(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Covent Garden - Klemperer Otto 1961(LI)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Covent Garden - Mar Norman Del 1964(LI)*
3 BELLINI VINCENZO - SONNAMBULA (LA)-Covent Garden - Ramin Manfred 1981(LI)*
4 BERG ALBAN - WOZZECK-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1964(LI)*
5 BERLIOZ HECTOR - BENVENUTO CELLINI-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1966(LI)*
6 BERLIOZ HECTOR - BENVENUTO CELLINI-London Symphony Orchestra - Davis Colin 1999(LI)*
7 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1973(LI)*
8 BRIAN HAVERGAL - AGAMEMNON-BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra - Armstrong Richard 1974?(RA)*
9 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - PETER GRIMES-Covent Garden - Atherton David 1977(LI)*
10 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - PETER GRIMES-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1978(STU)*
11 BRITTEN BENJAMIN - PETER GRIMES-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1981(LC)**
12 DAVIES PETER MAXWELL - TAVERNER-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1972(LI)*
13 DAVIES PETER MAXWELL - TAVERNER-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1983(LI)*
14 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-Welsh Philharmonia - Armstrong Richard 1979(FI)**
15 DONIZETTI GAETANO - DON PASQUALE-Covent Garden - Chailly Riccardo 1979(LI)*
16 DONIZETTI GAETANO - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Covent Garden - López Cobos Jesús 1980(LI)*
17 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Covent Garden - Rudel Julius 1985(LI)***
18 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Covent Garden - Armstrong Richard 1998(LI)*
19 GIORDANO UMBERTO - FEDORA-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1995(LI)*
20 JANÁCEK LEOS - CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN (THE)-Covent Garden - Rattle Simon 1990(STU)*
21 MENOTTI GIAN CARLO - AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS-Covent Garden - Syrus David 1987(STU)*
22 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Covent Garden - Klemperer Otto 1962(LI)*
23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Covent Garden - Wich Günther 1968(LI)*
24 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Covent Garden - Rozhdestvensky Gennady 1970(LI)*
25 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - KHOVANSHCHINA-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1972(LI)*
26 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Covent Garden - Kleiber Carlos 1979(LI)*
27 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Covent Garden - Latham-Koenig Jan 1995(LI)*
28 PUCCINI GIACOMO - FANCIULLA DEL WEST (LA)-Covent Garden - Mehta Zubin 1978(LI)*
29 PUCCINI GIACOMO - FANCIULLA DEL WEST (LA)-Covent Garden - Mehta Zubin 1978(STU)*
30 PUCCINI GIACOMO - FANCIULLA DEL WEST (LA)-Covent Garden - Santi Nello 1982(LI)**
31 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TABARRO (IL)-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1965(LI)*
32 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Prêtre Georges 1965(LI)*
33 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1972?(LI)*
34 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Stapleton Robin 1977(LI;Caballé)*
35 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Stapleton Robin 1977(LI;Vishnevskaya)*
36 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Covent Garden - Plasson Michel 1991(LI)*
37 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-Covent Garden - Mackerras Charles 1966(LI)*
38 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-Covent Garden - Delacôte Jacques 1987(LI)**
39 SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE - SAMSON ET DALILA-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1981(LI)**
40 STRAUSS RICHARD - LIEBE DER DANAE (DIE)-BBC Symphony Orchestra - Mackerras Charles 1980(RA)*
41 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Ludwig Leopold 1959(LI)*
42 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1985(LI)**
43 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Covent Garden - Bonynge Richard 1990(LI)**
44 STRAVINSKY IGOR - RAKE'S PROGRESS (THE)-London Sinfonietta - Chailly Riccardo 1983(STU)*
45 STRAVINSKY IGOR - RAKE'S PROGRESS (THE)-Teatro La Fenice di Venezia - Latham-Koenig Jan 1986(LI)*
46 TIPPETT MICHAEL - ICE BREAK (THE)-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1977(LI)*
47 TIPPETT MICHAEL - KING PRIAM-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1967(LI)*
48 TIPPETT MICHAEL - KING PRIAM-Covent Garden - Atherton David 1975(LI)*
49 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Covent Garden - Muti Riccardo 1977(LI)*
50 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Armstrong Richard 1988(LI)*
51 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1995(LI)*
52 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1966(LI)*
53 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1968(LI)*
54 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Covent Garden - Haitink Bernard 1985(LI)**
55 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Covent Garden - Giulini Carlo Maria 1982(LI)**
56 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1962(LI)*
57 VERDI GIUSEPPE - LOMBARDI (I)-Covent Garden - Gardelli Lamberto 1976(LI)*
58 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Covent Garden - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1960(LI)*
59 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1962(LI)*
60 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Covent Garden - Mackerras Charles 1974(LI)*
61 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Covent Garden - Kleiber Carlos 1980(LI)*
62 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-Covent Garden - Gardelli Lamberto 1975(LI)*
