There are 90 recordings on file in which Maria Callas appears

Order by year

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1950(LI)*

2 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Covent Garden - Gui Vittorio 1952(LI)*

3 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Votto Antonino 1953(LI)*

4 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1954(STU)*

5 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1955(LI)*

6 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-RAI Roma - Serafin Tullio 1955(RA)*

7 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Santini Gabriele 1958(Act 1;LE)*

8 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1960(STU)*

9 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-L'Opéra de Paris - Prêtre Georges 1965(LCE)*

10 BELLINI VINCENZO - PIRATA (IL)-American Opera Society - Rescigno Nicola 1959(LI)*

11 BELLINI VINCENZO - PURITANI (I)-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1952(LI)*

12 BELLINI VINCENZO - PURITANI (I)-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1953(STU)*

13 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Bernstein Leonard 1955(LI)*

14 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1957(LI; Edinburgh 21/8)*

15 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1957(LI; Edinburgh 26/8)*

16 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1957(LI; Köln))*

17 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1957(STU)*

18 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-L'Opéra de Paris - Prêtre Georges 1964(STU)*

19 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Maggio Musicale Firenze - Gui Vittorio 1953(LI)*

20 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Teatro alla Scala - Bernstein Leonard 1953(LI)*

21 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1957(STU)*

22 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Dallas Civic Opera - Rescigno Nicola 1958(LI)*

23 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Covent Garden - Rescigno Nicola 1959(LI)*

24 CHERUBINI LUIGI - MÉDÉE [MEDEA]-Teatro alla Scala - Schippers Thomas 1961(LI)*

25 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ANNA BOLENA-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1957(LI)*

26 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1952(LI)*

27 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Serafin Tullio 1953(STU)*

28 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Teatro alla Scala - Karajan Herbert von 1954(LI)*

29 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-RIAS Orchestra (Berlin) - Karajan Herbert von 1955(LI)*

30 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1956(Callas;LI)*

31 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1956(LI)*

32 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-RAI Roma - Serafin Tullio 1957(RA)*

33 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Philharmonia Orchestra - Serafin Tullio 1959(STU)*

34 DONIZETTI GAETANO - POLIUTO-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1960(LI)*

35 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1955(LI)*

36 GLUCK CHRISTOPHE WILLIBALD - ALCESTE [PARIS]-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1954(LI)*

37 GLUCK CHRISTOPHE WILLIBALD - IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE-Teatro alla Scala - Sanzogno Nino 1957(LI)*

38 LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO - PAGLIACCI-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1954(STU)*

39 MASCAGNI PIETRO - CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1953(STU)*

40 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-RAI Torino - Votto Antonino 1952(STU)*

41 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1959(STU)*

42 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1956(STU)*

43 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Teatro alla Scala - Karajan Herbert von 1955(STU)*

44 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MANON LESCAUT-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1957(STU)*

45 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Mugnai Umberto 1950(LI)*

46 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - Votto Antonino 1951(LE)*

47 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1952(LI)*

48 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1953(STU)*

49 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1955(LI)*

50 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1956(LI)*

51 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Paris - Sébastian Georges 1958(Act 2;LE)***

52 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Cillario Carlo Felice 1964(LI)*

53 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Cillario Carlo Felice 1964(SE)**

54 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris) - Prêtre Georges 1964(STU)*

55 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Paris - Rescigno Nicola 1965(LI)*

56 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Prêtre Georges 1965(LI)*

57 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1965(LI;19/3/65)*

58 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Metropolitan Opera - Cleva Fausto 1965(LI;23/3/65)*

59 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires - Serafin Tullio 1949(LE)*

60 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1957(STU)*

61 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - ARMIDA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Serafin Tullio 1952(LI)*

62 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1956(LI)*

63 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Galliera Alceo 1957(STU)*

64 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - TURCO IN ITALIA (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1954(STU)*

65 SPONTINI GASPARE - VESTALE (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1954(LI)*

66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1950(LE)*

67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1950(LI)*

68 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1951(LI)*

69 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Covent Garden - Barbirolli John 1953(LI)*

70 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1955(STU)*

71 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1956(STU)*

72 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1957(LI)*

73 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1954(STU)*

74 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1952(LI)*

75 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Gui Vittorio 1949(LI)*

76 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Mugnai Umberto 1952(LI)*

77 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Teatro alla Scala - Serafin Tullio 1955(STU)*

