(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-RAI Roma - Gui Vittorio 1955(RA)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Maazel Lorin 1964(LI)*
3 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Votto Antonino 1953(LI)*
4 BOITO ARRIGO - MEFISTOFELE-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Gui Vittorio 1956(STU)*
5 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-Chicago Lyric Opera - Danon Oscar 1962(LI)*
6 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-Chicago Lyric Opera - Danon Oscar 1962(LI)*
7 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-RAI Roma - Rosa Parodi Armando La 1964(RA)*
8 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-RAI Roma - Rosa Parodi Armando La 1964(RA)*
9 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-Sofia National Opera - Semkow Jerzy 1966(STU)*
10 BORODIN ALEXANDER - PRINCE IGOR-Sofia National Opera - Semkow Jerzy 1966(STU)*
11 CIMAROSA DOMENICO - MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (IL)-Teatro alla Scala - Rossi Mario 1949(LI)*
12 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ANNA BOLENA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Ferro Gabriele 1977(LI)*
13 GLINKA MIKHAIL IVANOVICH - LIFE FOR THE TSAR [IVAN SUSANIN] (A)-RAI Milano - Simonetto Alfredo 1954(RA)*
14 GLINKA MIKHAIL IVANOVICH - LIFE FOR THE TSAR [IVAN SUSANIN] (A)-Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux - Markevitch Igor 1957(STU)*
15 GLINKA MIKHAIL IVANOVICH - LIFE FOR THE TSAR [IVAN SUSANIN] (A)-RAI Torino - Semkow Jerzy 1974(RA)*
16 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-L'Opéra de Paris - Cluytens André 1953(STU)*
17 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Santini Gabriele 1954(LI)*
18 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-L'Opéra de Paris - Cluytens André 1958(STU)*
19 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1955(LI)*
20 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO-Teatro la Fenice di Venezia - Rescigno Nicola 1966(LI)*
21 MASCAGNI PIETRO - IRIS-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1956(LI)*
22 MASSENET JULES - DON QUICHOTTE-RAI Milano - Simonetto Alfredo 1957(RA)*
23 MEYERBEER GIACOMO - ROBERT LE DIABLE-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Sanzogno Nino 1968(LI)*
24 MONTEVERDI CLAUDIO - INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (L')-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Franci Carlo 1966(LI)*
25 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - BETULIA LIBERATA (LA)-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1952(RA)*
26 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Teatro San Carlo di Napoli - Gui Vittorio 1956(LI)*
27 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-RAI Roma - Rodzinsky Artur 1952(RA)*
28 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Dobrowen Issay 1952(STU)*
29 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Dobrowen Issay 1952(STU)*
30 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Dobrowen Issay 1952(STU)*
31 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Covent Garden - Kubelik Rafael 1958(LI)*
32 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Covent Garden - Goodall Reginald 1961(LI)*
33 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris) - Cluytens André 1962(STU)*
34 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris) - Cluytens André 1962(STU)*
35 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris) - Cluytens André 1962(STU)*
36 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Covent Garden - Rozhdestvensky Gennady 1970(LI)*
37 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Covent Garden - Ahronovitch Yuri 1974(LI)*
38 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - KHOVANSHCHINA-RAI Roma - Rodzinsky Artur 1958(RA)*
39 NIELSEN CARL - SAUL AND DAVID-Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Horenstein Jascha 1972-73(RA)*
40 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAY - GOLDEN COCKEREL (THE)-RAI Roma - Freccia Massimo 1961(RA)*
41 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAY - MAID OF PSKOV [IVAN THE TERRIBLE] (THE)-Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Hubad Samo 1968(LI)*
42 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAY - MAID OF PSKOV [IVAN THE TERRIBLE] (THE)-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Schippers Thomas 1969(LI)*
43 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - MOÏSE ET PHARAON [MOSÈ]-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Bartoletti Bruno 1971(LI)*
44 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - MAZEPPA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Perlea Ionel 1954(LI)*
45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Santini Gabriele 1954(LE)*
46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Perlea Ionel 1955(STU)*
47 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ATTILA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Bartoletti Bruno 1962(LI)*
48 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ATTILA-Teatro La Fenice di Venezia - Bartoletti Bruno 1976(LI)*
49 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Santini Gabriele 1954(STU)*
50 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Giulini Carlo Maria 1958(LI)*
51 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Wiener Philharmoniker - Santi Nello 1960(LI)*
52 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Lyric Opera of Chicago - Votto Antonino 1960(LI)*
53 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1961(RA)*
54 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro alla Scala - Santini Gabriele 1961(STU)*
55 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1963(LI)*
56 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1966(LI)*
57 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro la Fenice di Venezia - Franci Carlo 1969(LI)*
58 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid - Guadagno Anton 1976(LI)*
