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Norma - Joan Sutherland

Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne

Pollione - Carlo Bergonzi

Oroveso - Cesare Siepi

Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Flavio - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc; - *Frequenz 043-020; foyer 2-CF 2025; Nuova Era 2409/11 Memories HR 4216/7 {2CDS}; Mitridate ŤPontoť PO 1008 {2CDS} (2002)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 020 {2CDRS} (Australia)

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.87 [MP]

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Répertoire - No.164 janvier 2003 p.97 [PT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1970). See OPERA June 1970 p.519

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Raina Kabaivanska

Elena - Linda Vajna

Martha - Armanda Bonato

Wagner - Franco Ricciardi

Pantalis - Mirella Fiorentini

Nereo - Walter Guillino

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 410-3 {3LPS} (1983)Ş

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 754 {2CDS} ; Live Opera Heaven C 892 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Immortal Performances 1101 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - février 1984 No.67 p.59 [SS]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.220-221 [DA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1964; see OPERA June 1964 pp.382-383). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE July 1983 p.142. The CDs issued by ŤLive Opera Heavenť are listed in their ŤOctober 2001 Updateť

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Gabriella Tucci

Elena - Simona Dall' Argine

Martha - Armanda Bonato

Wagner - Ottorino Begali

Pantalis - Luciana Rezzadore

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 1200 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (see OPERA Festival Issue 1964 p.92). The CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their ŤOctober 2002 updateť.

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Renata Tebaldi

Elena - Renata Tebaldi

Martha - Dorothy Cole

Wagner - Frederick David Mayer

Pantalis - Dorothy Cole

Nereo - Paul Solem

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 4 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 824-2 (+recital by Tebaldi) {2LPS}

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.59; Mai 1994 S.61

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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in New York (25 January 1966; see OPERA March1966 p.221)

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La Wally by Alfredo Catalani performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Wally - Renata Tebaldi

Hagenbach - Carlo Bergonzi

Gellner - Peter Glossop

Stromminger - Andzehj Saciuk

Walter - Isabel Penagos

Il Pedone - Fernando Corena

Afra - Deborah Kieffer

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 17 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1226 (1987)Ş; House of Opera ALD 1226

Compact Disc - INTA'GLIO INCD 7642

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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.195

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.38

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Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (6 March 1968, see OPERA June 1968 p.468)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1988(STU)

Orchestra - Welsh National Opera

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Joan Sutherland

Maurizio - Carlo Bergonzi

Principe di Bouillon - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Principessa di Bouillon - Cleopatra Ciurca

Michonnet - Leo Nucci

Quinault - Bryn Terfel

Poisson - Peter Bronder

Mlle. Jouvenot - Frances Ginzer

Mlle. Dangeville - Deborah Stuart-Roberts

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Michel Sénéchal

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Compact Cassette; - Decca 425 815-4 {2CDS} (1990)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 815-2 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Decca 475 7906 {2CDS} (2006)Ş

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1990 p.600 [MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.101 [BR]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.141

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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.71 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.88 [FF]

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Comments:- See ŤA Prima Donna's Progressť by Joan Sutherland pp.400-403

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Roberta Peters

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Frank Guarrera

Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 3566 (BRO 125104) {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1966). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Adina - Renata Scotto

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Carlo Cava

Belcore - Giuseppe Taddei

Giannetta - Renza Jotti

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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4129/30; Pantheon PHE 6612 ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1138 {2CDS} (1997)Ş; Myto 2MCD 984.194 {2CDS} (1998)Ş; Living Stage LS 4035129 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Encore CD 113-2 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4014 (2004)Ş

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2002 pp.59-60 (audio) [FC]; February 2005 pp.79-80 (DVD) [IS]

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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [JC]

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Diapason - No.518 octobre 2004 p.140 (DVD) [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue 104 November 1998 p.4 (audio) [NL]: February 2002 p.6 (audio) [JTH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.125 (audio) [MM]: January/ February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.261 (DVD) [CHP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 (audio) [JTH]

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International Record Review - May 2005 p.34 (DVD) [IJ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.79 (audio) [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [PMH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.116 diciembre 1998 p.32 (audio - mention) [AV]

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Comments:- *Audio amd video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see OPERA Festival Issue 1967 p.100). According to the review in Ópera Actual possible dates of this perfomance are 31 May, 2 and 4 June 1967 not 2 July as given by Myto. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Renata Scotto