78 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1951(LI)*

79 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Mugnai Umberto 1952(LI)*

80 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-RAI Torino - Santini Gabriele 1953(STU)*

81 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1955(LI)*

82 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Teatro alla Scala - Giulini Carlo Maria 1956(LI)*

83 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional - Ghione Franco 1958(LI)*

84 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Rescigno Nicola 1958(LI)*

85 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Palacio de las Bellas Artes - Picco Guido 1950(LI)*

86 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro di San Carlo di NapolI - Serafin Tullio 1951(LI)*

87 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Votto Antonino 1953(LI)*

88 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Karajan Herbert von 1956(STU)*

89 VERDI GIUSEPPE - VÊPRES SICILIENNES [I VESPRI SICILIANI] (LES)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Kleiber Erich 1951(LI)*

90 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-RAI Roma - Gui Vittorio 1950(LI)*

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Kurt Baum

Oroveso - Nicola Moscona

Clotilde - Concha de los Santos

Flavio - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 26018 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1) {10CDS}; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.133 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Myto «Historical» H044 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Fono Enterprise FONO 0014/5 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age of Opera» GA 2043 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 004/05 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2000 p.48 (mention) [RC]; May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.10

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [JP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (23 May 1950)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani

Pollione - Mirto Picchi

Oroveso - Giacomo Vaghi

Clotilde - Joan Sutherland

Flavio - Paul Asciak

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Black Disc - CLS MD TP 030/32 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 11 Estro Armonica 021; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 339

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01772

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 130-2 {2CDS}; DiVa 1131-1132 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI Classics 562 668-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 245-2 {2CDRS}

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.99 [AB]

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Opera - February 2004 pp.149-150 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.30-35 [MM]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.58 (mention) [GH]

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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]

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Diapason - No.246 janvier 1980 p.46 [DF]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.56 (2) p.59 (4) p.56

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ARSC Journal - Vol.22 No.2 Fall 1991 p.248 [SGA]

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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [MH]

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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.61 [MA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (8 November 1952). See OPERA January1953 p.37

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Elena Nicolai

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Boris Christoff

Clotilde - Bruna Ronchini

Flavio - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 283-2 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 26031 {2CDS}; Divina Records DVN 3 {2CDS};; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6390/91 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.78 [LB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]

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Comments:- According to the Divina website the recording of this performance that has survived is incomplete and «The Melodram issue filled in the missing portions with music from other Callas' Norma performances, but does not mention this.» (click URL below). The second edition of Divina's CDs is «enhanced CDs» with documentation in CD-ROM format. More information about the «patches» on the Melodram CDs is given in THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.553-554.

http://www.divinarecords.com

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani

Pollione - Mario Filippeschi

Oroveso - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Clotilde - Rina Cavallari

Flavio - Paolo Caroli

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1179-1181 {3LPS} (1954)ª; EMI SLS 5115 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Angel 3517 C/L {3LPS} (1954)ª; *Seraphim IC-6037 {3LPS}; Angel AVB 34065 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5115 (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47304-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª;; EMI 5 56271-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 6382 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Angel CDC-47303; Naxos 8.110325/7 (+Historical recordings 1927-1936) {3CDS} (2005)ª; EMI Classics Historical 586 8342 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 222382 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1954 p.265 [PHW]; January 1955 p.339 [DST]; May 1978 p.1925 [AB]: July 1978 p.167 [JBS]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; March 1986 p.1195 [AB]; December 2003 p.99 [AB]

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Opera - December 1954 p.758 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]

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Orpheus - ; September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.108-110 [CJT]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.68 [JC]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.78 (2) p.80 (4) p.76

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.65

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American Record Guide - December 1954 Vol.21 No.4 p.115 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.57 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.20 [DH]

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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]: April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.56

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MC]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.83 [LB]: No.81 junio 2005 p.85 [VM]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.86 [MCP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 p.88 [GL]

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Mario Del Monaco

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Gabriella Carturan

Flavio - Giuseppe Zampieri

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 31 {3LPS}; Impresario Editions IE 3005 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 517.2 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.511 {2CDS} ;; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6460/1 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - January 1996 p.22

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Orpheus - November 1995 S.38

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.28

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1955, see advert in O.I. Mai 1995 inside back cover). The LPs issued by Impresario Editions are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1984 p.285.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani

Pollione - Mario Del Monaco

Oroveso - Giuseppe Modesti

Clotilde - Rina Cavallari

Flavio - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2416-2418 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 017 {3LPS} (1980;)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 28 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Movimento Musica MM 03 005 {3LPS}; Discophilia IDS 22/24 {3LPS}; Paragon DSV 52017 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Sony 78DC 833-5 {3CDS} (Japan); Fonit Cetra CDAR 2018;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1301 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7003 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Hommage 7001830 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 321-2 {2CDRS};; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66370 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Myto «Historical» 2MCD 00140 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - January 1996 p.22

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Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46

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Fanfare - Vol.18 N0 3 January/February 1995 p.118; Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]

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

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Diapason - No.530 novembre 2005 pp.138-139 [MP]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151

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Classic CD - April 1995 p.82

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.92

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 29 June 1955. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.68

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Miriam Pirazzini

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Giulio Neri

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Morgan 5801 {1LP}; Voce 8 {1LP}; GFC 008/9

Compact Disc; - Melodram 16000 {1CD}; Divina Records DVN 7 {1CD} ; Myto MCD 00151 {1CD} (2008)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.135 (2) p.137 (4) p.133

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 of a performance which was cancelled after Maria Callas became indisposed (2 January 1958)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Christa Ludwig

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Edda Vincenzi

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1766-1768 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Columbia SAX 2412-2414 {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI SLS 5186 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Angel 3615 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3615 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5186 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63000-22 {3CDS} (1989)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66428-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y3S 3615 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.263; January 1962 p.342; June 1980 p.60 [JBS] July 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - January 1962 p.51; September 1980 p.910; March 1998 p.289 (mention) [AB]

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

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.74 [JC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.217 [CM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1961 Vol.11 No.10 p.80 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.28 No.3 p.194 [PLM]: September 1965 Vol.31 No.12 pp.85-86 (open reel tape) [CJL]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.105 September 1997 p.67 [PT]

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

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LCE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Gianfranco Cecchele

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Marie-Luce Bellary

Flavio - Claude Calès

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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 16038 {1CD}; Eklipse EKR P-18; Gala GL 100.523 {2CDS}Divina DVN-15 {2CDS}

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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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.189, (2) p.195, (4) p.191

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Classical Express - Issue No.78 September 1996 p.7

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56

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Comments:- Recording of parts of performances in the Palais Garnier, Paris (17, 21, & 29 May 1965). Giulietta Simionato sang Adalgisi in the performance of 17 May. These performances are briefly mentioned in OPERA August 1965 p.586. According to Divina's website the excerpts on their CDs are longer than those on the other labels

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Il pirata by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Imogene - Maria Callas

Adele - Regina Sarfaty

Gualtiero - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Ernesto - Constantino Ego

Goffredo - Glade Peterson

Itulbo - Chester Watson

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2487/2488 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 22487 {2LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - *CBS-SONY 54DC 836-7 {2CDS} (Japan); Melodram MEL 26013 {2CDS};;; EMI CMS 7 64938-2 {2CDS}; (1993)ª; EMI CMS 5 66432-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI TOCE 8335-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; DiVa 1137-1138 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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

CELLETTI p.62; Opera on CD (2) p.43 (3) p.48; GIUDICI (2) p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1994 p.91 [JBS]

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Opera - January 1994 p.121; March 1998 p.289 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Now - January 1994 p.32; January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]

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Orpheus - November 1997 S.91 (mention)

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.479-485 [JKL]

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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.62

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.122; No.442 novembre 1997 p.74 [JC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.217 [CM]

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.95

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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.72: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.96: No.105 Septembre 1997 p.68

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

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance by the American Opera Society (January 1959, see THE GRAMOPHONE March 1959 p.445; OPERA, April 1959 p.214)

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Elvira - Maria Callas

Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Campolonghi

Sir Giorgio - Roberto Silva

Enrichetta di Francia - Rosa Rimoch

Sir Bruno Robertson - Tanis Lugo

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Ignacio Ruffino

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 28; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 191 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 52/53 {2LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 028 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 26017 {2CDS}; DiVa 1139-1140 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD OO47 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6410/11 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]; Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.192-193 [RB]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (I) p.43 (2) p.46 (4) p.43

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [JV]: No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [AG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performace at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (25 May 1952).