59 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Conlon James 1979(LI)*
60 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Teatro Regio di Parma - Neuhold Günter 1982(LI)*
61 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ERNANI-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1957(LI)*
62 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ERNANI-RAI Milano - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1968(RA)*
63 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-RAI Roma - Sanzogno Nino 1957(RA)*
64 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1958(LI)***
65 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1949(RA)*
66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MASNADIERI (I)-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1972(LI)*
67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Chicago Lyric Opera - Bartoletti Bruno 1963(LI)*
68 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Teatro Massimo di Palermo - Fabritiis Oliviero De 1974(LI)*
69 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari - Ziino Ottavio 1978(LI)*
70 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Santini Gabriele 1957(STU)*
71 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Oren Daniel 1980(LI)*
72 VERDI GIUSEPPE - VÊPRES SICILIENNES [I VESPRI SICILIANI] (LES)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Kleiber Erich 1951(LI)*
73 VERDI GIUSEPPE - VÊPRES SICILIENNES [I VESPRI SICILIANI] (LES)-RAI Torino - Rossi Mario 1955(RA)*
74 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-RAI Torino - Matacic Lovro von 1962(RA)*
75 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-RAI Roma - Gui Vittorio 1950(LI)*
76 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Teatro alla Scala - Cluytens André 1960(LI)*
77 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli - Böhm Karl 1950(LI)*
78 WEBER CARL MARIA VON - FREISCHÜTZ (DER)-RAI Torino - Gui Vittorio 1954(RA)*
79 WEBER CARL MARIA VON - FREISCHÜTZ (DER)-Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Rossi Mario 1956(LCE)*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Giuseppe Taddei
Rocco - Boris Christoff
Marzelline - Irene Gasperoni
Jaquino - Nicola Monti
Fernando - Franco Calabrese
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9036 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 November 1955. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.134.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Leonore - Hilde Zadek
Florestan - Ernst Kozub
Pizarro - Boris Christoff
Rocco - Otto von Rohr
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Fernando - Rudolf Knoll
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1730 (& 1236) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (13 February 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor 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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mefistofele - Boris Christoff
Faust - Giancinto Prandelli
Margherita - Orietta Moscucci
Martha - Amalia Pini
Wagner - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10156/57 {2LPS} (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1369-1370 {2LPS} (1956)ª; RCA Victor LM 6109 {2LPS} (1957)ª; RCA LM 6049; EMI 3C 153 03150/51 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65655-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Urania URN 22.285 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.136-137 [AR]; April 1996 p.110 [MEO]
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Opera - November 1956 p.689; February 1996 p.189
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.133
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Opéra International - juin 1996 No.203 p.52
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Diapason - No.422 janvier 1966 p.86 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86 [PHR]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.222 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.61 [MDS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1956 p.15
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.707 [JC}
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1996 No.5 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Act IV is omitted
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Conductor Oscar Danon - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Yaroslavna - Consuelo Rubio
Konchakovna - Carol Smith
Polovtsian Girl - Jeanne Diamond
Nurse - Prudencija Bickus
Vladimir - David Poleri
Eroshka - Mariano Caruso
Ovlur - Rudolf Knoll
Prince Igor - Igor Gorin
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Renato Cesari
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 176
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (12 October 1962). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Oscar Danon - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Yaroslavna - Consuelo Rubio
Konchakovna - Carol Smith
Polovtsian Girl - Jeanne Diamond
Nurse - Prudencija Bickus
Vladimir - David Poleri
Eroshka - Mariano Caruso
Ovlur - Rudolf Knoll
Prince Igor - Igor Gorin
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Renato Cesari
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 176
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (12 October 1962). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Yaroslavna - Margherita Kalmus
Konchakovna - Oralia Domínguez
Polovtsian Girl - Nelly Pucci
Nurse - Corinna Vozza
Vladimir - Luigi Infantino
Eroshka - Giampaolo Corradi
Ovlur - Ennio Buoso
Prince Igor - Giuseppe Taddei
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Vito Susca
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 27028
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recorded on 19 September 1964; Act 3 is omitted
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Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Yaroslavna - Margherita Kalmus