63 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Santi Nello 1960(LI)*
64 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Cillario Carlo Felice 1965(RA)*
65 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Cillario Carlo Felice 1972(LI)*
66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Bonynge Richard 1975(LI)*
67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Covent Garden - Giulini Carlo Maria 1964(LI)*
68 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Covent Garden - Atherton David 1968(LI)*
69 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F. - Giovaninetti Reynald 1972(LI)***
70 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Covent Garden - Guadagno Anton 1975(LI)*
71 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TROVATORE (IL)-Covent Garden - Bonynge Richard 1981(LI)*
72 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Covent Garden - Haitink Bernard 1997(LI)*
73 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Goodall Reginald 1971(LI)*
74 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Horenstein Jascha 1973(LI)*
75 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Sillem Maurits 1979(LI)*
76 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1980(LI)*
77 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1978(LI)*
78 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1978(LI)*
79 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1971(LI)*
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Forbes Robinson
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Victor Godfrey
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 407 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram 27076 {2CDS}; *Testament S8T2 1328 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 601 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2004 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - February 2004 pp.152-153 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.49-51 [JC,MHF]
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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.123 [RL]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 p.57 [MD]
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International Record Review - January 2004 p.74 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.27-28 [KM]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 pp.82-83 [SDC]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.96 [CB]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [JR]
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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.56-57 [SH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]
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Comments:- Recordings of performances at Covent Garden (see OPERA April 1961 p.271; AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.708, p.710). The recording on the CDs issued by Testament is of the performance on 24 February 1961, the first of the run of six performances and, although not broadcast, was recorded by the BBC. These CDs were issued under licence from the BBC. The recording on the LPs and CDs issued by Melodram and the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio is presumably of the performance on 7 March 1961 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated March 4-10 1961 p.37). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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Conductor Norman Del Mar - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Régine Crespin
Florestan - Vilém Pribyl
Pizarro - Forbes Robinson
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Jeannette Sinclair
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Victor Godfrey
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1765 (& 1530); Opera Depot OD 10344-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 500
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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 in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 October 1964). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated October 3-9 1964 p.17). The performances on 5, 21 October 1964, in which the casts were slightly different from that given above, are reviewed in OPERA (November 1964 pp.763-764, December 1964 pp.828-829). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Manfred Ramin - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amina - Ileana Cotrubas
Elvino - Dennis O'Neill
Rodolfo - Robert Lloyd
Lisa - Elizabeth Gale
Alessio - Roderick Earle
Notaro - John Dobson
Teresa - Phyllis Cannan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02501
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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 in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 November 1981). This was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 November 1981 p.56). The performance on 2 November 1981 is reviewed in OPERA January 1982 pp.85-87.
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Wozzeck - Geraint Evans
Tambourmajor - Edgar Evans
Andres - John Dobson
Hauptmann - Kenneth MacDonald
Doktor - Otakar Kraus
1.Handwerkbursch - Ronald Lewis
2.Handwerkbursch - Dennis Wicks
Narr - Robert Bowman
Marie - Marilyn Horne
Margaret - Noreen Berry
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1667
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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56
Comments:- This is probably a recording of the performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 31 October 1964 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. The performance on October 29 1964 is reviewed in OPERA December 1964 pp.830-833. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as «Oct.3.1964».
