartoletti Bruno 1959(LI)*
61 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Bartoletti Bruno 1961(LI)*
62 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1961(LI)*
63 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1960(STU)*
64 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Metropolitan Opera - Erede Alberto 1955(LI)*
65 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1955(LI)*
66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1956(LI)*
67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1962(STU)*
68 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Wiener Staatsoper - Klobucar Berislav 1964(LI)*
69 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) - Martini Juan Emilio 1965(LI)*
70 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-RAI Milano - Previtali Fernando 1957(FI)***
71 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Bellezza Vincenzo 1957(LE)*
72 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1960(LI)*
73 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1961(LI)*
74 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1962(LI)*
75 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1962(LI)*
76 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1962(STU)*
77 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-NHK Symphony Orchestra - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1963(LI)*
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Faust - Ruggero Bondino
Méphistophélès - Ettore Bastianini
Marguerite - Giulietta Simionato
Brander - Plinio Clabassi
Une voix de soprano - Plinio Clabassi
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 037 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Encore Grand Tier 64805-1095-2; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 776-CD2 {2CDS} (1993)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:-
Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.46
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.87
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.4 No.6 Issue 14 p.39
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo Napoli (26 December 1964, see OPERA, March 1965 p.206)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Renata Scotto
Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini
Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato
Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani
Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari
Le Remendado - Piero De Palma
Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara
Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 2182-3 (+José Cura as Don José) {3CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero
Maurizio - Franco Corelli
Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Cassinelli
Principessa di Bouillon - Giulietta Simionato
Michonnet - Ettore Bastianini
Quinault - Augusto Frati
Poisson - Renato Ercolani
Mlle. Jouvenot - Rossana Zerbini
Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Mariano Caruso
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 497 {2LPS} (1970)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 47 {3LPS}; Replica RPL 2054-6 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Performance Edition HOPE 246; Morgan MOR 5901 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents»;; DOC 19 {3LPS} ;; Melodram MEL 043 {3LPS}; Discocorp «I Grandi Interpreti» IGI 294 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27009 {2CDS}; Phoenix PX 502.2 {2CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6007-2 (+video with Olivero) {2CDS} (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 178 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers ADR 195901 {2CDRS}; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» 7037 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.124-126 [ADC]: Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.120-121 [LRB]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.54-55 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.153-154 (audio) [EG]
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Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61 [SS]
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.1: Issue No.116 November 1999 p.7 [JP]
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 p.91
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 p.96 [PO'C]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.84 enero 1996 p.39
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.110 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (28 November 1959). See OPERA March 1960 p.216. The conductor is stated to be Michele Lauro in the review in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR. Mario Rossi is given in «Il teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» p.712. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Alfonso - Ettore Bastianini
Leonora - Giulietta Simionato
Fernando - Gianni Poggi
Baldassare - Jerome Hines
Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma
Ines - Bice Magnani
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5146-5148 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)ª; London XLLA 39 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1310 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Richmond SRS 63510; *Melodiya C10 05029-34 {3LPS} ;; London OS 25194 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc - Double Decca 452 469-2 {2CDS}
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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 - March 1956 pp.393-394 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; May 1956 p.452 (mention) [HCS]; April 1967 p.545
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Opera - May 1956 p.315; April 1967 pp.332-333 [AB]
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Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.51 [CK]
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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [PHR]: January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 pp.357-358 [CJL]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.477 (highlights) [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.58 [MDS]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.68 [CLO]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.12
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Enrico - Ettore Bastianini