Konchakovna - Oralia Domínguez
Polovtsian Girl - Nelly Pucci
Nurse - Corinna Vozza
Vladimir - Luigi Infantino
Eroshka - Giampaolo Corradi
Ovlur - Ennio Buoso
Prince Igor - Giuseppe Taddei
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Vito Susca
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 27028
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recorded on 19 September 1964; Act 3 is omitted
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Yaroslavna - Julia Wiener(-Chenisheva)
Konchakovna - Reni Penkova
Polovtsian Girl - Liliana Bareva
Nurse - Radka Gaeva
Vladimir - Todor Todorov
Eroshka - Kiril Dulgerov
Ovlur - Lyuben Mikhailov
Prince Igor - Constantin Chekerliski
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Alexei Milkovsky
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Black Disc - Angel SCL 3714 {3LPS}; HMV ASD 2345 {3LPS}; Pathé CAN 176-178
Compact Disc; - *EMI «Studio» CMS 7 63386-2 (+songs) {3CDS} (1990)ª; EMI CMS 5 66814-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; EMI CDMB 7243 5 66814-2 {2CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1968 p.393 (highlights); June 1990 p.104 [JW]
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Opera - June 1990 p.104
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.166 [BP]
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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.72 (mention) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.88 [DVM]
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.116 [MQ]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1991 Vol.54 No.2 p.[VAL]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.99 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.77 [JS]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (May 1966). Act 3 is omitted
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Yaroslavna - Julia Wiener(-Chenisheva)
Konchakovna - Reni Penkova
Polovtsian Girl - Liliana Bareva
Nurse - Radka Gaeva
Vladimir - Todor Todorov
Eroshka - Kiril Dulgerov
Ovlur - Lyuben Mikhailov
Prince Igor - Constantin Chekerliski
Prince Galitsky - Boris Christoff
Skula - Alexei Milkovsky
Khan Konchak - Boris Christoff
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Black Disc - Angel SCL 3714 {3LPS}; HMV ASD 2345 {3LPS}; Pathé CAN 176-178
Compact Disc; - *EMI «Studio» CMS 7 63386-2 (+songs) {3CDS} (1990)ª; EMI CMS 5 66814-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; EMI CDMB 7243 5 66814-2 {2CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.105; Opera on Record 3 p.240; CELLETTI p.127; Opera on CD (1) p.83 (2) p.91 (3) p.102; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.168 p.104 MET p.67; MET(VID) p.24; PENGUIN p.35; Opera on Video p.141; GIUDICI p.92 (2) p.146; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1968 p.393 (highlights); June 1990 p.104 [JW]
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Opera - June 1990 p.104
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.166 [BP]
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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.72 (mention) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.88 [DVM]
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.116 [MQ]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1991 Vol.54 No.2 p.[VAL]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.99 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.77 [JS]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (May 1966). Act 3 is omitted
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Carolina - Alda Noni
Elisetta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Paolino - Tito Schipa
Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini
Fidalma - Fedora Barbieri
Il conte Robinson - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - MDP; Melodram CD 29505 (Act 1 +Giannina e Bernadone) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1949). The recording of Act 1 is a «filler» on the Melodram CDs of Giannina and Bernadone
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer
Enrico - Boris Christoff
Giovanna - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Percy - Pietro Bottazzo
Rochefort - Robert Amis El Hage
Smeton - Anna Di Stasio
Hervey - Gino Sinimberghi
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00437
Compact Disc; - On Stage 4719/3 {3CDS}; Gala GL 100 659 (highlights +recording - Lewis +highlights - Rudel) {4CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]
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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.69-70 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (April 1977; see OPERASeptember 1977 pp.894-895)
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Ivan Susanin - Boris Christoff
Antonida - Virginia Zeani
Bogdan Sobinin - Giuseppe Campora
Vanya - Anna Maria Rota
Sigizmund King of Poland - Eraldo Coda
Polish messenger - Guglielmo Fazzini
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 334 {2LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1542 (+1309 +800); Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66340 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5049 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.274; Opera on CD (1) p.43 (2) p.49 (3) p.55; PENGUIN p.104; GIUDICI p.248 (2) p.422; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.84 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 5 December 1954. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Igor Markevitch - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Ivan Susanin - Boris Christoff
Antonida - Teresa Stich-Randall
Bogdan Sobinin - Nicolai Gedda
Vanya - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Sigizmund King of Poland - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Russian soldier - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Polish messenger - Zhika Yovanovic
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1613-1615 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; Capitol-EMI GCR 7163 {3LPS} (1959)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 505-507 {3LPS} (France) (2059)ª; EMI Pathé 2C 163 73001-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI 69698 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.274; Opera on CD (1) p.43 (2) p.49 (3) p.55; PENGUIN p.104; GIUDICI p.248 (2) p.422; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1959 p.559 (mention); October 1959 p.190; January 1960 p.342 [DST]; September 1981 p. [LS]
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Opera - November 1959 p.750
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1959 Vol.9 No.8 p.53 [CLO]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.11
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American Record Guide - November/December 1989 Vol.52 No.6 p.62 [LM]
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Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1974(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Ivan Susanin - Boris Christoff
Antonida - Margherita Rinaldi
Bogdan Sobinin - Jon Piso
Vanya - Viorica Cortez
Sigizmund King of Poland - James Loomis
Polish messenger - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2570
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Recordings of A Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.274; Opera on CD (1) p.43 (2) p.49 (3) p.55; PENGUIN p.104; GIUDICI p.248 (2) p.422; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 23 September 1974. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Jean Borthayre
Siébel - Martha Angelici
Marthe - Solange Michel
Wagner - Robert Jeantet
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1162-1165 {4LPS} (1954)ª; RCA Victor LM 6400 {4LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65256-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Urania 306 {3CDS} (2007)ª; Malibran MR 681 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1954 pp.162-163 [AR]; September 1995 p.124 [PO'C]
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Opera - November 1954 p.684
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - December 30 1957 p.22 [KFR]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.110-111 [RT]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.60
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.94
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.45 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.27 [MO]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.41
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.117
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 2008 p.83 [MC]
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Faust - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Anna Maria Rovere
Valentin - Enzo Mascherini
Siébel - Vittoria Garofalo
Marthe - Aurora Cattelani
Wagner - Mario Bozzi
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Compact Disc; - *Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 009/10 (+short; excerpts - Napoli - 1950) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.81-82 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (August 1954).
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Ernest Blanc
Siébel - Liliane Berton
Marthe - Rita Gorr
Wagner - Victor Autran
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Giulio Cesare - Boris Christoff
Cleopatra - Onelia Fineschi
Cornelia - Fedora Barbieri
Sesto - Franco Corelli
Tolomeo - Mario Petri
Achilla - Ricardo Cassinelli
Nireno - Ferruccio Mazzoli
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Enterprises HRE 318-3 {3LPS} (1980)
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1517-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5079 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.90 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (See OPERA February 1956 p.115)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Giulio Cesare - Boris Christoff
Cleopatra - Lydia Marimpietri
Cornelia - Oralia Domínguez
Sesto - Eugenio Fernandi
Tolomeo - Massimiliano Malaspina
Achilla - Franco Federici
Curio - Giorgio Santi
Nireno - Paolo Cesari
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Compact Disc - Mondo Musica MFOH 10041 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.126 [JBS]
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Opera News - February 14 1998 p.40 [CJL]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.89 [SL]
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Opéra International - octobre 1998 No.228 p.56 [JCL]
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [NL]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.34 [AV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.27 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (6 February 1966)
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Iris - Clara Petrella
Osaka - Giuseppe di Stefano
Kyoto - Saturno Meletti
Il Cieco - Boris Christoff
Una guècha - Aida Hovnanian
Un Merciavolo - Adelio Zagonora
Un Cenciaivolo - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 133 {2LPS} Cetra «Opera Live» LO 15 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 505-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Iris by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.392; PENGUIN p.199; GIUDICI p.353 (2) p.616
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (December 1956; see OPERA March 1957 p.175 )
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Quichotte - Boris Christoff
Sancho Panza - Carlo Badioli
Dulcinée - Teresa Berganza
Pedro - Ornella Rovero
Garcias - Pina Malgarini
Rodriguez - Alfredo Nobile
Juan - Tommaso Frascati
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 163 {2LPS} (1959)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 13 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDAR 2025 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Gala 100 594 (+Boris Christoff recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 133/2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.257
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Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.68
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Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 p.119 (mention) [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.149
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.136
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.103
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Comments:- Recording of a perfomance recorded on 25 May 1957 and broadcast on 6 February 1958. Oriel mistakenly gives the date of this recording as «Mid 1960s»
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Robert - Giorgio Merighi
Alice - Stefania Malagù
Isabelle - Renata Scotto
Bertram - Boris Christoff
Raimbaut - Gianfranco Manganotti
Albert - Giovanni Antonini
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Black Disc - Mauro R Fuguette MRF 20 {3LPS} Historical Opera Performances Edition HOPE 213 {LPS}
Compact Cassette - *Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-127
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37024 (+orchestral musuic by Meyerbeer) {3CDS} ;; *Hunt CD 549; Myto 3 MCD 992.206 (+Christoff - recital) {3CDS} (1999)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 006 (The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer); {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1341 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Living Stage LS 4035139 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra No.76 p.98
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.226 [RVL]; Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.316 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.60 (mention) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.563-565 [RP3]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.93 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (7 May 1968, see OPERA, Festival Issue 1968 p.104)
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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Poppea - Claudia Parada
Nerone - Mirto Picchi
Ottavia - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Ottone - Renato Cesari
Seneca - Boris Christoff
Arnalta - Oralia Domínguez
Lucano - Nicola Monti
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1243 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Ozia - Cesare Valletti
Giuditta - Miriam Pirazzini
Amital - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Achior - Boris Christoff
Cabri - Luigia Vincenti
Carmi - Luigia Vincenti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 276 {1LP} (1963)ª; Melodram MEL 211 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2377 {1CD}; Memories HR 4222 {1CD} Istituto Discografico italiano IDIS 6408 {1CD} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1417 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Betulia liberata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.447
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 p.231 [DLK]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.68 [DN]
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Opéra International - No.286 janvier 2004 p.69 [AF]
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Comments:- Recording of an abridged radio performance (30 May 1952)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Tamino - Juan Oncina
Papageno - Giuseppe Taddei
Königin der Nacht - Mimi Coertse
Sprecher - Plinio Clabassi
Pamina - Sena Jurinac
Sarastro - Boris Christoff
Papagena - Alda Noni
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 3013
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (27 January 1956).
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mirto Picchi
Marina - Rina Corsi
Pimen - Giuseppe Modesti
Varlaam - Dmitri Lopatto
Shuisky - Angelo Mercuriali
Missail - Mario Carlin
Fyodor - Fernanda Cadoni
Xenia - Loretta Di Lelio
Hostess - Amalia Pini
Simpleton - Angelo Mercuriali
Tchelkalov - Fernando Valentini
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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 20 {3LPS} I Gioelli della Musica GML 10 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.316 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archives 757 (& 525); Premiere Opera Ltd. 2663-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.82-83 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 December 1952. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Joseph Gostic
Marina - Regina Resnik
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - David Kelly
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Rangoni - Otakar Kraus
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Joan Carlyle
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Duncan Robertson
Tchelkalov - Geraint Evans
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Forbes Robinson
Mityukha - David Allen
Lavitsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Cherniovsky - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1074; Live Opera Heaven C 3165 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a perfomance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 6 November 1958 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated November 2-8 1958 p.43). The performance on 31 October 1958 is reviewed in OPERA December 1958 pp.809-812. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here the date of the performance broadcast is given as «Nov, 7 1958», but Boris Godunov was not performed at Covent Garden on that date. The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «JANUARY 2008 ALERT». The date of the performance recorded is also given here (incorrectly) as «11/7/58».