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Benvenuto Cellini - Nicolai Gedda
Balducci - Napoléon Bisson
Fieramosca - Robert Massard
Le Pape Clément VII - David Ward
Francesco - John Dobson
Bernadino - Victor Godfrey
Pompeo - Jules Bruyère
Teresa - Elizabeth Vaughan
Cabaretier - John Lanigan
Ascanio - Yvonne Minton
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 618 {2CDS} (+Gedda - recital) (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1762; The Opera Lovers BEN 196601 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (15 December 1966 see OPERA February 1967 p.160). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the perfromance recorded is given here as 31 December 1966. There were performances on 15 and 31 December, but neither was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is given here as «15.12.66».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Benvenuto Cellini - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Balducci - Robert Lloyd
Fieramosca - Laurent Naouri
Le Pape Clément VII - Orlin Anastassov
Francesco - Bülent Bezdüz
Bernadino - Fernand Bernadi
Pompeo - Richard Whitehouse
Teresa - Elizabeth Futral
Cabaretier - John Dobson
Ascanio - Isabelle Cals
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 563 {2CDRS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record II p.163; CELLETTI p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.142 p.100; GIUDICI p.54 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.278 avril 2003 p.20; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.66
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Barbican Hall, London (7 December 1999). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Teresa Cahill
Mercédès - Anne Pashley
Le Dancaïre - John Dobson
Le Remendado - Francis Egerton
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Richard Van Allan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00200
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 498.3; Arkadia 352 149;; Myto 3 MCD 011 242 (+Carmen cond Guadagno - highlights +Lohengrin with Domingo; Hamburg 1968 excerpts) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1358 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1159-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]; Vol.31 No.4 March/ April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.60; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.284-287 [RP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.72
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.82
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1973, see OPERA, August 1973p.743). The performance on 7 July 1973 is reviewed in ORPHEUS Oktober/November 1973 S.28-29
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1974?(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Agamemnon - William McAlpine
Clytemnestra - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
Cassandra - Ann Howard
Watchman - John Dobson
Herald - Michael Rippon
Old Man - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 121/1 {1CD} (2001)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (20 August 1974). The CDs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their «List C»
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Conductor David Atherton - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Richard Cassilly
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Norman Bailey
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Thomas Allen
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - Robert Lloyd
First niece - Teresa Cahill
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2604
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House Covent Garden on 4 April 1977. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 April 1977 pp.40-41.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Jonathan Summers
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Thomas Allen
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - Richard Van Allan
First niece - Teresa Cahill
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 014 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; Philips 9600 523-525
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 089 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 432 578-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 525011 {2CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; Philips «Duo» 462 847-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1979 p.1606 [EG]; June 1979 p.128 [SIR]: July 1979 p.169 [JBS] p.259 [IM]; November 1991 p. [MK]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.5 May/June 1999 p.159 [JK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.152-159 [DH2]
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American Record Guide - July 1979 Vol.42 No.9 p.24 [DA]: November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.107 [CHP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.90 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded in London (April 1958). See GRAMOPHONE March 1979 p.1546
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LC)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Norman Bailey
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - John Dobson
Swallow - Forbes Robinson
Mrs. Sedley - Patricia Payne
Ned Keene - Phillip Gelling
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - John Tomlinson
First niece - Marilyn Hill Smith
Second niece - Anne Pashley
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630-16913-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1712 2 (BETA TXH 90 1712 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle Vision CVI 2015 (PAL); NVC Arts 0630-16913-3 (PAL) (1997)ª
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Opera - April 2004 pp.493-494 [GH]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.94 (mention) [RF]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67 [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.98 [MSR]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]
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International Record Review - May 2004 pp.79-80 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.100 [MH]: No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (June 1981)
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung
Richard Taverner - Gwynne Howell
Cardinal later Archbishop - John Lanigan
King - Noel Mangin
The Jester - Benjamin Luxon
White Abbot - Raimund Herincx
Priest-Confessor - James Bowman
Captain - Paul Hudson
Gabriel - John Dobson
Michael - Dennis Wicks
First Monk - Francis Egerton
Second Monk - Adrian De Peyer
Rose Parrowe - Gillian Knight
Boy - David Pearl
Antichrist - Robert Bowman
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (15 July 1972; see OPERA September 1972 pp.789-794). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 July 1972 p.16.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung
Richard Taverner - John Tomlinson
Cardinal later Archbishop - John Dobson
King - Paul Hudson
The Jester - Alan Oke
White Abbot - Raimund Herincx
Priest-Confessor - James Bowman
Captain - Geoffrey Moses
Gabriel - Kim Begley
Michael - Roderick Earle
First Monk - John Winfield
Second Monk - Paul Crook
Rose Parrowe - Sarah Walker
Boy - Michael Watkins
Antichrist - Mary Moise-Boycott
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 July 1983; see OPERA September 2003 pp.1032-1036). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 July 1983 p.44.