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Elvira - Maria Callas

Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sir Riccardo Forth - Rolando Panerai

Sir Giorgio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Enrichetta di Francia - Aurora Cattelani

Sir Bruno Robertson - Angelo Mercuriali

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Carlo Forti

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1058-1060 {3LPS} (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10016/18 {3LPS} (Italy) (1953)ª; *EMI SLS 5140 {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 290874-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3502C {3LPS} (1954)ª; Angel AVB 34065 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5140; EMI EX 290874-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47308-8 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «The Callas Edition» CDS 5 56275-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 647-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110259-60 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.198 [AR]; April 1954 p.419 [DST]; November 1978 p.956 [JBS]; September 1987 p.478 [AB]; April 1989 p.1628 [JBS]

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Opera - January 1954 pp.38-39 [HDR]

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Opera Now - May 1993 p.59

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.54-S.55 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.108-110 [CJT]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.68 [JC]

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.151 [PHR]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.234 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.52 [JH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.66 (2) p.68 (3) p.65

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.66

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.56

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [PN]: No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [MC]

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Cesare Valletti

Rodolfo - Giuseppe Modesti

Lisa - Eugenia Ratti

Alessio - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Notaro - Giuseppe Nessi

Teresa - Gabriella Carturan

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 32/3 {3LPS}; Turnabout THS 65151/3 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 108 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto MCD 890.06 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1139 {2CDS} (1998)ª; EMI CMS 5 67906-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5001 (+La traviata +Tosca +Medea) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Myto «Historical» 2MCD 89006 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.533 [AB]; November 2002 p.122 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.6 July/August 1978 p.18 [KH]; Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.251 [HF]; Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]

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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.124 septiembre 1999 p.36 [JS]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.78 [MVA]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.80 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 March 1955)

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI; Edinburgh 21/8)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Nicola Monti

Rodolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

Lisa - Edith Martelli

Alessio - Dino Mantovani

Notaro - Franco Ricciardi

Teresa - Fiorenza Cossotto

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Black Disc - Limited Edition Recordings 104 Legendry Recordings LR 207-3 (+Callas - interview - Ardoin) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Virtuoso 2697252; Eklipse EXP-P 12 (highlights) ;; Divina Records DVN 9 {2CDS}; Testament SBT2 1417 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.94-98 [LG]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.129 (2) p.131 (3) p.126

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International Record Review - June 2008 p.68 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.92-93 [SH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No. 90 julio-agosto 1996 p.35 (highlights)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.60 (highlights) [JLGZ]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Edinburgh Festival (21 August 1957). Accordingto «Radio Times» (August 16 1957 p.39, August 23 1957 p.34) «La Sonnambula» was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 21 August 1957 and on the BBC Home Service on 26 August 1957. According to the cast lists given in «Radio Times» the role of Lisa was to have been sung by Maria Luisa Gaviola on 21 August and by Greta Rapisardi on 26 August. This role was also assigned to Greta Rapisardi in all performances in «The Edinburgh International Festival 1947-1996» by Eileen Miller (p.187). The website of La Scala gives (gave?) Edith Martinelli as singing this role in all performances (as indicated above). The performances on 29 August and 3 September 1957 are reviewed in OPERA October 1957 p.633. According to Dyneley Hussey in «The Listener» (September 5 1957 p.367) «It was all too evident in the first broadcast of La Sonnambula that Mme Callas was doing herself less than justice». It is claimed on Divina's website (click link below) that the recording on their CDs is in stereo but this seems unlikely. The BBC broadcasts were transmitted in mono on medium wave and FM. So if this recording is really in stereo it must have been made in the theatre by someone or by an organisation (BBC or EMI?) with a stereo recorder. Alternatively, it could be a mono recording which has been electronically processed to give a stereo effect. The Columbia studio recording of the same year was in mono but later released in artificial stereo on EMI SLS 5134

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI; Edinburgh 26/8)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Nicola Monti

Rodolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

Lisa - Edith Martelli

Alessio - Dino Mantovani

Notaro - Franco Ricciardi

Teresa - Fiorenza Cossotto

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Compact Disc - Divina Records DVN 6 {2CDS}