Raimondo - Ivo Vinco
Arturo - Franco Ricciardi
Alisa - Stefania Malagù
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Black Disc - Ricordi MRO 104-105 {2LPS}; Ricordi OCL 16 021/022 {2LPS} D.G.G. LPM 18704-18705 {2LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM 138 704/705 {2LPS} Mercury OL 2-108 {2LPS}; Mercury SR 2-9008 {2LPS}; Ember GVC 45(highlights)
Compact Disc - Palladio ; Living Stage 347.13 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.164; February 1975 p.1542 (highlights) [JBS]
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Diapason - No.154 1971 p.40
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1960 Vol.10 No.8 p.60 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.28 [CJL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.81 [MC]
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Poliuto - Franco Corelli
Paolina - Maria Callas
Severo - Ettore Bastianini
Callistene - Nicola Zaccaria
Nearco - Piero De Palma
Felice - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
A Christian - Virgilio Carbonari
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2442-2444 {3LPS} (1980)ª; foyer FO 1013 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - *CBS/Sony 54DC 838-9 {2CDS} (Japan); Arkadia HP 520.2; EMI CMS 5 65448-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDMB 5 65448-2 {2CDS} (USA); Melodram CDM 26006 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1997 p.132 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1998 p.288 [AB]
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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]
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Opera News - July 1998 p.40 [FPD]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.91 (mention)
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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.89 [JC]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.74 [CW2]
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Classic CD - November 1997 p.84 [MT]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.70 [CC]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.117 [DA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.76 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.82 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1960; see OPERA February 1961pp.80,95). See also «The Daily Telegraph - Art & Books» Saturday November 15 1997 p.A11. The «foyer» LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1981 p.1165
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Fiorenza Cossotto
La Contessa di Coigny - Maria Teresa Mandalari
Madelon - Amelia Guidi
Roucher - Silvio Maionica
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena
Fouquier Tinville - Vico Polotto
Un Incredible - Mariano Caruso
Pietro Fléville - Dino Mantovani
L'abate - Angelo Mercuriali
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5411-5412 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Decca SXL 2208-2210 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 600-601 {2LPS} (1970)ª; London A 4332 {3LPS} (1958)ª;; London OSA 1303 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 425 407-2 {2CDS} ; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 841-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; London POCL 3836-7 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1958 p.325 [AP]; July 1960 p.78 [AP] November 1970 p.862
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Opera - February 1958 p.122; September 1960 p.638
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.21
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1958 p.243 [SG]
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American Record Guide - July 1958 Vol.24 No.11 p.458 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1958 Vol.8 No.7 p.48 [DJ]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.56 [DJ]
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Records and Recordings - June 1960 p.24 [FGB]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Antonietta Stella
La mulatta Bersi - Loretta Di Lelio
Madelon - Miriam Pirazzini
Roucher - Antonio Cassinelli
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Vito de Taranto
Fouquier Tinville - Giovanni Amodeo
Un Incredible - Antonio Pirino
Pietro Fléville - Augusto Frati
L'abate - Renato Ercolani
Dumas - Antonio Orlando
Schmidt - Mario Bianchi
Il maestro di casa - Silvio Santarelli
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Compact Disc - Cin Cin 1019/20 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (November 1958).
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Guadalupe Salazarno
La Contessa di Coigny - Gilda Cossio
Madelon - Aurora Woodrow
Roucher - Gilberto Cerda
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Humberto Pazos
Fouquier Tinville - Pedro Garnica
Un Incredible - Luiz Muzio
L'abate - José Sosa
Schmidt - Salvatore Palafox
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 350 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de la Bellas Artes, Mexico City. This performance is not listed in the chronology in «Tebaldi - The Voice of an Angel»
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Ugo Savarese
Madeleine di Coigny - Gigliola Frazzoni
La mulatta Bersi - Edda Vincenzi
La Contessa di Coigny - Aurora Cattelani
Madelon - Fiorenza Cossotto
Roucher - Paolo Montarsolo
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Virgilio Carbonari
Fouquier Tinville - Silvio Maionica
Un Incredible - Piero De Palma
L'abate - Angelo Mercuriali
Dumas - Giuseppe Morresi
Schmidt - Franco Piva
Il maestro di casa - Carlo Forti
Il Romanziero - Dino Mantovani
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00019
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Acts 1,2,3 from a performance at the Teatro alla Scala. The partial cast listed by Handelman in his calalog dated November 2000 is Frazzoni, Corelli, and Bastianini and the date is given as 20 January 1960. However, according to the archive that used to be on the La Scala website (http://www.lascala.com) Tebaldi, not Frazzoni sang on this date. Frazzoni sang in the performances on 24, 28, and 31 January, but in these performanes Gérard was sung by Ugo Savarese, not Ettore Bastianini. The cast listed above is that for 24, 31 January. On the 28 January Roucher was sung by Silvio Maionica and Fouquier Tinville by Vittorio Tatozzi.