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Edgar Evans
Marina - Margreta Elkins
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Jeannette Sinclair
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Robert Bowman
Tchelkalov - David Ward
Krushchov - Thomas Fletcher
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Robert Savoie
Mityukha - Ronald Lewis
Lavitsky - Ronald Lewis
Cherniovsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03999
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 274
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 June 1961). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 8 1961 p.9)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Evelyn Lear
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Ana Alexieva
Xenia - Ekterina Georgieva
Hostess - Mira Kalin
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Jacques Mars
Krushchov - Vasil Benchev
Nurse - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Lavitsky - Jacques Mars
Cherniovsky - Kostadine Scherkerlisky
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 903; HMV EX 291302-3 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291302-5 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47993-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 533892F {3CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 5 67877-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3633 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1963 p.149; January 1964 p.318; September 1988 p.[MEO]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.217 [BP]
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.693 [GK]: January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.156-157 [LM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [RCM]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.81 [BD]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 pp. 51-56, p.119; THE GRAMOPHONE September 1963 p.129
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Evelyn Lear
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Ana Alexieva
Xenia - Ekterina Georgieva
Hostess - Mira Kalin
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Jacques Mars
Krushchov - Vasil Benchev
Nurse - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Lavitsky - Jacques Mars
Cherniovsky - Kostadine Scherkerlisky
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 903; HMV EX 291302-3 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291302-5 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47993-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 533892F {3CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 5 67877-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3633 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1963 p.149; January 1964 p.318; September 1988 p.[MEO]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.217 [BP]
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.693 [GK]: January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.156-157 [LM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [RCM]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.81 [BD]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 pp. 51-56, p.119; THE GRAMOPHONE September 1963 p.129
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Evelyn Lear
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Ana Alexieva
Xenia - Ekterina Georgieva
Hostess - Mira Kalin
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Jacques Mars
Krushchov - Vasil Benchev
Nurse - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Lavitsky - Jacques Mars
Cherniovsky - Kostadine Scherkerlisky
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 903; HMV EX 291302-3 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291302-5 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47993-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 533892F {3CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 5 67877-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3633 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1963 p.149; January 1964 p.318; September 1988 p.[MEO]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.217 [BP]
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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.693 [GK]: January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.156-157 [LM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [RCM]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.81 [BD]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 pp. 51-56, p.119; THE GRAMOPHONE September 1963 p.129
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Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - William McAlpine
Marina - Yvonne Minton
Pimen - Inia Te Wiata
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Dobson
Missail - David Lennox
Rangoni - Otakar Kraus
Fyodor - Delia Wallis
Xenia - Elizabeth Robson
Hostess - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Simpleton - Kenneth MacDonald
Tchelkalov - Hugh Sheehan
Krushchov - Handel Owen
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Eric Garrett
Lavitsky - Hugh Sheehan
Cherniovsky - George Macpherson
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 137/3 {3CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version at Covent Garden (7 March 1970)
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Jon Andrew
Marina - Josephine Veasey
Pimen - Gwynne Howell
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Alexander Oliver
Rangoni - Raimund Herincx
Fyodor - Anne Pashley
Xenia - Elizabeth Gale
Hostess - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Simpleton - Robert Tear
Tchelkalov - Robert Lloyd
Krushchov - William Elvin
Nurse - Johanna Peters
Nikitich - Richard Van Allan
Lavitsky - William Elvin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00354
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1974). It appears that this performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». In one of the seven performance that were given the role of Varlaam was sung by Richard Van Allan and that of the Hostess was sung by Anne Wilkens in two of them (see OPERA September 1975 pp.887-889). It is therefore possible that these singers appear in the recording issued by Charles Handelman which is listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 p.13.