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1979(FI)
Orchestra - Welsh Philharmonia
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Don Pasquale - Geraint Evans
Norina - Lilian Watson
Malatesta - Russell Smythe
Ernesto - Ryland Davies
Un notaio - John Dobson
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5473
VHS Video Cassette - Pickwick SL 2007 (PAL)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1990 p.205
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film based on a production by the Welsh National Opera. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Pasquale - Geraint Evans
Norina - Ileana Cotrubas
Malatesta - Jonathan Summers
Ernesto - Stuart Burrows
Un notaio - John Dobson
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 January 1979). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 20-26 January 1979 p.25.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lucia - Katia Ricciarelli
Edgardo - José Carreras
Enrico - Giorgio Zancanaro
Raimondo - Robert Lloyd
Arturo - Robin Leggate
Alisa - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Normanno - John Dobson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06831
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 October 1980). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 25-31 October 1980 p.36).
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Andrea Chénier - Plácido Domingo
Carlo Gérard - Giorgio Zancanaro
Madeleine di Coigny - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
La mulatta Bersi - Cynthia Buchan
La Contessa di Coigny - Patricia Johnson
Madelon - Anny Schlemm
Roucher - Jonathan Summers
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Rodney Macann
Fouquier Tinville - John Gibbs
Un Incredible - John Dobson
Pietro Fléville - Gordon Sandison
L'abate - Alexander Oliver
Dumas - Roderick Earle
Schmidt - Eric Garrett
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Compact Disc - Disky COCD 02 {2CDS}
Laser Disc - ANF ANF 3505 (Japanese NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 5046 68357-2 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVT 90 3466 2 (PAL); Castle Vision CVI 2058 (PAL); Kultur 3203114103 (NTSC) (1995)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 - July 1986 p.150 (video) [RM]; May 2004 p.96 (DVD) [AB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.67 (DVD) [GE]
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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.78 (DVD) [CC]
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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.141 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.98 (DVD) [GH]
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International Record Review - June 2004 pp.78-79 [CC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.94 [PMH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.126 [PF]
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Comments:- Recorded at Covent Garden (See OPERA July 1985 p.821). The Disky CDs are mentioned on Opera-L (February 2001 - week 1)
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Andrea Chénier - José Cura
Carlo Gérard - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Guleghina
La mulatta Bersi - Leah-Marian Jones
La Contessa di Coigny - Fiona Kimm
Roucher - Jason Howard
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Roderick Earle
Un Incredible - Robin Leggate
Pietro Fléville - Christopher Lackner
L'abate - John Dobson
Schmidt - Michael Druiett
Il maestro di casa - Michael Druiett
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 243 (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the Royal Opera in the Royal Festival Hall, London (23 February 1998; see OPERA May 1988 pp.611-612). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maria Guleghina
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura
De Siriex - Carlos Álvarez
Lorek - Mark Beesley
Nicola - Bryan Secombe
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Rosemary Joshua
Boroff - David Ellis
Gretch - Jeremy White
Il Barone Rouvel - John Dobson
Cirillo - Michael Druiett
Dmitri - Maria Jagusz
Desiré - Timothy Robinson
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Jeremy Levitsky
Sergio - Philip Slane
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08114
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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 December 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 December 1995 p.126 where Plácido Domingo is listed as singing Loris, but the Royal Opera House's advertisment in OPERA November 1995 p.1251 gives José Cura as singing on 2 December. The performances on 21 November (with Domingo) and on 18 November (with Cura) are reviewed in OPERA February 1996 pp.219-220. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Simon Rattle - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Vixen - Lilian Watson
Forester - Thomas Allen
Schoolmaster - Robert Tear
Forester's Wife - Gillian Knight
Fox - Diana Montague
Mosquito - Robert Tear
Owl - Gillian Knight
Badger - Gwynne Howell
Lapák - the Dog - Karen Shelby
Inkeeper - John Dobson
Inkeeper's Wife - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Cock - Mary King
Hen - Glenys Groves
Parson - Gwynne Howell
Harasta - Nicholas Folwell
Woodpecker - Pat Purcell
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 54212 2 (+Taras Bulba) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Chandos CHAN 3101 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of The Cunning Little Vixen by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.335; CELLETTI p.347; Opera on CD (1) p.104 (2) p.115 (3) p.129; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.84 p.104; MET p.197; PENGUIN p.165; GIUDICI p.312 Fanfare Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.181
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1992 p. [JW]
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Opera News - February 2004 p.69 [SFV]
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Fanfare - July-August 1992 p.186; Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.180-181 [JHN]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.11 No.2 1995 p.201
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2003 p.71 [JS]