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 315-2 {2LPS} (1980)Ş

Compact Disc; - Bensar 123509 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Omega Opera Archive 3301 (& 2720)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *The HRE LPs are listed in ŤRenata Scotto - More then a Divať by Renata Scotto and Octavio Roca p.189 where the conductor is given as Molinari Pradelli, the year as 1968, and the theater as ŤMetropolitan Opera ?ť. It is likely that this information was taken from the information provided by HRE. According to the Annals of the MET Scotto and Bergonzi only sang there together in this opera four times, all in 1972. The performance on 19 February 1972 was broadcast and it seems likely that the HRE recording is of this performance, Alternatively it could be of a performance in another theatre. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť and those issued by Omega on their website (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM). Both these sources give the year of the performance recorded as 1972.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey State Opera

Chorus - New Jersey State Opera

Adina - Roberta Peters

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Mario Bertolino

Belcore - Pablo Elvira

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1676 (1989)Ş

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5085 (2004)Ş

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Newark Symphony Hall (13 May 1989). The performance on 7 May 1989 is reviewed in OPERA September 1989 pp.1077-1078). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in ŤPremiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004ť

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Sereni

Raimondo - Ezio Flagello

Arturo - Pierre Duval

Alisa - Corinna Vozza

Normanno - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6170 (USA) (1966)Ş;; RCA Victor LSC-6170 (USA) (1966)Ş; RCA Victor RE 5550-2 (UK) (1967)Ş;; RCA Victor SER 5550-2 (UK) (1967)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86504 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)Ş; *Lyrica LRC 010 142 {2CDS}; RCA BVCC 8867-8 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)Ş

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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 - January 1967 p.382; September 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1967 pp.249-250 [AB]

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Diapason - No.115 1967 p.22

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Comments:- ADVERT: ARG March 1966 INSIDE BACK COVER

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Tokyo Radio Chorus

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Zanasi

Raimondo - Plinio Clabassi

Arturo - Angelo Marchiandi

Alisa - Mirella Fiorentini

Normanno - Giuseppe Baratti

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Compact Disc; - Opera Italiana OP 107 {2CDS} (Japan) ; *Arkadia CDMP 467.2 (+excerpts from performances with Callas and Gencer); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Myto 2 MCD 065 337 (+Bergonzi sings Werther) {2CDS} (2006)Ş

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5072; Encore DVD 2004 (2005)Ş; VAI 4418 (2007)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV-003 (NTSC)

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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:-

Opera News - November 1994 p.57

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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.58

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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.45

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Tokyo (3 September 1967, see OPERA November 1967 p.922). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is stated incorrectly to be Oliviero de Fabritiis.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Lucia - Beverly Sills

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli

Raimondo - Justino Díaz

Arturo - Adolf Dallapozza

Alisa - Patricia Kern

Normanno - Keith Erwen

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Black Disc - HMV SLS 797/3 {3LPS}; Angel AVC-34012 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Westminster - The Legacy 471 250-2 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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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 - February 1971 p.1343; April 1971 p.1596 (mention)

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.109-111 [BR]

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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.52 [GH]

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

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Opéra International - No.278 avril 2003 p.71 [SS]

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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.14 [JC]

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International Record Review - September 2002 p.75 [RP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [RVL]

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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 p.57 [RM]

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Comments:- The obligato part in the Ťmad sceneť is played on a glass harmonica

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Lucia - Joan Sutherland

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - John Rawnsley

Raimondo - Gwynne Howell

Arturo - Arthur Davies

Alisa - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Normanno - Paul Crook

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Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1041 (1987)Ş

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (April 1985; see OPERA June 1985 pp.693-694). The sound of the recording issued by Lyric is not very good.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Martin - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna ŤArturo Toscaniniť

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Lucia - Nelly Miricioiu

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Jacek Strauch

Raimondo - Michele Pertusi

Arturo - Antonio Florulli

Alisa - Giandomenico Bisi

Normanno - Giuliana Matteini

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 647-2 {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the version prepared by Jesús López Cobos in the Teatro Comunale di Modena (22 March 1985; see OPERA August 1985 p.935; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1985 No.82 p.37). The ŤWolf's Crag Sceneť was not performed.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

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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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 Ťin-houseť. The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI;Atlanta)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Mario Sereni

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Helen Vanni

La Contessa di Coigny - Mignon Dunn

Madelon - Belen Amparan

Roucher - Clifford Harvuot

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 - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 233-2 {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 given by the Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta, Georgia (2 May 1960).