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Ivan Khovansky - Mario Petri
Andrey Khovansky - Amedeo Berdini
Vasily Golitsyn - Mirto Picchi
Shaklovity - Giampiero Malaspina
Dosifey - Boris Christoff
Marfa - Irene Companeez
Scribe - Herbert Handt
Emma - Jolanda Mancini
Varsonofiev - Dmitri Lopatto
Strelets I - Giorgio Canello
Strelets II - Dmitri Lopatto
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Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12320 {2CDS}; Stradivarius STV DTM 12320 {2CDS};; VAI VAIA 1052-2 (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.277
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.68; juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.63
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.168
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Comments:- Recording of a radio performance (3 July 1958)
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Conductor Jascha Horenstein - 1972-73(RA)
Orchestra - Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Danish National Radio Choir
Saul - Boris Christoff
Jonathan - Willy Hartmann
Michal - Elisabeth Söderström
David - Alexander Young
Samuel - Michael Langdon
Abner - Kim Borg
Abishai - Bodil Gobel
Witch of Endor - Sylvia Fisher
Guard - Mogens Berg
Young Girl - Kirsten Buhl-Moller
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Black Disc; - *Unicorn RHS 343-5 {3LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD 9086-9087 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1233 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Saul and David by Carl Nielsen are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.549; American Record Guide July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.190; May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.68
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1976 p.211 [RL]; January 1977 p.1132 [JBS]; January 1990 p. [DJF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.149
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ARSC Journal - 1977 Vol.IX No.1 p.101 [JWB]
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Comments:- Recording based on a performance given on Danish Radio with an audience (27 March 1972). The booklet which accompanies the LPs contains the following note «Based on the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) Copenhagen performance, 27th March 1972. In a subsequent session, brief supplementary retakes were made for technical reasons, conducted by Joel Lazar assistant to Jascha Horenstein» This was amplified by Joel Lazar in an E-mail to the OPERA-L website (12 June 2000). Mr. Lazar states «In December 1973, [with Horenstein's prior consent] I returned to Copenhagen and recorded the major scenes from Acts I and IV with Boris Christoff to cover passages which had not gone to their satisfaction in either the performance or in rehearsals. Approximately 25 minutes of the final release comes from that session.» This was some months after Horenstein's death on 2 April 1973
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Conductor Massimo Freccia - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
King Dodon - Boris Christoff
Prince Guidon - Aldo Bertocci
Prince Afron - Mario Borriello
Commander Polkan - Giorgio Tadeo
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Giovanna Fioroni
Astrologer - Tommaso Frascati
The Queen of Shemakha - Gianna D' Angelo
The Golden Cockerel - Maria Monaci
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Black Disc - Michael D. Polimmeni MDP Collectors Limited Edition 023 {2CDS}
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Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 24 September 1961
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Conductor Samo Hubad - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Tsar Ivan Vasil'yevich - Boris Christoff
Princess Olga - Radmila Tokmakova
Mikhail Andreyevich Tucha - Lajos Kozma
Prince Yuri Ivanovich Tokmakov - Lorenzo Gaetani
Boyar Nikita Matuta - Giuseppe Botta
Stepanida Matuta (Styosha) - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.739 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Maid of Pskov [Ivan the Terrible] by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.690
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.105 [DF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (January 1968).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tsar Ivan Vasil'yevich - Boris Christoff
Princess Olga - Nicoletta Panni
Mikhail Andreyevich Tucha - Ruggero Bondino
Prince Yuri Ivanovich Tokmakov - Lorenzo Gaetani
Boyar Nikita Matuta - Aldo Bertocci
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Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 720 {2CDS} House of Opera CD 477 (+Boris Christoff recital)
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Recordings of The Maid of Pskov [Ivan the Terrible] by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.690
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mosè - Boris Christoff
Elisero - Carlo Franzini
Faraone - Franco Pugliese
Aménofi - Franco Tagliavini
Aufide - Antonio Pirino
Osiride - Plinio Clabassi
Maria - Ada Finelli
Anaìde - Gabriella Tucci
Sinaìde - Biancamaria Casoni
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 415 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21036 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.306 (mention) [HF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (March 1971). The performance on 31 March 1971 with a slightly different cast is reviewed by HDR in OPERA June 1971 pp.482-483. The GDS CDs are incorrectly labeled as «Mosè in Egitto». The Raritas LPs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Mazeppa - Ettore Bastianini
Mariya - Magda Olivero
Kochubey - Boris Christoff
Liubov - Mariana Radev
Andrei - David Poleri
Orlik - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Iskra - Fausto Flamini
Drunken Cossack - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1016 (+Iris - excerpts) {3LPS) Estro Armonico EA 046 {3LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 43 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27070 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66309 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5028 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.155; GIUDICI p.128 (2) p.209; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63 (corrected in issue for September/October 2003 p.287).
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [JW]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.192 [DCS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.186-188 [DWW]
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.102 [JG]
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Comments:- Recorded at a performance in Florence (6 June 1954)
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Anita Cerquetti
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Elena Nicolai
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 134 {1CD};; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOCO 11 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
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