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

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Edinburgh Festival (26 August 1957). Accordingto «Radio Times» (August 16 1957 p.39, August 23 1957 p.34) «La Sonnambula» was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 21 August 1957 and on BBC Home Service on 26 August 1957. According to the cast lists given in «Radio Times» the role of Lisa was tohave been sung by Maria Luisa Gaviola on 21 August and by Greta Rapisardi on 26 August. This role was also assigned to Greta Rapisardi in all performances in «The Edinburgh International Festival 1947-1996» by Eileen Miller (p.187). The website of La Scala gives (gave?) Edith Martinelli as singing this role in all performances (as indicated above). The performances on 29 August and 3 September1957 are reviewed in OPERA October 1957 p.633. According to Dyneley Hussey in «The Listener» (September 5 1957 p.367) «It was all too evident in the first broadcast of La Sonnambula that Mme Callas was doing herself less than justice».The second edition of Divina's CDs are «enhanced CDs» with documentation in CD-ROM format

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI; Köln))

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Nicola Monti

Rodolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

Lisa - Mariella Angioletti

Alessio - Dino Mantovani

Notaro - Franco Ricciardi

Teresa - Fiorenza Cossotto

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Black Disc; - BJR 152 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 276-3 {3LPS};; foyer FO-1005 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; Paragon DSV 52006 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Legato H503-2 {2CDS}; Melodram MEL 26003 {2CDS} ;; DiVa 1133-1134 {2CDS}(2000)ª; EMI Classics 7243 56267-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Sakkaris PRSR 279 {2CDS}; Myto MCD 00132 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - February 2004 pp.150-151 [AB]; March 2004 p.83 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.30-35 [MM]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.58 (mention) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]

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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (2) p.125 (3) p.121

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International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [MH]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.83 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne by the La Scala company (4 July 1957). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Amina - Maria Callas

Elvino - Nicola Monti

Rodolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

Lisa - Eugenia Ratti

Alessio - Giuseppe Morresi

Notaro - Franco Ricciardi

Teresa - Fiorenza Cossotto

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CXS 1469 33CX 1470-1471 {3LPS 5-sides} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 5134 (electronic stereo) {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 290043-3 {2LPS} (1986)ª; Angel 3568 {3LPS 5-sides}; Angel 3559; Seraphim IB 6108 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5134; EMI EX 290043-5 (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47378-8 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» 5 56278-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.188; January 1958 p.305; December 1978 p.1162 [AB]; June 1986 p. [AB]; September 1986 p. [AB]

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Opera - November 1957 p.718

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.6 July/August 1978 p.18 [KH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.68

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American Record Guide - November 1957 Vol.24 No.3 p.98 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1957 Vol.7 No.11 p.65 [CMS]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.119 (2) p.120 (4) p.115

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.142 [JC]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos

Carmen - Maria Callas

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin

Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost

Moralès - Claude Calès

Zuninga - Jacques Mars

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» DAN 143-145 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SDAN 143-145 (1964)ª; Angel 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel S 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel 36312 ; Angel AA 9071C {3LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47313-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 7 54368-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56281-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC-3650 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1964 p.291; January 1965 p.317; June 1986 p. [RO]; May1992 p.105 [JBS]

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Opera - April 1965 p.291 [HDR]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.184 (2) p.189 (4) p.186

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American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.403 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665 (open reel tape): July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.60 [DA]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.74 [CLO]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MH]

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Comments:- See High Fidelity February 1964 Vol.15 No.2 pp.42-47

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Gabriella Tucci

Neris - Fedora Barbieri

Giasone - Carlos Guichandut

Creonte - Mario Petri

Capitano - Mario Frosini

Prima Ancella - Liliana Poli

Seconda Ancella - Maria Andreassi

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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 60; Voce 71 (Highlights) {1LP} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Ernani +La forza del destino +La Dame de Pique +concert) {14LPS}

Compact Disc; - Legato H-516-2 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.521 (Highlights);; Golden Melodram GM 2.0037 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6394/95 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Encore CD 131-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 1999 S.93-94 [GH]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]

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Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.102 (Highlights); No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.117 [VA]

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International Record Review - October 2003 p.29 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.90C [JS]: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.80 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 p.99-101 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (7 May 1953). The highlights on the Gala CD are a «filler» on the discs of the recording in Dallas conducted by Rescigno. The CDs issued by the Istituto Discografico Italiano are reviewed in the «Online Music Magazine (click link below). 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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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Maria Luisa Nache