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Margarethe Sjöstedt
La Contessa di Coigny - Elisabeth Höngen
Madelon - Hilde Konetzni
Roucher - Edmund Hurshell
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fouquier Tinville - Ludwig Welter
Un Incredible - Renato Ercolani
Pietro Fléville - Kostas Paskalis
L'abate - Fritz Sperlbauer
Dumas - Franz Bierbach
Schmidt - Endré Koréh
Il maestro di casa - Harald Pröglhoff
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Black Disc - Giusepper di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS - 5 sides}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Fortissimo» CDE 3003 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 50021 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1303 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Il trovatore +La fanciulla del west +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 682 0621 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2007 p.98 [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.236; Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.345-346 [HF]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.126-127 [JM]
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Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.60; Juni 1998 S.57 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.165
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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [NL]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.124 [RVL]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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International Record Review - February 2007 p.68 [JTH]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.95-96 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.95 [LB]: No.99 abril 2007 p.90 [PN]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.213 febbraio 2007 pp.68-69 [GL]
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (26 June 1960)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI:5/3/60;Bergonzi - Milanov)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov
La mulatta Bersi - Margaret Roggero
La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton
Madelon - Belen Amparan
Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - Calvin Marsh
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 196001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1960). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI;26/3/60;Tucker - Tebaldi)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Margaret Roggero
La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton
Madelon - Belen Amparan
Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello
Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott
Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis
Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky
L'abate - Gabor Carelli
Dumas - Osie Hawkins
Schmidt - Calvin Marsh
Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 224 (& 753); The Opera Lovers AND 195801 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 March 1960). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.365-367. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franco Mannino - 1963(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Andrea Chénier - Charles Craig
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Gabriella Tucci
La mulatta Bersi - Jolanda Torriani
La Contessa di Coigny - Anna Di Stasio
Madelon - Rena Garazioti
Roucher - Antonio Cassinelli
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Guido Mazzini
Fouquier Tinville - Renzo Gonzales
Un Incredible - Antonio Pirino
L'abate - Athos Cesarini
Dumas - Edgardo di Stasio
Schmidt - Renzo Gonzales
Il maestro di casa - Edgardo di Stasio
Il Romanziero - Guido Mazzini
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1684 (& 1590) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 29 October 1963. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker
Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini
Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi
La mulatta Bersi - Annemarie Bessel
La Contessa di Coigny - Sona Cervená
Madelon - Claramae Turner
Roucher - Richard Fredricks
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Joshua Hecht
Fouquier Tinville - Adib Fazah
Un Incredible - Howard Fried
Pietro Fléville - John West
L'abate - William Whitesides
Dumas - Pietro Menci
Schmidt - David Giosso
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1094-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1965). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Faust - Gianni Poggi
Méphistophélès - Raffaele Ariè
Marguerite - Marcella Pobbe
Valentin - Ettore Bastianini
Siébel - Anna Maria Capel
Marthe - Amalia Pini
Wagner - Silvio Santarelli
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5054 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Fimvelstar FR 065 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.223 febbraio 2008 p.83 [CV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (1 December 1956). According to Andromeda's online catalogue this is a «In House recording - accetable (sic) sound».