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Sherrill Milnes

Madeleine di Coigny - Ángeles Gulin

La mulatta Bersi - Emily Derr

La Contessa di Coigny - Carol Kirkpatrick

Madelon - Georgetta Psaros

Roucher - Steven Kimbrough

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Christian Du Plessis

Fouquier Tinville - Steven Kimbrough

Un Incredible - Natale De Lazzari

Pietro Fléville - Steven Kimbrough

L'abate - Athole Still

Dumas - Richard Clark

Schmidt - Athole Still

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917.50 {2CDS} (1991)Ş; Encore CD 1031-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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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 concert performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (8 February 1970, see OPERA, April 1970 p.363). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Genova

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti

Madeleine di Coigny - Raina Kabaivanska

La mulatta Bersi - Laura Zannini

Madelon - Maria Maddalena

Roucher - Graziano Del Vivo

Un Incredible - Franco Ricciardi

Pietro Fléville - Vico Polotto

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1114 {2CDS} (2004)Ş; The Opera Lovers AND 197201 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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:-

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.291 [MM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]

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Comments:- *The recording issued by ŤLiving Stageť and by ŤThe Opera Loversť appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (March 1972). See OPERA August 1972 pp.744-745. It is attributed by both to Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, but this cannot be correct as Andrea Chénier was not performed at La Fenice in 1972. See ŤIl Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991ť. Some of the information about the cast as listed above comes from the review in OPERA and may be incorrect as the performance reviewed may not be the performance recorded. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤNew Releases on CD, Fall 2005ť Dated Nov.16 2005. Here the recording is attributed correctly.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Carla Gavazzi

Tonio - Carlo Tagliabue

Beppe - Salvatore De Tommaso

Silvio - Marcello Rossi

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1238/1-3 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (UK) Cetra Soria 1227 {2LPS}; Cetra CS 527/528 {2LPS} (France) *Concert Hall M-2238 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 27 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1994)Ş; Warner Fonit 8573 87272-2 {1CD} (2001)Ş

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24 [PHW]

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Opera - December 1994 p.1391

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.292

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.67

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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.95 [PHR]

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.92

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.114-115 (mention)

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska

Tonio - Mario Sereni

Beppe - George Shirley

Silvio - Norman Mittelman

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1102

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1962; see ŤSigning-off for the Old METť pp.397-399). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Joan Carlisle

Tonio - Giuseppe Taddei

Beppe - Ugo Benelli

Silvio - Rolando Panerai

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39025-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1966)Ş; D.G.G. SLPM 139205-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1966)Ş; DG 413 275-1 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1984)Ş

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 011 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1974)Ş; *DG 413 275-4 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1984)Ş

Compact Disc; - DG 419 257-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (1987)Ş; DG ŤThe Originalsť 449 727-2 {1CD} (1997)Ş; DG F95G50427-9 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (Japan) ; DG POCG 2831-3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)Ş; DG POCG 3629 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)Ş

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1966 p.219; November 1974 p.974 [AB]; September 1984 p. [JBS]; October 1987 p.618 [AB]; January 1997 p.99 [MEO]

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Opera - December 1966 p.966 [HDR]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.87

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 pp.90-92 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.108

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American Record Guide - Vol.36 No.4 December 1966 p.336 [PLM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1997 p.75

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Woitach - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Catherine Malfitano

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - James Atherton

Silvio - Allan Monk

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 22380 (BRO 125781) (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1980). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto

Turiddu - Carlo Bergonzi

Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Lola - Adriane (Adriana) Martino

Lucia - Maria Grazia Allegri

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)Ş; D.G.G. SLPM 139205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)Ş; DG 413 275-1 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1984)Ş

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 011 (+Pagliacci) (1974)Ş; *DG 413 275-4 (+Pagliacci) (1984)Ş

Compact Disc; - DG 419 257-2 (+Pagliacci) {3CDS} (1987)Ş; DG 457 764-2 {1CD}

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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 - October 1966 p.219; November 1974 p.974 [AB]; September 1984 p. [JBS]; October 1987 p. [AB]

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Opera - December 1966 p.966 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.4 December 1966 p.336 [PLM]: Vol.63 No.4 May/June 2000 p.156 [LM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.95 [TF]