Neris - Fedora Barbieri

Giasone - Gino Penno

Creonte - Giuseppe Modesti

Capitano - Enrico Campi

Prima Ancella - Angela Vercelli

Seconda Ancella - Maria Amadini

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 138 {2LPS} (1973)ª; BJR 129 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 102 {3LPS}; Morgan 5301 {3LPS};; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 36 {3LPS}; Turnabout «Historical» THS 65157/9 {3LPS} ; Melodram MEL 404 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26022 {2CDS}; Melodram 260108 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDE 3002 {2CDS}; Hunt CD 516; Golden Melodram GM 20039 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CMS 5 67909-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1978 p.244 [AB]; November 2002 p.122 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.431; Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]

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Orpheus - June 1993 p.61

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 pp.53-54

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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]

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International Record Review - November 2002 p.71 [RP]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.72 (2) p.74 (3) p.72

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.41 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.88 [PN]: No.58 marzo 2003 p.80 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (10 December 1953) (see Opera Feb 1954 p.78). The Turnabout LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.308

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Renata Scotto

Neris - Miriam Pirazzini

Giasone - Mirto Picchi

Creonte - Giuseppe Modesti

Médée - Alfredo Giacomotti

Dircé - Lidia Maripietri

Néris - Elvira Galassi

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Black Disc; - Ricordi AOCL 316001 {3LPS} (Italy); Ricordi OCL 16014-16016 (1979)ª; Columbia 33CX 1618-1620 (1959)ª;; Columbia SAX 2290-2292 (1959)ª; Mercury OL 3-104 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª;; Mercury SOL 3-104 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; Mercury SR 3-9000 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Denon 60C37-7336-37; *EMI CMS 7 63625-2 (+Ah! perfido) {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 5 66435-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Angel CDMB-63625 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - Mercury STR 90000 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1958 p.138 (mention) [HCS]; March 1959 p.468 [AR]; July 1959 p.50 [DST]; December 1959 p.299 [AR]; November 1979 p.903 [JBS] February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]

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Opera - April 1959 p.253; January 1960 p.53

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

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Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.57 [SS]

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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.76 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.125 [DVM]

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American Record Guide - September 1958 Vol.25 No.1 p.26 [PLM]: September 1965 Vol.32 No.1 pp.85-86 (open reel tape) [CJL]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.265 (mention) [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1958 Vol.8 No.9 p.61 [DJ]: August 1965 Vol.15 No.8 p.131 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.17 [FGB]: November 1959 p.21 [DH]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1959 p.358 [AH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.129 (2) p.131 (3) p.127

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.136

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.93 [ST]

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

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Comments:- This recording was made by Mercury (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2001 p.25)

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Elizabeth Carron

Neris - Teresa Berganza

Giasone - Jon Vickers

Creonte - Nicola Zaccaria

Capitano - Peter Binder

Prima Ancella - Judith Raskin

Seconda Ancella - Mary Mackenzie

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Black Disc; - Roger W. Frank FWR 647 {3LPS}; Penzanze 41 {3LPS} ;; Robin Hood Records RHS 512 {3LPS}; *CLS «Unforgettable Performances» AMDRL 32817 (MD-TP 052-054) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 358 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 461 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Melodram 26016 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.521 (+Act 3 cond. Gui 1953) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.841-842 [ES2]; Mai 1996 S.62

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Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.102

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.221

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.145: (2) p.147 (4) p.143

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Dallas (6 November 1958)

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Joan Carlyle

Neris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Giasone - Jon Vickers

Creonte - Nicola Zaccaria

Capitano - David Allen

Prima Ancella - Mary Wells

Seconda Ancella - Elizabeth Rust

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Black Disc; - BJR 105 {2LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHS 512 {2LPS}; foyer FO 1001 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26005 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 464.2 {2CDS} DiVa 1121-1122 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.153 (2) p.156 (4) p.152

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.92 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1959). The performances on 17 & 27 June 1959 are reviewed in OPERA August 1959 p.538. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Medea - Maria Callas

Glauce - Ivana Tosini

Neris - Giulietta Simionato

Giasone - Jon Vickers

Creonte - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Capitano - Alfredo Giacomotti

Prima Ancella - Edith Martelli

Seconda Ancella - Maddalena Bonifaccio

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 102 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 21 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Hunt 2 CDLSMH 34028 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1251 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5001 (La sonnambula +La traviata +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.121 [JM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.165 (2) p.168 (4) p.165

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.136

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (11 December 1961) (See OPERA February 1962 p.97). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 According to James Calvert (OPERA-L Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:099:32 -400) the sound on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro is a semitone flat.