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International Record Review - December 2003 pp.79-80 [JW]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.141 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.85 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in an English translation by Yveta Synek Graff and Robert T. Jones
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Conductor David Syrus - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Amahl - James Rainbird
Mother - Lorna Haywood
King Kaspar - John Dobson
King Melchior - Donald Maxwell
King Balthazar - Curtis Watson
Page - Christopher Painter
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Black Disc - That's Entertainment TER 1124 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - That's Entertainment ZCTER 1124
Compact Disc - That's Entertainment CDTER 1124 {1CD}
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Recordings of Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.415
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1988 p. [MEO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.92 [LB]
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tamino - Richard Lewis
Papageno - Geraint Evans
Königin der Nacht - Joan Sutherland
Sprecher - Hans Hotter
Pamina - Joan Carlyle
Sarastro - David Kelly
Monostatos - Robert Bowman
Papagena - Jenifer Eddy
1er Geharnischter - Edgar Evans
2er Geharnischter - Victor Godfrey
Erste Dame - Judith Pierce
Zweite Dame - Josephine Veasey
Dritte Dame - Monica Sinclair
Erster Knabe - Margaret Neville
Zweiter Knabe - Ann Hood
Dritter Knabe - Marian Roberts
Erster Priester - John Dobson
Zweiter Priester - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01421
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 210; Golden Melodram GM 5.0060.2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.221 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.90, p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden. This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated December 30 1961 - January 5 1962 p.49 and is reviewed in OPERA February 1962 pp.133-138. Dezoe Ernster who was to have sung Sarastro broke a leg and was replaced at short notice by David Kelly.
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Conductor Günther Wich - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tamino - Stuart Burrows
Papageno - Delme Bryn-Jones
Königin der Nacht - Cristina Deutekom
Sprecher - Forbes Robinson
Pamina - Margaret Price
Sarastro - David Ward
Monostatos - John Dobson
Papagena - Jenifer Eddy
1er Geharnischter - Edgar Evans
2er Geharnischter - Dennis Wicks
Erste Dame - Ava June
Zweite Dame - Anne Howells
Dritte Dame - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Erster Knabe - Simon Woolf
Zweiter Knabe - Richard Morgan
Dritter Knabe - Giovanni Ferrari
Erster Priester - Forbes Robinson
Zweiter Priester - John Lanigan
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 029 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 given in a English translation by Adrian Mitchell (8 November 1968). The performance on 21 October 1968 is reviewed in OPERA December 1968 p.1013.
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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 Edward Downes - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School
Ivan Khovansky - David Ward
Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson
Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear
Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre
Dosifey - Martti Talvela
Marfa - Yvonne Minton
Scribe - Francis Egerton
Emma - Anne Pashley
Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer
Streshniev - Robert Thomas
Varsonofiev - William Elvin
Strelets I - Thomas Allen
Strelets II - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Schaunard - John Rawnsley
Marcello - Jonathan Summers
Colline - Gwynne Howell
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Sona Ghazarian
Benoit - John Dobson
Alcindoro - Eric Garrett
Parpignol - Robert Bowman
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00737
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60004 {2CDS} (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 384 (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6075
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.268 [MM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.50, p.52 [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.94 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (November 1979; see OPERA January 1980 p.86; ORPHEUS Februar 1980 S.115-S.117). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Roberto Alagna
Schaunard - Bruno Caproni
Marcello - Peter Coleman-Wright
Colline - Mark Beesley
Mimi - Cynthia Haymon
Musetta - Nancy Gustafson
Benoit - John Dobson
Alcindoro - Eric Garrett
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Compact Cassette; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07835; Lyric Distribution ALD 3741 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3741
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 June 1995). It appears that this performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». Charles Handelman list Vaduva as singing (Mimi?) in his catalogue (November 2000, p.12), but according to the projected cast list in OPERA (May 1995 p.553) Mimi was to have been Cynthia Hayman. Possibly she was ill and Vaduva replaced her. The performances on 29 May 1995 (with Hayman) and on 8 June 1995 (with Beltran and Hayman) are reviewed in OPERA August 1995 pp.984-985, 987-988. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - November 1995» and those issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. Hayman is listed by Lyric and in HOO's online catalogue.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Minnie - Carol Neblett
Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo
Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli
Nick - Francis Egerton
Ashby - Robert Lloyd
Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell
Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson
José Castro - Eric Garrett
Wowkle - Anne Wilkens
Sonora - Jonathan Summers
Trin - John Dobson
Sid - Malcolm Rivers
Bello - Tom McDonnell
Harry - Paul Crook
Joe - Robin Leggate
Happy - William Elvin
Jim Larkens - Malcolm King
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera 01592