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Iole - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Lichas - Ettore Bastianini
Dejanira - Fedora Barbieri
Hyllus - Franco Corelli
Hercules - Jerome Hines
Priest - Agostino Ferrin
Trachinian - Vittorio Tatozzi
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 395 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0025 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1516-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.201-203 [GJ]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [AP]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.173). The year of the performance recorded is given as 1959 in Premiere's 2004 CD Catalog and it is possible that there are two recordings, one of a performance is December 1958 and one of a performance in January 1959.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Schaunard - Walter Monachesi
Musette - Mafalda Masini
Marcello - Isidoro (Doro) Antonioli
Mimi - Rosetta Noli
Rodolfo - Ettore Bastianini
Barbemuche - Antonio Sacchetti
Colline - Curzio Flemi
Visconte Paolo - Giuseppe Forgione
Durand - Piero De Palma
Gaudenzio - Piero De Palma
Eufemia - Anna Di Stasio
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 165 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Melodram MEL 021 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Hardy Classic HCd 6012-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.358; GIUDICI p.335
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [EP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.134 [LM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.95 [GL]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (8 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.312 ). The performance on the Hardy Classic CDs is reported to be that of 15 February 1958
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Marilyn Horne
Tonio - Ettore Bastianini
Beppe - Raymond Manton
Silvio - Russell Christopher
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances GOP 4 (+another performance - Simonetto - RAI 1954) {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 270103
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (13 October 1962)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Santuzza - Renata Tebaldi
Turiddu - Jussi Björling
Alfio - Ettore Bastianini
Lola - Lucia Danieli
Lucia - Rina Corsi
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6059 (+recital by Björling) {2LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6059 (+recital by Björling) {2LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RB 16087-2 (+recital by Björling) {2LPS} (UK) (1958)ª; RCA SB 2021-2 (+recital by Björling) (UK) (1959)ª; London OSA 12101 (+recital by Björling) {2LPS} Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 634-5 (+recital by Björling) {2LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca 425 985-2 {1CD}; Decca «Opera Gala» 458 224-2 {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1958 p.235 [HCS]; April 1959 p.530 [PHW]; April 1974 p.1902, p.1909 [RO]; February 1999 p.36 (mention) [IM]
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Opera - May 1959 p.326
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.2 November 1977 p.78 [KH]
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.185 [FS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.60 [DJ]: November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1959 p.453 [HL]
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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.15 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.82 [JV]
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Conductor Luigi Toffolo - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Opera di Trieste
Chorus - Opera di Trieste
Thaïs - Fiorella Carmen Forti
Athanaël - Ettore Bastianini
Nicias - Glauco Scarlini
Palémon - Antonio Massaria
Crobyle - Alma Pezzi
Myrtale - Aurora Cattelani
Albine - Liliana Hussu
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 446 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 775-CD 2 {2CDS} ;; Bongiovanni HOC 003/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.127 [MP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (10 February 1954)
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
La Gioconda - Anita Cerquetti
Enzo - Gianni Poggi
Barnaba - Ettore Bastianini
Laura - Ebe Stignani
Alvise - Giuseppe Modesti
La Cieca - Lucia Danieli
Zuàne - Mario Frosini
Un Cantore - Alberto Lotti-Camici
Isèpo - Piero Setti
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 031 272 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5042 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.181-182 [HF]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.144-145 [WA]
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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.119 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.264-265 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.84 [JS]: No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.85-86 [MC]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.276 mai 2003 p.90 [GG]
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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale di Firenze (January 1956; see OPERA March 1956 p.163).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
La Gioconda - Anita Cerquetti
Enzo - Mario Del Monaco
Barnaba - Ettore Bastianini
Laura - Giulietta Simionato
Alvise - Cesare Siepi
La Cieca - Franca Sacchi
Zuàne - Giorgio Giorgetti
Isèpo - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5400-5402 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2225-2227 {3LPS} (1960)ª; *Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 609-611 {3LPS} (1972)ª; London A 4331 {3LPS} (1958)ª; London OSA 1302 {3LPS} (1958)ª; Richmond SRS 63518 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 433 770-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Lyrica LCD 1066-1067 {2CDS} (Italy); *La Grande Lyrica MCBCD 8005-8006 {2CDS} (1994)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90004 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1958 p.369; April 1958 p.443; August 1960 p.122 March 1972 p.1589; September 1993 p.110 [AB]
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Opera - March 1958 p.186; October 1960 p.702
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Opera Now - August 1993 p.49
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Orpheus - October 1993 p.55
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Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78
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Diapason - June 1993 p.152
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.54 [DJ]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.56 [DJ]: April 1961 Vol.11 No.4 p.139 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - June 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.432 [PLM]: June 1961 Vol.27 No.10 p.826 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.60
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Andrei Bolkonsky - Ettore Bastianini
Natasha Rostova - Rosanna Carteri
Sonya - Vittoria Calma
Maria Akhrosimova - Fedora Barbieri
Ilya Rostov - Italo Tajo
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Franco Corelli
Helena Bezukhova - Cesy Broggini
Anatol Kuragin - Mirto Picchi
Dolokhov - Renato Capecchi
Maria Bolkonsky - Marinelli Meli
Marshal Kutuzov - Italo Tajo
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50052 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5022 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 pp.81-82 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fioerentino (May 1956; see OPERA August 1953 p.486 )
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Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Richard Tucker
Schaunard - George Cehanovsky
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Cesare Siepi
Mimi - Dorothy Kirsten
Musetta - Laurel Hurley
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis
Parpignol - Charles Anthony
Sergente dei doganieri - Calvin Marsh
Un doganiere - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Myto «Historical» 2CD 00129 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.58 [GE]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.93 [JM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera (30 March 1957).