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Santuzza - Grace Bumbry

Turiddu - Carlo Bergonzi

Alfio - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Lola - Gina Lotufo

Lucia - Luisa Bartoletti

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Compact Disc; - VAI VAIA 1197 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS};; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 ŤItalian Opera from Teatro Colónť ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)Ş; Myto 1 MCD 042 292 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.155-156 [GJ]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 pp.205-207 [RB]

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.134 [LM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.84 [LB]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 June 1968 or/and 21 June 1968; see OPERA September 1968 p.719). According to the description of this recording given by VAI and by Myto the conductor was Juan Emilio Martini. Both Bartoletti and Martini are listed on the Teatro Colón website, but it is not stated which performances each of them conducted:-

http://www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Werther - Carlo Bergonzi

Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni

Sophie - Emilia Ravaglia

Albert - Domenico Trimarchi

Le Bailli - Sergio Pezzetti

Johann - Nicola Troise

Schmidt - Mario Ferrara

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27058 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2649-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Naples (February 1969; see OPERA May 1969 p.435). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Opera New Releasesť dated Wed 11 July 2007.

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian?

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Greater Miami Opera

Chorus - Greater Miami Opera

Werther - Carlo Bergonzi

Charlotte - Franca Mattiucci

Sophie - Susan Belling

Albert - Enzo Sordello

Le Bailli - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2334-2 {2CDRS} (2006)Ş

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Miami (17 March 1973). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in ŤNew Releases - October 2006ť.

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L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Poppea - Maria Vitale

Nerone - Carlo Bergonzi

Ottavia - Oralia Dominguez

Ottone - Rolando Panerai

Seneca - Mario Petri

Arnalta - Anna Maria Canali

Lucano - Vincenzo Maria Demetz

Valletto - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)

Damigella - Angela Vercelli

Liberto - Enzo Guagni

Primo soldato - Vincenzo Maria Demetz

Secondo soldato - Enzo Guagni

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Black Disc - Arkadia ARK 103

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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134

Comments:- Recording of a version by G.F. Malipiero broadcast on 7 March 1954

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Robert Merrill

Laura - Marilyn Horne

Alvise - Nicola Ghiuselev

La Cieca - Oralia Dominguez

Zuàne - Silvio Maionica

Isèpo - Piero De Palma

Un Pilota - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 364-346 {3LPS} (1968)Ş; Decca SET 364-366 {3LPS} (1968)Ş; Decca LXT 5400-5402 {3LPS}; Decca SXL 225-227 {3LPS} ;; London A 4388 {3LPS}; London OSA 1388 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Decca ŤGrand Operať 430 042-2 {3CDS}

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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 - April 1968 p.550; July 1968 p.139

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Fiorenza Cossotto

Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Cieca - Mignon Dunn

Zuàne - Russell Christopher

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Robert Schmorr

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 37 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 716 {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1968)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1979(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Grace Bumbry

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Ferdinand Radovan

Laura - Bruna Baglioni

Alvise - Paul Plishka

La Cieca - Jocelyne Taillon

Zuàne - Gene Boucher

Un Cantore - William Mellow

Isèpo - Paul Franke

Un Pilota - Herman Marcus

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Compact Disc - Gala GLH 821 {1CD}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the MET (12 or 15 December 1979; see OPERA April 1980 pp.356-357). Calvin M. Goodwin has kindly provided me with the following information. When the Gala CD was first issued, although labeled as being from the performance at the MET on 12 December 1979, it was in fact from a performance in 1976 with Martina Arroyo and Misha Raitzin. Subsequently, Gala reissued the CD with a recording of excerpts from a performance in 1979. According to the label on the Gala CD, Barnaba was sung by Louis Quilico, but, according to the MET Annals, Quilico did not sing in any performance of ŤLa Giocondať with Grace Bumbry that season. The two Barnabas that she sang with were Mario Sereni and Ferdinand Radovan. As the singer is clearly not Sereni it must be Radovan who is in fact listed in the booklet which accompanies the Gala CD!. Radovan sang in two performances (12,15 December 1979) and it is not clear from which the recording (made Ťin houseť) issued by Gala comes. The cast given above is that for that on 12 December (date claimed by Gala). There was only one change in the cast for 15 December, Isepo was sung by Andrea Velis. Not all the singers listed above appear on the Gala CD.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Laurel Hurley