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3297
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 January 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 21-27 January 1978 p.20. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. A precise date is not given and the recording issued by Charles Handelman could be of another performance.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Minnie - Carol Neblett
Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo
Jack Rance - Sherrill Milnes
Nick - Francis Egerton
Ashby - Robert Lloyd
Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell
Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson
José Castro - Eric Garrett
Wowkle - Anne Wilkens
Sonora - Jonathan Summers
Trin - John Dobson
Sid - Malcolm Rivers
Bello - Tom McDonnell
Harry - Paul Crook
Joe - Robin Leggate
Happy - William Elvin
Jim Larkens - Malcolm King
Un postiglione - Handel Owen
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 078 {3LPS} (1978)ª;; DG 413 285-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 031; *DG 413 285-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 419 640-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; DG 474 840-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.538 [EG]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS] October 1984 p. [EG]; November 1987 p. [EG]; July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.402
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 89 Summer 1993 p.123
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 pp.84-85 [MC]
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Minnie - Carol Neblett
Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo
Jack Rance - Silvano Carroli
Nick - Francis Egerton
Ashby - Robert Lloyd
Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell
Billy Jackrabbit - Paul Hudson
José Castro - John Gibbs
Wowkle - Jean Bailey
Sonora - John Rawnsley
Trin - John Dobson
Sid - Norman Welsby
Bello - Tom McDonnell
Harry - Paul Crook
Joe - Robin Leggate
Happy - Ian Caddy
Jim Larkens - Roderick Earle
Un postiglione - Handel Owen
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-83-056 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5050466-8356-2 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2198 2 (BETA TXH 90 2198 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2020 (PAL); Home Vision FAN 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]; December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.75-S.76 [IW]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.79
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (12 November 1982). The performance of 5 November 1982 (with Marylin Zschau) is reviewed in OPERA, January 1983 p.90. House of Opera have issued what appears to be the soundtrack of this recording on CDR (CDBB 412).
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Michele - Tito Gobbi
Luigi - Charles Craig
Il Tinca - John Lanigan
Il Talpa - Eric Garrett
Giorgetta - Marie Collier
La Frugola - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Venditore di canzonette - John Dobson
Due amanti - Margaret Smith
- Handel Owen
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03742
Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven CAS 321 {1CDR}; Omega Opera Archive 1970
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (23 April 1965; see OPERA June 1965 pp.450-454). This was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated April 15 1965 p.62).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Victor Godfrey
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Dennis Wicks
Un pastore - David Sellar
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Black Disc - Voce 13 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman 04087
Compact Disc - Divina Records DVN 2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.190 (2) pp.195-196 (4) pp.192-193
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.78 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (5 July 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.605 )
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1972?(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones
Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo
Il barone Scarpia - Kostas Paskalis
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Gwynne Howell
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Paul Hudson
Un pastore - David Pearl
Un carceriere - Paul Statham
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 470 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002. The performance recorded is probably that on 1 January 1972 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 January 1972). The performance on 8 December 1971 is reviewed in OPERA February 1972 pp.177-178.
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Conductor Robin Stapleton - 1977(LI;Caballé)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé
Mario Cavaradossi - José Carreras
Il barone Scarpia - Peter Glossop
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Gwynne Howell
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Roderick Kennedy
Un pastore - Andrew Ellis
Un carceriere - Paul Statham
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (September 1977). The cast listed above is that given in the programme, dated 26 September 1977, and there may have been changes in the cast of the performance recorded. Paul Crook, rather than John Dobson, was announced to sing Spoletta in the performance on 29 September 1977.
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Conductor Robin Stapleton - 1977(LI;Vishnevskaya)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Galina Vishnevskaya
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi
Il barone Scarpia - Peter Glossop
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Gwynne Howell
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Roderick Kennedy
Un pastore - Andrew Ellis
Un carceriere - Paul Statham
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3856 (1996)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (26 October 1977). This performance does not appear to have been broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The cast listed above is that given in the programme and may be incorrect. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings- March 1996».