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Schaunard - Renato Cesari
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Cesare Siepi
Mimi - Renata Tebaldi
Musetta - Gianna D' Angelo
Benoit - Fernando Corena
Alcindoro - Fernando Corena
Parpignol - Piero De Palma
Sergente dei doganieri - Attilio D' Orazi
Un doganiere - Giorgio Onesti
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5542-5543 {2LPS} (1959)ª;; Decca SXL 2170-2171 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Decca D5D2 {2LPS} (1976)ª; *Decca 411 868-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª;; London A 4236 {2LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA 1208 {2LPS} (1960)ª; London «Jubilee» JL 42002; Vivante London KIJC 9194/9195
Compact Cassette; - Decca K5K 22; Decca 411 868-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 868-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca «Grand Opera» 425 534-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Double Decca 448 725-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 710-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 431-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90014 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.300; April 1960 p.510 (mention) [DST]; August 1976 p.332 [EG]; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; February 1985 p. [AB]; December 1985 p. [EG]; February 1990 p. [MEO]; January 1997 p.100 [MEO]
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Opera - January 1960 p.53; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1959 p.15
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.72 [CLO]: May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.628 [PLM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49
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Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.18 [FGB]
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The Absolute Sound - June/July 2001 Issue 130 p.73 [RB]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention)
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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 pp.58-60
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Schaunard - Geraint Evans
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Marilyn Horne
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Michele - Ettore Bastianini
Luigi - Mirto Picchi
Giorgetta - Clara Petrella
La Frugola - Mafalda Masini
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2184-1 {1CDR} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (29 December 1955). The cast also includes Piero De Palma and Gustavo Gallo.
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Conductor Mario Cordone - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Michele - Ettore Bastianini
Luigi - Salvatore Puma
Il Tinca - Angelo Mercuriali
Il Talpa - Eraldo Coda
Giorgetta - Nora De Rosa (Lenotti)
La Frugola - Ebe Ticozzi
Venditore di canzonette - Luigi Alva
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 426 (+Bastianini recital) {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 992.207 {1CD} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 500665 (+recording cond. Schröder) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66337 (+La traviata - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5027 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.60 [GH]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.227-228 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.94 [TF]: No.86 diciembre 2005 p.88 [MCP]: No.93 septiembre 2006 p.86 [JM]
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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]
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Comments:- Recorded in June 1955
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(LI)-Brussels
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Il barone Scarpia - Ettore Bastianini
Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli
Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria
Spoletta - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Antonio Negri
Un carceriere - Franco Piva
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 209-2 {2CDS}; Legato Classics LCD 157-2 ;; (highlights as filler) {2CDS}; Encore CD 126-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 (highlights) [CHP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.5
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of La Scala at the Brussels World Fair (20 June 1958; mentioned in OPERA, August 1958 p.517). See «Tebaldi -The Voice of an Angel» p.106. According to the text Cavaradossi was sung by Giuseppe Zampieri and Scarpia by Tito Gobbi, but the Chronology Section (p.234) gives Di Stefano and Bastianini. The cast given above is that was listed on the La Scala web-site. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are listed on their website (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Figaro - Ettore Bastianini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Antonietta Pastori
Dr. Bartolo - Leo Pudis
Don Basilio - Andrea Mongelli
Berta - Rina Corsi
Fiorello - Gerardo Gaudioso
Un Ufficiale - Renato Ercolani
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5060 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (18 August 1956). The cast listed above is that given in «Ettore Bastianini - Una Voce di Bronzo e di Velluto» p.195.