Benoit - Ezio Flagello

Alcindoro - Lorenzo Alvary

Parpignol - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni ŤThe Golden Age of Operať GAO 139/140 {2CDS} Omega Opera Archive 718 (& 485); Bensar OL 21558 (BRO 121061) {2CDRS}; Myto 2 MCD 064 332 (+Tosca - highlights - Adler - 1959) {2CDS} (2006)Ş

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.92 [PN]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 February 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Rolando Villazón

Marcello - Patrick Carfizzi

Colline - Peter Coleman-Wright

Mimi - John Relyea

Musetta - Anna Netrebko

Benoit - Anna Samuil

Alcindoro - Paul Plishka

Parpignol - Paul Plishka

Sergente dei doganieri - Gregory Lorenz

Un doganiere - Mitchell Sendrowitz

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5542-5543 {2LPS} (1959)Ş;; Decca SXL 2170-2171 {2LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca D5D2 {2LPS} (1976)Ş; *Decca 411 868-1 {2LPS} (1985)Ş;; London A 4236 {2LPS} (1960)Ş;; London OSA 1208 {2LPS} (1960)Ş; London ŤJubileeť JL 42002; Vivante London KIJC 9194/9195

Compact Cassette; - Decca K5K 22; Decca 411 868-4 (1985)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 868-2 {2CDS} (1985)Ş; Decca ŤGrand Operať 425 534-2 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Double Decca 448 725-2 {2CDS} (1997)Ş; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 458 710-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)Ş; Decca ŤThe Compact Opera Collectionť 470 431-2 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90014 (7˝ips 4-track) (1962)Ş

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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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Allan Monk

Marcello - Vincenzo Sardinero

Colline - Justino Díaz

Mimi - Pilar Lorengar

Musetta - Colette Boky

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Arthur Apy

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - Frank Coffey

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4062

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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

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

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Edgar by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York

Chorus - Schola Cantorum of New York - New York City Opera Children's Chorus

Fidelia - Renata Scotto

Edgar - Carlo Bergonzi

Tigrana - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Frank - Vincenzo Sardinero

Gualtiero - Mark Munkittrick

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Black Disc; - Columbia M2 34584 {2LPS} (USA) (1978)Ş; CBS ŤMasterworksť 79213 {2LPS} (UK) (1978)Ş

Compact Disc; - *CBS M2K 79213 {2CDS} (1989)Ş;; CBS M2K 34584

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

CELLETTI p.600; GIUDICI p.577 (2) p.960

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1978 p.1284 [EG]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; October 1989 p. [MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.60 [KH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.154

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Comments:- According to the review in FANFARE this is a recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall in April 1977 with certain section re-recorded a few days later(See also OPERA August 1977 p.749)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Enzo Sordello

Suzuki - Fiorenza Cossotto

Kate Pinkerton - Lidia Nerozzi

Goro - Angelo Mercuriali

Il principe Yamadori - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Washington

Il commissario imperiale - Virgilio Carbonari

Yakusidè - Oscar Nanni

L'ufficiale del Registro - Oscar Nanni

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5468-5470 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca SXL 2054-2056 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca D4D3 {3LPS}; *Decca 411 634-1 {3LPS} (1986)Ş; London OSA 1406 {4LPS} (1959)Ş

Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 634-4 (1986)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 634-2 {2CDS} (1986)Ş; Decca(London) ŤGrand Operať 425 531-2 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 455 874-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)Ş; ŤDouble Deccať 452 594-2 {2CDS} (1997)Ş; Decca ŤThe Compact Opera Collectionť 470 577-2 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90013 (7˝ips) (highlights); London LOR 90010 (4-track 7˝ips) (1960)Ş

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.415; August 1976 p.332 [EG]; July 1986 p. [EG] March 1990 p. [MEO]; September 1997 p.116,[MEO]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]

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Opera - February 1959 p.123

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.76

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1959 p.209 [JC]: February 1959 p.292 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.22 [FGB]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.402

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High Fidelity Magazine - 1959 Vol.9 No.7 p.53 [RD]: May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.106 (open reel tape) [RDD]: October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.116 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.25 No.12 p.853 [PLM]: May 1960 Vol.26 No.9p.763(open reel tape) [PCP]: September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.84 (open reel tape) [PCP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2

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

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Comments:- See ŤPutting the Record Straightť by John Culshaw pp.183-186

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Gabriella Tucci

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Clifford Harvuot

Suzuki - Helen Vanni

Kate Pinkerton - Mary Mackenzie

Goro - Andrea Velis

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins

Il commissario imperiale - Roald Reitan

L'ufficiale del Registro - Kurt Kessler

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1612 {2CDRS}; Myto 2 MCD 045 302 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.82 [PN]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1962). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Rolando Panerai

Suzuki - Anna Di Stasio

Kate Pinkerton - Silvana Padoan

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Giuseppe Morresi

Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo

Il commissario imperiale - Mario Rinaudo

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Black Disc; - HMV ŤAngel Seriesť SAN 184-186 {3LPS} (1967)Ş; HMV SLS 100081-3 {3LPS} (1983)Ş; EMI EX 290839-3 {2LPS} (1987)Ş; Angel SCL 3702 {3LPS}; Angel AVB 34068 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV SLS 100081-9 (1983)Ş;; EMI 290839-5 (1987)Ş

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69654-2 {2CDS} (1989)Ş; EMI ŤGreat Recordings of the Centuryť 567 8852 {2CDS} (2002)Ş; EMI ŤClassics for Pleasureť 3.67720-2 {2CDS} (2006)Ş

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.146 p.170; January 1968 p.366; June 1983 p.76 [EG]; January 1984 pp.861-862 [JBS]; June 1987 p.101 [EG]; May 1989 p. [MEO]; January 2003 p.81 [AB]

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Opera - November 1967 pp.927-928 [AB]; Summer 2002 Supplement ŤThirty all-time great recordingsť p.20 [MK]

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Opera News - October 14 1967 p.30

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.159 [BR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.138-139 [FEP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.168-169 [JPM]

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International Record Review - May 2007 p.27 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.83-84 [LB]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1973(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Manon Lescaut +Turandot - excerpts) (1989)Ş

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of Act 1 performed at a ŤPuccini Galať (8 January 1974).

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten

Des Grieux - Carlo Bergonzi

Lescaut - Mario Sereni

Geronte - Salvatore Baccaloni

Edmondo - Charles Anthony

Una voce sola - Joan Wall

L'oste - George Cehanovsky

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Calvin Marsh

Lampionaio - Robert Nagy

Un comandante di Marina - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 113/114-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 370

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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1960; mentioned in OPERA May 1961 p.121). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Eleanor Steber

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - George London

Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner

Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins

Un pastore - Peter Burke

Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951.120 {2CDS} (1995)Ş; Living Stage LS 1108 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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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 - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1959)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo

Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale

Spoletta - Renato Ercolani

Sciarrone - Ugo Trama

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - HMV ŤAngel Seriesť AN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)Ş; HMV ŤAngel Seriesť SAN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)Ş; HMV SLS 917 (SAN 149-150) {2LPS};; Angel 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)Ş;; Angel S 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)Ş; Angel AA 9100-9101 {2LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69974-2 {2CDS} (1989)Ş;; EMI CMS 5 66444-2 {2CDS} (1997)Ş; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524973H {2CDS} (1999 (USA))Ş

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3655 (3óips 4-track) (1965)Ş

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1965 p.69 [PHW]; October 1965 p.191 [DST]; August 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - September 1965 p.670 [ET]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.97 (mention) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.175

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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [CM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.187 (2) p.192 (3) p.188

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American Record Guide - April 1965 Vol.31 No.8 pp.688-690, p.745 [JM2]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1104-1105 (open reel tape) [RJ]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1965 Vol.15 No.5 p.74, p.76 [CLO]: July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.84 [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company - Childrens' Chorus St. Peter's Choir School

Floria Tosca - Jean Fenn

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Orlando Hernandez

Cesare Angelotti - Irwin Densen

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Walter Knetlar

Un pastore - Mertine Johns

Un carceriere - Orlando Hernandez

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1519-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 December 1968). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part IIť.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Floria Tosca - Teresa Kubiak

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - Giorgio Giorgetti

Spoletta - Florindo Andreolli

Sciarrone - Bernard Izzo

Un pastore - Sylvia Cooper

Un carceriere - Robert Smith

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1765-2 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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

Comments:- *The recording on the CDs issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in the Civic Opera House, Chicago (October 1971). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of the performances by Tito Gobbi (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Charles Anthony

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Paul Offenkrantz

Un carceriere - Arthur Thompson

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 2875 (BRO 124015) {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1975). The CDs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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