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Hildegard Behrens
Mario Cavaradossi - Neil Shicoff
Il barone Scarpia - Samuel Ramey
Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett
Cesare Angelotti - Stephen Gadd
Spoletta - John Dobson
Sciarrone - Gordon Sandison
Un pastore - Daniel Ison
Un carceriere - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 444 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (24 May 1991; see OPERA July 1991 p.839). 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»
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Elizabeth Vaughan
Ping - Jean Bonhomme
Pang - John Dobson
Pong - Ronald Lewis
Timur - David Kelly
L'imperatore Altoum - Robert Bowman
Un mandarino - Eric Garrett
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 2069;; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (28 May 1966). See OPERA July 1966 pp.587-588, September 1966 p.710. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Gwyneth Jones
Calaf - Franco Bonisolli
Liù - Cynthia Haymon
Ping - Alan Opie
Pang - Kim Begley
Pong - Adrian Martin
Timur - Robert Lloyd
L'imperatore Altoum - John Dobson
Un mandarino - David Wilson-Johnson
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DVD (Video) - Premiera Opera Ltd. DVD 6100 (replacing 5503) (2007)ª
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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 or 29 May 1987). The cast listed above is that announced in OPERA April 1987 p.355 and there may have been some changes. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated April 2007.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - John Tomlinson
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Gwynne Howell
Le messager philistin - John Dobson
Premier philistin - Maldwyn Davies
Deuxième philistin - Matthew Best
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-82-014 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 50-51011-2283-2-2 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2202 2 (BETA TXH 90 2202 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2026 (PAL); Home Vision SAM 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]
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Opera News - August 1986 p.30, p.50 [RH]
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.93
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.80 [PC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.83 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 October 1981)
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1980(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Opera Chorus
Jupiter - Norman Bailey
Merkur - Emile Belcourt
Pollux - John Dobson
Danae - Arlene Saunders
Xanthe - Rosalind Plowright
Midas - Kenneth Woollam
Semele - Elizabeth Gale
Europa - Alison Hargen
Alkmene - Patricia Price
Leda - Linda Finnie
Vier Könige - Bernard Dickerson
- Stuart Kale
- Alan Watt
- Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02061
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100794 {2CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5754
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (20 April 1980; see Radio Times issue dated 18-25 April 1980 p.34).
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Elisabeth Söderström
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka
Faninal - Willy Ferenz
Valzacchi - John Kentish
Annina - Nancy Evans
Ein Sänger - William McAlpine
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Elizabeth Crook
Polizeikommissar - Hervey Alan
Der Wirt - Duncan Robertson
Ein Notar - Derick Davies
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Duncan Robertson
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - John Dobson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1346-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (May or June 1959; see OPERA July 1959 pp.433-436). The performance on 7 June 1959 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 7-13 1959 p.23). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Marschallin - Kiri Te Kanawa
Octavian - Anne Howells
Sophie - Barbara Bonney
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Aage Haugland
Faninal - Jonathan Summers
Valzacchi - Robert Tear
Annina - Cynthia Buchan
Ein Sänger - Dennis O'Neill
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Phyllis Cannan
Polizeikommissar - Roderick Earle
Der Wirt - Paul Crook
Ein Notar - John Gibbs
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Kim Begley
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - John Dobson
Tierhändler - Alan Duffield
Modistin - Susan Maisey
Die drei Waisen - Linda Kitchen
- Kate McCarney
- Yvonne Lea
Hippolyte - Ray Hatch
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer PA-86-172 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 0630 19391-2 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation TVT 90 3444 2 (PAL); Castle Vision CVI 2017 (PAL) Warner NVC Arts 0630 19391-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1986 p.150 [RM]; December 1997 p.148 [AB]; October 2004 p.95 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.94 (mention) [RF]
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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.79 [AT]
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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 pp.141-142 [MP]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 pp.89-90 [MSR]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.98 [DN]
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International Record Review - June 2004 p.80 [RP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.102
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [DMGR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.118 - aprile 1998 p.103 [EG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.93 [FGR]
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Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.128 [PF]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (14 February 1985). The performance on 4 December 1984 is reviewed in OPERA, February 1985 p.224. According to the Warner NVC video the Italian tenor is sung by Yordi Ramiro
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Eisenstein - Louis Otey