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Anna Bolena - Maria Callas

Enrico - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Giovanna - Giulietta Simionato

Percy - Gianni Raimondi

Rochefort - Plinio Clabassi

Smeton - Gabriella Carturan

Hervey - Luigi Rumbo

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 55/3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 22 {3LPS} (1982)ª; FWR 646; BJR 109 {3LPS}; MRF-42; Morgan 5703;; Replica RPL 34293; foyer FO 1014 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00119

Compact Disc; - Hunt 518 {2CDS}; Melodram 26110 {2CDS}; Melodram IMS 260106 {2CDS}Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 768 {2CDS}; EMI CMS 7 64941-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CMS 5 66471-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI CDMB 5 66474-2 {2CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; EMI TOCE 8333-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1285 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.956 [AB]; January 1994 p.91 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1998 p.288 [AB]

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Opera Now - January 1994 p.32; January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.61

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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.62

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.138: No.441 octobre 1997 p.87 [JC]

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.95

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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.120 (2) p.121 (3) p.117

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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.96: No.105 Septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.233: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (14 April 1957, see OPERA June 1957 p.344). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The date of recording issued by Charles Handelman is stated in his catalog (November 2000) to be 17 April 1957.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Piero Campolonghi

Raimondo - Roberto Silva

Arturo - Carlo Del Monte

Alisa - Ana María Feuss

Normanno - Francisco Tortolero

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Black Disc; - FWR 650; Historical Recording Enterises HRE 256 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 913.40 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Archipel ARPCD 00682 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5006 (+L'elisir d'amore +La fille du regiment +Maria Stuarda);; {8CDS} (2002)ª

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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 publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.46 (2) p.49 (4) p.45

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (10 June 1952)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Tito Gobbi

Raimondo - Raffaele Ariè

Arturo - Valiano Natali

Alisa - Anna Maria Canali

Normanno - Gino Sarri

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1131-1132 {2LPS} (1954)ª; Columbia 33CX 1385 {1LP} (Highlights) (1956)ª; *EMI SLS 5056 (ASD 3223/3224-electronically reprocessed to give a stereo effect) {2LPS}(1998)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 132-133 {2LPS}; Columbia FCX 258-259 {2LPS} (France) (1954)ª; Angel 3503B {2LPS} (1954)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5056 (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69980-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI CMS 5 66438-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI CDMB 69980{2CDS} (USA); EMI CDMB 5 66438-2 {2CDS} (USA) ; Regis Records RRC 2006 {2CDS} (2004)ª; EMI Classics «Great Recordings of the Century» 562 747-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Naxos 8.110131/2 (+Historical Recordings 1910-1952) {2CDS} (2005)ª; EMI 5 86197-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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 - March 1954 p.339 [AR]; November 1956 p.225 (Highlights) [AP]; March 1977 p.1444 [AB]; August 1977 p.346 [IM]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; October 1989 p.738 [JBS]; October 2004 p.93 [PO'C]

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Opera - May 1954 pp.301-302 [HDR]

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

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 p.108 [DLK]; Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 p.119 [BR], pp.119-120 [GJ]

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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.89 [JC]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.55 [JH]

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American Record Guide - February 1954 Vol.20 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.323

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

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International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]: April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.216 [JB]

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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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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 pp.81-82 [LB]: No.81 junio 2005 p.86 [MC]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.84 [JM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 p.88 [GL]

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Giuseppe Modesti

Arturo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Alisa - Luisa Villa

Normanno - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE-219

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 831-2 {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 139-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6419/20 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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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 publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.76 (2) p.78 (4) p.75

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 pp.83-84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 January 1954). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - RIAS Orchestra (Berlin)

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Nicola Zaccaria

Arturo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Alisa - Luisa Villa

Normanno - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - Limited Edition Recordings 101; BJR 133 {2LPS}; Morgan 5401 {2LPS}; Cetra «Live Opera»; LO-18/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» ARK 05 {3LPS} (1982)ª; RR-428; VOX THS 65144/5; Paragon DSV 52004 (+Callas recital) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Movimento Musica 02.001 {2LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPA 232518 {1xCD double durée}; EMI CMS 7 63631-2 {2CDS}(1991)ª; EMI CMS 5 66441-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDMB 5 66441-2 {2CDS} (USA); EMI TOCE 8339-40 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1447 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7035 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CA 554 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª

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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 1978 p.534 [AB]; February 1991 p. [RO]

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Opera - March 1998 p.289 [AB]

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

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.3 January/February 1998 p.283 [HF]; Volume 30 No.2 November/ December 2006 pp.154-156 [DLK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.65 [LG]

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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.88 [JC]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.105 (2) p.106 (4) p.102

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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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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Berlin (29 September 1955). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238. According to Robert E. Seletzky the BJR LPs are the best-sounding version (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.16 No.2 p.255)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(Callas;LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe Campora

Enrico - Enzo Sordello

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - ERIM-412; Melodram MEL 010 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; OPR 412

Compact Disc; - Melodram IMS 26034 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 00137 (+excerpts - von Karajan - Berlin) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.49

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.117 (2) p.117 (4) p.113

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.165-167.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Gianni Raimondi

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Antonio Zerbini

Arturo - Piero De Palma

Alisa - Anna Maria Borrelli

Normanno - Pietro Moccia

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Black Disc - OD 100

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 903.19 {2CDS} (1990)ª; House of Opera CDBB 202 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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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 publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.109 (2) p.110 (4) p.106

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (22 March 1956). The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Eugenio Fernandi

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Giuseppe Modesti

Arturo - Dino Formichini

Alisa - Elvira Galassi

Normanno - Valiano Natali

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 221 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26014 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 422.2 {2CDS}; Myto «Historical» 2CD 00133 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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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 Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.124 (2) p.125 (4) p.121

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.90 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (26 June 1957)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli

Raimondo - Bernard Ladysz

Arturo - Leonard Del Ferro

Alisa - Margreta Elkins

Normanno - Renzo Casellato

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1723-1724 (1960)ª;; Columbia SAX 2316-2317 (1960)ª; EMI SLS 5166 (ASD 3223/3224) {2LPS} (1979)ª;; EMI EX 290876-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3601 B/L {2LPS} (1959)ª;; Angel S 3601 B/L {2LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5166 (1979)ª;; EMI EX 290876-5 (1987)ª; Angel 4AV-34000

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47440-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56284-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Angel CDCB 7 47440; EMI CDCB 5 56284-2 {2CDS} (USA); EMI TOCE 8581-2 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3601 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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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 - July 1960 pp.77-78 [AP] October 1960 p.205 [DST] November 1960 p.287; October 1979 p.703 [AB] January 1987 p.1056 [AB]

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Opera - September 1960 p.636

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.64

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1959 Vol.9 No.11 p.77 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.358 [PLM]: September 1965 Vol.32 No.1 pp.85-86 (open reel tape) [CJL]

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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.523 [BJ]: December 1960 p.102 [BJ]

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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.12 [FGB]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.151 (2) p.153 (4) p.149

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 53 May/June 1988 p.109

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.89 [FE]

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Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

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}

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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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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco

Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti

Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Callas

La mulatta Bersi - Silvana Zanolli

La Contessa di Coigny - Maria Amadini

Madelon - Lucia Danieli

Roucher - Enrico Campi

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Fouquier Tinville - Vittorio Tatozzi

Un Incredible - Mariano Caruso

Pietro Fléville - Enzo Sordello

L'abate - Mario Carlin

Dumas - Giuseppe Morresi

Schmidt - Eraldo Coda

Il maestro di casa - Carlo Forti

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 286 {2LPS} (1976)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 66 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 38/3 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 421 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPA 232551.52 {2CDS} Melodram 26002 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0006 {2CDS} ;; DiVa 1107/1108 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1330 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Living Stage LS 4035162 {2CDS} (2002)ª; EMI CMS 5 67913-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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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 - November 2002 p.122 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.93-95 [MM]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.54

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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.132 [VA]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.112 [ES]

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Stereophile - December 1990 (Vol.13 No.12) p.219

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International Record Review - November 2002 pp.71-72 [RP]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.95 [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.219-221 [LM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.107 febrero 1998 p.40 [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JR]: No.41 septiembre- octubre 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.80 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (8 January 1955; mentioned in OPERA March1955 p.176)

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Alceste [Paris] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Alceste - Maria Callas

Admète - Renato Gavarini

Grand Prêtre d'Apollon - Paolo Silveri

Evandre - Giuseppe Zampieri

Un Héraut - Enrico Campi

Apollon - Rolando Panerai

La voix de l'Oracle - Nicola Zaccaria

Dieu infernal - Silvio Maionica

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