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Figaro - Ettore Bastianini
Il Conte Almaviva - Alvino Misciano
Rosina - Giulietta Simionato
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi
Berta - Rina Cavallari
Fiorello - Arturo La Porta
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5283-5285 {3LPS} (1957)ª;; Decca D38D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª; London XLLA 51 {3LPS} (1957)ª; London A 4327 {3LPS}; Richmond RS 63011 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 443 536-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 883-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Urania URN 22 298 {2CDS} (2006)ª; The Opera Lovers BAR 195602 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.340; September 1977 p.487 [AB]
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Opera - March 1957 p.180
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110
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American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.7 No.7 p.160 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1957 Vol.7 No.8 p.55 [CMS]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.284
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.15 junio-agosto 1957 p.295 [AFC]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.82-83 [CV]
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Comments:- See article by Max de Schauensee in HIGH FIDELITY December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.56 and p.142. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Eisenstein - Waldemar Kmentt
Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Alfred - Giuseppe Zampieri
Blind - Peter Klein
Falke - Walter Berry
Adele - Erika Köth
Orlofsky - Regina Resnik
Frank - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Frosch - Erich Kunz
Ida - Hedwig Schubert
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 201-203 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Decca SET 201-203 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Decca LXT 6015-6016 (No Gala) {2LPS} (1962)ª; Decca SXL 6015-6016 (No Gala) {2LPS} (1962)ª; Decca D247D3 {3LPS} (1982)ª; London OSA 1319 {3LPS} (1961)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K58K22; Decca K247K32 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 421 046-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Decca 475 8319 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Decca 000830202 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90030 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1960 pp.288-289 [PHW]; January 1961 p.377 [DST]; December 1962 p.310; November 1982 p.628 [AML], p.644 [JB]; December 1982 p.775 [SIR]; December 1987 p. [AB]
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Opera - January 1961 p.48
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.214-215 [DLK]
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1960 p.101 [NDM]
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American Record Guide - January 1961 Vol.27 No.5 p.364 [HG]: April 1961 Vol.27 No.8 p.673 (open reel tape): September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.171 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.75 [CLO]: May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.2 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.510
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The Absolute Sound - September 2007 Issue 174 p.145 [DD]
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Comments:- Included with this recording is a Gala Ball scene in which the following sing: Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena, Birgit Nilsson, Mario del Monaco, Teresa Berganza, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Giulitta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Ljuba Welitsch. Their photographs are in the advertisment which faces p.288 of THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960. See also HIGH FIDELITY November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.58; «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.231-232.
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Mazeppa - Ettore Bastianini
Mariya - Magda Olivero
Kochubey - Boris Christoff
Liubov - Mariana Radev
Andrei - David Poleri
Orlik - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Iskra - Fausto Flamini
Drunken Cossack - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1016 (+Iris - excerpts) {3LPS) Estro Armonico EA 046 {3LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 43 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27070 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66309 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5028 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.155; GIUDICI p.128 (2) p.209; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63 (corrected in issue for September/October 2003 p.287).
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [JW]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.192 [DCS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.186-188 [DWW]
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.102 [JG]
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Comments:- Recorded at a performance in Florence (6 June 1954)
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Hermann - David Poleri
Lisa - Sena Jurinac
Countess - Gianna Pederzini
Count Tomsky - Mario Petri
Prince Yeletsky - Ettore Bastianini
Pauline - Rina Corsi
Chekalinsky - Valiano Natali
Surin - Silvio Maionica
Chaplitsky - Umberto Fusi
Major-domo - Breno Ristori
Narumov - Vittorio Tatozzi
Governess - Pina Ulisse
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 63 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Medea +Ernani +La forza del destino +concert){14LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 801 (& 4037 & 3488 & 567) ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66325 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5053 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]
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International Record Review - December 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.85 [JS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Florence (26 December 1952, mentioned in OPERA April 1953 p.231). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1953?(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Aida - Maria Curtis Verna
Radamès - Umberto Borso
Amneris - Oralia Domínguez
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Norman Scott
Il Re di Egitto - Enzo Felicitati
Un Messaggero - Uberto Scaglione
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Black Disc; - Remington 199-178 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20027 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Dimiter Uzunov
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Walter Kreppel
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Liselotte Maikl
Un Messaggero - Erich Majkut
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 410 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2018 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 p.52 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (3 June 1963). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Gerda Scheyrer
Un Messaggero - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- This performance is listed in «the concert register of Herbert von karajan» by John Hunt p.207. The recording issued on the CD-ROM by «House of Opera» appears to have been made «in house» and is not of very good quality.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi
Samuele - Silvio Maionica
Tom - Nicola Zaccaria
Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali
Un servo - Erminio Benatti
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 353-3; Gli Dei Della Musica 9-11 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00498
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 045 300-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5063 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.4 March/April 1982 p.278 [CGP]; Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.282-283 [BB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.268 [MM]
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International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 April 1956; See OPERA June 1956 p.365)
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - Giuseppe di Stefano
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Maria Callas
Ulrica - Giulietta Simionato
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi
Samuele - Antonio Cassinelli
Tom - Marco Stefanoni
Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali
Un servo - Antonio Ricci
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Black Disc - Cetra LO 55/3 {3LPS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P.13; HUNT 519 Replica 32445 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00338
Compact Disc; - *Pantheon PAL 2025-6 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 26029 {2CDS};; Arkadia CD 519 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.009 {2CDS}; DiVa 1127-1128 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CMS 5 67918-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 324-2 {2CDRS}; Urania URN 22.317 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Regis RRC 2079 {2CDS} (2008)ª; Myto «Historical» 2MCD 00131 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2002 p.122 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.352; Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]
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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.207: March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]
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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.80, p.82 [MVA]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.48
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.97 [VJ]: No.58 marzo 2003 pp.84-85 [AG]: No.111 junio 2008 p.85 [MCP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.93 juin 2007 p.102 [AT]
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Comments:- A recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1957); see OPERA March 1958p.179
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Riccardo - Gianni Poggi
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Anita Cerquetti
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
Oscar - Maria Manni-Jottini
Samuele - Giulio Neri
Tom - Paolo Washington
Un Giudice - Enzo Guagni
Un servo - Breno Ristori
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 804-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 886-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 117-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5083 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 pp.89-90 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Florence (6 January 1957). 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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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Gustavo III - Giuseppe di Stefano
Ankastrom - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Cristiano - Arturo La Porta
Ribbing - Plinio Clabassi
Dehorn - Antonio Cassinelli
Minister for Justice - Vito Tatone
Ankastrom's servant - Mino Russo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1263
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (20 December 1959; see OPERA March 1960 pp.216-217). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The performance recorded is attributed here to RAI.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - Gianni Poggi
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini
Oscar - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Silvano - Giuseppe Morresi
Samuele - Antonio Cassinelli
Tom - Silvio Maionica
Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali
Un servo - Enzo Guagni
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Black Disc; - DG LPM 18680-18682 {3LPS} (1961)ª; DG SLPM 138680-13882 {3LPS} (1961)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 435 059-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; DG «Double» 445 454-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.167; September 1991 p. [JBS}
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Diapason - No. 414 avril 1995 p.123
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American Record Guide - October 1961 Vol.28 No.2 p.137 [CJL]
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70
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Le Monde de la Musique - septembre 1994 p.118
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.66
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Ulrica - Margarethe Bence
Oscar - Graziella Sciutti
Silvano - Donald Drain
Samuele - Plinio Clabassi
Tom - Andrew (András) Foldi
Un Giudice - Raymond Nilsson
Un servo - Winther Andersen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1434
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.9