Rosalinde - Nancy Gustafson
Alfred - Bonaventura Bottone
Blind - John Dobson
Falke - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Adele - Judith Howarth
Orlofsky - Jochen Kowalski
Frank - Eric Garrett
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00721(PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 134 (Europe) (2000)ª; Pioneer Classics PIBC 2003 (Japan) (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Virgin Classics VVD952(PAL); Polygram Vidéo 070 051-3(SECAM)Polygram 079 228-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1993 p.116
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Opera Now - December 1944 p.50
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Opéra International - No.172 September 1993 p.62
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.139
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International Record Review - September 2001 pp.86-87 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.83
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The Classical Video Guide - p.97
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 p.69 [JD]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 pp.105-106 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video recording of Joan Sutherland's farewell performance with her and Marylin Horne and Luciano Pavarotti as guests at Orlovsky's party (see Opera Feb 1991 p.157)
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - London Sinfonietta
Chorus - London Sinfonietta Chorus
Anne Trulove - Catheryn Pope
Baba - Sarah Walker
Tom Rakewell - Philip Langridge
Nick Shadow - Samuel Ramey
Trulove - Stafford Dean
Sellem - John Dobson
Keeper - Matthew Best
Mother Goose - Astrid Varnay
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Black Disc; - Decca 411 644-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 644-3 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 644-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca 475 7005 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1985 p.1012 [AW, MEO]
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Comments:- See «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay p.381
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Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Anne Trulove - Helen Walker
Baba - Della Jones
Tom Rakewell - Franco Farina
Nick Shadow - Richard Fredricks
Trulove - Franco Federici
Sellem - John Dobson
Keeper - Ledo Freschi
Mother Goose - Lauretta Brovida
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10241 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.60 [IW]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (1 April 1986). The performance on 3 April 1986 was reviewed in OPERA July 1986 p.835
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lev - John Shirley-Quirk
Nadia - Heather Harper
Yuri - Tom McDonnell
Gayle - Josephine Barstow
Hannah - Beverly Vaughn
Olympion - Clyde Walker
Luke - John Dobson
Lieutenant - Roderick Kennedy
Astron - Anne Wilkens
- James Bowman
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2605
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 July 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 July 1977 p.40.
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Achilles - Richard Lewis
Hector - Victor Godfrey
Priam - Forbes Robinson
Andromache - Patricia Johnson
Helen - Yvonne Minton
Paris - John Wakefield
Patroclus - John Gibbs
Hecuba - Anne Green
Nurse - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Old Man - David Kelly
Hermes - Kenneth Bowen
Young Guard - John Dobson
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1131
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Recordings of King Priam by Michael Tippett are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record III p.303; CELLETTI p.811; Opera on CD (1) p.141 (2) p.154 (3) p.173; PENGUIN p.457; Opera on Video p.222
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (22 May 1967). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated May 20-26 1967 p.28.
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Conductor David Atherton - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Achilles - Richard Lewis
Hector - Michael Devlin
Priam - Forbes Robinson
Andromache - Anna Reynolds
Helen - Yvonne Minton
Paris - Robert Tear
Patroclus - Thomas Allen
Hecuba - Elizabeth Vaughan
Nurse - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Old Man - Richard Van Allan
Hermes - Kenneth Bowen
Young Guard - John Dobson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 241 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª
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Recordings of King Priam by Michael Tippett are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record III p.303; CELLETTI p.811; Opera on CD (1) p.141 (2) p.154 (3) p.173; PENGUIN p.457; Opera on Video p.222
Comments:- The recording on the CDRs issued by Celestial Audio appears to be of the performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 2 June 1975 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 31 May-6 June 1975 p.29). The performance on 19 May 1975 is reviewed in OPERA July 1975 pp.702-703.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Montserrat Caballé
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Peter Glossop
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - Robert Lloyd
Una Sacerdotessa - Yvonne Kenny
Un Messaggero - John Dobson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00108
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 602 (2003)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2602
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times (25 June - 1 July 1977 p.43). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue with new issues dated «03/12/22».
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Peter Dvorsky
Ankastrom - Alexander Agache
Amelia - Margaret Price
Oscar - Judith Howarth
Cristiano - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Minister for Justice - John Dobson
Madame Arvidson - Irina Arkhipova
Count Ribbing - Roderick Earle
Count Horn - Eric Garrett
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 198801 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine S